crash course——mythology第二集长难句分析+生词

长难句+生词:
`(00:40)Myths that describe creation as coming out of nothing are some of the hardest to get our heads around.
解析:get our heads around 弄清楚
这个长句的中心部分是"Myth are some of the hardest to get our heads around."
Myth后跟定语从句,描述这里讲的是从无到有创造的神话。
`(00:49) It can cause a bit of existential dread for people who are uncomfortable with the idea of absolute nothing.
解析:
1.existential adj. 存在主义的;有关存在的;存在判断的
2.dread v. 惧怕,担心;敬畏
n. 恐惧,可怕的人(或物);(鸟群的)惊飞,惊起;将头发编成“骇人”发型的人
adj. 可怕的;令人敬畏的
`(01:16)The Earth was without form, and void.
void adj. 无效的;空的;无人(居住)的;缺乏的
n. 空间;空白;空虚感
v. 使无效;排放(大小便)
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judeo-christian adj. 犹太教与基督教所共有的;同是犹太教与基督教的
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`(01:46)There is a void, there is water which are handy if Gods needs storage space or is thirsty but...
1.handy adj. 有用的;便利的;手边的;手巧的,灵活的
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`I am the sun that rose from the primeval waters...
1.primeval adj. 原始的;初期的
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`Evil is my abomination, I see it not .
1.abomination
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conceive vt. 怀孕;构思;以为;持有 vi. 怀孕;设想;考虑
`Chaos is what we have before a deity or deities roll up, and provide order.
deity n. 神;神性
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`augural adj. 前兆的;占卜的
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`renovation n. 革新;修理;恢复活力
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`meadow n. 草地;牧场
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`ripple n. 波纹;涟漪;[物] 涟波
vi. 起潺潺声
vt. 在…上形成波痕
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`establishing hamanity dominion over all non-speaking creatures
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`manifestation n. 表现;显示;示威运动
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`elaborate adj. 精心制作的;详尽的;煞费苦心的
vt. 精心制作;详细阐述;从简单成分合成(复杂有机物)
vi. 详细描述;变复杂
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