一分钟英语趣问答 94

When Columbus set sail for America, did most people think the world was round or flat?

译句:当哥伦布启程前往美洲时,大多数人认为世界是圆的还是平的?(答案附在文末)


set sail  启航

[例句]:

• The ship set sail for Europe.

这艘船启航去欧洲。

• On Zheng He's first voyage, he set sail across the Indian Ocean.

郑和第一次航行就横渡了印度洋。


round /raʊnd/  adj. 圆形的, 球形的;adv. 绕圈子; 围绕地,在附近

[惯用语]:

in a round 围成一圈

round up   围捕

a round of applause   掌声雷动

go round and round   旋转

make a round   兜个圈子,漫步

[例句]:

• Everyone sat down in a  circle round it.

大家围成一圈坐了下来。

• Let's give them a round of applause.

让我们为他们献上掌声。

• The wheels on the bus go round and round.

巴士上的车轮转啊转。


flat/flæt/  adj. 平坦的,浅的;adv. 平直地;n. 平地,公寓;vt. & vi. (使)变平

[例句]:

• The valley had a wide flat floor.

这个山谷的底部是一片宽阔的平地。

• In Britain, people sometimes say " flat."

在英国,人们有时候会用 " flat" 这个词表示公寓。


答案:They thought it was flat.


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