重点讲解:
scribble
n. 潦草写成的东西;潦草的写法;杂文
vt. 乱写;滥写;潦草地书写
vi. 乱写;乱涂
She scribbled a note to tell Mom she'd gone out.
她草草地写了个便条告诉妈妈,她出去了。
When Caroline was five she scribbled on a wall.
卡罗琳5岁时在墙上乱涂乱画。
I'm sorry what I wrote was such a scribble.
很抱歉我写的东西太潦草了。
hideous
adj. 可怕的;丑恶的
She saw a hideous face at the window and screamed.
她在窗口看到一张奇丑无比的脸,尖叫了起来。
Every article on the breakfast table was fetched away with a hideous crash.
早餐桌上的每件物品随着可怕的撞击声移动了位置。
bounce
n. 跳;弹力;活力
vt. 弹跳;使弹起
vi. 弹跳;弹起,反跳;弹回
The ball bounced off the wall and he caught it.
球从墙上弹回来,他接住了球。
She bounced out of the room in a huff.
她怒气冲冲地冲出房间。
To my disappointment the bank bounced the cheque.
令我失望的是,银行居然拒付并退回那张支票。
indifference
n. 漠不关心;冷淡;不重视;中立
He swung from mere indifference to outright scorn.
一开始他还只是漠不关心,后来竟变得冷嘲热讽起来。
This is a state that comes from inner strength and inner peace, and not from apathy and indifference.
这样的心态来自于内心的力量和平静,而不是漠不关心的冷漠。
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翻译
1.我们必须打破围绕此现象的沉默与冷淡。
2.这孩子在沙发上蹦蹦跳跳,把沙发弄破了。
3.他一家子遭到了匪帮的可怕袭击。
上期答案
1.Pete was telling them an anecdote about their mother.
2.Physical exercises. What can be better in the frosty morning?
3.We thought it was hilarious when we first heard about it.