新概念英语第四册23-04

fancy 奇思妙想

play 在这儿是发挥作用的意思

play over 对……发挥作用

set 僵化（没有思维了）

gone is the light ……倒装句

fine art 工笔艺术

thoroughly = completely

inn ：小旅馆 （tavern 最小的客栈）

I foresee ：我预想

milestone ：里程碑

sharp corner ：急转弯

notice board ：提示牌

in due course:at the very moment

很美的句子：

Walking for walking's sake may be as highly laudable and exemplary a thing as it is held to be by those who practise it.

gone is the light from his fine eyes.

...where the kindling fancy that played like summer lightning over any topic that was started ? The man's face that was so mobile is set now; gone is the light from his fine eyes. He says that A (our host) is a thoroughly good fellow. Fifty yards further on, he adds that A is one of the best fellows he has ever met. We tramp another furlong or so and he says that Mrs A is a charming woman. Presently he adds that she is one of the most charming women he has ever known. We pass an inn. He reads vapidly aloud to me:'The King's Arms. Licensed to sell Ales and Spirits.' I foresee that during the rest of the walk he will read aloud any inscription that occurs. We pass a milestone. He points at it with his stick, and says' Uxminster. II Miles.' We turn a sharp corner at the foot of the hill. He points at the wall, and says' Drive Slowly.' .I see far ahead, on the other side of the hedge bordering the high road, a small notice-board. He sees it too. He keeps his eye on it. And in due course.'Trespassers,' he says, 'will be Prosecuted.' Poor man !—mentally a wreck.