劇情說(shuō)到這里,我們來(lái)看一下這一集中的重點(diǎn)知識(shí)點(diǎn)

Brood over這個(gè)詞組的原意是指郁郁而思,沉思冥想。

與這個(gè)詞組相近的還有brood on以及 brood about。我們來(lái)看一下他們的區(qū)別。

brood over:郁郁而思,沉思冥想

brood on:念念不忘,計(jì)較(特指忿恨不滿(mǎn))

brood about:關(guān)心

【例句】

You seem to brood over things.
你好像有什么事悶在心里。

If you bury your anger, and you brood on it and you resent the other person or the attacker, and you don't try to resolve the problem, then you're in trouble.
如果你把怨氣憋在心里,耿耿于懷,對(duì)對(duì)方憤恨不滿(mǎn),而不想辦法去解決問(wèn)題,那就麻煩了。

As historians we brood about the study of the history.
作為歷史學(xué)家,我們關(guān)心的是研究歷史。

Enter a downturn 這個(gè)詞組中的downturn 的意思是(價(jià)格或活動(dòng)) 開(kāi)始下降; 衰退,低迷時(shí)期。

與其相近的還有recessiondepression。那三者的區(qū)別在哪里。

Recession ( hard to return to what it had been before)難以恢復(fù)到往日輝煌

Downturn ( temporary, perhaps through hard work and better)只是一段時(shí)間的,通過(guò)努力奮斗會(huì)改善

Depression (a long period of seriously reduced business activity and high unemployment)一段長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的嚴(yán)重的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退以及居高不下的失業(yè)率

【例句】

The recession has caused thousands of bankruptcy.
經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣造成數(shù)千萬(wàn)的破產(chǎn)。

The current US downturn could not be more different.
目前美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)低迷與當(dāng)時(shí)的情況截然不同。

Many people were idle during the depression.
在那蕭條時(shí)期,很多人都無(wú)事可做。

General rule of thumb 這個(gè)詞組被有些人譯為拇指法則。

It means "a general guideline that has a broad application, but which is not strictly accurate in every case."

這是“并不是在所有情況都完全準(zhǔn)確的應(yīng)用廣泛的通用準(zhǔn)則”的修辭表達(dá)。簡(jiǎn)單地來(lái)表述一下,就是一般來(lái)講、通常情況下的意思。

【例句】

As a general rule of thumb, at every transition point, log it.
根據(jù)一般的經(jīng)驗(yàn),在每個(gè)過(guò)渡的地方,需要進(jìn)行日志記錄。

As a general rule of thumb you should go to sleep when you're tired and wake up at roughly the same time every morning.
一般說(shuō)來(lái),當(dāng)你疲勞時(shí)你都去睡覺(jué),并在每個(gè)早晨的大概相同的時(shí)間醒來(lái)。

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