Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace
Pastoral reverie
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The quiet life of the country ahs never appealed to me. City born and city bred. I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasional visit during the weekend. Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country. Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of hem has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months. Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life. He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living. Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures. This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture. My friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV - virtually the only form of entertainment. He says nothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work. Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me. They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.
If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find the city can provide you with the best that life can offer. You never have to travel miles to see your friends. They invariably live nearby and are always available for an informal chat or an evening's entertainment. Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat. For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning. As the play draws to its close, they wonder whether they will ever catch that last train home. The cit dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort. The latest exhibitions, films, or plays are only a short bus ride away. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure. The latest exhibitions, films, or plays are only a short bus ride away. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure. There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best. Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry. Nor is the city without its moments of beauty. There is something comforting about the warm glow shed by advertisements on cold wet winter nights. Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country. It has always been a mystery to me who city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.
II】 【New words and expressions Lesson
illusion n. Fantasy, illusion
pastoral adj. Pastoral
breed v. nurture
rapture n. pleased
extol v. praise, praise
superior adj. superior
cockcrow n. cock
twitter v. (bird) squeaking, shouting numerous Cha called
glint v. flashing
pasture n. Ranch
idyllic adj. Pastoral Poetry
virtually adv. almost; almost
dubious adj. suspicious, skeptical
privilege n. privileges
misery n. suffering
acquaintance n. acquaintance
treat n. a rare pleasure to enjoy
dweller n. occupants < br> stagger v. shaking; stumble
exotic adj. look almost ordinary, external
glow n. incandescent
descend v. whereabouts came
tuck v. indent, hidden
obstinately adv. stubbornly, obstinately
illusion n. illusion, illusion
under illusion that / under the impression that
I am under the impression that you are honest.
We live under the illusion .
I am under the impression that he will help me every day.
under no illusion that
We live under no illusion that country life is beautiful.
have illusion about / have no illusion about < br> delusion illusion (mental patients)
Eg: He is under the delusion that somebody will kill him tomorrow.
He lives under the delusion that he will be killed sometime.
vision irresolute King
Eg : I live under the vision that I have a bright future.
illusioned adj. full of fantasy
Eg: The world of children is illusioned.
illusionary adj. illusion, the illusion of
Eg: Donrt believe in him. What he said is illusionary picture.
illusive adj. false, unreliable
Eg: What he described was illusive. Donrt depend on him any more.
imaginary
imaging
Eg: I canrt imagine building Great Wall.
imaginary fictional
Eg: The story is imaginary, Donrt be taken in.
imaginary
The story is imaginary. Donrt be taken in.
imaginative imaginative
Children are more imaginative than adults.
unimaginative unimaginative
imaginable can imagine, (and to be where he is after the word)
This is the idea / way imaginable.
imaginary / imaginative / imaginable / unimaginatice
We are imaginative
illusionary / imaginary fictional
pastoral adj. Pastoral
breed v. nurture
vt. breed / bred / bred
breed / raise / bring up / rear
raise / breed pets
raise / breed dogs.
Do you raise dogs?
educate
As a mother, you must breed good manners into your child.
rear support,
I must rear the child because I have the duty.
He rears / breeds / raises two dogs.
grow / plant tree
cause / lead / result in / give rise to
War breeds misery and ruin. war led to the destruction and misery.
Your carelessness bred the accident
breed in and in consanguineous marriage, reproduction
breed out the same and out of non-consanguineous marriage, heterologous reproduction
breed / raise / bring up / cause
rapture n. pleased
great joy / delight
At the news, they are in raptures.
At the news, they are great delighted.
in raptures (about / over sth.) (on hh) ecstatic
I am in raptures about the new book.
go into raptures (over / about / at sth.) (on hh) are very happy!
He went into raptures when he heard the good news.
joy / happiness
We have a good time and we are full of happiness.
delight happy, joy, stronger degree of joy, but not as good as rapture, rapture is not as less formal,
I feel delighted == I am in raptures
ecstasy addiction; ecstasy
He is in ecstasy.
enchant v enchantment fascinated,
He was enchanted in thoughts.
elation elated; triumphant
He has got the feeling of elation.
bliss bliss; not yet happy
Nothing in the world can make you happier than bliss.
A sound sleep is my bliss
glee joy, pleasure, favor (poetry)
rapture / in raptures / go into raptures / joy / happiness / delight / ecstasy < br> / enchantment / elation / bliss / glee
extol v. praise, praise
vt. praise
I canrt find a good word to praise you / your ability.
