To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
令他們吃驚的是,那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子!
新概念英語第二冊 Lesson 7 Too late

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surprise [s?'pra?z] 詞頻1 詞根: prehend
vt. 使驚奇;突襲;意外發現; n. 驚喜,驚奇;意外的事;
?? sur突然+prise拿住,抓住→突然被抓住→吃驚
"The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise."
低通貨膨脹與低失業的同時出現是一大驚喜。
近義:maze, astonish, astound, stagger, startle, daunt 反義:aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
precious ['pr???s] 詞頻1 詞根: preci
adj. 寶貴的,珍貴的;貴重的;矯揉造作的;可愛的,寶貝的; adv. <口>很,非常; n. 珍愛的人;可愛的人;
?? prec價值+ious形容詞后綴→有價值的 → 珍貴的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上鑲嵌著稀世珍寶—有鉆石、紅寶石、綠寶石。
近義:appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed 反義:loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
parcel ['pɑrsl] 詞頻2 詞根: part
n. 包袱,包裹;(土地的)一塊;一批,一群;(貨物的)一宗; vt. 分,區分;把…劃成部分后分配;給…打成包裹;把…拼在一起;
?? parc部分+el表名詞 →包裹
"There's a parcel and some letters for you."
有你的一個包裹和幾封信。
近義:pack, package, envelop, apportion, mete, portion
full [f?l] 詞頻1
adj. 滿的,裝滿的;完全的,完整的;豐富的;詳盡的; adv. 極其,十分;充分地,完全地;整整;直接地; n. 充分,完全;全部;完整;極盛時; v. 把衣服縫得寬大;把裙子縫出皺褶;[印]蒸洗,漂洗;
?? 因為fill(充滿)所以full(滿的)
"The streets were noisy and full of activity."
街上熙熙攘攘,車水馬龍。
近義:felt, abounding, laden, overcrowded, overstuffed, plump 反義:hollow, unladen, unoccupied, vacant, void
sand [s?nd] 詞頻1
n. 沙;沙灘;沙色; vt. 撒沙于;用砂紙磨光;
?? 散的”(諧音): 沙是散的 網友:馬 勝 敏 補充:1:美女(s)和(and)沙雕大師一起合影時她狠狠地親了大師一口。 2:散(san)落一地(d)的沙子把地板
"footprints in the sand"
沙地足跡
近義:sandpaper, grit

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