这座桥是以设计师的名字命名的。 10. Now more than sixty years old, Barbara-who declined interview but is said to have loved the Meaning: Barbara, who is now more than sixty years old and who refuses interviews but is said to have loved the doll, is probably the most famous person in the world with her real cing unknow I1.. with his painting American Gothic, an often copied interpretation of the solemn pride of American farmers.(Para. 12) solemn: a. 1)done, made, etc. seriously; having a sense of religious-like importance a solemn statement庄严的声明 a solemn warning严正的警告 2)serious-looking; grave put on a solemn face板起脸孔 Her solemn face told them that the news was bad 她严肃的表情告诉他们那是坏消息 12.., but the faces in his composition were what captured the worlds attention. Para 12) Meaning:.. but the faces in his painting were the most attractive capture one's attention: draw one's attention; be attractive to someone 13. He stretched the models' necks a bit, but there was no doubt who posed for the portrait. ( Para. 13) Meaning: He made the models'necks a bit longer in the painting, but doubtlessly people would know who was sitting for the painting stretch: v. 1)to(cause to )become wider or longer I tried stretching the shoes, but still my feet wouldn't fit into them 我试着把鞋撑大一点,可脚还是伸不进去。 2)to cause to reach full length or width He stretched out his arm to try and reach the apple 他伸出手臂设法拿到那只苹果 3)to spread out in space or time The desert stretched away into the distance/as far as the eye could see 沙漠一直延伸到远方:沙漠一望无际 14. Nan later remarked that the fame she gained from American Gothic saved her from a very boring life. ( Para. 14) Meaning: Nan said later that the painting American Gothic helped her come to fame and prevented her from living a dull life 15. But the Buffalo nickel, produced from 1913 to 1938, honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the american frontier --- the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians. (Para. 16) Meaning: But the Buffalo nickel, which was produced from 1913 to 1938, honored two tragedies--- the killing of the buffalo herds and the destruction of the american Indians--- which were closely connected and took place as the result of the settlement of the american frontier settlement: n 1)the movement of a new population into a place to live there5 这座桥是以设计师的名字命名的。 10. Now more than sixty years old, Barbara—who declined interview but is said to have loved the doll--- may be the most famous unknown figure on the planet. (Para. 9) Meaning: Barbara, who is now more than sixty years old and who refuses interviews but is said to have loved the doll, is probably the most famous person in the world with her real name being unknown. 11. …with his painting American Gothic, an often copied interpretation of the solemn pride of American farmers. (Para. 12) solemn: a. 1) done, made, etc. seriously; having a sense of religious-like importance a solemn statement 庄严的声明 a solemn warning 严正的警告 2) serious-looking ; grave put on a solemn face 板起脸孔 Her solemn face told them that the news was bad .她严肃的表情告诉他们那是坏消息。 12. … but the faces in his composition were what captured the world’s attention.(Para.12) Meaning: … but the faces in his painting were the most attractive. capture one’s attention: draw one’s attention; be attractive to someone 13. He stretched the models’ necks a bit, but there was no doubt who posed for the portrait. (Para.13) Meaning: He made the models’ necks a bit longer in the painting, but doubtlessly people would know who was sitting for the painting. stretch: v. 1) to (cause to ) become wider or longer I tried stretching the shoes, but still my feet wouldn’t fit into them. 我试着把鞋撑大一点， 可脚还是伸不进去。 2) to cause to reach full length or width He stretched out his arm to try and reach the apple. 他伸出手臂设法拿到那只苹果。 3) to spread out in space or time The desert stretched away into the distance/as far as the eye could see. 沙漠一直延伸到远方；沙漠一望无际。 14. Nan later remarked that the fame she gained from American Gothic saved her from a very boring life. (Para. 14) Meaning: Nan said later that the painting American Gothic helped her come to fame and prevented her from living a dull life. 15. But the Buffalo nickel, produced from 1913 to 1938, honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier--- the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians. (Para. 16) Meaning: But the Buffalo nickel, which was produced from 1913 to 1938, honored two tragedies--- the killing of the buffalo herds and the destruction of the American Indians--- which were closely connected and took place as the result of the settlement of the American frontier. settlement: n 1) the movement of a new population into a place to live there