These days I am reading a book called 《Mixed Blessings》, which is telling about race problems mainly in Mexico. Still, there are some good sentences worthing studying, so I ll pick some out here. The words in black is from the book.
Magdalena was impeccably dressed in a white cotton sundress with comfortable shoes and a flowing wide-brim straw bonnet with a champagne-colored silk hatband.
译文：马格达莱娜无可挑剔地身着一件白色的棉质太阳裙，穿着舒适的鞋子，带着一顶飘逸的宽檐草帽，草帽上还带着香槟色的丝质帽带。
这句话描述一个女性的着装，非常具有画面感，同时告诉了我们几个常见词的英文表达。
wide brim 宽帽檐(brim 自然就是帽檐的意思了)
straw bonnet 草帽
hatband 帽带
In her well-appointed guesthouse, Kim was impressed not just by the obvious wealth of the family, but by the way the room was decorated. It was stocked with pieces of Hollywood memorabilia,……
这句话里面的 well-appointed 的意思是设备齐全，陈设讲究的意思，英文释义为 having all the necessary equipment; having comfortable and attractive furniture, etc.（来自Oxford Learners Dictionaries）。并不是想象中的 事先约好的意思哦。
The arid ranch was rejuvenated by a massive sprinkler system that transformed the dusty land into earth that could produce beautiful avocados, grapefruit, olives, and a host of vegetables.
译文：一个巨大的洒水系统使这片干旱的土地重获生机，这个洒水系统把尘土飞扬的土地变成了可种植的土地，能够生产出漂亮的鳄梨、葡萄柚、橄榄和许多蔬菜。
arid [ˈærɪd] 干旱的
rejuvenate [rɪˈdʒuːvəneɪt] 英文释义为： to make sb/sth look or feel younger or more lively。使有活力。
a host of 意思是很多的，后接可数名词复数。
Next to her was a well-groomed short woman with striking plain facial features wearing a pair of large unattractive yellow-wired glasses.
译文：她旁边是一个打扮得很好的矮个子女人，五官清秀，戴着一副不好看的黄色大眼镜。
well-groomed 被小心照料的；梳洗得整洁的(.the bride and groom.) 新娘与新郎
striking /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/ 引人注目的 英文释义为 interesting and unusual enough to attract attention （来自Oxford Learners Dictionaries）
plain face 相貌平平
yellow-wired glasses.黄框眼镜
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