Day 7 2017-01-21 Saturday
全部來自安妮老師的范文，僅選20個詞匯表達。
1. ? ? A small stream cuts a 3-feet-deep valley through the forest.
小詞cut
及其它：
稀釋: cut whisky with water 往威士忌酒里攙些水.
Opinion on this issue cuts across traditional political boundaries. 人們對這問題的看法, 超越了他們沿襲至今的政治界線
cut sb in on a deal 讓某人入伙做生意
If you don't pay your gas bill soon you may be cut off. 你若不立即付清煤氣費, 就要停止向你供氣
He's cut out a niche (ie found a suitable job) for himself in politics
Sally and Michael seem to be cut out for each other. 薩莉和邁克爾看起來很相配.
2. ? ? Wood speaks for the style of the house
基本意思是give an impression of留下…印象；證明；表明
Facts speak for themselves．事實本身就是很好的說明。
His patient nursing speaks for his comradeship．他的耐心護理足以說明他的同志情誼
3. ? ? tree trunk that nearly bridges the valley
可以動用的名詞很美：bridge
bridge a river, canal, ravine, etc 在河流﹑ 運河﹑ 深谷等上面架橋.
a serendipity: 原來這個品牌是橋頭堡的意思bridgehead n area captured and fortified in enemy territory, esp on the enemy's side of a river （敵占區(qū)內的）橋頭堡.
4. ? ? the beaming eyes put him in the 30’s band
小詞put “歸為…類”
最近這個詞出現(xiàn)比較多，復習：
Other survey put this rate at 20%.
I put her in the top rank of modern novelists. 我把她看做是當代第一流的小說家.
這句也可以更簡：I rank her top novelist.
5. ? ? the otherwise thick hair
英語中最簡凝的詞。
an otherwise logical mind. 在其他方面才有邏輯的頭腦
his otherwise equals 在其他方面與他匹敵的人
6. ? ? exudes strength and vigor
基本等于radiate洋溢
To exhibit in abundance:
a face that exuded self-satisfaction.一張洋溢著自滿的臉
7. ? ? which three one could argue to mean the same thing for English gentlemen in the 1800s
定語從句的which，可以直接which three，代表數(shù)量為三的先行詞。例句沒找到，retina都快掉出來了也沒有翻出來一個，下次碰到時及時積累。
8. ? ? The house nestles among a quarter-oval panel of firs at the foot of a mountain
精妙的好詞：處于半隱蔽處，溫暖舒適地容納（像在巢中）
The village nestled at the foot of the hill. 那村莊位於山腳下.
The cat lay nestled in the cushions. 貓舒舒服服地臥在一堆墊子中
This cat-nestle sentence made my day.
9. ? ? flung-open front gates
fling急速用力地放置、推動…（可以對自己下手）
He flung open the door. 他猛然推開了門.
She flung herself in front of a car. 她猛然沖到汽車前面.
10. ?fenced in the front with horizontal rails
安的這個詞用得太好了。
11. ? ? braced between three posts
支撐、使穩(wěn)固，希臘語的“臂”，怪不得embracer是擁抱。
平常經常聽的“叉”開腿站穩(wěn)
~ one's feet to keep from falling用力叉開兩腿以免跌倒
He braced his foot against the wall and jumped. 他一只腳抵著墻跳.
12. ? ? Adults tend to lump cheetahs and tigers into one kind
這個詞有嫌棄的視覺感，雖然字典上是中性的。
混為一談，視為同類
Can we lump all these items together as `incidental expenses'? 我們可否把這些項目都歸在‘雜費’項內?
13. ? ? boasts less flecks,
表達“有”，為什么自己想不起來。
(謔)擁有 (have) The room ~ed only a broken chair.
那房間只有一張破椅子
14. ? ? black-lined eyes, tear-stained black marks
正在積累名詞+ed的結構
black-lined黑色眼線的
tear-stained有淚痕的
a tear-stained letter
tear-stained cheeks.
15. ? ? running down the sides of his nose
補幾個run的神奇的vt用法：
run可以是打量
哆嗦是run下來的
還可以run手指（捋頭發(fā)、彈鋼琴）
還可以run眼睛 (看書頁)
Her eyes ran critically over her friend's new dress. 她以挑剔的眼光打量朋友的新連衣裙.
A shiver ran down her spine. 她渾身哆嗦了一下.
She ran her fingers nervously through her hair. 她緊張地用手指攏著頭發(fā).
She ran her fingers lightly over the keys of the piano. 她用手指輕輕地彈著鋼琴.
He ran his eyes over the page. 他把這一頁看了一遍.
16. ? ? a well-groomed city machine with a hint of nature-loving disposition
groom培養(yǎng)、栽培
She is always perfectly groomed. 她總是渾身上下乾凈利落
17. ? ? The boxy exterior indeed strikes a 90s’ note
strike a note of (ie give an impression of) gloom, optimism, caution 顯得憂郁﹑ 樂觀﹑ 謹慎
18. ? ? Wheels appear larger in proportion to the flat car’s modest height
His expenditure is not in proportion to his income．他的支出與收入不平衡。
The house is tall in proportion to its width．按照寬度來說這房子是很高的。
19. ? ? chiseled edges/nose
Made or shaped with or as if with a chisel:
用鑿子或似乎用鑿子做成或者雕刻成的：
a finely chiseled nose. 輪廓清秀的鼻子 （就像是鑿出來的…）
20. ?receding hairline,
a receding chin 向後縮的下巴
Tom has a receding hairline湯姆的前發(fā)際已漸漸後移（前額和太陽穴不再長頭發(fā)…）.
