每日一句口語(yǔ) 186

File photo of Hannah the Mermaid in the Mermaid Lagoon

exhibit at the Sydney Aquarium. The United States

government has assured citizens that much like zombies,

mermaids probably do not exist.

美國(guó)政府向其公民保證，美人魚(yú)在很大程度上就如僵尸一樣，很

可能根本不存在。

【Vocabulary】

1. mermaid：美人魚(yú)

Example:Have you read the story of mermaids?你看過(guò)關(guān)于美人魚(yú)的故事嗎?

2. lagoon：瀉湖;咸水湖

Example:An atoll is a circular reef surrounding a lagoon.環(huán)礁是環(huán)繞著一個(gè)瀉湖的環(huán)形礁石。

3. aquarium：水族館;養(yǎng)魚(yú)缸

Example:The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看見(jiàn)海豹是在水族館里。

4. zombie：僵尸;行尸走肉;木訥呆板的人

Example:If I keep watching so much TV, I'll turn into a zombie.假如我繼續(xù)看這么多電視節(jié)目，我會(huì)變成行尸走肉。