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1. 推荐背诵: If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.
air one's views on sth. / sb. 对......发表意见
背熟:She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death.
be attached to 喜爱, 喜欢
3. 背熟:She always referred to them as 'the shifting population', for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names. 句型: She referred to ..., for (原因状语从句). such ... that...
refer to 提及
come and go 来来往往
get a chance to do 有机会做
4. 背熟:she was extremely difficult to please.While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days, even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie. extremely adv. 非常地,极端地
carry on 继续
to the end of 直到最后
carry on an unrelenting search for ... to the end of ... 继续不屈不挠地搜索, 为了...直到最后... |
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