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订阅高级英语第一册lesson6Blackmail课文详解2detailstudy、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习2007年01月01日星期一下午11:4896.

bulbous:

shaped

like

a

bulb,

swelling

and

disgustingly

fat

and

roundbulbous

dome

/

nose97.

peremptorily:

(fml)

showing

an

expectation

of

being

obeyed

at

once

and

without

question,

impolitely

and

unfriendly,

commanding,

insisting

obedience98.

rivet:

metal

pin

for

fasten

plates.to

hold

or

fasten

with

or

as

if

with

rivetscf:

glare,

stare,

fix99.

feature:

any

of

the

noticeable

parts

of

the

facea

man

with

Oriental

featuresHer

mouth

is

her

worst

feature

/

best

feature,

like

a

cherry.100.

set

in

a

mould:When

you

take

a

picture,

you

set

your

body,

your

countenance

...in

a

certain

way.

That

is

to

set

in

a

mould.(A

lame

one-eyed

king

taking

a

picture)mould

(Am.E)

=

mould

(Br.E):

character,

distinctive

nature,

a

person's

character,

nature,

etc.,

considered

as

having

been

shaped

by

family

type,

education,

training,

experience,

etc.Be

cast

in

a

mould

of

a

particular

kind

means

to

have

the

characteristics,

attitudes,

behaviour

or

lifestyle

that

are

typical

of

that

kind

of

personbe

made

/

cast

in

mould

of

He

is

made

in

his

father's

mould.

(He

has

the

same

personality

and

character

as

his

father's)

101.

imperious:

in

tensely

compelling,

marked

by

arrogant

assurance,

dominating.

This

word

is

related

to

imperial.The

whole

sentence

can

be

paraphrased

as

follows:Her

handsome

high-cheekboned

features

were

set

in

a

way

which

shows

her

imperial

character.102.

respite:

a

short

period

of

pause

or

rest,

during

a

time

of

great

effort

pain,

or

trouble,

a

time

of

relief

(as

from

labour,

suffering

or

war)

or

delay

(as

before

sentencing

or

executing).The

patient

said

he

never

had

any

respite

from

the

pain.Sentence

sb.

to

death

with

2-years'

respite.103.

bore:

make

a

hole

inThis

machine

can

bore

through

solid

rock.

104.

swallow:

to

take

back,

to

keep

from

expressing

or

showing,

to

accept

without

questioning,

protest

or

resentmentto

swallow

one's

words:

take

back

what

was

said105.

sullen:

silently

bad-tempered,

unforgiving,

dark,

gloomylook

sullen,

to

wear

a

sullen

look106.

comply:

act

according

to

a

demand,

order,

ruleto

comply

with

the

law

/

regulations107.

vacillation:

hesitation,

uncertainty,

waver,

continuous

changing

of

one's

opinionsThis

word

implies

prolonged

hesitation

resulting

from

one's

inability

to

reach

a

decisionHe

vacillates

between

accepting

&

not

accepting.The

earthquake

caused

the

entire

house

vacillate.108.

dally:

to

waste

time

or

be

slowDon't

dally

or

we'll

be

late.dally

over

one's

work109.

bulge:

to

swell

out

as

a

result

of

the

pressure

from

within110.

bead:

small

ball

of

glass

or

other

material

with

a

hole

through

it

for

a

string

worn

with

other

others

on

a

thread,

esp.

round

the

neck

for

ornament.She

is

wearing

a

string

of

green

beads.

背景知识Background

informationTitle

of

the

novel:

HotelSetting:

The

story

happened

in

a

hotel

named

St.

Gregory

/'greg

ri/

in

New

Orleans,

Main

character

of

the

novel:Peter

McDermott,

assistant

general

managerMain

characters

in

this

part

of

the

novel:...the

nerves

of

both

...

were

excessively

frayed...his

wife

shot

him

a

swift,

warning

glance.The

words

spat

forth

with

sudden

savagery.Her

tone

...withered......self-assurance...flickered...The

Duchess

kept

firm

tight

rein

on

her

racing

mind.Her

voice

was

a

whiplash.eyes

bored

into

himI’ll