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①sth is distinct (from sth)adj.截然不同的；有明显差别的

Synonymsdifferent, separate, discrete

本句中用于对比领导者与追随者对历史产生的不同影响，作表语说明两者的影响性质各异、界限分明，因此表示“截然不同的”。

• Man is a being who is distinct from his environment, yet connected to it.人是一种既有别于所处环境，又与环境紧密相连的存在。

②a distinct sthadj.明显的；显著的

Synonymsnoticeable, marked, pronounced, clear

• A habit has a distinct power; it can either make or break a man.习惯具有一种显著的力量；它既能成就一个人，也能毁灭一个人。

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①the distinction between A and Bn.差别；区别

Synonymsdifference, contrast, divergence

句中使用了 'the distinction between a leader and a follower' 结构，表示区分领导者与追随者之间的本质‘差别’。

• The distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.过去、现在与未来的区别，只是一种顽固持久的幻觉。— Albert Einstein

②make a distinctionn.区分；区别对待

Synonymsdifferentiation, discrimination

• Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use, and to make a distinction between what is good and bad.智慧就是善用时间和知识，并区分善恶的能力。— Thomas Aquinas

③a person / writer of distinctionn.卓越；杰出

Synonymsexcellence, eminence, prominence

• One of the greatest rules of life is to make a distinction between being a man of success and a man of distinction.人生最重要的法则之一，是分清做一个成功的人与做一个卓越的人之间的差别。

④pass / graduate with distinctionn.优异成绩；殊荣

Synonymshonors, credit

• To live each day with integrity is to graduate with distinction from the school of life.正直地度过每一天，便是以优异的成绩从生活这所大学毕业。

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①distinguish between sth and sthv.区分，辨别（两者之间的差异）

Synonymsdifferentiate, discriminate, tell apart

原句中使用了“distinguish between what is urgent and what is important”，即在“紧急之事”与“重要之事”两者之间进行辨别和区分，属于最核心的“区分两者”搭配。

• God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to distinguish between the two.愿上帝赐予我平静，去接受我无法改变的事；赐予我勇气，去改变我能改变的事；并赐予我智慧，去分辨这两者的区别。— Reinhold Niebuhr

②distinguish A from Bv.使……有别于；使突出

Synonymsdifferentiate, separate, set apart

• What distinguishes human nature from that of animals is the capacity to choose meaning over instinct.将人性与动物本能区分开来的，是选择意义而非顺从本能的能力。

③distinguish sthv.看清，听出，认出

Synonymsdiscern, recognize, make out

• In the fog of emotion, the wise mind pauses to distinguish the quiet voice of truth.在情绪的迷雾中，明智的心灵会驻足辨清真理的微声。

④distinguish oneselfv.使自己扬名，表现卓越

Synonymsexcel, shine

• Those who distinguish themselves are not those who never fail, but those who rise with greater resolve.卓越出众者并非从未失败，而是在跌倒后以更坚定的决心重新站起的人。

①interpret sth (as sth)v.理解；解释为

Synonymsunderstand, construe, read

• His silence was interpreted as an admission of guilt.他的沉默被理解为认罪。

②interpret sthv.阐明；诠释（艺术/数据等）

Synonymsexplain, clarify, decode

• The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.哲学家们只是用不同的方式解释世界，而问题在于改变世界。— Karl Marx

③interpret (for sb)v.口译；翻译

Synonymstranslate

• To interpret is not merely to translate words, but to bridge the silence between two different souls.口译不仅是翻译言语，更是在两个不同灵魂的沉默之间架起桥梁。

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①interpretation of sthn.理解；解释

Synonymsunderstanding, reading, explanation

句中为“interpretation of guidelines”，指对指导原则的个人理解或阐释，与客观明确的技能要求（explicit skill requirements）形成对比。

• There are no facts, only interpretations.没有事实，只有解释。— Friedrich Nietzsche

②put an interpretation on sthn.对……作出某种解读

Synonymsspin, construction, take

• A wise mind does not put a hasty interpretation on the silence of others.明智之人不会对旁人的沉默妄下断言。

③sb's interpretation of sthn.艺术演绎；表演诠释

Synonymsperformance, rendition, portrayal

• Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible through the artist's interpretation.艺术不照搬可见之物，而是借由艺术家的诠释赋予其形。

④simultaneous / consecutive interpretationn.口译

Synonymsoral translation

• True simultaneous interpretation requires not just rendering words, but bridging hearts and minds in the moment.真正的同声传译不仅在于传达言辞，更在于当下搭建起心灵与思想的桥梁。