Remain

Remain: to continue to be in the same state or condition

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例句：

1) Mooncakes remain an essential part of Mid-autumn Festival.

一、remain” 后常接 “un”开头的形容词，如 unclear, unchanged, unanswered, unproven。

2) The fate of the injured remains unclear.

“remain”后面接“unclear”，意思是伤者的命运未卜。很多关于事故、灾难的新闻报道中会出现这句话。

马云退休后，《经济学人》进行了报道，开头段讲个了笑话：BAT（百度、阿里巴巴、腾讯）中，如果其中一位核心领导不幸被淹死的话，他们公司的股票会受到什么样的影响：

If it were Mr Ma of Alibaba, its shares would fall. If it were Mr Ma of Tencent, they would remain unchanged. And if it were Mr Li of Baidu, they would rise.

二、“remain“后也可以接名词，比如常见的有 a secret, an enigma：

3) Whether the actor killed himself or was murdered remains a secret.

“remain”后面接“a secret”，强调的是这个演员的死因一直是个谜。这里的名词 “a secret” 也可以换成 un开头的形容词，因此这句话还可以这么写：

It remains unknown whether the actor killed himself or was murdered.

译：中秋节一直是中国人最喜欢庆祝的节日之一。

我的版本：Mid-Autumn Festival remains one of the most favorite festivals celebrated/observed national holidays in China.（自己没有把“庆祝”翻译出来，因为不知道celebrate的过去分词还有这用法，参考翻译用national holiday点出中秋节的在中国的地位也避免了重复用词。）

参考翻译：Mid-autumn Festival remains one of the most celebrated/observed national holidays in China.

场景：A Lady Vanishes

Fan Bingbing, an A-list Chinese star, has disappeared, which has sparked wild speculation about her fate. However, whether she has been detained or not remains unclear.

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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

                                  —Chinese Proverb

Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance.

                                        —William Wirt

                        US politician (1772-1834) 

The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose.

                                        —Heda Bejar

= “The rose’s in her hand, the flavor in mine.”