tragedy
n
1 [C, U] terrible event that causes great sadness 悲惨的事
Investigators are searching the wreckage of the plane to try and find the cause of the tragedy. 调查人员在飞机残骸中搜索, 希望找出造成这一悲惨事件的原因.
a life blighted by tragedy 饱经惨事折磨的一生
(fig 比喻) It's a tragedy (ie extremely regrettable) for this country that he never became prime minister. 他从未当上首相, 这是国家的极大不幸.
2
(a) [C] serious play with a sad ending 悲剧
Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies 莎士比亚的悲剧和喜剧.
(b) [U] branch of drama that consists of such plays 悲剧艺术
classical French tragedy 法国的古典悲剧艺术. Cf 参看 comedy.
There's a talk on cancer that might be quite interesting, so perhaps I'll go to that.
有个关于癌症的报告可能很有意思,也许我会听听。
Kunta wondered why the white people had done this to him.
孔塔不知道白人为什么要这样对待他。
First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else. To help you do this, read the following questions and write down the answers: