词条 | writing 8888 |
释义 | Writing for unit 2 8 The “bother to” in paragraph 10,(","去掉) means don’t want to do. In the next sentence, “go stand on their head” is an informal structure meaning(which means) “go to stand on their head”. And the word “flag” is a verb. It means “decline in energy, activity, interest, etc. the(The) author uses exaggeration to indicate that a showoff will so the most absurd things to attract attention. Literally it means if the audience gets tired of watching him, the showoff would even stand on his head. In the fourth and fifth lines of Paragraph ten, there is an “and yes”. I want to know what it is meaning. Then I read the next line of the sentence. Also in this sentence, the author uses three adjectives to describe the Narcissistic showoffs’ behavior. Those words are “adorable”, “charming” and “amusing”. But the author pointed(points) out the condition that is when they around the age of six. In the 11th paragraph, the “brooding darkly” means long face and think hardly. |
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