Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of hem has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months.
盡管他們都交口稱(chēng)贊寧?kù)o的鄉(xiāng)村生活的種種優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但其中只有一個(gè)人真去農(nóng)村住過(guò)，而且不足6個(gè)月就回來(lái)了。
新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)
Lesson 41 Illusions of Pastoral peace
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt. 高度贊揚(yáng)，贊美;頌揚(yáng)，贊頌;吹捧;
?? toll-, tol- 表”提升”
"We of the younger generation extol the wisdom of the great leader and educator."
我們年輕一代崇拜那位偉大的引路人和教育家的智慧.
近義：apotheosize, honor, applaud, laud, magnify, panegyrize
adj. 和平的;愛(ài)好和平的;安靜的;平靜的;
?? peace和平+ful…的 →和平的
"Violence once again irrupted into their peaceful lives."
他們平靜的生活中再度爆發(fā)了暴力沖突。
近義：mild, pacific, peaceable, placid, pleasurable, quiet
反義：anxious, jumpy, perturbed, queasy, queazy, restive
conj. 雖然，盡管;即使;縱然;
adv. 可是，但是;不過(guò);然而;話雖這樣說(shuō);
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他雖然經(jīng)驗(yàn)最少，卻是最出色的老師。
近義：however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
n. 生活，生計(jì);生命，性命;一生，壽命;人生，塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒(méi)有目標(biāo)。
近義：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反義：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
adj. 過(guò)去的;用完了;死去的;無(wú)望的，無(wú)可挽救的;
v. go的過(guò)去分詞;
"He's gone AWOL from his base."
他從基地開(kāi)了小差。
近義：absent, missing, departed