小词详解 | quarantine
Democratic institutions form a system of quarantine for tyrannical desires.
民主制度形成了针对暴政欲望的隔离制度。
Democratic institutions form a system of quarantine for tyrannical desires.
民主制度形成了针对暴政欲望的隔离制度。
No war on the face of the Earth is more destructive than the AIDS pandemic.
地球上没有任何一场战争比艾滋病大流行更具破坏性。
It is not to be imagined how far constancy will carry a man; however it is better walking slowly in a rugged way, than to break a leg and be a cripple.
Love me or hate me. It’s one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger.
Tarnish 源自中古法语 ternir (暗淡光泽或亮度、使暗淡),本义指“(使)失去光泽、暗淡”,尤指因为暴露在空气或湿气中而失去光泽,比如发乌的银烛台(tarnished silver candlesticks)。
This hobble of being alive is rather serious, don’t you think so?
生活在这种境遇里真是不容易,你是不是这样认为?
那个酷爱读书的人满怀着寻求社会正义的愿望。
The avid reader was imbued with a desire for social justice.
在资本主义发展初期阶段,当工人和工厂管理层发生矛盾时,往往会偷偷地把脚上的木鞋脱下来扔进机器里来破坏机器。
An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve.
乐观的人,等于是把肥胖部位也错认作曼妙曲线的女孩。
该仪式中最重要的环节是 act of homage (表示臣服)。
Money is very useful. But if you let it take the wrong place in your life it can wreck havoc.
毋用置疑,金钱是非常有用的,但是在生活中如果你放错了位置,那么将会是毁灭性的。
Churn 本义指“制作黄油的搅乳器”(现在也指“饮料搅拌机”),后来引申为动词表示“用搅乳器搅制黄油”。
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