第一、詞匯竄燒
coronet n.冠冕, 花冠
heiress n.女繼承人
duchess n.公爵夫人;女公爵
observe v.評(píng)論
parting n.分別
第二、短語學(xué)習(xí)
1. go through:重復(fù)做,例行做
Every night, they go through the same routine: he throws open the bedroom window, she closes it.
他們每天晚上都要上演這么一出戲:他打開臥室的窗戶,她又把它關(guān)上。
2. speak out:大聲地說,大膽地說
Speak out. Don't just brood over things.
你有什么事就說吧, 別圈在心里。
He is not afraid to speak out his mind.
他不怕把自已的想法談出來。
3. wait on:伺候,服伺
This servant will wait on your guests.
這個(gè)服務(wù)員將為你的客人服務(wù)。
They expect me to wait on them like a servant.
他們巴不得我就象一個(gè)女招待那樣去伺候他們。
4. with honour:榮耀地,光榮地
I had a destiny. I was supposed to die in the field with honour!
我命中注定要死在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上,光榮地戰(zhàn)死。
Better die with honour than live with shame.
死得光榮勝過忍辱偷生。
5. come down:下來
Hardly had we begun the climb when the snow began to come down.
我們剛一開始爬山就下起雪來了。
Come down——that branch won't hold you!
下來!那個(gè)樹枝承受不了你的重量。
6. a stain on:......的污點(diǎn)
Joe left the house without a stain on his character.
喬離開了這個(gè)家,在他的品德上沒有留下一點(diǎn)污點(diǎn)。
He left the court without a stain on his character.
他經(jīng)法庭一役, 人格絲毫無損。
7. mind doing:介意做......
Would you mind helping me?
請(qǐng)幫幫我的忙好嗎?
Do you mind my closing the window?
我關(guān)上窗戶行嗎?
8. take care of:照顧,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齡。
I'll have one of my men here take care of him.
我會(huì)叫我這兒的一個(gè)職員來安插他。
9. look after:照料,照顧,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.
我們應(yīng)該登廣告來尋求一個(gè)人照料花園。
10. see to:負(fù)責(zé),注意,照料
Please see to it that the door is locked.
請(qǐng)注意一下門鎖了沒有。
You go ahead with the formalities. I'll see to the heavy luggage.
您先去辦手續(xù),我來幫您照看大件行李。
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.
他們就象男人之間會(huì)見時(shí)那樣握了握手,彼此深情地凝視著對(duì)方。
This picture is in the manner of Raphael.
這幅畫模仿了拉斐爾的風(fēng)格。