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awe vt. 使惊叹,使敬畏 n. 敬畏,惊叹
be awed by 对...感到敬畏/惊叹
in awe 敬畏地,惊叹地
awful adj. 可怕的; 糟糕的
awesome adj. 令人敬畏的;极好的
她敬畏地凝视着那令人叹为观止的景色。
She ______ ______the breathtaking scenery_____ _____.
我被他们的才华所折服。
I _____ _____ _____their talent.
gazed at
in awe
was awed by
civilization (also civilisation)
n. 文明;社会文明;文明社会,文明世界
civilized adj. 文明的;有礼貌的 (civilize的过去分词)
civilize v. 使文明;教化;使开化
China is one of the birthlands(发源地) of ancient _____________.
This kind of thing should not happen in a _________society.
They tried to _________ the natives.
civilization
civilized
civilize
preserve vt. 维护,保护,保存;维持
preservation n. 保存,保留
well-preserved adj. 保存良好的
preserve…from 保护使…免遭掩护
该组织的成立是为了保护濒临灭绝的物种。
The organization was set up to ___________ endangered species
_______ _________.
preserve
from extinction
我们将尽一切努力维护和平。
We will do everything to preserve peace.
urgent adj. 紧急的,紧迫的;催促的,急迫的
urge sb to do sth 敦促某人做某事
in urgent need of 迫切需要
It’s urgent that sb/sth (should)…(虚拟语气)
urge v. 敦促;竭力主张 n. 强烈的欲望;冲动
急需食物和水。
There is an _____ _____ _____ food and water.
法律急需改革。
The law is _____ _____ ____ ____reform.
病人去医院是最紧急的事。
It is most urgent that_______________________________.
urgent need for
in urgent need of
the patient should get to hospital
ruin vt. 破坏,毁坏;使破产,毁灭
n. 毁坏,毁灭;破产;残垣断壁
in ruins 毁坏;成为废墟
be reduced to ruins 沦为废墟
这座寺庙成了废墟。
The temple was in ruins.
坏天气毁了我们的旅行。
The bad weather ruined our trip.
incredible adj. 极好的,极大的;不能相信的,难以置信的
incredibly adv. 难以置信地;非常地
credible adj. 可信赖的;可靠的
feet of clay
致命的弱点;泥足(指站不住脚的事物)
clay n. 黏土,陶土
据《圣经·旧约·但以理书》(Bible, Old Testament, Daniel)第2章记载:巴比伦国王尼布甲尼撒梦见一尊巨像,其头是精金的,胸臂是银的,肚腹是铜的,腿是铁的,脚是半铁半泥的。他正观看着,忽然天外飞来一块石头,正好打在这巨人的脚上,击碎了巨像的泥足,于是金银铜铁泥同化为粉末。
Achilles' Heel 致命弱点
阿喀琉斯,是凡人珀琉斯和美貌仙女忒提斯的宝贝儿子。忒提斯为了让儿子刀枪不入,在他刚出生时就将其倒提着浸入冥河,但被母亲握住的脚踝却不慎露在水外,留下了惟一一处“死穴”。后来,阿喀琉斯被帕里斯一箭射中了脚踝而死去。
violence n. 暴力,暴行;狂热,激情
violent adj.
violently adv.
conflict n.(军事)冲突,战斗;争论;矛盾,不一致