Question

(一）每日一题：cook the books ...

请选出这道题的最佳答案，并将整句翻译成中文。

If someone tells you that they cook the books, they ________________

A. must be going through financial hardship.
B. are keeping false accounting records.
C. got the final approval from their publisher.
D. are running out of shelf space.

(二）今日词组：ingenious vs. ingenuous 过去曾被混用的两个词

理解之后请将下面这几句解说翻译成中文。

"ingenious" and "ingenuous" are now distinct from each other and are not
synonyms.

Ingenious means “characterized by cleverness” or “cleverly inventive,” as in contriving new explanations or methods: an ingenious device; ingenious
designers.

Ingenuous means “candid” or “innocent”: an ingenuous and sincere statement; a thug with the ingenuous eyes of a choirboy.

一道选择，两句翻译。被采纳的最佳答案财富悬赏也将加倍！

Answer 1

1. B 如果有人告诉你他们cook the books，他们是说他们正在作假帐。cook the books 作假帐的意思
2.
“ingenious” 和 “ingenuous” 是两个不同的相互独立的词，他们不是同义词。

“ingenious”意思是“聪明的特点” 或 “聪明而有发明才能的” ，指在创造新的解释或方法方面， 如: 一个精致的设备，独创的的设计者

“ingenuous”是说“坦率的” 或 “单纯的”， 一个坦率而诚恳的发言; 一个拥有唱诗班男童般单纯眼眸的恶棍

Answer 2

b
"ingenious" and "ingenuous" 意思不同，不是同义词

ingenious意思是足智多谋的或者有创意的。比如：相处新的解释或方法：一个有创意的设备，足智多谋的设计师。

ingenuous意思是坦率的真实地，一个坦率而真诚的叙述，一个长着唱诗班男孩般天真眼睛的暴徒

Answer 3

B

“ingenious” 和 “ingenuous” 是两个完全不同的词，而且他们不是同义词。

“ingenious”是说“非常聪明” 或 “聪慧而有创造力的” ，尤指创造新的解释或方法， 如: 一个聪明的设备，聪慧的设计者

“ingenuous”是说“坦率的” 或 “单纯的”，如: 一个坦率而诚恳的发言; 一个带有唱诗班男童般单纯眼眸的强盗

Answer 4

1) B. 作假帐的意识

2）ingenious" and "ingenuous" are now distinct from each other and are not
synonyms. “有创造才能的”和“坦率的，直爽的”意思是不同的，他们不是同义词

ingenious means “characterized by cleverness” or “cleverly inventive,” as in contriving new explanations or methods: an ingenious device; ingenious
designers. ingenious的意思是“有灵巧特质的”或“聪明创造的”，象发明新的解释或方法；一个灵巧的装置；有创造力的设计师

Ingenuous means “candid” or “innocent”: an ingenuous and sincere statement; a thug with the ingenuous eyes of a choirboy. Ingenuous意思含有“公正的”或“天真的”，比如，一个直率而真诚的发言；一个有着无暇双眼的暴徒；