Goodbye, Mr.Chips by James Hilton(1900-1954)
Chapter 1
契普斯先生毕业之后，一直在Brookfield任教；本书讲的是他一生的故事。
积累句型
When you are getting on in years, you get very sleepy at times, and the hours seem to pass like lazy cattle moving across a landscape.
Rarely did he read more than a page of it before slow came swiftly and peacefully. 倒装句
it was a frequent picture in his mind, that summer day with the sunlight filtering through the dust in Wetherby's study.
filter: (光或声)隐约透过，缓缓传至；If light or sound filters into a place, it comes in weakly or slowly, either through a partly covered opening, or from a long distance away.
And as Chips sat by his fire with autumn gales rattling the windows, the waves of humor and sadness swept over him very often until tears fell, so that when Mrs. Wickett came in with his cup of tea she did not know whether he had been laughing or crying.
sweep: If someone sweeps you off your feet, you fall in love with them very quickly because you find them very attractive or exciting.
摘录来自: James Hilton. “Goodbye Mr. Chips。” iBooks.
积累短语
1. die a natural death 同源动词，名词
die young; die a hero
live a peaceful life
dream a sweet dream
2. put a strain on his heart: to burden or overload the heart
3. put in for 申请
4. take up a firm attitude from the beginning
wake up to alarm and take up the challenge--by 群友
5. pounce on: 揪出，抓住错误等；If someone pounces onsomething such as a mistake, they quickly draw attention to it, usually in order to gain an advantage for themselves or to prove that they are right.
6. inherited tradition
积累词汇
1. Greenwich /'ɡri:nidʒ/ 注意读音 格林尼治
2. sprightliness=exuberance
3. rag: to rag sb means to make fun of them in an unkind way
4. queer: sth that is queer is strange
5. recollection: If you have a recollection of something, you remember it.
6. sth is your strong point=strong suit=forte
7. ordeal: 煎熬；磨难；折磨；If you describe an experience or situation as an ordeal, you think it is difficult and unpleasant.
8. lusty: 精力充沛的；生气勃勃的；健壮的；If you say that something is lusty, you mean that it is healthy and full of strength and energy.
9. implacable: 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词] 不能安抚的;无法平息的;毫不妥协的；If you say that someone is implacable, you mean that they have very strong feelings of hostility or disapproval which nobody can change.
10. scowl: 作怒容;沉下脸;绷着脸；When someone scowls, an angry or hostile expression appears on their face.
#每日一句#
“You are a young man, Mr. Chipping, and Brookfield is an old foundation. Youth and age often combine well. Give your enthusiasm to Brookfield, and Brookfield will give you something in return.”
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