第十一节 与身体有关的名词—表示度量

1.The water is knee-deep. 齐膝深的水。

2. knee-high. 齐膝高。

3.The water is waist-high/deep. 齐腰深的水。

4. a shoulder-high cloth curtain. 一块齐肩高的布窗帘。

5. shoulder-length hair. 披肩发。

6. breast-high/ deep. 齐胸高/深。

7. skin-deep. 肤浅的。

8. at arm’s length. 一臂之长。

词 汇 积 累

1. arrival n 赶到的人；到达

a. He was rescued by the arrival, in shorts and shirts, of most of the school football team.

他被赶来的人救了，他们中大部分来自校足球队，穿着短裤和衬衫。

b. the arrival of the railroad age. 铁路时代的到来。

2. art n 艺术

a. Quite a lot better than the old plants, though still not state of the art.

尽管还没达到现有技术水准，但比老工厂好很多。

b. perfect it to an art form. 达到炉火纯青的地步。

3. arm n 手臂；arms (pl) 武器

a. Next thing I remember was my two friends were on either arms.

其次我记得我的两个朋友在旁边。

b. Cervantes did practice both arms and letters. 塞万提斯文武双全。

4. ascendancy n 优势

And what might happen if they were to gain the ascendancy in the army council？

如果他们在军事委员会中占据上风，结果会怎样？

5. aside n 旁白

a. A little aside. 顺便说一句。

b. I'll give you this as aside. 作为题外话。