每日一句口语 177

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

On the verge¹ of graduation, binge drinking on campus 

is on the rise. Various farewell parties and commencement 

banquets are dominated by alcohol.

临近毕业前夕，校园中狂欢豪饮的场面愈演愈烈。各式各样的

散伙饭以及毕业晚宴都被酒精主导着。

【Vocabulary】

1. verge:边缘；界限；权杖

Example:The path verges² on the edge of a precipice³.这条小径濒临断崖的边缘。

2. binge:狂欢作乐；放纵

Example:They went on a binge last night.他们昨夜出去狂饮作乐。

3. banquet:宴会

Example:He met the foreign friends and gave a banquet in their honour.

他会见了外国朋友，并设宴招待了他们。

4. dominate:支配；控制；统治；占优势；俯视；高耸于

Example:He desires to dominate over others.他很想支配别人。

1 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

2 verges   

边，边缘，界线( verge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The small stream verges to the north. 这条小河向北延伸。
• The results ob-tained agree well with those given by Verges using random Bethe lattice model. 所得结果与Verges用非晶的Bethe晶格模型的计算结果相符。

3 precipice   

n.悬崖，危急的处境

参考例句：

• The hut hung half over the edge of the precipice.那间小屋有一半悬在峭壁边上。
• A slight carelessness on this precipice could cost a man his life.在这悬崖上稍一疏忽就会使人丧生。