Sometimes a man has to make hard choices, choices that might look wrong to others. but you know are right in the long run.

——Game of Throne

有时候,要做出艰难的决定,即便在他人看来大错特错,但他知道这是最正确的长远打算。

——《权利的游戏》 

一、你知道men有几种含义吗?

n.

1.男人;人类,人 [C] an adult male human

Every man and his dog, plus wives, kids and grandparents, have turned out to study the strangers.

岛上所有的男人和他们的狗,加上媳妇、娃娃、老头老太太们,都出来围观这些陌生人。

 

2.男雇员,男仆 [C]  a male servant

The hired man was sick, and a lot of the daily chores were not done.

那位男雇员病了,很多的日常杂务都没做。

 

3.士兵 [C] a soldier

Stand out that man in the back row.

后排的那个士兵,出列。

 

4.丈夫;(男)情人 [C] a husband or sexual partner

Over the years I fondly thought of him as my "Valentine Man".

在过去的那段日子里,我竟天真地把他看作是我的“瓦伦丁节的情人”。

 

5.老兄,伙计 [U] used for addressing a male person

Cheer up, man. Things are not as bad as you think.

振作点,老兄。情况没你想的那么严重。

 

v.

1.给...配置人员 [T] to supply people to work somewhere

The management manned the ship with experienced hands.

管理部门给这条船配置了有经验的人员。

 

2.操纵(某设备) [T] be in charge of a place or a machine

The switchboard is manned twenty-four hour a day.

电话总机是一天24小时由人操纵的。

 

二、词义辨析:还有哪些单词能表示“人类”的意思呢?

man, mankind, humanity

这些名词均有“人类”之意。

man指各时代的全体人类。

mankind集体名词,语体庄重,泛指过去、现在和未来的人类。

humanity书面用词,集合名词,多用于文学作品中,作人类解时,侧重有同情心、理解力和崇高品质。

 

三、你知道men和哪些词更搭吗?

best man

n. <美>男傧相,伴郎

 

cave man

n.(史前石器时代的)穴居人,(尤指对妇女无礼的)粗野汉

 

enlisted man

n. 士兵

 

fancy man

n. 情夫

 

front man

n.挂名负责人,出面人物

 

四、最后,来做个小测试吧

When did she take on with that ____?

她什么时候和那个人开始交往的?