LESSON8

　　點燃香煙 to light a cigarette 裝上鏡框 to frame a picture一堆舊衣 a heap of old clothes變成碎片 to fall in bits 情緒飽滿 to be in high spirits自言自語 to say to oneself支付利息 to pay the interest捧腹大笑 to shake one's sides with laughter真誠道歉 sincere apologies滿臉通紅 one's face flushed bright red發表演說 to make a speech搓手 to rub one's hands together私事 private affairs

　　1 愿意和我一起步行上山嗎？

　　Would you care for a walk up the hill with me？

　　2 在地震中，我心愛的瓷瓶從櫥柜里掉下來，摔的粉碎。

　　During the earthquake， my favourite china bottle fell from the cupboard， breaking to bits.

　　3 德國人入侵以后，我的老師死也不肯再教德文了。

　　Since the invasion of the German， my teacher would never teach German for anything.

　　4 在他們父親的葬禮上，兄弟兩個人為死者的錢財爭論不休，當眾出丑。

　　At their father's funeral， the two brothers kept arguing with each other about the dead man's money， thus making fools of themselves.

　　5 這份報告第一論點不明確，第二論據也不充分。

　　To begin with， the argument of this report is not clear， and second， the grounds of the argument are not sufficient.

　　6 在他最后的日子里，吉米雖然很虛弱，但依舊情緒飽滿。

　　Although Jimmy was very weak in his last days， he was still in high spirits.

　　7 湯母無意傷害你，他只是實話實說罷了。

　　Tom did not mean to hurt you； he was just telling the truth.

　　8 當三位世界著名男高音出現在舞臺上時，整個音樂大廳爆發出掌聲。

　　When the three internationally known tenors appeared on the stage， the entire concert hall burst into applause.

　　9 在牛津大學當訪問學者時，他有幸會見了不少的大科學家。

　　During his stay at Oxford University as a visiting scholar， he had the honour to meet quite many great scientists.

　　10 休吉叫了起來：“我絕對沒有想到那老模特是個百萬富翁。

　　Hughie cried：“It never entered my mind that the old model was a millionaire.”

　　1 我看了看四周，但在黑暗里我什么也看不見。

　　I looked around， but I could see nothing in the darkness.

　　2 他把這些年來所搜集的珍貴郵票拿給朋友看。

　　He showed his friends the precious stamps which he has col