1.degrade [di'greid] v. 降格
You degrade yourself when you tell a lie.
说谎会贬低自己的身分。
2.civility [si'viliti] n. 礼貌, 端壮
Tom shows his civility before his parents' friends.
汤姆在他父母的朋友面前表现得很有礼貌。
3.earnestness n. 坚定, 认真, 急切
I send my regards to him with earnestness.
我向他表达了诚挚的问候。
4.continuance n. 继续的期间, 停留, 持续
Continuance of the war will mean shortage of the food.
战争的持续意味着食品短缺。
5.sanguine adj. 乐天的, 自信的
We are sanguine that we shall be succeeding.
我们自信会成功。
6.consolation n. 安慰, 令人安慰的事物
Your company has been a great consolation to me.
能和你在一起对我是件极为安慰的事。
7.impoverish v. 使...穷
Heavy rain and excessive use have impoverished the soil.
土地因招暴雨侵蚀及使用过度已贫瘠不堪。
1.As such, however,they were treated by her with quiet civility; and by her husband with as much kindness as he could feel towards anybody beyond himself, his wife, and their child.
【难句解析】treat sb. with civility的意思是“以礼待人;
【句子翻译】不过,这么一来,她待她们反倒文静客气起来。她丈夫对她们也和和气气的,他除了对自己和自己的老婆孩子之外,对别人充其量也只能如此。
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