Pride and Prejudice Day 16

1.sparkle

VERB

sparkle(with sth) to shine brightly with small flashes of light 闪烁；闪耀

  sparkle(with sth) to be full of life, enthusiasm or humour 生气勃勃；热情奔放；神采飞扬

NOUN

a series of flashes of light produced by light hitting a shiny surface 闪烁（或闪耀）的光

the quality of being lively and original 生动新颖；亮点

造句She always sparkles at parties.

原句Mrs. Bennet’s eyes sparkled.

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2.fortnight

NOUN

two weeks 兩星期

造句A fortnight later she was dead.

原句About a month ago I received this letter; and about a fortnight ago I answered it.

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3.trespass

VERB

trespass(on sth) to enter land or a building that you do not have permission or the right to enter 擅自進入，非法侵入（他人的土地或建築物）

to do sth wrong 做錯事

trespass on sth

( formal) to make unfair use of sb's time, help, etc. 濫用，不公正地利用（別人的時間、幫助等）

NOUN

an act of trespassingon land 非法侵入（他人土地）

sth that you do that is morally wrong 罪過

造句      We really must not trespass on his hospitality.

原句

… and shall probably trespass on your hospitality till the Saturday se’ennight following…

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4.disposed

ADJ

disposed(to do sth) willing or prepared to

do sth 傾向於；有意於；樂意

( following an adverb 用於副詞後 ) disposedto/towards sb/sth having a good/bad opinion of a person or thing 對…有好感（或惡感）

造句She seemed disposed to that.

原句and if he is disposed to make them any amends,I shall not be the person to discourage him.

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5.

admiration     

noun a feeling of respect and liking for sb/sth 欽佩；讚賞；羨慕

admired

adj. 受人钦佩的；感到羡慕的

v. 羡慕，赞美；钦佩（admire的过去分词）

praised

adj. 被称赞的

v. 称赞，表扬（praise的过去分词）

commendation

noun

( formal) praise; approval 讚揚；稱讚；贊成；嘉許

commendation(for sth) an award or official statement giving public praise for sb/sth 獎品；獎勵；表揚

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6. As for their mother, Mr. Collins’s letter had done away much of her illwill,and she was preparing to see him with a degree of composure which astonished her husband and daughters.

平时班内特太太经常情绪化，她难得的平静反而让丈夫与女儿们有点不适应。

His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.

这句话很有意思，他的空气…。这里应该是用了借代，用科林的空气代替了他的气质。

This gallantry was not much to the taste of some of his hearers.

不符合别人的口味，要求之类的

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7.Summary

Mr. Bennet declared his heir Mr. Colins will come and show Mr Colins' letter to his family.Mr. Colins promised compensation and a lot of commendation let Mrs.Bennet very happy.