Though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others, it is extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading about ourselves.
我们都喜欢看关于别人生活的报道,但是否同样喜欢看关于自己生活的报道,就很难说了。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 45 The power of the press
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 阅读;宣读;读物;读数;
v. 读( read的现在分词);看懂;理解;显示,标明;
💡 read阅读+ing名词后缀 → 阅读
"He spent three years reading for a degree in history."
他花了三年时间攻读历史学的学位.
近义:lesson, perusal, read, recital, readout, result
adv. 极端地;非常,很;去;绝;
💡 extreme极端的+ly表副词 →过分地
"The payment offered to the rank and file is extremely poor."
列兵的待遇极低.
近义:highly, hugely, immensely, inordinately, magnificently, mighty
反义:incompletely, nearly, poorly, barely, scantily, scarce
adj. 难以预测的;难以预料的,未定局的;怀疑的,拿不准的;不明不白;
💡 doubt二,双+ful形容词后缀,有...性质的 → 两种状态的 → 可疑的,怀疑的
"Rose was doubtful about the whole idea."
罗斯对整个设想持怀疑态度。
近义:hesitant, hesitative, inconclusive, indecisive, infirm, insecure
反义:hellbent, insistent, aspiring, assertive, materialistic, obtrusive
adv. 相等地;平等地;公正地;平均;
💡 equ 相等 + ally ...地 → adv. 同样地;相等地
"Diet and exercise are equally important."
饮食和锻炼同样重要。
近义:likewise, similarly, too, alike, equitably, evenly
反义:unequally, disproportionately
conj. 虽然,尽管;即使;纵然;
adv. 可是,但是;不过;然而;话虽这样说;
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他虽然经验最少,却是最出色的老师。
近义:however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit