Compress applies to increased compactness brought about by pressing or squeezing; the term implies reduction in volume and change of form or shape 压缩(以便置于较小空间) The pupil(瞳孔) of the eye dilates(扩大) and contracts in response to light She sat on the lid of the suitcase to compress the clothes The chairman condensed all the suggestions put forward into a single plan of 12. slide, slip, glide Slide所表示的“滑动”含有这样几层意思:光滑的面接触,通常为加速运动。 用于比喻时,表示不自主地陷入某种习惯等 S所表示的“滑ˆ与 slide相比,接触面更滑,但不像 slide那样持续地滑动, 而是突然的或短暂的滑动,如滑倒 Glide可以像 slide那样持续地滑,但不一定像 slide那样以面接触进行滑动。 鸟在天空中翱翔,小船在水面荡漾,都可以用 glide表示,运动看似毫不费力 The ship slide down into the water a submarine glide silently through the water.一艘潜水艇无声地在水中滑行。 He slipped on a patch of ice and sprained his ankle.他在一块冰上滑了 跤,扭伤了脚踝。 Language points. 1. Of course, we couldn't wait to get there, so we took the Pennsylvania Turnpike and a couple of interstates (paral) Because we were eager to get there as soon as possible, we took the fast roads like the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the interstates cant wait/ can hardly wait: used to indicate that sb. is very excited about sth.or keen to do sth e.g. When she received the letter of admission from Tsinghua University, she couldn't wait to tell her parents the good news 2. Look at those gorgeous farms! " my husband exclaimed as pastoral scenery slid by us at 55 mph. (paral) gorgeous: very beautiful exclaim: (written) to say sth suddenly and loudly, esp. out of emotion or slid by us moved past us quickly mph=miles per hour Look at those beautiful farms! my husband couldnt help shouting when the countryside scenery moved past us quickly at the speed of 55 miles per hour 3. rear-view mirror: a mirror in which a driver can see the traffic behind ear n usu. the rear: the back part of sth3 Compress applies to increased compactness brought about by pressing or squeezing; the term implies reduction in volume and change of form or shape: 压缩（以便置于较小空间） The pupil（瞳孔）of the eye dilates（扩大） and contracts in response to light. She sat on the lid of the suitcase to compress the clothes. The chairman condensed all the suggestions put forward into a single plan of action. 12.slide, slip, glide Slide 所表示的“滑动”含有这样几层意思：光滑的面接触，通常为加速运动。 用于比喻时，表示不自主地陷入某种习惯等 Slip 所表示的“滑”与 slide 相比，接触面更滑，但不像 slide 那样持续地滑动， 而是突然的或短暂的滑动，如滑倒。 Glide 可以像 slide 那样持续地滑，但不一定像 slide 那样以面接触进行滑动。 鸟在天空中翱翔，小船在水面荡漾，都可以用 glide 表示, 运动看似毫不费力 The ship slide down into the water. A submarine glide silently through the water.一艘潜水艇无声地在水中滑行。 He slipped on a patch of ice and sprained his ankle. 他在一块冰上滑了一 跤，扭伤了脚踝。 Language Points: 1. Of course, we couldn’t wait to get there, so we took the Pennsylvania Turnpike and a couple of interstates. (para1) Because we were eager to get there as soon as possible, we took the fast roads like the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the interstates. can’t wait/ can hardly wait: used to indicate that sb. is very excited about sth. or keen to do sth. e.g. When she received the letter of admission from Tsinghua University, she couldn’t wait to tell her parents the good news. 2. “Look at those gorgeous farms!” my husband exclaimed as pastoral scenery slid by us at 55 mph. (para1) gorgeous: very beautiful exclaim: (written) to say sth. suddenly and loudly, esp. out of emotion or pain slid by us: moved past us quickly mph=miles per hour “Look at those beautiful farms!” my husband couldn’t help shouting when the countryside scenery moved past us quickly at the speed of 55 miles per hour. 3. rear-view mirror: a mirror in which a driver can see the traffic behind rear n. usu. the rear: the back part of sth