Nothing. No tracks but my own are stitched into the dusting of fresh snow, white as birch bark, that fell during the night. No flittering shadows in the trees, not a sliver of bird song in the air.
What sun there is this time of year shines weakly, halfheartedly through the white gauze of clouds, offering not even the slightest pretense of warmth. For nearly a week temperatures around my Wisconsin cabin have not risen above zero. The mercury seems painted to the bottom of the thermometer.
相关单词:sliver
sliver解释:n.裂片,细片,梳毛;v.纵切,切成长片,剖开
sliver例句:
There was only one sliver of light in the darkness.黑暗中只有一点零星的光亮。
Then,one night,Monica saw a thin sliver of the moon reappear.之后的一天晚上,莫尼卡看到了一个月牙。
相关单词:pretense
pretense解释:n.矫饰,做作,借口
pretense例句:
You can't keep up the pretense any longer.你无法继续伪装下去了。
Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender.弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家。