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focus1text 14 “So when my father asked if I would drive with him to Driefontein, I was delighted. But when we reached the homestead and were sitting on the stoop drinking our coffee, we heard that Richard had left quite suddenly and had gone back to England. His father had died, and now he was the heir and must go back to look after his estates.” Translation 14 “因此，当父亲问我是否愿意和他一起驾车去德里方丹时，我高兴极了。但是，在我们来到农庄，坐在屋前门廊上喝咖啡时，却听说理查德已经突然离开，回英国去了。因为他父亲去世了，而他是继承人，必须回去管理遗产。” 上海交通大学出版社 Back Next 2. Text: The Love Letter focus1text 15 “I did not remember very much more about that day, except that the sun seemed to have stopped shining and the country no longer looked beautiful and full of promise, but bleak and desolate as it sometimes does in winter or in times of drought. Late that afternoon, Jantje, the little Hottentot herd boy, came up to me and handed me a letter, which he said the English gentleman had left for me. (To be continued) Translation 15 “后来的事情我已经记不清了，只知道太阳似乎已经失去了光辉，田野不再美丽、了无生机，如严冬般凄凉、大旱般荒芜。那天下午晚些时候，扬蒂——霍顿托特的牧童——走到我面前，并交给我一封信，说是位英国绅士留给我的。 上海交通大学出版社 Back Next bleak: a. 1)荒凉的，光秃的 e.g. The farm was in a lonely bleak valley. 2) 阴冷的 e.g. It was a bleak winter day. 3) 无望的，令人沮丧的 e.g. The future looks bleak. desolate: a. 1) 荒无人烟的，荒凉的 e.g. The forest was left desolate by the fire. 2) 孤独凄凉的，忧伤的 e.g. She has been feeling desolate since losing her job. herd: n. 1) [C]兽群；牧群 e.g. a herd of cattle/cows/deer/elephants 2) [C]人群，芸芸众生 e.g. She’s never been the sort of person to follow the herd. vt. 放牧（牲畜，兽群） e.g. The farmer herded the cows into his cowshed. Meaning: … and the country seemed to have lost its beauty and hope for the future, and it took on a bare, dreary and gloomy look as if it had been in winter or in a drought. 2. Text: The Love Letter focus1text It was the only love letter I ever received, but it turned all my bitterness and grief into a peacefulness which was the nearest I could get, then, to happiness. I knew Richard