Lesson 95 A fantasy 纯属虚构

　　When the Ambassador or Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

　　'What has happened?' she asked.

　　句子讲解：

　　1、When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.

　　当艾斯卡罗比亚国的大使回家吃午饭的时候，把他的妻子吓坏了。

　　语言点 get a shock大吃一惊

　　Ambassador [æm'bæsədə]

　　n. 大使;代表;使节

　　例句:

　　1. He later became Ambassador to France.

　　后来成为驻法国的大使。

　　Escalopia :艾斯卡罗比亚(虚构的国名)

　　shock [ʃɔk]

　　n. 休克;震惊;震动;打击;禾束堆

　　vt. 使休克;使震惊;使震动;使受电击;把…堆成禾束堆

　　vi. 感到震惊;受到震动;堆成禾束堆

　　adj. 浓密的;蓬乱的

　　例句:

　　I'm not easily shocked,but his deed was too disgusting.

　　我几乎从不发火，可刚才他的行为实在太可恶了。
 

　　2、He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

　　他看上去脸色苍白，衣服破烂不堪。

　　语言点 in a frightful state表示"惨不忍睹"。

　　pale [peil]

　　adj. 苍白的;无力的;暗淡的

　　n. 前哨;栅栏;范围

　　vt. 使失色;使变苍白;用栅栏围

　　vi. 失色;变苍白;变得暗淡

　　例句:

　　1. John's face paled at the bad news.

　　听到这个坏消息约翰脸色发白。

　　frightful ['fraitful]

　　adj. 可怕的;惊人的;非常的

　　例句:

　　 America today is a world away from the cruel and frightful bigotry of that time.

　　美国今天已经是一个远远离开了当年那种残暴、丑恶的偏执的世界。

　　state [steit]

　　n. 国家;州;情形

　　vt. 规定;声明;陈述

　　adj. 国家的;州的;正式的

　　例句:

　　 He stated his views to me.

　　他向我说明了他的观点。

　　3、'What has happened? 'she asked.

　　"发生了什么事?"她问道。