160:drone, fill, hunch, single-breasted 一起学起来

160:drone, fill, hunch, single-breasted 一起学起来

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终于第160天啦!!The auditorium fills quickly, and the buzz of excited voices gets louder and louder. The row of seats in front fills. On either side of me, I am joined by two girls whom I don’t know from a different faculty. They’re obviously close friends and talk across me excitedly.At eleven precisely, the Chancellor appears from behind the stage, followed by the three Vice Chancellors, and then the senior professors, all decked out in their black and red regalia. We stand and applaud our teaching staff. Some Professors nod and wave, others look bored. Professor Collins, my tutor and my favorite teacher, looks like he’s just fallen out of bed, as usual. Last on to the stage are Kate and Christian. Christian stands out in his bespoke gray suit, copper highlights glinting in his hair under the auditorium lights. He looks so serious and self-contained. As he sits, he undoes his single-breasted jacket, and I glimpse his tie. Holy shit… that tie! I rub my wrists reflexively. I cannot take my eyes off him – his beauty as distracting as ever – and he’s wearing that tie, on purpose no doubt. I can feel my mouth press into a hard line. The audience sits down and the applause ceases.“Look at him!” One of the girls beside me breathes enthusiastically to her friend.“He’s hot.” I stiffen. I’m sure they’re not talking about Professor Collins. “Must be Christian Grey.” “Is he single?” I bristle. “I don’t think so,” I murmur. “Oh.” Both girls look at me in surprise. “I think he’s gay,” I mutter.“What a shame,” one of the girls groans.As the Chancellor gets to his feet and kicks off the proceedings with his speech, I watch Christian subtly scanning the hall. I sink into my seat, hunching my shoulders, trying to make myself as inconspicuous as possible. I fail miserably as a second later his gray eyes find mine. He stares at me, his face impassive, completely inscrutable. I squirm uncomfortably, hypnotized by his glare as I feel a slow flush spread across my face. Unbidden, I recall my dream from this morning, and the muscles in my belly do the delectable clench thing. I inhale sharply. I can see the shadow of a smile cross his lips, but it’s fleeting. He briefly closes his eyes, and on opening them, resumes his indifferent expression. Following a swift glance up at the Chancellor, he stares ahead, focusing on the WSUV emblem hung above the entrance. He doesn’t turn his eyes toward me again. The Chancellor drones on, and Christian still doesn’t look at me, he just stares fixedly ahead. (1)The auditorium fills quickly. /The row of seats in front fills整个体育馆很快就满了。(2)the buzz of excited voices gets louder and louder. Buzz: You can use buzz to refer to a long continuous sound, usually caused by lots of people talking at once. 一阵声音 e.g.: the buzz of excitement fills the courtroom as the defendant was led in. (3)They’re obviously close friends and talk across me excitedly. 在我左右激动地说着话(4)Chancellor:名誉校长 President (5)all decked out in their black and red regalia: deck out: If a person or thing is decked out with or in something, they are decorated with it or wearing it, usually for a special occasion. 盛装打扮 e.g.: She had decked him out from head to foot in expensive clothes. Regalia: 正式场合穿的衣服(6)We stand and applaud our teaching staff. 我们站起来欢迎教职员工(7)Christian stands out in his bespoke gray suit:bespoke: Bespoke things such as clothes have been specially made for the customer who ordered them. 专门定制的;定做的(衣服)(8)he undoes his single-breasted jacket单排扣外套(9)the Chancellor gets to his feet and kicks off the proceedings with his speech:get to one’s feet: To stand up or rise. 站起来;起身/kicks off the proceedings with his speech开始整个流程(10)I watch Christian subtly scanning the hall. Scan the hall 扫描/扫视整个体育场(11)hunching my shoulders:hunch [hʌntʃ]弓着背;耸着肩(12)inconspicuous/anonymous/ unnoticeable (13)inscrutable: If a person or their expression is inscrutable, it is very hard to know what they are really thinking or what they mean. 难以理解的;难以了解的(14)The Chancellor drones on:If you say that someone drones, you mean that they keep talking about something in a boring way. 继续干巴巴地说着(15)He just stares fixedly ahead.他只是直直地盯着前方。
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