2018年8月24日英语学习

新句

短篇1主题:中年危机(midlife crisis)

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phrase almost completes itself: midlife crisis

中年危机 这个词语几乎完全的解释了自己

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It’s the stage(阶段,舞台) in the middle of the journey when people feel youth vanishing, their prospects narrowing and death approaching.

这是旅途的中间阶段,他们感到青春正在消逝,前景越来越狭窄且死亡正在到来

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In fact, there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis other than a few small pilot(飞行员,领航的) studies conducted decades ago

事实上,除了几十年前组织的领航性的(初步的)研究外没有确凿的证据可以证明中年危机

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The bulk of the research

大多数的研究

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They give priority to relationships, as careers often recede

他们把更多的优先权给人际关系,与此同时通常职业逐渐淡化

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Life Reimagined(书籍) paints a picture of middle age that is far from gloomy

重新构想生活描绘的中年画像与黑暗相差甚远

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Karl Barth described midlife precisely this way

Karl Barth这样精确的描述了中年生活

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the sowing(播种) is behind; now is the time to reap. The run has been taken; now is the time to leap. Preparation has been made; now is the time for the venture of the work itself

种子已经播好,现在是收获的时候.助跑已经完成,现在是起跳的时刻,万事俱备,是时候冒险了

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People are healthy and energetic longer

人民更加健康也更精力充沛

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presidential candidates

总统候选人

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A longer lifespan is changing the narrative structure of life itself

更长的寿命正在改变生命本身的叙述结构

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短篇2主题:鸡蛋习俗

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In spring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome source of protein at winter’s end

春天,母鸡们开始下蛋,在冬季的末尾带来了受欢迎的蛋白质来源

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Easter

复活节

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elevate the egg into a fancy art

使鸡蛋上升到奇特的艺术

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the heavily jewel-covered “eggs”

华丽珠宝装饰的蛋

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Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate(vulnerability). Eggs are, too.

当代的艺术家追随这一传统去创造彩蛋艺术诉说我们当代的焦虑,生命是珍贵而易碎的,鸡蛋也是如此.

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There’s something about their delicate nature(自然本性) that appeals to me

正是脆弱的自然本性吸引了我

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I’ve broken eggs at every stage of the process—from the very beginning to the very, very end

在这个过程中每个阶段我都会把鸡蛋打碎-从最开始到结束.

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The tradition, dating back to 300 B.C., was later incorporated into the Christian church

这个可以追溯到公元前300年的传统最后被融入到基督教中

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总结

我感觉阅读理解比略读要难,很多的单词我见都没有见过,但是这一次居然蒙得出奇的对,8道题错了2个,我感觉大概的意思我还是能搞懂吧

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