There was an argument about money, so it seemed, in a language that Kunta did not understand.
看來他們在用孔塔聽不懂的語言進行了一番討價還價。
高三英語課文
Unit 14 Roots
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 爭論，爭吵;論據;[數]幅角;主題，情節;
?? argu=argue爭論+ment表名詞 →爭論，辯論
"We had an argument with the waiter about the bill."
我們和服務員就賬單發生了爭吵。
近義：argue, propound, jangle, polemic, polemics, quarrel
反義：arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
n. 語言，語言文字;表達能力;言語，語風，文風，文體;專門用語，術語;
?? langu語言+age表示狀態、情況及其他 → 語言，語言課程
"theories of child language acquisition"
幼兒語言習得的理論
近義：idiom, speech, tongue, dialect, linguistic, philologic
vt.& vi. 懂，理解;
vt. 了解;默認;聽說;領會;
?? under(under)+stand→懂；了解；通曉；認為
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那僅僅是近似值。
近義：ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反義：misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
n. 錢;財富;薪水;款項;
?? 如果亂花 錢，家長會“罵你”（諧音）
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當地一位不愿透露姓名的企業家捐贈的。
近義：assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies