Pity
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定义
What a pity!: 太遗憾了！
to pity: 哀怜
示例
- "It would be a pity not to fill the position (I know how much your grandfather and France mean to you) so here are a few ideas"
- "Pity colleagues in close proximity"."
练习 1
True or false? Luna wants to stop her search for an intern.
True or false? Luna wants to stop her search for an intern.
This statement is not true.
This statement is false. Luna doesn't want to stop her search, and says "it would be a pity not to fill the position". Although she hasn't been able to find a suitable intern, she proposes to Bruno various options to help find one.
练习 2
If something is a given, it is:
If something is a given, it is:
This is not correct. "Progressive (politics)" are politics which embrace change or evolution from former ones.
This is not correct. A "recent development" is an event which happened in the near past, which does not share a similar meaning with a "given".
"Evident" is the best choice here. When we say that something is "a given", it is "an accepted fact", or it is "obvious" or "evident". Example: "Some deaths are a given when a bomb explodes on a bus".
This is not correct. A "pity" is an "unfortunate event" or a "shame", which does not share a similar meaning with a "given".
