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定义
(there's a spy) in our midst!: 我们当中（有一个卧底）！
I am in the midst of (a nervous breakdown): 我患了（神经衰弱）。
示例
- "We have a racist in our midst."
练习 1
"We have a racist in our midst."
Luna means that there is a racist
Luna means that there is a racist
"We have a racist in our midst."
Luna means that there is a racist
Luna means that there is a racist
This is incorrect. "In spite of" is an expression which introduces contrast and is synonymous with "despite" or "even though". Example: I still think you are handsome, in spite of your ginger beard.
This is not correct. "In our midst" is not synonymous with "in the toilets". The meeting between Brian and Luna took place in the toilet; the graffiti was discovered in the toilet; but there is nothing to suggest that the Delavigne racist spends all his time there.
This is not correct. "In our midst" does not share a similar meaning with "in one's opinion".
This is correct. When Luna writes that there is a racist "in our midst" she means that there is a racist "among" or "within" the Delavigne staff, or that one (or more) of the Delavigne staff is a racist. "Midst" is an old-fashioned form of "middle", still used in contemporary speech to add emphasis. Example: "I was in the midst of a terrible fight with my wife when my mistress phoned."
