Simple absence

simple ['sɪmpl]

adj. 简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的; n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;

sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→简单的；朴素的；单纯的

absence ['æbsns]

n. 缺席，缺勤;缺乏，缺少，无;心不在焉，不注意;

abs离去+ence名词后缀 → 缺席

Is there much prospect of reaching a compromise?

达成妥协的前景如何？

I wish you wouldn't go this way.

我希望你不必落得这样的下场。

The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas -- legends handed down from one generation of another.These legends are useful because they can tell us something about migrations of people who lived long ago, but none could wri

他们保存历史的唯一办法是将历史当作传说讲述，由讲述人一代接一代地将史实描述为传奇故事口传下来。