LESSON46
New Concept English three
Lesson46 Do it yourself
SECTION 1:
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So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are
becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour No one can
becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour. No one can
plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-
yourself publications. Armed with the right tools and materials, newly-
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weds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes. Men of all
ages spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces,
laying-out their own gardens; building garages and making
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furniture. Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own
record players and radio transmitters. Shops cater for the do-it-yourself
craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by
offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home
offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent-up creative energy, but
unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
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plead
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plead with sb for sth
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He pleaded with his parents for a more understanding attitude.
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他求父母多加谅解.
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Plead sb to do sth
ead sb to do st
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她恳求他不要留下她一个人(leave her alone).
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She pleaded with him not to leave her alone.
She pleaded with him not to leave her alone.
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我请求他陪我去医院
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plead
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（找借口）辩称
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They asked him to pay for the damage but he pleaded poverty.
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He apologized for not coming to the party, pleading pressure of work.
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Pleading ignorance of the law won't help you if you are caught.
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you a e caug t.
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ignorance +of
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I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history...
I am embarrassed by my complete ignorance of history...
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No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are
countless do-it-yourself publications.
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Armed with the right tools and materials, newly-weds gaily embark
on the task of decorating their own homes. Men of all ages spend
hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying-out
(布置）th i
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b ildi
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ki
f
it
(布置）their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.
Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own record
players and radio transmitters Shops cater for the do-it-yourself
players and radio transmitters. Shops cater for the do-it-yourself
craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but
by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at
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p
y
home. Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent-up creative
energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
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embark on
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=start doing
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开始做（尤指新的或难的事）:
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开始漫长的旅行
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embark on a long journey
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他开始从事一新事业.
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He embarked on a new career.
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开始了一项艰巨的（tough)任务
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Armed with the right tools and materials, newly-weds gaily embark on the
task of decorating their own homes. Men of all ages spend hours of their
task of decorating their own homes. Men of all ages spend hours of their
leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying-out (布置）their own
gardens; building garages and making furniture. Some really keen enthusiasts
go so far as to build their own record players and radio transmitters. Shops
cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services
for novices but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble
for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble
at home. Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent-up creative energy,
but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
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keen=enthusiastic
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热衷的，热情的
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be keen on doing
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She seems very keen on learning to drive
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be keen to do sth
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He said that he was keen to help.
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They are very keen to solve this problem for you
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enthusiast (n)
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狂热者
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足球迷
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Football enthusiast
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户外运动迷
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京剧迷
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Armed with the right tools and materials, newly-weds gaily embark on
the task of decorating their own homes Men of all ages spend hours of
the task of decorating their own homes. Men of all ages spend hours of
their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying-out (布置）their
own gardens; building garages and making furniture. Some really keen
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enthusiasts go so far as to build their own record players and radio
transmitters. Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running
special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and
pieces which they can assemble at home. Such things provide an excellent
o tlet for pent
p creati e energ
b t
nfort natel not all of
s are
outlet for pent-up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are
born handymen.
核心句型：
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go so far as to do…甚至竟然
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she went so far as to call him a coward.
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他们甚至竟然骗一个老人
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她甚至竟然选择和我分手
甚至竟然选择和我分手
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not go so far as to do
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She wouldn't go so far as to refuse to attend school.
She wouldn t go so far as to refuse to attend school.
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她不至于不来上学。
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我不至于改变我的生活方式
我不至于改变我的生活方式
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I’ll not go so far as to change my way of life
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我还不至于骗一个老人
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我还不至于骗一个老人
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Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own record
players and radio transmitters(发射台）. Shops cater for the do-it-
yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for
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b t b
ff
i
bit
d
i
hi h th
novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can
assemble at home. Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent-
up creative energy but unfortunately not all of us are born
up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born
handymen.
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Novice
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a novice writer,
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A novice salesman, ,
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一个新司机
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Apprentice
pp e t ce
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Adept
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Expert
Expert
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master
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Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own record
players and radio transmitters(发射台）. Shops cater for the do-it-
yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for
i
b t b
ff
i
bit
d
i
hi h th
novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can
assemble at home.
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assemble
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组装，装配;
Th b
k
il b
bl d
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The bookcase can easily be assembled
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组装一台电脑
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Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent-up creative energy,
but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
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a sheep-pen
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Pen up the sheep
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Pen up the chickens
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Pen-pent-pent
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feelings that have been pent up for too long
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压抑过久的感情
压抑过久的感情
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Pent-up (a) 积压已久的，压抑过久的
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积压已久的愤怒
积压已久的愤怒
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pent-up anger,
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积压多年的感情
积压多年的感情
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Pent-up emotion,
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Pent up frustration
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Pent up frustration,
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Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent-up creative energy,
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d
（手巧的人）
but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen（手巧的人）.
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outlet for
（精力
强烈情感等的）发泄的出
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（精力﹑强烈情感等的）发泄的出口:
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Children need an outlet for their energy.
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He needs an outlet for all that pent-up anger.
Section 2：
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Wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and
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Section 2：
can fix anything. Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are
supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics.
When lights fuse furniture gets rickety pipes get clogged or vacuum
When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum
cleaners fail to operate, some women automatically assume that their
husbands will somehow put things right. The worst thing about the do-
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it-yourself game is that sometimes husbands live under the delusion that
they can do anything even when they have been repeatedly proved
wrong. It is a question of pride as much as anything else.
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resourceful (a)
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good at finding ways of dealing with practical problems
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足智多谋的
智
谋
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resource-rich (a)
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Wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful
W ves te d to be eve t at t e
usba ds a e
te y esou ce u
and can fix anything.
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Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be
born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics. When lights
fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail
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t
t
ti
ll
th t th i h
b
d
to operate, some women automatically assume that their husbands
will somehow put things right. The worst thing about the do-it-
yourself game is that sometimes husbands live under the delusion
yourself game is that sometimes husbands live under the delusion
that they can do anything even when they have been repeatedly
proved wrong. It is a question of pride as much as anything else.
p
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p
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Drive a nail into the wood:钉入
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(n)fuse:
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保险丝:
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保险丝:
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(v)fuse:断电:
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所有的灯都灭了（保险丝断了）
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所有的灯都灭了（保险丝断了）
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The lights have all fused.
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rickety
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摇晃的; 松动的
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堵塞
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clog:堵塞
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be clogged with
(毛孔）
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Pores (毛孔）are clogged with dirt
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下水道（drain) 被树叶堵塞
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道路被交通堵塞
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The roads are clogged with traffic.
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Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be
born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics. When lights
fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail
t
t
t
ti
ll
th t th i h
b
d
to operate, some women automatically assume that their husbands
will somehow put things right. The worst thing about the do-it-
yourself game is that sometimes husbands live under the delusion
yourself game is that sometimes husbands live under the delusion
that they can do anything even when they have been repeatedly
proved wrong. It is a question of pride as much as anything else.
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q
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delusion
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a completely mistaken idea about yourself or the situation you are in,
especially one that everyone else knows is wrong
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She thought he loved her but it was just an illusion
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I was still under the delusion that everyone was trying to kill me
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错觉,幻觉,（尤指可能因精神错乱所致）:
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suffer from delusions 患妄想症
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be under the delusion that:有…的错觉
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他一直有个错觉我要骗他
他
直有个错觉我要骗他
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He is under the delusion that I am going to cheat him.
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Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our
lawn-mower. It had broken down the previous summer, and though I
promised to repair it, I had never got round to (抽空）it. I would
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not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it myself. One
Saturday afternoon, I hauled the machine into the garden and had a
close look at it As far as I could see it only needed a minor
close look at it. As far as I could see, it only needed a minor
adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a
drop of oil and it would be as good as new. Inevitably the repair job
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was not quite so simple. The mower firmly refused to mow, so I
decided to dismantle it. The garden was soon littered with chunks of
metal which had once made up a lawn-mower. But I was extremely
pleased with myself . I had traced the cause of the trouble.
