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legend&myth&tale 詞義辨析
legend——有點靠譜的傳下來的故事、傳說
He is the hero of an old legend.
他是一個古老傳說中的英雄。
myth——純粹虛構的神化神秘的故事、神話
The Greeks had many myths.
希臘人有許多神話。
tale——一般性的泛泛的故事小說等、故事 傳說;敘述
Grandpa told the children the tales of his childhood.
爺爺給孩子們講他童年的故事。
V. 使冒險,冒……的險
歌詞"How much you wanna risk"中,用了risk的動詞形式。
She was willing to risk death to save her motherland.
為了挽救祖國,她寧願冒犧牲性命的危險。
risk it all是一個習慣用法,指"賭上一切" 去冒險,去大膽嘗試。
Be bold, risk it all.
勇敢一點,冒冒險。
I would risk it all for you.
我願意為了你付出一切。
at risk 在危險中
risk capital 冒風險投資的資本
a poor risk for surgery 手術成功的希望不大的病患
at all risks (=at any risk) 無論冒什麼危險; 無論如何
at one's own risk (損失、風險等)由自已負責
at the risk of 冒...之險; 不顧...之風險
It was a scene of such domestic bliss.
這是一幅天倫之樂的場景。
follow your bliss 跟隨你的運氣
Follow your bliss, embrace change don't resist it.
跟隨你的運氣,擁抱改變吧,不要去抗拒它。
testament
n.遺囑,實際的證明
The coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters.
海岸線上充滿了海水肆虐過後的雜亂東西。
Old and New Testaments.
《舊約》和《新約》。