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| staring at 盯着看，凝视，瞪眼看 |
| 1. It’s rude to stare at other
people. 盯着看他人是不礼貌的。 2. She stared at the letter in disbelief. 她盯着这封信看，简直不相信自己的眼睛。 |
 “You’ve
changed. You’ve changed very much,” he said, staring at her with that
eager, lighted look. “You look so well. I’ve never seen you look so
well before.” |
| Meaning: He didn’t really
mean what he said to Vera. Probably he tried to say something to make
her happy or to compensate for his not recognizing her at the first
sight. Actually she was not feeling well. She couldn’t bear the coldness
and often shuddered from it. “你变了，变了许多,”他说道，并用渴望、闪亮的目光注视着她。“你看上去精神很好，我以前从来没有见你如此容光焕发过。 |
| unbuttoned (v.) 解开扣子 |
| unbutton由前缀un + button构成，意思是“不，做相反动作” 类似的词还有，unhappy不高兴；undress脱下衣服；unpack拆开包装 |
| bear (v.) 忍受 |
| Comparing
the following words: bear, endure, suffer, stand, tolerate 这几个词都是动词，都有 “忍受” 之意。 bear 含义较广，指对各种困难和痛苦的忍受。 1. This is really more than I can bear. 对我来讲，这真是忍无可忍。 2. He bore the pain bravely. 他勇敢地忍受着疼痛。 suffer 可指忍受精神上的痛苦，也可指忍受身体上的痛苦。 1. In the old society, he often suffered hunger and cold. 在旧社会,他常常受冻挨饿。 2. He looked very pale, and seemed to have suffered a great deal. 他面色苍白，显得受过很多苦的样子 stand 是口语用法，多用于否定句。 1.He says he can’t stand the pain any longer. 他说他再也不能忍受这般痛苦了。 2. I don’t know how you can stand her. 我真不知道你是如何忍受她的。 tolerate 语气较弱，所忍受的现象一般不会带来多大的痛苦。 1. The mother won’t tolerate such disorder. 妈妈是不会容忍这种乱糟糟的样子的。 2. The school cannot tolerate cheating in exams. 学校是不会容忍考试作弊的。 |
| “Then
that’s settled.” |
| 那么就要这些吧。 settle: 决定，解决 |
