2023.07.05
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01【verse】
N.诗句,诗节
a)And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture.
诗句滑至灵魂,如同露珠跌向牧场。(聂鲁达《今夜我写下最悲伤的诗篇Tonight I can write the saddest lines》)
b)Old verse rings in my ears; Homesick, I’m moved to tears.
忽闻歌古调,归思欲沾巾。([唐]杜审言《和晋陵陆丞早春游望》)
02【magnificent】
Adj.美丽的,壮观的
a)The magnificent river holds an unshakable position in the heart of every Chinese.
这条壮丽的河流(黄河)在每个中.国.人的心里有着不可撼动的地位。
b)The awkward ugly duckling had grown into a magnificent swan.
那个笨拙的丑小鸭已经长成了美丽的白天鹅。
03【wretched】
Adj.可怜的,卑鄙的
a)For the wretched of the earth there is a flame that never dies.
世界悲惨,火苗长存。(《悲惨世界》结尾大合唱那段)
b)You wretched old woman!
该死的老妖怪!(《西游记·夺宝莲花洞》那一集八戒踹猴哥变成的金角银角干娘时骂的哈哈)
04【equivalent】
Adj.相等的
a)Megalodon needed to find food equivalent to the size and weight of an elephant.
巨齿鲨每天需要的食物大小和重量相当于一头大象。
b)This upside-down world is the polar equivalent of the great grasslands.
这是一个颠倒的世界,使地极犹如伟大的草原一般。(《我们的星球》)
05【permanent】
Adj.永恒的
a)Some failed, but others survived and established a permanent presence.
有些失败了,但有些永远地留了下来。
b)They are permanent residents here.
它们是这里的永久居民。
06【dread】
V./N./Adj.惧怕,可怕的
a)And when thy heart began to beat What dread hand and what dread feet?
当你的心脏开始搏动时,使用怎样猛的手腕和脚胫?(威廉布莱克《老虎The Tiger》,郭沫若译)
b)For any parent of children, the thing you dread most is losing a can full of money.
对于任何一个有小孩的父母,最害怕的就是丢一罐子钱。(《辛普森一家》)
07【desperate】
Adj.绝望的,孤注一掷的
[例句] 《绝望的主妇》台词:
Each in her own way, so brave, so determined and so very desperate.
每个人都勇敢,坚定,不顾一切。
Desperate to venture out, but afraid of what she\''ll miss when she goes.
不顾一切地出走,却又担心她因出走而失去的。
Desperate to get everything she wants, even when she\''s not exactly sure of what that is.
不顾一切地争取想要的所有,尽管她还不确定想要什么。
Desperate for life to be perfect again, although she realizes it never really was.
不顾一切地想要生活回归完美,尽管她知道生活从不完美。
Desperate for a better future if she can find a way to escape her past.
不顾一切地追寻更好的未来,为了能摆脱她的过去。
I cheer them on, these amazing women.
我为她们骄傲,这些了不起的女人。
I hope so much they\''ll find what they\''re looking for.
我真心地希望,她们能够心想事成。
08【contempt】
N.鄙夷,轻视
a)And