听基础单词,练听力第21期:他们只"focus"自己的利益

【今日基础词】Focus

【Transcript】

A: Did you know that Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize?

B: Yes. The Nobel Committee must be crazy; they really made a wrong decision.

A: Why?

B: You know no presidents can be a real pacifist; they can only focus on their own nation’s benefits.

A: Maybe you are right, but I think the Committee made a wise decision.

B: How did you get this conclusion?

A: The Nobel Committee compelled Obama to be a pacifist by conferring the prize on him. So the world can be really peaceful.

B: It is interesting. It seems that it’s Tripitaka’s Curse.

A: Yes, the Nobel Peace Prize is an inhibiting¹ magic phrase.

B: It looks like I should support the decision.

【注】pacifist n. 和平主义者；Tripitaka’s Curse 三藏的紧箍咒；inhibiting a. 约束的
Translation】

A：你知道奥巴马获得诺贝尔和平奖了吗？

B：嗯，诺贝尔委员会一定是疯了，他们真是做错决定了。

A：为什么？

B：你知道，没有哪个总统是真正的和平主义者的，他们只看重本国的利益。

A：也许你是对的，但是我觉得诺贝尔委员会的决定是明智的。

B：你怎么会这么认为呢？

A：诺贝尔委员会通过这个奖项迫使奥巴马成为和平主义者，这样世界就能真正和平了。

B：真有趣，听起来就像是三藏的紧箍咒。

A：对啊，诺贝尔和平奖就是紧箍咒。

B：看来我应该支持这个决定了
Focus】

focus n. 焦点，焦距；v. 集中，聚集

例：
Bring the object into focus if you want a sharp photograph.
要照出清晰的照片，就要把焦点对准物体。

搭配：focus on 集中于……：
The discussion focused on three main problems. 讨论集中在三个主要问题上。

In this scene, the camera focuses on the actor’s face.
在这个镜头中，摄影机对准演员的脸部。

拓展：focused a. 聚集的

 

1 inhibiting   

抑制作用的，约束的

参考例句：

• The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment. 借款的高成本抑制了企业对新设备的投资。
• The pesticides affect the nervous system by inhibiting the enzyme cholinesterase. 这类农药抑制胆碱酯酶而影响神经系统。