In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
一大早，人们便把为死者摆放的食品扔进河中或海里，因为人们认为活着的人吃了这些东西是不吉利的。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 96 The dead return
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 不幸运的，倒霉的;不吉祥的;不顺利的;不凑巧的;
💡 un 不 + luck 幸运 + y...的 → adj.不幸的, 不吉利的, 不祥的, 使人感到不足
"He was very unlucky not to win."
他不幸输了。
近义：luckless, ominous, poor, baleful, unblessed, unblest
反义：jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy, propitious
pron. 任何人;任何一个;谁;
💡 any任何+one一个→任何一个
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
较年长的工人的适应能力和学习速度有时并不亚于其他任何人。
近义：any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
adj. 活（着）的;现存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生计;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的现在分词);居住;以…为生;（按照规矩）管理生活;
💡 liv生活+ing名词后缀 → 生活，生计
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
近义：livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反义：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
adj. 早的;早期的;早日的;（果实等）早熟的;
adv. 早;在初期;先前;提早;
💡 三十“而立”（谐音），人生 早期
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他们申请早日审理他们的案子.
近义：onetime, back, previous, prior, old, earlier
反义：hind, hindmost, back, postern, puisne, retral
n. 早晨;上午;黎明;早期，初期;
💡 摸领（谐音): 早晨起来摸一摸一衣领 早晨山(m)上或许(or)很宁(ning)静
"It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding."
婚礼的那天早上，我们家闹哄哄的。
近义：awakening, sunrise, dawn, daybreak, forenoon, matinal
反义：nighttime, nite, evening, night, nightly, nocturnal