妙語佳句:

原句:Despite its association with the mythical Chinese dragon the reptile has long been regarded by country people as a fish-eating pest盡管和傳說中的龍有關系，這種爬行動物一直以來卻被村民看做是吃魚的禍害。

despite:盡管, 不管

despite有時解釋為“雖然有……”。

I shall try again despite the difficulty.

雖然有困難，我會再試一次。

in despite of和despite of也表示“不管，盡管”，但是使用不普遍；

從語氣上看，despite比in spite of要輕。

associate with:與 ... 常在一起, 和 ... 聯想在一起

You are wooing trouble if you associate with him.

你和他交往會招來麻煩。

I only associate with good decent fellows.

我只和正派的好人交往。

regard as:把 ... 看作

The kind shouldn't be regard as the weak.

善良不應被看作是軟弱。

He is regard as the best actor in the world then.

當時他被認為是世界上最優秀的演員。

原句:it's mainly down to the care and protection offered by dedicated people like retired farmer Chang Jinrong多虧像老農常金榮這樣致力于此的人們的關心和保護.

down to:一直到

The poor old man has come down to the bedrock.

那可憐的老人只剩下最后一塊錢了。

Shall we go down to the question of inspection?

我們談一下商品檢驗問題好嗎？

考考你:

聲音在水中向四周傳播可以被雌性聽到和感覺到。

盡管和傳說中的龍有關系，這種爬行動物一直以來卻被村民看做是吃魚的禍害。

上期答案:

Ancient Chinese philosophy took nature itself as the inspiration for its most fabulous creature.

the Chinese dragon was benevolent provided it was treated with respect