Changing public perception may take some time.
改变公众的看法需要一些时间。
The government decided to promote public welfare.
政府决定发展公共福利。
the Grand Canyon:科罗拉多大峡谷,位于美国的亚利桑那州
peaceful: 安静的;太平的;宁静的
The world today is far from peaceful.
当今的世界还很不安宁。
His ending was peaceful.
他很安详地去世。
startle: 震惊,使大吃一惊
He was startled by the news.
这消息使他大吃一惊。
The least noise would startle the timid child.
最小的响声也会吓着这个胆小的孩子的。
nod off: 打盹,打瞌睡
说说那些关于睡觉的口语
I want tocatch a winkbefore the guest arrive。我想在客人到达之前先小眯一会。
A post-prandialsnoozesets the brain up for learning。午餐之后打个小盹会让头脑更清醒,学习更高效。
I'll meet you at the movies right after I take a littlecatnap。我先打个盹再到电影院和你碰面。
I was so tired I could haveslept around the clock。我太累了,能睡整整一天。
Let'shit the sack/hay. We have to get an early start in the morning。我们睡吧,早上得早起呢!
I'm such aheavy sleeperthat the explosion didn't wake me。我睡得很死,连爆炸声都没有把我吵醒。
I'm a verylight sleeper。我很容易醒的。
Everyone in our familysleeps like a log, so no one heard the thunderstorm in the middle of the night。家人都睡得很沉,没人听到半夜的打雷声。
Some students oftendoze offin class。有些学生常在课堂上打瞌睡。
Jacknodded offduring the minister's sermon。在部长讲话的时候,杰克打起了盹。
He was caughttaking a nano napduring the conference call。他在电话会议上打盹儿被发现了。
insecure: 缺乏安全感的,缺乏信心的
Children in an unstructured environment often feel insecure.
生活在无组织的环境中的孩子常常会缺乏安全感。
He's very insecure about his appearance.
他对自己的长相没有信心。
deaf: 聋的,听觉不好的
constant: 经常的;持续不断的
reassure: 保证,确保,打消…的疑虑
A glance in the mirror reassured him that his tie wasn't crooked.
他照了一下镜子,领带确实没有戴歪。
Let me reassure you (that) your service is quite satisfying.
让我向您保证,您的服务是很令人满意的。