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peror, will enact a reign of terror.

多米提安即将成为国王，暴制天下。

b)That’s why people today look on Taizong’s reign as a golden age.

这就是为什么今天人们把唐太宗的统治看作一个黄金时代。

16【humble】

V.Adj.卑微的，谦逊的

a) It\''s true of my humble hut where I see my morality, virtues, and happiness but shames.

斯是陋室，惟吾德馨。

b)You can thank the humble dung beetle for eating up the excess.

这要感谢不起眼的蜣螂，是它们吃光了多余的便便。

17【fleet】

N.舰队

a)The city solution is to build a huge fleet of electric buses.

城市问题的解决办法就是创造大量的电动公交车。

b)Your fleet are Rebel scum and war criminals.

你们的舰队成员都是叛军渣滓和战争罪犯。

18【liability】

N.责任，债务，倾向，可能性

a)Debt is both an asset to the lender and a liability to the borrower.

债务是贷款方拥有的财产，也是借款方欠下的负债。

b)Friends are liability that can be exploited.

朋友是会被人利用的累赘。（《星期三》）

19【wit】

N.聪明人，机智

a)The taste of wit is the sweetest of all.

智慧的滋味最甜美。

b)Mulan has incredible wit and unwavering courage.

木兰有绝顶的智慧和坚定不移的勇气。

20【utter】

Adj./V.完全的彻底的，说出表达发射

a)A direct hit brings utter devastation.

飓风所到之处一片狼藉。

b)With an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the reveller upon opium.

心里真是愁苦至极，愁苦得俗世的情感已无法比拟，只有与染阿芙蓉癖者梦回以后的感觉作比，才足够贴切——（爱伦坡《厄舍府的倒塌》）

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01【keep one’s word】

守信

[例句]

Anita is an honourable person who always keeps her word.

安娜是个言出必行、值得尊重的人。

02【preserve sb.’s integrity】

坚守原则

[例句]

Often they had to display great courage to preserve their integrity or to make their way to the top.

他们往往需要展现出极大的勇气来坚守自己的原则或登上所属领域的顶峰。

03【be down-to-earth】

务实的

[例句]

I appreciate Anna’s down-to earth approach to problem-solving and decision-making.

我十分欣赏安娜在解决问题和做决定时的那种务实精神。