If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.
如果她活到今天，她將不能就她熱衷的話題“傭人”發(fā)表意見了。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 49 The ideal servant
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 活著的;活潑的;有生氣的;敏感的;
?? a在…，…的+live活→活的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我們不知道他是死是活。
近義：live, living, quickened, surviving, animated, passionate
反義：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
n. 主題;話題，論題;標題，細目;
?? top題目+ic...學→題目，論題
"a topic much discussed in barrooms across the country"
全國各地酒吧間議論紛紛的話題
近義：issue, item, matter, motif, particular, point
n. 交談，會話;交往，交際;會談;（人與計算機的）人機對話;
?? con共同+vers轉變+ation表名詞 → 使大家共同轉變態(tài)度的會談 → 會話，非正式會談
"I had a long conversation with her the other day."
前幾天我與她作了一次長談。
近義：natter, speech, talk, talking, discussion, chat
adj. 家庭的，家的;國內的;馴養(yǎng)的;熱心家務的;
n. 傭人;國貨;
?? domes=house屋，家+tic...的→家里的；國內的
"women's liberation from the bondage of domestic life"
女性從家庭生活束縛中的解脫
近義：manservant, servant, home, house, household, familial
反義：indomitable, mountain, rebel, barbarian, ruthless, tameless
adv. （在）今天;現在;現今;現代，當代;
n. 今天，今日;現代，當代;現今;
?? 到（to）的天（day），是 今天
"Blimey, it's hot today."
哎呀，今天真熱。
近義：now, nowadays