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原文内容
10 句英文原文
中文翻译
于是,我选择了另一个职业,并学会了驾驶飞机。
我曾飞遍世界各地;地理学确实对我非常有用。
我一眼就能将中国与亚利桑那州区分开来。
如果一个人在夜晚迷路,这样的知识就很有价值。
在我的一生中,我曾与许多关心重大事务的人有过很多次相遇。
我在成年人中间生活了很长时间。
我曾近距离地、亲密地观察过他们。
而那并没有让我对他们的看法有多大改善。
每当我遇到他们中任何一个在我看来还算有洞察力的人时,我就会尝试给他看我一直保存着的我的第一幅画作。
我会试图弄清楚,所以,这是否是一个真正有理解力的人。
重点词汇
10 个profession/prəˈfeʃn/
n.职业
原句:So then I chose another profession
pilot/ˈpaɪlət/
v.驾驶(飞机等)
原句:and learned to pilot airplanes
geography/dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/
n.地理学
原句:geography has been very useful to me
distinguish/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
v.区分,辨别
原句:I can distinguish China from Arizona
encounters/ɪnˈkaʊntərz/
n.相遇,遭遇
原句:I have had a great many encounters with a great many people
consequence/ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/
n.重要性
原句:people who have been concerned with matters of consequence
intimately/ˈɪntɪmətli/
adv.亲密地,密切地
原句:I have seen them intimately, close at hand
clear-sighted/ˌklɪə ˈsaɪtɪd/
adj.有洞察力的,目光敏锐的
原句:Whenever I met one of them who seemed to me at all clear-sighted
experiment/ɪkˈsperɪmənt/
n.试验,尝试
原句:I tried the experiment of showing him my Drawing Number One
understanding/ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/
n.理解力,领悟
原句:if this was a person of true understanding
重点语法
5 个1
at a glance
介词短语,作状语
原文
At a glance I can distinguish China from Arizona.
我一眼就能分辨出中国和亚利桑那州。
例句
She could tell at a glance that something was wrong.
她一眼就看出出问题了。
2
in the course of
介词短语,表示“在…期间”
原文
In the course of this life I have had a great many encounters...
在我这一生中,我曾与许多人有过许多次相遇...
例句
In the course of the discussion, many good ideas were suggested.
在讨论过程中,提出了许多好主意。
3
a great many
固定搭配,后接可数名词复数,表示“许多”
原文
I have had a great many encounters with a great many people
我曾与许多人有过许多次相遇
例句
A great many students attended the lecture.
许多学生参加了讲座。
4
close at hand
固定短语,作状语,表示“近在咫尺,在附近”
原文
I have seen them intimately, close at hand.
我曾密切地、近距离地观察过他们。
例句
Help was close at hand when the accident happened.
事故发生时,救援近在咫尺。
5
try the experiment of doing sth.
固定搭配,表示“尝试做某事”
原文
I tried the experiment of showing him my Drawing Number One
我尝试着给他看我的第一幅画
例句
He tried the experiment of living abroad for a year.
他尝试了在国外生活一年。