高级英语第一册Unit 1 (文章结构+课文讲解+课文翻译+课后练习+(5)

A boy with a stepfather has to eat humble pie.

Tom told a lie about George, and when he was found out, he had to eat humble pie.

79. pottery: earthenware

80. maze: a confusing intricate network of passages,

as set of twisted passages which is very difficult to pass through

81. honeycomb: a container made of beeswax and consisting of 6-sided cells in which honey is stored

to fill with holes, tunnels, hollow passages like honeycomb

The streets that pierce the bazaar from all directio sections ns and lead towards all directions cut the bazaar into small like a honeycomb.

82. glimpse: a quick, incomplete look or view of sth. out of the corner of one's eye

glance: It may denote sth. which is seen as a sudden flash, or the presence or movement of sth. which is recognized by a swift sudden flash.

throw / steal / take a glance at...

glimpse: It also may apply to sth. seen as a flash. But more commonly it implies a brief view of a thing, or even more often, so much of it as may be taken in at a glance

get a glimpse of glance: vi.

glance at ...

glance about / around / round / back

glance up / down the list of names

glance over one' shoulder

glimpse: vt.

glimpse the field / her among the crowd

83. mosque: Moslem temple or place of worship (where there are wells, fountain, space for assemble, a niche showing the direction of Mecca, the birthplace of Mohammed

84. caravanserai: an inn surrounding a court in eastern countries where caravans rest at night

caravan: a company of travellers on a journey through desert of hostile regions

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85. disdainful: scornful, contemptuous, showing lack of respect, regard sb. or sth. as low and worthless Here, arrogant, in a superior manner, suggesting that the camels are all stately, strong, heads holding high

cf:

Contempt (n.) suggests very strong sense of condemnation of the person as a low rank and undesirable

Scorn (vt. & n.) implies quick, indignant or profound contempt

Disdain (n. & vt.)suggests a visible manifestation of pride and arrogance

86. bale: large bundle of goods

cf:

A Bundle is a collection of articles bound or rolled together, fastened, tied, held across the middle

A Bunch is a collection of things usually of the same sort, fastened closely together in orderly fashion, fastened, held, or growing together at one point

a bunch of rice

A Bale is a large bundle of goods bound up for storage or transportation and esp. one composed of materials (as rags, hay, straw, cotton or wool) which are closely pressed together so as to form a mass, usu. rectangular, tightly bound with stout cord or wire

87. merchandise: (fml) things that you buy, sell or trade with

88. huge, vast

huge: rather general term indicating extreme largeness, usu. in size, shape, or capacity

A whale or an elephant is a huge animal.

The huge rocket towered high above the buildings around it.

She spent a huge amount of money on that coat.

vast: denotes extreme largeness or broadness, esp. of extent or range

The Sahara is a vast desert.

The vast plans of the country spread for hundreds of miles.

The camel caravan crossed the vast expanse of the Sahara.

A billion dollars is a vast amount of money.

89. vast, sombre cavern of a room

sombre: dark-coloured, gloomy, dismal, solemn, very serious atmosphere

When sb. dies, there is a sombre mood.

She was dressed in sombre black for the funeral.

His sombre expression bespeaks the bad news.

cavern of a room: apposition

Who is to blame but her tyrant of a father.

He had to work in the hell of a fertilizer factory.

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She lives in a palace of a house / a match-box of a house.

Before his stood a little shrimp of a fellow.

90. revolve: to (cause to) spin round (on a central point), to go around in a circle

a revolving door / stage

revolver: a pistol containing several shots in a barrel that turns round after each one is fire

cf: turn, revolve, rotate, spin, and circle

Turn is a general, rather colourless word implying movement in circle after circle, or in a single full circle or through an arc of a circle

a wheel turning on its axle

He turned to speak to his friend.

Revolve may suggest regular circular motion on an orbit around sth. outside to it.

The earth revolves around the sun.

Rotate is likely to suggest a circular motion on an interior axis (the imaginary axle)

The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves in its orbit.

Spin implies rapid sustained, continuous, constant rotation on an inner axis or fast circling around an exterior point A wheel spinning on its axle

The dance spun on her toes.

To spin strands of cotton or wool, etc, is to twist them into thread. Circle basically applies to a movement around in a more or less circular pattern, but it can also be used to convey a lack of straight directness in a winding course.

Our plane circled the airport for an hour before landing.

The fence circles the yard.

91. motive: causing movement. Motive power (a common collocation) provides energy that can be used to operate machinery

Electricity is just one form of motive power.

92. circular: round, not direct, being shaped like or nearly like a circle

93. channel: the bed of a stream of water, narrow passage, passage for liquid

94. constantly: unchanged, fixed, continuous, without break, the stress is laid on lack of change, firmness, and steadiness

cf:

Endless connotes weariness, tediousness and monotony.

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