新概念英语第四册52-04

love affairs 恋爱

incidentally 顺便说一下 （同）by the way; in passing

in the sight of 以某人观点 =in the eye of

He is in sight.他出现了。 Out of sight 看不见了.

Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。

undoing祸根 undo解开(古用法) ruin毁坏

The scandal undoes his fame.丑闻把他的名声坏了。=The scandal is the undoing of his bad fame.

smoking undoes my health.

pertinent 中肯的

pertinent suggestion/proposition合理建议

（同义词）apposite适当的，suitable合适的，applicable可用的

be pertinent to sth.和……有关 = be relative to...

flirt调情

flirt with sb.不认真对待某人。 flirtatious 玩世不恭的，轻浮的

inmost 内心深处的 = at the bottom of one's heart

at the inmost point

Notes on the text

…those I have known, and (whom)I respect…这里whom可省略，但加上表示强调（为数少）

L48

I have known very few writers, but those I have known, and whom I respected, confess at once that they have little idea where they arc going when they first set pen to paper.