Thus Ellis Island became known as the Island of Tears.
想要進(jìn)入美國的人都必須經(jīng)過多次的智力測驗(yàn)和體格檢查,大約有200萬人不準(zhǔn)入境。因此,埃利斯島被人們稱為“眼淚島”。
高三英語課文 Unit 13 The USA

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island ['a?l?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: 島嶼
n. 島,島嶼; vt. 使孤立;
?? isl(island)+and(名詞后綴)→島;島嶼;島狀物;使成為島;孤立
"Sugar is an important crop on the island."
糖料作物是這個島上的一種重要作物。
近義:isle, insular
thus [e?s] 詞頻1
adv. 于是,因此;如此,這樣,像這樣,例如;到這程度,到這地步,這么;如下; conj. 因此;
"Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health."
老年人常常想方設(shè)法節(jié)約用暖氣,結(jié)果損害了他們的健康。
近義:sic, so, that, this
became [bi'keim] 詞頻1
v. 變?yōu)椋蔀椋?become的過去式 );
"She was made her father's attorney when he became ill."
她在父親生病時代理父親的事務(wù)。
known [n?un] 詞頻1
adj. 大家知道的;已知的;知名的;向某人作自我介紹; v. 知道( know的過去分詞 );看到過;聽到過;經(jīng)歷過;
"There is no known antidote to the poison."
這種毒的解藥尚未發(fā)現(xiàn)。
近義:acknowledged, familiar, noted, reputable, reputed 反義:ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
tears
n. 眼淚;淚水(tear復(fù)數(shù)形式)
近義:bawling, wailing, weeping, blubbering, crying 反義:hysterics, guffaw

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