重点讲解:
mistake for
v. 把…错认
Let no one mistake this for an accession of pride.
千万别有人把这个误认为我的自豪。
It's common to mistake simplicity for lack of power.
人们常常将简洁性误解为缺乏功能。
lunatic
adj. 疯狂的;精神错乱的;愚蠢的
n. 疯子;疯人
As for her personal safety, she said she isn't overly worried but does think about what a stray lunatic could do. 跟读
至于她个人的安全,她说她并没有过度担心,但是她的确在考虑一个流浪疯子可以做些什么。
But I have nothing good to say about being a miserable, sleep deprived lunatic.
但是我现在无话可说,我是个痛苦的,被剥夺睡眠的疯子。
cheeky
adj. 无耻的;厚脸皮的
Sometimes I also wished that my grousing brother and my cheeky little sister were different.
有时我也希望我那好抱怨的哥哥和厚脸皮的小妹与这个家庭格格不入才好呢。
The boy was cheeky and casual.
这个男孩嘻皮笑脸、随随便便。
profound
adj. 深厚的;意义深远的;渊博的
This remark has profound implications.
这句话含义深刻。
We got so much to learn from them because they got profound insides.
但是我们需要从他们身上学习的东西太多了,因为他们的内心无比深厚。
What you learn and do now will have a profound impact on the rest of your life.
你现在所学的和所做的对你一生都将会有很深远的影响。
考考你:
翻译
1.我的老板是一个咆哮着的疯狂的奴隶驾驭者。
2.这兄弟俩看起来很像,别把他们搞错了。
3.一般而言,人们认识自己的方式对他们的生活的方方面面有深远的影响。
上期答案
1.Telephone calls, walk-in clients, that talkative colleague across the way: Unplanned conversations can have a dramatic affect on productivity in the workplace.
2.John got the sack because he was always late for work.
3.Shakespeare continued to act in his own and other plays after his success as a playwright.