小D每日一句一周详解（03.17~03.23）

03月17日：The boy is as nimble as a squirrel.这个小男孩动作敏捷。

nimble as a squirrel：phr. 身手灵活，举动轻盈
例如：She is as nimble as a squirrel.（她身手灵活。）
          He is as nimble as a squirrel.（他动作敏捷。）

03月18日：I was riveted by the elegant sculpture.我被这件精妙的雕塑吸引住了。

：v. 吸引
例如：He was riveted to the John Wayne movie.（他对约翰·韦恩的电影很痴迷。）
          The scar on her face had immediately riveted their attention.（她脸上的疤痕立刻引起了他们的注意。）

03月19日：Don't tell lies to make mischief.不要说谎来搬弄事非。

mischief：phr. 挑拨离间
例如：She often made mischief between them.（她经常在他们之间挑拨离间。）
          Don't let her make mischief between you she's only jealous.（别让她在你们之间挑拨--她就是太忌妒了。）

3月20日：The painting is beyond comparison.这幅油画真是无与伦比。

1.beyond comparison：phr. 无以伦比
例如：Her looks are beyond comparison.（她的美貌无与伦比。）
          Handicrafts of exquisite workmanship are elegant Beyond comparison.（做工讲究的手工艺品精美无比。）

03月21日：Miles squirmed with embarrassment when his teacher scolded in front of the class.迈尔斯的老师当着全班的面批评他，他因为窘迫而感到羞愧。

：v. 羞愧，难为情；蠕动，扭动
例如：Each time he recalled this he wanted to squirm in his seat.（每当想到这个问题他都辗转不安。）
          Sometimes his candor made the people from State squirm a little.（他的坦率态度有时颇使国务院的人有些局促不安。） 

3月22日：All children have the potential to overcome adversity.每个孩子都有克服逆境的潜力。

ity：n. 逆境；厄运；窘境；灾祸
例如：A brave man smiles in the face of adversity.（勇敢者面对逆境微笑。）
          Our hopes will not falter in adversity.（我们的信心在逆境中也不会动。）

03月23日：He admitted he had stolen goods in the supermarket on the spur of the moment.他承认他一时冲动偷了超市的东西。

the spur of the moment：一时冲动，一时兴起
例如：She went to London on the spur of the moment.（她一时兴起就到伦敦去了。）
         He asked her to marry him on the spur of the moment.（他一时冲动之下向她求婚了。）

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