e.g.With the death ofher son,all her hopes vanished. CF:vanish,disappear fade 这几个词都是动词，都有“消失”之意。 vanish语气强，既指完全、往往是神秘而突然地消失，不留任何蛛丝马迹，又指 逐渐消散。 e.g.My keys were here a minute ago but now they've vanished. disappear普通用词，强调从视线或脑海中永久或暂时地消失 e.g.The sun gradually disappeared behind the heavy cloud. fade强调逐渐消失，有时也指不可逆转的消失。 e.g.Time has faded her beauty. 2.He sat in front of them,dressed in a plain,ill-fitting suit,never moving,his dusty face masking his age. ()mask:遮盖，遮掩 v.conceal;cover (the face)with a mask e.g.The young man masked his hatred under an appearance of friendliness. n.a covering for the face to hide or protect it e.g.Everyone who enters the chemical factory must wear a mask. (2)此句中“dressed ina plain,i-fitingsuit”和“never moving”都是分词短语， 在句中充当状语，表示伴随状态。 (3)"his dusty face masking his age"is an absolute construction. absolute structure:n.+-ing/ed/a./prep. (4)his dusty face masking his age:his dark face giving no clue about how old he was. 3....the bus pulled into Howard Johnson's,. pull into:arrive at(a station,)move in towards,as a motor vehicle驶入，到达 e.g.The train pulled into the station on the stroke of 12. 4.He sat rooted in his seat,... (I)root:v.(cause to)be fixed firmly(使)周定 e.g.These wordshave been rooted in my memory. (2)Meaning:He sat fixed in his seat.. Notice:“rooted此处可看作形容词，修饰主语“he”,表示主语所处的状态。e.g. With the death of her son, all her hopes vanished. CF: vanish, disappear & fade 这几个词都是动词，都有“消失”之意。 vanish 语气强，既指完全、往往是神秘而突然地消失，不留任何蛛丝马迹，又指 逐渐消散。 e.g. My keys were here a minute ago but now they’ve vanished. disappear 普通用词，强调从视线或脑海中永久或暂时地消失 e.g. The sun gradually disappeared behind the heavy cloud. fade 强调逐渐消失，有时也指不可逆转的消失。 e.g. Time has faded her beauty. 2. He sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his age. (1) mask: 遮盖，遮掩 v. conceal; cover (the face) with a mask e.g. The young man masked his hatred under an appearance of friendliness. n. a covering for the face to hide or protect it 面具 e.g. Everyone who enters the chemical factory must wear a mask. (2) 此句中“dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit”和 “never moving”都是分词短语， 在句中充当状语，表示伴随状态。 (3) “his dusty face masking his age” is an absolute construction. absolute structure: n.+ -ing / ed / a. / prep. (4) his dusty face masking his age: his dark face giving no clue about how old he was. 3. …the bus pulled into Howard Johnson’s, … pull into: arrive at (a station); move in towards, as a motor vehicle 驶入，到达 e.g. The train pulled into the station on the stroke of 12. 4. He sat rooted in his seat,… (1) root: v. (cause to) be fixed firmly （使）固定 e.g. These words have been rooted in my memory. (2) Meaning: He sat fixed in his seat… Notice: “rooted”此处可看作形容词，修饰主语 “he”，表示主语所处的状态