chapter11-13

part one vacabularies

1,flock 動(dòng)詞 蜂擁;群集 If people flock to a particular place or event, a very large number of them go there, usually because it is pleasant or interesting.

原句:All sorts of relatives from Cranton - flocked to Cambridge to attend the ceremony.

仿寫:The student flocked to the cateen after school.


2,rib 可數(shù)名詞 排骨;肋條(肉) A rib of meat such as beef or pork is a piece that has been cut to include one of the animal's ribs.

哇,吃了這么多年的排骨,沒想過怎么用英文描述

原文:There was plenty of rib poking, whispering and even overt speculation, but the relatives could pry no specific information from eithre of us - or from Phil, who I guess was happy to avoid a discussion of love among the atheists.

a rib of beef


3,gawky /?ɡ??ki/?形容詞(尤指年輕人)笨拙的,笨手笨腳的 If you describe someone, especially a young person, as gawky, you mean they are awkward and clumsy.

原文:Maybe for sentimental reasons her tall, gawky colleague at the reserve book desk.

仿寫:He's tall and gawky and sixteen years old.


4,sell 動(dòng)詞 使接受;使采納 If you sell someone an idea or proposal, or sell someone on an idea, you convince them that it is a good one.

熟詞新意

原文:It was a very beautiful thing, and really sold us on the idea, 'Are you two ready?' asked Mr.Blauvelt.

仿寫:She tried to sell me the idea of buying my own T-shirt.



5,slack-jawed 形容詞( 通常因吃驚)張大嘴巴的 If you say that someone is slack-jawed, you mean that their mouth is hanging open, often because they are surprised.

原文:From the corner of my eye I saw Phil Cavilleri, pale, slack-jawed, eyes wide with amazement and adoration combined.形容一個(gè)人吃驚的描寫挺不錯(cuò)的。

仿寫:He just gazed at me slack-jawed.

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