Let us preserve what must be preserved, perfect what can be perfected, and prune practices that ought to be prohibited.
语音讲解
今日发音练习重点:
perfect 词性不同,重音位置不同。
类似的还有:
record noun.
present noun.
rebel noun.
insult noun.
conflict noun.
言之有物
1. preserve verb. 保存
...preserve what must be preserved.
让我们继承那些必须继承的
2. perfect verb. 使...完美、完善
As a musician, she has spent years perfecting her technique.
身为音乐家,她多年来不断在技艺上精益求精。
...perfect what can be perfected.
完善那些能够完善的
3. prune
noun. 西梅
verb.
① 修剪树枝
Please prune the twigs off.
请将小枝剪下
② 精简、删除
If you could prune away the unnecessary adjectives in this essay, it would be improved.
如果你把论文中不必要的形容词删去,会使文章更好。
practice noun. 实践、实际行动→行为
practise verb. 练习
practice 和 practise 发音相同,但写法、词性、意思可能不同。
In British English, which is also called International English, practise is a verb and practice is a noun. American English tends to avoid practise altogether, using practice as both the noun and verb form.
在英式英语中, practice是名词, practise是动词;
在美式英语中, practice既可用作名词又可用作动词,而practise用得较少。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
We must put our plans into practice.
我们必须将计划付诸实行。
I need to practise my Italian before my business trip.
我出差之前需要先练习一下意大利语。
4. prohibit verb. 禁止
一般用于被动语态
Fishing is prohibited. 禁止钓鱼。
Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the factory. 工厂内严厉禁止吸烟。
...prune practices that ought to be prohibited.
取缔那些应该禁止的行为
5.must be 必须 XX
can be 能够 XX
ought to be 应当 XX
程度递减
活学活用
请用 perfect 作为动词 随意造句
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