like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes.
就像一壶热水迟早会凉下来，一双鞋渐渐会磨破一样。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 37 The process of ageing

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

kettle ['kɛtl] 词频2
n. （烧水用的）壶;小汽锅;
💡 ke(渴)+tt(太太)+le(乐):渴太太乐，因为有 水壶 开透（谐音）: 水壶烧水开透了 口渴(k)战斗(battle)为水壶 网友：88.66ip.com
"A cut-out stops the kettle boiling dry."
断流装置避免水壶烧干。
近义：pot, stewpan, stewpot, stockpot, caldron, cauldron
pair [pɛə] 词频1 词根: 类似
n. 一副;一对男女;套在一起的两匹马;雌雄成对的动物; vt.& vi. （使…）成对，（使…）成双; vi. 交配，交尾;
💡 音“派”，派对，成双成对
"a pair of Bermudas"
一条百慕大短裤
近义：match, geminate, twinset, doublet, duo, dyad
wearing
a. 穿用的, 使疲惫的, 磨损的
近义：backbreaking, strenuous, tiring, wearisome, burdensome, exhausting
shoes [[ʃu:z]]
n. 鞋子（shoe的复数）
近义：footgear, footwear
cooling
n. 冷却\\na. 冷却的\\n[计] 冷却
近义：catarrh, chill, refrigeration, chilling, freezing, refreshing 反义：warming

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

They lived well, on the proceeds of raids on neighbouring regions.
他们靠掠夺附近的地区的财物过着舒适的生活。
Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of lifesaving.
海洋摄影室的生物学家指出，无论海豚多么聪明，认为它们有救人的动机可能是错误的。
the study was known as Project Anehin.
安内英工程"。
This is what the sculptor must do.
而雕塑家就必须做到这一点。
Such administrative overheads in a business are analogous to the cost of government in a nation.
一家企业的这种行政管理开支类似于一个国家的政府管理所用的开支。
then reset the whole thing in the Scottish Highlands.
后来却把整个故事背景换成了苏格兰高地。