Fragile
adj.易碎的,脆的;虛弱的
The fragile economies of several southern African nations could be irreparably damaged...
一些南非國家的脆弱經濟可能會被徹底破壞,無法挽回。
By mid-1988 there were clear indications of the extreme fragility of the Right-wing coalition.
到 1988 年年中,有明顯跡象表明右翼聯盟極度脆弱。
Older drivers are more likely to be seriously injured because of the fragility of their bones.
老司機由于骨骼脆化更有可能受重傷。
The haircut emphasised her fragile beauty.
發型突出了她的精致之美。
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Hinder (pp. & pt.hindered)
vt.& vi.阻礙,妨礙;成為阻礙
adj.后面的,后方的
Further investigation was hindered by the loss of all documentation on the case.
由于案件卷宗全部丟失致使進一步的調查受阻。
Landslides and bad weather are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies to the area.
滑坡和惡劣天氣仍在阻礙救援物資運送到該地區。
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Inspiration
n.靈感;鼓舞人心的人或事;啟發靈感的人(或事物);吸氣
What better way of finding inspiration for your own garden than by visiting others.
還有什么比參觀別人花園更好的獲取靈感、扮靚自家花園的方法呢。
She was a great inspiration. She was the person who impressed us with the importance of research.
她極大地鼓舞了我們,讓我們深刻了解到研究的重要性。
The inspiration behind the reforms was a paper written in 1985.
改革的想法源于 1985 年的一篇論文。
劇情百科
Mary?裹著黑行衣,單獨一人從警衛深嚴的底層爬到最高層,還打傷了保鏢,拿槍對著Magnussen。絲毫沒有顧慮的對著Sherlock開槍。這...還是Mary嗎?
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.The following year Parliament voted to _____ the death penalty for murder...
議會于翌年表決對謀殺罪廢除死刑。
2.He argued that the economic recovery had been _____ by his tough stance.
他認為他的強硬立場推動了經濟的復蘇。
A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:
1.That would be enough to make sure we fell within the parameters of our loan agreement.
那就足以確保我們符合貸款協議的范圍。
2.He was notably absent from the company's conference call.
值得注意的是,他缺席了蘋果公司的電話會議。