An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off.
一辆古旧的汽车停在一条干涸的河床边,一群著名男女演员下了车。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 74 Out of the limelight

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ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] 词频1 词根: ante
adj. 古代的,已往的;古老的,过时的;年老的;老式的; n. 古代人;古文明国的国民;<古>高龄老人;<古>旗手;
💡 anci古老+ent....的 → 古代的
"extant remains of the ancient wall"
尚存的古城墙遗迹
近义:senior, elder, antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic 反义:hot, imaginative, innovative, latest, modern, novel
famous ['feməs] 词频1 词根: fa
adj. 著名的,出名的;〈古〉一流的,极好的;
💡 fam=fame荣誉+ous形容词后缀 →著名的
"She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer."
她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
近义:illustrious, appreciable, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy 反义:ignored, obscure, unadmired, unbeknown, unfamiliar, unidentified
river ['rivə] 词频1 词根: 河流
n. 河,江;溪,巨流;
"We crossed the bridge over the river Windrush."
我们穿过了温德拉什河上的桥。
近义:fluvial
party ['pɑrti] 词频1 词根: 部分
n. 社交聚会;党,党派;当事人;同类,伙伴; v. 为…举行社交聚会;为…请客;参加社交聚会; adj. 政党的,党派的;社交的,聚会的;共有的,共同的;
💡 派对(谐音): 聚会{开party} 部分(part)丫头(y) 集会组 党
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:roister, carouse, celebrate, feast, revelry, bash 反义:bore
stopped
v. 停止;停下来(stop的过去式和过去分词)
近义:motionless, plugged, stationary, blocked, stonewalled, detained

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