美语听力 English Cafe 374

 　　Topics: Famous Americans - Jimi Hendrix; the melting pot metaphor¹; U.S. state numbers and nicknames; by any stretch of the imagination; to play it fast and loose

 

　　Words:

 

　　habit

 

　　broom

 

　　ukulele

 

　　by ear

 

　　gig

 

　　stage presence

 

　　virtuosic

 

　　to smash

 

　　suspicious circumstances

 

　　metaphor

 

　　melting pot

 

　　to assimilate

 

　　mosaic

 

　　by any stretch of the imagination

 

　　to play it fast and loose

1 metaphor   

n.隐喻，暗喻

参考例句：

• Using metaphor,we say that computers have senses and a memory.打个比方，我们可以说计算机有感觉和记忆力。
• In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。