be faced with pressing economic problems 面临紧迫的经济困难
quicken one’s pace 加快步伐
in rags 衣衫褴褛 keep…free from dust 使…保持一尘不染
go flying through the air 飞向空中
air one’s views 发表意见
keep my mind fresh for reading 保持头脑清醒以看书
in all branches of learning 在各门学科
enjoy leisure 享受悠闲
be brought up to do 从小就
get a sweeping view of 一览无遗
make a new life for 为… 建立新生活
be absorbed in 潜心于
with sb’s assistance 在某人的帮助下
be engaged in 从事
a rich personality 丰富多彩的个性
be fitted with a cutting bit 装着一个钻头
a wide variety of 广泛多样的
the ideas that come so thick and fast 纷至沓来的思绪
be firmly rooted in this memories 牢牢地扎根于他的记忆中
acquire new knowledge 获得新知识
blind and dazzle 使人眼花缭乱
a chance encounter 邂逅相遇
enrich one’s lives 丰富生活
a hard week’s sweat and effort 一周艰辛的流汗出力
a keen appetite for pleasure 对消遣的强烈欲望
catch hold of 抓住
