Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, grayish substance.
盡管那只瓶子呈淡綠色，但細心的客人很快就會發現瓶里裝的是一種看上去黏稠，顏色發灰的東西。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 52 Mud is mud
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
prep. 不管;盡管（自己）不愿意;不在乎;雖有;
n. 侮辱;憎恨;怨恨;輕蔑的拒絕或不承認;
?? de(down)+spi(see)+te(名詞后綴)→侮辱；輕蔑；不顧；縱使
"Despite being a big star, she's very approachable."
她雖然是個大明星，卻非常平易近人。
近義：indocility, rancor, rancour, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy
n. 瓶子;一瓶（的量）;（嬰兒）奶瓶;酒;
vt. 把…裝入瓶中;控制;
vi. （街頭藝人演出后）收攏錢幣;
?? butta(桶)+le(表示縮小的名詞后綴)→瓶
"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：cork, backbone, valor, valour, boldness, braveness
adj. 微妙的;熟練的;纖弱的;易損的;
?? de一再+lic引誘+ate做→一再引誘人的→精美的，優美的
"The UN must perform a delicate balancing act between the different sides in the conflict."
聯合國必須在沖突各方之間擔任公正的協調工作。
近義：sensible, ticklish, perishable, shortcrust, weak, breakable
反義：resistive, strong, tough, stout, hard, impolite
n. 訪問者;參觀者;游客;候鳥;
?? visit參觀+or表示人→參觀者，觀光者，游客，訪問者
"It was a lavish reception as befitted a visitor of her status."
這場鋪張的招待可算得正適合她這種身份的來訪者。
近義：incomer, arriver, visit, visitant, caller, comer
n. 注意;布告;警告;預告;
vt.& vi. 注意;
vt. 通知;留心;關照;注意到;
vi. 引起注意;
?? not知道，注意+ice表名詞 → 注意；通知
"The notice was set above the door, and I didn't see it."
通知貼在門的上方, 我沒看見.
近義：apprehend, note, observe, perceive, realize, see
反義：ignore, overlook, pass, unheed, disregard, neglect