英语专业四级每日一读附重点讲解 第12期
2009-06-30来源:
1. circus 马戏团,如:
The fascinations of the circus are endless.
马戏表演非常吸引人.
The circus manager snapped his whip.
马戏团主管把鞭子抽得很响.
2. stake 赌注,奖金,如:
He drove a stake into the ground.
他向地里打了一根桩子。
His reputation was at stake.
他面临身败名裂的危险。
3. imprint 刻上记号
A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust.
化石埋置并保存于地层中的古生物遗体、遗物和其生活遗址,如骨骸、叶子的印痕等
Her face bore the deep imprint of suffering.
她的脸上带着受过苦难的深深的痕迹.
4. permanent 永久的,持久的
He's been temping for over a year now and wants a permanent job.
他做临时工作已一年多了, 想找个固定的工作.
I'm not a permanent employee; I'm working here on a fixed-term contract.
我并不是永久雇员,而是根据定期合同在此工作的。