單詞與短語:
1. resilience
n. 恢復力;順應力
eg. She has shown great resilience to stress.
她對壓力表現出了極大的適應能力。
eg. It also reflects the resilience of domestic demand.
調整過程也反映出國內需求的彈性。
2. lie before
展現在…的面前
eg. Now,as we enter this new century,even greater advances lie before us.
現在,我們正邁入一個新的世紀,展現在我們面前的將是更大的進步。
eg. Difficult times lie before us.
困難時期將要來臨。
3. hurdle
n. 障礙;困難;難關
eg. Two-thirds of candidates fail at this first hurdle and are packed off home.
三分之二的候選人在第一個難關就敗下陣來,只好打包回家了。
eg. The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.
天氣將會是最大的障礙,所以我必須要作好準備。
4. separate sb./sth. from sb./sth.
(使事物或人與人)分離,分開
eg. They want to separate teaching from research.
他們想把教學和研究分開。
eg. It is difficult to separate legend from truth.
很難將傳說和事實區別開來。
5. esteemed
adj. 受尊敬的;受敬重的;受仰慕的
eg. He was esteemed by his neighbours.
鄰居們很敬重他。
eg. It is indeed an honour to serve my country in such an esteemed position.
在如此受人尊敬的崗位上為我的國家服務的確是一種榮譽。