①Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous.
翻译:移民们很快适应了这个主流文化,他们也许总共也不能为这个文化增色多少,但也不会有害于它的。
②Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages around world are fans of superstars like Amold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks, yet “some Americans fear that immigrant living within the United States remain somehow immune to the nation’s assimilative power.”
翻译:罗得里格斯写道,即使那些住在世界各地偏僻村庄的的孩子们都是诸如阿诺.施瓦辛格和加思.布鲁克斯等明星的星迷,然而“一些美国人却害怕住在美国的移民不知为何能不受这个国家的同化力量的影响” 。
1、elevate: [ 'eliveit ] v. 举起,提拔,鼓舞
词形变化:
动词过去式:elevated 过去分词:elevated 现在分词:elevating 第三人称单数:elevates
例句:
1. Reading good books elevates your mind. 阅读好书使人思想高尚。
2. The attempt to elevate Anderson to the presidency. 企图把安德逊抬上总统宝座。
3. Either iron or gold will elevate the position of the country in the family of nations. 强权或经济实力都可以提高一个国家在国际间的地位。
2、poisonous: [ 'pɔiznəs ] a. 有毒的
词形变化:副词:poi-sonously 名词:poisonousness
例句:
1. She gave him a poisonous look. 她恶狠狠地瞪了他一眼。
2. Some plants have poisonous berries. 有些植物的浆果有毒。
3、immune: [ i'mju:n ]
a. 免除的,免疫的
n. 免疫者
例句与用法:
1. He seems to be immune to criticism. 他似乎不受批评的影响。
2. The criminal was told he would be immune if he helped the police. 这个罪犯被告知,如果他协助警方就可以免于被起诉。
3. The quality or condition of being immune. 免除,免疫免疫的状态或性质
4、assimilative: a. 同化作用的(吸收作用的)