Language Point 23

For teachers, the problem is figuring out whether a student's author-ship is authentic. (Para. 9)

figure out: understand (something or someone) with difficulty

Can you figure out this word?

你能理解这词的含义吗？

The map was very complicated. I could not figure it out.

那张地图太复杂，我看不懂。

No one can figure out how the fire started.

没人能知道这火是怎么引起的。

We figured out a way to save money on travel costs.

我们想出了一个节省旅游开支的办法。

author: writer

Shakespeare is the author of Hamlet.

《哈姆雷特》的作者是莎士比亚。

authentic: a. known to be real; genuine

We saw an authentic letter written by Shakespeare.

我们见过一封莎士比亚的亲笔信。

Many people cannot tell the difference between an authentic, Chinese carpet made by hand and one made in a factory.

许多人难以区分真正的手工编织的中国地毯和工厂生产的地毯。