Audiences in the second decade of the twentieth century found it pleasant to escape to a time when life, though hard, was relatively simple.We still do;
生活在20世纪20年代的观众认为,逃到一个即使艰苦但比较简朴的时代中去是件愉快的事,我们今天仍有这种感觉。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 21 William SHart and the early 'Western' film

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second ['sɛkənd] 词频1 词根: 跟随
n. 秒;瞬间;次货;第二份食物; adj. 第二的;次要的;居第二位的;另外的; adv. 第二;其次;以第二位; vt. 支持;临时调派;附议;赞成提案;
💡 sec跟随+ond=one第一→跟随第一个之后→第二;秒
"She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter."
她当木工学徒已是第二年了。
近义:back, backstop, reinforce, support, advocate, endorse 反义:oppose, confront, contradict, counter, fence
decade ['dɛked] 词频3 词根: dec
n. 十年,十年间;十个一组;十年期;
💡 dec=deca十+ade名词后缀,表状态→十年
"the greatest scientific achievement of the decade"
这十年最伟大的科学成就
近义:decennium
found [faʊnd] 词频1 词根: found
vt. 创办,成立,建立; v. 发现( find的过去式);找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础,建立,创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest 反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
pleasant ['plɛznt] 词频1 词根: plac
adj. 可爱的;令人愉快的;有趣的;晴朗的;
💡 pleas=please快乐 + ant...的 → a.令人愉快的,舒适的
"I have many pleasant recollections of the time we spent together."
我有很多有关我们一起度过的时光的美好回忆.
近义:likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing 反义:antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly
escape [ə'skep] 词频1 词根: 抓住
v. 逃脱;逃离;躲过;泄露; n. 逃走;逃跑工具或方法;野生种;泄漏; adj. 使逃避困难的;使规避问题的;
💡 es(ex-=out)+cape(无袖的短外套)→逃脱;逃走
"We had to break the door out to escape from the fire."
我们不得不把门砸开以逃避火灾.
近义:abscond, absquatulate, slink, bolt, run, lurk 反义:remain, abide

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