He is now satisfied merely to try to stand up, but as soon as he does so a porpoise knocks him flat.
此时的海龟，只要能站起来就满足了，但它刚站起来，就被一只海豚击倒。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 18 Porpoises
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
a. 感到满意的
近义：jaded, pleased, replete, sated, satiated, chuffed
反义：ungratified, unhappy
n. 台，看台;立场;停止;抵抗;
vi. 站立，起立;竖直放置;保持看法;停滞;
vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承担责任;
vt.& vi. 站立，（使）直立，站着;
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义：suffer, take, tolerate, bear, stick, endure
反义：placate, quit, remit, soften, subside, yield
adv. 立刻，马上;一会儿，不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
adj. 平的;单调的;不景气的;干脆的;
adv. （尤指贴着另一表面）平直地;断然地;水平地;直接地，完全地;
n. 平地;公寓;平面;
vt. 使变平;[音乐]使（音调）下降，尤指降半音;
vi. 逐渐变平;[音乐]以降调唱（或奏）;
💡 l(一根管子)+fat(胖):用一根管子对你 对气你就变胖了- 吹气
"They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat."
他们抱怨楼上发出的噪音太大。
近义：blowout, apartment, level, plain, bare, smooth
反义：irregular, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, asymmetrical, rough