Lesson 8 A famous monastery 著名的修道院
monastery n.寺院,修道院 nun [nʌn] n.修女,尼姑 monk [mʌŋk] n. 僧侣,修道士;和尚
St. Bernard 圣伯纳德 Pass n.关隘 拼音:guān'ài 英译:(mountain) pass 解释: 险要的关口。 The Great St. Bernard Pass圣伯纳德大山口 The monastery of St. Bernard圣伯纳德修道院
watchdog n.看门狗
watchdog n.看门狗
St. Bernard dog 圣伯纳德犬
rashly adv.莽撞地,冒失地 rash adj. 轻率的;鲁莽的;不顾后果的 They had acted rashly, without thought. 他们未加考虑就轻率行动了。 If you believe in yourself so strongly that you act rashly, confidence can actually make you “stupid.” 如果你过于自信而鲁莽行动,信心就会让你变得“愚蠢”。 Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.尽管修通了隧道,但仍有一些人想冒险徒步跨越圣伯纳德山口。
enclosure n.围场,圈地 enclosure space 封闭空间 enclosure structure 密围式搭建物 enclosure wall围墙,围护墙 As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure. 由于来人太多,狗被关在专门的围栏里。
monk n.和尚,僧侣
privacy n.清静,隐居 right of privacy N-UNCOUNT If you have privacy, you are in a place or situation that allows you to do things without other people seeing you or disturbing you. 隐私; 私人空间 The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy. 修道士们喜欢冬天,而不太喜欢夏天。因为在冬天,他们可以更多地过上无人打扰的生活。
skier n.滑雪者 ski n.滑雪橇 vi.滑雪(-- go skiing) The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter. 冬天常来修道院参观的只有一批批滑雪者。
Easter n.复活节 at Easter 在复活节 at Christmas at Thanksgiving 复活节(主复活日)是一个西方的重要节日,在每年春分月圆之后第一个星期日。基督徒认为,复活节象征着重生与希望,为纪念耶稣基督于公元30到33年之间被钉死在十字架之后第三天复活的日子。
lie v.位于 line 4 lie, lay, lain, lying (vi.位于, 躺, 平放) lie, lied, lied, lying(vi.说谎) lay, laid, laid, laying(vt.放置, 产卵)