8.背熟：I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition.
in an exhausted condition: exhausted
It ..that... 句型
eg: It was exhausted condition that betrayed my secret.
9．背熟：That was really unsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea.
unsettle: upset
fend off: defeat
wane: diminish step by step
argue: got a good excuse
10.背熟：Resisting the hypnotizing effect of television, I sat in my room for a few evenings with my eyes glued to a book.
glue to sth. 固定在......上面，不愿意离开
fix one's eyes /attention on 注视，注意
发表于 2016-7-11 23:02:07