If I can let you destroy, exactly for the sake of public interest, I'm willing to accept death.

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如果能確切地將你毀滅，為了公眾的利益，我很樂意接受死亡。

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一、下面我們來看看public有幾種含義

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adj.

1.公眾的

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His films never pandered to public taste.

他的電影從不迎合公眾的口味。

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2.公共的，公用的

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Free education for all children in public schools.

對所有兒童實行公共的和免費的教育。

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3.政府的，公務(wù)的

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Grand juries have enormous powers to investigate wrong-doing by public officials as well as private citizens.

大陪審團擁有極大權(quán)力調(diào)查政府官員及平民的過失。

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4.公然的；眾所周知的

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Going to public concerts is often free of charge.

欣賞公開的演奏會通常都是免費的。

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n.

1.公眾，民眾

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Twain continued to amuse the American public with a seemingly inexhaustible store of wit and humor.

馬克·吐溫仍以他那似乎永不枯竭的機智和幽默，使美國公眾笑逐顏開。

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2.（某方面的）大眾，群眾；...界

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That movie was panned by the critics but loved by the public.

那部電影被影評人批評得一文不值,但是卻頗受大眾喜歡。

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二、含有public的常見短語

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in public

adv.當(dāng)眾,公開地,公然地

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public debt

n.<主美>公債,國債

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public opinion

n.輿論,民意

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public relations

公共關(guān)系；公關(guān)

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public servant

n.公仆,公務(wù)員

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三、學(xué)會public的用法了嗎？來做個小測試吧~

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The?social?services?account?for?a?substantial?part?of _____ spending.?

社會福利事業(yè)占了一大部分的公共支出。