Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey -- still in perfect condition.
想一想他們所感受到的驚奇和興奮 —— 當他們拆開包裝箱時，他們發現第4臺發動機就像蜂蜜一樣甜 —— 發動機完好無損。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt. 想，設想;想像;料想，猜想;誤認為;
vi. 想象;猜想，推測;
?? imag=image圖像+ine...的→有關圖像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在網球賽中,我竟被一位70高齡的老人擊敗,請想像一下我當時的驚愕狀態.
近義：ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
vt. 使驚奇;突襲;意外發現;
n. 驚喜，驚奇;意外的事;
?? sur突然+prise拿住，抓住→突然被抓住→吃驚
"The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise."
低通貨膨脹與低失業的同時出現是一大驚喜。
近義：maze, astonish, astound, stagger, startle, daunt
反義：aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
n. 快樂，高興;使人高興的東西或人;
vt. 使高興，使欣喜;
vi. 感到高興[快樂];
?? de加強+light光亮 → 使光亮 → 使高興
"They all cackled with delight."
他們都高興得嘎嘎地笑。
近義：humor, please, pleasure, recreate, satisfy, tickle
反義：irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
found
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詞根: found
vt. 創辦，成立，建立;
v. 發現（ find的過去式）;找到;到達;發覺;
?? found基礎 → 為(房屋等)打基礎，建立，創立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 燈里或瓶子中總是裝有妖怪.
近義：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反義：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
n. 第四;月的第四日;四分之一;第四音級;
adj. 第四的;四分之一的;
num. 第四;
?? four四+th第...\/...分之一 →第四，四分之一
"The Fourth of July domestic culinary pyromania is followed by community pyrotechnics."
七月四日,人們在家里食完人間煙火,接下去就是社區的煙花會.
近義：fourthly, quarter, quartern, quaternary