prentice
n. 徒弟,学徒(等于apprentice)
v. 使做学徒(等于apprentice)
n. (Prentice)(美、英、加、澳)普伦蒂塞(人名)
例句
"Well, what success, George?" asked Mr. Prentice, as the family gathered around the tea-table.
当一家人围坐在茶桌旁时,普伦蒂塞先生问道:“那么,乔治,取得了什么成就?”
"Have you finished your lesson, George?" said Mr. Prentice to his son, who had laid aside his book and was busy making a large paper kite.
“你做完功课了吗,乔治?”普伦蒂塞先生对他的儿子说道。他的儿子早就放下了书,正忙着制作一个大的纸风筝。
"From that day," continued Mr. Prentice, "there was no boy in the school who learned more rapidly than Henry. From that day till the present hour he has been a student; and he now urges his son George to 'try again' as he tried."
“从那天起,”普伦蒂塞先生继续说,“学校里没有一个男孩比亨利学得更快。从那天起,直到现在,他还在学;现在他敦促他的儿子乔治像他那样‘再试一次’。”