神秘预言：oracle的常见用法讲解

-So, is this the same oracle that made... the prophecy?

-Yes. She's very old. She's been with us since the beginning.

——The Matrix

-所以，这是那个做出语言的先知吗？

-是的。她的年纪很大了。她从一开始就与我们同在。

——《黑客帝国》

一、你知道oracle有几种含义吗？

n.

1.神谕处，神示所 [C] a place where people could go to ask the gods for advice or information about the future

This advice must have come from the oracle; It is difficult to understand.

这个忠告一定是来自神谕处，因为它难以理解。

2.神使，传神谕者 [C] the priest or priestess through whom the gods were thought to give their message

The people were much puzzled by this answer of the oracle

大家对神使的回答感到非常惶惑。

3.神谕，预言 [C] the advice or information that the gods gave, which often had a hidden meaning

In times of difficulty, she pray for an oracle to guide her

在困难的时候，她祈祷神谕来指引她。

4.圣人，圣贤，哲人 [C] a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions

I am not an oracle; I don't have a solution to everything.

我不是圣人，不能解决所有的问题。

二、接下来，做个小测试吧

Socrates tells us that when he was told this he expressed disbelief in the _____.

苏格拉底告诉我们，当他听到这个消息时,他表示不相信神谕。