Lesson49Theidealadj.Shehadahuge,ramblingcountryhousecalled'Theramblev.&n.IlikeramblingintheThere'splentytodiscoverasyouramblearoundthislittleisland.Iquiteliketheideaofgoingforarambleoneweekend.ramblern.漫步者ExploringreallydeepcavesisnotataskfortheSundayafternoonadv.sentimentaladj.1.relatingtoemotionsinsteadofreason情感的（而非理智的Hewasn'tthesortofpersonwhokeptthingsforsentimentalTheringsthatwerestolenwereofgreatsentimentalhaveasentimentalattachmenttoHehadasentimentalattachmenttohisbirth-sentimentaladj.2.makingpeopleexperiencefeelingsofsadnesssympathyloveetcespeciallyinadeliberateandobviousway煽情的asentimentalsong/book/sentimentaladj.3.expressingfeelingsofsadnesssympathy,loveetcespeciallyinawaythatseemsinappropriate多愁善感的I'mjustasentimentaloldman.sentimentallyadv.ThecouplearesentimentallyattachedtoeachShewassentimentallyattachedtothishouse,foreventhoughitwasfartoobigforherneeds,shepersistedinlivingtherelongafterherhusband'sdeath.presideat…主持IshallbepleasedtopresideatyourTheyaskedifIwouldpresideatthecommitteemeeting.presideover…掌管，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)Thecitycouncilispresidedoverbythemayor.Finchpresidedoverthecompanyfor30AuntHarrietpresidedoveraninvisiblearmyofservantsthatcontinuouslyscrubbed,cleaned,andHowever,thereisanevenmoreinsidiouskindofpollutionthatparticularlyaffectsurbanareasandinvadesourdailylives,andthatisnoise.Anall-nightpartyonNewYear'sEve,providedmewithagoodexcusefornotcarryingouteitherofthesenewresolutionsonthefirstdayoftheyear,butonthesecond,Iappliedmyselfassiduouslytothetask.IwannaholdyoutillIdie,tillwebothbreakdownandcry.Iwannaholdyoutillthefearinmeadj.unrelentingadj.1.extremelydetermined,neverweakeningineffortoradmittingdefeat非常堅HewasunrelentinginhissearchforthetruthabouthisShewillberememberedasanunrelentingopponentofracialunrelentingadj.2.anunpleasantsituationthatisunrelentingcontinuesforalongtimewithoutanunrelentingdownpourofraintheunrelentingpressuresofthejobherrelentlesspursuitofaregimethatwasrelentlessinitspersecutionofdissidentstherelentlesscryingofasmallbabyafamilyfacingrelentlessfinancialproblemsrelentv.態(tài)度緩和；減弱Atlastherfatherrelentedandcametovisither.Thepressureonustofinishthistaskwillnotrelent.incessantadj.usuallydisapprovingneverstopping（貶義）incessantnoise/rain/Arecentsurveyoftheeffectsofnoiserevealed(surprisingly?)thatdogsbarkingincessantlyinthenightratedthehighestformofnoisepollutiononascalerangingfrom1to7.perpetualeternaleverlastingadj.insistentadj.聲音持續(xù)不斷的；堅持要求的persistentadj.堅持不懈的；沒完沒了的disillusion[d?s?'lu:?n]v.disillusionvtomakesomeonerealizethatsomethingwhichtheythoughtwastrueorgoodisnotreallytrueorgood使幻想破滅Ihatetodisillusionyou,butnoteveryoneisashonestasyou.bedisillusionedwith/by…Votersaredisillusionedwith/bythedemocraticbedisenchantedwithAfterthreedivorceshebecamedisenchantedwithmarriedlife.bedisappointedwith/by/at…feellet letsb.n.qualificationn.anabilityorqualitythatyouneedinordertodoaparticularjoborposition（某工Previousteachingexperienceisanecessaryqualificationforthisjob.qualificationtodosth.TherehavebeenquestionsabouthisqualificationstoleadtheDoeshehavetherightqualificationstobecomeaSupremeCourtqualificationn.2.anofficialrecordshowingthatyouhavefinishedatrainingcourseorhavethenecessaryskills,etc.文憑，資質(zhì)證書academic/vocationalYou'llnevergetagoodjobifyoudon'thaveanyqualifications.qualifyv.（使）有資格或能力qualifyHequalifiedasadoctorlastyear.qualifysb.todosth.Thetestqualifiesyoutodriveheavyvehicles.qualifysb.forsth.Thistrainingcoursewillqualifyyouforabetterjob.Membershipqualifiesyouforadiscountonpurchases.Itisagoodthing(that)…幸虧……ItisagoodthingthatwebroughtanIfshewerealivetodayshewouldnotbeabletoairherviewsonherfavouritetopicofconversation:domesticservants.If+S.