Politics and the English Language学习任务答案与篇章讲解赏析

作者：徐浩

来源：英语学习, 2020, (04): 30-34.

<正>二期答案1. Explain the contextual meaning of the following words and expressions (highlighted in blue) in English.(1) decadent, collapse (Para. 1)a) decadent:If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure.b) collapse:sudden failure(2) indefinitely, slovenliness, reversible, frivolous (Para. 2)a) indefinitely:If a situation will continue indefinitely, it will continue for ever or until someone decides to change it or end it.b) slovenliness:the state of being careless, untidy, or inefficient c) reversible:If a process or an action is reversible, its effects can be reversed so that the original situation returns.

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  北京外国语大学