内容辞典第135天

1、13513411动物不同，隐含意思不一样，带有负面效应的动词我们学过不少，这里总1）crocodile：一般用这个词形容假慈悲：the crocodile tears（鳄鱼的眼泪2）eel：鳗鱼：一般用这个词形容油滑的人：Somebodyisan3）dragon：龙，及其凶悍的动物，还喷火，用这个词暗示邪恶，此外还可以形容悍妇：a dragon 4）fox：狐狸，用这个词形5）serpent：蛇：在伊甸园里，蛇诱惑亚当夏娃吃禁果，用这个词比喻阴险：slyasthe6）shark：鲨鱼，用这个词形容高利贷商7）goat：山羊，不过将其变成scapegoat，则成了替罪羊：usesomebodya

2、sa1342 shatterthehopeofmanypeople,shatteronesconfidenceshatter into pieces，这样就能长一些了。Thefinancialcrisisshatteredhisdreamintopieces.HisAmericandreamhasbeenanAmerican nightmare.Helosteverything,thevilla,thefancycarandthepositionofCEOinthiscompany.司中的CEO职位。还可以反着写：FailureisneverfatalItmighttakeawayourpro

3、pertybutislesssufficient toshatterourself-confidencehopeanddream,Propertycanbeacquiredbutastrongwillbe honed. （失败从不致命。它也许会剥夺我们的财产，但是不足以击碎我们的信心、希望和梦想。财以获得，意志则必13434：shed tears（一星1）burstintotears:放声大2）shedtearsweepsilenttears3）用凝视写哭：Hestaresathisyoungestdaughtertearsburningintheeyes. 他凝视着自己女儿，眼泪在眼中燃烧着

4、。可以将tearsburningintheeyes成tearsbrimmingintheeyes，单词4）cry：Hestaresathisdaughterwithpainintheeyes. 这里pain以方便的变成happiness,sadnessdepression,anxiety词，向着不同的情绪转化5）写眼睛的明亮，而不见得写“哭”：Hereyesglistened,Ifoundtearsinherpupils.Shestared atme,butdidntwink. （6）Tears blurred his vision：13445Asisshownabove,filialpiet

5、ytoparentsisofgreatimportanceinthetraditionalChinese culture. However, some irresponsible family members seldom develop this moral awareness of respectingtheelders.Here,Idliketocitesomeoftheirmisconductsastypicalexamples formyunderstandingofthispicture.Foronething,theyhardly provide their agedparent

6、s with food,clothesandshelter.Foranotherthing,thesesonsAsisshownabove,filialpietytoparentsisofgreatimportanceinthetraditionalChinese culture. However, some irresponsible family members seldom develop this moral awareness of respectingtheelders.Here,Idliketocitesomeoftheirmisconductsastypicalexamples

7、 formyunderstandingofthispicture.Foronething,theyhardly provide their agedparents with food,clothesandshelter.Foranotherthing,thesesonsordaughtersneveraffordtheseold peopleslivingexpense,housingandmedicalinsurance.Inthissituation,familyresponsibility isnevereffectivelyperformed.Whenthemoralobligatio

8、nisunfulfilled,theoldpeopleare losing material support, spiritual comfort and a comfortable life.Tosumup,intheissueofsupportingelders,onlywhentheirsonsanddaughtersdemonstrate theirloveandsinceritycantheirparentsimprovephysicalconditionsinthelateyears.Only when the sons and daughters demonstrate thei

9、r love and sincerity can their parents live a better-off life and then extend life expectancy. Otherwise, the old people feel lonely and depressed,fullof anxietyanddespair. In my view,love is nevervagueandabstract,butalways visible and concrete. With it, elders can live in a family full of love, car

10、e and harmony.当我们将养老的文章转换成爱心关注的时候，可以这样替换Asisshownabove,sincereloveisofgreatimportanceinthemodernChinesesociety.So itisessential thatthismoralawarenessshould be developedamongvarioussocialgroups. Here, Id liketo cite the experiences ofmanykindcitizensas typicalexamples for myunderstanding ofthispictu

11、re.Foronething,theyoften providethoselonelyelderswithfood,clothesand shelter. For another thing, these warm-hearted people also provide tuition fee to many poor children in remote area. In this situation, the social responsibility is effectively performed. Whenmoralobligationisfulfilled,thedisadvant

12、agedgroups,especiallyeldersandchildren, are obtaining material support, spiritual comfort, and the most important of all, a comfortable Tosumup,intheissueofmutualsupport,eachsocialgroup(institution)issupposedto demonstrateloveandsincerity,withtheirhelpinghandstowardsothers.Otherwise,peoplein thediff

13、icultsituationswillbefullofloneliness,depressionandsadness.Inmyview,love isnevervagueandabstract,butalwaysvisibleandconcrete.Withit,eachonecanliveinsocietyfulloflove,careand13456：sherry（无星13467：shocking（二星S母中有很多与“震惊、惊奇”相关的词startle,stunscare,shakeupshock其中之一，如果按照震惊的程度划分，startle 是轻微的震惊，stun 是极度震惊，而 sh

14、ock 的感情色彩则比较交杂，如Youhaveashock，强调惊奇和不快，如果说Someoneisinthestateofshock，shockinacompleteshock,inadreadfulshock,inarealshock，语义很明确，greatslight，则既可以是“惊诧”(beinaslightshock)，也可以是“极度震惊”(beinagreatshock)。这样就可以学会使用shock，而不是背startle,stun,scare, shake up，因为认识是一回事，会用是另一回事。13478：shoot（二星shoot 有奔跑的意思，但是我们是否就可以这样认为：

15、shoot 是地道的用词，而用 run 就一般呢？大shoot：shootmeanstofireabulletfromaweaponsuchasagun.shoot ones hand out,而shootafilm，shootamovie，shootalookatsomebody则与“射击”这一基本释义有关，射以这依然是一种比拟手法，用拍摄电影比喻“影片拍摄”以及“目光的注视”使用该词的动机还不如选用较为明确的词汇比如跑没有必要使用 shoot，而是可以使用 jog（慢跑）, Shoot 变成名词还可以是神枪手，这个词叫 Sharp Shooter，南北战争的时候，北军有一个叫夏普的水浒传中

16、有个“小李广”华荣，即翻译为Sharp Shooter.134913509：short（三星shopshortThecityisrunningshortoffoodsupply.2） beshortwithsomebody比较精巧的用法，大家应该注意柯林斯辞典的例句：Sheseemsnervous andtense,andshewasdefinitelyshortwithme. 这个例句的结构是：Sheseems+形容词，andshe wasdefinitelyshortwithsomebody.beshortwith，而是在前面垫上了一句 seem，这样就先用形容词做铺垫，然后在 be sh

17、ort with somebody，句子显得更具体，而且很好改写，因为你只要找到和 nervous, tenseedgy, restless, cheerless, irritated, hypersensitive3）somebodybeinshortonaparticularquality：beinof a good quality除此以外，shortageshortshort，定住 leadtoenergyshortage,causewatershortage，energy, water，be hampered by labor shortage（因劳动力短缺受到阻碍），be affec

18、ted by manpower shortage, 还可以 suffer from staff shortage，这样看，shortage shortcut，虽然这个词有快捷键的意思，但是其“捷径”的意思值得写作的同学借鉴，如果将其变成一个句型：Theresnoshortcuttosuccess（成功无捷径），则可以覆盖一些和人生价Theresnoshortcuttosuccess.Everythingisdifficultatbeginning,andthenbecomes easierunderourdiligence.Theroadtowardspersonalachievementisneverwell-pavedan