1、herself with the thought that it would soon be spring.她用春天很快就会到了的想法安慰自己。comfortableadj.舒适的；无忧患的；富有的comfortlessadj.不舒适的delightgreat pleasure; cause or source of pleasure高兴；欢乐；使人高兴的事To our greatdelight, the day turned out fine.让我们极为高兴的是，天放晴了。Her singing is adelight.她的歌声令人愉快。Collocation:takein sth./ do
2、ing sth. 喜好；爱好；（尤指以做残酷的事或错事）为乐e.g. He takes greatin proving others wrong.他以证明别人有错为乐。to give great pleasure to （sb.）; please （sb.） greatlyShe has created a style of music that hasdelightedaudiences all over the world.她创立了一种为全世界听众所喜爱的音乐风格。vividadj.（light or color） strong and bright; intense（指光线、颜色）强烈的
3、；耀眼的；鲜艳的ablue sky 碧蓝的天空flash of lightning 一道耀眼的闪电creating ideas in a lively or active way; producing strong clear pictures in mind生动的；活泼的；逼真的；清晰的Jack and Mary described their journey indetail.杰克和玛丽用生动的细节描述了他们的旅行。The incident left aimpression on me.那件小事给我留下了深刻的印象。More Examples:description生动的描述imagina
4、tion丰富的想象力picture栩栩如生的画面green翡翠绿inconveniencetrouble, difficulty or discomfort; person or thing that causes inconvenience麻烦；困难；不便；引起不便（麻烦）的人或事He apologized for thehe had caused.他为自己所引起的麻烦道歉。Having to change trains is a smallinconvenience.得换乘火车是有点不方便。to cause problem or difficulty to sb./sth. 给带来不便或困
5、难He promised to be quick so as not tothem any further.他答应动作快点，以免给他们带来更多不便。expensemoney spent in doing a particular job, or for a particular purpose 花费；代价；消费；开支Most children in Britain are educated at publicexpense.英国大多数儿童享受公费教育。An annual holiday is a big每年度假的费用是一笔大开销。Collocations:at sb.s由某人付钱at theo
6、f sth. 以为代价at no免费地go to theof doing sth. 花很多钱（做某事）daily日常开销account 报销账单owetorecognize sb./sth. as the cause or source of sth.; be indebted to sb./sth. for sth. 把归因或归功于Heoweshis success moretoluck than to ability.他认为自己的成功更多靠的是运气而不是能力。Iowea debt of gratitudeall my family.我很感激我的家人。accountstatement of
7、money paid or owed for goods or services; arrangement made with bank, firm, etc. to leave your money there and take some out when one need 账目；账；账户Theaccountsshow a profit of $ 9000.账目上计有9000美元的盈利。Will you pay cash or shall I charge it to youraccount?你是付现金还是记账？report; description 报告；描述She gave the po
8、lice a fullof the accident.她向警方详细描述了该事故的情况。Keep anof your daily activities.把你的日常活动记录下来。of sth. 考虑take sth. into对加以考虑of great no/little有/无价值by/from all据说on no决不onof sth. 因为；由于on sb.s为了的缘故famethe state of being known and talked about by many people 名声；声誉；名气The young musician rose quickly tofame.那个年轻的音
9、乐家很快就出了名。The film earned him international这部影片为他赢得了国际声誉。In those years he just fought forand fortune.那些年他只是为名利而奋斗。famous著名的biographythe story of a persons life written by sb. else 传记After reading aof Lincoln he was able to tell many stories about the President.他读了林肯的传记后， 能讲出许多关于这位总统的故事。such writing
10、as a branch of literature 传记文学I preferto fiction.我喜欢看传记，不太喜欢看小说。biographer传记作家biographic / biographical传记的charmingvery pleasant or attractive 迷人的；吸引人的There are manycountry cottages in his hometown.在他的家乡有很多迷人的乡村小屋。（of a person or their manner） very polite, friendly, and likeable 彬彬有礼的，友好的，可爱的He is ay
11、oung man.他是一个惹人喜欢的年轻男子。Antonym:charmless令人厌恶的charm吸引力；魅力charmer可爱迷人的人on condition thatused for saying that one thing will happen only if another thing also happens 在的条件下；如果I can tell you the truthyou promise to keep it a secret.如果你答应保密我就把真相告诉你。You can go outyou wear an overcoat.你得穿上外衣才能出去。would rath
12、er thanused to say that you prefer to do or have one thing rather than another 宁愿而不愿would rathertravel by trainthanby plane.我愿意坐火车而不愿意坐飞机旅行。dielose her children.她宁可死也不愿失去孩子们。endowwithto give sth. to sb./sth. 把赋予Herbs have been used for centuries toendowa whole range of foodswithsubtle flavours.香草几个世
