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词汇积累 | Let's shake it off!

• March 15, 2021 • 翻译·译事随笔

[scode type="green"]schizophrenia

n.精神分裂症[/scode]

音标:

/ˌskɪtsəˈfri:ni:ə/

英英释义:

Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness. People who suffer from it are unable to relate their thoughts and feelings to what is happening around them and often withdraw from society.

例句:

①These range from Alzheimer's to schizophrenia to autism.

比如说阿兹海默症、精神分裂症和自闭症。

②And proper treatment may help reduce the likelihood of violence associated with schizophrenia .

适当的治疗也许可以帮助降低患者实施暴力行为的可能性。

拓展:

有同学可能觉得这个词看起来好复杂,其实如果按照音标来是很好记忆的。可以把这个词划分为:schi·zo·phre·nia

当然这是个阅读词汇,不需要记住发音,只需要认得就好。

[scode type="green"]shake off

治好(疾病),摆脱(坏习惯等)[/scode]

英英释义:

If you shake off something that you do not want such as an illness or a bad habit, you manage to recover from it or get rid of it.

例句:

Get your body moving to boost energy, stay supple and shake off winter lethargy.

锻炼身体以增加活力,保持柔韧性,甩掉冬日的慵懒。

拓展:

关于“shake off”的这个意思可能比较少见,《经济学人》一篇关于疫情防控的文章也出现了这个表达:

shake off the virus
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除此之外,shake off的本义是“甩开,甩掉(使不接触)”【If you shake off someone who is touching you, you move your arm or body sharply so that they are no longer touching you.】

Taylor Swift有一首歌《shake it off》大家感兴趣可以听听~

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