陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

buoyancy/ rally/ recuperate/ rehabilitate/ rejuvenate/ renovate/ resilience/ resurrect/ resuscitate/ tonic

1. 「恢復」健康、精神等可用recuperate，「使回春」、「使返老還童」叫rejuvenate，「使失去意識或近乎死亡者甦醒」可用resuscitate，「使起死回生」叫resurrect，「復健」叫rehabilitate：

•The doctors were worried because the patient did not recuperate as rapidly as they had expected.

•The charlatan claimed that his elixir would rejuvenate the aged and weary.

•The lifeguard tried to resuscitate the drowned child by applying artificial respiration.

•They believed that his body would be literally resurrected.

•Those who are handicapped must be rehabilitated.

2. 「復原力」、「韌性」可用buoyancy或resilience，「使人神清氣爽的」、「滋補的」可用tonic（正式）：

•It is a buoyancy of spirit that keeps her going.

•A man of resilience is capable of throwing off troubles.

•As a workaholic, he could not appreciate the tonic effect of a vacation.

3. 「重新振作」、「重整」用rally，「翻新」老舊建築等用renovate：

•The tired soldiers rallied and drove the enemy back.

•The stock market rallied at the close.

•My father planned to renovate our old house this summer.