第82篇日记。
1.「account」:常见的意思是“账户”,此处是“叙述,描绘”的意思。
原句:I have given this account of the “Frost King” affair because it was important in my life and education
例句: He was too shocked to give an account of what had happened.
2.「faculty」:常见的意思是“(大学的)全体教员”,此处是“才能,技能(formal, a particular skill that someone has)”的意思。
原句:I wrote timidly, fearfully, but resolutely, urged on by my teacher, who knew that if I persevered, I should find my mental foothold again and get a grip on my faculties.
例句:She had a great faculty for absorbing information.
inlaid with 镶嵌着...
bundles of 满是
little more than 仅仅是
bear out 证实;支持
blame on 把责任推给…怪到…头上
clutch at 试图突然抓住, 抓向
emerge from 从(困境中)摆脱出来,出头