词汇聚焦
1.abandon ['baendn] v.放弃
abandon hope 放弃希望
abandon a project 放弃一个项目
2.abandon ['baendn] v.遗弃
abandon a ship 弃船
abandon a pet 遗弃宠物
3.abandon ['baendn] v.沉湎于
abandon oneself to despair 沉溺于绝望中
abandon oneself to pleasure恣意享乐
4.abandonment ['baendnmnt] n.放弃，抛弃
abandonment of a project 放弃计划/项目
fear of abandonment 害怕被抛弃
abandonment of duty 玩忽职守
阅读提升
The Captain’s Choice
船长的选择
Captain Elias had spent years building his dream—a grand expedition to cross the uncharted southern seas. But after months of storms and decreasing supplies, his crew began to abandon hope. One by one, they begged him to abandon the project before it was too late.
埃利亚斯船长耗费数年心血筹备他的梦想——一次穿越未知南海的伟大远征。然而在经历数月风暴与物资耗竭后，船员们渐渐放弃希望。他们一个接一个地恳求船长趁早放弃这个项目。
On the darkest night, with the ship taking on water, Elias made the painful decision to abandon the ship. As the lifeboats rowed away, he watched his beloved ship sink, his heart heavy with the abandonment of a project he had once believed in so fiercely.
最黑暗的夜晚来临，船舱不断进水，埃利亚斯忍痛下令弃船。当救生艇划向远方时，他望着心爱的船只沉入海底，心中满是对这个曾坚信不疑的计划的放弃。
Alone in a small coastal town, Elias tried to distract himself. He abandoned himself to pleasure, drinking and gambling, trying to forget his failure. But in quiet moments, he abandoned himself to despair, wondering if he would ever find purpose again.
独自流落海滨小镇的埃利亚斯试图麻痹自己。他恣意享乐，酗酒赌博，想忘却失败。但在寂静时分，他又沉溺于绝望，怀疑自己是否还能找到人生意义。
One evening, he came across a homeless dog—someone had abandoned the pet. The dog’s fearful eyes mirrored his own fear of abandonment, and in that moment, Elias knew he couldn’t walk away.
某个黄昏，他遇见一只瑟瑟发抖的流浪狗——有人遗弃了这只宠物。狗狗惊惶的眼神映照出他内心同样的对被抛弃的恐惧，那一刻，埃利亚斯知道自己无法转身离去。
Taking the dog in, he slowly rebuilt his life, realizing that his earlier abandonment of duty—to his crew, to his mission—had been a mistake. But sometimes, letting go of one dream made room for another.
收养小狗后，他慢慢重建生活，终于明白当初对船员和使命的玩忽职守是个错误。但有时，放手一个梦想，才能为新的可能腾出空间。
And this time, he wouldn’t give up.
而这一次，他绝不会放弃。