『掌上致远英语』名画《最后的晚餐》里有几个酒杯?听英文书:《达芬奇密码》94( 二 )


● embellish [?m?bel??] v.【托福/GRE】给(故事)润色;渲染;润饰
If you embellish a story, you make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue.
1. I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details...
我开始讲那则寓言 , 并编造了些对话 , 加了些细节对其进行润色 。
2. Irving popularized the story in a dramatic and embellished account.
欧文凭借其生动细致的描写使这篇小说广受欢迎 。
● Sabbath [?s?b?θ] n.安息日(犹太教的安息日是星期六 , 基督教的安息日是星期日)
The Sabbath is the day of the week when members of some religious groups do not work. The Jewish Sabbath is on Saturday and the Christian Sabbath is on Sunday.
1. ...a religious man who kept the Sabbath...
过安息日的教徒
2. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
纪念安息日 , 守为圣日 。
● tribute[?tr?bju:t] n.【托福/GRE】致敬;颂词;献礼
A tribute is something that you say, do, or make to show your admiration and respect for someone.
1. The song is a tribute to Roy Orbison...
那首歌是对罗伊·奥比森的致敬 。
2. At her funeral her oldest friend paid tribute to her life and work.
在葬礼上 , 她最早的朋友对她的一生和工作给予了高度的赞扬 。
● heretic [?her?t?k] n. 【雅思/GRE】异教徒;离经叛道者
A heretic is a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church.
Thousands of heretics were burned at the stake.
几千名异教徒被烧死在火刑柱上 。
● derive [d??ra?v] v.【雅思/托福】(使)起源于;(使)来自
If you say that something such as a word or feeling derives or is derived from something else, you mean that it comes from that thing.
1. Anna's strength is derived from her parents and her sisters...
安娜的坚强源自于她的父母和姐姐们 。
2. The word ‘politics ’ is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘city ’.
politics一词源自希腊语 , 意思是city 。

● Coptic [?k?ptik] a. 科普特教会的 Coptic means belonging or relating to a part of the Christian Church which was started in Egypt.
● ministry [?m?n?stri] n.圣职;神职 The ministry of a religious person is the work that they do that is based on or inspired by their religious beliefs.
● misinformation [?m?s?nf?'me??n] n.(常指有意提供的)假消息 , 错误消息
Misinformation is wrong information which is given to someone, often in a deliberate attempt to make them believe something which is not true.
1. This was a deliberate piece of misinformation.
这是一条故意制造的假消息 。
2. Let's stop the rumors and misinformation about AIDS.
让我们停止关于艾滋病的流言和误解 。
● scroll [skr??lz] (带有文字的)卷轴 , 长纸卷 A scroll is a long roll of paper or a similar material with writing on it.
● glaring [?gle?r??] a 非常显眼的;昭然的
If you describe something bad as glaring, you are emphasizing that it is very obvious and easily seen or noticed.
1. a glaring error/omission/inconsistency/injustice


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