In spite of this, some people — including myself — were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture.
The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: 'Do not touch the exhibits.Some of them are dangerous!'
say v.上面写着:“...”
- The sign says 'Keep Out'.写着
- What did the letter say? 信上怎么说？
- My watch says four o'clock. 显示为
- A tiny asterisk conducted me to a, footnote at the bottom of the page. It said: 'This service has been suspended.'
go v.一句话一个故事是怎么说的；一首歌是怎么唱的
- As the old saying goes, 'look before you leap'. 俗话说：“三思而后行”
- The story goes that the prince was turned to a frog.
- How does the song go? 歌是怎么唱来着？
Do not touch the exhibits. = Keep away from the exhibits.
The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture.
Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.
副词修饰形容词
- a strangely shaped carrot 形状奇怪的胡萝卜
- She has a perfectly shaped figure. 完美身材
- heart-shaped 心形的
- pear-shaped 梨形的（大腹便便）
- V-shaped V形的
| be suspended from ... 挂在...上 | A lamp was suspended from the ceiling. 一盏吊灯悬在天花板上。 |
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| hang from ... 写作替换 | Strange fruits hang from the poplar trees. 杨树上挂着奇怪的果实。 |
in response to ... 作为回应：作为对某事物或某情况的回应或反应
- The president stepped down in response to public pressure.
a gust of wind 一阵风
- a fit of coughing 一阵咳嗽
- a round of applause 一阵掌声
- peals / gales of laughter 阵阵笑声
| be familiar with ... 主语对宾语很熟悉了... | Many readers are familiar with the name Harry Potter. 许多读者都熟悉哈利波特这个名字。 |
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| be familiar to ... 宾语对主语很熟悉了... | The name Harry Potter is familiar to many readers. 哈利波特这个名字对许多读者来说都很熟悉。 |
Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.
| line sth. up vt.排成一排 | The books are lined up on the shelf. 被动 |
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| line up vi.排队 | Line up, everybody! |
| cut in line 加塞、插队 | I really get annoyed at those who cut in line. 我真得很生气那些插队的人。 |
attach sth. to sth. 把某物附加到某物上：将一个物体连接或固定到另一个物体上。
- It is possible to attach executable program files to e-mail.可以在电子邮件上附上可执行程序文件。
造句： Lined up on the table, there are a number of brand-new computers connected to printers. 在桌上排列着一些崭新的电脑，而电脑上又连着打印机
The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.
| all the time 一直...，不停地… | We can't be together all the time.我们不能一直在一起。 |
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| on and on 长时间地、冗长地进行某种活动或谈话 | The old men blather on and on.这帮老头儿絮絮叨叨没完没了。 |
| continuously adv.连续不断地 | I remember singing three songs continuously at the party. 我记得在聚会上连续唱了三首歌。 |
| constantly adv.总是，经常地(有间断) | The direction of the wind is constantly changing.风的方向在不断地变。 |
| without stopping 不停地 | He hurried past them without stopping. 他匆匆走过他们身边，连停都没停。 |
In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights.
| colored lights 带彩色灯光的 | They strung up colored lights round the room. 他们在房间的四壁挂起彩灯。 |
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| colorful lights 五颜六色灯光 | the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia... |
These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad.
| continuously adv. 连续不断地（不中断的） | continually adv.不断地；频繁地(有中断的) |
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go mad 发疯
- go crazy
- go wild
- go bananas 生气；发疯；变得疯狂或兴奋
- go nuts 变得疯狂，精神失常
- Oceans apart, day after day, and I slowly go insane. 变得疯狂
Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.
on and off = off and on 断断续续地
- on and on 持续不停地（反义）
It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.
prehistoric adj.史前的（在本文中为夸张修饰手法）
夸张 hyperbole ： 白发三干丈，缘愁似个长。危楼高百尺，手可摘星辰。燕山雪花大如席，片片吹落轩辕台。
- Everybody was clapping their hands off. 鼓掌鼓得手都掉了。
- I didn't sleep a wink last night. 眼都没合
- He has a skeleton of a wife. 瘦得皮包骨
These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!
shock v.使震惊；使触电
双关pun : 本句的shock为多意双关（A very dear cat），还有谐音双关(More sun and air for your son and heir.)。
- We must all hang together or we shall all hang separately.
- What do lawyers do when they die? Lie still.静静的躺着？依然在撒谎？
- The professor tapped on his desk and shouted, "Gentlemen, order!" 肃静？点菜？ The entire class yelled, "Beer!" 请来点啤酒！