Episode 2: gracious, last, proportion, steam, private, analyse, original, hi, domestic, bend 1. gracious (adj.) ○ 中文释义: 亲切的，和蔼的 ○ 英文释义: (describes a person or their behavior) very polite, kind, and pleasant, especially to people of a lower social status ○ 例句: § "She was a gracious hostess." § "He was gracious enough to thank everyone on his team personally." § "They lived a gracious lifestyle in a beautiful country home." 2. last (adj., adv., v.) ○ 中文释义: (作为动词) 持续，维持 ○ 英文释义: (adj.) coming after all others in time or order; (v.) to continue for a particular period of time ○ 例句: § "This is the last cookie in the jar." § "How long will the movie last?" § "The battery on my phone doesn't last very long." § "I saw him last week." § "The good weather didn't last." 3. proportion (n.) ○ 中文释义: 部分，比例 ○ 英文释义: a part or share of a whole ○ 例句: § "I ate a large proportion of the pie." § "A large proportion of the city's budget is spent on education." § "The proportion of men to women in the nursing profession is changing." 4. steam (n. / v.) ○ 中文释义: 蒸汽 ○ 英文释义: (n.) the hot gas that is produced when water boils; (v.) to cook it with steam ○ 例句: § "I like to steam vegetables because it's a healthy way to cook." § "After a stressful week at work, he went for a long run to let off steam." § "Steam rose from the hot springs." 5. private (adj.) ○ 中文释义: 私人的，私有的 ○ 英文释义: for the use of a single person or group, not for the general public ○ 例句: § "This is private property, no trespassing." § "She had a private meeting with her boss." § "You should keep your password private." 6. analyse (v.) ○ 中文释义: 分析 ○ 英文释义: to examine it in detail in order to understand it ○ 例句: § "Scientists must analyse the data from their experiments." § "We need to analyse the reasons for our failure to learn from our mistakes." § "I need to analyse my spending habits to save more money." 7. original (adj.) ○ 中文释义: 最初的，原始的 ○ 英文释义: The first or earliest form of something; fresh and not copied from others ○ 例句: § "The original painting is in a museum in Paris, but you can buy a copy." § "She had a very original idea for the project." 8. hi (greeting) ○ 中文释义: 嗨，你好 ○ 英文释义: a simple, friendly greeting ○ 例句: § "Hi, Emma!" § "Hi, Frank!" 9. domestic (adj.) ○ 中文释义: (关于家庭生活) 家庭的; (关于国家) 国内的 ○ 英文释义: relates to a person's own country, or to the home, house, or family ○ 例句: § "The company wants to expand from the domestic market into the international market." § "He was not very interested in domestic matters." 10. bend (v.) ○ 中文释义: 弯曲 ○ 英文释义: to shape or force something straight into a curve or angle; to move the top part of your body downwards and forwards ○ 例句: § "He bent down to tie his shoelace." § "We had to bend the rules a little to get the project finished on time." 中译英练习 (Translation Challenge) 练习 1: • 中文句子: 为了分析最初的蒸汽动力设计，我们不得不稍微变通一下规则 • 翻译 1: "In order to analyse the original steam-powered design, we had to bend the rules a little." • 翻译 2: "We had to bend the rules slightly to analyse the original design that used steam power." 练习 2: • 中文句子: 一位和蔼可亲的女士告诉我，这家私人诊所的大部分国内业务将持续到明年年底 • 翻译 1: "A gracious lady told me that a large proportion of this private clinic's domestic business will last until the end of next year." • 翻译 2: "I was informed by a gracious woman that the majority proportion of this private clinic's domestic operations is expected to last through the end of next year." 练习 3: • 中文句子: 嗨，你能弯腰捡一下那张原始收据吗？ • 翻译 1: "Hi, can you bend down and pick up that original receipt?" • 翻译 2: "Hi, could you bend over and get the original receipt?"
