As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.
one of the markets of old Delhi of India of Asia 亚洲印度旧德里的市场之一(of所有格做连接,尽量不要超过2个of)
| stop to do sth. 停下其他活动去做不定式表示的动作 | stop doing sth. 停止做某事 |
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As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.
He had no sooner seen us than he picked up a long pipe … = No sooner had he seen us than he picked up a long pipe …
He had hardly seen us when he picked up a long pipe … = Hardly had he seen us when he picked up a long pipe …
be covered with … 被…所覆盖
- The table is covered with a cloth.
- After I came back, I found the furniture was covered with a thick layer of dust.
pick up 捡起;偶然找到;学会;(开车)接某人
- Tommy picked up two small coins and swallowed them.
- I picked up a lot of English while I was in England. (pick up a lot of English = learn a lot of English 偶然地学会)
- I’ll pick you up at six this evening.
- The bicycle was picked up in a small village. 意外找到
- I'll pick you up in the car this evening. 今晚我开车来接你
- He likes you to meet him at the door. meet sb. + 地点 专程接
- pick up the radio program = the program on the radio 在广播上收听节目
| pick out 挑出,选出,辩认出 |
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When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.
play a tune(tune 可数名词)
- play music(music 不可数名词)
- I can never sing in tune.
- You are out of tune.
| in tune 唱歌调子准;合调 | She sings in tune. 她唱歌调子准。 |
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| out of tune 唱歌跑调;走调 | His voice was out of tune. 他的嗓音跑调了。 |
have/get/catch a (first) glimpse of… 一瞥,一看
- This afternoon I caught/got/had a glimpse of Debbie and Dan walking together in the park.
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| take a glimpse at 瞥见 | He took a glimpse at the ‘No Parking’ signs outside Jasper’s gate and parked his car there. |
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| at the first sight 一见钟情 | I love you at the first sight of you. |
It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.
The word rise simply means to get up or go to a higher position from a lower position.
The word raise means to elevate something to a higher level/position. 请开始学习尝试理解英英解释~
rise(rose、risen) vi. 升(位置), 上升,升起;起身,起立
- The sun rises every day. get up 、go to a higher position
- The sun rises in the east.
- The price of gas rose.
- Smoke was rising from the chimney.
- She rose to her feet.
| raise(raised、raised) vt. 提高(位置/等级) |
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We were very much surprised when the snake charmer suddenly began to play jazz and modern pop songs.
very much surprised 非常惊讶(书面,多作表语)
- He was very much surprised at the news. 听到这个消息,他十分惊讶。
- I was very surprised to see her. 见到她我很惊讶。
- She was most surprised by his reply. 他的回答让她极为惊讶。
The snake, however, continued to "dance" slowly.
| However adv. 然而(修饰句子) | but conj.连词(连接句子) |
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| 放到单个句子的中间(前后逗号)、句首(后逗号)、句尾(前逗号) | 放到句与句的中间做“转折”链接 |
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It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
tell vt. “辨别、分辨、识别”时常与 can,could,be able to 连用。
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