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小编絮语：
每日啃一段阳光絮语，您的生活更加精彩。
经典语段：
“I have business to talk about, “ Mr Bumble told Mrs Mann as he entered the house. He was a big fat man, often bad-tempered, and was full of self-importance. He did not like to be kept waiting at a locked gate.
“我有点事要跟你谈。”班布尔先生跟曼太太说着，走进了屋子。他是个身材肥胖、脾气暴躁、妄自尊大的人。他可不喜欢被关在门外长时间地等候。
Mrs Mann took his hat and coat, placed a chair for him, and expressed great concern for his comfort．“You’ve had a long walk, Mr Bumble’ she said, “ and you must be thirsty.” She took out a bottle from the cupboard．
曼太太接过了他的帽子和外衣，替他端过—把椅子，并且对他是否舒适表示了极大的关心。“班布尔先生，您大老远地走来，一定是渴了。”她说着从橱子里拿出了一个瓶子。
“No, thank you, Mrs Mann. Not a drop.” He waved the bottle away.”
“不，谢谢，曼太太，我一滴都不喝。”他挥手推开瓶子。
“Just a little drop, Mr Bumble, with cold water,” said Mrs Mann persuasively．
“只稍稍来一点儿，班布尔先生，这是加了冰水的。”她极力地劝说着。
语段精讲：
第一、词汇精讲
1. bad-tempered
释义：often angry; in an angry mood
[adj.] 脾气不好的，容易发怒的
例句：She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired.
当她疲倦的时候，她通常容易发怒。
He sat in bad-tempered silence.
他静坐着，心中充满怒火。
2. self-importance
释义：excessively high regard for one's own importance or station
[U.N.] 妄自尊大，高傲：对自己的重要性或地位持过高的观点
例句：He is being puffed out with self-importance.
他自以为了不起而摆架子来。
It was true that Sarah was full of self-importance, and made any errand she ran seem a matter of life or death.
的确，萨拉总是把自己看得很了不起，把她的每一次跑腿都办得象是一桩生死攸关的大事。
3. persuasively
释义：the way of being able to persuade
[adv.] 有说服力地，口才好地
范例：He spoke a very persuasively but I smelled a rat and refused his offer.
他说得头头是道，但我觉得有些可疑，于是拒绝了他的建议。
He speaks very persuasively but I feel in my bones that he is lying.
他的话颇有说服力，不过我直觉地感到他是在骗人。
第二、固定短语
1. full of：充满
例句：The papers are full of stories about the royals.
报纸上尽是些关于王室成员趣闻逸事的报道。
His songs are full of dirge.
他的歌充满了忧伤。
2. concern for：对......的关心
例句：Concern for others seems to be at something of a discount today.
如今好像不兴关心别人了。
He exhibited total lack of concern for the child.
可以看出他对那孩子毫不关心。
3. wave away：拒绝接受（被提供之物）
例句：She waved away me offer of a cigarette.
他一挥手拒绝了我敬他的烟。
He waved away the idea of more talk.
他挥挥手表示不愿再谈下去了。
4. take out (from)：把......从......拿出
例句：It's getting cool and I have to take out my woolen gloves.
天气变冷了，我不得不把毛线手套拿出来了。
第三、写作语汇
1. enter the house：进入房子
2. express concern：表示关心
3. have a long walk：走了很远的路
第四、语法讲解
He did not like to be kept waiting at a locked gate.
要点解析：划线部分是做该句子主语的补足语。
第五、小故事学口语
John来到了求职办公室，经理的秘书会问你有什么事情。John 说：I have business to talk about to your manager.（我有事情要找你们经理谈。）秘书马上place a chair for him（端来椅子），并且递上热茶，可是约翰却说：“Not a drop.（我一点儿也不喝。）”
