高级英语-Lesson-12-The-Loons.pptVIP

8. She looked a mess, to tell you the truth,… she was a dirty, untidy woman, dressed in a very careless way. 9. She was up…of course. She was brought in court several times, because she was drunk and disturbing the public peace , as one could expect X. Translation What about cycling to the Fragrant Hills? Only after her mother’s death did the daughter realize that she was beginning to understand her mother. She is a quiet person who does not enjoy others’ company. Seeing the funny look on his face, she could not help bursting into laughter. 5. The money does not belong to him. He borrowed it from a friend. 6. The second generation of immigrants are still marginalized, belonging neither among the white society, nor among the Chinese American community. 7. The American couple put him up on the sofa in the living room for the night. 8. She opened her mouth but said nothing/mouthed nothing. Her mouth was round as though she wanted to sing a song. 9. He asked me how to set about learning a second foreign language. 10. This decree ceased to be effective last year. 11. This important news failed to find its way into the newspaper. 12. I had trouble in making him change his mind. the wilds: areas that are very far from towns and cities, where very few people live（荒野） ? the wilds of Tibet in the wild: in an area outside a farm or a ZOO, where animals can live freely and naturally: animals that live in the wild (在自然环境下，在野外） whippoorwill coyote give give: used in the idiom: sb. doesnt/couldnt give a damn, a hoot (cry of an owl), etc (about sb/sth) (infml): sb does not care at all (about sb/sth)He couldnt give a damn whether he passes the exam or not. 她做什么我一点也不在乎。 I dont give a damn what she does. Amber with male winged ant At night the lake…and flew out onto the dark still surface of the water. P.213 1st para. 夜间的湖面看起来像一块黑色玻璃，只有一线水面因映照着月光才呈现出琥珀色，湖的周围到处密密丛丛地生长着高大的云杉树，在寒光闪烁的星空映衬下，云杉树的枝桠呈现出清晰的黑色剪影。过了一会儿，潜水鸟开始鸣叫。它们像幽灵般地从岸边的窝巢中腾起，