时间:2019-01-28 作者:英语课 分类:英语博客 A cup of English


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  One of the things that we enjoyed most about our vacation this Summer was the beach. I've always been an inland person; I love forests and mountains. However, this Summer we were in very beachy places. It was the first time that I had been on the Costa Brava in Spain. It is renown 1 for its interesting, rocky beaches, fishing villages, and small, sandy coves 2. Because we stayed in Girona, in the north of Spain, we were about half an hour from a whole list of beaches. It happened to be an extra hot Summer in Spain, so being close to the sea was very appealing. We went several times. We would pack a lunch, get our supplies of towels, swimming suits, goggles 3, and water bottles, pile into the rental 4 car, and off we would go. One of the beaches that we went to was unusual in that the grains of sand were much bigger than normal. I know this seems unimportant 5, but for me it was. Once you were dry, the sand just brushed off perfectly 6 cleanly. Magic. There was no hassle of sticky 7 sand in your shorts, between your toes, or in the car. It came off with a quick wipe. And, of course, the views were wonderful. You could look along the coastline and see other towns and villages to the north and to the south. Our children begged us to rent one of those, ..., well, I'm not sure what they are called, but they are like a paddle boat, but shaped like a car with a slide ontop. Crazy! And crazy fun it was. My husband and I did the hard work of pedaling 8, and the kids had the job of sliding down into the water and making lots of noise. Both of us tried a couple of times, but when we did it, it was like a couple of whales sitting on top of the boat, sliding slowly, and making the whole boat lean to one side.

Grammar notes.

Useful expressions: inland, a whole list of, goggles, to pile into..

1. That hotel is inland. If you want to be right on the coast, you will have to find a different one.

2. There is a whole list of gardening equipment in that store. They have everything you could need.

3. I can't swim in the sea without goggles; the salt hurts my eyes too much.

4. Everybody piled into the tent for the night; there was hardly any room for all of us.



n.声誉,名望
  • His renown has spread throughout the country.他的名声已传遍全国。
  • She used to be a singer of some renown.她曾是位小有名气的歌手。
n.小海湾( cove的名词复数 );家伙
  • Grenada's unique layout includes many finger-like coves, making the island a popular destination. 格林纳达独特的地形布局包括许多手指状的洞穴,使得这个岛屿成为一个受人欢迎的航海地。 来自互联网
n.护目镜
  • Skiers wear goggles to protect their eyes from the sun.滑雪者都戴上护目镜使眼睛不受阳光伤害。
  • My swimming goggles keep steaming up so I can't see.我的护目镜一直有水雾,所以我看不见。
n.租赁,出租,出租业
  • The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
  • We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。
adj.不重要的,无意义的
  • Let's not quarrel about such unimportant matters.我们不要为这些小事争吵了。
  • Money seems unimportant when sets beside the joys of family life.与天伦之乐相比,金钱显得微不足道。
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
adj.粘的,闷热的,困难的,令人不满意的
  • This paste is not sticky enough.这糨糊不黏。
  • Here is a sticky business!这事真难办!
vt.& vi.踩自行车的踏板(pedal的现在分词形式)
  • The back pedaling brake of the bike is out of order. 这辆自行车的倒轮闸失灵了。 来自互联网
  • Suspension system effectively reduces reacting force of pedaling. 避震系统可以有效的减缓踩踏时的反作用力。 来自互联网
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a smoking bimbo
A-team
acid fumarole
adhesive hair
Artur Schnabel
as safra
asterolecanium corallinum
autoradiolysis
autosynchronous motor
barmaid
battery-operated
be kidding
Becke test
bellisle
bitchwork
blue glazed porcelain
British Leyland Motor
bumbles
butylparaben
calcium-manganesesilicon alloy
cancerous wart
capitalist farming
clapping
competitive strategy
concussion grenades
condensed structural formula
consistence of reading
course to steer
crossly
current-carryings
cut sth out
Daphniphyllum yunnanense
deterrent options
digesting
dolny kubin
effectiveness of regenerator
filamentosas
friendshippers
general diffuse illumination
Germlayer
give sb. a dirty look
grand-slam home run
gun club cheek
half forward
hand control valve
Helendale
Hilton's muscle
hold state
horizontal development
Internet content provider
isohistoincompatibility
key switch
kitchen ranges
less-attractive
live up to something
loby
Margilon
mastostasis
microdosimetric
nephropyelitis
non-designated
off resistance
olistherozone
ornithogalum umbellatums
osteoarthrotomy
perform as
peshe
Pibor River (Pībor Wenz)
pivot-ball bearing
play to hard luck
postischemic papillary muscle rupture
pre-stretch
precision measuring tool
productive memory
receptual ly
reciprocating table
reigning winds direction
repose angle
scientific effort
seasoning matter
second flank
Sedum wilsonii
shrewd-headed
slitlets
spatchcock
spy novel
stalth
standard costs
sublevel set
surface treating agent
template frame
thirdness
thread chasing
triangulation base
tripotential
true critical property
ultimate yield
uneven subsidence
vapor lock index
venable
Zacapa, R.
zoophysiology