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【趣谈英语】书皮-The Cover That Came Before the Book

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（单词翻译）

Pre-Listening Vocabulary
 
iconic: famous or well-known for its time
float: to be up in the air; not resting on the ground
manuscript1: the written text of a book
incorporate2: to add in; to combine
element: an aspect or detail
adage3: a proverb, a short statement of truth
 
The Cover That Came Before the Book
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is one of the most famous books in American literature. It also has one of the most iconic book covers. The cover, designed by Francis Cugat, features two sad eyes and some bright red lips floating on a background of night sky. Before the manuscript was complete, the artist designed a cover based on an early conversation with Fitzgerald’s editor, Max Perkins. The writer saw the cover and incorporated4 some important elements of it into his story. This brings new meaning to the adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

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1 manuscript iBTxk     
n.手稿，原稿，底稿，手写本
参考例句：
  • The adaptation of the play for radio manuscript was easy.把剧本改编成广播稿很容易。
  • The lost manuscript was found in a repository in France.丢失的手稿在法国的一个存放处被找到了。
2 incorporate 181xd     
vt.包含，加上，吸收；把…合并，使并入
参考例句：
  • Paints incorporate with oil.颜料与油混合在一起。
  • We had to incorporate the company for tax reasons.由于纳税的原因，我们不得不把那家公司合并了。
3 adage koSyd     
n.格言，古训
参考例句：
  • But the old adage that men grow into office has not proved true in my experience.但是，根据我的经验，人们所谓的工作岗位造就人材这句古话并不正确。
  • Her experience lends credence to the adage " We live and learn!"她的经验印证了一句格言: 活到老，学到老！
4 incorporated dqQz8G     
a.结合的，并为一体的
参考例句：
  • Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in the plan. 你的很多建议已纳入计划中。
  • These conditions must be expressly incorporated into the contract of employment. 这些条件都必须明确地写进雇佣合同之中。

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