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王毅Michael 百日读 day6 40岁必读书单
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day 6 40岁必读书单
If you're about to turn 40, take heart.
如果你快要40岁了,振作起来吧。
The National Bureau of Economic Research claims that people are most likely to write a Nobel Prize-winning book at the age of 40.
美国国家经济研究局(National Bureau of Economic Research)称,人40岁时最有可能写出获得诺贝尔奖的书。
If you still need convincing that your forties will be great, Business Insider published a list of 20 books that people should check out in their forties.
如果你还不相信四十岁也是黄金年龄,请看商业内幕网公布的一份40岁必读名单,共20本书。
Their list includes Elizabeth Gilbert's book turned movie, "Eat, Pray Love," which follows the author as she leaves behind her everyday life for an adventure that leads her to explore three different cultures.
这些书有伊丽莎白·吉尔伯特(Elizabeth Gilbert)的《美食、祈祷和恋爱》("Eat,Pray, Love"),这本书曾被翻拍成电影,主要讲了作者抛下平淡生活,探索三种不同文化的经历。
Additionalmust-reads include:"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini and "Lots of Candles,Plenty of Cake" by Anna Quindlen.
这些必读书目还包括:卡勒德·胡塞尼(Khaled Hosseini)的《追风筝的人》("The KiteRunner"),以及安娜·昆德兰(Anna Quindlen)的《不曾走过,怎会懂得》("Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake")。
1 take heart 振作起来
常表示振作的也可以说 cheer up
2 Bureau n.局,司,处 ['bjʊərəʊ]
TheNational Bureau of Economic Research 美国国家经济研究局
TheFederal Bureau of Investigation 美国联邦调查局
3 claim v.声称,主张 [kleɪm]
eg: Sheclaims that the islands belong to China
她声称这篇岛屿属于中国
4 convince v.使信任,使信服[kən'vɪns]
文中出现的是need convincing ,need doing 通常表示需要被如何,说明你刚开始不相信,you need convincing ,秒懂吗?
eg:I‘m not going to believe it myself, never mind convince anyone else
我自己都不会相信,更别提说服别人了
5 leave behind 丢下,留下
文中出现的是leave behind her everyday life ,她抛下了她的日常生活
eg: I don’t want to leave anything behind
我不想留下任何东西
6 adventure n.冒险,惊险经历[əd'ventʃə]
foran adventure 她抛下了她的日常生活去冒险
go onan adventure 去冒险
eg: Jumping off a mountain was part of his adventure
他的惊险经历还包括从山上跳下
7 explore v.探索[ɪk'splɔː]
这个词跟生活比较近的是我们windows系统下的ie浏览器,全程就是internet explorer 互联网探索者,这么翻译可以吗?
eg:The two grave robbers are exploring a newly found tomb.
这两个盗墓者在探寻一个新发现的古墓
8 additional adj.另外的,附加的[ə'dɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l]
additional must-reads 另外的必读书籍
eg: Shares and bonds can bring one quite a considerable additional income
股票和债券能给人带来不菲的额外收入
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