The work is tedious.这个工作真乏味。 We had to sit through several tedious speeches.我们不得不坐在那里听完那几个冗长而乏味 的发言 look at the spectacular landscapes were passing by.(Para. 4) pectacular a. making a very fine exhibit or show a spectacular show of fireworks施放烟火的壮观景象 The most spectacular goal of the match was scored by Harris.比赛中最精彩的进球是哈里斯 的射门。 19.These peaks and valleys, these mountain streams and enormous rocks hurt my eyes; they urt my souL. (Para. 4) aning: These peaks and valleys, these mountain streams and enormous rocks, look strange and unpleasant to me. They make me feel unhappy by reminding me I am far away from my home surroundings 20.Theyre too big, too forbidding,.(Para. 4) forbidding: a unfriendly, threatening There was something forbidding on her face and i didn t dare to look at her.她的脸上露出令 人生畏的表情,令我不敢正眼看她 A forbidding look冷峻的表情 A forbidding appearance严峻的面容 forbid: vt. order somebody not to do(something) You are forbidden to leave before i come back在我回来之前你们不准离开 The old lady forbade her daughter to marry that poor young man.老妇人不允许她的女儿和 那个穷小伙子结婚 21. I retreat into sleep; I sleep through the day and the night, ..(Para. 4) Meaning: I go to sleep as if to find a kind of hiding place and I sleep all day and all night. 22. My sister, perhaps recoiling even more deeply from all this strangeness,. .(Para. 4) recoil: vi. move away from something unpleasant; moving back because of fear or not liking For a moment I thought father was going to beat me, and i recoiled in horror.有一刻我以为父 亲要打我,所以我满怀恐惧地往后退缩 The dog recoiled from the rotten food because of the unpleasant smell.变质的食物散发出的 难闻的气味使得这条狗向后退缩 23. My father enters into a dynamic conversation with him and learns some entertainin tales.(Para.5) Meaning: My father gets into an active conversation with him and hears some pleasant stories (about life of Polish people in a new land) enter into: become part of, begin to take part in Before you enter into an agreement of this nature you should read the agreement carefully. 4 签署这类协议之前,你应该仔细看一下协议内容。 We entered into meaningful discussions with them weeks ago.几星期以前我们就与他们进 入了实质性的谈判 Notice that when the verb is used to mean"go or come into"(some place or some stage), we do The thieves entered the building by the back door.窃贼是从后门进入大楼的 Everybody stands up when the judge enters the court.法官进入法庭时,全体起立The work is tedious. 这个工作真乏味。 We had to sit through several tedious speeches. 我们不得不坐在那里听完那几个冗长而乏味 的发言。 18... look at the spectacular landscapes we’re passing by. (Para. 4) spectacular: a. making a very fine exhibit or show a spectacular show of fireworks 施放烟火的壮观景象 The most spectacular goal of the match was scored by Harris. 比赛中最精彩的进球是哈里斯 的射门。 19.These peaks and valleys, these mountain streams and enormous rocks hurt my eyes; they hurt my soul. (Para.4) Meaning: These peaks and valleys, these mountain streams and enormous rocks, look strange and unpleasant to me. They make me feel unhappy by reminding me I am far away from my home surroundings. 20.They’re too big, too forbidding,… (Para.4) forbidding: a. unfriendly, threatening There was something forbidding on her face and I didn’t dare to look at her. 她的脸上露出令 人生畏的表情，令我不敢正眼看她。 A forbidding look 冷峻的表情 A forbidding appearance 严峻的面容 forbid: vt. order somebody not to do (something) You are forbidden to leave before I come back.在我回来之前你们不准离开。 The old lady forbade her daughter to marry that poor young man. 老妇人不允许她的女儿和 那个穷小伙子结婚。 21.I retreat into sleep; I sleep through the day and the night,… (Para.4) Meaning: I go to sleep as if to find a kind of hiding place and I sleep all day and all night. 22.My sister, perhaps recoiling even more deeply from all this strangeness,… (Para.4) recoil: vi. move away from something unpleasant; moving back because of fear or not liking For a moment I thought father was going to beat me, and I recoiled in horror. 有一刻我以为父 亲要打我，所以我满怀恐惧地往后退缩。 The dog recoiled from the rotten food because of the unpleasant smell. 变质的食物散发出的 难闻的气味使得这条狗向后退缩。 23. My father enters into a dynamic conversation with him and learns some entertaining tales. (Para.5) Meaning: My father gets into an active conversation with him and hears some pleasant stories (about life of Polish people in a new land). enter into: become part of, begin to take part in Before you enter into an agreement of this nature, you should read the agreement carefully.在 签署这类协议之前, 你应该仔细看一下协议内容。 We entered into meaningful discussions with them weeks ago. 几星期以前我们就与他们进 入了实质性的谈判。 Notice that when the verb is used to mean "go or come into" (some place or some stage), we do not use the preposition “into”. The thieves entered the building by the back door. 窃贼是从后门进入大楼的。 Everybody stands up when the judge enters the court. 法官进入法庭时, 全体起立