What was Su's life like when he was in exile?
He was once again his natural self after being degraded to a post in the southern part of China. Internally, he found himself free from the responsibilities and made peace with his destiny. Externally, there was no shortage of vistiors, from whom Su discovered the formula for making the best wine. He enjoyed?not only drinking, but also expeimenting with it.?
impending
[?m'pen.d??] adjective [before noun]
■describes an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon (通常指不愉快或不受歡迎的事件)即將發(fā)生的扮宠,逼近的
?impending disaster/doom即將來(lái)臨的災(zāi)難/劫數(shù)
?Lineker announced his impending retirement from international football before the 1992 European Championships.萊因克爾在1992年歐錦賽之前宣布即將退出國(guó)際足壇骆捧。
■speed V
to (cause to) move, go or happen fast
?The train sped along at over 120 miles per hour.火車以每小時(shí)120多哩的速度飛馳岩睁。
?We sped down the ski slopes.我們飛速滑下滑雪坡翅雏。
?This year is speeding by/past.這一年過(guò)得特別快。
?Ambulances sped the injured people (= moved them quickly) away from the scene.救護(hù)車載著傷患飛速駛離現(xiàn)場(chǎng)梳码。
?The best thing you can do to speed your recovery (= make it quicker) is to rest.盡快讓身體康復(fù)的最佳方法就是休息隐圾。
be speeding
■to be driving faster than you are legally allowed to do 違法超速駕駛
?He was caught speeding.他超速駕駛被抓到了伍掀。
Occasion?
?The bride took/used the occasion to make a short speech.新娘利用這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)簡(jiǎn)短地講了幾句。
Many of them are able to live a much envied life of freedom. The price for such freedom was the willingness to forsake fame and wealth...to sleep in the open.