A street cat named Bob （2）
书摘 & 语法词汇
There's a famous quote I read somewhere. It says we are all given second chances every day of our lives. They are there for the taking, it's just that we don't usually take them.
- ** chunk**
英 [t???k] / 美 [t???k] - n.矮胖的人或物；厚块（片）；相当大的量
- vt.（高尔夫球）没击中
- vi.发出猛冲的声音
eg. I spent a big chunk of my life proving that quote.
-
gloomy
英 ['ɡlu?mi] / 美 ['ɡlu?mi]
adj.阴暗的；忧闷的；前景黯淡的
London hadn't quite shaken off the winter...
shaken off the winter
shelter
英 ['?elt?(r)] / 美 ['?elt?r]
n.避难所；庇护；庇护所
v.保护；隐匿；庇护accommodation
英 [??k?m?'de??n] / 美 [??kɑ?m?'de??n]
n.膳宿；和解；住处；适应rucksack
英 ['r?ks?k] / 美 ['r?ks?k]
n.帆布背包busking
n.【英】【俚】沿街卖艺
eg.
- Busking is a fun activity for the performer.
街头表演对于街头艺人来说是一项有乐趣的活动。 - I busk outside a railway station at night.
晚上我到火车站外面去卖艺
We were gone out together years ago but were just mates now.
go out together = 处于恋爱关系
just mates now = 只是普通朋友
I'd grown up with cats and had always had a bit of a soft spot for them.
- have a soft spot for something 喜欢某物
