My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
我的老朋友哈里森在回到英国以前曾多年居住在地中海地区。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 38 Everything except the weather
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 朋友，友人;资助者;助手;近亲;
v. <诗>与…为友;
💡 星期五(fri)和 朋友结束(end)友谊(friendship) 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：fiend n.魔鬼, 魔王, 撒旦, 邪神, 能手, 成癖者 说明
"a close ally and friend of the prime minister"
首相的一个亲密盟友和伙伴
近义：mate, pal, partner, payfellow, sidekick, acquaintance
反义：opponent, opposer, opposite, rival, adversary, foe
adj. 地中海的;地中海地区的;地中海居民的;
"Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat."
地中海地区燕麦,被认为是现代栽种燕麦的祖先.
n. 英格兰;英国;
"Report has it that the ballet will visit England before long."
据说这个芭蕾舞团不久将访问英国.
近义：blighty
returned
[ri'tə:nd]
adj. 被送回的，归来的;
v. 返回，回来( return的过去式和过去分词 );恢复;还;归还;
"He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches."
他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。