每周詞匯精選:Native
作者:滬江英語
來源:Learn American English Online
2016-02-08 11:00
A person or a thing that is native to a place is original or claims to be?original. This is a useful word for someone who moves to another country.
原屬于某地的人或物,有時候還有“原創(chuàng)的”意思?!皀ative”可以用來形容搬去另一個國家的人。
What is your native country?
你來自哪一個國家?
What is the native language of the country that you come from?
你所在的國家母語是什么語言?
Sylvia's native language is Spanish. She's from Venezuela.
西爾維婭的母語是西班牙語,她來自委內(nèi)瑞拉。
Some native people living in Peru still follow a primitive lifestyle.
生活在秘魯?shù)囊恍┊數(shù)厝巳匀贿^著一種很原始的生活。
There are several native plants and flowers in Gloria's garden. They grow very easily.
格洛麗亞的花園里種著很多本地的植物,這些植物都很好養(yǎng)活。
Lions and tigers are native to many different parts of Africa.
非洲的很多地方是老虎和獅子生存的家園。
In the United States, the word "native" is often used with the word "American" when describing the people who were here before Europeans colonized North America. We used to use the word "Indian." It's much better to say "Native American."
在美國,“native”通常和"American"連用,用來形容當?shù)氐挠〉诎踩?,這些人是在歐洲人殖民北美前的土著居民,過去通常用"Indian",但是較好的表達方式還是"Native American"
There are many Native Americans living in Minnesota.
明尼蘇達州生活著很多印第安人。
Native American folklore and history are very interesting, taking place over thousands of years.
印第安人的民間傳說和歷史都很有趣,他們存在了幾千年。
Several Native American languages are still spoken today.、
現(xiàn)在還有人說印第安語。
It's possible to use the word "native" as a noun. In this case, it's used to describe a person:
"native"有時也可以用作名詞。這種情況下,通常用來形容一個人:
The natives of many countries around the world were denied political representation until recently.
直到近日,當?shù)刂苓吅芏嗟貐^(qū)才廢除了政治代表制。
The natives are getting restless.
當?shù)鼐用褡兊迷絹碓讲话矊帯?/div>
Note:Sometimes the words "indigenous" or "aboriginal" are used in place of "native" when describing native people or native species.
備注:當形容當?shù)鼐用窕蚴俏锓N的時候,"indigenous" 或者"aboriginal"可以替代"native"。
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