that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.
要是我們不把生活中的重大的事件告訴那條河，就可能大禍臨頭。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 不幸;厄運;不幸的事;災難;
?? mis錯誤，壞+fortune幸運的→不幸
"He has known great misfortune in his life."
他一生中經歷過巨大的不幸。
近義：jinx, misadventure, mischance, miserableness, misery, mishap
反義：blessedness, joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed
vt. 追上，趕上;壓倒;（不愉快的事）突然降臨;
?? over越過+take得到→追上,超過
"He pulled out to overtake a truck."
他駛出車流，以超過一輛卡車。
近義：outpace, pass, overpass, catch
adj. 重要的;權威的;有勢力的;有地位的;
?? import重要的 + ant 具有...性質的 → a.重要的；有勢力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透氣的重要工作。
近義：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. 有關系的;敘述的;
vt. 敘述(relate過去式和過去分詞);
"His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings."
他的聲明被視為暗指最近與毒品有關的多起兇殺案。
近義：interdependent, interrelated, kindred, similar, accordant, kin
反義：odd, offbeat, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish