22 DIE: 死；消失

词组讲解

1. die a natural death ** 老死，寿终；消失；被遗忘

解 习语；词义溯源：［自然（natural）］死

例 Grandfather Macey died a natural death at the ripe old age of 93.

Modern day fashions die a natural death in a single year.

2. die hard ** 抵抗到底，顽强不屈；（习惯、信仰等）难以改变

解 习语；词义溯源：［不轻易地、困难地（hard）］死去

例 They say old habits die hard, so it's going to be a while before he changes.

3. die in one's boots / die with one's boots on ** 战死，因公殉职；死于非命

解 习语；词义溯源：［穿（in）］着［长靴、鞋（boots）］死去；从西部电影中流传开来

例 Old Bill Wilcox swore he'd never be captured and would die in his boots.

4. die laughing ** 笑着离开人世；笑得筋疲力尽

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：［笑着（laughing）］死去

例 He died laughing, knowing that everything in his life was settled.

We all died laughing when his pants fell down.

5. die of a broken heart ** 伤心而死；痛苦不堪

解 习语；词义溯源：因为［心碎（broken heart）］而死

例 Charles will die of a broken heart as long as Lisa refuses to see him.

Her son's crimes pained her greatly and she died a year later of a broken heart.

6. die of boredom ** 无聊至极

解 习语；词义溯源：因为［倦怠、无聊（boredom）］而死

例 I would die of boredom if I had to spend the summer with my grandparents.

7. die out 〔away, off〕 *** 慢慢结束；逐渐消失；灭绝，绝种

解 短语动词；词义溯源：消失后再也［没有了（out）］

例 Mini-skirts were fashionable for a while in this country, but quickly died out.

With only 20 remaining, these birds are on the verge of dying out.

参考译文

1. 马塞爷爷93岁时寿终正寝。

现在流行的事物在一年内就不复存在了。

2. 人们说老习惯很难改掉，所以要他改变还需要一段时间。

3. 老比尔·威尔科克斯发誓他绝对不会被俘虏，而会战死沙场。

4. 知道自己的后事都安排好了之后，他笑着离开了人间。

他的裤子掉下来的时候，我们都捧腹大笑。

5. 如果莉萨拒绝见查尔斯的话，他会痛苦不堪的。

她儿子犯罪的事实让她非常痛苦，一年后她伤心地死去。

6. 要是整个夏天让我跟爷爷奶奶待在一起的话，我会无聊死的。

7. 在这个国家，迷你裙流行了一段时间，但很快就不流行了。

这种鸟仅存20只，濒临灭绝。