第一、词汇窜烧
coronet n.冠冕, 花冠
heiress n.女继承人
duchess n.公爵夫人;女公爵
observe v.评论
parting n.分别
第二、短语学习
1. go through:重复做,例行做
Every night, they go through the same routine: he throws open the bedroom window, she closes it.
他们每天晚上都要上演这么一出戏:他打开卧室的窗户,她又把它关上。
2. speak out:大声地说,大胆地说
Speak out. Don't just brood over things.
你有什么事就说吧, 别圈在心里。
He is not afraid to speak out his mind.
他不怕把自已的想法谈出来。
3. wait on:伺候,服伺
This servant will wait on your guests.
这个服务员将为你的客人服务。
They expect me to wait on them like a servant.
他们巴不得我就象一个女招待那样去伺候他们。
4. with honour:荣耀地,光荣地
I had a destiny. I was supposed to die in the field with honour!
我命中注定要死在战场上,光荣地战死。
Better die with honour than live with shame.
死得光荣胜过忍辱偷生。
5. come down:下来
Hardly had we begun the climb when the snow began to come down.
我们刚一开始爬山就下起雪来了。
Come down——that branch won't hold you!
下来!那个树枝承受不了你的重量。
6. a stain on:......的污点
Joe left the house without a stain on his character.
乔离开了这个家,在他的品德上没有留下一点污点。
He left the court without a stain on his character.
他经法庭一役, 人格丝毫无损。
7. mind doing:介意做......
Would you mind helping me?
请帮帮我的忙好吗?
Do you mind my closing the window?
我关上窗户行吗?
8. take care of:照顾,照料
I ached to be of an age to take care of myself.
我巴望能到自食其力的年龄。
I'll have one of my men here take care of him.
我会叫我这儿的一个职员来安插他。
9. look after:照料,照顾,照管
For the future I intend to look after myself.
今后我想多替自己打算打算。
We should advertise for someone to look after the garden.
我们应该登广告来寻求一个人照料花园。
10. see to:负责,注意,照料
Please see to it that the door is locked.
请注意一下门锁了没有。
You go ahead with the formalities. I'll see to the heavy luggage.
您先去办手续,我来帮您照看大件行李。
11. in the manner of:像......的方式,以......的方式
They shook hands in the manner of men, each looking deeply into the other's eyes.
他们就象男人之间会见时那样握了握手,彼此深情地凝视着对方。
This picture is in the manner of Raphael.
这幅画模仿了拉斐尔的风格。