My heart sank when I saw how difficult the examination questions were (1)Meaning:She smiled to me gaily and friendly.showing her white teeth (2)What can you infer from the sentence? The description of the white teeth indicates that the author is beginning to show 12.Wh n my mutton chop arrived she took me quite seriously totask (1)take(sb.)to task:criticize or scold (sb.).speak severely to (sb.)for a fault or failure e.g.When the team lost the match,their coach took them seriously to task for all the mistakes they had made. Peter has been taken to task for more than once about his arelessnes (2)Meaning:When the water brou the mutton hop me very seriously. 13 "I'm not in the least hungry" (1)(not)in the least:(not)at all;(not)in any degree or amount e.g. erstand Am ica the e least in classical music (2)Meaning:I'm not hungry at all. 14.It would be embarrassing to find myself ten francs short and be obliged to borrow from my guest (1)be obliged to:be forced or in e.g.B cause of her poor eyesight,Jane is obliged to wear glasses all the time Having found a mistake in his calculation,the engineer was obliged to do the work all over again. (2)Meaning:It would be awkward to find that I was short of ten francs to pay the bill and be forced to borrow money from my guest. 15.I was past caring now. Meaning:I was no longer worried or anxious about my ability to pay now.. When one is past caring about something,he stops paying close attention to it,usually because so much damage has already been done that a little more will not make much difference. e.g.I was so late that I was past caring about what time I would arrive 16.but when th eimmortal gods take a hand in the matter it is pardonable to observe the result with complacency. (1)take/have a hand in:play a part in (a plan,activity,etc.) e.g.He made all the arrangements himself and would let no one else take /have a hand in them It is obvious that more than one pers on had tak /had a hand in this matte (2)Meaning:When fate plays a part in the matter it is forgivable to feel satisfied with the result-here that she has become much too fat. IV.Summary service. My heart sank when I saw how difficult the examination questions were. 11. She gave me a bright and amicable flash of her white teeth. (1) Meaning: She smiled to me gaily and friendly, showing her white teeth. (2) What can you infer from the sentence? The description of the white teeth indicates that the author is beginning to show dislike for her big appetite. 12. When my mutton chop arrived she took me quite seriously to task. (1) take(sb.) to task: criticize or scold (sb.); speak severely to (sb.) for a fault or failure e.g. When the team lost the match, their coach took them seriously to task for all the mistakes they had made. Peter has been taken to task for more than once about his carelessness. (2) Meaning: When the waiter brought the mutton chop I had ordered she criticized me very seriously. 13. “I’m not in the least hungry,” (1) (not) in the least: (not ) at all; (not ) in any degree or amount e.g. I don’t understand American football in the least. Jim is not interested in the least in classical music. (2) Meaning: I’m not hungry at all. 14. It would be embarrassing to find myself ten francs short and be obliged to borrow from my guest. (1) be obliged to: be forced or impelled to e.g. Because of her poor eyesight, Jane is obliged to wear glasses all the time. Having found a mistake in his calculation, the engineer was obliged to do the work all over again. (2) Meaning: It would be awkward to find that I was short of ten francs to pay the bill and be forced to borrow money from my guest. 15. I was past caring now, … Meaning: I was no longer worried or anxious about my ability to pay now… When one is past caring about something, he stops paying close attention to it, usually because so much damage has already been done that a little more will not make much difference. e.g. I was so late that I was past caring about what time I would arrive. 16. but when the immortal gods take a hand in the matter it is pardonable to observe the result with complacency. (1) take/have a hand in: play a part in ( a plan, activity, etc.) e.g. He made all the arrangements himself and would let no one else take /have a hand in them. It is obvious that more than one person had taken /had a hand in this matter. (2) Meaning: When fate plays a part in the matter it is forgivable to feel satisfied with the result—here that she has become much too fat. IV. Summary