【真題】Perhaps it is humankind’s long suffering at the mercy of flood and drought that makes the ideal of forcing the waters to do our bidding so fascinating.可能正是因為人類長期遭受旱澇的磨難,制服洪水的愿望才顯得那么令人心馳神往。
★ concede
v.承認,容許;(比賽結束前)認輸,退讓
【例1】I was forced to concede that she might be right.我不得不承認她可能是對的。
【例2】The chess-player conceded the game when he saw that his position was hopeless.棋手看出自己陷入絕境,就承認那局他輸了。