Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想
illusion [iˈluːʒən] n. 幻想,错觉
【派】illusional 幻觉的
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A: I have no illusion about the efficiency of your company.
B: Sorry, there is really some trouble this time. And it won't happen again.
A:我对你们公司的效率不抱幻想。
B:对不起,这次确实是遇到了一些麻烦。但这种事情不会再发生了。
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pastoral [ˈpɑːstərəl] adj. 田园的
breed [briːd] (bred [bred], bred) v. 培育
rapture [ˈræptʃə] n. 欣喜
【例】His face is shining with rapture.
他脸上显出欣喜的表情。
【扩】gratulation 欣喜 rejoicing 欣喜
【搭】go into raptures 变得欣喜若狂
extol [ikˈstəul] v. 赞美,颂扬
【例】The whole country rings with songs of extolling the motherland.
赞美祖国的歌声响彻了全国各地。
【扩】eulogize 颂扬 panegyrize 颂扬
superior [sjuːˈpiəriə] adj. 优越的
【派】superiority 优越性
【例】Their price is more superior than ours.
他们的价格比我们有优势。
【扩】ascendant 优越的,优势的
【搭】be superior to 胜过
cockcrow [ˈkɔk-krəu] n. 鸡叫
twitter [ˈtwitə] v. (鸟)吱吱叫,叽叽喳喳叫
glint [ɡlint] v. 闪烁
【例】Their eyes glinted when they saw the money.
他们看到那些钱眼睛都发光了。
【扩】flicker 闪烁
pasture [ˈpɑːstʃə] n. 牧场
idyllic [iˈdilik] adj. 田园诗的
virtually [ˈvəːtʃuəli] adv. 几乎,差不多
【扩】practically 几乎,实际上
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A: My book's virtually finished; I've only a few last-minute changes to make to it.
B: I hope I can read it as soon as possible.
A:我的书基本已经完成,只是要做最后几处修改。
B:我希望我能尽快看得到。
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dubious [ˈdjuːbiəs] adj. 可疑的,怀疑的
【扩】dubitable 可疑的
【搭】be dubious about 对……感到怀疑
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A: I'm still dubious about the plan.
B: Tell us what your opinion is.
A:我对这个计划仍有怀疑。
B:告诉我们你的意见是怎么样的。
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privilege [ˈprivilidʒ] n. 好处,特权
misery [ˈmizəri] n. 苦难
acquaintance [əˈkweintəns] n. 熟人
【搭】cut the acquaintance with sb. 与某人绝交
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A: My boss has a large circle of acquaintances.
B: This industry needs it.
A:我老板熟人很多。
B:这个行业需要这个。
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treat [triːt] n. 难得的乐事,享受
dweller [ˈdwelə] n. 居住者
stagger [ˈstæɡə] v. 摇晃,蹒跚
【扩】stumble 蹒跚 totter 蹒跚
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A: The drunken man staggered towards us.
B: What did he want to do?
A:那个醉汉摇摇晃晃地向我们走来。
B:他想要干什么?
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exotic [iɡˈzɔtik] adj. 异乎寻常的,外来的
【派】exotically 奇异地
【搭】exotic flowers 奇异的花 exotic smell 奇异的气味
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A: The botanical garden in this city is a paradise full of exotic flowers and rare plants.
B: Can you take me there to have a tour?
A:本市的植物园是奇花异草的天地。
B:你能带我去看看吗?
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glow [ɡləu] n. 白炽光
descend [diˈsend] v. 下落,降临
【扩】befall 降临
【搭】descend on sb./sth. 降临
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A: Night descends on.
B: I think it's time for us to leave.
A:夜幕降临了。
B:我想我们是时候离开了。
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tuck [tʌk] v. 缩进,隐藏
【搭】tuck sth. away 藏起来
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A: Come on. Tuck in, everybody!
B: I think this is the best party I have ever been to.
A:来呀,大家尽量吃吧!
B:我想这是我参加过的最棒的聚会了。
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obstinately [ˈɔbstinitli] ad. 固执地,顽固地
【扩】doggedly 顽固地 stiffly 顽固地
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A: Though he was very poor, he refused to accept people's help obstinately.
B: Did he tell you why?
A:他虽然很穷,但仍然顽固地拒绝别人的帮助。
B:他告诉过你是为什么吗?
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