【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 his heart there is something hidden. “ th” 加在表示度量的形容詞后構(gòu)成表示“ ?? 度”的名詞。原形容詞的詞性往往發(fā)生相應(yīng)變化。 More examples: long — length wide — width broad — breadth 問我愛你有多深 ？ 讓我告訴你 ： 我的愛如天高 ， 如地廣 ， 如海深。 How do I love you? Let me count the ways. I love you to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach. Global Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_ depths3 in depth: 縱深的 （ 地 ） ，深入的 （ 地 ） ，徹底的 （ 地 ） 他的心靈深處隱藏著秘密。 Before Reading After Reading In the depths of his heart there is something hidden. They discussed the subject in depth. authority權(quán)威 — authorities當(dāng)局 paper紙張 — papers證件 注意：很多抽象名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式意義都有一定程度的變化 Global Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_approximately approximately: adv. nearly 旅行大約用了七小時 。 Before Reading After Reading The journey took approximately seven hours. Global Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_thrill thrill: v. excite, exhilarate Before Reading After Reading She was thrilled to find that the flower was for her. The traveler thrilled us with his stories. Global Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_relentlessly 1 relentlessly: adv. mercilessly, hard She has campaigned relentlessly to secure her husband’s release from prison. Demand for places in the college has been rising relentlessly over the past few years. Before Reading After Reading 他不斷追問，毫不放松。 He went on relentlessly with his questions. Global Reading relent: v. 1. be less strict or harsh We shouldn’t relent in our fight against crime. Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_relentlessly 2 Before Reading After Reading Global Reading 2. bee less intensive The rain relented. Her parents had initially refused to let her go to the party, but eventually they relented. Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_rambling garden rambling garden: a garden with plants that spread out in all directions Before Reading After Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_smooth over smooth over: make something smooth They were arguing furiously, with Jake standing by and trying to smooth the quarrel over. He smoothed over the differences that had arisen between them. Before Reading After Reading 臺布已經(jīng)用熨斗燙平了。 The table cloth was smoothed over with an iron. Global Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_spotless spotless: adj. pletely clean a spotless white shirt a spotless reputation Before Reading After Reading 她把她的臥室保持得一塵不染。 She keeps her bedroom spotless. Global Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_scrap scrap: n. a small piece, bit I mended the tear in my jeans with scraps of material from an old pair. I’ve read every scrap of information I can find on the subject. Before Reading After Reading 你有沒有一張讓我寫點兒東西的小紙片？ Have you got a scrap of paper I could write on? Global Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_frost1 *frost: 1. n. weather at a temperature below 0℃ The wood looked beautiful — the hedges and paths were covered with frost. Before Reading After Reading 2. v. to bee covered in frost 結(jié)冰，結(jié)霜；使變成白 霜 Our bedroom window frosted up. Global Reading Vocabulary Extension: fog: 霧 snow: 雪 hail: 雹 Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_frost2 Before Reading After Reading Word family: frosted adj. 霜白色的 frosty adj. 寒冷冰凍的 frostiness n. 冰霜 frostily adv. 冷淡 地 Global Reading 1) Gemma has had her hair frosted. 2) It was apparent from the frostiness of his reply that he didn’t want to e with us. 3) She was frosty to us all evening. 4) It was a cold and frosty morning and she stamped her feet to keep warm. 5) “I didn’t ask you to e,” she said very frostily. had frosted ____ _______frostiness _________frosty ______ frosty ______ frostily _______Fill in the blanks with proper words. Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_set in1 *set in: begin and (probably) continue, bee prevalent As he had not taken enough care of the cut, a serious infection set in. Before Reading After Reading 這個地方的雨季總是來得很早，而且持續(xù)時間很長。 The rainy season sets in very early and lasts long here. A heavy snowstorm set in before the small fishingboat reached the shore. Global Reading Detailed Reading Home Unit 12 A Winter to Remember Detailed 1_W_set in 2 Before Reading After Reading cf. set in, set about amp。 set out set in 尤指雨、雪、壞天氣、傳染等的開始并可能持續(xù)下去。 set about 表示 “ 開始，著手做（某事） ” ，后跟名詞或動名詞，且不能用于被動語態(tài)。 set out 表示