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1.Kate Chopin：凯特·萧邦（1851-1904），美国女作家，本名凯萨琳·欧福拉赫蒂（Katherine O’Flaherty）。自1889年至1902年间，她撰写供成人和孩童阅读的短篇小说。主要作品为《河口人们》（1894年）和《阿卡迪亚之夜》（1897年）两部短篇小说集。重要的短篇小说包含《黛泽蕾的婴孩》，其内容为南北战争前路州境内异族通婚的故事。另有《一小时的故事》和《暴风》。萧邦亦创作两部长篇小说：《咎》（1890年）和《觉醒》（1899年），后者舞台设于新奥尔良和大岛。她的小说中人物通常皆为路州居民，大部分作品设定和路州中北部的纳奇忒希相关。当时文学评论家认为萧邦在作品中始终处处表达她对女性的关怀。萧邦被公认为19世纪女性主义作家的先驱。
2.It was her sister Jophine who told her,in broken ntences;veiled hints that revealed in half concealing.把这个坏消息透露给她的是她姐姐约瑟芬。她说话时断断续续，只能半遮半掩地给她一些暗示。
句子的主干为：Jophine told her…；句子使用了强调句句型It was…who…，强调主语；veiled hints
是broken ntences的同位话，that引导定语从句，修饰先行词hints。
in broken ntences断断续续地说；吞吞吐吐地。例：
Most people have red faces and talk in broken ntences when they are shy.大多数人害羞时脸会红且说话吞吞吐吐。
veiled隐藏的；掩饰的。名词形式为veil，意为“面纱；遮盖物”，短语draw a veil
over sth.意为“隐瞒；避而不谈”，例：
They preferred to draw a veil over the whole incident.他们宁可把这整个事件隐瞒起来。
hint暗示；线索。相关搭配：①give/drop a hint暗示；露口风。例：
He was clomouthed and didn’t drop a hint.他嘴很紧，不透一点风。
sleep的过去式和过去分词②take a hint领会，明白（暗示）。例：
如履薄冰是什么意思
Some people just can’t take a hint.有些人就是不明白别人的暗示
③a hint of少许；微量。例：
This is a full-bodied wine with just a hint of sweetness.这是一种味道醇厚的葡萄酒，只有一丝甜味。刚直不阿
3.When the storm of grief had spent itlf she went away to her room alone.这阵暴风雨般的悲痛过去之后，她独自一人回到了自己的房间。
句子的主干为：she went away to her room alone；when引导时间状语从句。
grief悲伤；悲痛。相关搭配有：sb./ to grief（人）受挫，遭到不幸；（事情）失败。例：
All his little schemes for making money em to come to grief.他为赚钱而耍的花招看来都会失败。
spend itlf耗尽；消失；衰弱。例：
His fury spent itlf in curs.他的满腔怒火在咒骂声中渐渐平息。
go away离开；外出（尤指度假）。例：
I think we need to go away and think about this.我认为我们有必要走开一下去
考虑这件事。
When you go away on holiday,you need to take extra curity precautions.外出度假时，需要格外注意安全。
4.There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and piled one above the other in the west facing her window.从窗口望出去，西边的天空上层层叠叠的云团之间露出一片片蔚蓝。
句子的主干为：There were patches of blue sky…；分词短语showing here and there through the clouds为后置定语；that引导定语从句，修饰先行词clouds。
patch一小块；补丁；眼罩。相关搭配有：①a bad/rough patch一段艰难时期。例：
The company I work for went through a rough patch.我所在的公司经历了一段困难时期。
②not a patch on比不上；远不及。例：
He's not a patch on the rest of the Cabinet.他远比不上内阁的其他成员。
③patch up解决(争吵、麻烦等)；修补，草草修理。例：
France patched things up with New Zealand.法国和新西兰重修旧好。
We can patch up tho holes.我们可以修补这些破洞。
5.It was not a glance of reflection,but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought.这并不是匆匆沉思的一瞥，而是她许久没有深思熟虑的体现。
reflection意为“深思；反射；反映”，梦见滑雪
相关搭配：①on reflection经过深思；经过考虑。例：
甘露泉On reflection,he tosd his hat into the ring for governor.经过深思熟虑，他决定参加州长竞选。
②reflection on评论；感想。例：
I make no reflection on the good faith of his two ladies.我不敢评论两位小姐的品格。
固态硬盘检测③do sth.without sufficient reflection未经深思熟虑、做某事。例：
Don’t act without sufficient reflection.不要未经深思就采取行动。
6.She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to posss her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will—as powerless as her two white slender hands would have been.她开始意识到了向她步步逼近并将渐渐征服她的感觉是什么。她想尽力用自己的意志把这种感觉压下去——可是她的意志就像她那双白嫩纤细的手一样软弱无力。
桔梗的花语句子的主干为：She was beginning to recognize this thing…,and she was striving to beat it back…；that引导定语从句，修饰先行词this thing；破折号后为her will的同位语。
approach接近；靠近；方法。相关搭配：①approach to路径；途径；方法。例：
a systematic approach to solving the problem.系统解决问题的办法。
②approach sb.about sth.与…接洽；找…商量。例：
I was afraid to approach them about this matter.我怕与他们商谈这个问题。
strive to力图；尽力。例：
But she said she believed the Air Force does strive to treat the remains with dignity.但是她说，她相信空军军方的确在尽力以尊重的方式处理阵亡士兵遗骸。
beat back击退；压制。例：
The soldiers beat back all the attacks of the enemy.战士们击退了敌人所有进攻。
He held perfectly still,trying to beat back the waves of exhaustion that surged through him.他赶紧躺着不动，尽量压制阵阵袭来的全身疲惫之感。
7.She said it over and over under her breath:“free,free,free!”她一遍又一遍地低声重复着：“解脱了，解脱了，解脱了！”
under one’s breath低声地；压低嗓音。例：
He was counting slowly under his breath.他轻声地慢慢数着数。
其他与breath相关搭配：①hold one’s breath屏息静气（焦急或激动地等待）。例：
The whole world holds its breath for this speech.整个世界都屏住呼吸等待这一讲话。
②take one’s breath away令（人）喘不过气来；使（人）惊叹。例：
I heard this song on the radio and it just took my breath away.我是从收音机里听到这首歌的，它令我惊叹不已。
③catch one’s breath喘口气，歇口气；（通常因为震惊）倒吸一口冷气。例：
The joggers paud to catch their breath.慢跑者们暂停下来以便喘口气。
The beauty of the scene made him catch his breath.风景之美令他愕然止息。
8.But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely.但在这痛苦之外，她看到了长远的未来，那些只属于她自己的未来岁月。
句子的主干为：she saw a long procession of years…；that would belong to her absolutely为定语从句，修饰先行词years。
procession队伍；行列。相关搭配：①form a procession排队。例：
There will be many people to attend this commemoration in the streets and they formed a procession.有许许多多人赶来参加这次纪念活动，并在街头形成了游行队伍。
②lead the procession of…排在…之首。例：
好听的吉他曲A group of girls led the procession of the parade.一群女孩子们在游行队伍的前面。
9.What could love,the unsolved mystery,count for in face of this posssion of lf-asrtion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impul of her being!那又有什么关系呢？现在能自作主张，她突然意识到这是她活下去最大的动力，爱情这神秘的玩意又算得了什么呢？
句子的主干为：What could love count for…；the unsolved mystery是love的同位语；in face of this posssion of lf-asrtion作状语，其后which引导定语从句，修lf-asrtion。
mystery谜；神秘的事物；难懂的事物。相关词组：
①be a mystery to sb.某人不能理解的事。例：
