尽管他很穷,但她还是爱他。
2.The most universal facial expression is, of course, the smile - its function is to show happiness and put people at ease.(P30)
最普遍使用的面部表情当然是微笑--其作用是表示快乐和使人放松。
★function n.作用;(事物的)功能;职能;机能vi.运转;起作用
①The function of a cashmachine is to provide people with cash when the bank is shut.
自动取款机的功能是在银行关门后让人们提取现金。
②In your new job, you will be expected to perform many different functions (function).
在新的工作岗位上,你可要履行许多不同的职责。
③Some English adverbs function_as adjectives.
英语中有些副词可作形容词用。
★ease n.安逸;舒适vt.减轻(痛苦,忧虑);缓和
(1)feel/look at ease 感到/看上去心情放松
with ease 轻易地;毫不费力地
put sb. at ease 使某人放松
take one's ease 休息;轻松一下
(2)ease sb. of sth. 减轻某人的(痛苦、负担等)
ease one's mind 使某人安心 ④I felt that he was not at ease with what he had prepared.
我感到他对原来准备好的内容有点局促不安。
⑤We live in an age when more information is available_with_ease than ever before.
我们生活在这样一个时代,更多的信息比以往更容易获取。
⑥Walking helps to ease him of his pain.
散步有助于减轻他的疼痛。
3.Smiles around the world can be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry.(P30)
世界上的微笑可能是假的,用来掩饰其他情绪,比如生气、害怕和烦恼。
★anger n.怒气;怒火vt.使发怒;激怒
(1)in/with anger 愤怒地;生气地
(2)angry adj. 生气的;发怒的
be angry with sb. for ... 因......生某人的气
be angry at/about sth. 因某事而生气 ①Her mother hardly ever shouted at her in/with anger.
她的母亲几乎从来不怒气冲冲地对她喊叫。
②She was angry_with_him_for_saying so.
她因他这样说而生他的气。
③He was angry about/at the hurt.
他因受到伤害而发怒。
4.There are unhappy smiles, such as when someone "loses face" and smiles to hide it.(P30)
还有不愉快的微笑,比如当某人"丢了面子"就会用微笑来掩饰。
★lose face丢脸;丢面子
(1)save one's face 挽回面子
make a face 做个鬼脸
(2)be faced with 面对
(3)face to face 面对面
in the face of 面对(问题、困难、危险等) ①John's careless work made him lose face before his boss.
约翰工作的疏忽使他在老板面前丢了脸。