“妈妈第一次出国是参加你的葬礼”(6)

Ellie settled back in her seat.
埃利舒适地靠着椅背坐下。
I settled her on the sofa and put a blanket over her.
我把她放在沙发上安顿好，给她盖了一条毯子。
velvet
velvet /velvt/表示“丝绒；平绒；天鹅绒”，英文解释为“a cloth usually made from silk or cotton with a thick, soft surface”。
sharp
表示“（用于表时间的词语后，表示准时）…整”，英文解释为“used after an expression for a time of day to mean ‘exactly’”举个：
Please be here at eight o"clock sharp.
请8点整到这里。
A framed portrait of Zheng sat on the middle of the stage surrounded by large displays of white and yellow flowers.
台子中央摆放着郑同学的照片，周围摆放着大量白色和黄色的鲜花。
Zheng, 24, was fatally shot Nov. 9 during a robbery near the University of Chicago, where he had graduated with a master"s degree in statistics earlier this year.
24岁的郑同学于11月9日在芝加哥大学附近被抢劫枪杀，他于今年早些时候在该校毕业，获得了统计学硕士学位。
fatally
表示“（事故、疾病）致命地”，英文解释为“in a way that causes death”举个：
The dead soldier is reported to have been fatally wounded in the chest.
报道说死去的那名士兵胸部受到了致命伤。
robbery
表示“抢劫；抢劫罪”，英文解释为“Robbery is the crime of stealing money or property from a bank, shop, or vehicle, often by using force or threats.”举个：