(单词翻译:单击)
重点词汇词组
1.as if 好像；似乎
例：She looked as if she'd had some bad news.
她看上去好像有什么坏消息似的。
相关俚语：
①as of/from 自……起
例：As of next month, all the airline's fares will be going up.
自下月起，所有航空公司的机票价格都将上调。
②as to/for 至于，关于
例：As to where we'll get the money from, we'll talk about that later.
至于到哪儿去搞到这笔钱，我们以后再说吧。
2.want 缺乏，缺少
例：There is a want of adequate medical facilities in Africa.
非洲缺少足够的医疗设施。
常见搭配：
①for want of sth. 因为缺乏……
例：The factories shut down for want of fuel and materials.
这家工厂由于缺少燃料和原料而停产。
②in want of 需要
例：He appeared tired and in want of a shave.
他显得很疲惫，胡子也需要刮了。
3.proceed from 由……引起；是……的结果
例：Actions proceed from opinions.
行动始于舆论。
常见搭配：
①proceed to do sth. 接着做某事
例：She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday.
她坐了下来，接着告诉我有关她滑雪度假的事情。
②proceed against sb. 起诉（某人）
例：Lack of evidence meant that the Council could not proceed against Mr Naylor.
证据不足意味着市政会不能起诉内勒先生。
4.at ease 舒适；自由自在
例：He felt completely at ease.
他感到全身放松。
常见搭配：
①with ease 轻易地
例：Anne was intelligent and capable of passing her exams with ease.
安妮很聪明，能够轻易地通过考试。
②ill at ease 不舒适；不自在
例：He appeared embarrassed and ill at ease with the sustained applause that greeted him.
他对持久的掌声显得尴尬、不自在。
长难句解析
But in all, and in almost every line of each, there was a want of that cheerfulness1 which had been used to characterize her style, and which, proceeding from the serenity of a mind at ease with itself, and kindly disposed towards every one2, had been scarcely ever clouded3.
解：1主语+2定语从句+3谓语
析：“which had been used to characterize her style…every one”是定语从句，修饰先行词cheerfulness，关系代词which在定语从句中作主语；现在分词短语“proceeding from the serenity of a mind at ease with itself”作后置定语修饰cheerfulness。
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