If you ask what
motive1 she who loved these scenes had in essaying to
portray2 them with pen and camera, she would reply that like the Duke of Buckingham, when visiting the scene where Anna of Austria had whispered that she loved him, let fall a precious
gem3 that another finding it, might be happy in that charméd spot where he himself had been.
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motive
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n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的 |
参考例句: |
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
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portray
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v.描写,描述;画(人物、景象等) |
参考例句: |
- It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
- Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗?
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gem
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n.宝石,珠宝;受爱戴的人 [同]jewel |
参考例句: |
- The gem is beyond my pocket.这颗宝石我可买不起。
- The little gem is worth two thousand dollars.这块小宝石价值两千美元。
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