Word List
millionaire n. 百万富翁
wealthy adj. 富有的
romance n. 浪漫故事
profession n. 职业
unemployed adj. 失业的
permanent adj. 永久的,固定的
attractive adj. 有吸引力的
ill-natured adj. 脾气坏的
wonderfully adv. 令人惊叹地,极其
good-looking adj. 好看的,漂亮的
clear-cut adj. 轮廓分明的,清晰的
sword n. 剑
volume n. 卷;册
looking-glass 镜子
stock n. 股票;股份
exchange n. 交易
butterfly n. 蝴蝶;时髦的人;见异思迁的人。
sherry n. 雪利酒
delightful adj. 令人愉快的,可爱的
engagement n. 订婚
rare adj. 罕见的,稀少的
freckled adj. 长雀斑的
brush n. 画笔
eagerly adv. 热切地
artistic adj. 艺术的
restful adj. 平静的
well-dressed adj. 衣着讲究的
finishing adj. 最后的,结束的
touch n. (最后修饰的)一笔,笔画
life-size adj. 与真人一样大小的
beggar-man n. 男乞丐
beggar n. 乞丐
wizened adj. 干瘪的;干枯的
wrinkled adj. 布满皱纹的
patched adj. 打补丁的
battered adj. 破的
astonishing adj. 令人惊讶的
shilling n. 先令
guinea n. 几尼(等于1.05英磅的币值单位);1663—1812年美国发行的一种金币manual adj. 手工的
pity vt. 怜悯,同情
studio n. 画室;照相馆;电影制片厂
slip vt. 悄悄放入
startle v. 吃惊;惊愕
blushing adj. 脸红
Proper Names
Oscar Wilde 奥斯卡·王尔德
Hughie Erskine 休吉·厄斯金
Laura Merton 劳拉·默顿
Holland Park 荷兰公园
Alan Trevor 艾伦·特里沃
Rembrandt 伦勃朗
Useful Expressions
be popular with 受欢迎
be tired of 厌倦
on account of 因为
give away 捐献
go to sb. 求助于
live on 靠……充饥
be sought after 受欢迎
wouldn’t hear of 反对
see about sth. 考虑
blame … for 归咎于
Word Study
find vt. & vi.
1.(偶然)发现,看到
V + N ;V + N + adj. / prep. phrase;V + N + doing
The girl found a purse on her way to school and handed it to a policeman.
The man woke up cold and sick, and found himself lost.
He was very surprised to find himself in hospital.
They found the young Marine wading through some marshes in a military exercise.
When Hughie came in, he found Trevor putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size picture of a beggar-man.
2.(经过努力)找到,发现
V + N ;V + N + N;V + N + for + N;V + N + adj.
They examined his bed and found food under his blanket.
When Andersen arrived in Copenhagen, he went to see as many important people as he could find.
Hughie found himself a comfortable seat and sat down.
No sure cure for AIDS has been found yet.
3.发觉,感到
V + N +( + to be) + N / adj.;V + that clause
I found her easy to get on with.
You could tell from their faces and their eyes that they found the joke funny.
Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find the pace of life in the U.S. to be one of their difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.
I found that the book is not as good as we expected.
4.设法找到(时间或金钱等)
V + N
They managed to find enough money for the project.
How did you find time to read so much?
5.Phrases:
find sth. out (经过研究或努力)发现,查出,找出
find sth. out 发现某人做错事、说谎等
find oneself 发现自己的天赋、真实的能力、性格或愿望等。
find one’s way (to…) 发现(到某处的)途径