2明显的
The bill contains a glaring error in addition.
as far as the eye can see
the words eye and ear are used in the singular form not to mean the concrete organ of sight or hearing but something abstract; they are often used figuratively. Here the eye means man?s power of seeing or eyesight.
1) She has an eye for beauty 2) She has an ear for music 3) The boy has a sharp eye. 4) The big poster caught my eye. 5) Keep an eye on that mischievous boy. 6) To turn a blind eye to sth. 7) To turn a deaf ear to sth. 8) His words are unpleasant to ear. 9) The view was pleasing the eye. 10) Give sb a hand.
Shadowy: 1 阴凉的,阴暗的
We are glad to leave the hot sunshine and come to the cool shadowy room. 2 模糊的, 不出名的
He saw a shadowy outline on the window curtain. A shadowy figure went past in the darkness. A shadowy and little-known historical figure.
thread one’s way thread: 1 线/丝
To sew a button on, you need a needle and thread. Colored threads. 2 螺纹
The thread on a screw is the spiral ridge that goes round and along it. 3思路
He lost the thread of the story.
4词组 a thread of
A thread of light passed through the crack. Hang by a thread处于极大的危险之中 When he was ill, his life hung by a thread. 作动词 1迂回的穿过 He threaded the forest.
The river threads between the mountains. 2 thread one?s way 费力地在…穿行
The cat threaded its way among the dishes on the shelf.
goods of every conceivable kind: goods of every kind you can think of
e.g. people of very conceivable age, nationality; buildings of every conceivable shape conceive : 1想到:
the coach conceived the strategy that won the game for us.
Scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930s. Who first conceived the idea of filling bags with gas to make balloons. 2 想象:
we could not conceive that they would do such a silly thing. I can?t conceive why you allowed the child to travel along. 3考虑
They could not conceive of the possibility of failure. I can?t conceive of anything funnier than that.
I refuse to conceive of such a solution to our problem.
would-be :likely, possible
clear one’s way: to remove from all the occupies or encumbers, or that impedes or restricts use, passage or action clear: 1) 作定语:
She could not make a clear explanation. Here is a clear case of United States aggression. The road into town is now clear.(畅通)
You have four clear days to finish the work.(完全,净得的) 用于成语
be clear of 摆脱,除掉 I wish I were clear of debt. You are clear of all blame. We are clear of danger now. The roads are now clear of snow. He is now clear of all business difficulties. Keep clear of 避开
Keep clear of that fellow; he is not to be trusted. Make clear 讲清楚,表明
I will make the whole matter clear to you presently. Have I made myself clear? 2)作动词
After the storm the sky cleared.(晴朗起来) The morning mist cleared up before we left. 用于成语 clear up
Her face cleared up as she read the document.(晴朗起来)
You?ll have to clear up the things on the table before we have tea.(整理,收拾) Maybe we can clear up your problem.(澄清,解决) clear the air
When Bill was angry with Bob, Bob made a joke , and it cleared the air between them.(消除怒气)
clear the decks
Let?s clear the decks and start work.(准备好好干)
Section 2 (para 2)
1) Questions
What was general impression of the cloth-market? How does the writer achieve this? General impression: quiet
The writer describes the cloth-market as a quiet place, mainly from the perspective of sound. e.g. the noise fades away, muted, deadens the sound, hardly any sounds to echo, measured tones. Paragraph one and two show a sharp contrast of sound.
The entrance is with a continuous mixture of sounds, while the cloth-market is comparatively
much quiet.
2) Words and expressions
Penetrate, fade away, muted, vaulted, measured, sepulchral , follow suit Penetrate 1 穿透,渗透
Damp is penetrating the mudbrick.
The nail penetrated all the way through the wood. 2 理解
Were you able to penetrate the author?s symbolism? Science endeavors to penetrate the mysteries of nature. be penetrated with 充满(某种情绪) the whole country is penetrated with fear. Penetrating: 1 深入的
He has a penetrating mind. A penetrating analysis. 2 厉害的,
a penetrating wind
fade away
His anger fades away.
The band moved on and the music faded away. mute: 1沉默
The child has been mute since birth. He is mute on the subject of religion. 2 不读音
The letter “b” in “dumb” is mute. 3 哑巴
She was born a deaf mute. 4 使声音边弱,色彩变暗 The artists muted the colors. Vault: 1 拱形圆顶:
the vault of the cathedral is 150 feet above the floor.
2 保险库
Vaults are often made of steel. 3墓穴
The old patrician was buried in the family vault. The vault of heaven 苍穹
Measured :steady, slow and deliberate ; rhythmical Measure: 仔细考虑:
She works hard and doesn?t measure the cost to her health. It is hard to measure the importance of good manners. His reply was stated in measured phrases. Measure against: 拿…和…比
I measured the coat against her and found it was too long. Measure off: 量出, 划出, How much shall I measure you off? Measure one’s strength with : 和…较量
The soldier measured his strength with that of his enemy in a hand-to-hand fight. Measure out :量出,称出
He measured out the right quality of medicine. Measure up to : 胜任,赶上
It is a tough assignment, and I hope he will measure up to it. He didn?t measure up to the job.
Sepulchral :阴森森的,阴郁的
A sepulchral face ; speak in sepulchral tones; look quite sepulchral
Follow suit:完全照办
The thief dashed across the road, and the policemen followed suit. When the others went swimming, I followed suit.
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