Words ans expressions
1. The dead are said to return to their homes
有关“据说”的表达:
Evidently: means according to what people say
E.g. Evidently, he has been two-timing his wife.
Reportedly
E.g. His company had failed reportedly.
Seemingly
E.g. Seemingly, he owes the bank $2 million.
So the story goes/the story goes...
E.g. She never goes back to her hometown--or so the story goes.
2. Lay sth out: it means to spread sth out so that it can be seen easily or is ready to use.
E.g. She laid the book out on the desk.
3. 描述一个场景很壮观,景色美,除了用beautiful以外还可以用:spectacular, magnificent, splendid,great.
4. All-night: means through the night
E.g. Stay up all-night, an all-night store
5. Handmade: means made by a person using their hands rather than by machines (machine-made)
Home-made: means made at home, rather than produced in a factory and bought in a shop.
6. Fully booked 客满
E.g. You need to make an appointment in case the fancy restaurant will be fully booked.
7. Digest verb.
E.g. You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to digest.
Digest noun.
E.g. News digest
8. Edible: means fit or suitable to be eaten.
E.g. Those flowers are edible as a traditional Chinese medicine.
9. Express (adjective) means travelling very fast
E.g. An express train/bus