After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.
葬禮之后,喬和鮑勃透露了他們保守了長達50多年的秘密。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 葬禮,喪禮;〈比喻〉不愉快的事,操心的事,有關系的事;
adj. 葬禮的;出殯用的,出殯時的;
?? funer葬禮 + al表名詞 → n.葬禮,喪禮,喪葬
"Hundreds of people attended the funeral."
數百人參加了葬禮。
近義:inhumation, interment, burial, burying, mournful, dark
反義:jaunty, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful
n. 秘密,機密;秘訣;奧秘;
adj. 秘密的,機密的;神秘的;隱秘的;
?? se分開,離開,區別開+cret區別→分開來放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
權力無限的秘密警察
近義:arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反義:indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
keep的過去式和過去分詞
近義:maintained
prep. (表示方向)越過;(部份或全部覆蓋)在…上面;由于;(表示論及)關于;
adv. 結束;再;(倒)下;從一邊至另一邊;
adj. 過去的;外面的;在上的;上級的;
n. 額外;剩余;剩余(或多余)的量;剩余物;
int. [電信學]報文完,請回復!;
vt. 走過,跳過;[美國方言]從…恢復過來;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府對核能的態度來了個180度的大轉變。
近義:above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反義:under, below, beneath
n. 五十個人;五十歲;五十年代;編號為五十的東西;
num. 五十;五十個;
adj. 五十的;五十個的;許多的;
"Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses."
費用由政府和當地企業均攤。