每日一句口語(yǔ) 220

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We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our

parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the

country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances

of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to

die; nor do we choose the time or conditions of our

death.

我們無(wú)法選擇出生，無(wú)法選擇父母，無(wú)法選擇出生的歷史時(shí)期與國(guó)家，或是成長(zhǎng)的周遭環(huán)境。我們大多數(shù)人都無(wú)法選擇死亡，無(wú)法選擇死亡的時(shí)間或條件。

【Vocabulary】

1. epoch:時(shí)期

Example:Ice age refers to the latest glacial epoch.冰河時(shí)期指的是最近的一個(gè)冰川時(shí)期。

2. upbringing:教養(yǎng);撫養(yǎng);培養(yǎng)

Example:He owed his success to the good upbringing he had.他的成功歸功于他受到的良好教養(yǎng)。

3. circumstance:環(huán)境;詳情

Example:He was forced by the circumstances to do this.他做此事是為環(huán)境所迫。

4. immediate:直接的;最接近的;立即的;目前的

Example:One hundred dollars will meet my immediate needs.一百美元可以應(yīng)付我目前的需要。