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选注者言:火星的南极和北极的“干冰”下藏匿着大量的冰。但是,这对于来自地球的要寻找一口水喝的客人来说,并非是一则好消息。本文对此作了详尽的解释。本文的文字表达文采斐然。比如,它讲究对称:fired imaginations andspurred search for intelligent life there;比如,它善于创造:short on dry ice andlong on water ice(英语有“short on/缺少”的说法,却没有long on的习惯表达);比如,它喜用小词:is wayin the future。其中的way,用作副词,意思是:by a greatdistance or to a great degree;far/非常;远远地;非常。另如:way off base/远离基础;way over budget/大大超过预算。
The commentator said: Mars’s “dry ice” on the south and north poles of the planet is hiding a lot of ice. However, this is not a good news for guests from the earth who are looking for a drink of water. This article gives a detailed explanation of this. The text of this article expresses literary grace. For example, it emphasizes symmetry: fired imaginations andspurred search for intelligent life there; for example, it is good at creating: short on dry ice and long on water ice (English has “short on / lack of”, but there is no long on the habit of expression); For example, it likes to use a little word: is wayin the future. Which way, used as an adverb, meaning: by a greatdistance or to a great degree; far / very; far; very. Another example: way off base/away from the foundation; way over budget/ greatly exceeds budget.