【张艺兴】小蕾老师英语课堂 LESSON 112/Autumnal Equinox 秋分（一）

Autumnal Equinox(1)

秋分（一）

Thunder begins to retract its sound,

雷始收声

> retract [rɪˈtrækt]

v.缩回;缩进;撤回或撤消

过去式: retracted过去分词: retracted现在分词: retracting

Eg. A cat can retract its claws, but a dog can 't. 

猫的爪子可以缩进去，但狗不能。

Eg. I decided to retract what I had said before.

我决定收回前面说过的话。

hibernating insects return to their shelter,

蛰虫坯户

water begins to dry up.

水始涸

180°

22nd to 24th day of the 9th month

9月22日-24日

The second time life welcomes days and nights of equal length.

人生迎来第二个昼夜等长的时刻

The sound of thunder slowly subsides, the sound of rain stops.

雷声慢慢平息了，雨声停住

> subside [səbˈsaɪd]

vi.减弱，平息;（洪水）退去，（热度）消退;沉下去;坐下

过去式: subsided过去分词: subsided现在分词: subsiding

Eg. The pain had subsided during the night.

晚上的时候疼痛已经减轻了。

Eg. The flooded river was subsiding rapidly.

泛滥的河水正在迅速退落。

Eg. Weak foundations caused the house to subside.

由于地基不实，房子出现下陷。

Comparing it to when I was young, the first time my heart showed signs of balance,

和年少时候第一次内心平衡初见的时光相比

after experiencing putting your all into something, breaking out, resisting, persevering,

经历过投入、爆发、抗争、坚持之后

I began to understand and accept my most real image.

我开始理解和接纳自己最真实的样子

In the times of equal days and nights,

日和夜等长的时光里

what I see is my left hand and right hand, the past and the future,

看见的是左手和右手，过去和未来

myself and others, as well as the I, who lives in the centre.

自我和他人，以及居于中央的我

The things in my heart I persevere for

我内心所坚持的东西

Someone asked me, as soon as EXO debuted they have been popular,

有人问我，EXO一出道就那么火

have you ever let it get to your head?

有得意忘形过吗？

> let it get to your head 被冲昏头脑，得意忘形

Eg. If one day you are lucky enough to get the first prize, don’t let it get to your head. 

如果有一天你足够幸运得到一等奖了，也不要得意忘形。

Eg. Never let success get to your head, and never let failure get to your heart. 

不要让成功冲昏了头脑，也不要把失败记在心里。

I thought about this deeply for a moment; I have never changed,

我深深地想了一下，我没改变过

apart from joking around with friends,

除了跟朋友开玩笑

I have never changed my heart, never changed myself.

我没改变过自己的内心，从来没有改变过

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