时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:留美老师带你每日说英文


英语课

 Were Amazons merely figures of myth, or something more? It was long assumed that they were imaginary, like the cyclops and centaurs 1. But curiously 2 enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, and China also featured Amazon-like warrior 3 women.

亚马逊人纯粹只是神话里的人物,还是真的存在过呢?长久以来,人们都认为他们就像希腊神话中的独眼巨人和半人马怪兽一样,都是虚构的。但是,神奇地是:古埃及、波斯、中东、中亚、印度及中国都塑造了和亚马逊人很类似的女战士。


 




学习重点:


1.merely 仅仅,不过

merely (adv.) 仅仅,不过

simply (adv.) 仅仅,只不过;完全地


2.assume 以为;(想当然地)认为

assume (v.) 以为;(想当然地)认为

assumption (n.) 假设;臆断


3.feature 给予某人显著地位;由某人担任主角

feature (v.) 给予某人显著地位;由某人担任主角

feature (n.) 特色,特征,特点


 



n.(希腊神话中)半人半马怪物( centaur的名词复数 )
  • Centaurs – marauders does not have penalty when shooting into support. 半人马掠夺者在支援射击时不受惩罚。 来自互联网
  • Centaurs burn this, observing the fumes and flames to refine the results of their stargazing (OP27). 人马用烧鼠尾草产生的火焰和烟雾来提炼他们观星的结果(凤凰社,第27章)。 来自互联网
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
  • He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
  • He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
n.勇士,武士,斗士
  • The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
  • A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。
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