这一章读起来比较轻松有趣,是这一周来读的最感兴趣的一章啦!了解了苏东坡在黄州的生活,知道了东坡居士名字的由来,还有东坡肉,河东狮吼竟然和苏东坡有关,哈哈!
Words and expressions
1....and i crave your pardon for the intrusion.
crave:verb,to have a very strong desire for sth; to ask for sth seriously
eg:She always craved excitement.
I must crave your pardon.
2...and the work of clearing the rubble and converting it into rice fields was a backbreaking task.
backbreaking:adj,(of physicial work) very hard and tiring
eg:Technology has advanced, the requirement for backbreaking toil has diminished.
But Tungpo was really hard up.
be hard up:when you say you are hard up for sth it means you don't have enough sth or have too little or too few things
eg:We are hard up for ideas.
3.Now i really know your truly amiable character and entertain the hope that in my old age when we meet again ...
entertain:verb,to consider or allow yourself to think about an idea,a hope,a feeling,etc心存,怀有想法,希望,感情,(熟词生义)
eg:He entertained the notion of moving to South America.