This temptation to cover the distance between himself and the reader,
这种企图消除自己和读者之间距离的作法，
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 39 What every writer wants
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 诱惑，引诱;诱惑物;
💡 tempt尝试 + ation 名词后缀→ 诱惑，引诱
"Push against temptation and you will get muscle in your character."
如果你能抵制诱惑,你的性格就会坚强起来.
近义：inclination, luring, desire, enticement
v. 遮盖;掩蔽;涉及;洒上;
n. 覆盖物;避难所;掩护;封面;
💡 cover→覆盖；遮蔽；占（时间或空间）；掩护；包括
"Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up."
政府高级官员必然已经默许掩盖真相。
近义：hide, line, roof, seal, veil, blanket
反义：uncap, uncork, uncover, bare, undress, expose
n. 距离，路程;远处;疏远;（时间的）间隔，长久;
vt. 把…远远甩在后面;疏远;与…保持距离;
💡 dist距离 + ance 表名词，状态、情况、性质、行为 → n.距离,间距;远处
"A peal of church bells rang out in the distance."
远处响起了一阵教堂的钟声。
近义：isolation, separation, estrangement, aloofness, distantial, separate
反义：approximate, abut, immediacy, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood
n. 读者，朗读者;读本;讲读者，讲师;审稿人;
💡 read读+er人 →读者
"Too , the reader will find in this book many interesting illustrations."
读者还能在书中看到许多有趣的插图.
近义：collection, compendium, compilation, digest, anthology, scanner
pron. （反身代词）他自己;（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself