a.Any of the characters in several alphabets used by ancient Germanic peoples from the 3rd to the 13th century. b.A similar character in another alphabet, sometimes believed to have magic powers. 2.A poem or incantation of mysterious significance, especially a magic charm. ...
When Tom was in a presentation, his sister stole his spotlight by reading out a poem aloud. 当汤姆在做演讲时,他的妹妹大声地朗读诗歌,抢走了他的风头。 www.chinadaily.com.cn 5. Standing in front of a flower-covered altar in a dimly lit room, Baek Kyung-ah is reading out her will at ...
The poem was originally in an oral form, sung by the bards (minstrels) at the end of the 6th century. The present script was written down in the 10th century. Beginning and ending with the funeral of a great king, and composed against a background of impending disaster, Beowulf describes...
The poem was originally in an oral form, sung by the bards (minstrels) at the end of the 6th century. The present script was written down in the 10th century. Beginning and ending with the funeral of a great king, and composed against a background of impending disaster, Beowulf describes...
each poem makes me smile. i’ve used this book to help new readers catch on, and there is always a great discovery when they realize they have just read something funny! i must remember ...turkey on thanksgiving, pudding on christmas, eggs on easter, chicken on sunday, fish on friday...
Again this is a story more similar to a poem – something you need to really bring you A-game to; you have to be ready to engage with and interpret it. “Sometimes the refridgerator took pride in keeping things cool and crisp and other times it didn’t seem to care.” Don DeLilo...
◆recitevt.背诵;吟诵;列举Eachchildhadtoreciteapoemtotheclass.每个孩子都得向班上同学背诵一首诗。Shecouldrecitealistofallthekingsandqueens.她能一一背出所有国王和王后的名字。MyEnglishlessonisboring;theteacheralwaysasksustorecitewords.我的英语课很无聊,老师总叫我们背单词。 【词汇拓展】recitesthtosb背诵...
When she struggles to conceive a second child, her social stock plummets and she is judged to be in need of a ‘cure’. (Indeed, at one stage we are told that a woman choosing not to have children would have to be ‘sick’ in the head.) As with her presentation of the arguments...
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‘During his time at university, Ronald had learned that “history” was the word the English used for the record of every time a white man encountered something he had never seen and promptly claimed it as his own, often renaming it for good measure. History, in short, was the annals ...