a figure / armed with(喻)带着,拿着 atorch love the peace of the mountains 热爱山区的宁静 receive a warm welcome 受到热烈欢迎 go through the case with great care 十分仔细地检查箱子 as I expected 不出我所料 unscrew the cap of the bottle 拧开盖子 his face lights up 神采奕奕 let out a cry 发出叫声 make a remarkable discovery 作出惊人的发现 roll up his sleeves 卷起袖子 be packed with cars 挤满汽车 fulfill one’s dream 实现梦想,实现夙愿 move in response to a gust of wind 随风飘动 line up against the wall 靠墙排列 draw up the first set of rules 制定出第一套规则 rise to fame 出名 on a later occasion 后来又一次 know their parts by heart 熟记他们的台词 a blank sheet of paper 一张空白纸
a couple of hours 一两个小时,几个小时 biscuits of all shapes and sizes 大大小小各种形状的饼干 freedom from care 无忧无虑
hold up a finger 竖起一个手指 loaded with 载满/ be bound up with 与…密切相关 win the love and respect of others 博得他人的敬爱 be caught in a heavy shower 遇上一次瓢泼大雨 add colour to 增添色彩 keep an eye on 密切注意 attend to 专心照顾 pile up 堆积,集聚 glance at it briefly 随便看一眼 conceal his excitement 埯饰他的激动之情 muster up courage 鼓起勇气 by chance 偶然 cherish the hope 抱有希望 make one’s way 艰难地走 be littered with boulders 乱石遍地 the quiet life of the country 宁静的乡村生活 the twittering of birds at dawn黎明的啁啾鸟语 the pastoral pleasures of the country 乡村的田园乐趣 the necessities of life 日用品;生活必需品
be faced with pressing economic problems 面临紧迫的经济困难 quicken one’s pace 加快步伐 in rags 衣衫褴褛 keep…free from dust 使…保持一尘不染 go flying through the air 飞向空中 air one’s views 发表意见 keep my mind fresh for reading 保持头脑清醒以看书 in all branches of learning 在各门学科 enjoy leisure 享受悠闲 be brought up to do 从小就 get a sweeping view of 一览无遗 make a new life for 为… 建立新生活 be absorbed in 潜心于 with sb’s assistance 在某人的帮助下 be engaged in 从事 a rich personality 丰富多彩的个性 be fitted with a cutting bit 装着一个钻头 a wide variety of 广泛多样的 the ideas that come so thick and fast 纷至沓来的思绪 be firmly rooted in this memories 牢牢地扎根于他的记忆中 acquire new knowledge 获得新知识 blind and dazzle 使人眼花缭乱 a chance encounter 邂逅相遇 enrich one’s lives 丰富生活 a hard week’s sweat and effort 一周艰辛的流汗出力 a keen appetite for pleasure 对消遣的强烈欲望 catch hold of 抓住