The legacy of the movies is that my children's generation will show them to their children. So you could be watching it in 50 years' time. I'll not be here sadly... But Hagrid will.
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言之有物:
1. 词汇:legacy
相关词汇
inheritance n. 继承物,遗产
heritage n.〔文化〕遗产;传统
① 原意是物质意义的“遗产”
The money is a legacy from my aunt.
这笔钱是我姑姑留下的遗产。
② 也可以是一般意义上“留下来的东西”
The cupboard is a legacy from the previous tenant.
柜子是先前房客留下来的。
③ 也可以指某件事件的后果;指抽象的事物,如“遗风”、“影响”
The war has left a legacy of hatred.
那场战争给人们留下了仇恨。
④ 美国许多大学招收新生时,对于父母曾在本校毕业的,从优录取。这样的新生,具有legacy身份,甚至本人也被称为a legacy。
拓展词链儿:
→leave XX a legacy
给XX留下遗产
An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy.
一位堂兄留给她一小笔遗产。
→get/receive a legacy
XX得到遗产
He received a large legacy from his uncle.
他得到了叔叔留下的大笔遗产。
→ inherit a legacy
继承遗产
2. 词汇:generation 一代(人)
=all people of about the same age
In my generation, the divorce rate is very high.
我们这一代人离婚率很高。
the younger/older generation
年轻的一代;老一辈
3. 词链儿:in 50 years' time 五十年后
in 10 days' time / in five years' time
=ten days / five years from now
十天/五年后
The movie is coming out in two months' time.
=it is coming out two months from now.
这部电影将在两个月后上映。
★原声例句:What on earth are people gonna be doing in this building in ten years' time?
十年后人们到底会在这栋楼里做什么?
★原声例句:You get to look fancy in two days' time.
两天后你就能打扮得漂漂亮亮了。
In approximately two days' time.
大约两天后。
图片源自《黑帆》
You'll see that we can guarantee to triple your investment in two years' time.
就知道我们能够保证两年后返给你三倍投资回报。
图片源自《嘻哈帝国》
4. I'll not be here sadly.
= Sadly, I'll not be here.
→ sadly adv. 伤心地;说来遗憾
"He's gone away for six months, " she said sadly.
“他已经走了六个月了,”她伤心地说。
Sadly, the library has been destroyed.
遗憾的是,这个图书馆被毁了。
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罗彼·考特拉尼(Robbie Coltrane,1950年3月30日~2022年10月14日),出生于苏格兰,演员。
罗彼·考特拉尼因在《哈利波特》系列电影传奇中扮演混血巨人鲁伯·海格而成名。他还主演过电影《范海辛》、《十二罗汉》等其他一些影片,并曾在1994年至1996年连续三年获得英国电影学院奖最佳男主角奖。2022年10月14日,罗彼·考特拉尼在位于苏格兰拉尔伯特的家附近的医院里辞世,享年72岁。
鲁伯·海格(Rubeus Hagrid),出自英国作家J.K.罗琳作品《哈利·波特》系列中的人物,是一名混血巨人。是霍格沃茨校长邓布利多派来接哈利到霍格沃茨上学的巫师。1993年后,成为霍格沃茨保护神奇动物课教师。曾在格兰芬多学院学习。凤凰社成员。
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