重点讲解:
1. stumble upon 意外发现;偶然看见;
例句:It had surprised him to stumble upon a dirty, forgotten place like that in a bank that was always so tidy.
在像银行这样一个素来十分洁净的地方,竟会撞见一处肮脏的,被人遗忘的死角,使他感到十分惊讶 。
2. be known as 称为;叫做;
例句:This process is known as adaptation.
这个过程即所谓适应 。
3. hold up (论点、理论等)经受得住检验;
例句:I'm not sure if the argument holds up, but it's stimulating.
我不能肯定该论点是否经得起检验,但它很有新意 。
4. in theory 从理论上说;照理说;
例句:That may be reasonable in theory but it sounds fanciful in practice.
从理论上看这是说得过去的,可实际上却有点异想天开 。
n. 直径