加载中…words 2009-04-09
(2009-04-09 16:11:51)The secret of success is constant practice. The pay-off will be worth the effort.
silly
She was too considerate and friendly.
bakery
counter
annoy: It annoyed my mother.
overwork
bakeshop
We were seldom overworked, because it is only a small bakeshop,though business is brisk and profitable.
My mother was sympathetic and interested at once--she is always like that--and the woman went on to wonder casually if we mightn't be able to find a place for this girl in our own shop.
It seemed ridiculous to hire anybody else.
bring around
In the end, however, mother brought us around.
He pinched his chin between his thumb and forefinger and said well,maybe now he'd
be able to have a little time for himself. There was a book on
elementary chemistry that he'd been nibbling at cautiously for
almost thirty years, ever since he came to America. Now, he said,
he might get a chance
My father roared.
It was a boisterous and happy occasion.
startling innovation
The habits of thirty years are not easily broken.
It was pleasant just to watch this girl with her bouncing energy and her happy laugh. Often my father would cock his head admiringly and repeat,"smartest thing I ever did, hiring that girl."
Before we could find an answer, and before our vague irritation could turn to anger, however, she came to us. She said she was leaving.
"Leaving?"we asked, startled.
inaudibly
blink
Why not speed up your reading?
triple boost
enroll
plow
plough
trudge home
confer
superficially 浅薄的
clatter
frustrating experience
you are slowed down to a snail's pace.
Soon he began reading everthing, even light fiction, at the same turtle's pace.
But don't daydream.
If you stumble over unfamiliar words, try to guess the meaning from the context, then check the meaning in a dictionary later.
Make your eyes literally leap, over lines of print and try to grasp the meaning of whole phrases at a time.
The secret of success is constant practice. The pay-off will be worth the effort.
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