淑琼教育 ? 英语词句学习

?民主是多样的，世界是多彩的。在世界文明的百花园里，中国的民主之花绚丽绽放。
?in the richly diverse world, democracy comes in many forms. china’s democracy is thriving alongside those of other countries in the garden

of civilizations.

英文词句学习
? diverse
very different from each other 差异巨大的，形形色色的，迥然不同的
subjects as diverse as pop music and archaeology像流行音乐和考古学这样千差万别的学科
? democracy
a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials 民主政体，民主制度
democracy is a system of government in which

people choose their rulers by voting for them in elections. 民主政体
a democracy is a country in which the people choose their government by voting for it. 民主国家
the new democracies face tough challenges.
新生的民主国家面临严峻的挑战。
? thriving
to become very successful or very strong and healthy 兴旺，欣欣向荣；茁壮成长
if someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy, or strong. 兴旺发达; 茁壮成长
he appears to be thriving.
他看起来兴旺发达蒸蒸日上。

today her company continues to thrive.
如今，她的公司继续蓬勃发展。
plants that thrive in tropical rain

forests
在热带雨林蓬勃生长的植物a business which managed to thrive during a recession在经济萧条时期也能顺利发展的一家企业
? alongside
used to say that people or things do something or exist together at the same time 与 ……一起；与……同时
organized crime continued to flourish alongside the mainstream economy.随着主流经济的发展，集团犯罪越来越猖獗。
if one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second. 在…旁边

he crossed the street and walked alongside central park.
他过了马路，然后在中央公园旁边走着。
if you work alongside other people, you all work together in the same place. 与…并肩 (工作)

he had worked alongside frank and mark and they had become friends.
他曾与弗兰克和马克并肩工作过，他们已经成为朋友了。
? civilization
a society that is well organized and developed, used especially about a particular society in a particular place or at a particular time 文明（社会）
all the societies in the world considered as a whole

文明世界
a civilization is a human society with its own social organization and culture. 文明社会
civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life. 文明
the ancient civilizations of greece and rome希腊和罗马的古代文明
the dawn of civilization (= the beginning of civilization)文明的起源

编辑：李淑琼