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疫情之下的每一天
都像是在见证历史
而究竟什么是历史的真相
或许这句话能够带给我们思考
(截图来自：逃离德黑兰）
History starts out as farce and ends up as tragedy.
历史以闹剧开头，以悲剧结束。
history/ˈhɪs.tər.i/
作名词
① 历史
History is always surprisingly the same.
历史总是惊人地相似。
② 过去的人或事
--What about Dan - are you still seeing him?
那么丹呢──你还在和他交往吗？
--Oh, he's history.
噢，他已经是过去式了。
③ 经历
Her family has a history of heart problems.
她的家族有心脏病史。
start out开始
We started out our business by selling computers.
我们靠卖电脑开始了我们的事业。
farce /fɑːs/
作名词
① 戏剧的种类：滑稽剧
When I was little, my mom always took me to see farces.
小时候，妈妈经常带我去看滑稽剧。
② 生活场景：闹剧
No one had prepared anything so the meeting was a bit of a farce.
谁也没有作准备，因此这会议有点儿像一出闹剧。
end up以……结束
She'll end up penniless if she continues to spend like that.
如果她继续这样挥霍，最后会一分不剩的。
tragedy /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/
作名词
① 戏剧的种类：悲剧
Shakespeare's tragedies include "Hamlet", "King Lear", and "Othello".
莎士比亚的悲剧作品包括《哈姆雷特》、《李尔王》和《奥赛罗》。
② 生活的场景：悲剧
It's a tragedy that so many young people are unable to find jobs.
这么多的年轻人找不到工作，真是悲剧啊。
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