Chapter6
Expressions
1. supercilious=self important=arch
a supercilious person, smile, attitude
傲慢的人﹑ 微笑﹑ 态度
The shop assistant was very supercilious towards me when I asked for some help. 我要买东西招呼售货员时, 那个售货员对我不屑一顾.
2. impertinent=rude, cheeky
impertinent remarks 粗鲁的言语 an impertinent child 没有礼貌的孩子 It would be impertinent to suggest that he was always wrong. 说他从无是处未免不够礼貌.
3. appetite=desire
appetite for
He had no appetite for the fight. 他毫无斗志.
When I was ill I completely lost my appetite. 我生病时完全没有食慾.
4. conceit=egoism
The conceit of the man -- comparing his own work with Picasso's! 这个自高自大的人--竟把自己的作品跟毕加索的相比!
5. propriety=civility
propriety of sth
The way tourists dress offends local standards of propriety. 这些游客的穿着在当地人的眼中简直不成体统.
Sentences
1. She is not acting by design.
2. Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other, or even so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least.
3. A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
