The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn mower.
一会儿工夫，割草机便被拆成一个个金属零件，乱七八糟地堆在花园里。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 46 Do it yourself
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
n. 花园，菜园;公园;供应点心的露天设施;大型公共礼堂;
vt. 造园，开辟（一小片土地）作为花园;以花园装饰;
vi. 从事园艺;
adj. 花园的，园艺的;普通的，平凡的;
💡 误入别人garden（花园）里，要说pardon(对不起）
"a garden with three apple trees"
有3 棵苹果树的花园
近义：patio, yard, court, courtyard, dooryard, orchard
adv. 立刻，马上;一会儿，不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义：hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反义：langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
n. 金属;金属元素;成色;金色;
vt. 以金属覆盖;
💡 我的(me)十个(t)尖棍(al)是 金属做的
"the expansion and contraction of the metal"
金属的膨胀与收缩
近义：brass, sheeting
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的;
v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade