but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea.
但我心平气和地顶住全家人的嘲笑和奚落。不久，大家对我习以为常了，
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 50 New Year resolutions
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
pron. 每人，人人;大伙儿;各位;
💡 every每个 +body 人→ pron.每人，人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一声令下, 大家就一起用桨把船撑离河岸.
近义：each, all, everyone
n. 家庭;家族;孩子;祖先;
adj. 家庭的;一家所有的;属于家庭的;适合全家人的;
💡 音“发米粒”： 家庭吃饭又叫“发米粒 father and mother I love you家庭就是爸爸妈妈我爱你
"These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations."
这些钻石在他家已经传了好几代.
近义：kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, offspring, progeniture, progeny
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
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的;
v. 使用（ use的过去式和过去分词）;常常，经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义：outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed
反义：unused, unworn
n. 主意，想法;[哲]理念，观念;[乐]乐句;模糊想法;
💡 dear(亲爱的），你有什么好idea(主意）
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣 吗 ?
近义：intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought