补充注释 Unit 5 The Rise of English Authoresses in the Century.docVIP

Unit 5 Enjoying novels 补充注释 1. At this time the only respectable career for a woman was to marry, so the dilemma of her heroines was also to marry but for love. 那时, 女性唯一受到尊重的事业就是嫁人, 所以她作品中的女主人公也为了无爱情的婚姻所困扰。 respectable可以形容人, 也可以形容某件事, 意思是“符合社会道德标准的；正派的；正当的；值得尊敬的”, 常见的搭配有： respectable citizens遵纪守法的公民 a respectable girl一位正派的姑娘 respectable manners文明的举止 a respectable household正经人家 区别respectable和respectful：respectable指获得来自外人的尊敬, “受人尊敬的”, 而respectful指对外人的尊敬, “恭敬的”。如： No respectable girl would associate with a man like him. 没有哪个正派姑娘愿意和他这样的人交往。 I wish you would be more respectful t