重点单词:
1、entitle
vt. 称做…;定名为…;给…称号;使…有权利
If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund.
如果保修单有限制,这些条款可让你有权换货或退款。
2、reprieve
vt. 缓期执行;暂时解救
n. 暂缓;缓刑
Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.
因谋杀前总理而等受绞刑的十四个人获得缓刑。
3、esoteric
adj. 秘传的;限于圈内人的;难懂的
That includes many individuals with esoteric skills that are of little use in everyday life - like being able to instantly reckon the day of the week for any past or future date.
这包括许多不同的个体拥有在日常生活中很少用得上的深奥技能——比如能够立即算出任何一个过去或将来的日期是星期几。
4、prefer
vt. 更喜欢;宁愿;提出;提升
vi. 喜欢;愿意
Does he prefer a particular sort of music?
他更喜欢某种特别的音乐吗?
重点短语:
1、fall into
落入;分成
Alone in London,without friends,work,or money,Shelley fell into despair.
孤身在伦敦,没有朋友、工作和金钱,谢利陷于绝望。
考考你(翻译):
1、他们有权享受头等舱旅行。
2、看上去这所学院将不得不关闭,但本周却收到了暂缓令。
3、我更喜欢思考和平而不是战争。
答案下期公布:
上期答案:
1、The students perceived that his behavior had changed.
2、Both clay and sandstone are unstable rock formations.
3、The newspaper has sales of 1.72 million.
动词fall的过去式
n. 兽皮
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