妙語佳句:
exclude:排除
例如:The Academy excluded women from its classes...
該學院不招收女學生。
The army should be excluded from political life...
軍隊不應該涉足政治。
disdain:鄙視,不屑于(做)
例如:Janet looked at him with disdain...
珍妮特輕蔑地看著他。
Jackie disdained the servants that her millions could buy.
杰姬鄙視那些她用錢就可以收買的奴仆。
Franklin told Sara that he had himself disdained to take the job.
富蘭克林告訴薩拉他不屑于去做那份工作。
prevail:流行
例如:A similar situation prevails in America...
相似的情況在美國隨處可見。
prevail upon someone to do something:說服
例如;We must, each of us, prevail upon our congressman to act...
我們每一個人都必須說服我們各自的國會議員采取行動。
劇情百科常識:
小鄉紳班納特有五個待嫁閨中的千金,班納特太太整天操心著為女兒們物色稱心如意的丈夫。
新來的鄰居賓利(Bingley)是個有錢的單身漢,他立即成了班納特太太追獵的目標。在一次舞會上,賓利對班納特家的大女兒簡(Jane)一見鐘情,班納特太太為此欣喜若狂。
考考你:
我們可以在預測中把徹底失敗的可能性排除在外。
我當然不愿意住在這樣小的單元房里。
你覺得有可能說服她去做那些事情嗎?
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上一期的答案
We can't remain indifferent when any comrade is in difficulty.
I didn't think to vex you by such a trifle.
He tricked his way into a job as a hospital doctor and killed a patient through lack of care.