Unit-9-Mirror-of-America-课后答案

Unit-9-Mirror-of-America-课后答案MarkTwain---MirrorofAmericaNoelGrove -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 　　MostAmericansrememberMarkTwainasthefatherofHuckFinn'sidylliccruisethrougheternalboyhoodandTomSawyer'sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.In-deed,thisnation'sbest-lovedauthorwaseverybitasad-venturous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorousasanyonehaseverimagined.IfoundanotherTwainaswell–onewhogrewcynical,bitter,saddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedieslifedealthim,amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace,whosawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight.　　Trampprinter,riverpilot,Confederateguerrilla,prospector,starry-eyedoptimist,acid-tonguedcynic:ThemanwhobecameMarkTwainwasbornSamuelLanghorneClemensandherangedacrossthenationformorethanathirdofhislife,digestingthenewAmericanexperiencebeforesharingitwiththeworldaswriterandlecturer.Headoptedhispennamefromthecryheardinhissteamboatdays,signalingtwofathoms(12feet)ofwater--anavigabledepth.Hispopularityisattestedbythefactthatmorethanascoreofhisbooksremaininprint,andtranslationsarestillreadaroundtheworld.　　Thegeographiccore,inTwain'searlyyears,wasthegreatvalleyoftheMississippiRiver,mainarteryoftransportationintheyoungnation'sheart.Keelboats，flatboats,andlargeraftscarriedthefirstmajorcommerce.Lumber,corn,tobacco,wheat,andfursmoveddownstreamtothedeltacountry;sugar,molasses,cotton,andwhiskeytravelednorth.Inthe1850's,beforetheclimaxofwestwardexpansion,thevastbasindrainedthree-quartersofthesettledUnitedStates.　　YoungMarkTwainenteredthatworldin1857asacubpilotonasteamboat.Thecastofcharacterssetbeforehiminhisnewprofessionwasrichandvariedacosmos.Heparticipatedabundantlyinthislife,listeningtopilothousetalkoffeuds,piracies,lynchings,medicineshows,andsavagewatersideslums.Allwouldresurfaceinhisbooks,togetherwiththecolorfullanguagethathesoakedupwithamemorythatseemedphonographic　　Steamboatdecksteemednotonlywiththemaincurrentofpioneeringhumanity,butitsflotsamofhustlers,gamblers,andthugsaswell.FromthemallMarkTwaingainedakeenperceptionofthehumanrace,ofthedifferencebetweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare.Hisfourandahalfyearsinthesteamboattrademarkedtherealbeginningofhiseducation,andthemostlastingpartofit.InlaterlifeTwainacknowledgedthattheriverhadacquaintedhimwitheverypossibletypeofhumannature.Thoseacquaintanceshipsstrengthenedallhiswriting,butheneverwrotebetterthanwhenhewroteofthepeoplea-longthegreatstream.　　Whenrailroadsbegandryingupthedemandforsteam-boatpilotsandtheCivilWarhaltedcommerce,MarkTwainlefttherivercountry.HetriedsoldieringfortwoweekswithamotleybandofConfederateguerrillaswhodiligentlyavoidedcontactwiththeenemy.Twainquitafterdeciding,"...Iknewmoreaboutretreatingthanthemanthatinventedretreating."　　HewentwestbystagecoachandsuccumbedtotheepidemicofgoldandsilverfeverinNevada'sWashoeregion.Foreightmonthsheflirtedwiththecolossalwealthavailabletotheluckyandthepersistent,andwasrebuffed.Brokeanddiscouraged,heacceptedajobasreporterwiththeVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterprise,toliterature'senduringgratitude.　　