1.The city was already covered in a grey mist.
Be covered in/with
Cover in 完全盖起
The ground is covered with snow.
2. wonder
1) vt. 想知道
I wonder who he is/what he wants/why he is late/(if)whether he will come/whose it is.
I was wondering how to get there quickly/where to spend the weekend.
2) vi. 感到惊奇；惊愕；惊叹 wonder at sth
I don’t wonder at her refusing to marry him.
It’s not to be wondered at. 那不足为奇
n. 1) ［u］惊奇；惊愕；惊叹
No wonder you were so late. 难怪你来得那么迟。
2）［c］奇迹；奇观
Walking on the moon is one of the wonders of our times.
What a wonder! 多么令人惊奇。
Adj. Wonderful
3. Once out in the street, she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop.
Once adv. 1) 一次
2）曾经；从前 （常用于句中）
He once lived in Persia.
Conj. 一旦 as soon as
Once you understand this rule, you will have no further difficulty.
4. The truth is that the fog is too thick for the bus to run that far.
That the fog is too -------- 是一个表语从句
Too-------(for sb) to------- 太-------而不能-------
It’s too hot to work.
That far 那么远 that可以作副词，修饰形容词或副词，表示程度
I’m sorry. I hadn’t realized the situation was that bad.
对不起，我没料到情况有那么糟。
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this adv. 到此程度；如此 也可修饰形容词或副词，表示程度
It’s about this high. 大约有这么高
Can you spare me this much? 你能不能匀给我这么多？
A fog this bad is rare.
5. sense
n. 感觉，知觉 come to one’s senses 醒悟；心智恢复健全
bring sb. to his senses 使醒悟；心智恢复健全
a/the sense of 辨识；赏识；领悟
a sense of humour 幽默感 a sense of direction 方向感
in a sense 在某种意义上
What you say is true in a sense 在某种意义上，你说的是实话。
make sense 有意义
What you say doesn’t make sense/makes no sense 你的话毫无意义。
make sense of sth 懂；了解其含义
Can you make sense of this poem? 你懂得这首诗的含义吗？
Sense vt. 觉得；感知；了解；明白
He sensed that his proposals were unwelcome.
6. glance vi. 匆匆一看；瞥视 Glance at/over/through/round
glance at the clock 匆匆看一下钟
glance over/through a letter 匆匆阅读一信
glance round a room. 略略环视一房间
n. 一瞥；匆匆一看 take a glance at the newspaper headlines.
At a glance at first glance
7. desert
n. 沙漠；荒地 adj. 荒凉的；不毛的
Vt. Vi. 离开；放弃；抛弃；废弃 deserted adj.
The street were deserted. 街上行人绝迹。
We sheltered from the storm in a deserted hut. 我们在一个空无人住的茅屋里躲暴风雨。
8. Outside, the fog lay like a thick, grey cloud.
本句中的lie意为“展现；展开”, be spread out to view; extend.
The valley lay before us. 那山谷展现在我们的眼前。
The coast was undefended and lay open to attack. 该海岸未设防，易受攻击。
If you are young, life still lies before you. 如果你年轻，你仍然有远大的前途。
9. There was no one in sight.
In/within sight 能看见 out of sight of sth 看不见
catch sight of 发现；看到 lose sight of 再也看不见
Keep sight of/keep sb/sth in sight 将-----保持在视线之内；照看；监视
At first sight 初见；乍看 at (the) sight of 一看见------就
At sight of the police officers the men ran off.
10. set off 开始（旅程，赛跑等）；出发 set out 出发；启程
set sb/sth back 拨回；阻碍；挫折 set about sth 开始；着手
set sth. apart/aside 拨出；留下将来使用
11. by the time she reached the corner of the street,-----------
by the time 到-------时间
By the time you get there, it will be dark.
By the time he was eighteen years old, he had traveled to most of the countries in Europe.
12. Suddenly Polly felt a rough hand brush her face and she heard a man’s voice in her ear saying ‘Sorry’. She could feel her heart beating with fear.
Feel sb/sth do/doing hear sb/sth do/doing
brush n. 刷子；画笔 vt.vi. 用刷子刷；刷亮；拂拭
ear be all ears 专心倾听
(have) a word in sb.’s ear 私下说出一事
May I have a word in your ear? 我可以和你私下谈句话吗？
Turn a deaf ear (to) 拒绝帮助
Fear n. 恐惧；惧怕
He was overcome with/by fear. 他吓坏了。
The thief passed the day in fear of discovery. 那贼在惧怕被人发觉的情况下度过了一天。
for fear of 惟恐；生怕
She asked us not to be noisy, for fear of waking the baby.
for fear that 惟恐；以免
I daren’t tell you what he did, for fear that he should be angry with me.
fear of 担忧；忧虑
He is in fear of his life. 他为他的生命担忧。
fearful adj. 可怕的；可怖的 a fearful railway accident.
词义辨析
beat 有规律的敲击 如：心脏跳动;雨有规律的敲打窗户
hit 击中
strike 打；击；敲；向-------打击 如：钟敲响几下
13. Now she wanted to run, but fear held her still.
她现在想到的是逃跑，只是由于恐惧她站在那里一动也不能动。
句中hold的意思是“使保持某种状态”，后常接形容词或副词，作宾语补足语。
Could you hold the door open for me, please?
It took three strong men to hold him down. 三个身强力壮的男子才把他给按住了。
hold 还有其他词义 如：抓紧；握牢； 拿住 He held her hand more firmly.
hold the line 不把电话挂断；继续持续通话
抑制，控制； hold one's breath 屏息
容纳；等
词义辨析
still 一动也不动 （没有动作） calm 平静的 （一种心理状态）
silent 沉默的 （指不发出声音） quiet 静止的
14. reach (out ) (for) 伸出
He reached out his hand for the knife, but it was too far away.
15. Polly found herself staring up at a man standing with his hand resting on her arm.
短语find oneself-----的意思是“发现自己（做某事或处于某种状态）”，后常接现在分词或介词短语，常指没有意料到的事或状态。
I suddenly found myself making everyone’s lunch. 我突然发现自己在给每个人做午饭。
When he came to, he found himself in hospital. 他苏醒过来时，发现自己躺在医院里。
With his hand resting on her arm with的复合结构
rest v. (使)被支撑；(使)倚靠；安放
n. 余留者；其余 the rest
16. watch (out) (for sth) 注意；监视；当心 (look out for)
watch out 警戒；提防；警惕
be on watch/keep watch 值班；守望
17. pay back 偿还
pay off 还清；成功，有回报