enamored [en'æməd]
adj. 倾心的,被迷住的;v. 使倾心,使迷恋( enamor的过去式和过去分词 );
Liking something a lot
例如:
I became totally enamored of the wildflowers there.
我特别喜欢那里的野花。
He became enamored of a girl in New York.
他为一位纽约的姑娘而倾倒.
elixir [ɪˈlɪksɚ] n. 炼金药,长生不老药;酏剂;
a magic liquid that is believed to cure illnesses or to make people live for ever
例如:
the elixir of life/youth 长生不老药
Keep your mind awake and active; that's the only youth elixir.
保持头脑清醒和灵活便是保持年轻的唯一灵丹妙药。
The elixir was strictly controlled off normal people. The Queen of Heaven, however, moved by Houyi’s contribution and affection to love and gave him one.
但因此药凡间控制得严,王母被后羿的贡献和精神打动,就给了神药。
Affection [əˈfɛkʃən] n. 喜爱;钟爱;
the feeling of liking or loving somebody/something very much and caring about them
例如:
Their affection for her soon increased almost to idolatry.
他们对她的喜爱不久就发展到了盲目崇拜的地步。
he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
他很难表达自己的感情
The drug was said very powerful and people who took it can fly to the heaven and became an imMortal immediately.
据说,服下此药能即刻升天成仙。
Immortal [ɪˈmɔrtl] adj. 不死的;永恒的;n. 神仙;流芳百世的人;
that lives or lasts for ever and never die or be destroyed.
例如:
The soul is immortal. 灵魂是永恒不朽的。
He believed himself immortal. 他相信自己是不朽的。
However, the content was only enough for one person and Houyi was reluctant to leave his beloved wife alone on the earth so he gave the elixir to Chang E to preserve and wanted to seek another one for his wife.
但是药量只够他一个人服用,后羿舍不得撇下妻子,只好暂时把不死药交给嫦娥珍藏。
Reluctant [rɪˈlʌktənt] adj. 不情愿的,勉强的;顽抗的;难处理的;厌恶的
hesitating before doing something because you do not want to do it or because you are not sure
that it is the right thing to do
例如:
reluctant agreement 勉强同意
She was reluctant to admit she was wrong. 她不愿承认自己错了。
He finally gave a reluctant smile. 他最后勉强地笑了笑。
Chang E carefully stored it in a wooden box while her action was peeked by the evil Pengmeng -one of his husband’s adherents.
嫦娥小心翼翼地把它放在一个木箱里,而她的行动却被邪恶的蓬蒙——他丈夫的一个追随者——偷看了。
Adherent [ədˈhɪrənt] n. 支持者,拥护者;adj. 粘着的;
a person who supports a political party or set of ideas
例如:
This idea is gaining adherents.
这种观念正在赢得更多的拥护者。
The brass plate must be adherent to the steel.
黄铜片必须和钢粘结.
Three days afterward, Houyi lead his disciples to go out for hunting but Fengmeng who wanted to steal the elixir while Houyi was away, stayed at home deliberately.
三天后,后羿率众徒外出狩猎,心怀鬼胎的蓬蒙假装生病,留了下来。