新概念英语第四册26-04

in highest measure / to the highest degree 最大程度的

in a measure / in some measure / to some degree 在某种程度上

He resembles his mother in a / some / highest measure.

It tires not…

tires not (古英语用法) = does not tire

I work not. = I don’t work.

boast : 夸耀

travelling…伴随状语

travel…to / travel…from / travel to and from

it may be 做插入语，“也许”

feeding : 喂养

slipping: 滑动

travelling / feeding / slipping 并列结构，表示伴随状态

medium ：layer of air 大气层

passage: 通过

the passage of time 时光流逝

do us good 对我们有好处

insect killer / locust 蝗虫 / cicada 蝉 / grasshopper 蚂蚱

omens :征兆

predication

superstitious :迷信的

magpie :喜鹊

He is a magpie. 他什么都舍不得扔。

crow: 乌鸦

Eg: He is a crow. 他特罗嗦。

wild geese : 大雁

swan 天鹅 / swan lake 天鹅湖 goose:雌鹅 gander: 雄鹅

...The swallow shares the virtues of both schools in highest measure. It tires not nor does it boast of its power; but belongs to the air, travelling it may be six thousand miles to and from its northern nesting Home feeding its flown young as it flies and slipping through a medium that seems to help its passage even when the wind is adverse. Such birds do us good, though we no longer take omens from their flight on this side and that, and even the most superstitious villagers no longer take off their hats to the magpie and wish it good-morning.