Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace

Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace宁静田园生活的错觉

 

单词

Illusion n. 错觉

delusion n. 错觉.

be / live under the illusion / delusion that … 某人有某种错觉.

他有一种错觉, 他觉得自己总是对的.

He is under the illusion / delusion that he is always right.

He lives under the illusion / delusion that he is always right.

be under the impression that … 还以为… (暗示当时的观点是错误的)

(NCE3-32) Though (conj. 尽管) the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong.

breed vt. 养育, 培育 (breed, bred, bred)

a well-bred child 一个很有教养的孩子.

an ill-bred child 一个教养不好的孩子.

born and bred (压首韵)

I was born and bred in China. 我是土生土长的中国人.

= I was China born and bred.

I was city born and bred. 我在城市里出生, 在城市里长大.

I was country born and bred. 我在乡下出生, 在乡下长大.

bring up sb. 把某人抚养成人, 拉扯大.

raise sb. 抚养, 养育某人.

rapture n. 极度的高兴, 狂喜

rapture > delight > joy / happiness

be in raptures / go into raptures about / over / at sth. 对某事欣喜若狂.

She was in raptures about her new house. 她对她的新房子感到欣喜若狂.

= She went into raptures about her new house.

extol v. 高度赞扬, 盛赞 = exalt, eulogize

extol the virtues / benefits of sth. 盛赞…的好处

He extolled the virtues of Internet technology. 他盛赞因特网的种种好处.

praise, acclaim (多用于被动) v. (生活中一般的)表扬, 称赞.

a much acclaimed novel 一部备受赞誉的小说.

compliment v. 恭维某人, 称赞.

compliment sb. on sth. 称赞某人的某物.

Everyone at the party complimented Mary on her new dress. 聚会上的每个人都称赞Mary的新裙子漂亮.

superior adj. 优越的, 优秀的, 高级的 (本身就有比较级的含义)

He is a superior actor. 他是一名优秀的演员.

be superior to … 比…优秀.

Your computer is far superior to mine. 你的计算机比我的要高级得多.

inferior adj. 更低级的, 劣等的. (本身就有比较级的含义)

be inferior to … 比…差劲.

Your computer is far inferior to mine. 你的计算机比我的差远了.

senior adj. 年级比较大的, 资历比较深的, 级别比较高的.

be senior to … 比…年龄大, 资历深, 级别高.

junior adj. 年级比较小的, 资历比较浅的, 级别比较低的.

be junior to … 比…年纪小, 资历浅, 级别低.

prior adj. 时间上较早的.

be prior to … 比…在时间上更早.

posterior adj. 时间上较晚的.

be posterior to … 比…在时间上更晚.

cockcrow n. 鸡啼, 公鸡打鸣

cockroach n. 蟑螂.

roach n. (口语)蟑螂.

crow vi. 公鸡叫, cackle vi. 母鸡叫, quack vi. 鸭子叫.

meow vi. 猫叫, bark vi. 狗叫, bleat vi. 羊叫.

bellow vi. 公牛吼叫, grunt vi. 猪叫, neigh vi. 马叫.

roar vi. 狮虎吼叫, chirp vi. 蛐蛐, 昆虫叫, twitter vi. 鸟叫.

warble vi. 鸟儿婉转的叫.

glint v. 闪烁 (碎碎的亮点发出耀眼的光).

The dewdrops glint in the sunshine. 清晨的露珠在阳光下闪耀.

sparkle, glitter v. 很多碎碎的亮点在闪光.

All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不都是金子. (部分否定)

flicker v. 灯火在摇曳中闪烁.

flash v. 突然发出一道强光, 转瞬即逝.

twinkle v. 发出微弱的闪烁, 尤其指星星闪烁.

Twinkle, twinkle, litter star, like a diamond in the sky. 小星星一闪一闪的, 好像镶嵌在天空中的钻石.

glow v. 燃烧过的物体发出暗红色的, 温暖的光.

The heated iron bar glowed. 烧红的铁条发出暗红色的光.

descend v. 下降, 降临.

We descended the stairs. 我们从楼梯上走了下来.

The plane started to descend. 飞机开始下降.

ascend v. 上升.

We ascended the stairs. 我们走上了楼梯.

The plane started to ascend. 飞机开始上升.

be descended from … 是某人的后代.

descendant n. 子孙后代.

He is descended from Confucius. 他是孔夫子的后代.

= He is a descendant of Confucius.

descend on / upon … (人)大批的来到某地, (物)突然降临.

Millions of tourists descend on Beijing every year. 每年都有数以百万计的游客来到北京.

Total silence descended on the room. 房间突然陷入一片死寂之中.

A double blessing has descended upon the house. 突然间这家人双喜临门.

(NCE3-41) Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country.

obstinately adv. 顽固地, 固执地 (贬义词)

The old man is as obstinate as a mule. 这个老头子固执地像一头骡子一样.

as stupid as a donkey 愚蠢的像一头驴一样.

as busy as a bee 忙碌的像小蜜蜂一样.

as cunning as a fox 狡猾的像狐狸一样.

as brave as a lion 像狮子一般勇敢.

as proud as a peacock 像孔雀一样骄傲.

as poor as a church mouse 穷的像教堂里的老鼠.

as graceful as a swan像天鹅一般优美.

stubborn, headstrong adj. 倔强的, 固执的.

determined, resolute adj. 坚定的, 坚决的, 不动摇的. (坚持正确的事情)