重點講解:
yawn vi. 打呵欠
Mr. Walsh yawned over the evening papers.
華爾希先生一邊看晚報一邊打呵欠。
drift vi. 漂,漂流;逐漸陷入
He watched the boat drift downstream.
他看著船向下游漂去。
statue n. 雕像,塑像
The Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor.
自由女神像聳立在紐約港。
quiver vi. 顫抖;發抖
The building quivered as the explosive went off.
當炸藥爆炸時,大樓顫動不已。
twitch vi. 抽動,抽搐,痙攣
Ralph felt his lips twitch.
拉爾夫感到他的嘴唇在抽搐。
tuck vt. 把……塞進,把……藏入
She tucked her letter into an envelope.
她把信折好塞進信封。
sweep vt. 掃,清掃,打掃;掃過,掠過,擦過
He sweeps the room every day.
他每天打掃房間。
Willow branches swept the river's surface.
柳枝拂掠著河面。
buckle n. 扣子,搭鉤
vt. 扣住,扣緊,使連接
He buckled himself into his seat.
他坐在椅子上扣上了安全帶。
spectacles n. 眼鏡
rummage v. 翻找,徹底搜查
He rummaged around in his drawer.
他在抽屜里翻找。
amuse vt. 使歡樂,逗……高興,使發笑
A clown's job is to amuse the spectators.
小丑的工作就是娛樂觀眾。
chuckle vi. 咯咯地笑;暗自發笑
They were chuckling over the photographs.
他們看著照片,咯咯地笑了起來。
mutter v. 低聲嘀咕,嘟嚷
The old woman muttered to herself.
這位老婦人喃喃自語。
flick vt. 啪地輕打;輕彈,啪地開動
David flicked on the light.
戴維啪地把燈開亮。
click vi. 發出卡嗒(或喀嚓)聲
The camera clicked and their picture was taken.
照相機“卡嗒”一聲照下了他們的相片。
flicker vi. 閃爍;搖曳;忽隱忽現
She was reading by the flickering light of the candle.
她借著閃爍的燭光讀書。
pinprick n. (光等的)小點
beady-eyed adj. 眼睛晶亮如小珠的;目光銳利的