和谐英语

经济学人下载:"女巫审判":当喧嚣归于沉寂(1)

2017-11-20来源:Economist
1.cast a spell 施咒

例句:They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her.
他们说她是被一个女巫施了魔法后死的。

2.bride price 聘礼;嫁妆

例句:I have shared this with my family and they are willing to help me raise the bride price.
我已经将这件事告诉了家人,他们也愿意帮我积攒聘礼。

3.go back 返回

例句:The feud with the Catholics goes back to the 11th century.
与天主教的夙怨可以追溯到11世纪。

4.take shelter 寻求庇护

例句:You simply can't take shelter in a place like this.
这鬼地方简直无法容身。