妙语佳句:
mercy:慈悲
例如:Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy...
双方都没有抓俘虏,也没有表现出丝毫的心慈手软。
May God have mercy on your soul.
愿上帝宽恕你的灵魂。
mercy还有幸运的意思
例如:It really was a mercy that he'd died so rapidly at the end...
他最后去得那么快,真是谢天谢地。
at the mercy of:任由摆布
例如:Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather...
建筑物因人为的肆意破坏及日晒雨淋而日益破败。
hectic:忙碌的
例如:Despite his hectic work schedule, Benny has rarely suffered poor health...
尽管工作繁忙,本尼却少有身体不好的时候。
I spent a very hectic Sunday.
我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。
剧情百科常识:
某日清晨,莎曼塔在做早饭时不小心烫了手,伊恩因为有一个重要的会议,虽然很心疼,但时间紧张,也顾不上那么多便出了门。后莎曼塔回家换衣服发现伊恩的重要文件夹忘在家里,她急忙地送到会议室,却打扰了正在进行重要会议的伊恩,由于紧张而多言,害伊恩失去了这次争取到风险投资的机会。伊恩开始怀疑自己与莎曼塔的关系是否应该继续。
考考你:
幸亏车祸发生在离医院很近的地方。
我们在那里度过的两天愉快但忙乱。
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上一期的答案
The dull play seemed to last an eternity.
We encouraged them to rehearse what they were going to say.
They completely ignore these facts as if they never existed.