听基础单词,练听力第21期:他们只"focus"自己的利益(在线收听

【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 inhibiting 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

 

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