As Earth-dwellers, we always cherish the hope that we will be visited by little green men and that we will be able to communicate with them.
小绿人来拜访我们,而我们可以和他们交流。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 55 From the earth Greetings

📚 句中词汇解析

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cherish ['tʃɛrɪʃ] 词频3 词根: car
vt. 珍爱;怀有;爱护;抚育;
💡 cher=char可爱的+ish表动词,如finish → 珍爱
"I cherish for you the liveliest feeling of affection and gratitude."
我对你怀有最强烈的爱和感激之情.
近义:appreciate, love, prize, relish, revere, savor 反义:underestimate, undervalue, downplay, disesteem
communicate [kə'mjunɪket] 词频3 词根: commun
vt. 传达,表达;显示:清晰地揭示;表明;传染:扩散; vi. 通讯;交际;相连;相通;
💡 com共同+muni交流+cate表动词→共同交流→传播
"By the age of two most children have begun to communicate verbally."
大多数孩子两岁时就开始用说话沟通.
近义:inform, manifest, notify, report, reveal, say
earth [ɝθ] 词频1
n. 地球;陆地;泥土;兽穴; vt. 把(电线)接地;盖(土);追赶入洞穴; vi. 躲进地洞;
💡 耳屎(谐音):耳朵屎长得有点像 泥土-泥土当然长在 地球上啦 ear(耳朵)+t(植物)+h(动物):听到感受到的一切之所在- 地球
"I rammed down the earth around the newly - planted tree."
我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬.
近义:ground, hill, mound, bank, plains, mainland
hope [hop] 词频1
n. 希望,期望;希望的东西;被寄予希望的人或事物、情况;抱有希望的理由; vt.& vi. 希望,期望; vt. [俚语]相信,认为; vi. 希望,盼望,期待;
💡 侯补”对员有 希望成为正式队员
"He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation."
他是年轻一代的希望之灯。
近义:illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy 反义:hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despond, despondence, despondency
little ['lɪtl] 词频1
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的; adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地; n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间; det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny 反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital

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