Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box an suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.
弗蘭克輕輕地把陶器拿出箱子，突然發現在箱底有一幅微型畫，
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 溫柔地;輕輕地;有禮貌地;文雅地;
?? gent溫和的+ly...地 →輕輕地；溫柔地，溫和地
"The flowers were gently swaying in the breeze ."
花兒在微風中輕輕舞動。
近義：mildly, softly, lightly, slightly, careful, mannerly
反義：loutishly, abusively, rudely, scurrilously, uncivilly, ungraciously
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
?? sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他發覺自己醒了過來，而且高度警覺。
近義：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反義：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
adj. 小型的，微小的;
n. 微型復制品;微小模型;微型畫;微型人像畫;
vt. 使成小型;把…畫成纖細畫;縮寫;
?? mini小+a+ture名詞后綴，物品→小物品→小畫象
"a rare breed of miniature horses"
一種罕見的小矮馬
近義：miniscule, minuscule, thumbnail, tiny, minuscular, lilliputian
反義：mammoth, voluminous, whopping, overwhelming, enormous, gargantuan
n. 繪畫;油畫;上色，著色;顏料，油漆;
v. 繪畫（ paint的現在分詞）;涂色于;
?? paint畫畫 + ing 表名詞 → 油畫；繪畫；著色
"I don't know if the painting is authentic."
我不知道這幅畫是不是真跡。
近義：paintwork, picture, canvas
n. （實）例，事例;情況，狀況;訴訟（事件），案件，判例;容器（箱，盒）;
vt. 把…裝入箱（或盒等）內;加蓋于;包圍，圍住;[俚語]（尤指盜竊前）探察，偵查，窺測;
?? cas(to fall)+e→事件；事情；場合；狀態；訴訟事件；患者
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他們申請早日審理他們的案子.
近義：incident, instance, occasion, occurrence, opportunity, circumstance