【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 常患或常遭受某事物；傾向某事物 ? . Are you subject to colds? ? The plan is subject to alteration. 計(jì)劃可能有變。 ? be subject to: to be open or exposed to。 be likely to get。 be under the rule, control or influence of . The arrangements are subject to change at short notice. ? All such gatherings are subject to the laws on political meetings. ? His hiring is subject to your approval. 3. (line. 23, Para. 3) ? The element of uncertainty lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have attained. ? 此句中的 “ Which” clause, modifying “interest”。 “it” refers to “the occasion”. ? lend： ~ sth. (to sth.) ? = contribute or add sth. to sth. 提供或增添某物 ? . lend one?s services 提供服務(wù) ? lend the occasion a little glamour ? 給這一場(chǎng)合增添一點(diǎn)光彩 ? . His presence lent dignity to the occasion. ? 有他出席這一場(chǎng)合就更形莊嚴(yán) . ? … lent an interest (to it) which the occasion could not otherwise have attained. ? 譯：其中的不確定因素 給這個(gè)場(chǎng)合增添了特別的趣味性。 4. (line. 64, ) ? Then it was that his quick and anxious glance asked the question: “ Which?”…. ? the emphatic form of the sentence “It was then that… ” ? —— to draw us reader?s attention to what?s going to happen, also serve as a good connector. glance, glimpse (n. / v.) ? glance: look at someone or something quickly ? glimpse: see by chance, just for a moment, ? 1. He ____ around to make sure nobody was watching. ? 2. Some of the fans had waited 24 hours outside the Hyde Park Hotel to catch a ____ of their heroine. ? 3. He?d ____ her through the window as he passed. ? 4. She took a quick ____ at her watch. ? (1. glanced, 2. glimpse, 3. glanced 4. glance) 5. () ? Would it not be better to…? ? …… 難道不更好嗎？ 6. the last para. ? The question is not to be lightly considered… to presume (assume) to set myself up as …. ? light: not serious ? set oneself up…: to put (oneself) forward as。 claim to be, 自稱(chēng)：推舉（自己）；聲稱(chēng)是 … ? . He has set himself up as an authority on the English language. ? … 自稱(chēng)是英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)家 . Words and Phrases semi () half, partly, not pletely, next to ? semiautomatic semiretired, ? semicircle semiprofessional ? semi final semiannual ? semitropical 亞熱帶的 semiconscious semiliterate ? semidetached (房屋 )一側(cè)與他屋相連的 mono single, sole, alone ? monocycle ? monolingual mult(i) many, much ? multilingual, multiple choices ? multipurpose ? multicolor ? dict, dit = to say ? dictator ? benediction ? mal(e) = badly, ill ? maladministration , malcontent ? malediction, malefactor 4. attain (Line 25, Para. 3) (formal.) to reach or succeed in getting something。 to achieve: ? He has attained the highest grade in his music exams. ? We need to identify the best ways of attaining our objectives / goals. ? India attained independence in 1947, after decades of struggle. ? attainable (adj.) (formal.) ? possible to achieve: ? . We must ensure that we do not set ourselves goals that are not attainable. (possible) 5. the apple of one?s eye. (slang.) someone?s most loved person. 掌上明珠 ? . His 2yearold daughter is the apple of her eye. ? 其他與水果相關(guān)的俚語(yǔ) : ? top banana 大老板 ? . Who?s your top banana? 誰(shuí)是你們的老板？ ? the Big Apple N. Y. City ? . The little girl is from the Big Apple. 這個(gè)女孩來(lái)自于紐約城。 ? a lemon 沒(méi)有價(jià)值的商品 ? . That car is a lemon. 那輛小汽車(chē)不值錢(qián)。 ? Bean ? 豆，豆型果實(shí) (slang.) 人的頭部，或少量 (復(fù)數(shù) ) Bean Brain 白癡 .