习语:act of God
讲解:该习语意思为:天灾,不可抗力。天意此语也可写作an act of God. 由an act of 构成的短语还有an act of faith 指“显示信心的行动”;an act of grace 指“恩典,大赦”。 支持范例:
Large numbers of peasants died by the act of God. 大批农民死于天灾。
The destruction of the village must have is an act of god. 那座村庄的毁灭一定是天灾造成的。
It was an act of God: the river broke its banks and they were flooded out. 真是天灾:江河冲毁堤坝,人们背井离乡。 英语情景对话:
A: Every year, the South has the floods. It is an act of God. 南方每年都发洪水,这是天灾。 B:Do you really think so? 你真的这么认为吗?
A: Yeah, you have some other ideas? 是呀,你有不同意见吗?
B: I think, in some way it is an act of God, but in another way, it just is caused by us. 我觉得一方面是天灾,一方面是人祸。 A: For example? 怎么说?
B: We didn't pay attention to the environment, cut down trees and polluted the air. 我们不重视保护环境,乱砍树木,污染大气。
A: Oh, I see. Fortunately government has taken some action to prevent such things.
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哦,我明白了。幸好政府已经采取措施加以控制了。 英语学习笔记:
1.in some way:在某种意义上 He is a clever man in some way. 在某种意义上讲,他是个聪明人。 I know you'll do me good in some way.
从某一方面来说,我知道在你对我的帮助会很大, 2.in another way:另一方面
To put it in another way: he is very shrewd. 换句话说,他这个人很精明。
That's one way of looking at it, but couldn't we consider it in another way? 这是一种看问题的方法,但是我们是不是能从另外一个角度看问题呢? 3.pay attention to:注意 4.cut down:砍到 5.take action:采取行动 6.has the floods:发洪水
7.have some other ideas:有别的想法,有别的意见
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