2024年4月1日发(作者：)

Genesis

Para. 1 起初，上帝创造了天地。

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 现在地球是无形的，空荡

Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was 荡的。黑暗笼罩在深渊的

on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering 表面。神的灵在水面上盘

over the surface of the waters. 旋。

hover 英 [ˈhɒvə(r)]

verb [V , usually + adv./prep.]

1 (of birds, helicopters , etc. 鸟、直升机等) 翱翔；盘旋 to stay in the air in one place

A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。

2 (of a person 人) 踌躇，彷徨（尤指在某人身边） to wait somewhere, especially

near sb, in a shy or uncertain manner

He hovered nervously in the doorway. 他在门口紧张地来回踱步。

3 [+ adv./prep.] 靠近（某事物）；处于不稳定状态 to stay close to sth, or to stay in an

uncertain state

Temperatures hovered around freezing. 气温在冰点上下徘徊。

He hovered on the edge of consciousness. 他似醒非醒。

A smile hovered on her lips. 她的嘴上挂着一丝笑容。

Para.2 上帝说:“要有光”，就有

God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God 了光。神看见光，并且看

saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the 见它是好的。上帝将光明

light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and 与黑暗分开。神称光为

the darkness he called Night. There was evening and 昼，称暗为夜。有晚上，

there was morning, one day. 有早晨，这是一天。

divide 英 [dɪˈvaɪd]

分开 separate 1 ~ (sth) (up) (into sth) （使）分开，分散，分割，分成… to separate

or make sth separate into parts 同义词： split up

[V] The cells began to divide rapidly. 细胞迅速分裂。

[VN] A sentence can be divided up into meaningful segments.

一个句子可以划分成有意义的各个部分。

2 [VN] ~ sth (up/out) (between/among sb) 分配；分享；分担 to separate sth into

parts and give a share to each of a number of different people, etc.

同义词： share (out)

Jack divided up the rest of the cash. 杰克把余下的现金分了。

We divided the work between us. 我们共同分担这项工作。

3 [VN] ~ sth (between A and B) 把（时间、精力等）分别用于 to use different parts

of your time, energy, etc. for different activities, etc.

He divides his energies between politics and business.

他把精力一部分用在政治上，一部分用在生意上。

4 [VN] ~ A from B (formal) 使分离；使分开 to separate two people or things

Can it ever be right to divide a mother from her child?

让母子分离难道还有对的时候？

5 [VN] ~ sth (off) | ~ A from B 是…的分界线；分隔；把…隔开 to be the real or

imaginary line or barrier that separates two people or things

同义词： separate (off)

A fence divides off the western side of the grounds. 篱笆把庭院的西面隔开。

6 [V] (of a road 道路) 分岔 to separate into two parts that lead in different

directions

Where the path divides, keep right. 来到岔路口就靠右行。

引起分歧 cause disagreement 7 [VN] 使产生分歧；使意见不一 to make two or

more people disagree 同义词： split

The issue has divided the government. 这个问题在政府中引起了意见分歧。

数学 mathematics 8 ~ (sth) by sth 除以 to find out how many times one number

is contained in another

[VN] 30 divided by 6 is 5 (30 ÷ 6 = 5) . 30除以6等于5。

[also V] 9 ~ (sth) into sth 除 to be able to be multiplied to give another number

[V] 5 divides into 30 6 times. 5除30等于6。

[also VN] 习语 divide and rule 分而治之 to keep control over people by making

them disagree with and fight each other, therefore not giving them the chance to unite

and oppose you together

Para.3 上帝说“:水的中央要有空

God said, "Let there be an expanse in the middle of the 气，将水与其他的水分

waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." 开。”神就造出空气，将

God made the expanse, and divided the waters which 空气以下的水，空气以上

were under the expanse from the waters which were 的水分开了。事实就是如

above the expanse; and it was so. God called the 此。上帝称空气为“天”。

expanse sky. There was evening and there was morning, 有晚上、有早晨、是第二

a second day. 日。

expanse 英 [ɪkˈspæns]

~ (of sth) 一大片，广阔，宽广，浩瀚（尤指陆地或海洋） a wide and open area

of sth, especially land or water

a wide/vast expanse of blue sky 广阔 / 无垠的蓝天

flat expanses of open farmland 平坦而辽阔的农田

Para.4 神说，愿天下的水聚在一处，

God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered 使旱地显现。事就这样成了。

together to one place, and let the dry land appear;" 神称旱地为地，众水聚集之

and it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the 处称为海。上帝看到它是好

gathering together of the waters he called Seas. God 的。神说：“地要生出青草，

saw that it was good. God said, "Let the earth put 和结种子的菜蔬，并结果子

forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees 的果树，各从其类，连种子

bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on 都在地上。”事情就这样成

the earth;" and it was so. The earth brought forth 了。地上生出青草，和结种

grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees 子的菜蔬，各从其类，并结

bearing fruit, with its seed in it, after their kind; and 果子的树，都是各从其类。

God saw that it was good. There was evening and 神就看出是好的。有晚上，

there was morning, a third day. 有早晨，这是第三天。

put forth 提出；发表；启航；（植物等）长出；放出

yield [jiːld]

1 [VN] 出产（作物）；产生（收益、效益等）；提供 to produce or provide sth, for