The Spring Equinox is a real equalizer. Spring is halfway through. It's just as warm as it is cold. Day and night are just as long as each other.
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1. 词链儿:Spring Equinox 春分
equinox n. 二分时刻,昼夜平分时〔指春分或秋分〕
equi- 相等的(地)
equilateral adj. 等边的
equidistant adj.等距离的
2. 词汇:equalizer
equal adj. 相等的,相同的
equalize v. 使相等,使平等
equalizer n. 使平等者
伸冤人 The Equalizer (2014)
3. 词链儿:halfway through/ up/ down/ between...
中间,半途
It was a terrible film – I left halfway through.
这部电影糟糕得很,我看到一半就离场了。
拓展词链儿:be halfway there
成功了一半
Establish the right relationships at work and you’re halfway there.
在工作中建立恰当的人际关系,你就成功了一半。
回顾【责人者远,责己者半,不责者达 The man who blames himself is halfway there.】
拓展词链儿:halfway decent/ normal/ successful
还算体面/正常/成功
the only halfway decent hotel here
这里唯一一家还算体面的旅馆
You're a halfway decent therapist.
你勉强算个不错的心理医生。
影视片段《Casual》
You were halfway through training, doing brilliantly, but you gave up.
你的训练才进行了一半,明明成绩优秀,你却放弃了。
影视片段《王牌特工:特工学院 Kingsman: The Secret Service》
4. 词链儿:as adj. as... 像/如同...一样
as warm as it is cold→气温冷热均匀
Day and night are just as long as each other.→白天与黑夜的时长也完全相等。
You're as tall as your father.
你和你父亲一样高。
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请用 halfway相关词链儿 随意造句
春分,是二十四节气之一,春季第四个节气。斗指卯,太阳黄经达0°,于每年公历3月19-22日交节。春分的“分”有两个含义,一是“季节平分”,传统以立春到立夏之间为春季,而春分日正处于两个节气之中,正好平分了春季;另一含义是“昼夜平分”,在春分这天,太阳直射赤道,昼夜等长,各为12小时。春分的气候特点是天气温暖、阳光明媚。
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