韦氏英汉双解扩词手册:中英对照版

PAC PAC PAC is related to the Latin words for “agree” and “peace.” The Pacific Ocean—that is, the “Peaceful Ocean”—was named by Ferdinand Magellan because it seemed so calm after he had sailed through the storms near Cape Horn. (Magellan obviously had never witnessed a Pacific typhoon.) PAC与拉丁语中表示“同意”和“平静”的单词有关。Pacific Ocean（太平洋）——即“平静的海洋”——是费迪南德·麦哲伦命名的，因为在航海穿过好望角附近的暴风雨后，他看到的这个海洋似乎非常平静。(麦哲伦显然从未见过太平洋的台风。) pacify＼pasfī＼(1) To soothe anger or agitation. 使平静，安抚 (2) To subdue by armed action. 平定，平息 ●It took the police hours to pacify the angry demonstrators. 警察花了好几个小时才安抚了愤怒的示威者。 Someone stirred up by a strong emotion can usually be pacified by some kind words and the removal of its causes. Unhappy babies are often given a rubber pacifier for sucking to make them stop crying. During the Vietnam War, pacification of an area meant using armed force to drive out the enemy, which might be followed by bringing the local people over to our side by building schools and providing social services. But an army can often bring “peace” by pure force, without soothing anyones emotions. 施以温言善语并消除引发情绪的原因，通常可以安抚情绪激动的人。婴儿不开心时，给个rubber pacifier（橡皮奶嘴）来吮吸，他们就不哭了。在越南战争期间，一个地区的pacification （平定）意味着先用武力驱逐敌人，再修建学校和提供社会服务，以此把当地人拉拢过来。但是军队常常纯用武力带来“和平”，而不安抚任何人的情绪。 pacifist＼pasfist＼A person opposed to war or violence, especially someone who refuses to bear arms or to fight, on moral or religious grounds. 和平主义者，反战主义者 ●Her grandfather had fought in the Marines in World War II, but in his later years he had become almost a pacifist,opposing every war for one reason or another. 第二次世界大战中，她的祖父曾在海军陆战队服役。但他在晚年却几乎成了和平主义者，以种种原因反对每一场战争。 The Quakers and the Jehovahs Witnesses are pacifist religious groups, and Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King are probably the most famous American pacifists. Like these groups and individuals, pacifists havent always met with sympathy or understanding.Refusing to fight ever, for any reason, calls for strong faith in ones own moral or religious convictions, since pacifism during war time has often gotten people persecuted and even thrown in prison. 贵格会和耶和华见证会都是pacifist religious groups（和平主义宗教团体），亨利·戴维·梭罗和和马丁·路德·金都是美国著名的pacifist(和平主义者)。与这些团体和个人一样，和平主义者并不总能得到同情和理解。由于战争期间的pacifism（和平主义）经常致使人们受到迫害，甚至被关进监狱，因此，无论出于何种理由拒绝战争，都需要有坚定的道德或宗教信仰。 pact＼pakt＼An agreement between two or more people or groups; a treaty or formal agreement between nations to deal with a problem or to resolve a dispute. 协议，条约，公约 ●The girls made a pact never to reveal what had happened on that terrifying night in the abandoned house. 这些女孩们约定，永远不透露那个可怕的夜晚在那所废弃的房子里所发生的事情。 Pact has “peace” at its root because a pact often ends a period of unfriendly relations. The word is generally used in the field of international relations, where diplomats may speak of an “arms pact,” a “trade pact,” or a “fishingrights pact.” But it may also be used for any solemn agreement or promise between two people; after all, whenever two parties shake hands on a deal, theyre not about to go to war with each other. pact的词根含有“和平”的意思，因为签订一个条约常常会终结一段不友好的关系。这个词语通常用在国际关系领域，外交官们可能会谈到“武器协定”“贸易协定”或“捕鱼权协定”等。但它也可以用于两个人之间的庄严的协议或承诺。毕竟，不管什么时候，只要双方握手达成协议，他们都不会准备互相开战了。 pace＼pаsē＼Contrary to the opinion of. 与……的意见相反 ●She had only three husbands, pace some Hollywood historians who claim she had as many as six. 与某些研究好莱坞历史的学者的说法相反，她没有六任丈夫，只有三任。 This word looks like another that is much more familiar, but notice how its pronounced. It is used only by intellectuals, and often printed in italics so that the reader doesnt mistake it for the other word. Writers use it when correcting an opinion that many people believe; for example, “The costs of the program, pace some commentators, will not be significant.” So what does pace have to do with peace? Because it says, “Peace to them (that is, to the people Im mentioning)—I dont want to start an argument; I just want to correct the facts.” 这个词语看起来与另一个非常熟悉的词很像，但请注意其发音。它仅供知识分子使用，且常以斜体印刷，这样读者就不会把它和另一个词混为一谈了。作家们会用它来纠正很多人认同的观点，比如:“与一些评论者的观点相反，该项目的成本并不高。”那么，pace与和平有什么关系呢？这是因为它的意思是:“给他们和平（此处的‘他们’指的是我现在所说的人）——我不想挑起争论，我只想纠正事实。” Quizzes A. Match the word on the left to the correct definition on the right: 1. antebellum a. quarrelsome 2. pace b. solemn agreement 3. rebellion c. to make peaceful 4. pacify d. before the war 5. pacifist e. aggressiveness 6. belligerence f. opposition to authority 7. pact g. contrary to the opinion of 8. bellicose h. one who opposes war B. Fill in each blank with the correct letter: a. antebellum e. rebellion b. pacifist f. bellicose c. pact g. pacify d. pace h. belligerence 1. The native began at midnight, when a gang of youths massacred the Newton family and set the house afire. 2. The grand mansion has hardly been altered since it was built in 1841. 3. The Senate Republicans, outraged by their treatment, were in a mood. 4. some of the younger scholars, no good evidence has been found that Japan was involved in the incident. 5. The ceasefire that had been reached with such effort was shattered by the news of the slaughter. 6. Their relations during the divorce proceedings had been mostly friendly, so his in the judges chambers surprised her. 7. The world watched in amazement as the gentle Gandhi won India its independence with almost no bloodshed. 8. Her soft lullabies could always the unhappy infant.