As a precaution I had taken two sea sickness tablets(晕船药片) field--n. surface on which something is drawn; background 2. drive--n a private road that leads from the road to one,s garage or front door =iE 3. panic-n. a sudder, overpowering terror, often affecting many people at once惊慌;恐慌 e.g. be in a panic在惊慌中 起恐慌 Para. 7 1. She plunged into the paints and before I knew it, she had swept several fierce strokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely terrified canvas: She pushed the brush quickly into the paints and in a moment she had made a number of forceful touches and blue lines on the canvas, which seemed to be completely overpowered by her attacks.她猛地用笔蘸起颜料,还没等我 缓过神来,她已经挥笔泼墨在惊恐不已的画布上画下了有力的几道蓝色 The word“ terrified' used before“ canvas” is a transferred epithet(修饰语). Normally it modifies an animated being but "canvas'"in this context was seen as an enemy by Churchill who had been a Navy commander, which was something that had feelings plunge into- begin to do sth. suddenly, enter without hesitation突然或仓促地开始某事;突 然冲入 e.g. She plunged bravely into the debate He plunged into the water to save the child.他跳入水中救小孩。 plunge a country into war使一个国家陷入战争 plunge a room into darkness使一房间陷于黑暗中 lunge sb. into deep sorrow.使某人陷入深深的悲痛之中 before sb. knows it- before one has time to consider the course of events转眼之间,瞬息之 间 e.g. We'd better set off or it will be dark before we know it I was taken up to the top floor in the lift before I knew it stroke --n. a movement of a pen or brush or a line made by such a movement when one is 笔,一划 e.g. She began to paint with bold strokes The paper was covered in illegible(难以辨认的) strokes 2. Anyone could see it could not hit back: Obviously the canvas was under the absolute control of the wife of Sir John Lavery.谁都看得出画布无法回击 3. I. fell upon my wretched victim with wild fury: I began to paint on my canvas with great force迅猛异常地向我可怜的牺牲品扑了过去 A wretched victim is an unfortunate person who suffers as a result of unpleasant actions or circumstances, such as one killed in a war. Churchill compared his efforts in learning painting to attacks in a battle and thought of the canvas as his wretched victim fall upon- attack fiercely猛攻,猛扑 e.g. Terrorists were falling upon men and women in the street The robbers fell on him from behind the trees The gang fell on their rivals with knives and chains fury-n.l) a wildly excited state(of feeling or activity)狂热;激烈 2)(a state of)very 狂怒５ As a precaution I had taken two sea sickness tablets (晕船药片). field -- n. surface on which something is drawn; background 2. drive -- n. a private road that leads from the road to one's garage or front door 车道 3. panic – n. a sudden, overpowering terror, often affecting many people at once 惊慌；恐慌 e.g. be in a panic 在惊慌中 cause a panic 引起恐慌 Para.7 1. She plunged into the paints and before I knew it, she had swept several fierce strokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely terrified canvas: She pushed the brush quickly into the paints and in a moment she had made a number of forceful touches and blue lines on the canvas, which seemed to be completely overpowered by her attacks. 她猛地用笔蘸起颜料，还没等我 缓过神来，她已经挥笔泼墨在惊恐不已的画布上画下了有力的几道蓝色 The word “terrified” used before “canvas” is a transferred epithet (修饰语). Normally it modifies an animated being, but “canvas” in this context was seen as an enemy by Churchill who had been a Navy commander, which was something that had feelings. plunge into -- begin to do sth. suddenly; enter without hesitation 突然或仓促地开始某事；突 然冲入 e.g. She plunged bravely into the debate. He plunged into the water to save the child. 他跳入水中救小孩。 plunge a country into war 使一个国家陷入战争 plunge a room into darkness 使一房间陷于黑暗中 plunge sb. into deep sorrow. 使某人陷入深深的悲痛之中 before sb. knows it -- before one has time to consider the course of events 转眼之间，瞬息之 间 e.g. We'd better set off or it will be dark before we know it. I was taken up to the top floor in the lift before I knew it. stroke -- n. a movement of a pen or brush or a line made by such a movement when one is writing or painting 一笔，一划 e.g. She began to paint with bold strokes. The paper was covered in illegible (难以辨认的) strokes. 2. Anyone could see it could not hit back: Obviously the canvas was under the absolute control of the wife of Sir John Lavery. 谁都看得出画布无法回击 3. I ... fell upon my wretched victim with wild fury: I ... began to paint on my canvas with great force 迅猛异常地向我可怜的牺牲品扑了过去 A wretched victim is an unfortunate person who suffers as a result of unpleasant actions or circumstances, such as one killed in a war. Churchill compared his efforts in learning painting to attacks in a battle and thought of the canvas as his wretched victim. fall upon -- attack fiercely 猛攻，猛扑 e.g. Terrorists were falling upon men and women in the street. The robbers fell on him from behind the trees. The gang fell on their rivals with knives and chains. fury -- n. 1) a wildly excited state (of feeling or activity) 狂热；激烈 2) (a state of) very great anger 狂怒