妙語佳句:
oblige:幫忙,效勞
例如:If you ever need help with the babysitting, I'd be glad to oblige...
如果你什么時候需要找人照看孩子,我很樂意幫忙。
Mr Oakley always has been ready to oblige journalists with information.
奧克利先生總是樂于向記者透露消息。
covey:鷓鴣
A covey of一小群,一小窩
A covey of grouse or partridges is a small group of them.
例如:Pleased to have found a covey, I started back.
我開始往回走,心里高興地想著我剛才發現的一只鵪鶉。
劇情百科常識:
賓利的妹妹卡羅琳(Caroline)一心想嫁給達西,而達西對她十分冷漠。她發現達西對伊麗莎白有好感后,怒火中燒,決意從中阻撓。達西雖然欣賞伊麗莎白,但卻無法忍受她的母親以及妹妹們粗俗、無禮的舉止,擔心簡并非是鐘情于賓利,便勸說賓利放棄娶簡。在妹妹和好友達西的勸說下,賓利不辭而別,去了倫敦,但簡對他還是一片深情。
考考你:
請幫我打開窗戶好嗎?
遠處有一群表情驚異,頭發蓬亂,赤著腳,渾身骯臟的孩子在閑逛。
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We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.
He was very pompous at the meeting.
I've had enough of your insolence, and I'm having no more.