This temptation to cover the distance between himself and the reader,
這種企圖消除自己和讀者之間距離的作法，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 39 What every writer wants
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 誘惑，引誘;誘惑物;
?? tempt嘗試 + ation 名詞后綴→ 誘惑，引誘
"Push against temptation and you will get muscle in your character."
如果你能抵制誘惑,你的性格就會堅強起來.
近義：inclination, luring, desire, enticement
v. 遮蓋;掩蔽;涉及;灑上;
n. 覆蓋物;避難所;掩護;封面;
?? cover→覆蓋；遮蔽；占（時間或空間）；掩護；包括
"Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up."
政府高級官員必然已經默許掩蓋真相。
近義：hide, line, roof, seal, veil, blanket
反義：uncap, uncork, uncover, bare, undress, expose
n. 距離，路程;遠處;疏遠;（時間的）間隔，長久;
vt. 把…遠遠甩在后面;疏遠;與…保持距離;
?? dist距離 + ance 表名詞，狀態、情況、性質、行為 → n.距離,間距;遠處
"A peal of church bells rang out in the distance."
遠處響起了一陣教堂的鐘聲。
近義：isolation, separation, estrangement, aloofness, distantial, separate
反義：approximate, abut, immediacy, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood
n. 讀者，朗讀者;讀本;講讀者，講師;審稿人;
?? read讀+er人 →讀者
"Too , the reader will find in this book many interesting illustrations."
讀者還能在書中看到許多有趣的插圖.
近義：collection, compendium, compilation, digest, anthology, scanner
pron. （反身代詞）他自己;（用以加強語氣）他親自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他總是覺得自己一無是處, 便企圖自殺.
近義：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself