名著采擷：《傲慢與偏見(jiàn)》系列39

　　翻譯例句："I never saw a more promising inclination. He was growing quite inattentive to other people, and wholly engrossed by her. Every time they met, it was more decided and remarkable."

　　“我從來(lái)沒(méi)有看見(jiàn)過(guò)象他那樣的一往情深;他越來(lái)越不去理會(huì)別人，把整個(gè)的心都放在她身上。”

　　inclination：n.傾向; 愛(ài)好; 斜坡

　　【例】

　　He is ready to sacrifice inclination to his country. 為了祖國(guó)的利益他樂(lè)于犧牲個(gè)人所好。

　　incline：

　　1. v. (使)傾向;(使)趨向

　　【例】

　　Many end up as team leaders, which inclines them to co-operate with the bosses.很多人最后成為團(tuán)隊(duì)領(lǐng)袖,這使得他們易于和上司合作。

　　2. v. 點(diǎn)頭

　　3. n. 斜坡

　　【用法】

　　1. incline to do sth. 傾向于做某事

　　【例】

　　However, I incline to analyse simplified data this time. 但我現(xiàn)在傾向于對(duì)簡(jiǎn)單化的數(shù)據(jù)進(jìn)行分析。

　　2. incline to sth. 傾向于某事

　　【例】

　　I strongly incline to the view of our going into cooperation with them.我很傾向于與他們進(jìn)行合作的意見(jiàn)。

　　3. incline sb. to do sth. 使某人傾向于做某事

　　【例】

　　This kind of self-examination would incline them to consider seriously what they are about.這種自我檢查能促使他們認(rèn)真想一想自己究竟所為何來(lái)。

　　【派生詞】inclinable: adj. 傾向于…的;可傾斜的

　　be inclinable to do sth

　　【例】

　　They are inclinable to our proposal.他們贊成我們的提議。

　　engross: vt.使全神貫注

　　engross oneself in : 沉溺于

　　【例】

　　I'd go into bookshops and engross myself in diet books-and cookbooks.我走進(jìn)書(shū)店，聚精會(huì)神地讀關(guān)于飲食的書(shū)--以及食譜。

　　【派生詞】engrossing: adj.使人全神貫注的，引人入勝的

　　與其同意的詞組還有：

　　be absorbed in

　　【例】

　　The writer was so absorbed in her work that she didn't notice him enter the room.那個(gè)作家專(zhuān)心致志地工作，她都沒(méi)有聽(tīng)到他進(jìn)屋的聲音。

　　be preoccupied with.

　　【例】

　　People who are preoccupied with past achievements cannot humble themselves.不能低頭的人，是因?yàn)橐辉倩仡欉^(guò)去的成就。