■Life and time are the best two teachers. Life teaches us to make good use of time, and time teaches
us the value of life.
■生活和时间是两个最好的老师。生活教会我们要很好的利用时间,时间教会我们生命的价值。
1. GIVE UP
Give up:认输、停止努力、戒除
She will not give up her children without a struggle.
她不会轻易放弃自己的孩子。
He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work.
他受伤严重,不得已只好放弃工作。
2. ABANDON
Abandon:彻底放弃,不再关心,特指停止对某人的照顾、支持;还可以指离开、废弃某地或某物。
His mother had abandoned him at an early age.
他在幼年就被母亲遗弃。
He decided not to abandon his Chicago residence.
他决定不搬离在芝加哥的住宅。
3.DESERT
① 形容逃兵等可耻的放弃行为时,会用到一个比abandon更具有贬义的单词:desert[dɪˈzɜːt]。它指不忠诚、不负责任地抛弃。
He deserted his wife and daughter.
他抛弃妻女。
② desert还有“在对方需要的时候辜负某人”的意思。这种用法中,desert的主语是某种能力,不用人做主语。比如:
His luck deserted him.
运气没有眷顾他。
③ desert[ˈdezət]在做名词时是沙漠的意思,它在做动词时可以表示离开某地让它荒凉。比如:
The tourists have deserted the beaches.
游客们离开了沙滩。
4. FORSAKE-
过去式:forsook,过去分词:forsaken
①Forsake:对亲密关系中断、弃绝。
He forsook his wife for a career.
他为了职业生涯抛弃了妻子。
② 可以指放弃某种价值观或兴趣
I will not forsake my ideals.
我不会放弃我的理想。
①Give up指放弃努力、投降;
②abandon强调不再关心或支持;
③desert的指责意味更强;
④forsake用于对亲密关系的放弃。
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