介绍:
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His teaching began at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but William Rainey Harper lured him to the new University of Chicago, where he remained officially for exactly a generation and where his students in advanced composition found him terrifyingly 美 [ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ] frigid in the classroom but sympathetic and understanding in their personal conferences.
他的教书生涯始于麻省理工学院，但是William Rainey Harper把他吸引到了新成立的芝加哥大学。他在那里正式任职长达整整30年的时间。他的高级作文课上的学生觉得他在课上古板得可怕，但私下交流却富有同情和理解。
Lure 美 [lʊr] n.诱饵;吸引力，魅力;诱惑物; vt.吸引，引诱;
They did not realise that they were being lured into a trap
他们没有意识到自己正被诱入圈套。
The lure of rural life is proving as strong as ever.
事实证明，乡村生活的魅力丝毫未减。
Terrify美 [ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ] vt.使恐怖，使惊吓;恐吓
Flying terrifies him
坐飞机让他害怕得要命。
Don't worry. I won't let him terrify me.
别担心。我不会让他吓到我的。
That was terrifying to see a smoker’s lung.
烟民的肺看起来太恐怖了。
frigid 美 [ˈfrɪdʒɪd]
adj.寒冷的;极冷的;冷漠的;（尤指女人）性冷淡的
adv.寒冷地，冷漠地
n.寒冷，冷漠
The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long.
水冰冷彻骨，他在下面呆不了太长时间。
Throughout the month of July these negotiations continued in a frigid atmosphere.
在整个7月份中，谈判始终在冷淡的气氛中进行。
sympathetic 美 [ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk] adj.同情的，有同情心的;赞同的;相投合的，称心的
She sounds a most sympathetic character.
她听起来是个很招人喜欢的人物。
He was sympathetic, but powerless to help.
他表示同情，但爱莫能助。
Conference 美 [ˈkɑ:nfərəns] n.会议;讨论;（正式）讨论会
The conference will be convened as scheduled.
会议将如期召开。
We'll conference to set up a trial date.
我们要讨论一个审判日。
