My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
我的老朋友哈里森在回到英國以前曾多年居住在地中海地區(qū)。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 38 Everything except the weather
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 朋友，友人;資助者;助手;近親;
v. <詩>與…為友;
?? 星期五(fri)和 朋友結(jié)束(end)友誼(friendship) 網(wǎng)友：馬 勝 敏 補充：fiend n.魔鬼, 魔王, 撒旦, 邪神, 能手, 成癖者 說明
"a close ally and friend of the prime minister"
首相的一個親密盟友和伙伴
近義：mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance
反義：opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe
adj. 地中海的;地中海地區(qū)的;地中海居民的;
"Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat."
地中海地區(qū)燕麥,被認(rèn)為是現(xiàn)代栽種燕麥的祖先.
n. 英格蘭;英國;
"Report has it that the ballet will visit England before long."
據(jù)說這個芭蕾舞團不久將訪問英國.
近義：blighty
returned
[ri't?:nd]
adj. 被送回的，歸來的;
v. 返回，回來( return的過去式和過去分詞 );恢復(fù);還;歸還;
"He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches."
他辭去了內(nèi)政大臣的職務(wù)，回到后座議員席。