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War and Peace
Unit 3
Developing ideas
— Language points
1.Throughout history, the great thinkers of the world have often rather romantically referred to their academic struggles as being like “war”.
纵观历史,世界上伟大的思想家们常常以一种浪漫的说法把他们的学术之争比喻为“战争”。
... that the nation's intellectual heritage was not only guarded but fortified by the passion and belief of the worthy academics of Lianda.
国家的知识遗产不仅得到了保护,还得到了强化,这些都归功于联大杰出学者们的热情和信念。
academic adj. 学校的;学院的;学术的
academic n. 大学教师;学者
① academic subjects/qualifications/books
学科/学历/学术书籍
② an academic institution
学术机构
③The students return in October for the start of the new academic year.
学生于十月返校,开始新学年的学习。
academic adj.
relating to schools, colleges, and universities, or connected with studying and thinking, not with practical skills 学校的;学院的;学术的
academic n. (C)
(US or Indian English also academician) sb. who teaches at a college, or who studies as part of their job
大学教师;学者
① The author is a seasoned(经验丰富的) academic.
作者是一位经验丰富的学者。
② A group of academics say they can predict house prices through a computer program.
一些学者声称,他们可以通过一种电脑程序预测房价。
2. They had to live in rough buildings, packed 40 to a room, like sardines.
他们不得不住在简陋的房子里,40个人像沙丁鱼一样挤在一间屋子里。
pack v.
to fill sth with a lot of people or things
塞进;挤进
① We all packed together into one car.
我们大家挤进一辆汽车里。
② Fans packed the hall to see the band.
乐迷为了一睹乐队风采,把大厅挤得水泄不通。
3. Lianda laid the foundation for every achievement I have made.
联大为我所取得的每项成就奠定了基础。
lay/provide the foundation for...
为……打下基础
① All these have laid a solid foundation for her success.
所有这些为她的成功奠定了坚实的基础。
② Good planning after the war laid the foundations for the nation's economic miracle.
战后良好的规划为这个国家的经济奇迹奠定了基础。
4. With the country at war, students at Lianda were not going to shirk their duty.
国家正处于战争状态,联大的学生们不会逃避他们的责任。
shirk v.
to avoid doing sth you should do, especially because you are too lazy
逃避(工作);偷懒
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