as each day passed by,随着时间一天天过去了(一般作时间状语);as time goes by,随时光流逝
departure from…/go away from… ,离开…
catastrophe[kə’tæstrəfi]大灾难(难度:需要认识)
abruptly[ə’brʌptli], 突然地;The little prince asked me abruptly.
a grave doubt,严重怀疑;grave,adj,重大的;n,墓穴
It is so important that…(接一个完整的从句,主谓宾),这是相当重要的…
on the contrary,相反
trees as big as castles,树和城堡一样大;…as big as…,…和…一样大
a herd of elephants,一群大象
a wise comment,一个聪明的结论
that is strictly correct,这是完全正确的;strictly,严格地;完全地;副词修饰形容词
self-evident,不言而喻的
be obliged to do sth,被迫做某事
mental,精神的,心理的
without any assistance,没有任何援助
indeed,adv,事实上,确实
in consequence/as a result,因此;结果
invisible,隐形的;visible
desire, n,vt,渴望;desire your early reply,希望你尽早答复。
awaken,vt,vi,唤醒;Please awaken me at seven.请于7点唤醒我。
stretch,vt,vi,n,伸展
timidly,adv,羞怯地;胆小地
sprig,小枝
inoffensively,无害地;不伤害人地
upward,adj,向上的;adv,向上
a sprout of radish,萝卜的嫩芽
instant,n,adj,立即(的)
seed 种子
infest,vt,骚扰;大批出没;The prison is infested with rats.那座
监狱里鼠满为患。
get rid of…,除去,消灭,摆脱;Get rid of the distractions(分心
) around you.除去周围分散你注意力的事物。
It spreads over the entire planet.遍布整个地球
bore,vi,vt,钻孔;钻孔,使厌烦
split,vt,vi,n,劈开,分离;They split the planet in pieces.
discipline,n,vt,惩罚,训练
…can be distinguished from…, …可从…中区分开
resemble,vt,相似 sth resemble sth
It is very tedious work.这是非常单调乏味的工作。
put off 推迟
inhabit,vt,vi居住于;栖息
neglect,vt,n,疏忽,忽视
tone,语气
moralist,道德学家
considerable,adj相当大的,相当多的;adv,considerably
Doing it properly makes considerable demands on our time.把这件事做得到位,要花我们相当多的时间。
break through,突破
plainly,坦率地;明显地
magnificent,出色的,华丽的,极好的
impressive,印象深刻的
urgent necessity,迫切的需要