重点单词:
1、shine
vi. 发出光;反射光,闪耀;出类拔萃,表现突出;露出;照耀;显露;出众
vt. 照射,擦亮;把…的光投向;(口)通过擦拭使…变得有光泽或光
It is a mild morning and the sun is shining.
这是一个和煦的早晨,太阳在照耀着。
2、promise
n. 许诺,允诺;希望
vt. 允诺,许诺;给人以…的指望或希望
vi. 许诺;有指望,有前途
The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.
邮局已承诺在星期五恢复该地区第一类邮件的递送。
3、superstition
n. 迷信
Fortune-telling is a very much debased art surrounded by superstition.
算命是一种透着迷信色彩的十分低级的把戏。
重点短语:
1、celebrate with
庆祝
So 164 in the cleansing of the temple is what Jews celebrate with Hanukkah.
所以犹太人的光明节,是庆祝公元前164年夺回圣殿。
2、pay to
付款给…
Warning: the authors disclose that companies pay to be on the site, but assure us that every holiday is a cracker nevertheless.
提示:作者披露有的企业是付费出现在网站上的,但向我们保证,每一个度假地的确不同凡响。
考考你(翻译):
1、其中一个男子用火把照着他的脸。
2、他已承诺富人和特权阶层将不会再得到优待。
3、他的头脑被恐惧、愚昧和迷信所麻痹。
答案下期公布:
上期答案:
1、No, I'm not a student. I'm a doctor, actually.
2、Lily was in one of her aggressive moods.
3、But did you honestly think we wouldn't notice?