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Gabby·Channing 【11.13】Gabby英语早读——明白事理
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片段讲解秀
from:《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
明白事理的人使自己适应世界;不明事理的人想使世界适应自己
生词发音:
adapt [əˈdæpt]v. 使适应;改编
reasonable [ˈriːznəbl]adj. 合理的,公道的
persist [pərˈsɪst] v. 坚持;持续
词汇讲解:
reasonable
fair, practical and sensible 公平的;合理的;有理由的;明智的
It is reasonable to assume that he knew beforehand that this would happen.
有理由认为他事先就知道会发生这样的事。
acceptable and appropriate in a particular situation 可以接受的;合乎情理的;公道的
He made us a reasonable offer for the car. 他给我们出的车价公平合理
翻译提升:
上期翻译答案: I didn’t mean to hurt anyone.
本期翻译练习:I have no hard data to back this up, but my experience suggests this is reasonable.
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