pe for its terpsichorean artistry.

if you enjoy acting in plays,join your school’s thespian club.

by a titanic effort,out football team won the victory.

法语

描述人物

by reading reviews,you can keep au courant with new developments in literature,films,television,and the theater.

edna has been attending too many parties during the holidays;she appears blase.

she looked very chic in her new hat.

the headwaiter ws debonair with the guests but firm with the waiters.

our new supervisor is clever in matters in which his predecessor was maladroit.

you are naive if you believe implacable foes can be reconciled easily.

i am amazed that you can be so nonchalant about the coming test when everyone else is so worried.

表示人物

we were unable to see the ambassador,but we spoke to one of the attaches.

a virile bourgeoisie contributes to a nation’s prosperity.

whom did the president designate as charge d’affaires when he recalled the ambassador?

to verify the gem’s value,we consulted a connoisseur of rare diamonds.

helen won’t bowl with us;she has her own coterie of bowling friends.

the debutante’s photograph was at the head of the society page.

samuel adams was a passionate devotee of american independence.

fred likes to consider himself a member of the intellectual elite.

a committee ws formed to find housing and employment for the anxious emigres.

what entrepreneur will invest his capital unless there is some prospect of a profit?

the president’s envoy to the conference has not yet been chosen.

madeline introduced mr.cole as her fiance.

the charge d’affaires requested that extra gendarmes be posted outside the embassy.

she was as simple and pretty as a film ingenue.

the maitre d’hotel supervises the waiters.

our dean is an understanding counselor,not a martinet.

an unexpected inheritance catapulted him into the ranks of the nouveaux riches.

he is a protege of many popes.

mark twain was an excellent raconteur.

人的情感

the violinist performed with rare eclat.

because the cast had rehearsed with such elan,the director had few apprehensions about the opening-night performance.

you too would suffer from ennui if you had to spend months in a hospital bed.

the employees showed extraordinary esprit de corps when they volunteered to work saturdays fro the duration of the crisis.

the adroit prosecutor arranged his questions with admirabe finesse.

by a feat of legerdemain,the magician produced a rabbit from his hat.

after the heavy,late supper,he experienced a feeling of malaise.

in the olden days,kings and other nobles,observing the principle of noblesse ovlige,fought at the head of their troops.

a common interest in gardening brought molly and loretta into closer rapport.

he played the game with perfect sangfroid.

you need both capital and savoir faire to be a successful entrepreneur.

说/写

on commencement day we shall bid adieu to our alma mater.

since i hope to see you again,i’ll say au revoir rather than adieu.

a timely billet-doux can patch up a lovers’ quarrel.

he often sets the table a-roaring with a well-placed bon mot.

this helpful brochure explains social security benefits.

it took a public appearance by the monarch to silence the canard that he had been assassinated.

two cliches that we can easily do without are:”first and fore most”and “last but not least.”

the juniors expect to win,but,entre nous,their chances are not too good.

to improve your writing,try to find the mot juste for each idea and avoid cliches.

include only the essential points when you write a precis.

james boswell admired samuel johnson’s power of repartee.

the instructor asked for a resume of the last lesson.

surprised to see him eating the apple core,i asked,”won’t it affect you?””pleasurably”was his riposte.

before answerin,the witness had a tete-a-tete with his attorney.

情势

she enjoyed all her subjects except mathematics,her bete noire.

the employer gave his secretary carte blanche in managing the routine affairs of the office.

the trial of john peter zenger,a cause celebre in the eighteenth century,helped to establish freedom of the press in america.

painting proved to be a cul-de-sac for philip carey,as he had no real talent.

the debacle at waterloo signaled the end of napoleon’s power.

since mother couldn’t decide whether or not to buy the dress for me,i planned to buy it myself and present her with a fait accompli.

however, it turned out to be a faux pas,as mother made me return the dress.

the foreman reported that the jury could deliberate no further,as they had readched an impasse.

by joining the alumni association,graduates can maintian their liaison with the school.

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