eaming barely enough money to keep body and soul together (1)overlook:have a view of(sth. )from above e.g.Form their house on the hillside:they can overlook the whole city This window on the top floor of the building overlooks most of the square. (2)keep body and soul together:stay alive,esp.by earning enough money to feed oneself e.g. In those days it was difficult for many poor people to keep body and soul together Jim was an unskilled worker and earned hardly enough to keep body and soul together (3)What can be inferred from the sentence? The author was very poor and waseaming just enough money to remain alive and it was so far beyond my means that I had never even thought of going there. far beyond my means:much more than I could afford;means:money,income or wealth e.g.Only a ma of means could afford such a big house. We must live within,not beyond,our means. 6.(Few men,I may add,learn this until they are too old to make it of any consequence to a woman what they say. Meaning:By the time they have learned to say no to a woman,most men are already tooold and what they say is no lo onger importa She was not so young as I expected and in appearance imposing rather thar attractive. Meaning:Literally,she was impressive due to her size,appearance or dignity.Here the author.Maugham is sarcastic rather than complimentary 8.but that sudden and devastating passion a first sight Meaning:..but not an age that arouses in the other party an instant and passionate love at first sight 9.and she gave me the impression of having more teeth,white and large and even, than were necessary for any practical purpose (1)Meaning:Her teeth w re most impressive to me because they were white and )Why did the author desribehion ofthe wom'teth Maugham had the impression that she had too many teeth and that they were large, white and even.The exaggeration here aims at creating a greedy,shark-like character. 9 But she reassured me assure vt rer ove the fears or doubts of(sb.) e.g.The policer ssured her about her child's safety 10.My heart sank a little When one's heart sinks he has a sudden feeling of unhappiness,sadness, disappointment,etc. e.g.T Tom's heart sank when the boss told him that the company no longer needed hisearning barely enough money to keep body and soul together. (1) overlook: have a view of (sth.) from above e.g. Form their house on the hillside; they can overlook the whole city. This window on the top floor of the building overlooks most of the square. (2) keep body and soul together: stay alive, esp. by earning enough money to feed oneself e.g. In those days it was difficult for many poor people to keep body and soul together. Jim was an unskilled worker and earned hardly enough to keep body and soul together. (3) What can be inferred from the sentence? The author was very poor and was earning just enough money to remain alive. 5. … and it was so far beyond my means that I had never even thought of going there. far beyond my means: much more than I could afford; means: money, income or wealth e.g. Only a man of means could afford such a big house. We must live within, not beyond, our means. 6. (Few men, I may add, learn this until they are too old to make it of any consequence to a woman what they say.) Meaning: By the time they have learned to say no to a woman, most men are already too old and what they say is no longer important to her. 7. She was not so young as I expected and in appearance imposing rather than attractive. Meaning: Literally, she was impressive due to her size, appearance or dignity. Here the author, Maugham is sarcastic rather than complimentary. 8. but not one that excites a sudden and devastating passion at first sight: Meaning: ….but not an age that arouses in the other party an instant and passionate love at first sight 9. and she gave me the impression of having more teeth, white and large and even, than were necessary for any practical purpose. (1) Meaning: Her teeth were most impressive to me because they were white and large and even, and more than enough. (2) Why did the author describe his impression of the woman’s teeth? Maugham had the impression that she had too many teeth and that they were large, white and even. The exaggeration here aims at creating a greedy, shark-like character. 9. But she reassured me. reassure: vt. remove the fears or doubts of (sb.) e.g. The police reassured her about her child’s safety. 10. My heart sank a little. When one’s heart sinks he has a sudden feeling of unhappiness, sadness, disappointment, etc. e.g. Tom’s heart sank when the boss told him that the company no longer needed his