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The Oil Painting

时间：2010-06-04 01:38:15

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    An elderly woman decided1 to have her portrait painted. She told the the artist....
    ....."Paint me with diamond earrings2, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets(绿宝石手镯）, a ruby（红宝石） broach3, and gold Rolex（劳力士手表）. ""But you are not wearing any of those things.""I know," she said. "It's in case I should die before my husband. I'm sure he will remarry right away, and I wanthis new wife to go crazy looking for the jewelry4.


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1 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 earrings 9ukzSs     
n.耳环( earring的名词复数 )；耳坠子
参考例句：
  • a pair of earrings 一对耳环
  • These earrings snap on with special fastener. 这付耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 broach HsTzn     
v.开瓶，提出(题目)
参考例句：
  • It's a good chance to broach the subject.这是开始提出那个问题的好机会。
  • I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.我想我最好还是跟老板说一下这事。
4 jewelry 0auz1     
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
参考例句：
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。