生詞快記:
private:私人的
promenade:散步場所
require:需要,要求
wardrobe:衣櫥
詞匯精解:
fascinate:
vt.使 ... 入迷;吸引住
vi.有吸引力
【詞義辨析】
attract, charm,fascinate這些動詞均含有“吸引,引誘”之意。
attract:普通用詞,指客觀上吸引人的注意力。
The flower show attracted large crowds this year.
今年的花展吸引了大批觀眾。
charm:側重迷住某人或使之高興。
Her charm prejudiced the judges in her favour.
她姿色迷人,因而評委都偏向她。
fascinate:通常含使人無法拒絕、無法擺脫的意味。
Anything to do with old myths and legends fascinates me.
任何與上古神話傳說有關的東西都會使我著迷。
高頻詞組:
a waste of:浪費, 白費
It is a waste of time to listen to his insignificant talk.
聽他那些廢話純屬浪費時間。
amount to:總計; 等于
The total cost of repairs amounted to US$100.
修理費用總計一百美元。
the difference between A and B is:A和B之間的區別是
What is the difference between this and that?
這個和那個之間的區別是什么?
語法透析:
原文:They're fascinating...like being inside a dream or something.
我覺得很棒,就像在夢里一般
解析: being inside a dream or something是動名詞引導的短語,成分是like 的賓語,簡單來說(being inside a dream or something)的成分就如She looks like her mother中的her mother,只是它是一個動名詞短語而已。
要注意的是:句中的like不是動詞喜歡的意思,而是介詞像。