The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
雪地上,水面上,甚至剛耕過的田里。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 29 Taxi
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 使人驚訝的,出人意料的,驚人的;驚人的,意外的;奇怪的,不可思議的;
v. 使驚奇,使詫異( surprise的現在分詞);意外發現[撞見],出其不意獲得;
?? surpris=surprise驚訝+ing...的→使人驚訝的
"It is surprising how soon historical personages became invested with romantic attributes."
令人驚奇的是歷史人物很快就帶有傳奇的色彩.
近義:marvelous, astonishing, astounding, miraculous, remarkable, staggering
反義:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
adv. 不管到什么程度;無論如何;然而;可是;
conj. 不管怎樣;
?? how + ev =age (年齡,時代) + er [名詞后綴],表示人,行為的主動者,做某事的人 → ad.然而;不管怎樣
"But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come."
我相信你不管怎樣都能把他請來.
近義:instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, rather, regardless
adv. 什么地方;任何地方;無論何處;〈口〉(用于否定句〕根本(不);
?? any任何+where哪里 → 無論何處
"I can't see it anywhere."
我哪兒也見不到它。
近義:anyplace, wherever, whithersoever, everywhere, wheresoever
反義:noplace
n. 事件,形勢;東西,事物;家伙;事業;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
n. 陸地;國家;地產;土地;
vt.& vi. (使)登岸;降臨;使陷于(困境);使不得不應付;
vt. 自船上卸下;獲得;捕到;釣到(魚);
vi. 跳落,跌落,被拋落(地面);
"the issue of Aboriginal land rights"
澳大利亞土著土地權問題
近義:disembark, sod, terra, ground, area, lot
反義:leave, start, board, embark, welkin, empyrean