艾伦秀第148期:改变职业生涯

1、train

火车;列车

The train pulled into a station.

列车驶入了一个车站。

We can catch the early morning train.

我们能赶上凌晨的火车。

(想法、事件等的)(一)连串，(一)系列

He lost his train of thought for a moment, then recovered it.

他一时思维短路，然后又重新想了起来。

Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy.

贾尔斯触发了随后的一系列事件，这些事件最终将以悲剧收场。

在进行中

In a moment the ceremony was in train

仪式马上就要开始了。

He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government.

他称赞政府启动的经济改革。

2、figure

数字;(尤指)统计数字

It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job.

如果我们能得到该国失业人口的真实数字就好了。

It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall.

过不了多久，通货膨胀率就会开始下降。

人影;身影

Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair.

阿利斯泰尔看见了坐在椅子里的罗丝的模糊身影。

She waited, standing on the bridge, until his figure vanished against the grey backdrop of the Palace.

她站在桥上，一直等到他的身影消失在宫殿灰色的阴影中。

(某种)人物，形象

Sometimes young lads just need to turn to a mother figure for a bit of a chat and reassurance.

有时候年轻小伙子只是需要找一个母亲式的人物聊一聊，从中获得安慰。

Daniel Boone, the great hero figure of the frontier.

丹尼尔·布恩——西部伟大的英雄形象