prologue
(US also prolog), n ~ (to sth)
1 introductory part of a poem or play 序诗; 开?quot;?BR> the `Prologue' to the `Canterbury Tales' 《坎特伯雷故事集》的《序诗》. Cf 参看 epilogue.
2 act or event that is an introduction to sth or leads up to sth; first in a series of events 引出或引致某事物的行动或事件; 一系列事件的开端; 序幕
The signing of the agreement was a prologue to better relations between the two countries. 签订这一协定更促进了两国的关系.
No, I haven't. I read about it in the newspaper. It's also about the man who wanted to end slavery -- Abraham Lincoln.
不,还没有。我在报纸上读过有关的情况。它还讲述了那个想结束奴隶制度的人,即亚伯拉罕·林肯的情况。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.