Happiness is perched on your windowsill, invite it in. Success is not the key to happiness; happiness is the key to success.快乐就栖息在你的窗槛上,把它请进来吧。成功不是快乐的必然;而快乐却是成功的关键。大家好,欢迎来到《可可口语课堂》,快乐的英文伴随您。
Perch原指“长杆”,后引申为“栖木”,现在是“栖息”的意思。
The bird took its perch on a tree branch. 鸟儿栖息在树枝上。
The bird flew down from its perch in the cage. 这只鸟从栖息的鸟笼里飞下。
鸟栖息的地方通常在高处,这是perch作为名词的第二个意思:高处,高位。
The boy sat on the perch and sang loudly. 那个男孩坐在高处大声唱歌。
He has a perch in his father's bank for as long as he wants it. 他在他父亲的银行里占有一高位,想占多久就多久。
Perch作为名词还有一个很少见的意思大家可以稍微了解:鲈鱼。
I like fishing for perch on vacation. 我喜欢在假期中钓鲈鱼。
Perch作为动词表示“栖息;就位;位于”,常与介词on连用。
The bird perched on the electric wires. 鸟栖息在电线上。
The small village perched on a hill. 这个小村庄位于山上。
We perched on a couple of high stools at the bar. 我们坐在酒吧的几个高脚凳上。
Happiness is perched on your windowsill, invite it in.
快乐就栖息在你的窗槛上,把它请进来吧。
invite in:请某人进入 窗槛,窗台:windowsill
Sill本身就有“窗台,基石,门槛”的意思,相当于cill。这两个单词是一组亲缘词汇,c和s 相互转换,是因为字母c 很多时候也发/s/的音,windowsill 就专指“窗台”了。
I'm trying to put the flowerpot on the windowsill.
我想把这个花盆放到窗台上。
pot 壶,盆,罐 flowerpot 花盆
Holding on to the windowsill, the children watched the parade.
孩子们扒着窗台看游行队伍。
hold on to 有“紧握”的意思 趴着窗台:hold on to the windowsill
Happiness is perched on your windowsill, invite it in.快乐就栖息在你的窗槛上,把它请进来吧。要知道Success is not the key to happiness; happiness is the key to success. 成功不是快乐的必然;而快乐却是成功的关键。《可可口语课堂》祝您快乐每一天,今天的节目就到这里,我们下期再见,拜拜!
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n. 分支,树枝,分店,分部
v. 分支,分岔