+did/were…,S.+would/should/could/might+doairvtoexpressyouropinionspublicly公開表達airone’sviews/opinions/grievances/complaints(onInaninterview,thesingerairedhisviewsonfamily(getachance)Atthemeetingeveryonewillgetachancetoairtheirviewsonthecurrentatopicofconversation/discussion/asensitive/controversialtopicdomesticservantcivilservantReadershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaidservantwasreallythehero'smother.TheSwedeswerethefirsttorecognizethatpublicofficialslikecivilservants,policeofficers,healthinspectorsortax-collectorscanmakemistakesoractover-zealouslyinthebeliefthattheyareservingthepublic.leisurelyadj.&advdonewithouthurrying悠閑的/地，從容的/aleisurelybath/meal/Couplesstrolledleisurelyalongthedo(the)do(the)householddothedothedo/washthedishesdothewashing-upShewassentimentallyattachedtothishouse,foreventhoughitwasfartoobigforherneeds,shepersistedinlivingtherelongafterherhusband'sdeath.attachsth.toThesidesofthedishweresosmooththatitwasalmostimpossibletoattachhawsersandchainstotherimwithoutdamagingit.beattachedtosb./tolikesomeoneorsomethingverymuch,becauseyouhaveknownthemorhadthemforalongtime依戀……I'veneverseentwopeoplesoattachedtoeachother.ThechildrenareveryattachedtotheirWe'vegrowndeeplyattachedtothishouseandwouldhatetomove.Iamsentimentallyattachedtomyoldguitar.much/fartooAliceisfartooyoungtogetmarried.slightly/alittle/abit/alittlebittoo…Ithinkyou’reabittooyoungtowatchpersistv1.tocontinuetodosth.inspiteofdifficultiesoropposition,inawaythatcanseemunreasonable堅持，執(zhí)意persistinWhydoyoupersistinblamingyourselfforwhathappened?Shepersistedinhersearchforthetruth.persistv2.ifsth.badpersistsitcontinuestoexistorhappen（壞事）持續(xù)（存在或發(fā)生）Ifthepainpersists,youmustseeadoctor.Competitionbetweenourselves,personagainstperson,communityagainstcommunity,stillpersists,however;anditisasfierceasiteverwas.Shecanbeverypersistentwhenshewantssomething.apersistentcoughHeresignedoverpersistentrumoursofhisaffairwithanactress.longafter…longbefore…shortlyafter…shortlybefore…entertainvtoinvitepeopletoeatordrinkwithyouasyourguests,especiallyinyourhome（在家Idon'tentertainveryBobandLizentertainedustodinnerlastnight.lavishadj.verygenerous慷慨的，大方的entertainlavishlyTheBradfordsalwaysentertainedlavishlyatChristmas.immaculatespotlessadj.verycleanandtidy一塵不染的parquetn.[U]smallflatblocksofwoodfittedtogetherinapatternthatcoverthefloorofaaparquetsilversilverwaren.spoonsforksdishesetcthataremadeofsilverItwasmyjobtopolishthesilver.gleamvshinesoftly發(fā)出柔和的光Hehadpolishedthetable-topuntilitgleamed.gleamingwindowshisgleamingwhitecabinetn.pieceoffurniturewithdrawersorshelvesforstoringordisplayingthingsmiraculousadj.likeamiracle;completelyunexpectedandveryluckyAteenageboyhadamiraculousescapefromdeathlastnightwhenhefellintoanice-coldriver.Theymiraculouslysurvivedtheplanecrash.presideover…掌管Hepresidedoverthecompanyfor10SomepeoplebelievetheFatespresideoverman’sarmyn.alargenumberofpeoplewhoaredoingthesamethingorinthesamearmyofArmiesofrescueworkersaresortingthroughtherubble.thearmyoftheunemployedscrubvcleansth.thoroughlybyrubbinghard,esp.withabrushandsoapandwater徹底擦洗Shealwaysreferredtothemas'theshiftingpopulation',fortheycameandwentwithsuchfrequencythatIneverevengotachancetolearntheirnames.callABknowAasBshiftingadj.alwayschangingormoving…sofrequentlythat…withsuchfrequencythatThetelephonerangwithsuchfrequencythatIdidn’tevengetachanceto(suspectsb.ofdoing)Hepassedtheexamwithsucheasethattheteachersuspectedhimof(beundertheimpressionthat…)他腿受傷了。Hewalkedupthestairswithsuchdifficultythatwewereundertheimpressionthathehadinjuredhisleg.learnofabout) 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