妙语佳句:

The team endured winds of over 100 miles an hour摄制组忍受着时速超过160公里的狂风。

endure:忍耐

I cannot endure listening to that any longer.

我再也不耐烦听那一套了。

I am afraid he is too lean to endure it.

我担心他太瘦，承受不住它。

stand, bear, endure, 这些动词均含“忍受”之意。

stand口语用词，常可与hear换用，但侧重指经受得起。

bear强调容忍，是普通用语。

endure书面用词，指长时间忍受痛苦和不幸，着重体力或意志力的坚强不屈服。

Their boats were trapped in sea ice for days,他们的船陷入海冰中好几天。

trap in:陷入

He was trapped in a burning house.

他被困在正在燃烧的房屋里。

Civilian trap in the beleaguer city has been airlifted to safety.

被围困在城里的老百姓已空运到安全地区。

What they witnessed was a more profound struggle for life and death.他们看到的是一场生死攸关意义深远的竞争

witness:目击, 经历, 见证

I witnessed the traffic accident.

我目睹了那次交通事故。

Jason told me that he witnessed his wife kissing another guy.

杰森跟我说他亲眼目睹他老婆正在跟别的男人接吻。

look, see, watch, witness这些动词均有“看”之意。

look侧重“看”的动作。

see指看见。

watch指用眼睛跟随某物，以便对每一个变化、运动等进行观察。

witness指当场看见，亲眼看见。

考考你:

他们看到的是一场生死攸关意义深远的竞争。

摄制组忍受着时速超过160公里的狂风。

上期答案:

A warm bath, compared to the conditions overhead.

The only mammal to remain here throughout the winter.