Fromthediscouragementofhisminingfailures,MarkTwainbegandigginghiswaytoregionalfameasanewspaperreporterandhumorist.Theinstantrichesofaminingstrikewouldnotbehisinthereportingtrade,butformakingmoney,hispenwouldprovemightierthanhispickax.Inthespringof1864,lessthantwoyearsafterjoiningtheTerritorialEnterprise,heboardedthestagecoachforSanFrancisco,thenandnowahotbedofhopefulyoungwriters.　　MarkTwainhonedandexperimentedwithhisnewwritingmuscles,buthehadtoleavethecityforawhilebecauseofsomescathingcolumnshewrote.Attacksonthecitygovernment,concerningsuchissuesasmistreatmentofChinese,soangeredofficialsthathefledtothegoldfieldsintheSacramentoValley.Hisdescriptionsoftherough-countrysettlersthereringfamiliarlyinmodernworldaccustomedtotrendsettingontheWestCoast."Itwasasplendidpopulation–foralltheslow,sleepy,sluggish-brainedslothsstayedathome...ItwasthatpopulationthatgavetoCaliforniaanameforgettingupastoundingenterprisesandrushingthemthroughwithamagnificentdashanddaringandarecklessnessofcostorconsequences,whichshebearsuntothisday–andwhensheprojectsanewsurprise,thegraveworldsmilesasusual,andsays'Well,thatisCaliforniaallover.'"　　Inthedrearywinterof1864-65inAngelsCamp,hekeptanotebook.Scatteredamongnotationsabouttheweatherandthetediousmining-campmealsliesanentrynotingastoryhehadheardthatday–anentrythatwoulddeterminehiscourseforever:"Colemanwithhisjumpingfrog–betstranger$50–strangerhadnofrog,andC.gothimone–inthemeantimestrangerfilledC.'sfrogfullofshotandhecouldn'tjump.Thestranger'sfrogwon."Retoldwithhisdescriptivegenius,thestorywasprintedinnewspapersacrosstheUnitedStatesandbecameknownas"TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty."MarkTwain'snationalreputationwasnowwellestablishedas"thewildhumoristofthePacificslope."　　TwoyearslatertheopportunitycameforhimtotakeadistinctlyAmericanlookattheOldWorld.InNewYorkCitythesteamshipQuakerCitypreparedtosailonapleasurecruisetoEuropeandtheHolyLand.Forthefirsttime,asizablegroupofUnitedStatescitizensplannedtojourneyastourists--amilestone,ofsorts,inacountry'sdevelopment.Twainwasassignedtoaccompanythem,ascorrespondent工foraCalifornianewspaper.Ifreadersexpectedtheusualglowingtravelogue,theyweresorelysurprised.　　UnimpressedbytheSultanofTurkey,forexample,hereported,“...onecouldsetatrapanywhereandcatchadozenablermeninanight.”Casuallyhedebunkedreveredartistsandarttreasures,andtookunholyverbalshotsattheHolyLand.Backhome,morenewspapersbeganprintinghisarticles.Americalaughedwithhim.UponhisreturntotheStatesthebookversionofhistravels,TheInnocentsAbroad,becameaninstantbest-seller.　　Attheageof36TwainsettledinHartford,Connecticut.Hisbestbookswerepublishedwhilehelivedthere.　　Asearlyas1870TwainhadexperimentedwithastoryabouttheboyhoodadventuresofaladhenamedBillyRogers.Twoyearslater,hechangedthenametoTom,andbeganshapinghisadventuresintoastageplay.Notuntil1874didthestorybegindevelopinginearnest.Afterpublicationin1876,TomSawyerquicklybecameaclassictaleofAmericanboyhood.Tom'smischievousdaring,ingenuity,andthesweetinnocenceofhisaffectionforBeckyThatcherarealmostassuretobestudiedinAmericanschoolsto-dayasistheDeclarationofIndependence.　　