每日一句口语 219

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither

and thither¹, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of

anguish², reaching to the very verge³ of despair.

这些激情像狂风，把我恣情吹向四方，掠过苦痛的大海，迫使

我濒临绝望的边缘。

【Vocabulary】

1. blow:吹；风吹

Example: Now, Peter, make a wish and blow out the 

candles.彼得,现在你许个愿,然后吹蜡烛。

2. hither and thither:到处；向各方

Example: She ran hither and thither in the orchard⁴.她在果园里到处跑。

3. wayward:任性的；倔强的；刚愎的

Example: His wayward youth continued into middle age.他任性的青年时代一直延续到中年。

4. anguish:苦闷；痛苦

Example: The quarrel caused her great anguish.争吵给她造成了极大的痛苦。

5. verge:边缘

Example: The path verges⁵ on the edge of a precipice⁶.这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。

1 thither   

adv.向那里；adj.在那边的，对岸的

参考例句：

• He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
• He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。

2 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

3 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

4 orchard   

n.果园，果园里的全部果树，(美俚)棒球场

参考例句：

• My orchard is bearing well this year.今年我的果园果实累累。
• Each bamboo house was surrounded by a thriving orchard.每座竹楼周围都是茂密的果园。

5 verges   

边，边缘，界线( verge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The small stream verges to the north. 这条小河向北延伸。
• The results ob-tained agree well with those given by Verges using random Bethe lattice model. 所得结果与Verges用非晶的Bethe晶格模型的计算结果相符。

6 precipice   

n.悬崖，危急的处境

参考例句：

• The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice.那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上。
• A slight carelessness on this precipice could cost a man his life.在这悬崖上稍一疏忽就会使人丧生。