看漫画学英语口语第9期:那本书上提到我的祖母没?

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1. It is called ‘the great influenza’ by John Barry.
书名叫“流感大流行”，作者是John Barry。

influenza：the same as flu. 流行性感冒；流感

如：She was taken down with influenza.
她患了流行性感冒。

2. But she had a great influenza on my life.
不过她对我产生了很重大的影响（Pig将influenza理解成了influence）

had a great influenza是染上流行感冒的意思，联系上下文我们可以知道，Pig在这里想说的应该是had a great influence on也就是“产生重大影响”的意思，

如：Many a woman has great influence on her husband.
许多女人对丈夫有很大影响。

3. Pig: Please do not insult my grandma.
不要侮辱我的祖母。

insult: to say or do something that offends somebody 辱骂；侮辱；冒犯

如：She reacted to the insult by turning her back on him.
她受辱之后就不再理睬他了。