It has always been a mystery to me who city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.
城里人對這一切心里很明白，卻偏要執(zhí)拗地裝出他們喜歡住在鄉(xiāng)村的樣子，這對我來說一直是個謎。
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
n. 秘密，謎;神秘，神秘的事物;推理小說，推理劇;常作 mysteries 秘技，秘訣;
?? myst, myth 【希臘傳入拉丁】表”秘密”
"It was a place of deep mystery and enchantment."
這是一個極其神秘和迷人的地方。
近義：arcanum, interrogation, puzzle, puzzler, secret, snag
vt. 感激;欣賞;領(lǐng)會;鑒別;
vi. （使）增值，漲價;
?? ap一再+preci價值+ate動詞后綴→一再給價→欣賞
"You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation."
看翻譯作品不能真正欣賞到外國文學(xué)原著的美妙之處。
近義：prize, treasure, value, admire, esteem, relish
反義：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
vt. 假裝，偽裝;假稱;裝扮;
vi. 扮演;自稱;假裝，矯作;
adj. 仿制的;
?? pre提前+tend延伸→提前伸出想好借口 → 假裝，借口
"So you don't need to pretend, do you?"
所以你不必裝假了, 對 吧 ?
近義：purport, represent, sham, simulate, dissemble, fake
vt. 更喜歡;提升，提拔;給予（債權(quán)人）優(yōu)先權(quán);提出（控告）;
vi. 更喜歡，寧愿;
?? pre預(yù)先+fer帶來，拿來→預(yù)先帶好→更喜歡
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戲還可以, 可我仍愿讀原著.
近義：select, choose
反義：loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
n. 城市;全市居民;（由國王或女王授予特權(quán)，通常有大教堂的）特許市;（由政府授予特權(quán)的）特權(quán)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