
Oooooo! WALL · E watched as smoke from the blast enveloped EVE. She was not only beautiful but powerful, too!
Then he cocked his head and looked at her again. She seemed different than before. She slumped. It looked as if she was ready to give up.
“噢——”瓦力看着爆炸引起的烟雾将伊芙笼罩。她不仅漂亮还很强大!
然后,他仰起头来再次端详着她。她似乎和以前不一样了。她很消沉,看上去似乎准备放弃。
WALL · E watched as smoke from the blast enveloped EVE
as表达的事件,往往只是主句动作发生的背景或条件时,as只是一个次要的时间说明,不像while从句有强调while动作本身的意思。
enveloped
英[ɪnˈveləpt]美[ɪnˈveləpt]
v.包住; 裹住; 盖住;
envelop的过去分词和过去式;
The hills were enveloped in dense fog.
浓雾包住了群山。
词根:velop = 包, 裹, 卷
来源于拉丁语 veloper,有异形同义词根:burs,这个词根burs 来源于拉丁语 bursa 袋子。
同源词:
1. envelop [en- 表示in,velop 包;“包入”→]
v.包住,裹住,封
2. envelope [见上]
n.包裹物;封皮,信封;外壳
3. envelopment [见上,-ment 名词后缀]
n.包,裹,封;封皮,封套
4. develop [de- 不,非,相板动作,velop 包,裹,卷;“不包”,“不裹”,“不卷”→放开,展开→]
v.展开;发展;开发;使发达
5. development [见上,-ment 名词后缀]
n. 展开;发展;进展;开发;发达
6. developer [见上,-er 者]
n.开发者
7. developable [见上,-able 可...的]
adj. 可发展的,可开发的
not only but
不仅如此
He was not only talented but immensely popular with his colleagues.
他不仅才华横溢,而且深受同事的喜爱。
cocked head
歪头
cock
英 [kɒk]美 [kɔk]
n. 公鸡;龙头;雄鸟;头目
vt. 使竖起;使耸立;使朝上
vi. 翘起;竖起;大摇大摆
Stone smiled and cocked his head.
斯通微微一笑,仰起头。
She seemed different than before.
和汉语一样,英语中的比较状语从句部分常用省略。(语言有相通的地方)。He is richer than before. 他比以前更富。=He is richer than he was rich before.不过,一般人都不这么说话(太啰嗦),上面这句话,很多人也不会完整翻译出来,只会省略译法。
slump
英 [slʌmp]美 [slʌmp]
vi. 下降,衰落;倒下;大幅度下降,暴跌
vt. 使降低;使衰落;使倒下
n. 衰退;暴跌;消沉