时间:2019-02-08 作者:英语课 分类:英语博客 A cup of English


英语课

  "Mummy, can I pet the horses?" said my daughter as we crossed the road to the center of the town of Leavenworth. We had decided 1 to spend a few hours in a nearby town, for a change of scenery. The horses in the road were attached to carts that were well decorated, intended for tourists. There were leather straps 2 on the cart with bells and flowers, and the drivers were dressed in traditional German costume. "One day, darling, we'll go on one of those rides," I told my daughter as I took her by the hand and we all crossed the road. There is a restaurant on the main strip of Leavenworth called Pav's, a creperie, where I planned on taking everyone. I wasn't sure if it was open or not, with it being Sunday. Mind you, Leavenworth is a tourist town, so I had a feeling that it would be open. The children and I walked along the main road, past many shops of all kinds, and tourists who had obviously come from all over the world. I could hear people chatting to eachother in many different languages. What a refreshing 3 change! We found Pav's, and yes, it was open. When we were seated, I told the kids that they could only have a dessert, because the dishes are huge, and there was no way that they could eat a main dish and a dessert. As the kids looked at the menu, I looked around at the decor: thick, heavy curtains in each room, dark, earthy colors on the walls, a massive 4 mirror that takes up a whole wall, and lots of French pictures. The kitchen is in the entryway, and completely open. It is a restaurant that has a lot of atmosphere and character, which is important to me; I like to enjoy my surroundings when I eat. My husband joined us after a while; he had cycled up to Leavenworth. The food came and, oh my, what a feast 5! Two of my sons had ordered fresh pear crepes with vanilla 6 icecream and whipped cream. The other two had chocolate gelato and lemon cheese cake. Hey, you have to make memories while you can. I actually only ordered a coffee, because I knew that my children would never finish their food, so, like a vulture, I would finish it off. After Pav's, we walked through the town and down to the park which has two bridges and lots of trails. We saw several deer and geese with their goslings. It was a magical day, a full Spring day with a feast for the stomach and the eyes as well.

Grammar notes.

Practice of the preterite with related vocabulary: the strip, to finish off, to take up (space), surroundings.

1. The main strip of Las Vegas was a sea of flashing lights and giant hotels.

2. The caterers finished off the wedding cake while everyone was still dancing.

3. The sofa took up too much room, so we got a smaller one instead.

4. All of a sudden, he found himself in unfamiliar 7 surroundings.



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.带子( strap的名词复数 );挎带;肩带;背带v.用皮带捆扎( strap的第三人称单数 );用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带
  • the shoulder straps of her dress 她连衣裙上的肩带
  • The straps can be adjusted to suit the wearer. 这些背带可进行调整以适合使用者。
adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的
  • I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
  • The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼,特别解乏提神。
adj.巨大的,大规模的,大量的,大范围的
  • A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
  • He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。
n.盛宴,筵席,节日
  • After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.大吃了一顿之后,她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。
  • You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜,这样太麻烦你了!
n.香子兰,香草
  • He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla.他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶。
  • I added a dollop of vanilla ice-cream to the pie.我在馅饼里加了一块香草冰激凌。
adj.陌生的,不熟悉的
  • I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
  • The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。
学英语单词
-faced
5-hydroxindoleacetic acid (5-hiaa)
abate a cause of action
absorption dynamometers
Actisan-5L
Adam's Bridge, Adams Bridge
Agamemnon
aluminium conductor steel rein- forced
Arenshausen
at the best
athyrium tozanense
atrophoderma vermiculata
bacciformis
bamian
bang-zone
bertall
bloomsdale
board the gravy train
bonding temperature
boron and water makeup system
cardo
centrale foramina
chittimwoods
citrous fruit
coacervation process
computer-aided design and drafting (cadd)
confidential adviser-advisee relations
Corydalis pseudorupestris
demergers
differential with side ring and radial cam plate
diks-diks
document of luggage transportation
Doshākh, Kuh-e
drivelers
empfindsamer Stil
european silver firs
ex-l
farouche
form pollen tubes
get sth. out of one's head
Gurjākhāni
hargis
Hermippe
horribilities
Hubble law
in-core instrumentation assembly
inductor dynamic loudspeaker
interrupt freeze mode
kelm
knotted chest with jaundice
learning-growth
lempel-ziv
lock state
lyg
Lythraceae
malagasy republics
margelov
Massay formula
Meesea
myeloarchitectures
non-locking shift character
nonconfessions
nonnegativity
numbersome
orbital septum
original accumulation
parkerization
pericardial disease
pseudoperichaeta roseanella
pulvis effervescens compositus
quasi cleavage fracture
quasi-real-time
radial servo
rajid
rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis
reluctates
roof and ground plummet
rural tourism
sagittal suture
senior analyst
sennit
septa intermusculare posterius
short-circuit line
sinistral transcurrent
slow cooking process
spoofing attack
stationary bar screen
steam lift
steel beaker
stiffened skin
sulfonio
Taiwan Relation Act
task schedule
toe slab
trolley lander
ultrasonic communication
unfoldedness
ungrabbable
Wabenzi
weatherpersons
zinjanthropera