In the beginning they used to carve Chinese characters on stones to record important dates in history.
開始時,他們常把漢字刻在石頭上,記載歷史上重要的日期。
高一英語課文
Unit 20 Mainly Revision
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 開始;根源;原始思想;前兆;
v. 開始( begin的現(xiàn)在分詞);
?? beginn=begin開始+ing表名詞→開始,開端;起源
"From beginning to end his conduct had been despicable and wicked."
從頭到尾他的行為既卑鄙又可惡.
近義:inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
反義:outcome, pause, result, stop, suspension, termination
adj. 重要的;權(quán)威的;有勢力的;有地位的;
?? import重要的 + ant 具有...性質(zhì)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
n. 歷史,歷史學(xué);發(fā)展史;履歷,經(jīng)歷;(某地的)沿革;
?? histor過去發(fā)生的事 + y 表名詞→ 歷史;個人經(jīng)歷
"The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"."
2012年諾貝爾文學(xué)獎得主為莫言,他“很好地將魔幻現(xiàn)實與民間故事、歷史與當(dāng)代結(jié)合在一起”。
近義:archives, papers, past, background, record, records
n. 中國人;華人;中文;漢語;
adj. 中國的;中國人的;中國話的;中文的;
?? Chin=China中國+ese某國人或語言→中國的(人),漢語
"The jet entered Chinese airspace without permission."
那架噴氣式飛機未經(jīng)允許闖入中國領(lǐng)空。
近義:chink, chinaman
adj. 用過的;習(xí)慣于;二手的;舊的;
v. 使用( use的過去式和過去分詞);常常,經(jīng)常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
現(xiàn)在情況不比從前了。
近義:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反義:unused, unworn