文/空悟孙
图/来自网络
单词英文释义/New Oxford American Dictionary
故事
看着高悬在夜空中闪烁的星星，空悟孙激动得小心脏咚咚直跳。ta用力敲了一下牛皮鼓，感到血脉喷张。昨天敌人利刃戳伤的胸口又开始抽痛起来，然而他却窃喜：“至少我的心脏还在跳动！”。想到这儿，他又猛击了一下鼓。
词汇
beat
(of the heart) pulsate【指普通意义上的跳动，如心脏】
Her heart was stilling beating!
她的心脏还在跳动！
(of an instrument) make a rhythmical sound through being struck
Drums were beating in the distance.
远处传来咚咚的锣鼓声。
throb
Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily【强调有节奏的震动、脉动】
The race car engine throbbed with power.
赛车发动机有力地震动着。
His heart throbbed at the sight of the charming girl.
看到那魅力四射的女孩儿，他的心怦怦直跳。
Shanghai is a city throbbing with life.
上海是一座充满活力的城市。
Feel pain in a series of regular beats【突出一种抽痛、阵阵疼痛的感觉，比如那种一胀一痛的疼痛感】
His wound in the calf throbbing painfully.
他腿肚子上的伤口阵阵抽痛。
The throbbing headache is killing him.
阵阵头痛让他痛不欲生。
thump
(of a person's heart or pulse) beat or pulsate strongly, typically because of fear or excitement
His heart was thumping after a long run.
长跑之后他的心脏咚咚直跳。
Fear crept all over him, his heart thumping.
恐惧袭来，他的心咚咚直跳。
pulsate
Expand and contract with strong regular movements【强调一种一张一缩的动作，可理解为脉动、搏动，比如说血管】
Blood vessel pulsates.
血管搏动。
Pulsating stars hang high in the night sky.
闪烁的星星高悬在夜空。
重温故事
看着高悬在夜空中闪烁的星星(pulsating starts)，空悟孙激动得小心脏咚咚直跳(thump)。她用力敲了一下牛皮鼓，感到血脉喷张(pulsating blood vessel)。昨天敌人利刃戳伤的胸口又开始抽痛起来(wound throbbing)，然而他却窃喜：“至少我的心脏还在跳动(heart beating/throbbing)！”。想到这儿，他又猛击了(beat the drum)一下鼓。
