英语口语练习小对话 第878期:走漏风声;泄露机密
日期:2015-08-14
第一，词汇精讲
1. endure ：忍受；容忍
e.g. I can't endure that woman.我对那个女人忍无可忍。
e.g. I can't endure to see/seeing children suffer. 看着儿童受苦, 我可受不了。
2. bear：忍受； 忍耐； 承受
e.g. The pain was almost more than he could bear. 这样的痛苦几乎使他受不了。
e.g. He can't bear to be laughed at/bear being laughed at. 他禁不住拿他取笑。
第二，词义辨析
endure与bear的区别
1. Endure是指经受长期的艰难、困苦或折磨而不屈服，强调持久力和意志坚强。要特别注意“长期”二字。例如：
He endured three years in prison for his religious beliefs.他因其宗教信仰而忍受系狱三年之苦。
The little boy found it difficult to endure spending his summer holidays with his Uncle.这小男孩觉得难以忍受与他的叔叔在一起度过暑期。
2. Bear侧重强调某人的心理或身体承受能力，强调忍受者对痛苦、忧虑、烦恼以及责任的承受力。例如：
The strain must have been enormous but she bore it well.当时的压力想必很大，但她还是承受下来。
She bore her sorrow without complaint.她毫无怨言地忍受着悲痛。