《老人与海》Day4《The Old Man and the Sea》

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本周共读 ：《老人与海》

The old man shivered in the cold that came after sunset. When something took one of his remaining baits, he cut the line with his sheath knife.

日落之后，寒意袭人，老人冷得发抖。当他剩下的鱼饵中有一块被咬住时，他就用自己那把带鞘的刀把钓丝给割断了。

  单词注解  

shiver ['ʃɪvɚ]

vi. 颤抖；哆嗦；打碎

vt. 颤抖；打碎

n. 颤抖，战栗；碎片

（过去式和过去分词为shivered）

He shivered in the cold.

他在寒冷中发抖。

The emptiness here sent shivers down my spine.

这里的空寂让我感到脊背一阵颤栗。

sunset  ['sʌnsɛt]

n. 日落，傍晚

at sunset日落时

The dance ends at sunset.

舞会在日落时结束。

bait  [bet]

n. 饵；诱饵

vt. 引诱；在…中放诱饵；折磨

vi. 中途休息

cut bait【美国俚语】中止；停止

live bait活诱饵

rise to the bait入圈套；上当受骗

Television programmes are essentially bait to attract an audience for commercials.

电视节目本质上是用来吸引观众看商业广告的诱饵。

He baited his hook with pie.

他把馅饼放在钓钩上作饵。

 sheath  [ʃiθ]

n. 鞘；护套；叶鞘；女子紧身服装

A sheath is a covering for the blade of a knife. (刀) 鞘

leaf sheath叶鞘