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高级英语第一册
lesson6
Blackmail
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高级英语第一册
lesson6 Blackmail
课文详解
2 detail
study
、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习
2007
年
01
月
01
日
星期一
下午
11:48
96. bulbous: shaped
like a bulb, swelling and disgustingly fat and
round
bulbous dome / nose
97. peremptorily: (fml) showing an
expectation of being obeyed at once and without
question, imp
olitely and unfriendly,
commanding, insisting obedience
98.
rivet: metal pin for fasten plates.
to
hold or fasten with or as if with rivets
cf: glare, stare, fix
99.
feature: any of the noticeable parts of the face
a man with Oriental features
Her mouth is her worst feature / best
feature, like a cherry.
100. set in a
mould:
When you take a picture, you set
your body, your countenance ...in a certain way.
That is to set in
a mould.
(A lame one-eyed king taking a picture)
mould (Am.E) = mould (Br.E): character,
distinctive nature, a person's character, nature,
etc., cons
idered as having been shaped
by family type, education, training, experience,
etc.
Be cast in a mould of a particular
kind means to have the characteristics, attitudes,
behaviour or lif
estyle that are typical
of that kind of person
be made / cast
in mould of
He is made in his
father'
s
mould. (He has the
same personality and character as his
father'
s
)
101.
imperious: in tensely compelling, marked by
arrogant assurance, dominating. This word is
rel
ated to imperial.
The
whole sentence can be paraphrased as follows:
Her handsome high-cheekboned features
were set in a way which shows her imperial
character.
102. respite: a short period
of pause or rest, during a time of great effort
pain, or trouble, a time of
relief (as
from labour, suffering or war) or delay (as before
sentencing or executing).
The patient said he never had any
respite from the pain.
Sentence sb. to
death with 2-years' respite.
103. bore:
make a hole in
This machine can bore
through solid rock.
104. swallow: to
take back, to keep from expressing or showing, to
accept without questioning, pro
test or
resentment
to swallow
one'
s
words: take back what
was said
105. sullen: silently bad-
tempered, unforgiving, dark, gloomy
look sullen, to wear a sullen look
106. comply: act according to a demand,
order, rule
to comply with the law /
regulations
107. vacillation:
hesitation, uncertainty, waver, continuous
changing of one'
s
opinions
This word implies prolonged hesitation
resulting from one'
s
inability to reach a decision
He
vacillates between accepting & not accepting.
The earthquake caused the entire house
vacillate.
108. dally: to waste time or
be slow
Don't dally or we'll be late.
dally over one's work
109.
bulge: to swell out as a result of the pressure
from within
110. bead: small ball of
glass or other material with a hole through it for
a string worn with other ot
hers on a
thread, esp. round the neck for ornament.
She is wearing a string of green beads.
背景知识
Background information
Title
of the novel: Hotel
Setting:
The story happened in a hotel named St.
Gregory /'greg ri/ in New Orleans, Louisiana which
is in t
he south of US.
Main
character of the novel:
Peter
McDermott, assistant general manager
Main characters in this part of the
novel: