reconcile, brief, twinkle, smart, prolong, sprout, perspective

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中文故事

很久以前，一只名叫阿奇的聪明的小蚂蚁想调和两个对立的想法：即万物都是独特的，以及万物都是相同的。他花了短暂的一会儿思考，然后宣称：“尽管我们都从同一片土地上生长出来，共享同一缕阳光，但我们的视角让我们与众不同！”他看到了一只萤火虫的闪烁，并想：“它的光芒就像我的，但它在不同的时间闪耀，以延长夜晚的美丽。”阿奇意识到，是差异而非相同，让世界变得有趣，这就是他调和这两个想法的方式。

英语故事

Once upon a time, a smart little ant named Archie wanted to reconcile two opposing ideas: that everything is unique, and that everything is the same. He spent a brief moment thinking, then declared, "Even though we all sprout from the same ground and share the same sun, our perspective makes us different!" He saw a firefly's twinkle and thought, "Its light is just like mine, but it shines at a different time to prolong the night's beauty." Archie realized that differences, not sameness, made the world interesting, and this was his way of reconciling the two ideas.

词义说明

单词或短语	释义	例句	美式音标	英式音标
reconcile	v. 使和谐一致; 调和; 使配合; 使和解; 使和好如初; 将就; 妥协	v. It's difficult to reconcile their differences.	ˈrekənsaɪl	ˈrekənsaɪl
brief	adj. 短时间的; 短暂的; 简洁的; 简单的; 过短的; 暴露身体的 n. 任务简介; 指示; (向辩护律师提供的)案情摘要; 委托辩护; 辩护状 v. 给(某人)指示; 向(某人)介绍情况; 向(辩护律师)提供案情摘要	adj. He gave a brief explanation of the plan. v. The manager will brief the team on the new project. n. The lawyer received the brief for the case.	briːf	briːf
twinkle	v. 闪耀; 闪烁; (眼睛因高兴或兴奋)闪光，发亮 n. (眼睛的)闪亮; 欣喜的神情; 闪烁; 闪耀; 闪光	v. The stars twinkle in the night sky. n. There was a twinkle in his eye.	ˈtwɪŋkl	ˈtwɪŋkl
smart	adj. 衣冠楚楚的; 衣着讲究的; 整洁而漂亮的; 光鲜的; 聪明的; 机敏的; 精明的 v. 感到剧烈刺痛; (因批评、失败等)难过，烦恼	adj. She is a very smart student. v. His eyes began to smart from the smoke. n. He felt a smart from the slap.	smɑːrt	smɑːt
prolong	v. 延长	v. They decided to prolong their stay by a few days.	prəˈlɔːŋ	prəˈlɒŋ
sprout	v. 发芽; 抽芽; 抽条; 生长; 出现; (使)涌现出; 长出(某物); (某物)长出 n. 苗; 新芽; 嫩枝	v. The seeds began to sprout in the spring. n. The plant produced a tiny green sprout.	spraʊt	spraʊt
perspective	n. 态度; 观点; 思考方法; 客观判断力; 权衡轻重的能力; 透视法	n. Try to see the situation from her perspective.	pərˈspektɪv	pəˈspektɪv