留美老师带你每日说英文 第944期:热情的胡志明市
时间:2019-02-14 作者:英语课 分类:留美老师带你每日说英文
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Ho Chi Minh City has an irrepressible soul and an entrepreneurial energy that hums day and night. Despite almost a century of colonialism and brutal 1 conflict, today this city is renowned 2 for its warm hospitality, which even extends to former foes 4.
胡志明市拥有一个狂热的灵魂和一股创业的能量,日夜不停地运转。这个城市虽然被殖民了将近一百年,又经历了残酷的冲突,但今日却是有名的热情好客,甚至连对它昔日的敌人也是如此。
学习重点:
1.irrepressible 控制不住的
irrepressible (adj.) 控制不住的
repress (v.) 抑制;压制
2.entrepreneurial 企业家的;创业者的
entrepreneurial (adj.) 企业家的;创业者的
entrepreneur (n.) 企业家;事业创办者
entrepreneurship (n.) 企业
3.colonialism 殖民主义
colonialism (n.) 殖民主义
colony (n.) 殖民地
4.foe 3 敌人
foe (n.) 敌人
enemy (n.) 敌人
rival (n.) 竞争者;对手
adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼,骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的
- He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
- She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
n.敌人,仇敌
- He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
- A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌,友是友,必须分清界限。
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