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ling in a slight / faint breeze. 柳枝在微风中颤动。 Banners are flapping in the breeze. 旗帜随风飘扬。 There is a nice breeze today. 今日和风习习。 30. Then as his gaze reached out into the darkness, he began to talk. (Para. 14) Meaning: Then as he looked into the dark, he began to talk. 31.… in no sense a shy man. (Para. 15) in no sense: not at all In no sense can the issue be said to be resolved. 这事根本没有解决。 His mind was in no sense brilliant. 他一点也不聪明。 32. His periods of silence were not his basic nature, but the result of moods.(Para. 15) period: n. a stretch of time with a beginning and an end, but not always of measured length Tomorrow39。 s weather will be dry with sunny periods. 明天天气干燥，间或有太阳。 He is suffering from shortness of breath and periods of continuous pain. 他呼吸短促，还有间歇性的持续疼痛。 33. Sitting there beside Mrs. Baroda, his silence melted for the time. (Para. 15) melt: v. slowly go away or disappear (used about sb.39。 s feelings, etc.) (cause to) bee softer or less strong The tension in the room began to melt. 屋子里的紧张气氛开。 melt away: disappear or make sth. disappear gradually The noon sun will melt away the fog. 中午的阳光将会使雾消散。 Their differences melted away. 他们的分歧消除了。 His anger melted away when she read the letter. 34.… of the days of keen ambitions … (Para. 16) keen: a. intense。 very strong He had retained a keen interest in the progress of the work. 他对工作的进展保持着浓厚的兴趣。 She was dominated by the keen desire to get closer to him. 她被一种想更接近他的强烈愿望所支配着。 35. Now, all there was left with him was a desire to be permitted to exist, with now and then a little breath of genuine life, such as he was breathing now. (Para. 16) Meaning: Now, he only hoped to be allowed to live, enjoying the genuine life as he was doing just then from time to time. 36. His words became a meaningless succession of verbs, nouns, adverbs, and adjectives。 she only drank in the tones of his voice. (Para. 17) Meaning: His words came in verbs, nouns, adverbs and adjectives, which didn39。 t make any sense to her, and she was only attracted by the tones of his voice. 37.… a meaningless succession of verbs, nouns, adverbs, and adjectives... (Para. 17) a succession of: a number of people or things following each other closely, a series of The reason is that a succession of statistics suggest a rapidly weakening economy. 理由是一连串统计资料表明经济在迅速衰退。 They have had a succession of bad harvests in the last four years. 过去四年他们遭遇一连串歉收。 38． … she only drank in the tones of his voice. (Para. 17) drink in: look at or listen to with great interest and enjoyment They drank in the words of their leader. 他们全神贯注地听领导讲话。 He drew in his breath as he drank in her youthful beauty. 他陶醉于她的青春美丽，深深地吸了一口气。 They stood for a moment, drinking in the beauty of the scenery. 他们一时陶醉在美丽的景色中。 39． She wanted to reach out her hand in the darkness and touch him — which she might have done if she had not been a respectable woman. (Para. 17) Note the structure might have done is used to say that if a particular thing had happened, then there was a possibility of something else happening. The structure could have done can also be used in this way. She said it might have been all right, if the weather had been good. 她说如果当 时天气好，就没问题了。 He could have got tickets if he had arrived there earlier. 如果早到一会儿，就能买上票了。 40． Mrs. Baroda was greatly tempted that night to tell her husband — who was also her friend — of this foolishness that had seized her. (Para. 18) Meaning: That night, Mrs. Baroda would like very much to tell her husband about her feelings that suddenly and deeply affected her when she was with Gouvernail. 41． But she did not yield to the temptation. (Para. 19) yield to: give in to。 decide to do sth. because one cannot resist the temptation Plenty of mysteries have lasted for centuries and finally yielded to explanation. 许多持续了数百年的谜最终得到了破解。 He said he would give up smoking, but he ended up yielding to the temptation and took a cigarette. 他说他要戒烟，但最终还是经不起诱惑重操恶习。 42． But she did not yield to the temptation. (Para. 19) temptation: n. the desire to do or have sth., esp. sth. that one knows is bad or wrongavoid temptation yield to /give way to the temptation of He couldn39。 t resist the temptation to open the letter. 他经不起诱惑，打开了信。 Most people yield to the temptation of clever advertisements. 大部分人经不住巧妙广告的诱惑。 Compare: tempt: v. attract sb. or make sb. want to do or have sth. Can39。 t I tempt you to have another helping? 请再吃一点，好不好。 He felt tempted to ask the boss to give him some days off. 他很想让老板放他几天假。 43． … being an upright and respectable woman … (Para. 19) upright: a. (approving) honest, responsible and moral The young man was upright in his business. 那个年轻人做生意很规矩。 Beneath their upright dignity, the people were at heart warm and kindly. 这些 人的神态刚正威严，但实际上为人热情，心地善良。 aamp。 ad (standing or being) vertical and as straight as possible Stand upright when you are being spoken。 44． … she was also a very sensible one. (Para. 19) sensible: reasonable, practical and able to judge things well I think it39。 s a very sensible suggestion. 我想这是一个很合理的建议。 It was sensible of her to cancel the trip. 她取消了这次旅行是很理智的。 Compare: sensitive: 1) (of people) easily upset, esp. by things that are said or done。 (of things) causing people to be upset or producing a difficult or embarrassing situation Her reply showed that she was very sensitive to criticism. 她的回答表明她对批评很敏感。 Sex education and birth control are sensitive issues for the movement. 性教育和计划生育是该运动中的敏感问题。 2) understanding what other people need, and being helpful and kind to them Dr. Li said he hoped teachers would be sensitive to signs of stress in children at exam time. 李博士说他希望教师们关注考试时孩子们紧张的迹象。 We are sensitive to the needs and expectations of our customers. 我们理解顾客的需要和期望。 45． … without even saying farewell. (Para. 20) farewell: n. [C] (formal)go。