【Vocabulary】P194
Explain the meanings of the following words and phrases as they are used in the passage: Extol the virtues(l.6); illusion (l.7); superior to (l.8); maintains (l.9); glinting (l.10); tolerate (l.14); beyond me (l.15)
extol the virtues
extol = praise highly
praise 比extol 的语义要弱得多
virtue 美德 = advantage
illusion 幻觉,错觉 = false idea
superior 比......有优势, ==better than
maintain == hold
glinting 闪烁 = glisten
tolerate 忍受 == endure, bear, stand, put up with, suffer without complaining
beyond me == can not be understood by me
beyond my understanding
【Multiple choice questions】
Comprehension
1 What is the main difference between the writer and most of his friends?
a. they often visit the country but he has only spent one weekend there.
b. Unlike them, being brought up in the city, he can appreciate its worth.
c. In contrast to them, he finds city people friendlier than country people.
d. He thinks them hypocritical to maintain a preference for country life.
背熟 D 选项
think sb. hypocritical 认为某人很虚伪
maintain a preference for sth. 坚持一种想法
2 What advantage has the city dweller over the country dweller in terms of entertainment?(背熟)