We had spent several days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity.

These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well.

of + 名词 ^{描述人或事物的特征}

• Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest.
• Nothing valuable was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be very interesting.

These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, …
These attracted many visitors, for they were not only architecturally interesting, ...

contain ^{（也可表示建筑物里的包含）}

• The museum contains a number of original artworks.
• The room was small and contained far too much furniture. 

 The Imperial Palace attracts many visitors, for it is not only of great architectural interest, but contains a large number of beautifully preserved historical relics as well.^{故宫吸引了很多游客，因为它不但在建筑方面很有趣，而且里面有大量的保存完好的文物。}

On the day before our departure, several bus loads of tourists descended on the town.

The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.

• We met on the following day. → We met the following day.
• We met in the spring of 1983.  → We met the spring of 1983.

load ^{（量词）装载量；容纳量}

• a truck load of wood ^{一卡车的…}
• a ship load of cotton ^{一轮船的 …}
• a car load of visitors ^{一汽车的…}

This was more than we could bear, so we decided to spend our last day exploring the countryside.

be more than … can / could... ^{是…不能承受的}

• Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.
• When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
• The pain is more than I can bear. 
• The story is more than I can believe.
• The beauty of the West Lake is more than words can describe.
• The weather turned out to be very good, which was more than we could expect.
• Such a complicated situation is far more than we could anticipate and deal with.

Taking a path which led out of the town, we crossed a few fields until we came to a dense wood.

take ^{v. 英文解释：use (a road, path, etc) as a route to go to a place 取道…}

• I usually take the M6 when I go to Scotland.

lead ^{v. 英文解释：to go in a particular direction or to a particular place 通往…}

• The path led down to a small lake.
• This door leads into the garden.
• We followed a dirt track leading through the woods. 
• The road leads west for three miles, then turns south. 

We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it traced its way through the trees.

trace / weave / wind one’s way ^蜿蜒前进

• Highway 99 winds its way along the coast.
• The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!
• Lori spotted them as they weaved their way through the tables.

We tramped through the wood for over two hours until we arrived at a deep stream.

tramp through ^跋涉穿过

• They put on their coats and tramped through the falling snow.^{他们穿上大衣，在落雪中脚步沉重地缓缓走着。}
• Before the daylight completely faded, we tramped through the wet grounds to the mucky bank of the river.^{在天光完全被吞没之前，我们渡过湿地，来到河的泥岸。}

We could see that the path continued on the other side, but we had no idea how we could get across the stream.

（have no idea / not have any idea）+（that / how / what / why / which / where …） ^{表达不知道}

• He had no idea (that) she was like that.
• She doesn't have any idea where they've gone.
• They had no idea what time they were supposed to arrive. 

Suddenly my wife spotted a boat moored to the bank.

moor ^{v. 停泊}

• We moored alongside the quay. 

moor … to …^{把…停泊在…}

• We moored the boat to a large tree root.
• A number of fishing boats were moored to the quay. 

In it there was a boatman fast asleep.

be fast / sound asleep ^熟睡

• By the time I got home, the baby was already fast asleep.^{当我回到家时，宝宝已经熟睡了。}

We gently woke him up and asked him to ferry us to the other side.

ferry ^{n. 渡船；渡口}

• They had recrossed the River Gambia by ferry. ^{他们乘船又一次渡过了冈比亚河。}

ferry ^{v. to carry people or goods between two or more places 运送（人或货物）}

• ferry goods to the mainland 
• Can you ferry us across?
• Every day, a plane arrives to ferry guests to and from Bird Island Lodge. ^{每天，一架飞机到达以运送进出鸟岛宾馆的客人。}

Though he was reluctant to do so at first, we eventually persuaded him to take us.

be reluctant / unwilling to do sth. ^{不愿意做某事}

• He was reluctant to leave the party early.^{他不愿意早早离开聚会。}