第六章 有生命的詞匯 (續(xù)7)
121. He has been?flirting?with the idea of going to Moscow.
他一直有去莫斯科的遐想。
122. flecks of colour on a bird’s breast. 一只鳥胸部之彩色斑點(diǎn)。
123. flecks of sunlight on the ground under a tree. 樹蔭下的點(diǎn)點(diǎn)陽(yáng)光。
124. a sky flecked with clouds. 布滿點(diǎn)點(diǎn)云朵的天空(使有斑點(diǎn);飾以斑點(diǎn))
125. Fellow founder and former Air Force engineer Ben Adams, who?hatched?the idea
three years ago as he lugged a generator through the Nevada desert to hook up a
communications system, is negotiating this month with U. S and Australia forces to
market solar wi-fi in Iraq.
另一位合伙創(chuàng)辦人本.亞當(dāng)斯又是一位前空軍工程師,
3 年前他為了連接一個(gè)通訊系統(tǒng)費(fèi)勁地拖了一臺(tái)發(fā)電機(jī)穿過(guò)內(nèi)華達(dá)沙漠,于是
產(chǎn)生了這個(gè)想法。
126. The firm?markets?many types of goods. 這家公司在市場(chǎng)上銷售多種商品。
127. The new foodie mecca, Spain draws culinary(烹飪的)?pilgrims?the way France
did a generation ago.
作為新一代美食圣地,西班牙就像幾十年前的法國(guó)一樣,吸引著美食家前來(lái)朝拜。
128. A policeman waved me out of the?snake of?traffic and flagged me to stop.
(John Steinbeck: Travels with Charley)
一位警察招手要我從長(zhǎng)蛇陣般的車流中出來(lái),并招呼我停下。
129.An unrealistic goal that invites?failure. 不現(xiàn)實(shí)的目標(biāo)只會(huì)導(dǎo)致失敗。
130. If you were a famous person ( pop singer; movie star, or football star) how would
you react to the public who at one moment would?crown?you with honour and fame,
but at the next moment, throw you into obscurity.
如果你是一位名人(流行歌手;電影明星;足球明星),你會(huì)如何對(duì)待那些一時(shí)間
把你捧上天,一會(huì)兒又把你拋之腦后的公眾。
詞 匯 積 累
1.?hip?n 臀部
Put your hand on your hip. 叉腰。
2.?history?n 歷史;歷史記錄
a. Now histories have their history. 歷史已成為過(guò)去。
b. people with bad history or something like that. 有不良記錄的人。
c. The building has a lot of history. 這座建筑有一定的歷史了。
d. old style history. 老生常談的歷史。
e. The rest is history. 剩下的不用說(shuō)了。
f. That event is history. 以成為歷史。
g. History also suggests to us that… 歷史告訴我們…。
h. He made history. 名噪一時(shí)。
3.?hold?n 控制;保留
Battle history has an enduring, eternal hold on our imagination.
戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)史在我們的腦海中有深遠(yuǎn)的印跡。
4.?holder?n 持有人;所有人
place holder. 填充物;支持物。
5.?hole?n 洞,孔;洞穴
a . Because there are always holes in any claim like this.
因?yàn)槿魏芜@樣的聲明都會(huì)有漏洞。
b. the little hole in the system. 體制的小漏洞。
c. a leaky system. 有漏洞的體制。