妙語佳句:

And Maya insisted on joining us.瑪雅堅持要加入我們。

insist on:堅持, 強調(diào), 堅決要求

I must insist on more regular hours.

我必須強調(diào)起居定時。

I always insist on wholemeal bread.

我一貫主張要吃全麥面包。

Wanted to prove she could hang with the boys,為了證明自己不比男孩子弱

prove:證明

There wasn't enough evidence to prove his guilt.

沒有充分的證據(jù)能證明他有罪。

He weighed in to prove the point.

他插手來證實那個論點。

prove, certify, demonstrate這些動詞均含有“證明、證實”之意。

prove普通用詞，指通過某種手段或方式提供證據(jù)以驗證某事物真實與否，某結(jié)論正確與否等情況。

certify較正式用詞，多指有簽字蓋章的、合符法律程序的書面證明。

demonstrate指通過推理、辯論、實驗或以實例來確定事物的正確與否。常用于理論、學(xué)說、定律等的證明上。

But after a few minutes, she started fading fast.但過了幾分鐘，她開始退縮了

fade:逐漸消失

disappear, fade這些動詞均有“消失”之意。

disappear普通用詞，強調(diào)從視線或腦海中消失。這消失可能是暫時的、突然的或永久的，視上下文而定。

fade側(cè)重逐漸消失。

Fade out the storm effect here, and turn up the music.

至此宜使雷雨聲的音響效果減弱而使音樂聲漸強。

The colour in this silk material will not fade.

這種綢布料子不會褪色。

考考你:

游泳絕對不是瑪雅的長項。

瑪雅堅持要加入我們。

上期答案:

I was just hoping they'd have some kind of service here.

That's sort of why I called.