Good morning, Mr Coal. I hear that you are one of the best detectives in the capital.
早上好，科尔先生。我听说你是首都最优秀的侦探之一。
高三英语课文
Unit 21 Who gets the money
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 首都;资本;资源;大写字母;
adj. 极好的;死刑的;资本的;首都的;
💡 capit头+al...的→头的→首要的；首都；资本
"We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow."
我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。
近义：magnificent, outstanding, premier, prime, prize, superb
反义：little, miniature, miniscule, minuscule, minute, pokey
n. 早晨;上午;黎明;早期，初期;
💡 摸领（谐音): 早晨起来摸一摸一衣领 早晨山(m)上或许(or)很宁(ning)静
"It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding."
婚礼的那天早上，我们家闹哄哄的。
近义：awakening, sunrise, dawn, daybreak, forenoon, matinal
反义：nighttime, nite, evening, night, nightly, nocturnal
n. 煤;煤块;煤堆;木炭;
vi. 上煤;加煤;
vt. 给…加煤;把…烧成炭;
💡 抠（谐音）：众所周知， 煤是抠出来的 煤能产生一氧化碳(co)一升(al) 用外套(coat)运 煤
"The coal miners have come out for about two weeks."
煤矿工人已罢工约两周了.
近义：charcoal, coke, anthracite
vt.& vi. 听到，听见;
vt. 听说;得知;听取;审理;
vi. 听;听见;
💡 h(身体两侧)+ear(耳朵):身体两侧能 听见
"I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen."
我听得见他在厨房里瞎折腾。
近义：listen, overhear, hearken, hark, harken
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse