Unlike most of his contemporaries in Hollywood, Hart actually knew something of the old West.
contemporary n. 同时代的人；同时期的东西 ；adj. 当代的；同时代的；属于同一时期的
- She was a contemporary of Picasso.
- Shakespeare and Marlowe were contemporaries. 莎士比亚和马洛斯是同时代的人。
- She specializes in contemporary literature and art. 她专攻当代文学和艺术。
- The building is contemporary with the construction of the cathedral. 这座建筑与大教堂的建造属于同一时期。
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He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier.
Hart was born in 1870, just after the end of American Civil War in 1865. After the Civil War, slavery was abolished, four trans-continent railroads were built, and American economy was rapidly developed. Meanwhile, the Wild West was fading away. 故事背景
be rooted in ... 根植于...
- The conflict in this area was rooted in history and religion. 该地区的冲突根植于历史和宗教。
- Racism is still deeply rooted in our society. 种族主义在我们的社会中仍然根深蒂固。
- Their life is rooted in Chicago now. 他们在芝加哥定居了。
| be embedded in … 根植于…；嵌入… | He always meant to go back one day, but not to stay. His roots and mine had become too firmly embedded in the new land. |
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| be entrenched in … 根深蒂固于…；牢固地确立于… | Gender inequality remains deeply entrenched in the country's social system. 性别不平等在该国的社会体系中仍然根深蒂固。 |
| be ingrained in … 根深蒂固于…；深植于…（指态度、信仰等） | Respect for elders is a value that is ingrained in the culture. 尊敬长辈是一种根植于该文化的价值观。 |
| deep-seated 根深蒂固的 | She has a deep-seated faith in god that comforts her. 她对上帝有着根深蒂固的信仰，这让她感到安慰。 |
| deep-rooted 根深蒂固的 | It is difficult to change a deep-rooted bad habit without strong will. 没有坚强的意志，很难改变一个根深蒂固的坏习惯。 |
| inveterate hatred / prejudice / distrust 根深蒂固的仇恨/偏见/不信任（贬义） | We must fight against inveterate prejudice in society. 我们必须与社会中根深蒂固的偏见作斗争。 |
| an inveterate smoker 老烟鬼（贬义） |
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| have its roots in … 起源于…；根源于… | The tradition has its roots in ancient history. 这个传统起源于古代历史。 |
| stem from … 来源于…；源自… | Most of the difficulties stem from a lack of funding. 大多数困难来源于资金的缺乏。 |
| originate in … 起源于…；发源于… | Printing has its roots in / stems from / originates in China.. 印刷术被认为起源于中国。 |
谓语省略介词留 并列句不省略动词后的介词
- Carlyle was entirely ignorant of what the bottle in his pocket contained, of the nature of the illness from which his friend was suffering, and of what had previously been wrong with his wife, but a medicine that had worked so well in one form of illness would surely be of equal benefit in another, …
- The adverse effects of the Great Leap Forward and of the Cultural Revolution still loom large in the minds of Chinese policy makers.
- For in a university, science majors look down on humanities majors, foreign language majors on Chinese majors, Chinese majors on philosophy majors, philosophy majors on sociology majors, and sociology majors on education majors. Since education majors have no one to look down on, they can only despise the professors in their own department. ——‘Fortress besieged’ by Zhongshu Qian
And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
join hands 共存(co-exist);携手合作
- Science and art can often join hands in architectural design.
- The two opposing factions decided to join hands to achieve a common goal. 携手合作
- After a long rivalry, the two companies agreed to join hands on the new project. 合作
conflict n. clash; collision 冲突
- There was a conflict between what he said and what he did.
- The story is about a young woman's inner conflict. 内心的矛盾
- Management and staff were in conflict over the new working hours. 处于冲突之中