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课件网) Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace City born and city bred. breed (v.)培育 (n.) 品种 He has been bred to be a gentleman. This is a dying breed of sheep. What breed of your dog I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasionally visit during the weekend. Go into raptures go into: enter certain kind of state Go into a temper 发脾气 Go into effect 生效 She went into raptures at the news of her success. rapture: extreme excitement/ happiness At the mere mention of She blushed at the mere mention of his name. I feel sick at the mere mention of blood. extol the virtues of the peaceful life extol: praise highly extol the virtues of = extol the merits of His book extol the benefits of vegetarianism. virtue: advantage [OPP] vice Courage is a virtue. The virtue of a small car is that you can park it easily. under the illusion that wrongly / falsely believe that The boss is still under the illusion that the project will be completed on time. She is under the illusion that he is honest though he is cheating her. Superior to 优于 better than [OPP] inferior to He simply believes that men are intellectually superior to women. She was a superior candidate for this this task. (excellent) He always has such a superior attitude. Nothing can be compared with: nothing can be better than Nothing can be compared with a cold drink on a summer night. There’s nothing to compare with a cold drink on a summer night. maintain: insist He maintains that he has never made such a remark. We must maintain friendly relations with them. How to maintain oneself skin This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture. 但这种田园诗般的乡村风光仅仅是一个侧面而已。 Virtually: almost The twins are virtually identical. It was virtually impossible to find a Chicago restaurant in this area, but now it’s much easier. The poor selection of goods Selection A fine selection of perfumes A good selection of detective stories the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me dubious: uncertain, doubtable (语气更强) I’m dubious about his promises to change his ways. He uses some dubious shifts to get money. beyond me: cannot understand The computer science is completely beyond me. It’s beyond me how she could bear to live with such a snob. They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong. save: avoid Her students’ help saved her a lot of troubles. rightly: should do without… 没有…也行 Manage without/ rather … not have He cannot do without a computer. You’ll have to do without your breakfast if you don’t want to be late. Stop it. I can do without your nagging. For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning. A major operation : a big deal Involve: include, need Draw to a close It becomes apparent that our trip will soon draw to a close. If nobody wants to add anythin ... ...
