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.
想一想他们所感受到的惊奇和兴奋 —— 当他们拆开包装箱时，他们发现第4台发动机就像蜂蜜一样甜 —— 发动机完好无损。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 66 Sweet as honey
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vt. 想，设想;想像;料想，猜想;误认为;
vi. 想象;猜想，推测;
💡 imag=image图像+ine...的→有关图像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在网球赛中,我竟被一位70高龄的老人击败,请想像一下我当时的惊愕状态.
近义：ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
vt. 使惊奇;突袭;意外发现;
n. 惊喜，惊奇;意外的事;
💡 sur突然+prise拿住，抓住→突然被抓住→吃惊
"The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise."
低通货膨胀与低失业的同时出现是一大惊喜。
近义：maze, astonish, astound, stagger, startle, daunt
反义：aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
n. 快乐，高兴;使人高兴的东西或人;
vt. 使高兴，使欣喜;
vi. 感到高兴[快乐];
💡 de加强+light光亮 → 使光亮 → 使高兴
"They all cackled with delight."
他们都高兴得嘎嘎地笑。
近义：humor, please, pleasure, recreate, satisfy, tickle
反义：irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
found
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词根: found
vt. 创办，成立，建立;
v. 发现（ find的过去式）;找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础，建立，创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
n. 第四;月的第四日;四分之一;第四音级;
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,人们在家里食完人间烟火,接下去就是社区的烟花会.
近义：fourthly, quarter, quartern, quaternary