HummingbirdWintertext概要.ppt

Language Points enchant: vt. 施魔法;使心醉,使迷住 be enchanted with/by:被迷住; 为...陶醉[欢喜] enthrall: vt. 迷住,吸引住;奴役 captivate: vt.用魅力、美貌或优点使着迷或吸引住 Arnette Heidcamp born and raised on Long Island, now resides in Saugerties, New York, with her husband, George. There she pursues her interests of orchid growing and hummingbird photography. hummingbird --- n.（名词） usually very small in size and having brilliant, iridescent plumage, a long slender bill, and wings capable of beating very rapidly, thereby enabling the bird to hover. dazzling--- adj. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light 眼花缭乱的, 耀眼的 *a dazzling advertisement 五光十色的广告 dazzling performance 令人炫目的表演 thrill: v. n. excite greatly, delight, vibrate 使激动,使陶醉;刺激,激 动,心跳;紧张感;(俚) 恐怖小说 thrilling: 毛骨悚然的,颤动的,发抖的 Stories of adventure thrilled him.冒险小说使他激动。 thrill with joy 为喜悦所激动 We thrilled at the good news. 听到那好消息我们感到很兴奋。 plumage --- U n. The covering of feathers on a bird. (鸟类的)羽毛 *Some plumage dropped from the bird. 从鸟身上掉下来几根羽毛。 flit --- v. To move about rapidly and nimbly掠过, 迅速飞过, *Bats flitted about in the darkening sky. 蝙蝠在暮色苍茫的天空中飞来飞去。 entice --- v. To attract by arousing hope or desire; lure:诱惑, 诱使 *The promise of higher pay enticed me into the new job. 高薪诱使我从事了这个新工作. lure, entice, tempt, seduce 这些动词意思是引导或试图诱导至错误或愚蠢的道路，如行动的道路。 lure 表示用象鱼饵似的东西来吸引： Industry often seeks to lure scientists from universities by offering them huge salaries. 企业经常以高额薪金诱引科学家们离开大学。 entice 意为通过唤起希望或欲望巧妙地吸引： The teacher opened the door and, showing the tot the toys on the shelves, tried to entice him into the classroom. 老师打开门，让小孩看着架子上那些玩具，试图吸引他走进教室。 tempt 暗指一个诱惑物作用于某人，诱使其做某事，尤指做不道德、不明智、与其正常判断相反的事情： I’m tempted to tell him what I really think of him.我忍不住要告诉他我对他的真实看法。 seduce 意为诱惑使脱离职责、公认的准则或适当的行为； 它通常指摆脱道德的约束力： The French King attempted by splendid offers to seduce him from the cause of the Republic. 法国国王试图以十分优厚的条件诱使他脱离共和国的事业 fuchsia --- n.（名词） Any of various tropi