The old memeries still haunt me,reng in my ear.那过去的记忆还萦绕在我脑海里,在我耳边回响.
haunted 闹鬼的
I often haunt about the bar.我经常光顾这个酒吧.
the problem eludes me. 我对这个问题百思不得其解.
(good article : five stars 该文写得不错。)
the + n.(s) 表示一类: the gorilla(s)
scene 场景
in the African scene : Africa as the background
gather place 聚集地
something of a paradox 自相矛盾(人的观点) contradictory ideas about him
主题句:One thinks one knows him very well.
问题:Yet the fact is we know very little about gorillas.
Their ideas vary。人们对他的观点相差很大。
For a hundred years or more 一百年甚至更多(包括一百年)
For more than one hundred years 一百多年
西方,动物一般用人称代替。本文中,gorillas 用 him 代替。另外有:cat – she, dog – he .
imprisoned 关起来豢养
be mounted in natural history museums 陈列在自然历史博物馆
重要句型:
He exert a strong fascination upon(on) Sb. 施加给人们强大的魅力
exert … on … 施加(压力)
impose … on … ,例如 impose influence on ,施加影响 impose pressure on 施加压力