【正文】 . as sth. 以為某物是某物occasional[?39。s entertainment. Some of my acquaintances in the country e up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat. For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning. As the play draws to its close, they wonder whether they will ever catch that last train home. The city dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort. The latest exhibitions, films, or plays are only a short bus ride away. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure. There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best. Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry. Nor is the city without its moments of beauty. There is something forting about the warm glow shed by advertisements on cold wet winter nights. Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country. It has always been a mystery to me why city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me. City born and city bred. appeal[?39。pil]vi. appeal的基本意思是強烈的請求他人注意某事或希望他人認真考慮自己的請求,即“呼吁”“懇求”呼吁；有吸引力；求助；訴請。ke??nl]adj. 偶然的；臨時的；特殊場合的總認為鄉(xiāng)村是透過火車車窗看到的那個樣了，或偶爾周末去游玩一下景象。m?n??n]vt. 提到，談到；提及，論及；說起n. 提及，說起at the mere mention of sth. 一提起某事就...我的許多朋友都住在城市，但他們只要一提起鄉(xiāng)村，馬上就會變得欣喜若狂。pisf?l]，愛好和平的；平靜的盡管他們都交口稱贊寧靜的鄉(xiāng)村生活的種種優(yōu)點，但其中只有一個人真去農村住過，而且不足6個月就回來了。s?p?]adj. 特級的；極好的n. 特級品，特大號；臨時雇員superior[su39。?v?]adv. 永遠；不斷地；常常atmosphere[39。d??ntl]；文雅的peace[pis]n. 和平；平靜；和睦；秩序pace[pes]n. 一步；步速；步法vi. 踱步；緩慢而行vt. 踱步于；用步測pace of living 生活節(jié)奏他滔滔不絕地大談友好的農民，潔凈的空氣，貼近大自然的環(huán)境和悠閑的生活節(jié)奏。maintain[men39。tw?t?]，；嘁嘁喳喳地講 dawn[d?n]；；出現；被領悟glint[ɡl?nt]；使發(fā)光；（光線）反射；；閃光pasture[39。d?l?k]pastoral[39。m?n??n]vt. 提到，談到；提及，論及；說起n. 提及，說起friendless[39。ten]vt. 娛樂；招待；懷抱；容納vi. 款待I like to entertain friends with music and refreshments at home. 我喜歡在家里用音樂和茶點招待朋友。He says nothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work. say nothing about 對某事閉口不談unfortunate[?n39。Why people are prepared to tolerate a fourhour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me. prepare[pr?39。pr?vl?d?]n. 特權；優(yōu)待；基本權利vt. 給與…特權；特免beyond[b?39。sp?ns]，代價；消費；…收取費用rightly[39。pastoral[39。that life can offer是定語從句，修飾the best；意思是，生活所能帶給你的一切好東西。v?r??bli]adv. 總是；不變地；一定地avail[?39。b?l?ti]n. 可用性；有效性；實用性be available for sth. 對某事有利formal[39。?nt?39。)acquaintance[?39。med??]；重要的；主修的；較多的(必記詞匯)involve[?n39。