The most economical age to capture an elephant for training is between fifteen and twenty years,
捕捉15至20歲之間年齡的大象進行馴練最為經(jīng)濟。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 41 Training elephants
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 節(jié)約的;經(jīng)濟的;合算的;
?? eco經(jīng)濟 + nom學(xué)術(shù)領(lǐng)域 + ical…的 → a.節(jié)約的；經(jīng)濟學(xué)的
"The state has paced the whole nation in the economical reform."
這個州在經(jīng)濟改革中走在了全國的前列.
近義：lean, moderate, abstemious, saving, sparing, temperate
vt. 俘獲;奪取;奪得;引起（注意、想像、興趣）;
n. 捕獲;占領(lǐng);捕獲物;[計算機]捕捉;
?? capt拿，抓，握住+ure名詞后綴→抓住毛病→挑剔的 → 逮捕，捉拿
"His paintings capture the essence of France."
他的畫描繪出法國的神韻。
近義：hook, immure, imprison, apprehend, incarcerate, jail
反義：release, unlock, free, redemption, rescue, disenthrallment
n. 二十，二十個;二十多歲;二十年代;許多，大量;
num. 二十;
adj. 二十的;
?? twen=two二+ty十 → 二十
"The farmer picked twenty pears."
農(nóng)民摘掉了二十個梨子。
n. 象，大象;
?? 大象尾巴上有螞蟻(ant)
"The new office block has become an expensive white elephant."
這座新辦公大樓成了昂貴的擺設(shè)。
近義：jumbo
n. 訓(xùn)練;培養(yǎng);（槍炮，攝影機等的）瞄準;整枝法;
v. 訓(xùn)練，培養(yǎng)( train的現(xiàn)在分詞);教育;瞄準;整枝;
"training for non-professional staff"
對非專業(yè)員工的培訓(xùn)
近義：learning, preparation, taming, capacitation, coaching, habilitation