词汇讲解-Miss Taylor: Oh, Lucinda.
噢，Lucinda
The assignment was to draw a picture.
我们说好要画画的
This was your idea.
这可是你想出来的啊
Okay, I want you all to finish, please.
好了，你们都停下别画了。——《先知》

assignment: （分配的）任务；被指定的(课外)作业
He finished the assignment completely.
他全面完成了分配的任务。
What is today's assignment in history?
历史课今天指定的作业是什么?

-President: Welcome to all our friends and esteemed colleagues.
欢迎所有敬爱的朋友和同事们。——《先知》

esteemed:受尊敬的
esteem v. 尊敬
No one can esteem you more than I do.
没有人会比我更敬重你。
He is esteemed for his courage.
他因有勇气而受人尊敬。

We, the students and faculty of William Dawes Elementary,
我们William Dawes小学的学生们和全体教员
hereby bury this time capsule in dedication of our new school,
特此埋下时间囊来庆祝即将落成的新学校
and we charge our descendents
并且由我们的后代
to open this vault of history 50 years from today.
在50年之后打开这历史之囊
To the future and the promise that it holds
让我们为未来及其希望而欢呼。——《先知》

hereby: (用于公文等中)以此方式,特此,借此;兹
The license said, "You are hereby given the right to fish and hunt in this county."
执照上写道:"凭此照可在本县境内渔猎。"
I hereby declare John Henry elected.
我特此宣布约翰·亨利当选了。

descendent: 子孙，后代
He was a descendent of Holocaust survivors.
他是大屠杀幸存者的后代。
One was Liu Bei, a descendent of Liu Sheng, Prince Jin of Zhongshan during the Han Dynasty.
刘备，是汉朝中山靖王刘胜的后代。

-Announcer: In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...
1577，在Katrina飓风事后的统计
There could be thousands of bodies here...
这里可能有上千具尸体（229866人死亡，2004年印尼海啸）——《先知》

aftermath: 不幸事件之后果，余波，灾难后期、后果
Many people were homeless in the aftermath of the earthquake.
地震之后,许多人无家可归。
In the aftermath of the hurricane, many people's homes were destroyed.
飓风的后果是许多人的房屋被毁。

翻译练习她被派出国执行一项艰巨任务。

我非常尊重他的工作。

再次我对他们所有人表示诚挚的感谢。

他是维多利亚女王的後代。

战祸之后，生活艰苦多了。

参考答案She was sent abroad on a difficult assignment.
她被派出国执行一项艰巨任务。

I esteem his work highly.
我非常尊重他的工作。

I hereby extend my hearty thanks to all of them.
再次我对他们所有人表示诚挚的感谢。

He is a descendent of Queen Victoria.
他是维多利亚女王的後代。

Life was much harder in the aftermath of the war.
战祸之后，生活艰苦多了。