The evening of an empire
帝国的没落
🧩 词语组成解析
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
evening
['ivnɪŋ]
n. 傍晚;黄昏;晚会;晚年，衰退期，末期;
adj. 在晚上的;为晚上的;晚上用的;
int. 晚上好;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
an
[æn]
art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a）;一任一某一;一个;
🗣️ 情景例句
Frank, you've never played charades?
Frank，你从来没玩过哑谜？
After dinner comes the reckoning.
吃喝玩乐，该付代价。
After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag.
我在一家乡村小酒店吃过午饭后，就找我的提包。