当你看到一个杯子里有半杯水,你会说这个杯子是 half full 还是 half empty 呢?你的选择将显示你的性格取向和世界观。如果你说 the glass is half full, 那么你就是个乐观主义者;如果你选择 the glass is half empty, 那你应该是个相对比较悲观的人。
当我们形容某人有 a second wind 的时候,这就是说他们恢复了精力,再次崛起或继续做什么事情。
重要句式
If I know what love is, it is because of you.
因为你,我懂得了爱。
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
爱情是生活最好的提神剂。
、The darkness is no darkness with thee.
有了你,黑暗不再是黑暗。
Black walls absorb a lot of heat during the day.
黑色墙壁在白天吸收大量的热。
accuracy
n.
精确(程度);准确(性)
I'm a bit of a stickler for accuracy
我总是要求精确。
commerce
n.
商业;商务;(尤指国际间的)贸易
They have made their fortunes from industry and commerce.
他们靠工商业发了财。
grant
vt.
授予;(尤指正式地或法律上)同意,准予,允许;(勉强)承认,同意
n.
(政府、机构的)拨款
It does not grant citizenship, or the right to stay here permanently, or offer the same benefits that citizens receive.
这不是直接授予公民身份,给予永久居留权,或是提供与其它公民能享受到的一样的权利。
enlighten
vt.
启发;开导;阐明
Oh, please. Enlighten me. That thing about you not letting me see Sebastian.
拜托启发启发我你不让我和塞巴斯蒂安约会那件事
diverse
adj.
多种多样的;不同的;相异的;形形色色的
My collectionis rally diverse because I've traveled all over the world to find them.
我的收藏是多种多样的,因为我在世界各地旅行,找到它们。
visible
adj.
看得见的;可见的;明显的;能注意到的
n.
现实世界;看得见的事物;直观教具
Kjong-Dong is the only village in North Korea visible from the south.
从南边往北望,机井洞村是唯一一个能看得见的朝鲜村庄。
fatal
adj.
致命的;灾难性的;毁灭性的;导致失败的
As late as the 1950s, tuberculosis was still a fatal illness.
直到20世纪50年代,结核病仍然是一种致命的疾病。
牛津高阶
derive
v.
得到;获得;取得;(使)起源;(使)产生
Thereafter it was left to the Admiralty to derive intelligence in its more traditional way, which included plotting a radio direction on the wrong kind of map projection,
之后,海军用更传统的方法得到了一些情报,包括用错误的地图进行无线电定向。
reject
vt.
拒绝;拒收;不予考虑;不录用;拒绝接纳;(因质量差)不出售;不出版;排斥,排异(移植的器官);不够关心
n.
废品;次品;不合格者;被剔除者;被拒收者
It lies with you to accept or reject the proposals.
接受或是拒绝这些建议由你决定。
modify
vt.
修改;修饰;调整;使更适合;缓和;使温和
The club members did agree to modify their recruitment policy
俱乐部成员的确同意修改吸纳新成员的政策。
jam
n.
果酱;拥挤;堵塞;卡住(因而发生故障)
v.
使劲(往某处)挤(或压、塞);(使)卡住,不能动弹,不能运转;塞入;塞进;挤进;挤满;(发射无线电波)干扰;即兴演奏
Cut the cake in half horizontally and spread jam on one half.
把蛋糕横切成两半,把果酱涂在半面上。
knot
n.
(用绳索等打的)结;节子;发髻;节疤;一小群人;痉挛,郁结,哽咽,哽塞;节
v.
把…打成结(或扎牢);缠结;打发髻;痉挛,紧缩,使痉挛
One lace had broken and been tied in a knot.
一条带子已经断了,打了个结。
resort
n.
求助;度假胜地;旅游胜地;采取;诉诸;应急措施;可首先(或最后)采取的手段
v.
求助,诉诸;常去;采取某手段或方法
As he had a weak case and could not defend himself, he had to resort to sophistry.
他理屈词穷,只好求助于诡辩。