单词

fascinate v 迷住 i am fascinated by the story

be/find... endlessly fascinating

fascination n 魅力

have a fascination for... 对....有特别的魅力

affectionate

affection n 爱 maternal/paternal affection 母爱/父爱

mysterious adj 神秘的

mystery n 谜

be a mystery to sb Its a complete mystery to me why she married him at all

submissive adj 服从的

submit to ... yield/bow to... 服从于 be subject to sth 取决于，服从于

feline adj 猫的 canine/aquiline/porcine/equine/bovine(狗，鹰。猪，马，牛)

independence n 独立

be independent of... 独立于

be dependent on ... 依赖于

短语

双重否定

never fail to do sth... 总是能做某事

no shortage 有的是 not uncommon常见的，不新鲜的

Nobody is without his faults人无完人
Nothing is impossible to a willing mind 有志者事竟成

live/lead a ...life 过着一种怎样的生活

of one's own 自己的 i want a room of my own

in the (same) way that... 正如...一样

be suspicious/skeptical of/about 对...有疑心的

for life = for the rest of one's life

all one's life= throughout one's life

there is a good deal of truth in ...很有道理

is based/founded/rests/ supported on fact

have sth in common 有某些共同的...

share sth 有共同的...

We share an interest in history我们对历史有共同的兴趣

fall off/from sth/ fall sth

die from... 更强调外因 die of ... 更强调内因

there is a shortage of ... 缺乏...

suffer(from)sth

far -> farther/further(程度更深)

at a great speed

stretch out 伸展开 stretch one's legs 做的太久，出去走走