错觉结构：undertheillusionthat.PDF

L41 Illusions of Pastoral Peace Part1Words and Expressions 1. illusion n. under the illusion that … I am under the illusion that he will help me every day. I have no illusions about myself. They are just illusions. mirage He is under the delusion that somebody will kill him tomorrow. The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me. (L24) 2. pastoral adj. , pastoral life recluse pastoral poetry pasture n. grass land prairie lawn () off lawn 3. breed bred-bred v. , …=bring up Do you breed dogs? = raise / bring up / rear As a mother, you must breed good manners into your child. =educate ill-bred a. =ill-educated l 4. rapture adv. =extreme joy / delight go into raptures =be in rapture They are in raptures/go into rapture about the news that they win the World Cup. happiness joy delightraptureecstasy () 5. extol v. =highly praise / / I want to extol the virtues of human beings/morality/goodness 6. superior a. be superior to ...,=better than e.g.Bottled water is clearly superior to tap water 0606 n. superiority Janet always spoke with an air of superiority . inferior be inferior to n. inferiority sense of inferiority be senior to .../ be junior to 7.cockcrow n. 8. twitter v. twittering over office gossip. bark /mew /haul /roar /oink /shout cry scream 9. glint v. () The sun glinted through the leaves. Eg: A lighthouse is flashing in the distance./ Eg: The white snow glistened in all the colors of rainbow./ Face is glistening with sweat. Eg: On the cold night, I sat in front of the only one candle which was flickering. 10. pasture n. 11. idyllic adj. =free from anxiety e.g. He is leading an idyllic life. an idyllic vacation/mind / 12. virtually adv. Virtually everyone gets a headache now and then virtual