In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
一大早，人們便把為死者擺放的食品扔進(jìn)河中或海里，因為人們認(rèn)為活著的人吃了這些東西是不吉利的。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 96 The dead return
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 不幸運的，倒霉的;不吉祥的;不順利的;不湊巧的;
?? un 不 + luck 幸運 + y...的 → adj.不幸的, 不吉利的, 不祥的, 使人感到不足
"He was very unlucky not to win."
他不幸輸了。
近義：luckless, ominous, poor, baleful, unblessed, unblest
反義：jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy, propitious
pron. 任何人;任何一個;誰;
?? any任何+one一個→任何一個
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
較年長的工人的適應(yīng)能力和學(xué)習(xí)速度有時并不亞于其他任何人。
近義：any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
adj. 活（著）的;現(xiàn)存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生計;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的現(xiàn)在分詞);居住;以…為生;（按照規(guī)矩）管理生活;
?? liv生活+ing名詞后綴 → 生活，生計
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住條件極為惡劣。
近義：livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反義：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
adj. 早的;早期的;早日的;（果實等）早熟的;
adv. 早;在初期;先前;提早;
?? 三十“而立”（諧音），人生 早期
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他們申請早日審理他們的案子.
近義：onetime, back, previous, prior, old, earlier
反義：hind, hindmost, back, postern, puisne, retral
n. 早晨;上午;黎明;早期，初期;
?? 摸領(lǐng)（諧音): 早晨起來摸一摸一衣領(lǐng) 早晨山(m)上或許(or)很寧(ning)靜
"It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding."
婚禮的那天早上，我們家鬧哄哄的。
近義：awakening, sunrise, dawn, daybreak, forenoon, matinal
反義：nighttime, nite, evening, night, nightly, nocturnal