【译文】
这些山村的基调总是一样的:肮且穷,极不舒适。
【讲解】
same后的冒号引出同位语。dirt and poverty, and very uncomfortable作the same的同位语。
【单词和短语】
invariable: 始终如一的,恒定不变的(always happening in the same way, at the same time etc.),
例如: It’s my invariable habit to take a nap. 睡午觉是我的老习惯。 invariably是invariable的副词形式。
3-11. For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home, the change to the Alps must have very hard indeed.
【译文】
对过惯了在家里一餐吃七道菜、睡亚麻细布床单的的人来说,到阿尔卑斯山所带来的变化想来一定太难熬了。
【讲解】
accustomed to…at home作定语修饰men。
【单词和短语】
be accustomed to(doing/do)something:习惯于做某事(to be familiar with something and accept it as normal),
例如: We are accustomed to working/work hard. 我们习惯于努力工作。
My eyes soon grew accustomed to the darkness. 我的双眼很快适应了黑暗。
course:(一)道(菜)(one of the separate parts of a meal),例如:
The first course was soup. 第一道是汤。
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