【例】It tends to assume the form of a pagan religious ceremony, adapting itself to the forms and the ritual of the local church.它則趨向采取一種異教徒的宗教禮儀形式,并且使其適應于地方教堂的各種禮節和儀式。
【同義替換】ceremony, tradition, convention
【真題】They also focused on important rituals that appeared to preserve a people’s social structure, such as initiation ceremonies that formally signify children’s entrance into adulthood.
他們也關注一些看似保持以人為本的社會結構的重要儀式,比如說象征兒童正式進入成人期的啟蒙儀式。
exploit
v.開拓,開發;剝削 n.功績,業績
【例】The daring exploits of the parachutists were much admired.跳傘者大膽的冒險動作令人贊嘆不已。
【真題】According to their latest paper published in Nature, the biomass of large predators ( animals that kill and eat other animals ) in a new fishery is reduced on average by 80% within 15 years of the start of exploitation.