Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country.
周末，當成千上萬進城上班的人回到他們的鄉(xiāng)間寓所之后，空曠的街市籠罩著一種寧靜氣氛，沒有什么能比此時的寧靜更令人難忘了。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 41 Illusions of Pastoral peace
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 給人印象深刻的，感人的;引人注目的;可觀的;顯赫;
?? im進+press擠壓+ive形容詞后綴 →給人深刻印象的
"The building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in photographs."
這棟大樓外觀雄偉，與照片中所見一模一樣。
近義：lurid, awesome, pompous, sensational, spectacular, stirring
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. （ 地方） 無人居住的;空寂無人的;被拋棄的;被遺棄的;
v. 舍棄( desert的過去式和過去分詞 );廢棄;（在需要時刻）背離;擅離（職守、工作崗位、現(xiàn)役等）;
?? seri-, ser- 表”結合,放”#詞根助記：de分開+sert→不再加入→離開
"The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers."
敵人頭目眾叛親離.
近義：parched, barren, xeric, desertic, desertlike, desert
反義：numerous, populous, inhabited, crowded
adv. 離開，遠離;在遠處;消失;
adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方；離去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 和平;和睦;治安;安心;
?? 豌豆(pea)使嫦娥(ce) 平安 網友： 補充：豌豆日你媽
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在剛過去的七月，雙方簽訂了和平條約。
近義：imperturbability, pax, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude
反義：anxiety, anxiousness, impatience, apprehension, misgiving, perturbation
n. 城市;全市居民;（由國王或女王授予特權，通常有大教堂的）特許市;（由政府授予特權的）特權市;
?? CT(諧音）：做CT要到大 城市
"Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department."
有幾家報紙聲稱該市警察部門腐敗。
近義：settlement, town, burg, metropolitan, municipal, urban
反義：municipality, settlement, village, burg, locality