(单词翻译:单击)
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Louis kept a close eye on the building works.
路易密切关注建筑的进展
But one inspection visit brought a nasty surprise.
但一次视察途中他受惊不小
A mother angry at the death of her son, killed on site,
一位在工地上痛失爱子的母亲
waswaitingfor him.
正等着他的到来
We're told that she just let fly at Louis XIV.
据说她出言攻击路易十四
I mean, he was verysurprised. He said, "Is that me?"
国王惊讶地问"她说的是我吗"
This was a courageous thing for this mother to have done,
这位母亲勇气可嘉
because there wereguardseverywhere,
因为那时到处都有守卫
and of course as soon as she had said this
当然 她一说完话
she was very quickly hustled away for her punishment.
就被迅速带走 接受惩罚
重点讲解
一.surprise:n. 惊奇,惊喜,惊讶,突然 vt. 使惊奇,使惊喜,突然袭击,惊讶地发现
【词义辨析】
surprise, amaze, astonish, astound, startle, stun,
surprise: 普通用词,多指因未预料或意外的事而引起的惊奇之感。
amaze: 语气较强,指因认为不可能或极少可能发生情况的出现而感到惊讶或迷惑不解。
astonish: 语气较强,指出乎预料,意外发生,但又无法解释而感到惊奇。
astound: 语气强,指由于事情令人难以置信或实在罕见而使人感到震惊。
startle: 指因突然的惊吓或意料不到的刺激等而使人惊跳或震惊。
stun: 语气最强,指极度惊讶而目瞪口呆,不知所措。
【例句用法】
1.By firing a few shots we can surprise them into revealing their positions.
我们冷不防打几枪就能让他们暴露他们的位置。
2.What a surprise!
真是出人意外的事!
3.The news greatly surprised them.
这消息使他们大为吃惊。
4.It was a pleasant surprise to learn of her marriage.
得知她结婚是件令人惊喜的事。
二.wait:v. 等,等待 n. 等待,等候 n. 公共乐队队员,沿街唱圣诗的人们
【词义辨析】
wait, await,
wait: 普通用词,侧重静候于某处,直到等候或期待的人或事物的到来,通常用作不及物动词,与for连用。
await: 正式用词,及物动词,通常指不断等待,多含耐心意味。
【例句用法】
1.I waited in all day but they didn't arrive.
我在家等了一天,他们却没来。
2.He kept us waiting for ages while he packed his luggage.
他收拾行李,让我们等了好半天。
3.How long have you been waiting?
你已经等候多久了?
4.I don't like this long wait.
我不喜欢这种长时间的等待。
三.guard:v. 看守,守卫,保卫,提防 n. 警戒,哨兵,防护装置,警卫
【词义辨析】
defend, protect, safeguard, guard, shield, shelter, harbour,
defend: 普通用词,指用武力或其它措施使人或物不受损害,消除危险。用作比喻时,指坚持某种行动、决定或意见。
protect: 普通用词,指用某种手段作为防御工具以防危险或伤害。
safeguard: 语气强,指采取积极措施预防可能发生的一切攻击或危险。
guard: 普通用词,指保持警惕以防可能的攻击或伤害。
shield: 语气比protect强,但侧重防止迫在眉睫的攻击或伤害。
shelter: 通常指寻找安全地方躲避风雨或使人免遭危害。
harbour: 贬义词,指隐匿或非法保护、窝藏。
【例句用法】
1.He bribed his way past the guard and escaped.
他买通看守而逃之夭夭了。
2.Be on guard when somebody flatters you.
有人奉承你时,一定要当心。
3.There are soldiers on guard at the gate.
大门口有士兵在守卫。
4.The dog guarded the house against strangers.
狗守卫着房屋,不让陌生人进去。