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Episode 001: abandon, somewhat, man, indoor, anxiety, defence, version, prompt, pool, plan, conclusion. 1. abandon (v.) ○ 中文释义: 放弃 或 抛弃 ○ 英文释义: to leave a place, thing, or person, usually forever ○ 例句: § "We had to abandon our plan for a picnic because of the rain." § "The old house was abandoned years ago." 2. somewhat (adv.) ○ 中文释义: 有点 或 稍微 ○ 英文释义: ‘to some degree’ or ‘a little’ ○ 例句: § "I was somewhat surprised to see him there." § "The test was somewhat more difficult than we expected." 3. man (v.) ○ 中文释义: 派人驻守 或 操作 ○ 英文释义: to staff or operate a place or a piece of equipment ○ 例句: § "We need someone to man the phones while the receptionist is at lunch." § "All hands on deck, we need to man the lifeboats!" 4. indoor (adj.) ○ 中文释义: 室内的 ○ 英文释义: something that is situated, done, or used inside a building ○ 例句: § (来自节目对话) "We need to get everyone together for an indoor brainstorming session this afternoon." 5. anxiety (n.) ○ 中文释义: 焦虑 ○ 英文释义: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome ○ 例句: § "He felt a great deal of anxiety about his final exams." § "Breathing exercises can help reduce anxiety." 6. defence (n.) ○ 中文释义: 防御 ○ 英文释义: § protection or resistance against attack (注: 英式拼写 d-e-f-e-n-c-e, 美式拼写 d-e-f-e-n-s-e) § what is said or written in support of something or someone that has been criticized ○ 例句: § "He wrote a long letter in defence of his actions." § "What do you have to say in your defence?" 7. version (n.) ○ 中文释义: 版本 ○ 英文释义: § A particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same type of thing § a person's account of something ○ 例句: § "His version of the story was very different from hers." 8. prompt (adj. / v.) ○ 中文释义 (adj.): 迅速的 ○ 英文释义 (adj.): done without delay; immediate ○ 中文释义 (v.): 促使 ○ 英文释义 (v.): to cause or bring about an action or feeling ○ 例句: § (adj.) "She is always prompt in replying to my emails." § (v.) "His question prompted a long discussion." 9. pool (v.) ○ 中文释义: 汇集 ○ 英文释义: to collect money, information, or resources from different people or places so they can be used by the group ○ 例句: § "Let's pool our ideas and see if we can solve this problem." 10. plan (n. / v.) ○ 中文释义: 计划 ○ 英文释义: (n.) a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something; (v.) the action of making that proposal ○ 例句: § "What’s your plan for the weekend?" § "We need to plan our vacation carefully." § "The original plan was to travel by train, but we decided to drive instead." 11. conclusion (n.) ○ 中文释义: 结论 ○ 英文释义: § the end or finish of an event or process § a judgement or decision reached by reasoning ○ 例句: § "So, what’s the conclusion here?" § "The data led them to an interesting conclusion." § "Don't jump to conclusions!" 中译英练习 (Translation Challenge) 练习 1: • 中文句子: 尽管项目初期他感到非常焦虑, 但他最终没有放弃, 而是得出了一个令人信服的结论 • 翻译 1: "Although he felt a lot of anxiety at the beginning of the project, he didn't abandon it and reached a convincing conclusion in the end." • 翻译 2: "Despite his initial anxiety about the project, he ultimately didn't abandon it, instead drawing a convincing conclusion." 练习 2: • 中文句子: 为了给这次室内活动提供有力的防御, 他的老板要求他立即派人守住入口 • 翻译 1: "To provide a strong defence for the indoor event, his boss asked him to promptly man the entrance." • 翻译 2: "His boss demanded that he man the entrance immediately, in defence of the indoor event." 练习 3: • 中文句子: 我们最好把资源汇集起来, 因为这个新版本的计划看起来有些复杂 • 翻译 1: "We should pool our resources because this new version of the plan seems somewhat complicated." • 翻译 2: "It would be best if we pool our resources, as this new version of the plan looks somewhat complex."