重点单词:
1、convenience
n. 便利;厕所;便利的事物
Mail order is a convenience for buyers who are too busy to shop.
邮购对于那些没有时间购物的人来说是很方便的。
2、dictator
n. 独裁者;命令者
The dictator’s secret police tyrannized the people.
独裁者的秘密警察对人民施行暴政。
3、fairly
adv. 相当地;公平地;简直
n. (Fairly)人名;(英)费尔利
Were you always fairly bright at school?
你上学时一直挺聪明吧?
4、primitive
adj. 原始的,远古的;简单的,粗糙的
n. 原始人
The conditions are primitive by any standards.
这些条件以任何标准衡量都是简陋的。
5、involve
vt. 包含;牵涉;使陷于;潜心于
Running a kitchen involves lots of discipline and speed.
管理厨房需要讲究纪律和速度。
考考你(翻译):
1、为了方便她,他乐意绕道而行。
2、独裁者对全国实行极权统治。
3、我们做得尚可,但仅仅是尚可。
答案下期公布:
上期答案:
1、The population explodes to 40,000 during the tourist season.
2、It is purely for selfdefence that we have produced some nuclear weapons.
3、If you get stuck in "What about..." loops, you'll never get the results you seek.