encil-sharpener, the best excuse he could invent for going over and talking to her was, of course, to sharpen a pencil. He went over on the excuse so often during that year that the wood from the pencils he ground up was enough to make a campfire 2. Debbie was far bevond my wildest dreams - Debbie was even more excellent than I could beyond one's wildest dreams: (in a way that is)better than what one expected or hoped for u 过某人所期望的(地),出乎某人意料的(地) e.g. The salary was beyond my wildest dreams The library was enlarged and enriched beyond our wildest dreams 3. We were separated not only by five rows of desks, but by about 50 L.Q. points There was a distance between us, not only in the five rows of desks between her seat and mine but also in the difference of l.Q. points--my I.Q. was 50 points lower than hers 4. the apple of sb. 's eye: a person or thing that is the main object of sb ' s love and attention A 的掌上明珠;宝贝 e.g. Alice is the apple of her parents' eye The girls in the class were rather hostile to Jenny simply because she was the apple of their teacher's eye Para.5 1..flash a smile that radiated intelligence and quickened my heartbeat. --.give a brief smile which showed intelligence and made me feel excited flash: communicate or display at great spe e.g. flash a glance [a look, one's eyes] at用眼瞟一下;看一眼 flash a message on the screen屏幕上闪出一则消息 radiate --V. send out rays of (light or heat); (fig )give forth a feeling of e.g. The engine was so hot that we could feel the heat radiating Her face radiates confidence quicken:v.( cause to) speed up加快 e.g. My heartbeat quickened as I walked into the room for the interview The jogger quickened his pace as he went down the hill. 2. intellectual gulf--difference in mental ability ulf--n. area of division or difference, esp between opinions e.g. There is a widening gulf between the middle classes and the poorest sections of society It is hoped that the peace plan will bridge the gulf between the government and the rebels Para.6 1. I schemed desperately to bridge that gulf. -I made a desperate plan to narrow that difference heme: V. make plans(for), plan in a deceitful way计划;谋划 n.1. a formal, official or business plan计划,规划 2. a clever, dishonest plan阴谋,诡计 e.g. Behind the scenes, a small group was scheming to remove the chairman from office The government's Youth Training Scheme soon ran into difficulties The criminal was planning a scheme to rob the bank3 pencil-sharpener, the best excuse he could invent for going over and talking to her was, of course, to sharpen a pencil. He went over on the excuse so often during that year that the wood from the pencils he ground up was enough to make a campfire. 2. Debbie was far beyond my wildest dreams. -- Debbie was even more excellent than I could have imagined. beyond one’s wildest dreams: (in a way that is) better than what one expected or hoped for 超 过某人所期望的(地); 出乎某人意料的(地) e.g. The salary was beyond my wildest dreams. The library was enlarged and enriched beyond our wildest dreams. 3. We were separated not only by five rows of desks, but by about 50 I.Q. points. -- There was a distance between us, not only in the five rows of desks between her seat and mine, but also in the difference of I.Q. points -- my I.Q. was 50 points lower than hers. 4. the apple of sb.’s eye: a person or thing that is the main object of sb.'s love and attention 某人 的掌上明珠; 宝贝 e.g. Alice is the apple of her parents' eye. The girls in the class were rather hostile to Jenny simply because she was the apple of their teacher's eye. Para.5 1. ... flash a smile that radiated intelligence and quickened my heartbeat. -- ... give a brief smile which showed intelligence and made me feel excited. flash: communicate or display at great speed e.g. flash a glance [a look, one's eyes] at 用眼瞟一下; 看一眼 flash a message on the screen 屏幕上闪出一则消息 radiate -- v. send out rays of (light or heat); (fig.) give forth a feeling of e.g. The engine was so hot that we could feel the heat radiating. Her face radiates confidence. quicken: v. (cause to) speed up 加快 e.g. My heartbeat quickened as I walked into the room for the interview. The jogger quickened his pace as he went down the hill. 2. intellectual gulf -- difference in mental ability gulf -- n. area of division or difference, esp. between opinions e.g. There is a widening gulf between the middle classes and the poorest sections of society. It is hoped that the peace plan will bridge the gulf between the government and the rebels. Para.6 1. I schemed desperately to bridge that gulf. -- I made a desperate plan to narrow that difference (between us). scheme: v. make plans (for); plan in a deceitful way 计划；谋划 n. 1. a formal, official or business plan 计划，规划 2. a clever, dishonest plan 阴谋，诡计 e.g. Behind the scenes, a small group was scheming to remove the chairman from office. The government's Youth Training Scheme soon ran into difficulties. The criminal was planning a scheme to rob the bank