點滴英語天天學第179期:雅思詞彙(18)
1.表述：give up the ghost
釋義：Of a person, to die.（死亡）
例句：Based on how the nurses are talking, it sounds like Great Uncle Edmund is going to give up the ghost sooner than later.
根據護士們的談話，聽起來埃德蒙大叔遲早要斷氣的。
There was a tree at the bottom of the garden that had clearly given up the ghost a few years previously.
在花園的盡頭有一棵樹，幾年前它就已經死了。
釋義2： Of a machine, to stop working. （停止工作）
例句：My poor old car finally gave up the ghost.
我那輛可憐的舊車終於報廢了。
Can you get a new coffee pot while you're at the mall? Ours has finally given up the ghost.
你可以在購物中心買個新的咖啡壺嗎？我們的壞了。
2.表述：depart ( from ) this life
釋義：To die; to leave this life. （死亡，離開人世）
例句：He departed this life on April 20th, 1973.
他於1973年4月20日離開人世。
She departed this life peacefully in her sleep.
她在睡夢中平靜地離開了人世。
Our role is to contribute something positive to others before we depart this life in whatever way possible.
我們的角色是在我們離開人世之前，以任何可能的方式爲他人做些積極的貢獻。
