每日一句口语 220

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We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our

parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the

country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances

of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to

die; nor do we choose the time or conditions of our

death.

我们无法选择出生，无法选择父母，无法选择出生的历史时期与国家，或是成长的周遭环境。我们大多数人都无法选择死亡，无法选择死亡的时间或条件。

【Vocabulary】

1. epoch:时期

Example:Ice age refers to the latest glacial epoch.冰河时期指的是最近的一个冰川时期。

2. upbringing:教养;抚养;培养

Example:He owed his success to the good upbringing he had.他的成功归功于他受到的良好教养。

3. circumstance:环境;详情

Example:He was forced by the circumstances to do this.他做此事是为环境所迫。

4. immediate:直接的;最接近的;立即的;目前的

Example:One hundred dollars will meet my immediate needs.一百美元可以应付我目前的需要。