that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.
要是我们不把生活中的重大的事件告诉那条河，就可能大祸临头。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 不幸;厄运;不幸的事;灾难;
💡 mis错误，坏+fortune幸运的→不幸
"He has known great misfortune in his life."
他一生中经历过巨大的不幸。
近义：jinx, misadventure, mischance, miserableness, misery, mishap
反义：blessedness, joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed
vt. 追上，赶上;压倒;（不愉快的事）突然降临;
💡 over越过+take得到→追上,超过
"He pulled out to overtake a truck."
他驶出车流，以超过一辆卡车。
近义：outpace, pass, overpass, catch
adj. 重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
💡 import重要的 + ant 具有...性质的 → a.重要的；有势力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透气的重要工作。
近义：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adj. 有关系的;叙述的;
vt. 叙述(relate过去式和过去分词);
"His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings."
他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
近义：interdependent, interrelated, kindred, similar, accordant, kin
反义：odd, offbeat, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish