学员疑问: 老师,This is the moment when his emotions achieve their most powerful sway over him, and afterward when you say to this person the world "today" or "life", or "reality" he will assume that you mean this moment, even if it is fifty years past. 这个句子中achieve的意思不理解。
老师解答:词典中有hold sway over sb.的用法,这个句子里面的achieve其实就是hold,下次有可能achieve就变成了get/obtain等。
点评分析:语言是灵活的,像这种hold sway over 意思相当于control / influence (v.) ,还有如draw a comparison between意思相当于compare (v.) ;draw a distinction意思相当于distinguish (v.),这些搭配中意义的重点在于宾语的名词sway、comparison和distinction,而这个动词hold可以是achieve,draw可以是make。