While they enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling,
在享受自己住宅的舒適和庸俗的豪華時，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 16 The modern city
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 陳腐的;平庸的;
?? ban禁止+al...的→被禁止的→平庸的；陳腐的
"Making banal remarks was one of his bad habits."
他的壞習(xí)慣之一就是喜歡說些陳詞濫調(diào).
近義：inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, paltry, petty, piffling
反義：inherent, medullary, overriding, pithy, pivotal, primal
n. 奢侈，豪華;奢侈品，美食，美衣;樂趣，享受;不常有的樂趣（或享受、優(yōu)勢）;
adj. 奢華的，豪華的;
?? luxu+ry(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→奢侈（品）
"a luxury cruise liner"
豪華郵輪
近義：sumptuosity, sumptuousness, costliness, dressiness
反義：homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
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
n. 安慰;舒適;使人舒服的事物;給予援助或安慰的人或事;
vt. 安慰，使舒適;使（痛苦等）緩和;
?? fort(=forc表力) force 力 一起(com)用力(fort)使舒適 安慰 向外(e)用力(fort)叫 努力(effort) 使(en)有力(fo
"A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job."
對數(shù)百萬失業(yè)者來說，通貨膨脹率的微降是不起作用的安慰。
近義：appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm
反義：prostrate, undeceive, abate, chill, disenthrall, damp
n. 住處，處所;寓所;居住;
v. 居住，住( dwell的現(xiàn)在分詞);
"After dwelling in Rio for ten years, she moved to Lisbon."
她在里約居住了10年之后遷居到里斯本去了.
近義：home, hostelry, house, housing, inn, lodge