13. cover
v. cover ground (通常在ground之前带有修饰语)。走…的距离
The troops covered a lot of ground that day.
部队当天推进很长的距离。
14. …splendid array of brightly-colored leaflets---all of them equally tempting.
1.splendid: 极好的,壮丽的;2 array: 排列,大量;3.tempting: 诱惑的,吸引人的
游客面前的地板上铺满了大量颜色亮丽的风景宣传单,都十分具有诱惑力。
15. campaign: n. 战役,活动,运动 参见 原先的教学内容
16.squander: vt 挥霍,浪费
[例] Jack is totally a black sheep, who squanders money like water.
(杰克简直是个败家子,花钱如流水)
The young are not supposed to squander their precious youth.
(年轻人不应当挥霍他们宝贵的青春时光)
17. make up one’s mind , 见原先的课件
18 definite: ibid 同上
19.envy: n.羡慕,嫉妒. 也可做及物动词,例如:
1.I envy you have such a happy family. (我羡慕你家庭如此幸福)
2.Jennie envies her sister’s beauty. (珍妮嫉妒姐姐的美貌)
形容词 envious, 意义与用法和jealous 相似, 与介词 of 搭配使用
[例] Her colleagues are all envious of her promotion lately.
(她的同事们都嫉妒她刚刚升职)
20. ….a haven of peace and quiet which he can retire to…
haven: a harbor or a place of rest (港湾,避难所)
Retire: vi. stop working; withdraw somewhere for rest 退休,退却
本文意思是“当生活平添诸多烦恼的时候,游客的心中有一片宁静恬适的港湾,可以让他稍作休息。”
21. console & comforts: both mean to make somebody feel easier and better by getting rid of sadness or grief ( 安慰;慰籍)
[例] I wanted to console my mother, but I didn’t know how.
我想安慰我妈妈,可不知道怎么安慰。
Lisa, in tears, was being comforted by her mother.
莉莎痛哭流涕,妈妈在一旁安慰她。
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