留美老师带你每日说英文 第921期:冰岛人的幸福指数
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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Experts say Iceland's strong sense of community has solidified 1 its so-called "happiness maintenance," which is a consistently high happiness rate even when the country is in crisis.
专家表示,冰岛人强烈的社会意识巩固了当地所谓的幸福保障,也就是持续维持在一个高幸福度的状态,即便在国家处于危机时,也仍旧是如此。
学习重点:
1.solidify 2 使团结起来;使…变坚固
solidify (v.) 使团结起来;使…变坚固
solid (adj.) 可靠的;固体的
strengthen (v.) 增强
2.so-called 所谓的
so-called (adj.) 所谓的
supposed (adj.) 假定的 ; 误以为的
3.consistently 一贯地
consistently (adv.) 一贯地
regularly (adv.) 定期地
inconsistent (adj.) 易变的,反复无常的
4.crisis 危机
crisis (n.) 危机
emergency (n.) 紧急情况
catastrophe 3 (n.) 大灾难;大败
(使)成为固体,(使)变硬,(使)变得坚固( solidify的过去式和过去分词 ); 使团结一致; 充实,巩固; 具体化
- Her attitudes solidified through privilege and habit. 由于特权和习惯使然,她的看法变得越来越难以改变。
- When threatened, he fires spheres of solidified air from his launcher! 当危险来临,他就会发射它的弹药!
v.(使)凝固,(使)固化,(使)团结
- Opinion on this question began to solidify.对这个问题的意见开始具体化了。
- Water will solidify into ice if you freeze it.水冷冻会结冰。
n.大灾难,大祸
- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
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