Day17 The Gay Genius C18

Words and expressions

1. Now came the official farewell parties and requests from his many friends for autographed scripts, of which he tossed off a great many.

toss off: to perform, write, quickly and easily

仿写: He tossed off several papers in half an hour.

2. It was a motley company of gentry and poor folks that sent him off.

motley: a group of people or things that are very different from each other and do not seem to belong together

仿写: His pockets contained a motley collection of coins, movie ticket, and candies.

3.  In order to carry out my duty I had to wrangle with the farmers and merchants about weights and measures.

wrangle with: a long and complicated argument with sb

仿写: Don't wrangle with others over trifles.

4. The son, who he knew was a scoundrel, was pilloried and in chains.

scoundrel: a bad or dishonest man, especially someone who cheats or deceives other people

仿写: They described the man as a scoundrel.

Summary

本章主要介绍了苏东坡几经辗转与波折，并没有如他所想的过上安宁的隐居生活，而是听从了朝廷的吩咐去登州担任太守，最后奉召进京。