小匚讲单词:epidemic、generation、direction、support、eager、praise

epidemic

金融危机时期下,银行的大规模破产:an epidemic of bankruptcies(破产);

传染疾病大爆发:an outbreak of epidemic disease

在前几年的新冠 COVID-19 was an epidemic

再比如:当 flu 感冒 epidemic 感染 袭击(hit)我们学校,好像半个班的人都因病请假了。

When the flu epidemic hit our school, it felt like half the class was missing because everyone was sick at home.

在 epidemic 期间,人们开始在任何地方都戴口罩(masks)…

During the epidemic, people started wearing masks everywhere, even in places you wouldn’t expect(预料、期望).

新闻天天报道 on(关于)epidemic,让每个人都知道如何 stay safe(adj)。

The news reported on the epidemic every day, trying to keep everyone updated on how to stay safe.

endemic 一种地方性的病、某地才有的;

epidemic 传播范围更大了,但是具体多少算大,看具体学术的研究,我们不深究,总之范围是更大了;

pandemic 尤其指影响了全世界,尤其是人们还没有对这个病免疫,前面说的 新冠COVID-19也是 pandemic。

可以看到 -demic 都是什么什么病。

https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/articles/epidemic-vs-pandemic-323471

https://byjus.com/biology/difference-between-epidemic-and-pandemic

generation

年轻的一代:the younger generation

他是好几代学生的英雄。He was a hero to generations of students.

四世同堂(四代人都住在一个屋子里):That family has lived in the same house for four generations.

最新一代的video game机,有超级逼真(realistic)的画面(graphics),就像你在游戏里一样。

The latest generation of video game consoles has realistic graphics, it’s like you’re right inside the game.

几代人之间总有文化冲突(clash)。

There’s always a bit of a culture clash between generations, like how my parents can’t understand why I watch so much Time Trio.

祖父的 generation 的高中生活和我们比一点不一样。

My grandparents’ generation had a totally different high school experience than we do – no smartphones, no social media, just face-to-face conversations.

我是 Gen Z。Gen 就是 Generation 的缩写。

https://psychosocialinfo.medium.com/which-generation-are-you-from-add0a159fe6e

direction

direct 动词见下图,用作 adj 直接的(If someone is direct, it means they say what they mean有啥说啥; if a plant is in direct sunlight, it gets a lot of sun.太阳直照);adv directly(直接地)。

沿着路走,他看到公交车从相反的(opposite)方向来。

Down the road, he could see a bus coming from the opposite direction.

23名员工在她的指导下工作。

Twenty-three employees work under her direction.

如果你们有晚会,比如晚会的筹办者(organizers)可能是在文艺委员(literature and art commissioner)的 directions 下的(under her direction)。

director:导演,给演员 directions的人、告诉所有相关人员电影要怎么拍的人。

leader 领导某种程度也是给公司的人 directions 的。每周开会告诉大家要干什么,公司将何去何从。

玩游戏的:

Up, down, left and right (WASD 或 上下左右 方向键)are the keys used to move the direction of the game character.

问路(问directions);给方向(指directions,指路)

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尤其是上海 2 号线,到浦东机场的有两个终点站这种。One 终点站是 广兰路地铁站,the other 另一种的终点站是 浦东国际机场。那么要去机场的人就要看清楚 来的 地铁的 direction 写的是不是机场。

support

他们在困难时期给了他情感支持。

They gave him emotional support during difficult times.

比如玩游戏,自己被围攻,请求support(请求支援)。

“The evidence supports the defendant”(证据支持被告)

support a family,意味着 养家。

customer support,客户支持。买了东西,要售后的service(服务),需要去找 customer support。

苹果的支持界面(https://support.apple.com/):【看这个官网的地址,support】

如果去线下官方店,有一个 area 专门用来修苹果的产品。通常有很多蓝衣服的专业人士(Apple Technology Supporters,或者 technical expert – 技术专家)。

相关图片搜索结果(感受一下 support):

eager

如果说什么什么是 eager 的(be eager to),形容对什么什么有热情的欲望或兴趣。

eager to get started,迫不及待想开始

企业**渴望(eager)从技术中受益,而64%的人期望(expect)**AI提高其生产率。

Businesses are eager to benefit from the technology, with 64% expecting AI to increase their productivity.

有一个长得像的单词:eagle 鹰, Eagle eyes are sharp. 鹰眼很敏锐。

我掰着手指倒计时新电影的上映。

I’m so eager to see the new movie, I’ve been counting down the days!

有没有很想做的事情?那就是 You are eager to do 。。。

她真是太想开始新工作了,第一天早到了一个小时!

She was eager to start her new job, arriving an hour early on her first day.

praise

可名可动,钦佩 或 认可。

In the comments section, Landon received tons of praise for sharing his diagnosis on his platform. 收到赞扬 表扬

你画的真好,你值得那些赞美!

Wow, your painting is amazing! You deserve all the praise.

音乐会结束后,每个人都赞扬乐队的表演超赞(incredible)。

After the concert, everyone praised the band for an incredible performance.

我经常赞美学生的辛勤工作和创造力。

I often praise students for their hard work and creativity.

👩🏻‍🍳的新菜(dish)获得(earn)了最挑剔的食品评论家的 praise👍🏻。

The chef’s new dish earned praise from even the most critical food critics.

win high praise,赢得很高(棒)的赞美。

sing one’s own praises,【for fun 猜猜看什么意思?】

sing one’s own praises ,王婆卖瓜,自吹自擂。

给自己鼓个掌吧!


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