I went downstairs and sat in front of the television pretending to read.
便来到楼下坐在电视机前假装看书。
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
n. 前面;正面;身体前部;前线;
adj. 前面的;正面的;舌前的;
v. 面向;在…前面;用…作正面;领导;
💡 fac,front =face,表示”脸,面”
"He shouldered his way to the front, shouldering others aside."
他用肩膀挤开别人,走到前面.
近义：frontal, seafront, waterfront, promenade, esplanade, outdare
反义：posterior, rear, rearward, behind, hind, hindmost
n. 电视，电视机;电视节目;电视业;
💡 tele远，电+vis看+ion表名词 →看电视要离远点 → 电视（机）
"the adverts on television"
电视广告
近义：t.v., tv, gogglebox
adv. 在楼下;向[往]楼下;
adj. 楼下的;
💡 downstair楼下的+s表副词 →在楼下，往楼下
"She rushed downstairs and burst into the kitchen."
她冲下楼闯进厨房。
vt.& vi. 阅读，朗读;显示;研究;看得懂;
vt. 显示;阅读;读懂，理解;
n. 阅读;读物;读书;里德（人名）;
adj. 被朗读的;博识的;博览的;有学问的;
"When we read out 4.23, we say " four point two three "."
我们把4.23读作 四点二三.
近义：say, perusal, reading, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly