原文
I could picture him writing this—scrawling the angry letters in his rough handwriting, slashing through line after line when the words came out wrong, maybe even snapping the pen in his too-big hand.
試譯:
我能想像他寫這封信的時候,因為書法本就糟糕,加上心情十分懊惱,而且字跡又那麼潦草,當他回過頭發現這些話根本不是他想表達的意思,便又一行一行地將其劃掉,興許還因為用力過猛而折斷了筆。
出處:
The twilight saga: Eclipse-chapter 1. 《暮光之城》第三部《月食》-第一章
釋疑:
1、scrawl
解釋:~ (sth) (across/in/on sth) to write sth in a careless untidy way, making it difficult to read 馬馬虎虎(或潦草)地寫
例句:
I tried to figure out his notes, scrawled on a piece of paper. 我儘量弄明白他草草寫在一片紙上的筆記。
doctor's handwriting is usually an illegible scrawl.醫生的字跡總是潦草難辨。(注,此處scrawl用作名詞)。
2、slash
解釋:to make a long cut with a sharp object, especially in a violent way (用利器)砍,劈
例句:
The warrior kept slashing at his enemies until last breath, with that broken sword. 直到英勇就義的那一刻,那位戰士都還在用那把斷劍同他的敵人搏鬥。
3、snap
解釋:~ (sth) (off) to break sth suddenly with a sharp noise; to be broken in this way (使喀嚓)斷裂,繃斷
例句:
The wind had snapped the tree in two. 風把樹喀嚓一聲刮斷了。
He snapped a twig off a bush. 他啪地從灌木上折下一小枝。
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