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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...的掩护下”，引申为“以...为借口”，例句：The soldiers crept forward under the cover of darkness. 士兵在黑夜的掩护下向前爬行。
【句子翻译】在华盛顿州，有一处地方，常年阴云密布，细雨绵绵，那就是福克斯小镇，人口3120人，这就是我要搬去的地方。我的爸爸查理，是这里的警长。
2.I used to spend two weeks here almost every summer, but it's been years.
【句子解析】used to do sth.“过去经常做某事”，注意与be used to doing sth.的区别，后者是“习惯做某事”
He used to do a lot of drinking but has signed off now. 他过去常常喝酒，但现在戒掉了。
She is used to taking a walk. 她现在习惯于散步。
【句子翻译】以前我几乎每个暑假都会在这里住两个礼拜，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】此处的pretty不是“漂亮的”之意，而是做副词“非常地”，He left pretty soon.他很快就离开了。
【句子翻译】这台灯很实用，售货员帮我挑的床上用品。你喜欢紫色，对吧？