13、纪以来一直被用来赋予各种食品细腻的味道。to naturally have a good feature or quality 天生具有某种好的特点She isendowed withintelligence as well as beauty.她生来聪明貌美。to give a large sum of money, property, etc. to provide a regular income 资助；捐助endowedthe Churchlands.他向教会捐赠地产。endowment资助；天赋prospecta wide view of a landscape, etc. 视野；景
14、色a magnificentof mountain peaks and lakes山峰和湖泊的壮丽景色the possibility that sth. will happen 某事发生的可能性There was noof a reconciliation between them.他们之间没有和解的可能性（prospects） chances or opportunities for future success or wealth （成功或发财）的机会；前程；前景prospectsfor this years wine harvest are poor.今年的葡萄酒产量前景不佳。This
15、job has noprospects.这工作毫无前途。prospective预期的；未来可能发生的reflectionan image in a mirror, on a shiny surface, on water, etc. 映像；映照出的影像Meg stared at herin the bedroom mirror.梅格注视着卧室镜子里的自己。a thing reflecting the nature of a person, a thing, etc. 可反映人、事物等的本质的东西Your clothes are aof your personality.一个人的衣着可反映出其个
16、性。thought or memory of past events; careful thought 沉思；回忆；思考After days ofshe decided to write back.认真思考了几天之后她决定回信。lost inreflection陷入沉思中reflective反射的；反映的；思考的；沉思的reflect反射；反映；考虑Their actions clearlytheir thoughts.他们的行动清楚地反映了他们的思想on sth. 经沉思而产生的想法；反思be a （bad/poor/adverse）on sb./sth. 损害某人（某事物）的名声再三考虑p
17、reciousvaluable or important and not to be wasted 宝贵的；珍贵的A family break allows you to spendtime together.家庭度假会让你们一起度过宝贵的时光。He has sent me mostgifts.他送给我极其珍贵的礼物。Synonyms:valuable / costlyscatterto throw or drop things in different directions so that they cover an area of ground 分撒；撒播Theyve beenscatte
18、ringtoys everywhere.他们总是把玩具扔得到处都是。to cause （people or animals） to move quickly in different directions （使人或动物）散开The policescatteredthe crowd.警察驱散了人群。The birdsat the sound of the gun.枪声一响，群鸟受惊飞散。adj.分散的；稀疏的a thinlypopulation分布得很稀疏的居民sth. with sth. 将某物撒在某物表面scatter the lawn with grass seed把草籽撒在草坪上stir
19、to leave or go out of （a place）（起身）走动She had notstirredfrom the house that evening.她那天晚上没有离开过房子。Theres something you could study withoutstirringfrom this room.有些东西你不用离开这个房间也可以学习。to move a liquid or substance around with a spoon or stick in order to mix it together 搅拌，搅动；搅合Stirthe soup for a few seco
20、nds.将汤搅和几秒钟。to excite or arouse （a person or his feelings, etc.） 激励，鼓励（某人）；激发（某人的情感等）The storythe boys imagination.故事引发了那男孩的幻想。ones/the blood 使某人血液沸腾；使某人激动或兴奋ones stumps 快走；赶紧；赶快sth. up 惹事，滋事sb. up 鼓动某人采取行动soarto rise quickly and smoothly up into the air 升空；升腾The jetsoaredinto the air.那架喷气式飞机飞上了天空。I
21、f youre lucky, a splendid golden eagle mayinto view.幸运的话，会有一只光彩夺目的金雕飞入你的视野。to increase quickly to a high level 高涨Prices aresoaring.物价在飞涨。soaringtemperature迅速增高的温度realman area of activity, interest, or knowledge 领域；场所Students interests are mostly limited to the academicrealm.学生们的兴趣大多限于学术领域。in theof l
22、iterature, science, etc.在文学、科学等领域kingdom 王国coins, peers, laws of therealm王国的钱币、贵族、法律territory / domain / field / sphere / kingdomflockto go or gather together somewhere in large numbers 成群地去或来；群集The public haveflockedto the show.公众蜂拥而至观看演出。The criticisms will not stop peopleflockingto see the film.批
23、评的声音阻挡不了人们涌到影院去观看这部电影。group of sheep, goats or birds of the same kind, either kept together or feeding and travelling together 一群of wild geese一群雁flocksof sheep and herds of cattle牛群和羊群a large crowd of people 一大群人These cases all attractedof famous writers.这些案件都吸引了大批知名作家的关注CF:flock, herd, swarm 这些名词都有“群”之意。flock： 主要指鸟群、羊群等较小的动物群；也可指人群。Aof birds flew towards us slowly from far away.一群鸟儿从远处朝我们缓缓飞来。herd：
