英语博客：Basic Pronunciation Practice 20 + Interactive English.

 　　Liz: It's nice to get back and put our feet up.

　　Mother: You're telling me! My feet are killing¹ me. But we had such a lovely day, dear.

　　Father: I had no idea that there were such wonderful museums in this city.

　　Mother: I could have spent all day in the art gallery.

　　Liz: Me too Mum; and I was thrilled that there was an exhibition of Paul Klee. I love his work.

　　Father: No, that's not my cup of tea, - too many squares and rectangles².

　　Liz: Oh Dad. It's expressionism. There's a world of expression and depth in all his shapes.

　　Father: Well, there's nothing quite like a Rafael Santi's battle scene.

　　Liz: That's not my cup of tea, thank you very much. I'm a pacifist.

　　Mother: Oh, they're all splendid in their own ways. Today was just the ticket. We're so fortunate to have access to great art.

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1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 rectangles   

n.长方形，矩形( rectangle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The open rectangles represent typical elements of the ion fluid. 空心的矩形表示典型的离子流体元。 来自辞典例句
• Label the rectangles, and illustrate and describe how one grouping or element affects others. 为每个方块图添加上标签和注解，并描述每个分组或者元素如何影响其他分组和元素。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