The trainer stands in front of the elephant holding a long stick with a sharp metal point.
馴練員手持一根有鋒利金屬尖頭的長棒，站在象前。
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
n. 前面;正面;身體前部;前線;
adj. 前面的;正面的;舌前的;
v. 面向;在…前面;用…作正面;領導;
?? fac,front =face,表示”臉,面”
"He shouldered his way to the front, shouldering others aside."
他用肩膀擠開別人,走到前面.
近義：frontal, seafront, waterfront, promenade, esplanade, outdare
反義：posterior, rear, rearward, behind, hind, hindmost
n. 點;要點;得分;標點;
vt. （意思上）指向;削尖;加標點于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
?? point(prick)→點；地點；目的；時刻；使銳利；指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
種族間的緊張狀態已達到一觸即發的程度。
近義：range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
n. 運動鞋;教員;馴獸師;
"Our trainer had a strong influence on the team."
我們的教練對這個隊的影響很大.
近義：instructor, manager, tamer, coach, coacher, sneaker
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。
近義：jumbo
n. 佃戶租種的土地;所有物（如土地、債券、股份等）;私有財產;（因其熱情、精力或決心等）阻攔不住某人;
v. 拿( hold的現在分詞);認為;包含;容納;
"He was debarred from holding public office."
他被禁止擔任公職。
近義：kickstand, mount, prop, stay, support, stand