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 the
Middle Ages |
| The period of European history
from the fall of the Roman Empire(476) to the late 15th century. During
this period religion ruled. Whatever religion said was true. Truth
was not respected. 中世纪 |
| …but
they’ll show up later. |
| Meaning: but they’ll appear
later. 以后会看到他们的。 show up: appear; arrive (after some delay); turn up 出现；到达；露面 1. We waited for two hours, but he did not show up. 我们等了两个小时，他还没出现。 2. He will show up next Monday. 下周一他会露面。 |
| Tell
him to come the first chance he gets. |
| Meaning: Tell him to come
as soon as possible. 请他马上到这来。 |
| I’d
rather he open this oyster. |
| Meaning: I would prefer having
him open this oyster. 我想请他把牡蛎打开。 |
| What
in the world do you think… |
| Meaning: What on earth do
you really think….? 你们究竟想要…. |
| in the world: at all; in existence到底；究竟 （同义习语为on arth） |
| 1. Who in the world is that
fellow? 那个人到底是谁？ 2. What in the world do you want to do? 你到底要做什么？ |
| …come
back half dead of homesickness, and live on next to nothing the rest
of the year. |
| Meaning: When working away
from home, they miss their home, so they come back home and they are
still almost in extreme poverty. …因为思乡又返回小镇，一年中余下的时间生活仍然很寒酸。 |
| next to nothing: almost nothing; a very small amount |
| 几乎没有；很少 1. When he first started to work, John earned next to nothing. 约翰初工作时，赚的钱很少。 2. He knows next to nothing about farming. 他对种田几乎是一窍不通。 |
| Clark
Larrabee’s a fine man. He’s not the town drunk or anything like that,
but having four kids to provide for he gets to feeling ashamed of
the showing he’s making, and he starts drinking. |
| Meaning: Clark Larrabee is
a good person. He is not an alcoholic mania. Being unable to support
such a big family, Clark felt foolish and uncomfortable. He starts
drinking to forget the unhappy reality. 克拉克.莱瑞比是个好人，和镇上的酒鬼可不是一类人，但要养活四个孩子，他感觉到自己挣的钱实在寒酸。从此他开始借酒浇愁。 |
| They
had one too many fights about a month ago, so Clark went off. |
| Meaning: They had one more
fight than either could forgive the other for. The last fight made
him leave home. 一个月前夫妻俩吵了一架，克拉克离开了家。 one too many: one more than is necessary or desirable, esp. the one person or thing that is in the way or not welcome. 多余的一个；不需要的一个 |
