留美老师带你每日说英文 第801期:蛋黄哥的魅力
时间:2019-03-04 作者:英语课 分类:留美老师带你每日说英文
英语课
台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是:
The appeal of Gudetama's melancholy 1 stands in contrast to the American concept of cuteness, which is pretty straightforward 2. The idea of cute represents goodness and optimism, while pessimism 3 tends to define evil.
蛋黄哥的忧郁魅力跟美式的可爱有极大的反差。美式的可爱很直接了当:可爱象征着良善及乐观,悲观则往往意谓着邪恶。
蛋黄哥的魅力
学习重点:
1.melancholy 忧郁
melancholy (n.) 忧郁
melancholic 4 (adj.) 忧郁的
2.straightforward 一直向前的、一目了然的
straightforward (adj.) 一直向前的、一目了然的
self-explanatory (adj.) 不解自明的
3.goodness 善良
goodness (n.) 善良
evil (n.) 邪恶
4.optimism 乐观、乐观主义
optimism (n.) 乐观、乐观主义
optimistic (adj.) 乐观的
pessimism (n.) 悲观
pessimistic (adj.) 悲观的
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
- All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
- He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
adj.正直的,坦率的;易懂的,简单的
- A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
- I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。
n.悲观者,悲观主义者,厌世者
- He displayed his usual pessimism.他流露出惯有的悲观。
- There is the note of pessimism in his writings.他的著作带有悲观色彩。
忧郁症患者
- A absurd tragedy accompany a melancholic song by the Tiger Lillies. 一出荒诞的悲剧,在泰戈莱利斯犹豫的歌声中缓缓上演。
- I have never heard her sing a melancholic song. 我从来没有听她唱过忧伤的曲子。
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