第71篇日记。
「 strike 」:
常见意思为“击打,撞击”,这里是“钟表报时,鸣,敲”的意思。
原句:He held me on his knee while I examined his watch, and he made it strike for me.
例句: Did you hear the clock strike? 你听见钟响了吗?
「contain」:
常见意思为“容纳,包含”,这里是“抑制”的意思。
原句:I could not contain myself for joy。
例句:You had better contain yourself. 你最好抑制你自己。
go the rounds 传遍;巡回
curled up 卷着的;蜷缩
feel amused at 以…自娱,逗…笑
convert to (使)转而变为…,转变信仰
unconscious of 未发觉;不知道
enlist for 征募
by contrast with 和…相对比;与…比较起来
penetrate through 穿透