詞匯提煉:
1. samurai: 日本武士
2. capture: 俘虜,捕獲
3. defeat: 擊敗,戰(zhàn)勝
4. ritual: 儀式
5. suicide: 自殺,自取滅亡
6. seppuku: 切腹自殺
8. situation: 形勢,狀況
9. figure: 領(lǐng)會,認(rèn)為
10. shame: 羞愧
11. screwup: 弄糟事情的人
12. quit: 辭職
13. belong: 屬于
14. truly: 真心地
15. deserve: 應(yīng)得,應(yīng)受
重點(diǎn)單詞精講:
Capture
Exp. to catch a person or an animal and keep them as a prisoner or in an enclosed space 俘虜
Eg. Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers.
聯(lián)軍部隊捕獲了300多敵軍。
Eg. The animals are captured in nets and sold to local zoos.
動物在網(wǎng)里被捕獲后然后被拿到當(dāng)?shù)貏游飯@去買。
Defeat
Exp. to win against sb in a war, competition, sports game, etc. 戰(zhàn)勝(某人); 擊敗
Eg. The enemy was defeated in a decisive battle.
敵人在一場決定性的戰(zhàn)斗中被擊敗。
Eg. He has been soundly defeated at chess.
他在國際象棋比賽中一敗涂地。
Suicide
Exp. killing oneself intentionally 自殺
Eg. He committed suicide.
他自殺了。
Eg. There are four cases of suicide this month at my university.
這個月我的大學(xué)里發(fā)生了四起自殺案件。
Figure
Exp. think (sth) 想(某事物)
Eg. I figured that you wouldn't come.
我料想你不會來。
Eg. It's what I figured.
我是這樣認(rèn)為的。
Shame
Exp. painful feeling caused by wrong, dishonourable, improper or ridiculous behaviour (by oneself, one's family, etc) 羞恥; 羞愧; 慚愧
Eg. she felt shame at having told a lie.
說謊后來感到羞愧。
Eg. Mary hang one's head in shame.
Mary慚愧得低下了頭.
Eg. To my shame I never thanked him for his kindness.
我感到慚愧的是對他的好意我從未表示過感謝。
Deserve
Exp. be sth or have done sth for which one should receive (a reward, special treatment, etc); be entitled to; merit 應(yīng)受(獎賞﹑ 特殊待遇等); 應(yīng)得; 值得
Eg. The article deserves careful study.
這篇文章值得仔細(xì)研究。
Eg. She deserves a reward for her efforts.
她積極努力, 應(yīng)得到獎賞。
Eg. He richly deserved all that happened to him.
他得到這一切確是受之無愧。
Eg. They deserve to be sent to prison.
他們應(yīng)該入獄。