妙语佳句:
And Maya insisted on joining us.玛雅坚持要加入我们。
insist on:坚持, 强调, 坚决要求
I must insist on more regular hours.
我必须强调起居定时。
I always insist on wholemeal bread.
我一贯主张要吃全麦面包。
Wanted to prove she could hang with the boys,为了证明自己不比男孩子弱
prove:证明
There wasn't enough evidence to prove his guilt.
没有充分的证据能证明他有罪。
He weighed in to prove the point.
他插手来证实那个论点。
prove, certify, demonstrate这些动词均含有“证明、证实”之意。
prove普通用词,指通过某种手段或方式提供证据以验证某事物真实与否,某结论正确与否等情况。
certify较正式用词,多指有签字盖章的、合符法律程序的书面证明。
demonstrate指通过推理、辩论、实验或以实例来确定事物的正确与否。常用于理论、学说、定律等的证明上。
But after a few minutes, she started fading fast.但过了几分钟,她开始退缩了
fade:逐渐消失
disappear, fade这些动词均有“消失”之意。
disappear普通用词,强调从视线或脑海中消失。这消失可能是暂时的、突然的或永久的,视上下文而定。
fade侧重逐渐消失。
Fade out the storm effect here, and turn up the music.
至此宜使雷雨声的音响效果减弱而使音乐声渐强。
The colour in this silk material will not fade.
这种绸布料子不会褪色。
考考你:
游泳绝对不是玛雅的长项。
玛雅坚持要加入我们。
上期答案:
I was just hoping they'd have some kind of service here.
That's sort of why I called.