Section_ⅣLearning_about_Language_&_Using_Language

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　　A NEW DIMENSION① OF LIFE

　　19th January

　　I'm sitting in the warm night air with a cold drink in my hand② and reflecting③ on the day - a day of pure④ magic! I went snorkelling⑤ on the reef offshore this morning and it was the most fantastic⑥ thing I have ever done. Seeing such extraordinary beauty⑦， I think every cell⑧ in my body woke up⑨. It was like discovering a whole new dimension of life.

　　The first thing I became aware of⑩ was all the vivid⑪ colours surrounding⑫ me - purples, reds, oranges, yellows, blues and greens. The corals were fantastic - they were shaped like fans, plates, brains, lace, mushrooms, the branches of trees and the horns⑬ of deer. And all kinds of small, neat⑭ and elegant fish were swimming in and around the corals. ①dimension /dI'menʃn/ n．维(数)；方面；侧面

②with a cold drink in my hand 是"with＋宾语＋宾补"结构。此处作宾补的是介词短语 in my hand。

③reflect /rI'flekt/ vi.思考 vt.映射；反射；思考

④pure /pjʊə/ adj.纯的；纯粹的；纯洁的

⑤snorkel /'snɔːkl/ vi.戴潜水通气管潜泳n.(潜水艇或潜水者的)通气管

⑥fantastic adj.奇妙的，令人惊奇的

⑦现在分词短语 seeing such ...作时间状语。

⑧cell /sel/ n．细胞；(蜂房的)巢室

⑨wake up 醒来；唤醒

⑩be/become aware of 对......知道、明白；意识到......

⑪vivid /'vIvId/ adj.生动的；鲜明的；鲜艳的

⑫surround vt.环绕，围绕

⑬horn n．(牛、羊、鹿等的)角；号角；喇叭；警报器

⑭neat /niːt/ adj.〈口〉好的；整齐的；匀称的

　　 　　崭新的生活空间

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　　1月19日

我坐在温暖的夜空下，手里拿着一瓶冷饮，回忆着当天的事情--这纯粹是神奇的一天