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【正文】 2) (fml) refuse, usu. politely We had to decline their invitation because we had made other plans. When he asked me to dance, I declined politely. acquire: vt. gain or e to possess by one’s own work, skill, action, etc. He acquired a knowledge of puter by careful study. 格林先生靠做石油生意發(fā)了一筆大財。(Mr. Green acquired a fortune in the oil business.)astonish: vt. surprise very much。 amaze They were greatly astonished at the extraordinary beauty of the picture. We were astonished to hear that he had passed his driving test. CF: astonish, amaze, amp。 surprise 這三個詞在表示“使…驚異”時，意義相近，一般以事物或人作主語；以人作主語時，一般用被動語態(tài)。它們的主要區(qū)別在于：astonish 特指不可能解釋的事發(fā)生后使人產(chǎn)生較強(qiáng)的驚異感情。astonish 表示驚異的時間較 surprise 長久。例如： They were astonished at / by the news of his escape. (他們對他逃跑的消息感到吃驚。)amaze 指帶有迷惑或贊美的驚奇，是意義很強(qiáng)的詞。例如： I was amazed at / by her calmness. [我對她的冷靜感到驚訝。（含有“欽佩”之意）]surprise 著重因意外之事或特殊的事而產(chǎn)生的突然反應(yīng)。例如： Her frank answer surprised him. (她坦率的回答使他感到驚訝。)make a living by: earn money by (doing sth.) Many farmers in this area make a good living by growing flowers. He makes a living by writing. miracle: n. an amazing or wonderful event, esp. sth. that happens unexpectedly There was a severe earthquake in that area, but by a miracle, no one was killed in it. The teacher told me that it’d be a miracle if I passed the examination. It was a miracle that the pilot landed the plane in that snowstorm. Collocation：by a miracle 依靠奇跡；奇跡般地to a miracle 奇跡般地；（好得）不可思議地 acplish / perform / work a miracle 創(chuàng)造奇跡 faculty: n. 1) mental and physical abilities For a woman of 85, she still has all her faculties. It is a myth that the faculty of hearing is greatly increased in blind people. 2) all the teachers of a university or college After seven years of study, he succeeded in joining the faculty of Columbia University.After Reading Useful Expressions用完了 run out of一大把 a handful of為…感到難過 be upset by …私立大學(xué) a private college問題的一小部分 a tiny slice of the problem對…毫不在乎 a chilling indifference about …跟…競爭 pete with …用不了多久的某個時候 at some point soon生活方式 way of life體力勞動 manual work使徹底認(rèn)識到… drive … home愚見 a humble suggestion故事開始時 as the story opens去商店買… go shopping for …使某人入睡 put sb. to sleep固定工資 steady wages他把希望寄托在…身上 his hope lies in …比…的境遇好多了 be far better off than …從廢墟中站起來 rise from the ashes跳入眼簾 catch one’s eye
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