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Apparel makes the man.馬靠鞍裝，人靠衣裝。He was a tepid sort of fish.他是個(gè)不冷不熱的家伙。He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。n.地方主義，心胸狹窄的He wanted to escape from the provincialism of the small university where he taught.他所執(zhí)教是一所規(guī)模很小的大學(xué),他想擺脫存在於其中的地方主義桎梏。a.有辨識(shí)能力的She is a very discerning art critic.她是位眼光敏銳的藝術(shù)評論家。a.幽默的，滑稽的Facetious remarks are part of his stock-in-trade.講俏皮話是他的拿手好戲.v.掩飾，減輕，使（罪過等）顯得輕微Nothing can extenuate his base conduct.他的卑鄙行為無可掩飾。a.不重要的，外圍的Use your peripheral vision widely when moving from place to place.四處移動(dòng)時(shí)，用你的余光大范圍掃視四周。v.努力趕上（或超過），仿效You should emulate his good example.你應(yīng)該效法他的好榜樣。a.易燃的We must not take combustible goods aboard.我們切不可帶易燃物上車。a.端莊得體的The tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme.促膝談心是件非常雅致的事情。n.業(yè)余愛好者He is a master of that area even if he is a dilettante.雖然他只是個(gè)業(yè)余愛好者，但卻是一流的高手。a.仆人的；卑賤的It delighted him to perform menial offices.履行仆人的職責(zé)使他心花怒放。n.趣聞，花絮Do you know how hard it is to come up with another fascinating tidbit every day?你明白每天都要絞盡腦汁想一個(gè)吸引人的花絮有多么困難嗎？v.石化；嚇呆People are apt to petrify, even at a University, if they follow the same paths too persistently.當(dāng)有些人鉆進(jìn)牛角尖的時(shí)候,即使是在大學(xué)學(xué)府里,他們也會(huì)變得冥頑不化的a.好奇的A pat answer is not going to satisfy an inquisitive audience.陳腔爛調(diào)的答案不能滿足好奇的聽眾。a.柔和的Pastel colours are restful to the eye.清淡柔和的顏色可以養(yǎng)