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(单词翻译)

Iron rusts1 from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation2... Even so does inaction sap the vigor3 of the mind.

语音讲解:

今日发音练习重点:

1. i‧ron /ˈaɪən $ ˈaɪərn/ 单词发音特殊,需特殊记忆

2. lose /luːz/ → loses /ˈluːz ɪz/ → loses its /ˈluːzɪz ɪts/

3. stagnation / inaction 以-tion结尾,重音在倒数第二音节

言之有物:

1. iron rusts from disuse 铁因不用而生锈

disuse n. 不用;废弃

=XX is no longer being used

The factory fell into disuse twenty years ago.

这家工厂二十年前就废弃了。

The wheel had long since rusted4 from years of disuse.

多年不用的车轮早已锈迹斑斑。

2. water loses its purity from stagnation

① pure-purity

→ pure adj. 纯的;纯粹的

pure gold/silk 纯金、真丝

a bottle of pure water 一瓶纯净水

→ purity n. 纯洁;纯净;纯粹

spiritual purity 心灵纯洁

the purity of tap water 自来水的纯净度

相同的构词:secure - security

stagnate5—stagnation

→ stagnate v. 停滞;不发展

I feel I'm stagnating6 in this job.

我觉得,干这份工作我没有长进。

His career had stagnated7.

他的事业已经陷入停滞。

→ stagnation n.

a period of economic stagnation

经济停滞时期

Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative.

运动是绝对的,而静止是相对的。

What would break apart the stagnation of our two-party system?

什么能打破我们两党制停滞不前的现状呢?

3. inaction sap the vigor of the mind

① act—action—inaction

inaction n. 无为;无作为

We simply cannot afford the cost of inaction.

再不有所作为,后果将无法承受。

② sap v. = to make sth/sb weaker 削弱;逐渐破坏

The hot sun sapped our energy.

火辣辣的太阳烤得我们虚软无力。

These hangers-on, they really sap your energy.

那些花痴,真让人伤神。

③ the vigor of the mind 心智的力量

vigor n. 活力,精力

4. so does/do... 也,同样〔用于表示刚说的情况对某人或某物也是如此〕

As the demand rises, so do prices.

需求增加,价格也会上涨。

活学活用:

请用 so does/do ... 随意造句

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1 rusts 27b9b19980c5303e65d11a6f9f07e096     
n.铁锈( rust的名词复数 );(植物的)锈病,锈菌v.(使)生锈( rust的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Copper nails are better than iron nails because the iron rusts. 铜钉比铁钉好,因为铁会生锈。 来自辞典例句
  • The axenic culture of rusts has been achieved on various defined media. 在各种规定的培养基上可得到锈菌的单体纯净培养物。 来自辞典例句
2 stagnation suVwt     
n. 停滞
参考例句:
  • Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline. 糟糕的经济政策道致了长时间的经济萧条和下滑。
  • Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative. 运动是绝对的,而静止是相对的。
3 vigor yLHz0     
n.活力,精力,元气
参考例句:
  • The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
  • She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在,她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。
4 rusted 79e453270dbdbb2c5fc11d284e95ff6e     
v.(使)生锈( rust的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • I can't get these screws out; they've rusted in. 我无法取出这些螺丝,它们都锈住了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • My bike has rusted and needs oil. 我的自行车生锈了,需要上油。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 stagnate PGqzj     
v.停止
参考例句:
  • Where the masses are not roused,work will stagnate.哪里不发动群众,哪里的工作就死气沉沉。
  • Taiwan's economy is likely to stagnate for a long time to come.台湾经济很可能会停滞很长一段时间。
6 stagnating 46c4025763e21f3b32abe0666497a0da     
v.停滞,不流动,不发展( stagnate的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • I feel I'm stagnating in this job. 我觉得,干这份工作我没有长进。
  • ITT was stagnating when Geneen became the chief executive officer in 1959. 1959年吉宁出任行政总负责人时,国际电话电报公司正处于不景气时期。 来自辞典例句
7 stagnated a3d1e0a7dd736bc430ba471d9dfdf3a2     
v.停滞,不流动,不发展( stagnate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿,他不能得胜。 来自辞典例句
  • His mind has stagnated since his retirement. 他退休后头脑迟钝了。 来自辞典例句

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