dumb luck 发生了意想不到的好事
时间:2022-08-17 08:07:14
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dumb作形容词有哑的、无声的意思。但dumb luck却与"哑"毫不相干,它是一种非正式用法,常用于口语中,指"发生了意想不到的好事,尤指这事本不会发生"。例如:It was just dumb luck that we found the place at all. (我们发现了那个地方纯属巧合。)又如:
A: How come hurt
locker1 won Oscars?
拆弹部队那种片子怎么能获奥斯卡奖呢?
B: Dumb luck!
走狗屎运呗!
[口语天天练之古迹发掘背后的故事]
看来古迹发掘过程中有不少故事呢!除了兵马俑,还有什么其他发现呢?下面就让我们边学边把口语练起来!
在1976年的发掘中,人们又发现了两个埋满兵马俑的坑穴。
2. Since then discoveries have continued to be made at the site. To date, four pits have been
excavated4.
自那以后,考古现场不断有新的发现。迄今为止,已有4个坑穴被挖掘。
3. Three are filled with the terra-cotta soldiers, horse-drawn chariots, and weapons. The fourth pit is empty, a
testament5 to the original unfinished construction.
其中三个坑穴中埋有兵马俑、陶马拉的战车及武器。四号坑则空无一物,有证据表明该坑一开始就没建完。
4. Archaeologists estimate the pits may contain as many as 8,000 figures, but the total may never be known.
据考古学家估计,这些坑穴中可能埋有多达8000个陶俑,但其总数可能永远无人知晓。
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locker
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n.更衣箱,储物柜,冷藏室,上锁的人 |
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- At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
- He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。
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excavation
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n.挖掘,发掘;被挖掘之地 |
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- The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。
- The excavation exposed some ancient ruins.这次挖掘暴露出一些古遗迹。
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warriors
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武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) |
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- I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
- The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。
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excavated
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v.挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 );开凿;挖出;发掘 |
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- The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
- The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress. 考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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testament
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n.遗嘱;证明 |
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- This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
- It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明,编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。
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