*Unit9ADillPickleDill:n.anaromaticherbnativetoEurasiawithfinelydissectedleavesandsmallyellowflowersclusteredinumbels.【植】莳萝(产于欧亚的一种芳香型草本植物,长有纤细分裂的叶子和成伞形花序的小黄花簇),草茴香。theleavesorseedsofthisplant,usedasaseasoning.莳萝的种子(这种植物的叶子和籽可用作调味品)。dillpickle莳萝泡菜Pickle:anedibleproduct,suchasacucumber,thathasbeenpreservedandflavoredinasolutionofbrineorvinegar.腌菜,泡菜(一种在盐水或醋溶液中保存和调味的可食性产品,如腌黄瓜)。*DillADillBackgroundInformationAnoutstandingshortstory writer.ShewasborninWellington,,NewZealandin1888.ShestudiedatQueensCollege,London,whereshemetD.H.LawrenceandJohnMiddletonMurry,afamouscritic,whomshelatermarried.Afteryearsofill-healthandstruggleasafreelancerandreviewer,sheachievedsuccesswithBlissandOtherStories(1920)andTheGardenParty(1922).Pickle*CriticspraisedherforhercapturingtheessenceofChekhov'sartforstoriesemphasizingatmosphereandactualliferatherthanexcitingplot,andforher"refreshingoriginality"and"sensitivenesstobeauty".Justasshewonworldfame,however,herhealthgrewworse.Shediedoftuberculosisin1923.*narcissus,narcissism,narcissist,narcissisticDaffodil*loatheTodislike(someoneorsomething)greatlyYouloathethesmellofgreasyfoodwhenyouareseasick.beloathtododislike,hate,resent,abhor*shuddershake,tremble,quake,shiverShakeisthemostgeneral:Thechild'ssmallbodyshookwithweeping.孩子的小身躯因抽泣而抖动。Thefloorshookwhenshewalkedacrosstheroom.当她穿过房间时地板晃动。Trembleimpliesquick,ratherslightmovement,asfromexcitement,weakness,oranger:Icouldfeeltheyoungster'shandtrembleinmine.我能感到那个年轻人的手在我的手中颤抖。Theappleblossomstrembledinthewind.*Quakereferstomoreviolentmovement,asthatcausedbyshockorupheaval:Quake指更强烈的运动,如由于冲击或巨变引起发抖:Iwassoterrifiedthatmylegsbegantoquake.我被吓坏了,连腿都开始发抖。*Shiverinvolvesrapid,ratherslighttrembling,asofapersonexperiencingchill:Shiver意指受寒后快速、相当轻微的颤抖:“asIinhoarywinternightstoodshiveringinthesnow”(RobertSouthwell).“我站在古老的冬日雪夜中颤抖”(罗伯特·索恩韦尔)。Shudderapplieschieflytoconvulsiveshakingcausedbyfear,horror,orrevulsion:Shudder主要指由于恐惧、恐怖或心情的突变引起的骤发性震动:“Shestartslikeonethatspiesanadder/...Thefearwhereofdothmakehimshakeandshudder”(Shakespeare).“她象看到蝮蛇一般突然跳起来/…这种恐惧使他震颤”(莎士比亚)*exasperateTomakeveryangryorimpatient;annoygreatly.Toincreasethegravityorintensityof:Constantinterruptionofhisworkexasperatedhim.TheNorthKoreaisexasperatedbythejointmilitarymaneuvers.*hauntToinhabit,visit,orappeartointheformofaghostorothersupernaturalbeing.Tovisitoften;frequent:Tocometomindcontinually;obsessrevisitthehauntsofone'sschooldaysI'mhauntedwithgloomythoughtsandsadmemories.我常为悲观的思想和悲痛的追念所困扰。*KewGarden*ChinesePagoda*marigold*infuriateTomakefurious;enragevt.激怒,使发怒,使极为不满beinfuriatedat对...极为愤怒*hoverToremainfloating,suspended,orflutteringintheair:TwohawkswerehoveringoverheadToremainorlingerinornearaplace:Themercuryhoveredaround36*slumberTosleep.TobedormantorquiescentThebabyslumberedinhiscradle.adeepslumber熟睡fallintoaslumber入睡doze,nap,snooze*prickupprickup(用灰泥等)粗涂;打底子;(风)加剧;竖起(耳朵);高耸prickuponeself打扮自已;炫耀自已*boundToleapforwardorupward;spring.byleapsandbounds:Veryquickly*becomeofTobethefateof;happento:Whathasbecomeoftherainforest?NoscientistsyetcouldexplainwhathadbecomeoftheYellowStone.terrestrialheat*grimaceAsharpcontortionofthefaceexpressiveofpain,contempt,ordisgustTomakeasharpcontortionofthefacen.愁眉苦脸;(
示痛苦、厌恶、不以为然等的)怪相;鬼脸makegrimaces作怪相Theclowngrimacedatthechildren.*melancholyn.Sadnessordepressionofthespirits;gloomAffectedwithormarkedbydepressionofthespirits;sadAprofoundmelancholyseizedher.Hisfacewaslinedandmelancholy*impulsiveadj.Inclinedtoactonimpulseratherthanthought有推动力的;冲动的;刺激的;任性的(不考虑行为的适合性和后果)amanofimpulse易冲动的人actonimpulse凭冲动行事*breatheTobemanifestedorsuggested,asanideaorfeeling:显露:思想、感情吐露出来:Asenseofcalmbreathedfromthelandscape.那景色中透着平静*snapsthtoIntoashutorclosedposition:处于关上的状态:pushedthedoorto.把门关上*purrv.intr.(不及物动词)Tomakeorutterasoft,vibrantsound:产生或发出一种轻柔且颤动的声音:Thecatpurred.Thesewingmachinepurred.猫发出呜呜声。缝纫机呜呜地响着v.tr.(及物动词)Toexpressbyasoft,vibrantsound.用轻柔振颤的声音表达*engrossTooccupyexclusively;absorbbeengrossedinsth.全神贯注于某事;热心于*EndoftheStory*Questionsforyoutothink:1.Doyouagreewiththeman’sconclusion?2.HowdoyouexplainVera’sloneliness?3.Whatisyourdefinitionoflove?4.Howdoyouunderstandthetitle---theDillPickle?*