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Question:Whatkindofaharvestwerethenewly-wedsgoingtohaveinthefirstdayoftheirfirstspringsowing?Fortheyoungcouple,thefirstdayoftheirfirstspringsowingwasanextremelyimportantday,becauseitnotonlywoulddeterminethecroptheywouldharvestinautumn,butalsowouldshowwhatkindofwifeandhusbandtheywouldprovetoeachotherandwhatkindoffamilytheyweregoingtohave.Inthebarnafterbreakfast,whentheyweregettingthepotatoseedsandthelineformeasuringthegroundandthespade...ThePotatoComestoIrelandBirthplace:AmericaIrelandMostEuropeancountriesStoriesOthersspeculatethatthepotatowasheduponthebeachesofIrelandaspartoftheshipwreckoftheSpanishArmada,whichhadsunkofftheIrishcoastinaviolentstorm.NooneissureexactlywhointroducedthepotatotoIreland.SomebelieveitwasthefamousEnglishexplorer,seacaptainandpoet,WalterRaleigh....Martinfelloverabasketinthehalf-darknessofthebarn,hesworeandsaidthatamanwouldbebetteroffdeadthan…(Para.4)bebetteroff(doingsth):bewiser(todosthspecified);inamorefavorablepositionorfinancialcircumstances.eg:Theywouldbebetteroffflyingthandrivingthere....Martintrippedoverabasketbecauseitwasstillverydarkinthebarn.Hecursedandsaidthatitwouldbebetterforhimtodiethan(tohavetogetupatsuchanearlyhourandbegintheday’stoil---probablyfortherestofhislife).touserudeoroffensivelanguage,usu.becauseofangerswear:a.~(atsb/sth):touserudeoroffensivelanguage,usuallybecauseyou'reangryb.tomakeaseriouspromisetodosthc.~(tosb)/~onsth:topromisethatyouaretellingthetruthd.~onsth:tomakeapublicorofficialpromise,especiallyincourte.~sbtosecrecity/silence:tomakesbpromisenottotellsthtoanyone你怎么听任他那么骂你呢？Whydidyoulethimswearatyoulikethat?他发誓要向那个杀死他父亲的人报仇。Hesworerevengeonthemanwhohadkilledhisfather.我可以对天发誓，这跟我一点关系也没有。IsweartoGod.Ihadnothingtodowithit.别忘记，你宣过誓要讲实话。Remember,youhavesworntotellthetruth.关于已发生的事，每个人都依照要求起誓不外传。Everyonewassworntosecrecyaboutwhathadhappened.swearbysb/sth:a.tonamesb/sthtoshowthatyouaremakingaseriouspromise.我向全能的上帝起誓，我以下所说句句属实。IswearbyalmightyGodthatIwilltellthetruth.b.tobecertainthatsthisgoodoruseful(notusedintheprogressivetenses)她深信冥思有助于缓解压力。Sheswearsbymeditationasawayofrelievingstress.Martin,shesaid,letusnotbeginthisdaycrosswithoneanother.(Para.4)adj.annoyedorveryangrybecross(withsb)(aboutsth):beratherangryorirritated;annoyed;ill-temperedWhencrossisusedasanoun,howmanymeaningshaveyoumastered?Whenaverb?Whenanadjective?请别发火，让我来解释一下。Pleasedon'tgetcross.Letmeexplain.Andtherewasatremorinhervoice.(Para.4)n.aslightshakingmovementinapartofone'sbody,usu.causedbycoldorfeartremor:asmallearthquakeinwhichthegroundshakesslightly.anearthtremor.地动shiver,tremble,quiver,shake,tremor词义辨析shiver:~(withsth)(ofaperson)toshakeslightlybecauseyouarecold,frightened,excited,etc.常指因寒冷或情绪突变而出现短时间的轻微快速的颤抖。toshiverwithcold/excitement/pleasuretremble:~(withsth)toshakeinawaythatyoucannotcntrol,especiallybecauseyouareverynervous,excited,frightened,etc.;toshakeslightly;tobeveryworriedorfrightened.quiver:toshakeslightly,tomakeaslightmovement.shake:~(withsth)tomakeshortquickmovementsthatyoucannot,forexamplebecauseyouarecoldorafraid.tremor:aslightshakingmovementinapartofone'sbody,usu.causedbycoldorfear;asmallearthquakeinwhichthegroundshakesslightly.(onlyusedasanoun)1.Aftershelearnedoftheaccident,thegirlbeganto______likealeaf.2.Leaves________inthebreeze.3.Thelittlegirl_________atthethoughtofgettingintothedarkhousealone.4.Herlips_________andthenshestartedtocry.5.I_________atthethoughtofhavingtomakeaspeech.6.Therewasaslight________inhisvoice.7.Thememoryofwhathappenedtohimthatdaymadehim_______withanger.Choosetherightwordandfilltheblankswithitscorrectformsbyusingshiver,tremble,quiver,shake,tremor.shaketrembleshiveredquiveredtrembledtremorquvierAndsomehow,astheyembraced,alltheirirritationandsleepinessleftthem.AndtheystoodthereembracinguntilatlastMartinpushedherfromhimwithpretendedroughnessandsaid:“Come,come,girl,itwillbesunsetbeforewebeginatthisrate.”(Para.4)progressingatthisspeedHowever,alloftheunhappinessanddrowsinessmeltedawaywiththeirhug.Theyremainedineachother’sarmsuntilfinallyMartinpushedheraway,withpretendedroughness,toshowthathewasnowthebread-winnerofthefamilyandhadseriousworktodoandthereforemuststopthissentimentalnonsense,otherwisetheywouldnotbeabletogetanythingdoneinthewholeday.toputone'sarmsaroundaroundsb.asasighofloveorfriendshipwordsphrasessentencesswearbebetteroffcrossclustertakecompleteholdofthrobglimmersoul我因他迟到而十分生气。Iwascrosswithhimforbeinglate.