Thinking as a hobby
Preview
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1. 那只是个口误，却让他丢了政府部门的工作。
2. 当听到那所大学没有授予她儿子博士学位时，她的情绪一下低落了。
3. 照片上我们看到她赛后自豪而满足地挥舞着国旗的样子。
4. 电影遭禁演，因为他们声称其中含有令他们反感的反对他们种族的内容。
5. 他和他的内阁成员讨论的时候，当然不会谈这些小事。
6. 我的小小建议就写在这一小纸片上，请你见到她时给她。
7. 有些人坚决反对，但大多数特洛伊人都决定要把那木马弄进城里。他们永远没有想到这个怪物里面藏着敌人。
8. 我觉得教师进课堂时应该穿得朴素些，你的这件衣服颜色稍显艳丽了。
（a trifle too loud trifle这里表示程度，“有一点，稍微”的意思；loud 除了声音大以外，还有“刺眼、招摇”的意思）
Vocabulary
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1. bang the door 7. sink one’s head
2. cheer His Majesty 3. contemplate the statue 4. devise a new method 5. gain a reputation 6. inspire the people 1. 永恒的真理 热情
2. 文件柜 3. 无稽之谈 4. 违规行为 5. 常客 8. symbolize the nation
9. warm one’s hands
10. ruin one’s health
11. play an important role
12. settle the issue
11. 狂热的（使人兴奋冲动的）爱国12. 无情的入侵者
13. 首相
14. 思维过程
15. 国际联盟
6. 新鲜空气 16. 一篇条理清楚的文章
7. 格调很高的独白（一个人唱高调） 17. 一位口译好手
8. 一种固定的观点 18. 一种不可阻挡的趋势/潮流
9. 言语障碍 19. 烂苹果
10. 可怕的风
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1. was utterly disgusting
2. was given to frequent shopping sprees
3. saw the folly fell into the other fault cut down
4. faint reel/walked unsteadily in anguish/miserably
5. justify countered by saying If anything ruin
6. vanish of itself combat put in its place
7. stand by him/ support him/ back him up showed his open contempt and mockery to
8. viewed symbolized in eternal panic lest
9. dismiss lightly it might be Nazism all over again
10. too much for few and far between few and far between
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1. I know I could rely on my brother to stand by me whatever happened.
2. Normally/As a rule, the younger generation tends to be more interested in the present rather than the past unlike the older generation, but both generations will stand to lose if they do not respect the other’s needs.
3. The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating the whole nation.
4. In traditional Chinese art and literature, the bamboo and the pine tree always symbolize moral integrity and uprightness.
5. Queen Elizabeth I ruled England for 45 years, and the nation prospered under her rule.
6. Democracy means that the majority rules. But that’s not all. Respect for minority’s right to disagree is also an integral part of democracy. The two rules are of equal importance.
7. a nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated politically, economically, culturally as well as geographically.
8. The party was boring, so he slipped out of the room and went home. But the road was so muddy after the rain that he slipped and fell into a ditch.
9. Her health was such that she would not dare to be exposed to the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke.
10. I was drowning my sorrow one night in a small restaurant when he came over to me and slipped a roll of money in my hand.
1. He is being investigated for receiving bribes.
2. The government started airdropping food to areas being cut off by the flood.
3. People are much concerned about how the charity money is being used.
4. The exact locations of the laboratories are being kept secret for reasons of security.
5. What’s the matter with Jim today? I think he’s being rather rude, not his usual self.
6. The local public security bureau is being criticized for being soft on
white-collar crime.
7. The car accident investigator is accused of being one-sided, favoring the offender.
8. The project coordinator complains that almost half of his time is being spent on meetings and reports.
9. His latest novel being adapted for TV has been on the New York Times best-seller list for forty-two weeks.
10. The spokesman flatly denied all rumors being circulated at the moment about the president’s health.
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