《2020笔记》贴邮票

1、生词1

　　Partition
　　- It is partitioned into x, xx and xxx.

　　Last-ditch effort: a desperate effort
　　- We are making a last-ditch effort to finish on time.

　　Trance
　　- Snapping out of her trance, she laughed.

　　Board and lodging:
　　The meals and room are provided when someone pays to stay somewhere, for example when working or studying away from home.

　　Fork out money
　　To pay for something (unwillingly).

　　Regain one’s composure
　　- I stepped outside for a moment to regain my composure.

　　Rule of thumb
　　A broadly accurately guide or principle, based on practice rather than theory.
　　- A good rule of thumb is that a portion of rice is two handfuls.

　　Ruminate about
　　To ponder and think about something
　　She sat, ruminating about the events of the day, humming and eating peanuts.

　　Patter
　　- There is a soft patter of rain on the car roof.
　　- He heard a patter of feet behind him.