Chapter1

Chapter 1

五个句子：

表示捉弄：

because he had been ragged/ tricked there a good deal

形容老年人的生活：

When you are getting on in years it is nice to sit by the fire and drink a cup of tea.

觉得这里可以结合每周一段用于以后写老年人的退休生活的作文中：

Many people have formed an unrealistic picture of  retirement. We sometimes imagine retirement to be a sort of  paradise where all concerns will vanish. Without the trifles from work ,we sit by the fire, drink a cup of tea and watch the TV shows. 

表示对一件事记忆犹新

Queer that a thing like that should stay in the memory so clearly. 

表示回报：

Give your enthusiasm to Brookfield and Brookfield will give you something in return.

可作为语料积累，比如替换Brookfield为English，study，sports

给出建议：

take up a firm attitude from the beginning, that's the secret of it.

五个单词/短语：

getting on in years:上年纪

rag：戏弄；嘲笑；对…搞恶作剧。以前只知道表示破旧，熟词僻义，老用法。

gather：熟词僻义，以前只知道聚集的意思，可表示猜测。

pitiless：在口语中，what a pity经常用，但是很少关注到pitiless，表示残酷无情的。

cover one's nervousness: 掩饰某人的紧张。

take up the challenge

倒装句：

Rarely did we say that ……

You are going to die a very natural death, if you die at all.（如果你真的会死的话）

that one never knows

表示强项：strong point/ suit/forte

relentless/implacable badgering 无休无止的软磨硬泡