Audiences in the second decade of the twentieth century found it pleasant to escape to a time when life, though hard, was relatively simple.We still do;
生活在20世紀20年代的觀眾認為,逃到一個即使艱苦但比較簡樸的時代中去是件愉快的事,我們今天仍有這種感覺。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 21 William SHart and the early 'Western' film
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 秒;瞬間;次貨;第二份食物;
adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的;
adv. 第二;其次;以第二位;
vt. 支持;臨時調派;附議;贊成提案;
?? sec跟隨+ond=one第一→跟隨第一個之后→第二;秒
"She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter."
她當木工學徒已是第二年了。
近義:back, backstop, reinforce, support, advocate, endorse
反義:oppose, confront, contradict, counter, fence
n. 十年,十年間;十個一組;十年期;
?? dec=deca十+ade名詞后綴,表狀態→十年
"the greatest scientific achievement of the decade"
這十年最偉大的科學成就
近義:decennium
found
[fa?nd]
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詞根: found
vt. 創辦,成立,建立;
v. 發現( find的過去式);找到;到達;發覺;
?? found基礎 → 為(房屋等)打基礎,建立,創立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 燈里或瓶子中總是裝有妖怪.
近義:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反義:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adj. 可愛的;令人愉快的;有趣的;晴朗的;
?? pleas=please快樂 + ant...的 → a.令人愉快的,舒適的
"I have many pleasant recollections of the time we spent together."
我有很多有關我們一起度過的時光的美好回憶.
近義:likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing
反義:antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly
v. 逃脫;逃離;躲過;泄露;
n. 逃走;逃跑工具或方法;野生種;泄漏;
adj. 使逃避困難的;使規避問題的;
?? es(ex-=out)+cape(無袖的短外套)→逃脫;逃走
"We had to break the door out to escape from the fire."
我們不得不把門砸開以逃避火災.
近義:abscond, absquatulate, slink, bolt, run, lurk
反義:remain, abide