sacrifice n. 牺牲;献身;祭品
(教材P16)Shakespeare wrote about such things as good and evil, love and hate, greed and sacrifice.莎士比亚写了很多像善良的和邪恶的、爱和恨、贪婪和牺牲的东西。
He gave his life as a sacrifice for his country.
他为国牺牲了。
A calf was offered up as a sacrifice to the goddess.
向女神祭献了一头小牛。
①make a sacrifice 做出牺牲;亏本
②sacrifice vt. 牺牲;亏本出售;供奉
sacrifice to sb. 对……做出牺牲
sacrifice for... 为……而牺牲
sacrifice sth.to sb. 牺牲某事物
③sacrificial adj. 牺牲的;祭祀的
I tend to sacrifice my own interest for the group benefit.
我倾向于牺牲自己的爱好而成全集体利益。
Well,madam, we'll make a sacrifice.
好,太太,我们亏本卖给你好了。
完成句子
①他愿意为和平做出任何牺牲。
He was willing to make any ________ for peace.
②为了孩子们的安全,舍弃她丈夫的尊严不算什么。
Her husband's pride was a small thing to ________ for their children's security.
③在古时候这种祭祀仪式已经戏剧化了。
In ancient times, this kind of ________ ceremony was already dramatized.
【答案】 ①sacrifice ②sacrifice ③sacrificial
make a name 出名
(教材P16)Quickly making a name for himself as both actor and dramatist, Shakespeare soon earned enough money to buy his own theatre.
莎士比亚很快作为演员和剧作家出名了,不久就赚了足够的钱买了自己的剧院。
She first made a name for herself as an actress.
她最初是以当演员而成名的。
She wishes to make a name for herself.
她想出名。