1.This argument is far from original; lambasting public schools for tormenting their inmates and ruining the country is one of Britain’s oldest traditions.
inmate (尤指)同院病人;同狱犯人;同被(收容所)收容者
He learned this song as an inmate at a Texas prison.
他在德克萨斯监狱服刑时学会了这首歌
。2.In the 20th century Evelyn Waugh quipped that “anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison.”
feel at home 在家中般轻松自在;感觉自在
Where do you feel most at home?
你在哪里最感到自在?
关注微信公众号【可可双语精读】获取更多双语学习资料 。