英语精读:
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It would be years before I fully understood what driving the car meant to my father.
As a kid, I could only sense it—
the liberation he felt behind the wheel,
the pleasure he took in having a smooth-running engine and perfectly balanced tires humming beneath him.
词汇解释:
Take pleasure in:
to enjoy doing something very much
Our English teachertookgreatpleasureinpointingout mymistakes.
hum
/hʌm/
to make a continuous low sound
Ourhouseis on amainroad,so we canheartheconstanthumoftraffic.
上下文背景:
这两句话,Michelle告诉读者自己童年时不能理解父开车对父亲意味着如此的liberation和pleasure。
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