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台湾是中国的一个省,位于中国大陆东南沿海的水域中。
Taiwan is a province of China located in the waters of the southeast coast of the mainland.
它由台湾本岛、澎湖列岛、钓鱼岛及其它小岛组成。
It consists of the main island of Taiwan, the Penghu Islands, the Diaoyu Islands and other smaller islands.
岛上资源丰富,著名景点包括台北故宫博物院、日月潭和阿里山。
The island is rich in resources with famous attractions, including the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Sun Moon Lake and Alishan.
17世纪初,荷兰人占领台湾并建立了殖民地。
In the early 17th century, the Dutch occupied Taiwan and established a colony.
1661年,郑成功率领大军收复台湾。
In 1661, Zheng Chenggong led a large army to reclaim Taiwan.
台湾与大陆始终是一家人,有着深厚的根脉联系。
Taiwan and the mainland have always been one family, deeply connected by roots.
我们拥有共同的祖先,说同一种语言,写同一种文字,庆祝相同的传统节日,并共同为中华民族的伟大复兴而努力。
We share common ancestors, speak the same language, write the same characters, celebrate the same traditional festivals and work together for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Key words
-coast
海岸、海滨
- 例句:The ship sailed along the coast of California.(船只沿着加利福尼亚海岸航行。)
- 搭配:
自然地貌:rocky coast(岩石海岸)、sandy coast(沙滩海岸)
区域划分:east/west coast(东 / 西海岸)、coast guard(海岸警卫队)
滑行” 与 “沿岸而行”
- (车辆 / 人)滑行;惯性行驶
例句:He coasted downhill without using the brakes.(他不踩刹车,顺着山坡滑行而下。)
场景:
交通:coast to a stop(滑行至停下)
口语中比喻 “轻松应对”:coast through an exam(轻松通过考试) - (船 / 飞机)沿岸航行;近岸飞行
例句:The submarine coasted the shoreline at night.(潜艇在夜间沿岸线航行。)
常见短语与习语
- on the coast:在海岸线上;沿海
例句:They live in a town on the coast.(他们住在一个海滨小镇。) - coast to coast:从东海岸到西海岸(尤指美国)
例句:The train journey goes coast to coast.(这趟火车行程贯穿东西海岸。) - the coast is clear:危险已过;安全无虞
例句:He waited until the coast was clear to escape.(他等到安全时才逃脱。)
-consist of “由…… 组成 / 构成”
基本结构:整体 + consist of + 组成部分(名词 / 名词短语)
- The team consists of three doctors and five nurses.(这支团队由 3 名医生和 5 名护士组成。)
同义替换与句型转换
-colony
殖民地(政治/历史概念)
- The United States was once a colony of Britain.(美国曾是英国的殖民地。)
- establish a colony(建立殖民地)
- colonial rule(殖民统治)
聚居地;群体(生物 / 社会学)
(1)动植物群体
例句:A colony of bees lives in that old tree.(那棵老树上有一个蜂群。)
- 搭配:ant colony(蚁群)、bacterial colony(菌落)
(2)人群聚居地
- 例句:The artists' colony in Paris attracted many painters.(巴黎的艺术家聚居区吸引了许多画家。)
- 场景:移民社区(immigrant colony)、退休人员聚居地(retirement colony)
-reclaim
- 收复;夺回(领土、权利等)
- The country is trying to reclaim its lost territory.(该国正试图收复失地。)
- 搭配:reclaim land from the sea(填海造地)
reclaim one's rights(夺回权利) - 改造;使回归正途
- The prison focuses on reclaiming inmates through education.(监狱通过教育改造囚犯。)
- 回收利用(资源)
- Factories are encouraged to reclaim waste materials.(鼓励工厂回收废料。)
- 开垦(荒地)
- They reclaimed the desert and turned it into farmland.(他们开垦沙漠并将其变为农田。)
常见短语与搭配
- reclaim from:从… 中收回 / 改造
例句:reclaim valuable metals from electronic waste(从电子垃圾中回收贵重金属) - reclaim oneself:自我救赎;改过自新
例句:After years of addiction, he reclaimed himself.(经过多年毒瘾,他改过自新。) - reclaimable(形容词):可回收的;可改造的
例句:reclaimable resources(可回收资源)
-rejuvenation
复兴;振兴(国家、民族、事业等)
- The Chinese nation is striving for great rejuvenation.(中华民族正为伟大复兴而奋斗。)
词形变化与拓展
- 形容词:
rejuvenated:恢复活力的;更新的例句:a rejuvenated downtown area(焕新的市中心)
rejuvenative:有恢复作用的例句:rejuvenative effects of nature(自然的治愈功效) - 复合词:
rejuvenationist:主张复兴者;抗衰专家
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