英文美句摘抄

1. Ultimately, these sentences will repay your close attention. Under careful scrutiny, they will open up like flowers and reveal to you the wonders of the world. —John Fox

一看就是文化人的措辞。换了我只能写个大白话。Ultimately, scrutiny, reveal，美妙。

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2. “What is astonishing is that we, who had no idea how anything was going to turn out, now know exactly what happened.” – Philip Roth

我很怕用astonish这个词，我怕一不小心给用大了。看看人家这个弯弯句绕的，换了你你会说吗？估计我可能就说wow, that's what I expect to see, 没了。肤浅。

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3. "their keen eyes can penetrate the water to a depth of … forty feet"— L. K. Porritt

Penetrate, 穿透，我喜欢这个词，以后要多用。

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4. “It was so quiet, a reservation kind of quiet, where you can hear somebody drinking whiskey on the rocks three miles away.” – Sherman Alexie

嗯，中文有静的连掉跟针都能听见，英文是三英里外人家喝酒也能听见。

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5. surveillance  这个是个new trending word 有点类似于supervision

“When I hear that kind of language used, it’s concerning because the F.B.I., the Department of Justice conduct court-ordered electronic surveillance,” said Mr. Comey, who oversaw the inquiry until President Trump abruptly fired him in May 2017. “I have never thought of that as spying.”

虽然这段话是最新鲜的摘抄，但是我发现我真不喜欢读新闻类文章，枯燥。

最后加一句，才看到的，喜欢。

“I knew every raindrop by its name.” – Denis Johnson

是不是还可以说，I knew every snowflake by its name....听起来也很美的嘛