1. be dying to do / for sth. 渴望做某事；迫切想要 She is dying to go abroad. I'm dying for a glass of water.

“渴望”的类似说法有： be thirsty for sth.; have a strong desire for sth.; desire to do sth.; long to do / for sth. be desperate to do sth/ for ath

2. picture n. 图画 vt. 描绘；想象=imagine

The artist pictured her as a Spanish dancer. I can't quite picture myself as a mother.

词性转换在阅读中常有出现

map：绘地图、作图 head：向……前进· hand：手 传递，交 water：浇水 book：预订 dry: 使……干燥