2017-09-13

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75篇文章。

1. 「element」：常见的意思是“元素，要素，基本部分”，此处的「return to one’s element」用法类似于「be in one’s element」，指的是“（人、动物的）自然环境”。

原句：But no sooner had he returned to his element than he darted to the bottom, swimming round and round in joyous activity.

例句：For the islanders, the sea is their kingdom, and water is their element.

2. 「sympathy」：常见的意思是“同情，同情心”，这里是“（与某人的）共鸣，同感”的意思。

原句：It was my teacher’s genius, her quick sympathy, her loving tact which made the first years of my education so beautiful.

例句：There was no personal sympathy between them.

plunge into  投入；跳入

slip and slide 游来游去；滑动

to all appearances    就外表来看；显然地

let pass  放过, 对...不予理会

impart knowledge and educate people  教书育人

be capable of  能够

aspiration to knowledge 求知欲

beyond control  无法控制