【句型21】Some old people are oppressed by the fear of death.(Lesson 11)
【譯文】有些老人因恐懼死亡而苦惱。
【講解】oppress：使(心情等)沉重;使煩惱，折磨(to make someone feel unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable)，例如：
A sense of trouble ahead oppressed my spirits.
前面的重重困難使我心情沉重。
be oppressed by the unpleasant climate 被討厭的氣候弄得煩惱
a writer oppressed by his shortcomings 對(duì)自己的短處感到苦惱的作家
【譯文】有些老人因恐懼死亡而苦惱。
【講解】oppress：使(心情等)沉重;使煩惱，折磨(to make someone feel unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable)，例如：
A sense of trouble ahead oppressed my spirits.
前面的重重困難使我心情沉重。
be oppressed by the unpleasant climate 被討厭的氣候弄得煩惱
a writer oppressed by his shortcomings 對(duì)自己的短處感到苦惱的作家