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1.In the state of Washington, under a near constant cover of clouds and rain, there's a small town named Forks. Population, 3,120 people. This is where I'm moving. My dad's Charlie. He's the chief of police.
【句子解析】under the cover of的意思是“在...的遮蔽下，在...的掩護下”，引申為“以...為借口”，例句：The soldiers crept forward under the cover of darkness. 士兵在黑夜的掩護下向前爬行。
【句子翻譯】在華盛頓州，有一處地方，常年陰云密布，細雨綿綿，那就是福克斯小鎮，人口3120人，這就是我要搬去的地方。我的爸爸查理，是這里的警長。
2.I used to spend two weeks here almost every summer, but it's been years.
【句子解析】used to do sth.“過去經常做某事”，注意與be used to doing sth.的區別，后者是“習慣做某事”
He used to do a lot of drinking but has signed off now. 他過去常常喝酒，但現在戒掉了。
She is used to taking a walk. 她現在習慣于散步。
【句子翻譯】以前我幾乎每個暑假都會在這里住兩個禮拜，但那是很久以前的事了。
3.It's a pretty good work lamp. The sales lady picked out the bed stuff. You like purple, right?
【句子解析】此處的pretty不是“漂亮的”之意，而是做副詞“非常地”，He left pretty soon.他很快就離開了。
【句子翻譯】這臺燈很實用，售貨員幫我挑的床上用品。你喜歡紫色，對吧？
