You ask me what life is. That's like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot,and there's nothing more to know.

——Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

你問我生命是什么,這就像問胡蘿卜是什么一樣。一根胡蘿卜就是一根胡蘿卜,其他沒什么要說的了。

——契柯夫

一、下面我們來看看carrot有幾種含義

n.

1.胡蘿卜 [U,C]

The dish of boiled beef and carrot tastes good.

那道清燉牛肉胡蘿卜的菜味道不錯。

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2.【非正式】報酬,好處,獎品 [C]

Dad is trying to persuade Jim by dangling the carrot of higher allowance.

爸爸以增加零用錢為餌企圖說服吉姆。

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二、你知道carrot和哪些詞更搭嗎?

wild carrot

野胡蘿卜

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三、最后,做個填詞游戲吧

They are holding out a ______ of $120 million in economic aid.
他們許諾給予 1.2 億元的經(jīng)濟援助。 ?