Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
成千上萬只燈籠慢慢漂向大海，指引著亡靈返回另一個世界。
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
v. 回轉，返回;復發(fā)，又來;送還;言歸正傳;
n. 歸來，返鄉(xiāng);來回，匯成;贏利;統(tǒng)計表;
?? re回，向后+turn轉→回來，返回
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
學生于十月返校，開始新學年的學習。
近義：reappear, reenter, regress, redeliver, redintegrate, refund
反義：migrate, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, transmigrate
n. 旅行，旅程行期;歷程，過程;
vi. 旅行，出游;
vt. 在…旅行或旅行到過…;
?? journ日期+ey表名詞 → 按日期計算的行程 → 旅行，旅程
"The journey took approximately seven hours."
旅程大約花了七個小時。
近義：peregrinate, tour, travel, trip, fare, hike
adv. 緩慢地，慢吞吞地，慢騰騰地;慢條斯理地，不慌不忙地，裊裊;遲鈍，癡癡呆呆地;逐步;
"He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital."
他自出院以來,身體恢復得很慢.
近義：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
反義：apace, impulsively, lightly, precipitately, precipitously, quickly
vi. 流動;隨意移動;漂泊;浮現(xiàn);
vt. 漂流;堆積成堆;
n. 漂移，偏移;趨勢，動向;大意;放任自流;
?? dri(dry)+ft(浮它):干的東西浮在它上面- 漂流 抓草稿（draft),追水漂(drift)
"a population drift away from rural areas"
農村地區(qū)的人口外流
近義：meander, saunter, stroll, cast, precipitate, set
adj. 死去的;完全的;無感覺的;呆板的;
adv. 完全地;非常;絕對;極度;
n. 死者;（死一樣的）寂靜;極寒時候;
?? 呆的，人 死是“呆的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我們不知道他是死是活。
近義：asleep, numb, numbed, unfeeling, benumbed, unresponsive
反義：mindful, aware, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful