和谐英语

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2018-07-24来源:Economist


1.incapable of 没有能力做某事

例句:If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it.

如果我认为我做不到什么事情的话,我通常就会因此变得无能。

2.set out 出发;开始;陈述;陈列

例句:He has written a letter to The Times setting out his views.

他已经给《泰晤士报》写信,阐述了自己的观点。

3.be appalled by 对…感到震惊

例句:At a meeting in Brussels, they said they were appalled by the high number of civilian casualties in the fighting.

在布鲁塞尔的会议上,他们表达对于当地如此之高的人民伤亡数目所感到的惊骇之情。

4.deride as 嘲笑为

例句:She derided my effort as childish.

她嘲笑说我的努力很幼稚。