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| 释义 | 〔Elam〕An ancient country of southwest Asia in present-day southwest Iran. It was established east of the Tigris River before 3000b.c. and was known for its warlike people, traditionally thought to be descended from Noah's son Shem. 埃兰：亚洲西南部的古老国家，在今天的伊朗西南部。公元前 3000年以前在底格里斯河东岸建国。以善战的人民著称，传统上被认为是诺亚儿子舍姆的后代 〔Hippo〕An ancient city of northwest Africa in present-day northeast Algeria south of Annaba. Saint Augustine was its bishop froma.d. 396 to 430. 希波：古代非洲西北部的一座城市，在今天阿尔及利亚东北部，安纳巴以南圣奥古斯丁在公元 396年到430年任该城的大主教 〔Numidia〕An ancient country of northwest Africa corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria. It was part of the Carthaginian empire before the Punic Wars and became a separate kingdom after 201b.c. Conquered by Rome in 46 b.c. and invaded by the Vandals in the fifth century a.d. , Numidia was overrun by the Arabs in the eighth century. 努米底亚：非洲西北部的一个古国，大致在今天的阿尔及利亚。在古迦太基战争前是迦太基帝国的一部分，公元前 20年成为独立王国， 公元前 46年被罗马征服， 公元后 5世纪被汪达尔人侵略，8世纪大批阿拉伯人来到努米底亚 〔today〕During or on the present day.在今天：在现在这一天内或在现在这一天〔carpet〕Several important matters will be on the carpet at today's meeting.几个重要的问题要求在今天的会议上讨论〔missionize〕"Eastern Apaches in what is now Texas were even missionized—briefly—in the eighteenth century"(William Brandon)“生活在今天的得克萨斯州的东阿帕切人甚至被改变了信仰，这主要发生在18世纪”(威廉·布兰登)〔stratospheric〕"money borrowed at today's stratospheric rates of interest"(New York Times)“在今天极高利息率的时代借的钱”(纽约时报)〔Schweitzer〕French philosopher, physician, and musician who founded (1913) and spent much of his life at a missionary hospital in present-day Gabon. Schweitzer was a noted organist and wrote many philosophical and theological works. He won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.施韦策尔，阿尔贝特：(1875-1965) 法国哲学、医生和音乐家。他在今天的加彭成立了一家教会医院(1913年），并为此花费了大部分时间。施韦策尔是一个有名的风琴演奏家，并写有许多哲学和神学作品。他获得了1952年诺贝尔和平奖〔whence〕It is difficult to label as incorrect a construction with such respectable antecedents.Still, it may be observed thatwhence (like thence ) is most often used nowadays to impart an archaic or highly formal tone to a passage, and that this effect is probably better realized if the archaic syntax of the word—withoutfrom —is preserved as well. 由于这样一些值得尊敬的先人，故而将其归类为一个不正确的结构就比较困难。不过，仍然可以注意到whence （如同 thence )在今天最常用来给一段文章赋予一种古体的或极其正式的语调， 并可以注意到如果该调整的古式构词方式（即不带有from 这个词）亦同样保留的话，该古体且高度正式的语调的效果则能更好地体现出来 〔Bohemia〕A historical region and former kingdom of present-day western Czechoslovakia. The Czechs, a Slavic people, settled in the area between the 1st and 5th centuriesa.d. A later principality was independent until the 15th century, when it passed to Hungary and then to the Hapsburgs. Bohemia became the core of the new state of Czechoslovakia in 1918. 波希米亚：历史上的地区和王国，在今天的捷克斯洛伐克西部。在1世纪和5世纪之间，斯拉夫人的一支捷克人在此定居。在公元 15世纪，其中主要部分独立出来，成立匈牙利，后来又变成哈布斯堡王朝。1918年，波希亚地区成为新成立的捷克斯洛伐克共和国的核心 |
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