留美老师带你每日说英文 第987期:模仿凯瑟琳皇后喝茶
时间:2019-02-14 作者:英语课 分类:留美老师带你每日说英文
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Catherine continued drinking tea to her heart's content. And as the new royal, everything about her, including her beverage 1 habits, was copied by other ladies desperate to be just like their idol 2.
凯瑟琳皇后继续尽兴地喝茶。而就因为她是皇室的新成员,因此所有女士都争相模仿她的一切行径,包括她的饮茶习惯在内,一心只希望能跟她们的这位偶像一样。
学习重点:
1.royal 王的;王室的
royal (adj.) 王的;王室的
royalty 3 (n.) 王室成员
2.habit 习惯
habit (n.) 习惯
habitual 4 (adj.) 习惯的
habitually 5 (adv.) 习惯地;惯常地
3.desperate 绝望的
desperate (adj.) 绝望的
desperately 6 (adv.) 绝望地
desperation (n.) 绝望
n.(水,酒等之外的)饮料
- The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
- Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。
n.偶像,红人,宠儿
- As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子,他是父母的宠儿。
- Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。
n.皇家,皇族
- She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
- I waited on tables,and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生, 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的
- He is a habitual criminal.他是一个惯犯。
- They are habitual visitors to our house.他们是我家的常客。
ad.习惯地,通常地
- The pain of the disease caused him habitually to furrow his brow. 病痛使他习惯性地紧皱眉头。
- Habitually obedient to John, I came up to his chair. 我已经习惯于服从约翰,我来到他的椅子跟前。
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
- He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
- He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
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