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Whydidshedoso?
8.WhatwasSimone’sanswer?
9.WhatdidAlicemeanwhenshesaid“itneveroccurredtomeyourfatherhadthatinmindforthecompany”?
–(Literally,itmeansSimone’sfatherdidnotplantogivetheyoungcouplethecompanypenthouse,doubledallowanceandownershipofthecompany.ButAlicedidnottellSimonethewholetruth,whichwastoberevealedintheletter.)
10.HowdidSimonereactwhenshereceivedtheletterfromAlice?
11.WhatwasthetruthaboutSimone’sfatherandhiscompany?
LanguagePoints
1.sip
sip(v.)drinksomethingslowly,takingverysmallmouthfuls小口地喝,啜饮
e.g.Thegracefulladywassittingatthetablesipping(at)hertea.
WechattedaboutlearningChineseaswewalkedandsippedcoffeeatthesametime.
Ijustsipped(at)itsuspiciously,notknowingwhatitwasgoingtotastelike.
②sip(n.)averysmallamountofadrinksipped一小口之量
e.g.Shetookanothersipofhertea.
Cf:
down,lap,sip,suck
Theydownedtheirbeerandleft.
Thedogwaslappingwaternoisily.
Heliftedthewineglasstohislipsandsipped.
Thelittlebabyhasjustlearnedtosuchmilkthroughastraw.
2.can/couldnothelpbutdosth.=can/couldnothelpdoingsth.禁不住做;
忍不住做
Icannothelpbutfeelsorryforher.
Icannothelpfeelingsorryforher.
wecan'
thelpthinkingheisstillalive.
我们总是认为他还活着.
3.lavish
①lavish(adj.)
a)verygenerousorwastefulingivingorusing过分慷慨的,浪费的,太多的
alavishspender挥霍无度的人
alavishparty盛大的派对
belavishwith/ofsth.
e.g.Shewasabittoolavishwiththesalt,sothesoupdidn’ttasteverynice.
Wewerealwayslavishwithfinancialaidintimesofcrisis.
b)given,spentorproducedingreatquantity过分丰富的,无节制的
lavishpraise大肆吹捧
expenditureonalavishscale庞大的开支
belavishindoing
Themanagerwaslavishinpraisingtheproject.赞不绝口
②lavish(v.)togivetoorspendongenerouslyorwastefully慷慨地给予,滥用,挥霍
tolavishsth.onsb./sth.
e.g.Hehadlavishedmostofhisfortuneonimpracticalbusinessventures.
Shelavishesalotofattentiononherfriends.
lavishly(adv.)
e.g.Theapartmentbuildingwaslavishlydecorated.
lavishness(n.[U])
4.hiccup
①hiccup(n.)
a)[oftenpl.](asuddensharpsoundcausedby)amovementinthechestwhichstopsthebreath打嗝(声),呃逆
e.g.Shelaughedsomuchshegot/hadhiccups.
Inthemiddleofthechurchservicetherewasaloudhiccupfrommyson.
b)atemporarysmalldelay,interruption,irregularity,errorormalfunction短暂的耽搁/中断/停顿/故障等
e.g.Arecentsaleshiccupisnothingtopanicabout.
Thereisaslighthiccupinthescheduleduetoacomputerfailure.
②hiccup(vi.)tohave/makehiccups打嗝
e.g.Icouldn’tstophiccupping.
5.frugal(adj.)
a)notwasteful,carefulintheuseofmoney,foodetc.;
thrifty;
economical;
saving不浪费的,节俭的
e.g.frugalhabits节俭的习惯
Shelivesafrugallife.
befrugalwithsth.
Althoughhehasbecomerich,heisstillveryfrugalwithhismoney.
b)smallinquantityandcost,meagre少量的,不足的
e.g.afrugalsupperofbreadandcheese
frugally(adv.)
frugality(n.[U])
6.meek(adj.)(ofpeopleorbehavior)gentleanduncomplaining;
acceptingothers’actionsandopinionswithoutargument;
docile;
submissive;
obedient温顺的,顺服的
e.g.Theirbosswasalwayssomeekandmild.
Theworkersweretoomeektocomplain.
Youcanbealternatelyasmeekasalamborasmadasahornet.
meekly(adv.)
e.g.Henoddedmeekly.
Hemeeklydideverythingthathewastoldto.唯命是从
meekness(n.[U])
7.goodietwoshoes好人,自命清高、表现得与众不同的人
Also“goodytwoshoes”,itreferstoapersonwhoalwaysdoesthe“rightthing”,neverdoesanythingthatthey’re“notsupposedtodo”andacts“perfect”ineverysinglewaypossible.Agoodietwoshoesisusuallyaverypeppyandhappypersonwhoisa“go-getter”,andisalsousuallyagirl.Thesepeoplecanbeveryannoyingbecauseofthesetraits.
e.g.Ohmygod,thatgirlissuchagoodytwo-shoes.Ihatethewaysheactsliketheteacher’spet.
8.interfere(v.)
a)interveneorintrudeintheaffairsofothers干涉
Don’tinterfereinwhatdoesn’tconcernyou.别管与自己无关的事
b)beorcreateahindranceorobstacle妨碍
Hetriesnottoletbusinessinterferewithhislife他尽量不让工作妨碍他的生活。
interferencen.
interferern.
interferingadj.
cf:
interfere,intervene,meddle
9.…shesimplywasnomatch(for...)不是对手,比不过
Sheabsolutelywasnotabletochallengemyroleinmyfather’sheart.Here,thephra