英語單詞超好背 第0442期

discourse

英 [?d?sk??s] 美 [?d?sk??rs]

n. 論述；談話；演講

vi. 演說；談?wù)摚恢v述

vt. 說出；演奏出

例句：

He was hoping for some lively political discourse at the meeting.
他希望在會(huì)上聽到些生動(dòng)的政治演講。

Not only do they report on current events but also inform and shape the public discourse.
它們不僅報(bào)道時(shí)事，而且為公眾論述提供信息和塑造形象。

Break the tension with smiles and humor to reinforce the idea that this is friendly discourse and that all are working toward a common goal.
用微笑和幽默來打破緊張氣氛，強(qiáng)調(diào)這是段友好的談話，并且所有人都在朝著共同的目標(biāo)努力。

nowadays

英 [?na??de?z] 美 [?na??de?z]

adv. 現(xiàn)今；時(shí)下

n. 當(dāng)今

例句：

I don't see much of Tony nowadays.
我現(xiàn)在見托尼不多。

Men are doing more housework nowadays.
現(xiàn)今男人正在承擔(dān)越來越多的家務(wù)。

Five pounds doesn't buy much nowadays.
如今五英鎊買不到多少東西了。

familiarity

英 [f??m?li??r?ti] 美 [f??m?li??r?ti]

n. 熟悉，精通；親密；隨便

例句：

Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face.
托尼被她不尋常的熟悉面孔弄得心煩意亂。

When she saw the house, she had a feeling of familiarity.
她見到這座房子就有一種熟悉的感覺。

The enemy would always have the advantage of familiarity with the rugged terrain.
敵人會(huì)一直在對(duì)崎嶇地形的熟悉上占有優(yōu)勢。

france

英 [frɑ?ns] 美 [fr?ns]

n. 法國；法郎士（姓氏）

例句：

They have gone over to France.
他們渡海到法國去了。

That smell reminds me of France.
這股氣味使我想起了法國。

England and France drew 3–3.
英格蘭隊(duì)與法國隊(duì)打成三平。

nostril

英 [?n?str?l] 美 [?nɑ?str?l]

n. 鼻孔

例句：

Start with alternate nostril breathing.
從交替鼻孔呼吸開始。

Things such as nostril size vary with temperature and humidity in ways that suggest evolution is at work.
鼻孔大小等因素隨著溫度和濕度的變化而變化，這種事表明進(jìn)化在起作用。

I find this one of the easiest way to control stress. Click on the link to learn how to practice alternate nostril breathing.
我認(rèn)為這是控制壓力最簡單的方法之一。點(diǎn)擊鏈接學(xué)習(xí)如何練習(xí)交替鼻孔呼吸。

回顧

1. discourse
2. nowadays
3. familiarity
4. france
5. nostril