1.Will Buckingham has written a moving memoir of finding solace, after the death of his life-partner, in travelling and talking in lands such as Myanmar that are culturally distant from his native England.
solace 安慰,慰藉
eg.I found solace in writing when my father died three years ago.
我父亲3年前去世时,我从写作中找到了慰藉
。【近义词】comfort, relief
be distant from 离...远
That island is distant from where I live.
那座岛离我住的地方很远
。【常见搭配】distant relative 远房亲戚
2.Jon Yates, who runs a youth charity based in London, frets that deep fissures in Western societies are making it impossible for people to reach, even casually, between classes, religions, ethnicities and generations.
base in 基于
eg.The company is based in Seattle, Washington.
该公司总部设在华盛顿州的西雅图
。fret 焦急,烦恼
【常见搭配】fret over 为...着急
eg.The old lady is always fretting over something unimportant.
那位老妇人总是为一些小事焦虑不安
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