神秘预言：oracle的常见用法讲解
-So, is this the same oracle that made... the prophecy?
-Yes. She's very old. She's been with us since the beginning.
——The Matrix
-所以，这是那个做出语言的先知吗？
-是的。她的年纪很大了。她从一开始就与我们同在。
——《黑客帝国》
一、你知道oracle有几种含义吗？
n.
1.神谕处，神示所 a place where people could go to ask the gods for advice or information about the future
This advice must have come from the oracle; It is difficult to understand.
这个忠告一定是来自神谕处，因为它难以理解。
2.神使，传神谕者 the priest or priestess through whom the gods were thought to give their message
The people were much puzzled by this answer of the oracle
大家对神使的回答感到非常惶惑。
3.神谕，预言 the advice or information that the gods gave, which often had a hidden meaning
In times of difficulty, she pray for an oracle to guide her
在困难的时候，她祈祷神谕来指引她。
4.圣人，圣贤，哲人 a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions
I am not an oracle; I don't have a solution to everything.
我不是圣人，不能解决所有的问题。
二、接下来，做个小测试吧
Socrates tells us that when he was told this he expressed disbelief in the _____.
苏格拉底告诉我们，当他听到这个消息时,他表示不相信神谕。
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