We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives.
我們喜歡看有關(guān)昆蟲的書，尤其是當(dāng)我們了解螳螂等過著一種令人生畏的生活時(shí)，就更加愛讀有關(guān)昆蟲的書了。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 閱讀;宣讀;讀物;讀數(shù);
v. 讀( read的現(xiàn)在分詞);看懂;理解;顯示，標(biāo)明;
?? read閱讀+ing名詞后綴 → 閱讀
"He spent three years reading for a degree in history."
他花了三年時(shí)間攻讀歷史學(xué)的學(xué)位.
近義：lesson, perusal, read, recital, readout, result
adv. 尤其地;主要地，格外地;顯著地;異常地;
?? e使+special特別的+ly...地→特別，格外
"Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks."
短槳特別用于劃獨(dú)木舟和小艇.
近義：namely, particularly, peculiarly, privately, singularly, specifically
adv. 完美地;理想地;完全地;無瑕疵地;
?? per全部+fect做+ ly ...地 → perfect全部做完=完美的+ly...地 → 完美地
"The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said."
證人們個(gè)個(gè)對自己所說的話十分肯定.
近義：ideally, optimally, pretty, quite, very, completely
反義：lamely, defectively, faultily
adj. 可怕的;極不友好的;極討厭的;令人震驚的;
?? horr發(fā)抖，可怕+ible...的 → 令人發(fā)抖的 → 可怕的
"The coffee tasted horrible."
這種咖啡難喝極了。
近義：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrid, horrific, horrifying
反義：pulchritudinous, ravishing, stunning, gorgeous
vt. 享有，享受;欣賞;喜歡;使過得快活;
vi. 使過得快活;
?? 使(en)高興(joy)- 喜歡 享受
"We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard."
我們現(xiàn)在享受到了過去只是聽說過的那些舒適條件.
近義：love, like, live, possess, dig, have
反義：lack, undergo, bear, drag, endure, bore