《了不起的盖茨比》:2-19
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the modelling of the features 五官的三维感觉
features=face=countenance=lineaments 五官
modelling 摄影里,指立体感/三维感
get hold of 抓住,文中指被拍到
subject=object 文中指被拍摄的对象
whereupon=upon which
yawn=gape 打哈欠
go to one's feet 站了起来
audible=bearable=perceptible=noticeable
可以被被听到的
mineral water 矿泉水
purified water 纯净水
in despair 绝望地
despair=misery=despondency=melancholy
=dejection=gloom=hopelessness 绝望
shiftless=lazy=aimless=idle=unambitious
=indolent=slothful=unenterprising=sluggish
=listless=slack=languid 懒惰的,没有志向的
the lower orders =the lower class 下等人
the upper orders/class 上等人
order=class=rank=degree=grade=caste
社会阶层
keep after them 盯着他们
irony=sarcasm=satire 讽刺
look upon down=disdain=contempt=despise
轻视,鄙视
pointless=meaningless=worthless=useless
=senseless=inane=empty 毫无意义的
flounce over=bounce=stamp=go 欢快的跑动
ecstasy=rapture=delight=exaltation=elation
=exhilaration=exultation=glee 狂喜


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