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课文讲解与赏析 从创作中看作者思维 （观察与推断） 第三课 At the tailors Between the chaos of Regent* Street and the opulent bustle of New Bond Street is a little region that is curiously hushed. (both are busy streets in the fashionabe Went End of London) opulent : . 富裕的,充足的an opulent palace. Characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant. Bustle喧闹: Chaos: 混乱Hush: To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. A contrast between bustling streets and the quiet region . It is made up of short streets that pretend to run parallel to one another, but actually go off at all angles. (1)pretend : To give a false appearance of. (2) personification : To think of or represent (an inanimate object or abstraction) as having personality or the qualities, thoughts, or movements of a living being: (3) appear to be running parallel to one another but actually going off at all angles: implying a conflict between appearance and actuality(7) At a first glance these streets appear to be filled with the offices of very old firms(2) of family solicitors(1). Many of their windows have severe wire screens, The establishments(3) there have a certain air of dignified(4) secrecy, not unlike that of servant of the old school, those impassive(5) butlers(6) who appeared to know nothing, but really knew everything. (1) solicitor初级律师: bar: 律师业(英) (2) firm: 公司, (合伙)商号The name or designation under which a company transacts business. (3) establishment: A place of residence or business with its possessions and staff. A public or private institution, such as a hospital or school. (4) dignified : Having or expressing dignity. (5) impassive冷漠的；冷漠的，无表情的；无动于衷的，冷漠的: (6) butler :The head servant in a household who is usually in charge of food service, the care of silverware, and the deportment of the other servants. (7) again emphasizing appearance and reality There is little evidence that anything is being sold in this part of the world. The electric-light bills must be very modest indeed, for there