The Oil Painting
英语课
An elderly woman decided 1 to have her portrait painted. She told the the artist....
....."Paint me with diamond earrings 2, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets(绿宝石手镯）, a ruby（红宝石） broach 3, and gold Rolex（劳力士手表）. ""But you are not wearing any of those things.""I know," she said. "It's in case I should die before my husband. I'm sure he will remarry right away, and I wanthis new wife to go crazy looking for the jewelry 4.
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decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
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earrings
n.耳环( earring的名词复数 )；耳坠子
参考例句：
a pair of earrings 一对耳环
These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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broach
v.开瓶，提出(题目)
参考例句：
It's a good chance to broach the subject.这是开始提出那个问题的好机会。
I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.我想我最好还是跟老板说一下这事。
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jewelry
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
参考例句：
The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
n.耳环( earring的名词复数 )；耳坠子
- a pair of earrings 一对耳环
- These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.开瓶，提出(题目)
- It's a good chance to broach the subject.这是开始提出那个问题的好机会。
- I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.我想我最好还是跟老板说一下这事。