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Two thirds of the girl students in my class are keen on soccer. 他非常渴望见到霍利斯·梅奈尔小姐。 He was keen to meet Miss Hollis Maynell. 17. sensible: adj.
1) showing or having good sense 聪明些，把伞带上。
Be sensible and take your umbrella.
You’ve made a sensible decision by not wearing high-heeled shoes while climbing Zijing Mountain.
2) able to feel or perceive
He is sensible of the danger of his position. I am sensible of my error. CF: sensible, conscious & aware 都含有“意识到的”意思。
sensible 指“可用感官察觉到的（尤指可感觉到较复杂或抽象的事物)”。例如： I was sensible of her solemn grief. 我知道她很悲哀。
conscious 侧重“心理感知”。例如： He is conscious of a sense of guilt. 他感到内疚。
aware 侧重“感官所意识到的外界事物”。例如： Everybody is aware of the importance of the hi-tech. 每个人都意识到了高科技的重要性。 18. grip: v. take a very tight hold (of) 刹车失灵，汽车撞在一堵墙上。
The brakes failed to grip and the car ran into a wall. 詹姆斯·邦德紧紧抓住岩石，爬上了悬崖。
James Bond gripped the rock firmly and climbed onto the cliff.
19. identify: vt. recognize or say who or what sb. or sth. is
我识别不出这是谁的签字。 I cannot identify this signature.
Could you identify your umbrella among a hundred others? 20. grateful: adj.
1) feeling or showing thanks
承你帮忙修缮房子，我十分感激。
I am grateful to have you help me repair the house.
I’m most grateful to you for introducing me around so that I no longer feel lonely in the new place.
2) pleasant; agreeable; comforting This is really a grateful rain to the peasants. Pattern: be grateful to sb. for sth.
The mother was grateful to the young man for saving her child’s life. 21.broaden: v.
他的见解在大学时代变得开阔起来。 His views broadened at college. make or become broader 这条马路在这里开始变宽。 The road broadens out at this point.
We should broaden our experience by traveling more. 22. in response to: in answer to 他应敲门声而开了门。
He opened the door in response to a knock.
可能发生石油危机的消息使得股票价格随之下跌。
Stock prices went down in response to the news of a possible oil crisis. Collocation：
不回答 make no response
After Resding
Useful Expressions
1. 把?搞错 get … wrong
2. 整了整军装 straighten one’s army uniform 3. 人群 the crowd of people
4. 发现自己被吸引 find oneself absorbed 5. 多思善虑的心灵 a thoughtful soul 6. 富于洞察力的头脑 insightful mind
7. 前一位拥有人的姓名 the previous owner’s name 8. locate one’s address确定地址 9. invite her to correspond邀她互通信件 10.be shipped overseas被运往海外
11. take a chance on just that仅因为那而碰运气 12. schedule their first meeting安排了他们的第一次见面 13. sustain him unfailingly始终支持他
14. be like springtime come alive犹如春天般生气盎然 15. 差不多就站在?正后面 stand almost directly behind … 16. 体态臃肿 more than a little overweight
17. 那本蓝色羊皮面旧书 the worn blue leather copy of the book 18. 挺胸站立,敬了个礼 square one’s shoulders and salute
19. 失望的痛苦使我哽咽 feel choked by the bitterness of my disappointment 20. 请?出去吃饭 ask … out to dinner Text Analysis
In this text there are some examples of simile and metaphor. A simile is a comparison of one thing to another, using the word “like” or “as” , e.g., “her hair was black as night”; “in her green suit she was like springtime come alive” (Para. 7). A metaphor is a suggested but not stated comparison of one thing to another e.g., “while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment” (Para. 14). Text Analysis
Read the following sentences and tell whether they are similes or metaphors. 1. He is brave as a lion. simile
2. Her husband is a walking wallet that will pay for whatever she likes. metaphor
3. Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream. simile 4. He has a heart of stone. metaphor
5. All the world is a stage, and all the men and women are merely players. metaphor 6. The man sleeps like a baby. simile Gap Filling
Fill in each gap in the following sentences with an appropriate word. In some cases, both words may be appropriate. 1. afraid, frightened
1) A fire broke out at the school but the teachers were able to lead the frightened children to safety.
2) Don’t be afraid to complain if the service is bad. 2. alike, similar
1) Don’t worry about which washing machine to buy; they are all alike / similar. 2) The twins insisted on wearing similar color. 3. alive, living
1) You’re very lucky to be alive after a bad car crash. 2) He is widely regarded as Australian greatest living poet. 4. asleep, sleeping
1) She looked lovingly at the sleeping child.
2) The old man was half asleep and barely able to respond to the policeman’s questions. Sentence Translation
1) Taking a book off the shelf he soon found himself absorbed, not by the words of the book, but by the notes penciled in the margin.
他从书架上取下一本书，很快便被吸引住了，不是被书的内容，而是被铅笔写的眉批。 2) A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her golden hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers.
一位年轻的姑娘向我走来，她身材颀长纤细。一头卷曲的金发披在秀美的耳后；眼睛碧蓝，如花似玉。
3) This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful.