Language Point 23
For teachers, the problem is figuring out whether a student's author-ship is authentic. (Para. 9)
figure out: understand (something or someone) with difficulty
Can you figure out this word?
你能理解这词的含义吗？
The map was very complicated. I could not figure it out.
那张地图太复杂，我看不懂。
No one can figure out how the fire started.
没人能知道这火是怎么引起的。
We figured out a way to save money on travel costs.
我们想出了一个节省旅游开支的办法。
author: writer
Shakespeare is the author of Hamlet.
《哈姆雷特》的作者是莎士比亚。
authentic: a. known to be real; genuine
We saw an authentic letter written by Shakespeare.
我们见过一封莎士比亚的亲笔信。
Many people cannot tell the difference between an authentic, Chinese carpet made by hand and one made in a factory.
许多人难以区分真正的手工编织的中国地毯和工厂生产的地毯。
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