2017商务英语活学活用 名片(2)
来源 :中华考试网 2017-06-11
中II.单词解析
1) Disaster zone: a place that has been hit by abomb or other very large accident
灾区:被炸弹击中或者发生其他大型意外事件的地方
ex: My mother said that my bedroom looked like adisaster zone, so my dad made me clean it up.
例句:我妈妈说我的卧室看起来像是个灾区,所以爸爸让我把它收拾干净。
2) Hermit: a person who lives alone and never talkswith people
隐士:独自生活、从不和别人说话的人
ex: Some days I dream of being a hermit and leaving all of the hassles of modern life behindme.
例句:有时候我梦想做个隐士,把现代生活的所有这些烦杂事务抛在身后。
3) Concocted: made or invented
调制,调和,编造:做或者发明
ex: I concocted a new alcoholic drink at the party last night, but I drank too many of them andnow my head hurts.
例句:昨晚我在派对上调了一种新酒,不过我喝得太多了,现在我头疼。
4) Aristocrat: a member of the upper class of society
贵族:上层社会的成员
ex: The idea of social classes really makes me sick - I don't understand why aristocrats treatpoor people so badly.
例句:我真的很反感把社会分成三六九等-我不明白为什么贵族对待穷人那么坏。