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Extra bonus
In the limelight (引人注目)
In the limelight 意思是引人注目或成为众人注意的目标;从前没有白色的电灯,发光的是用heating lime造成。而现在舞台上都是强烈的电力聚光灯(spot-light)去照有名的演员,因此in the limelight 与to be in the spot-light 意义相同
I think the actress enjoys being in the limelight.
When he was President, he was always in the limelight---there was no privacy.
练习
1. They were arranging the ____ at the company's annual dealer.
A congress B convention C conference D assembly
2. He old man is _____ of hearing.
A boring B dark C low D dull
3. 用所给的词填空,必要时做些改变
invariably intensely deliberately
1) Mary wanted to embarrass her friend so she ______ spilt coffee on her dress.
2) Whenever I give a speech, and however careful I am, I ____offend someone in the audience.
3) She dislikes her French teacher ______ because he keeps correcting her pronunciation.
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1 B convention 会议,大会的意思,常指某一个团体或者政党为某一个目的而召开的会议,也指学术团体的年会;C congress 代表大会,会议,指各社会团体或国家的代表的正式会议,以交流情况或意见;assembly 集会,指一个计划好的,为一共同目的而召集的会议;conference 讨论会,协商会,指更多的人为讨论某个问题而开的会。
2 D 句意:这老人耳朵不灵。dull 愚钝,头脑迟钝的;boring 乏味的;dark 黑暗的;low 低的
dull 一般用词,指本来很锐利的,后来变得不锋利了,用于比喻,指不敏捷;blunt 钝的,不锋利的,指本来就不锐利的,也用于指人的性格率直
3 1) deliberately adv.故意地
2) invariably adv.不变地, 总是n.总是
3) intensely adv.激烈地, 热情地 |
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