妙语佳句:

原文:Rather than suffering the extreme environment in which they live.

解析:rather than:而不是 ，与其 ... 倒不如

The police suspect foul play rather than suicide.

警方怀疑是谋杀不是自杀。

suffer:通常指非自愿或被迫忍受各种痛苦、困难或不快，强调受到苦难。

It will be unjust to let me suffer for the folly of other people.

让我因他人的愚昧而受罪是不公平的。

原文:The wild life and people of Turban have found innovative ways to cope with conditions beyond the Wall.

解析:find way to:到达(进行)

Try to find your own way to express the idea.

尽量用你自己的语言来表达这个意见

解析:cope with:对付, 应付, 处理

I'm afraid I can't cope with this problem.

恐怕我应付不了这个问题。

原文:But in the fifth century the Silk Road fortunes took a turn for the worse.

解析:take a turn:转变(转机, 变更)

I trust that things will take a turn for the better in the near future.

我期待着在不久的将来事情会有所转机。

原文:Even when Marco Polo passed along the Silk Road in the 13th century.

解析:pass along:沿 ... 而过

The procession passed along the street.

游行队伍沿着街道前进。

考考你：

但并非所有聚居地都像吐鲁番一样富饶。

丝绸之路上最负盛名的城市却挣扎着生存了下来。

上期答案:

And it's famous in China for an unexpected product

But how on Earth can a water-hungry crop grow in such abundance