学个词Learn a Word 第1482课 Passover

  今天我们要学的词是Passover。Passover, 指的是犹太教的逾越节，首写字母P大写。 "The Jewish Passover holiday began at sunset last Friday," 上周五，随着日落的到来，犹太教逾越节开始了。 "Passover commemorates¹ the story of the Exodus², in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt," 逾越节是为了纪念犹太人的出埃及记，也就是古以色列人逃离埃及，从奴役中解放出来的故事。 "Pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem last Friday, both for the start of the Easter weekend and for the Jewish festival of Passover," 大批朝圣者上周五涌入耶路撒冷，参加复活节周末和犹太逾越节庆祝活动的开始。好的，今天我们学习的词是Passover...

1 commemorates   

n.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的名词复数 )v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A tombstone is erected in memory of whoever it commemorates. 墓碑是为纪念它所纪念的人而建的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A tablet commemorates his patriotic activities. 碑文铭记他的爱国行动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 exodus   

v.大批离去，成群外出

参考例句：

• The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.由于医生大批离去，医疗系统面临崩溃。
• Man's great challenge at this moment is to prevent his exodus from this planet.人在当前所遇到的最大挑战，就是要防止人从这个星球上消失。