词汇梳理:
1. governess n.女家庭教师
2. tedious adj.单调乏味的, 沉闷的
3. benumb vt. 使 ... 无感觉, 使 ... 迟钝, 使 ... 麻木
4. isolated adj.孤立的, 隔离的, 分离的
5. converse v.交谈, 谈话
6. equality n.同等, 平等 7. decent adj.相当好的, 正派的
重点单词精学:
1. Tedious
典型例句:
The work is tedious. 这工作令人厌倦。
We had to sit through several tedious speeches.我们只得坐在那里听着几个乏味的讲演。
2. Benumb
典型例句:
Age stole onward and benumbed me more and more.年纪渐老使得我(反应)越来越迟钝。
fingers benumbed with cold 冻得麻木的手指
3. Converse
典型例句:
Would you give me half an hour to converse with you? 我想跟你谈谈,半小时就行。
It is a pleasure to converse with her. 和她谈话是一种乐趣。
短语归纳:
on terms:友好(以同等资格)
in the winter:在冬季
come down:下来
a hot drink:热的饮料
cut a sandwich:切三明治
have a tedious journey:历经乏味的旅途
benumb with cold:冻得麻木
dare say:想, 猜想, 料想
with on terms of equality:在平等条件下
重点短语精学:
dare say
典型例句:
I dare say anything he had to say in the lecture would have been old stuff to you but since I'm not an anthropologist I found it very interesting and informative.
我想他在讲演中所要说的每个问题,对你来说,都可能是老生常谈,但是,因为我不是人类学家,我倒觉得它趣味横生,资料丰富哩。
I dare say it is something disparaging which you are going to say.
噢,一定是些非常不公平的念头,我用不着问就知道了。