重點單詞:
1、shine
vi. 發出光;反射光,閃耀;出類拔萃,表現突出;露出;照耀;顯露;出眾
vt. 照射,擦亮;把…的光投向;(口)通過擦拭使…變得有光澤或光
It is a mild morning and the sun is shining.
這是一個和煦的早晨,太陽在照耀著。
2、promise
n. 許諾,允諾;希望
vt. 允諾,許諾;給人以…的指望或希望
vi. 許諾;有指望,有前途
The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.
郵局已承諾在星期五恢復該地區第一類郵件的遞送。
3、superstition
n. 迷信
Fortune-telling is a very much debased art surrounded by superstition.
算命是一種透著迷信色彩的十分低級的把戲。
重點短語:
1、celebrate with
慶祝
So 164 in the cleansing of the temple is what Jews celebrate with Hanukkah.
所以猶太人的光明節,是慶祝公元前164年奪回圣殿。
2、pay to
付款給…
Warning: the authors disclose that companies pay to be on the site, but assure us that every holiday is a cracker nevertheless.
提示:作者披露有的企業是付費出現在網站上的,但向我們保證,每一個度假地的確不同凡響。
考考你(翻譯):
1、其中一個男子用火把照著他的臉。
2、他已承諾富人和特權階層將不會再得到優待。
3、他的頭腦被恐懼、愚昧和迷信所麻痹。
答案下期公布:
上期答案:
1、No, I'm not a student. I'm a doctor, actually.
2、Lily was in one of her aggressive moods.
3、But did you honestly think we wouldn't notice?