11.Mr.Myadig waved the Witch difficulty away，and made a series of wonderful proposal.
梅迪格先生對溫契這個難題置之不理，而提出一系列絕妙的建議。
wave sth away/aside 駁回（建議，主張，觀點(diǎn)等）
He was so absorbed in his success that he waved all suggestions away.
他沉醉于自己的成功，對被人的建議置之不理。
He waved aside all our objections.
他駁回 我們 所有的反對意見。
proposal/plan/suggestion proposal 指的是正式提出的建議或意見，以供參考、接受或?qū)嵤┗蚓芙^予以考慮 .
China's proposal for the establishment of a free trade zone was greeted by the Southeast Asian countries.
中國 有關(guān) 成立自由貿(mào)易區(qū)的提議得到東南亞國家的歡迎。
suggestion：意見，建議，提議，特指為了改進(jìn)或解決某一問題而出建議，辦法等，但不一定正確，僅供參考。
He did it at the doctor's suggestion.他是根據(jù)大夫的建議這么做的。
plan ：計(jì)劃，規(guī)劃，方案
Our plan has been approved by the school authorities.
我們的計(jì)劃得到校方的批準(zhǔn)。
12……The small hours found Mr.Maydig and Mr.Fotheringay outside under the moon.凌晨時分梅迪格先生和佛澤林蓋先生已來到室外月光之下，佛澤林蓋先生對自己的偉大不再發(fā)憷。Shortly after midnight，Mr.Fotheringay and Mr.Maydig went outside under the moon.
small hours：shortly after midnight，the very early morning.
（a time/event） find ******.+adj/prep phrase/doing （主要用于書面語）
在 …… 時某人處于某種狀況，或正在做 ……。
witness/ see （ a place/period of time）witness/see （an event/change………） 也有類似的用法
The past 30 years witnessed great development of friendly relations between China and African countries.
在過去 30 年里中國和非洲國家的友好關(guān)系得到巨大的發(fā)展。
Night found him lying o n the ground.
晚上他正躺在地上。
13.…got to be at business by night .我明天八點(diǎn)鐘還要上班呢。
I am afraid I have to go back home.I have to start work by eight.
at business 上班 / on business 因公出差 / out of business 停業(yè)，失業(yè)，沒有生意
I have to be at busines s by 9 o'clock.我得 9 點(diǎn)前上班。
He went to Britain on business.他因公赴英國。
Continuous spread of SARS could put many tourist agencies out of business .SARS 的繼續(xù)流行會使許多旅行社關(guān)門歇業(yè)。
must （ can，may ） be doing：情態(tài)動詞 + 動詞進(jìn)行式表示“應(yīng)當(dāng)正在 ……。 想必正在 ……”
It's past ten.I must be going home.已過 10 點(diǎn)了，我該走了。
They can't be using the room now.他們現(xiàn)在不可能在用這間房間。
14.…full of the sweetness of unlimited power.看到自己有了無邊能量，他感到真是妙不可言。… enjoying the delight one feels of being able to do whatever one wants.
15.That's a bit tall .這可有點(diǎn)離譜。That would be going too far./ That would be a little too difficult.
tall：（informal） difficult，impossible （口語）過分夸大的，離譜的
a tall order/story/tale 苛刻的要求，艱難的任務(wù) / 離譜的故事，吹牛
16.It isn't as if we were doing harm…… 我們這樣做又不是干壞事。No harm would be done.
It isn't （is） as if… 好像是
It isn't as if you did not know the matter.你又不是不知道這件事的。
They talked so warmly with each other；it was as if they had known each other for many years.
他們談得那么熱烈，好像是已認(rèn)識好多年了。
17.Immediately he was flying head over heels through the air at the rate of dozens of miles a minute.
他馬上就以每分鐘幾十英里的速度，在空中頭朝前飛動起來。
head over heels 頭向下，頭向前
He jump into the water head over heels .他頭向下地跳進(jìn)水里。
He was head over heels in debt.他深深陷入債務(wù)中。
18.He thought in a second，and willed.“Let me down safe and sound .” 他想了一會兒，又說，“讓我平安落地吧。”
safe and sound/safe and well：out of danger and unharmed.平安；完全
When he returned home after an absence of one month，he found everything was safe and sound at home.
他離家一月后回到家里，發(fā)現(xiàn)家里一切平安。
Don't worry.The boys will return safe and sound.
別擔(dān)心，孩子們會平安回來的。
19.He came down with a forcible bump on what appeared to be some fresh-turned earth.猛地撞了一下，他落到好像是剛剛翻過的土地上。
what appeared to be 看起來好像是 …… 的地方
The airplane crashed and fell down on what appeared to be a desolate village .
飛機(jī)墜毀了，落到一個看來很荒涼的小村莊里。
She told her story to what appeared to be a social worker.
她把她的故事告訴給一個看上去像社會工作者的人。
20.A flying cow hit the ground and smashed like an egg.
一頭牛飛馳而過，撞到地面，像個雞蛋落地一樣，立即粉身碎骨。
break，smash，crush
break：普通詞，多指把一個堅(jiān)硬的東西弄成碎片。
She broke the vase when she fell down on the ground.
她跌倒在地時，把花瓶打碎了。
smash：指物體由于沉重響亮的一擊而完全變形，把脆的東西拋出去而被擊碎。
He smashed the window with a stone.
她用石頭打碎窗戶。
crush：指外部的強(qiáng)大壓力把某物壓得走形。
The growing grass was crushed down by hailstone.
正在生長的草被冰雹壓下去了。
梅迪格先生對溫契這個難題置之不理，而提出一系列絕妙的建議。
wave sth away/aside 駁回（建議，主張，觀點(diǎn)等）
He was so absorbed in his success that he waved all suggestions away.
他沉醉于自己的成功，對被人的建議置之不理。
He waved aside all our objections.
他駁回 我們 所有的反對意見。
proposal/plan/suggestion proposal 指的是正式提出的建議或意見，以供參考、接受或?qū)嵤┗蚓芙^予以考慮 .
China's proposal for the establishment of a free trade zone was greeted by the Southeast Asian countries.
中國 有關(guān) 成立自由貿(mào)易區(qū)的提議得到東南亞國家的歡迎。
suggestion：意見，建議，提議，特指為了改進(jìn)或解決某一問題而出建議，辦法等，但不一定正確，僅供參考。
He did it at the doctor's suggestion.他是根據(jù)大夫的建議這么做的。
plan ：計(jì)劃，規(guī)劃，方案
Our plan has been approved by the school authorities.
我們的計(jì)劃得到校方的批準(zhǔn)。
12……The small hours found Mr.Maydig and Mr.Fotheringay outside under the moon.凌晨時分梅迪格先生和佛澤林蓋先生已來到室外月光之下，佛澤林蓋先生對自己的偉大不再發(fā)憷。Shortly after midnight，Mr.Fotheringay and Mr.Maydig went outside under the moon.
small hours：shortly after midnight，the very early morning.
（a time/event） find ******.+adj/prep phrase/doing （主要用于書面語）
在 …… 時某人處于某種狀況，或正在做 ……。
witness/ see （ a place/period of time）witness/see （an event/change………） 也有類似的用法
The past 30 years witnessed great development of friendly relations between China and African countries.
在過去 30 年里中國和非洲國家的友好關(guān)系得到巨大的發(fā)展。
Night found him lying o n the ground.
晚上他正躺在地上。
13.…got to be at business by night .我明天八點(diǎn)鐘還要上班呢。
I am afraid I have to go back home.I have to start work by eight.
at business 上班 / on business 因公出差 / out of business 停業(yè)，失業(yè)，沒有生意
I have to be at busines s by 9 o'clock.我得 9 點(diǎn)前上班。
He went to Britain on business.他因公赴英國。
Continuous spread of SARS could put many tourist agencies out of business .SARS 的繼續(xù)流行會使許多旅行社關(guān)門歇業(yè)。
must （ can，may ） be doing：情態(tài)動詞 + 動詞進(jìn)行式表示“應(yīng)當(dāng)正在 ……。 想必正在 ……”
It's past ten.I must be going home.已過 10 點(diǎn)了，我該走了。
They can't be using the room now.他們現(xiàn)在不可能在用這間房間。
14.…full of the sweetness of unlimited power.看到自己有了無邊能量，他感到真是妙不可言。… enjoying the delight one feels of being able to do whatever one wants.
15.That's a bit tall .這可有點(diǎn)離譜。That would be going too far./ That would be a little too difficult.
tall：（informal） difficult，impossible （口語）過分夸大的，離譜的
a tall order/story/tale 苛刻的要求，艱難的任務(wù) / 離譜的故事，吹牛
16.It isn't as if we were doing harm…… 我們這樣做又不是干壞事。No harm would be done.
It isn't （is） as if… 好像是
It isn't as if you did not know the matter.你又不是不知道這件事的。
They talked so warmly with each other；it was as if they had known each other for many years.
他們談得那么熱烈，好像是已認(rèn)識好多年了。
17.Immediately he was flying head over heels through the air at the rate of dozens of miles a minute.
他馬上就以每分鐘幾十英里的速度，在空中頭朝前飛動起來。
head over heels 頭向下，頭向前
He jump into the water head over heels .他頭向下地跳進(jìn)水里。
He was head over heels in debt.他深深陷入債務(wù)中。
18.He thought in a second，and willed.“Let me down safe and sound .” 他想了一會兒，又說，“讓我平安落地吧。”
safe and sound/safe and well：out of danger and unharmed.平安；完全
When he returned home after an absence of one month，he found everything was safe and sound at home.
他離家一月后回到家里，發(fā)現(xiàn)家里一切平安。
Don't worry.The boys will return safe and sound.
別擔(dān)心，孩子們會平安回來的。
19.He came down with a forcible bump on what appeared to be some fresh-turned earth.猛地撞了一下，他落到好像是剛剛翻過的土地上。
what appeared to be 看起來好像是 …… 的地方
The airplane crashed and fell down on what appeared to be a desolate village .
飛機(jī)墜毀了，落到一個看來很荒涼的小村莊里。
She told her story to what appeared to be a social worker.
她把她的故事告訴給一個看上去像社會工作者的人。
20.A flying cow hit the ground and smashed like an egg.
一頭牛飛馳而過，撞到地面，像個雞蛋落地一樣，立即粉身碎骨。
break，smash，crush
break：普通詞，多指把一個堅(jiān)硬的東西弄成碎片。
She broke the vase when she fell down on the ground.
她跌倒在地時，把花瓶打碎了。
smash：指物體由于沉重響亮的一擊而完全變形，把脆的東西拋出去而被擊碎。
He smashed the window with a stone.
她用石頭打碎窗戶。
crush：指外部的強(qiáng)大壓力把某物壓得走形。
The growing grass was crushed down by hailstone.
正在生長的草被冰雹壓下去了。