take one's own life 自杀
take somebody's life 有夺走某人性命的意思,这里的 own 表示自己的,所以 take one's own life 指的是自杀,同义表达是 to commit suicide.
Liu Xuezhou was sold by his parents as a baby, and reportedly rejected by them after a recent reunion. He took his own life in Hainan province.
刘学州还是婴儿的时候就被父母卖了,据报道在最近一次重聚后又再次被他们拒绝。他在海南结束了自己的生命。
outpouring n.(感情的)迸发;喷涌
sympathy n. 同情
pour 有「泼、倾倒」的意思,outpouring 就可以用来指感情的迸发,充沛的情感。sympathy 指的是同情,是一个名词,激发同情可以用到这个搭配 prompt sympathy。动词是 sympathize,搭配是 sympathize with somebody.
His story has prompted an outpouring of sympathy.
他的故事激发了大量的同情。
biological adj. 亲生的
birth parents 亲生父母
biology 指的是生物,形容词 biological 表示生物的,与生命过程有关的,所以 biological parents 就是亲生父母的意思,同义词是 birth parents.
Liu Xuezhou first came to national attention after he posted a video asking for help finding his biological family.
刘学州一开始获得全国关注是在他发了一个视频后,视频里他在寻求帮助想找到亲生家人。
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