I want to extol the virtues of human beings.
compliment v. & n. compliment
Do you often compliment ...?< br> exalt praise, praise, flatter
You disgust me. why do you extol such a stupid person .
laud praise
I want to do nothing but laud you.
What do you want to laud me?
I want to laud your beauty, ability and your wealth.
extol / praise / compliment / exalt / laud
superior adj. superior
better than the average
no comparative and superlative
be superior to favorable than h
In my opinion, town life is superior to country life.
interior
be interior to lower than h, as h
Country life is superior to city life
superior / interior
senior
senior high school
junior
The word is basic
junior high school
senior / junior
posterior / prior after / before
This work is prior to that one.
of no confidence / importance / significance
It should be inferior to that one.
superior / inferior / senior / junior / posterior / prior
be prior to
cockcrow n. cock
twitter v. (bird) squeak squeak call, shouting numerous Cha called
glint v. flashing
shine / flash / glitter
flash flickering flash that can also mean out of the light anti-reflective mirror
Eg: A lighthouse is flashing in the distance.
glim expressed through a medium of light shone through, for example through the vast fog light
Eg: Through the fog, we saw a lighthouse glimming.
glint that faint light flashing rapidly, such as the dew under the sun flashing light
Eg: The sun glinted through the leaves.
glisten wet shiny reflection on the object, or brilliant weak
Eg: The white snow glistened in all the colors of rainbow.
flicker candles or oil lamps that when the dying of the light emitted by the flickering light
Eg: On the cold night, I sat in front of the only one candle which was flickering.
flash / glim / glint / glisten / flicher
pasture n. Ranch
idyllic adj. Pastoral Poetry
He is leading an idyllic life
virtually adv. almost; almost
dubious adj. suspicious, skeptical
doubtful / uncertain / questionable / suspicious / sceptical
dubious
be dubious about / of doubt on the h, for h not sure, mainly expressed uncertainty, uncertainty
doubt / suspect
Eg: I suspect that he stole the car last night. more positive tone of suspicion
I doubt whether he stole the car. tone, not quite sure
suspicious / doubtful
Cats are suspicious of human beings.
I am not sure about your ability to do so.
I am doubtful of your ability.
I am dubious about your ability.
questionable stressed questioned, there are problems and worth controversial
This is a questionable conclusion / decision.
sceptical skepticism, doubt (formal usage)
suspicious
Your idea is sceptical.
dubious / dubious about ( of) / doubtful / uncertain / suspicious / sceptical / questionable
privilege n. privileges
misery n. suffering
acquaintance n. acquaintance
treat n. a rare pleasure to enjoy
be one's treat
1.h treat == sb. stand treat
Eg: Let's go to have dinner. It's my treat
treat sb. to
take sb. to dinner
Eg: Itrs my pleasure to take you to dinner.
stand treat
I stand treat my party.
2. treat
treat sb. as
I treat him as my best friend.
treat with sb. with someone talks
I canrt bring it to a conclusion. I want to treat with you.
treat of sth. / sb. == speak of
We speak / treat of tramps contemptuously. < br> 2. honor and enjoy
Eg: Having dinner with you is my treat.
treat sb. to entertain a person h
Eg: It's my pleasure to treat you to dinner.
treat sb treated as a person by h
Eg: I treat him as my best friend.
treat with sb. with someone talks
Eg I can't bring it to a conclusion. I want to treat with you .
treat of sth. / sb. on the h, referred to the h, == speak of
Eg: We treat of tramps contemptuously.
dweller n. residents
stagger v. shaking; stumble
exotic adj. look almost ordinary, external
glow n. incandescent
descend v. whereabouts came
Eg: darkness descends very soon because winter is coming.
descend from passed down from ......
Eg: The watch descended from his grandfather.
descend on / upon a sudden attack,
He visited me suddenly.
He looked me up suddenly.
He called on me suddenly.
Yesterday, my best friend descended on me.
descend to pass ......< br> descend from ... to
descend / descend from / descend to / descend on / descend upon
drop
I dropped the glass onto the floor.
ascend ant.
The aeroplane is ascending at tremendous speed.
tuck v. indent, hidden < br> obstinately adv. stubbornly, obstinately
obstinate adj. stubborn and not easily changed by others
Eg: If you are an obstinate person, nobody can change your mind.
stubbom stubborn
Eg : He is such a stubborn person that he insists on finishing what he wants to do.
Donrt try to persuade him because he is an obstinate person.
persistent
persist
Eg: If you always follow your friends around, I should say, you are a persist person.
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