I was proud that we had come across something that was completely unknown and valuable and,
讓我感到自豪的是，我們在無意中發(fā)現(xiàn)了不為世人所知的、有價值的東西，
高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
prep. 穿過;橫穿，橫過;與…交叉;在…對面;
adv. 橫過，越過;在對面;交叉;斜對面;
?? cro, cru =cross,表示”十字形,交叉”
"The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields."
去那農(nóng)舍的唯一通路是穿過田野。
近義：through, athwart, on, per, thru, to
adv. 完全地;完整地;完全，徹底，全部，一干二凈;很，非常，充分，十分，萬分;
?? com 共同 + plete=plet滿，填滿 + ly ...地 → adv. 完全地，徹底地；完整地
"No funding will be available until the technology is completely proven."
該技術(shù)得到充分驗(yàn)證后才會有撥款.
近義：absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
反義：insufficiently, scarcely, scrappily, skimpily, truncately, unexhaustively
adj. 未知的;不出名的;從未發(fā)生的;從不存在的;
n. 不知名或不出名的人;未知的事物;<數(shù)>未知數(shù);未知數(shù);
?? un不+known已知的→不知道的；未知的
"The authorship of the poem is unknown."
這首詩的作者不詳。
近義：mystery, puzzle, puzzler, secret, enigma, ignored
反義：noted, reputable, reputed, acknowledged, familiar
adj. 貴重的，寶貴的;有價值的;可評估的;
n. 貴重物品，財(cái)寶;
?? valu=value價值+able形容詞后綴→有價值的
"However, to my brother they are very valuable."
然而，對我弟弟來說，它們是很珍貴的。
近義：helpful, immeasurable, appreciated, inappreciable, inestimable, loved
反義：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
adj. 自豪的，得意的;光榮的，高尚的;傲慢的;有自尊心的;
?? 胖(p)肉(rou)多(d)的女人很 驕傲 網(wǎng)友：馬勝敏 補(bǔ)充：1：球隊(duì)有許多值得自豪的事，譬如（pr）這套圓（o）獎牌與獎杯（u）就是我們上次的（d）成果
"She is too proud to see her own mistake."
她太驕傲了,看不到自己的錯誤.
近義：infatuated, insolent, arrogant, pretentious, prideful, smug
反義：low, lowly, meek, mild, modest, unassuming