《经济学人》小词详解

Boon vs Boon

别在我面前摆架子。也别自吹自擂了。
Don't condescend to me. And stop blowing your own trumpet.

Supple vs Supper

With the wane of the afternoon went her hopes, her courage, and her strength.
她的希望、勇气和力气随着下午的逝去也在渐渐消失。

Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.
信仰是心中的绿洲，思想的骆驼队是永远走不到的。

落日的余晖透过狭窄的窗户斜射进来。
The vestigial rays of the declining sun slanted through the narrow window.

Harry heard a door creak open, and then someone speaking in a hoarse whisper.
哈利听见一扇门吱呀一声开了，然后有人用沙哑的嗓音低声说话。

Beside her mirage of datepalms a handsome woman in Turkish costume stands before him.
眼前出现了一位亭亭玉立、身着土耳其装束的美女，旁边是几棵枣椰树的蜃景。