The Great Magician written by S.Dev

vocabulary

wide-eyed （adj) 大眼睛

mysteriously——naughty,teasing,playful 神秘

occasion （n)—— time at which a particular thing happens.场合

mischievous (adj)——annoying but not malocious behaviour 恶作剧

determined (adj)——frimness 决心

paid off 还清

pull through 转危为安

skull(n)头颅

wept (adj)——shed tear . past tense of weep.哭了

roam (n) ——wander about 漫步

snapped （adj）——  made on the spur of the moment 抢购

uttered (v)——express说出

obey（v）——carry out instructions or orders 服从

chanted ——said , repeated高喊

bowed  鞠躬

charming（adj)——attractive 迷人

piercing （n)冲孔

greeted(v）——meet with expressions of welcome 迎接

vanished(v)——disappear suddenly  消失

instead 而

plucking采摘

tilted ——slanted 斜

fake(v) ——cause something not genuine to appear real or more valueble by fraud伪造

uttered ——spoke 说出

favour（n)——approval 赞成/偏爱

sprinkle （v）——distribute over撒/洒

slender（adj）——thin 苗条/细

dizzy（adj) ——fainting , giddy 头晕

ruining ——spoiling 毁灭

nightmares ——dreamof horror 噩梦

highlights—— interesting , outstanding电亮

illusions ——false believe  幻想

impression

I chose this book (Gulliver's Travels) because i like the story.

Last time , this movies had been shown at the cinema.

I want to see it but the time of showing can't fit my time, so it is the reason why i borrow this book.

This book tells the story about a man who straying the country of  Lilliput  (this is the place which the people staying there very short ) Their height about  6 inches only.The story also describe the way of  the character to save himself and how he live peace in there .Finally he go back his real place , live with his wife and children  happily.

This book is very interesting . It is a funny story and the character in the book is a wise man .

I learn some vocabulary through this book.

After reading the book, I also knew that , when we met some problem ,we must tried out best to solve it.

When another people want to help us, if we take his help, then we must thank him and cannot suspect what he had done .The is a bad habits that we also like to suspect another whose kindness.

Story Book (Gulliver's Travels) written by Jonathan Swift

vocabulary

order (n) for instruction to be carried out 为了让
swam to shore 游到岸边

even......though (conj)甚至....虽然
terror （adj)   great fear 恐怖
nod (n)点头 (v)打瞌睡  lower and raise briefly in agreement or greeting
dreadful (adj)  very disagreeable or shocking可怕
consent = agree (n) permission 同意
destroy(v)  demolish 破坏
allowance of 津贴 
acknowledgments (n)   recognize  致谢

invade (v)  enter by military force 入侵
granted (v) consent to fulfil 获得
reckoned (v)  consider or think估计

Idiomatic&expressive sentences/expression:

The thirst I had to see the world continued to be as strong as ever.
Their heads were all bent to the right or left. 
I had another opportunity to demonstrate my courage.
I rose in a fight.
I kept as far as I could from the edge, being terribly afraid of falling.
Because of my behavior，my whole family was of the opinion that I had lost my mind.
my evil destiny ordered otherwise.
I was put to bed.

in part to keep curious crowds away   部分地保持了好奇的人群
times of rest  休息时间
bordered (n) by  dividing line between political or geographical region  接壤

eager (adj)to  see felling great desire 渴望看到

pleasant as the spring  宜人的春天
*pleasant (adj)  enjoyable 优美
he began by congratulating me 他开始向我祝贺
stir up the rebels 挑起叛乱分子