妙语佳句:

原句:Despite its association with the mythical Chinese dragon the reptile has long been regarded by country people as a fish-eating pest尽管和传说中的龙有关系，这种爬行动物一直以来却被村民看做是吃鱼的祸害。

despite:尽管, 不管

despite有时解释为“虽然有……”。

I shall try again despite the difficulty.

虽然有困难，我会再试一次。

in despite of和despite of也表示“不管，尽管”，但是使用不普遍；

从语气上看，despite比in spite of要轻。

associate with:与 ... 常在一起, 和 ... 联想在一起

You are wooing trouble if you associate with him.

你和他交往会招来麻烦。

I only associate with good decent fellows.

我只和正派的好人交往。

regard as:把 ... 看作

The kind shouldn't be regard as the weak.

善良不应被看作是软弱。

He is regard as the best actor in the world then.

当时他被认为是世界上最优秀的演员。

原句:it's mainly down to the care and protection offered by dedicated people like retired farmer Chang Jinrong多亏像老农常金荣这样致力于此的人们的关心和保护.

down to:一直到

The poor old man has come down to the bedrock.

那可怜的老人只剩下最后一块钱了。

Shall we go down to the question of inspection?

我们谈一下商品检验问题好吗？

考考你:

声音在水中向四周传播可以被雌性听到和感觉到。

尽管和传说中的龙有关系，这种爬行动物一直以来却被村民看做是吃鱼的祸害。

上期答案:

Ancient Chinese philosophy took nature itself as the inspiration for its most fabulous creature.

the Chinese dragon was benevolent provided it was treated with respect