Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
成千上万只灯笼慢慢漂向大海，指引着亡灵返回另一个世界。
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
v. 回转，返回;复发，又来;送还;言归正传;
n. 归来，返乡;来回，汇成;赢利;统计表;
💡 re回，向后+turn转→回来，返回
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
学生于十月返校，开始新学年的学习。
近义：reappear, reenter, regress, redeliver, redintegrate, refund
反义：migrate, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, transmigrate
n. 旅行，旅程行期;历程，过程;
vi. 旅行，出游;
vt. 在…旅行或旅行到过…;
💡 journ日期+ey表名词 → 按日期计算的行程 → 旅行，旅程
"The journey took approximately seven hours."
旅程大约花了七个小时。
近义：peregrinate, tour, travel, trip, fare, hike
adv. 缓慢地，慢吞吞地，慢腾腾地;慢条斯理地，不慌不忙地，袅袅;迟钝，痴痴呆呆地;逐步;
"He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital."
他自出院以来,身体恢复得很慢.
近义：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
反义：apace, impulsively, lightly, precipitately, precipitously, quickly
vi. 流动;随意移动;漂泊;浮现;
vt. 漂流;堆积成堆;
n. 漂移，偏移;趋势，动向;大意;放任自流;
💡 dri(dry)+ft(浮它):干的东西浮在它上面- 漂流 抓草稿（draft),追水漂(drift)
"a population drift away from rural areas"
农村地区的人口外流
近义：meander, saunter, stroll, cast, precipitate, set
adj. 死去的;完全的;无感觉的;呆板的;
adv. 完全地;非常;绝对;极度;
n. 死者;（死一样的）寂静;极寒时候;
💡 呆的，人 死是“呆的
"We don't know whether he's alive or dead."
我们不知道他是死是活。
近义：asleep, numb, numbed, unfeeling, benumbed, unresponsive
反义：mindful, aware, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful