Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box an suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.
弗兰克轻轻地把陶器拿出箱子，突然发现在箱底有一幅微型画，
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 34 A happy discovery
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 温柔地;轻轻地;有礼貌地;文雅地;
💡 gent温和的+ly...地 →轻轻地；温柔地，温和地
"The flowers were gently swaying in the breeze ."
花儿在微风中轻轻舞动。
近义：mildly, softly, lightly, slightly, careful, mannerly
反义：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."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
adj. 小型的，微小的;
n. 微型复制品;微小模型;微型画;微型人像画;
vt. 使成小型;把…画成纤细画;缩写;
💡 mini小+a+ture名词后缀，物品→小物品→小画象
"a rare breed of miniature horses"
一种罕见的小矮马
近义：miniscule, minuscule, thumbnail, tiny, minuscular, lilliputian
反义：mammoth, voluminous, whopping, overwhelming, enormous, gargantuan
n. 绘画;油画;上色，着色;颜料，油漆;
v. 绘画（ paint的现在分词）;涂色于;
💡 paint画画 + ing 表名词 → 油画；绘画；着色
"I don't know if the painting is authentic."
我不知道这幅画是不是真迹。
近义：paintwork, picture, canvas
n. （实）例，事例;情况，状况;诉讼（事件），案件，判例;容器（箱，盒）;
vt. 把…装入箱（或盒等）内;加盖于;包围，围住;[俚语]（尤指盗窃前）探察，侦查，窥测;
💡 cas(to fall)+e→事件；事情；场合；状态；诉讼事件；患者
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他们申请早日审理他们的案子.
近义：incident, instance, occasion, occurrence, opportunity, circumstance