《老人与海》Day1《The Old Man and the Sea》

  今日金句  

本周共读 ：《老人与海》

But none of these scars were fresh. They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert. Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.

 

但是这些伤疤中没有一块是新的。它们像无鱼可打的沙漠中被侵蚀的地方一般古老。他身上的一切都显得古老，除了那双眼睛，它们像海水一般蓝，是愉快而不肯认输的.

 

  单词注解  

 

erosion [ɪ'roʒən]

n. 侵蚀，腐蚀；削弱；逐渐降低

soil erosion  水土流失；土壤侵蚀

the erosion of moral standards

道德水准的逐渐降低

 

cheerful ['tʃɪrfl]

adj. 快乐的；愉快的；高兴的

They enjoy all the cheerful things.  

他们享受一切快乐的事。

词根：cheer

n. 欢呼；愉快；心情；令人愉快的事

vi. cheer 欢呼；感到高兴

vt. cheer 欢呼；使高兴；为…加油

 

undefeated  ['ʌndɪ'fitɪd]

adj. 未被击败的

She was undefeated for 13 years.

她曾十三年未被战胜过。