北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 26(4)-7

[00:00.00]But she stifled¹ the children's laughter
[00:02.74]when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet² was,
[00:05.38]putting it on,
[00:06.30]and dabbing³ some of the perfume on her wrist.
[00:09.97]Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day
[00:12.10]just long enough to say,
[00:14.38]"Mrs Thompson, today you smelled just like
[00:17.59]my mother used to."
[00:20.54]After the children left
[00:22.45]she cried for at least an hour.
[00:24.62]From that day on,
[00:26.11]she no longer felt as if she was
[00:27.54]just teaching reading,writing and arithmetic.
[00:30.64]Instead, she began to teach children.
[00:34.58]Mrs Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy
[00:37.25]As she worked with him,
[00:38.66]his mind seemed to come alive.
[00:40.95]By the end of the year,
[00:42.86]Teddy had become one of the smartest children
[00:44.48]in the class.
[00:44.48]

1 stifled   

（使）窒息， （使）窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 )； 镇压，遏制； 堵

参考例句：

• The gas stifled them. 煤气使他们窒息。
• The rebellion was stifled. 叛乱被镇压了。

2 bracelet   

n.手镯，臂镯

参考例句：

• The jeweler charges lots of money to set diamonds in a bracelet.珠宝匠要很多钱才肯把钻石镶在手镯上。
• She left her gold bracelet as a pledge.她留下她的金手镯作抵押品。

3 dabbing   

石面凿毛，灰泥抛毛

参考例句：

• She was crying and dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief. 她一边哭一边用手绢轻按眼睛。
• Huei-fang was leaning against a willow, dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief. 四小姐蕙芳正靠在一棵杨柳树上用手帕揉眼睛。 来自子夜部分