Reading_Lesson_11研究.ppt

* 20. sprint vi (line 1, para.14) 1) to run very fast for a short distance ; to jog ● 他得猛跑一阵才能赶上公共汽车。 He had to sprint to catch the bus. 2) n a fast run that someone does, either at the end of a race or because they are in a hurry ●警方快速撤退。 The police retreated at a sprint. * 21. majesty n ( last line of para.14) ●纵令身处绝境，他仍保持自己的威严。 Even in great adversity, he retained [kept] his majesty. ●那庄严的场面使我们每个人都激动不已。 The majesty of the occasion thrilled us all. ● Your Majesty 陛下 10. The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed. Michael was soaring with the majesty of an eagle. (line 6, para. 14) 他从来都没有感觉到周围的空气像现在这么纯净，这么新鲜。迈克尔就像是一只威武的雄鹰一样在翱翔着。 11. It was either the eruption of the people in the stands or the thump of his landing that brought Michael back to earth.(line 1, para.15) 也许是因为看台上观众那震耳欲聋的欢呼声，抑或是因为迈克尔从高空中落到充气垫子上的撞击，迈克尔重新回到了现实之中。 * 22. giggle n ( line 4, para.15 ) a quick, quiet, high- sounding laugh ●她也咯咯地笑了。 She burst into a giggle. ●沉默了片刻之后，有人在咯咯地笑。 There was silence for a moment, then a giggle. Synonyms: chuckle, grin, smirk, titter, snigger, laughter * 23. swarm vi (line 1, para.16) if people swarm somewhere, they go there as a large, uncontrolled crowd. ● 一群新闻记者团团围住了这个歌手。 A press army swarmed around the singer. ●博物馆里挤满了游客。 The museum was swarming with tourists. 12. Michael was immediately swarmed with people hugging and congratulating him on the greatest accomplishment of his life. (line 8, para. 15) 这时候，迈克尔被团团地围住，人们与他拥抱，祝贺他生命中迄今为止所取得的最大成就! * 24. endorsement n (line 1, para.16) support ; approval ●我们支持这个计划。 We gave endorsement to this plan. ●他的意见得到了俱乐部全体成员的同意。 His idea received endorsement by the entire club. * 13. With all the media attention, endorsement possibilities and swarming herds of heartfelt congratulations, Michael’s life would never be the same. (line1,par