Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass. and the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great circle of life.

——Lion King

是呀，我來跟你解釋一下。我們死后呢，尸體會成為草。而羚羊是吃草的。所以…在這個生命圈里面 都是互相有關聯(lián)的。

——《獅子王》

一、關于circle，你應該知道的用法有

n.

1.圓，環(huán)；圓狀物 [C]?a thing or a group of people or things shaped like a circle

On the tip of each branch is a circle radiating brilliant light, symbolizing the sun.

每個枝杈梢頭都繪有一個放射光芒的圓圈，代表太陽。

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2.周期；循環(huán)?to return to the situation in which you started, after a series of events or experiences

This is a virtuous circle.

這是一種良性循環(huán)。

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3.圈子?a group of people who are connected because they have the same interests, jobs, etc.

He was ranked Number Three in the inner circle of the Government.

他被列為政府核心集團中的第三號人物。

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v.

盤旋，旋轉(zhuǎn)；環(huán)行；環(huán)繞…移動；畫圓圈 [I,T]?to move in a circle, especially in the air

The plane circled, awaiting permission to land.

飛機盤旋著，等待著陸指令。

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二、下面我們來學習一下含有circle的常見短語

arctic circle

n. 北極圈

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in a circle

在原地打轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn),毫無進展,停滯不前 （有目的地）以圓周方式運行

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vicious circle

n. 惡性循環(huán)

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antarctic circle

n.南極圈

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circle of curvature

曲率圓

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三、最后，來做個填詞游戲吧

She bent the wire into a _____.

她把鐵絲彎成圓圈。