3_wisdom_of_bear_wood

nullText 3Text 3Wisdom of Bear Wood wrench oneself away= -shire: county e.g. Berkshire Lancashire Shropshire patchwork: patchwork of farms and woodlandspatchwork of farms and woodlands against: e.g. A heavy rain was pattering against the window. e.g. He stood his stick against the wall. e.g. The policeman was leaning against the door network of path pheasant to mushroom; e.g. Factories mushroomed. to worm e.g. He tried to worm into that organization. to snowball e.g. It could snowball into a serious conflict. to wolf it down e.g. He was wolfing it down as if he had not eaten for days. roam= (T; I) to move about or travel, esp, without any real purpose e.g. roam the city streets e.g. She roamed around America. Robin HoodRobin Hood heaven ( infml; U) in heaven detachment attachment keep to oneself =to avoid meeting people socially e.g. Nobody knows much about him; he keeps very much to himself. e.g. He is a very quiet person—he keeps to himself. attachment =n. affection; devotion e.g. As a teenager she formed a strong attachment to one of her teachers. e.g. She has already formed a strong attachment to her baby brother. e.g. She is unlikely to give up her lifelong attachment to feminist ideas. property: e.g. property price e.g. 1% property taxes are levied on the second apartment this year. 在陕西省西部，有一山高林密、生物资源丰富的太白山，海拔3767米，是秦岭山脉的主峰。 luxuriant forests dense forest lush woods barbed-wire fence onomatopoeia onomatopoeia creep (v) =to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention creeps give sb the creeps make one’s flesh creep/ crawl frail= thin and weak, esp because you have become old frail, brittle, fragile, crisp, invalid catch one’s breath:= 1. breathe in suddenly with fear or surprise e.g. The beauty of the scene made him catch his breath. 2.rest and get back normal breathing e.g. After running to the bus stop we sat down to catch our breath. Para 6 Para 6 binoculars bi- double, two, twice biannual bicameral bicolored biennial bigamy bilingual bimonthly bipod para 11 para 11game: [u] wild animals, birds, and fish that are hunted for food, especially as a sport: e.g. game birds e.g. big game e.g. They still decided to introduce the movie although a lot of people did not consider it a good one e.g. They are talking about introducing the jury system of U.S. I don’t think that’s going to work. Para 12Para 12trespass= go onto someone's private land without their permission trespass on e.g. She was arrested for trespassing on government property. Para 15Para 15fine=attractive, neat, and delicate: e.g. fine china e.g. Her dark hair accentuates her fine features (=nose, eyes, cheeks etc). para 17 para 17wistful= thinking sadly about something you would like to have but cannot have, especially something that you used to have in the past. e.g. As his granddaughter talked about her life in the theater, he began to grow wistful about his own days as an actor. e.g. She cast a wistful glance at her friend’s invitation and wished she had been invited to the party. À la recherche du temps perdu 《追忆似水年华》 In Search of Lost Time Rural life in BritainRural life in Britainnull e.g. All cups brimmed over with wine. e.g.(fig) At the wedding the bride and the bridegroom were brimming over with happiness. e.g. (fig) She was brimming over with confidence before the speech contest. bully (n) bully (v) e.g. Don’t let the terrorists bully you into surrender.Para 25 Para 25 as it were e.g. She is a little on the large side, as it were. e.g. Jim Radcliffe became our idol, as it were, the man we all wanted to be. eye (v)= look carefully often in suspicion, jealousy, or in longing e.g. The police eyed the guy in suspicion. e.g. A crowd of local children gathered around, eying us in silence. regard = (v) to look at sth attentively or closely e.g. The audience regarded the movie star with great curiosity. tell=1. to discover by observation; discern 2. to have an effect or impact e.g. In the 90 minute game, every move tellsPara 36Para 36in time= after a certain amount of time has passed, eventually, within an indefinite period, e.g. In time he’ll see he was wrong. e.g. Don’t worry. In time she’ll forget what has happened today. soul: happy/sensitive/brave/simple etc soul e.g. He is really quite a sensitive soul. not a (living) soul (=no one) e.g. I promise I won't tell a soul. not a soul in sight/not a soul to be seen e.g. The night was dark and still, and there was not a soul in sight. poor (old) soul e.g. The poor old soul had fallen and broken her hip. A friend is, as it were, another self. Old friends and old wines are best. Everything is good when new, but friends when old. A friend to all is a friend to none. A friend without faults will never be found. A man cannot be said to succeed in his life who does not satisfy one friend. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. Better alone than have a false friend for company. Better an intelligent enemy than an ignorant friend. Translations: 可以说，朋友是自己的化身。 陈酒味醇，老友情深。 东西新的好，朋友老的佳。 滥交者无友。 人无完人。 不能使一个朋友满意的人，不能说是一个成功者。 择友不宜快，绝交更须慢。 交损友不如无友。 宁树聪明敌，不交无知友。 Topics for discussion: P42-43 5); 7) 8) 10) Exercise: P44/3 P45/4 P45/5 P46/6