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Chinese → English THE REPAIRER OF REPUTATIONS I Level 7/10

西部的绅士们终于被迫承认,培训外交官的学院与培训律师的法学院同样必要;因此,我们在海外的代表不再是无能之辈了。

The gentlemen from the West had at last been constrained to acknowledge that a college for the training of diplomats was as necessary as law schools are for the training of barristers; consequently we were no longer represented abroad by incompetent patriots.

国家欣欣向荣;芝加哥在第二次大火后一度陷入瘫痪,如今已从废墟中重新崛起,洁白而雄伟,比1893年为其建造的那座白色之城更加美丽。

The nation was prosperous; Chicago, for a moment paralyzed after a second great fire, had risen from its ruins, white and imperial, and more beautiful than the white city which had been built for its plaything in 1893.

到处都是好的建筑取代了劣质的建筑,就连纽约也突然涌现出对体面的渴望,横扫了大量现存的丑陋建筑。

Everywhere good architecture was replacing bad, and even in New York, a sudden craving for decency had swept away a great portion of the existing horrors.

街道被拓宽了,铺设了合适的路面,安装了路灯,种植了树木,开辟了广场,拆除了高架构筑物,并修建了地下道路来取代它们。

Streets had been widened, properly paved and lighted, trees had been planted, squares laid out, elevated structures demolished and underground roads built to replace them.

新的政府建筑和兵营都是精美的建筑佳作,而完全环绕岛屿的长长的石砌码头系统已被改造成公园,成了市民百姓的福祉所在。

The new government buildings and barracks were fine bits of architecture, and the long system of stone quays which completely surrounded the island had been turned into parks which proved a god-send to the population.

对国家剧院和国家歌剧院的补贴带来了应有的回报。

The subsidizing of the state theatre and state opera brought its own reward.

美国国家设计学院与欧洲同类机构颇为相似。

The United States National Academy of Design was much like European institutions of the same kind.

没有人羡慕美术部长,无论是他的内阁职位还是他的职权范围。

Nobody envied the Secretary of Fine Arts, either his cabinet position or his portfolio.

林业与猎物保护部长的日子则轻松得多,这要归功于新建立的国家骑警制度。

The Secretary of Forestry and Game Preservation had a much easier time, thanks to the new system of National Mounted Police.

Vocabulary

gentlemen
有礼貌的男士,绅士们
West
西方,西方国家
constrained
被迫的,受到约束而不得不做某事
acknowledge
承认某事为真实或有效
college
学院,提供高等教育的机构
training
培训,系统性技能训练
diplomats
外交官,代表国家处理外交事务的官员
necessary
必要的,不可缺少的
law
法律,法学
barristers
出庭律师,在法庭上辩护的律师
consequently
因此,作为结果
represented
被代表,代表某方出席
abroad
在国外,去海外
incompetent
不称职的,缺乏必要能力的
patriots
爱国者,热爱并效忠祖国的人
nation
国家,民族
prosperous
繁荣的,经济发展良好的
Chicago
芝加哥,美国伊利诺伊州大城市
moment
时刻,片刻
paralyzed
瘫痪的,完全停止运作的
fire
火灾,大火
risen
rise的过去分词,升起,重建
ruins
废墟,毁坏后的残余
imperial
帝国般的,宏伟壮观的
plaything
玩具,被当作玩耍之物的东西
Everywhere
到处,各个地方
architecture
建筑学,建筑风格或建筑物
replacing
取代,替换原有的事物
sudden
突然的,意料之外发生的
craving
强烈渴望,迫切需求某事物
decency
体面,得体合宜的品质
swept
sweep的过去式,横扫,清除
portion
部分,一份
existing
现有的,目前存在的
horrors
恐怖之物,令人厌恶的丑陋事物
widened
加宽,扩大道路宽度
properly
适当地,正确地
paved
铺设路面,用石块或沥青铺路
lighted
照明的,装有灯光的
planted
种植,将植物栽入土中
squares
广场,城市中的开放公共空间
laid
lay的过去式,铺设,规划
elevated
高架的,建于地面以上的
structures
结构体,建筑物或构造物
demolished
拆除,彻底摧毁建筑物
underground
地下的,位于地面以下
replace
取代,用新事物替换旧事物
government
政府,管理国家的机构
barracks
兵营,供士兵居住的建筑
fine
精美的,优质的
bits
小部分,片段
system
系统,有组织的整体结构
stone
石头,石材
quays
码头,供船只停靠的石砌岸边
completely
完全地,彻底地
surrounded
被围绕,四周都有某物包围
island
岛屿,四面环水的陆地
proved
证明,事实显示为真
god-send
天赐之物,意外而极有价值的好事
population
人口,某地区的居民总数
subsidizing
补贴,政府资助某机构或行业
state
国家,政府;也指状态
theatre
剧院,表演戏剧的场所
opera
歌剧,结合音乐与戏剧的艺术形式
reward
回报,因付出而获得的好处
Academy
学院,学术或艺术专门机构
Design
设计,规划或创造的艺术
European
欧洲的,与欧洲相关的
institutions
机构,为某目的而建立的组织
envied
羡慕,嫉妒他人拥有的事物
Secretary
部长,秘书,政府高级官员
Arts
美术,艺术
cabinet
内阁,政府最高决策机构
position
职位,所处的地位或角色
portfolio
职务范围,部长所负责的事务领域
Forestry
林业,管理和保护森林的学科
Game
猎物,野生动物,也指游戏
Preservation
保护,保存自然或文化遗产
Mounted
骑马的,骑乘动物执行任务的
Police
警察,维护治安的执法人员
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