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adjust ：调整，校准
调表
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调表
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调电视
调镜
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调镜子
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调焦距
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调整计划
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it only needed a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little
tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.
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Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple. The mower firmly
refused to mow, so I decided to dismantle it. The garden was soon
littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn-mower.
B t I
t
l
l
d
ith
lf I h d t
d th
f
But I was extremely pleased with myself . I had traced the cause of
the trouble.
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assemble
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dismantle：拆卸
我用五分钟把电视机拆了
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我用五分钟把电视机拆了
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chunk (被卸下来的）大块
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一块奶酪
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A chunk of cheese
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a chunk of bread,
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一块肉
块肉
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A chunk of meat
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Cut the melon into chunks
Cut the melon into chunks
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Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple. The mower firmly
refused to mow, so I decided to dismantle it. The garden was soon
littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn-mower.
B t I
t
l
l
d
ith
lf I h d t
d th
f
But I was extremely pleased with myself . I had traced the cause of
the trouble.
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One of the links in the chain that drives the wheels had snapped.
After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task
of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again. I was not
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d t fi d th t th
hi
till
f
d t
k ft
I h d
surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I had
reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left with several
curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere I
curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere. I
gave up in despair. The weeks passed and the grass grew. When my
wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I
gg
g
,
would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow. Needless to
say our house is now surrounded by a jungle. Buried somewhere in
deep grass there is a rusting lawn-mower which I have promised to
repair one day.
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snap (象声词）=break
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（啪的一声）断裂
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He stretched the rubber band (橡皮筋）till it snapped.
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Suddenly the branch that he was standing on snapped off. The great
weight snapped the metal bar (in two)
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我的皮带断了
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(fig 比喻) After years of hard work and poverty, he finally snapped
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喻)
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p
y,
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pp
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One of the links in the chain that drives the wheels had snapped.
After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task
of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again. I was not
i
d t fi d th t th
hi
till
f
d t
k ft
I h d
surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I had
reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left with several
curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere I
curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere. I
gave up in despair. The weeks passed and the grass grew. When my
wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I
gg
g
,
would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow. Needless to
say our house is now surrounded by a jungle. Buried somewhere in
deep grass there is a rusting lawn-mower which I have promised to
repair one day.
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Insurmountable
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Mount
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Mount a bike
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Mount the stairs
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mountain
ou ta
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Insurmountable
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(指障碍﹑困难等）难以克服的
(指障碍﹑困难等）难以克服的
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难以克服的困难
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难以逾越的障碍（barrier)
难以逾越的障碍（barrier)
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难以克服的问题
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One of the links in the chain that drives the wheels had snapped.
After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task
of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again. I was not
i
d t fi d th t th
hi
till
f
d t
k ft
I h d
surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I had
reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left with several
curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere I
curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere. I
gave up in despair. The weeks passed and the grass grew. When my
wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I
gg
g
,
would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow. Needless to
say our house is now surrounded by a jungle. Buried somewhere in
deep grass there is a rusting lawn-mower which I have promised to
repair one day.
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nag
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to keep asking someone to do something or asking them for
something, in an annoying way
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唠叨,墨迹
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他墨迹了我一天
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He nagged me all day
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nag sb to do sth ：
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My children are always nagging me to get new videos. |
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He nagged and nagged until I let him leave.
gg
gg
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孩子墨迹我一早上让我带他去动物园
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When my wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that
either I would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow.
Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle. Buried
h
i
d
th
i
ti
l
hi h I
somewhere in deep grass，there is a rusting lawn-mower which I
have promised to repair one day.
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rust (v)
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Gold doesn’t rust
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