MarkTwain'sowndeclarationofindependencecamefromanothercharacter.SixchaptersintoTomSawyer,hedragsin"thejuvenilepariahofthevillage,HuckleberryFinn,sonofthetowndrunkard."FleeingarespectablelifewiththepuritanicalWidowDouglas,Huckproteststohisfriend,TomSawyer:"I'vetriedit,anditdon'twork;itdon'twork,Tom.Itain'tforme...Thewiddereatsbyabell;shegoestobedbyabell;shegitsupbyabell–everything'ssoawfulreg'larabodycan'tstandit."　　NineyearsafterTomSawyersweptthenation,Huckwasgivenalifeofhisown,inabookoftenconsideredthebesteverwrittenaboutAmericans.HisraftflightdowntheMississippiwitharunawayslavepresentsamovingpanoramaforexplorationofAmericansociety.　　Ontheriver,andespeciallywithHuckFinn,Twainfoundtheultimateexpressionofescapefromthepacehelivedbyandoftendeplored,fromlife'sregularitiesandtheenergy-sappingclamorforsuccess.　　MarkTwainsuggestedthataningredientwasmissingintheAmericanambitionwhenhesaid:"Whatarobustpeople,whatanationofthinkerswemightbe,ifwewouldonlylayourselvesontheshelfoccasionallyandrenewouredges."　　Personaltragedyhauntedhisentirelife,inthedeathsoflovedones:hisfather,dyingofpneumoniawhenSamwas12;hisbrotherHenry,killedbyasteamboatexplosion;thedeathofhisson,Langdon,at19months.Hiseldestdaughter,Susy,diedofspinalmeningitis,Mrs.ClemenssuccumbedtoaheartattackinFlorence,andyoungestdaughter.,Jean,anepileptic,drownedinanupstairsbathtub.　　Bitternessfedonthemanwhohadmadetheworldlaugh.Themoralizingofhisearlierwritinghadbeenwellpaddedwithhumor.Nowtheglovescameoffwithbitingsatire.HepretendedtopraisetheU.S.militaryforthemassacreof600PhilippineMorosinthebowlofavolcanic,crater.InTheMysteriousStranger,heinsistedthatmandrophisreligiousillusionsanddependuponhimself,notProvidence,tomakeabetterworld.　　Thelastofhisownillusionsseemedtohavecrumbledneartheend.Dictatinghisautobiographylateinlife,hecommentedwithacrushingsenseofdespaironmen'sfinalreleasefromearthlystruggles:"...theyvanishfromaworldwheretheywereofnoconsequence;wheretheyachievednothing;wheretheywereamistakeandafailureandafoolishness;wheretheyhaveleftnosignthattheyhadexisted–aworldwhichwilllamentthemadayandfor-getthemforever.”(fromNationalGeographic,Sept.,1975)MirrorofAmerica课文讲解/DetailedStudy DetailedStudyoftheText1.MirrorofAmerica:Metaphor.Amirrorreflectsorrevealsthetruthofsomethingorsomebody.2.MostAmericansrememberMarkTwainasthefather...Father:metaphor.Endless:hyperbole.Thewholesentence:parallelism.MarkTwainisfamoustomostAmericansasthecreatorofHackFinnandTomSawyer.Hack'ssailing/voyage/journey/travelontheriverwassopleasant,lighthearted,carefree,simpleandpeacefulthatitmadehisboyhoodseemtobeinfinite,whileTom'sindependentmindandhisexcitinganddangerousactivitiesmadethesummerseemeverlasting.3.idyllic:[i/ai]adj.ofidyll,asimplehappyperiodoflife,ofteninthecountry,orascenefromsuchatime,adescriptionofthis,esp.apoem.idyll[‘idil,/aidl]n.shortpieceofpoetryorprosethatdescribesahappyandpeacefulsceneorevent,espofcountrylifeanidyllicsetting,holiday,marriage4.cruise:Acruiseisaholidayduringwhichyoutravelonashipandvisitlotsofplaces.Whenitisusedasaverb,itmeanstomoveataconstantspeedthatiscomfortableandunhurried.Hewasonaworldcruise.cruisemissile:amissilewhichcarriesanuclearwarheadandwhichisguidedbyacomputerasitflies.Itcanbelaunchedfromtheland,seaorair.TheyspendthesummercruisingintheGreekislands.ThetaxicruisedoffdowntheChang'anAvenue.cruiser:alargefastwarship.cf:aircraftcarrier,helicoptercarrier,battleship,flagship,destroyer,speedboat,torpedoboat,etc.5.everybitas:infml,justas,quiteasHeiseverybitascleverasyouare.I'meverybitassorryaboutitasyou.6.cynical:Acynicalpersonbelievesthatallmenareselfish.Heseeslittleornogoodinanythingandshowsthisbymakingunkindandunfairremarksaboutpeopleandthings.cynic:na.personwhobelievesthatpeopledonotdothingsforgood,sincereornoblereasons,butonlyfortheirownadvantageb.Cynic:memberofaschoolofancientGreekphilosophythatdespisedeaseandcomfortacynicalremark,attitude,smileThey'vegrownrathercynicalaboutdemocracy,ienolongerbelievethatitisanhonestsystem.7.deal,dealt:togive,togiveout,tostrike,todistributeWhodealsthecardsnext?todealsb.ablowPayattentiontothesentencestructureofthispart:Saddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedieslifedealthim,hegrewcynical,bitter.8.obsess:fillthemindcontinuously,AmE,toworrycontinuouslyandunnecessarily.Ifsthobsessesyouorifyouareobsessedwithitorbyit,youkeepthinkingaboutitoveralongperiodoftime,andfinditdifficulttothinkaboutanythingelse.Hebecameabsolutelyobsessedwithagirlreporterontelevision.Sheisobsessedbythedesiretobecomeagreatscientist.cf:preoccupy:tofillthethoughtsorholdtheinterestofsb.almostcompletely,esp.sothatnotenoughattentionisgiventoother(present)matters.9.frailty:aweaknessofcharacterorbehaviour.Oneofthefrailtiesofhumannatureislaziness.Thatchairlookstoofrailtotakeaman'sweight.Thereisonlyafrailchancethathewillpasstheexamination.10.tramp:apersonwhohasnohomeorpermanentjobandverylittlemoney.Trampsgofromplacetoplacegettingfoodandmoneybytakingoccasionaljoborbegging.Awomanwhoisthoughttohavesexwithalotofmeniscursedtobeatramp.Whenusedasaverb,trampmeanstowalkheavilyinaparticulardirectionoralongroadsorstreets.There'satrampatthedoorbeggingforfood.Wetrampedforhoursthroughthesnow.Don'ttrampaboutsonoisily,you'llwakeeveryoneup.cf:盲流，”blindflow”,unauthorizedmove,personswhomovewithoutgovernmentsanction11.pilot:apersonwhowithspecialknowledgeofaparticularstretchofwater,esp.theentranceofaharbour,andwhoistrainedandspeciallyemployedtogoonboardandguideshipsthatuseit.Apilotisalsoapersonwhoistrainedtoflyanaircraft.12.ConfederateStatesofAmerica(1861-65),alsoConfederacy.thegovernmentestablishedbythesouthernstatesoftheUSaftertheirsecession/officialseparationfromtheunion.WhenpresidentLincolnwaselected(Nov.1860),sevenstates---SouthCarolina,Georgia,Louisiana,Mississippi,Florida,Alabama,andTexas,seceded/si'si:d/.AprovisionalgovernmentwassetupatMontgomery,Ala,andaconstitutionwasdrafted.Laterfourmorestates---Arkansas,NorthCarolina,Virginia,andTennessee---joined.Richmond,Va.,becamethecapital,andJeffersonDavisandA.H.Stephenswereelectedpresidentandvicepresident.ThestoryoftheConfederacyisthestoryofthelossoftheCivilWar.TheConfederacyfellafterGen.RobertEdwardLee'ssurrenderinApr.1865toGen.GrantatAppomattox(townincent.Va)Courthouse.13.guerrilla(guerilla):amemberofanunofficialfightgroupwhichattackstheenemyinsmallgroupsunexpectedly.SongoftheGuerrillas14.prospector:apersonwhoexaminesthelandinordertofindgold,oil,etc.15.starry:fullofstarsinthesky,indicatingsparkling,glowing,andflashing.starry-eyed:fullofunreasonableorsillyhopes.Ifyouarestarry-eyed,youaresofullofdreamsorhopesoridealisticthoughtsthatyoudonotseehowthingsreallyare.Wewereallstarry-eyedaboutvisitingLondon.16.acid-tongued:Ifsb.isacid-tongued,hemakesunkindorcriticalremarks.Noticethatthefirstfourexpressionsrefertothejobhedidandthelasttwoexpressionsimplythecharacteristicfeatureofhispersonality.17.range:totravelwithoutanydefiniteplanordestination,afairlyliteraryuse.cf:wander,range,saunter,strollWanderimpliestheabsenceofafixedcourseormoreorlessindifferencetoacoursethathasbeenfixedorotherwiseindicated.Thetermmayimplythemovementofawalkerwhetherhumanoranimal,butitmaybeusedofanythingcapableofdirection.Hiseyeswanderedoverthelandscape.Hismindwanderedandhewasunsureofhimself.Rangemaybepreferredwhenliteralwanderingisnotimpliedorwhenthestressisonthesweepofterritorycoveredratherthanontheformoflocomotioninvolved.Hespentthesummerrangingtheworld.Animalsrangethroughtheforests.Saunterstressesaleisurelypaceandinidleandcarefreemind.Strolldiffersfromsaunterchieflyintheimplicationsofanobjective,(assight-seeingorexercise)pursuedwithouthasteandsometimeswithwanderingfromoneplacetoanother.strolling(around)inthepark18.digest:a.Whenyoudigestfood,thefoodpassesthroughyourstomachandisbrokendownsothatyourbodycanuseit.Don'tgivethebabymeattoeat,becausehecannotdigestit.b.Ifyoudigestinformation,youthinkaboutit,understandit,andrememberit.Thereportcontainstoomuchtodigestatonereading.Hereadsrapidlybutdoesnotdigestverymuch.c.Adigestisacollectionofthingsthathavebeenwritten,whichareputtogetherandpublishedagaininamoreconciseform.TheleadingmagazinesintheU.S.includeGolfDigest,Reader'sDigest,andSoapOperaDigest.19.adopt:totakeanduseasone'sownTheUSgovernmentdecidedtoadoptahardlinetowardsterrorists.Congresshasadoptedthenewmeasures.Iadoptedtheirmethodofmakingthemachine.adoptaname,acustom,anidea,astyleofdressHavingnochildrenoftheirowntheydecidedtoadoptanorphan/dog.Paul'smotherhadhimadoptedbecauseshecouldn'tlookafterhimherself.heradoptedcountry,ienothernativecountrybuttheoneinwhichshehaschosentoliveadept:~(insth);~(at/indoingsth)She'sadeptatgrowingroses.He'sanadeptincarpentry.adapt~sth(forsth)makesthsuitableforanewuse,situation,etc;modifysthThismachinehasbeenspeciallyadaptedforuseunderwater.ThisnovelhasbeenadaptedforTVfromtheRussianoriginal.Oureyesslowlyadaptedtothedark.20.navigable:deepandwideenoughtoallowshipstotravel.21.popularity:thequalityofbeingwellliked,favoured,oradmired22.attest:toshowtobetrue,togiveproofof,todeclaresolemnlyHistoricdocumentsandancienttombstonesallattesttothis.23.mainarteryoftransportationintheyoungnation'sheartarteryandheart:metaphorsartery:bloodvessel(atubeinyourbody)thatcarriesbloodfromthehearttotherestofthebody.vein:静脉anyofthetubescarryingbloodfromallpartsofthebodytotheheartRoyalbloodraninhisveins.bloodvesselGeographically,thegreatvalleyoftheMississippiRiverwasthecentreofthecountrywhichhadaveryshorthistory.Andmostofthetransportationwasconductedontheriver.24.keel:alongbaralongthebottomofaboatorshipfromwhichthewholeframeoftheboatorshipisbuiltup.25.raft:floatingplatformmadefromlargepiecesofwood,oil-drums,etc,thataretiedtogether.Alsorubberraft.26.commerce:thebuyingandsellingofgoods,trade.Herecommodities.Thisisasynecdochesinceitinvolvesthesubstitutionofthegenusforkindorwholeforpart.Keelboat,flatboatsandlargeraftsconductedthetransportationofcommoditiesintheearlyyearsofthecountry.27.lumber:treetrunks,logsorplanks(along,usu.heavypieceofboard,esp.onethatis2to6inchesthickandatleast8incheswide)ofwoodthathavebeencutforuse,butonlyroughly,AmE.InBrE,itisthesameastimber.28.deltacountry:Deltaisthe4thletteroftheGreekalphabet,(with1st:alpha,2nd:beta,3rd:gamma,16th:pi,lastor24th:omega)whichisshapedlikeatriangle.Thereforeanythingintheshapeofadelta,esp.adepositofsandandsoilformedatthemouthofsomeriversiscalledadelta.29.molasses(uncount)athickdarktolightbrownsyrupthatisseparatedfromrawsugarinsugarmanufacture.cf:syrup:athickstickysolutionofsugarandwater,oftenflavoured30.westwardexpansion:ThemassacreofthenativeIndians:The1803LouisianaPurchase(whichextendedfromtheMississippiR.totheRockyMts.andfromtheGulfofMexicotoBritishNorthAmerica,doubledtheareaoftheUS)fromNapoleon'sFrance.The1845TexasAnnexation(whichprovokedtheMexicanWarandresultedintheacquiringofCaliforniaandmostofthepresentSouthwest).ThepushintoOregonin1846afterapeacefulsettlementwithBritain.AlsotheCaliforniaGoldRushin1848.Thediscoveryofgoldbroughtmorethan40,000prospectorsandadventurerstherewithintwoyears.(OthergoldrushestookplaceinAustralia,1851-53;SouthAfrica,1884;andtheKlondikeCanada1897-98).31.basin:Abasinofalargeriveristheareaoflandaroundit.Fromthebasinwaterandstreamsrundownintotheriver.theYellowRiverBasin.Thebasinmadeup3/4ofthepopulatedareaoftheUSofthattime.32.drain:toflowoffgraduallyorcompletely,tocausetobecomegraduallydryorempty.Here,metaphor,toconcentrate.33.cub:theyoungofvarioustypesofmeat-eatingwildanimals,suchaslion,bear34.castofcharacters:thecastofaplayorafilmconsistsofallthepeoplewhoactinit35.cosmos:thewholeuniverseconsideredasanorderedsystem.36.feud:long-lastingandbitterquarrelordisputebetweentwopeopleorgroupsthefeudbetweenRomeo'sfamilyandJuliet's37.piracy:robberyofshipsonthehighseas,robberycarriedoutbypirates,personswhosailtheseasstoppingandrobbingships.copyrightpiracypirate:arobberonthehighseasTopiratevideocompactdisk,videotapes,cassettesorbooksistocopy,publishandsellthemwithouttherighttodoso.38.lynch:(esp.ofacrowdofpeople)toattackandputtodeath,esp.byhanging,(apersonthoughttobeguiltyofacrime),withoutalawfultrial.39.slum:anareaofacitywherelivingconditionsareverybadandwhereallthehousesareovercrowdedandneedtoberepaired.40....withthelanguagethathesoakedupwith...soakup:todrawinbyorasifbysuctionorabsorption.Ifsthsoaksupaliquid,itabsorbsit.Thesoilsoakedupahugevolumeofwaterveryrapidly.Heabsorbedanddigestedthecolourfullanguagewithanastonishinggoodmemorywhichseemedtobeabletorecordthingslikeaphonographic(gramophone).41.Steamboatdecksteemedwiththemaincurrentof...(teemwith...themaincurrent,notverysuitable)teemwith:Ifaplaceisteemingwithanimalsorpeople,itisverycrowdedandtheanimalsorpeoplearemovingaroundalot.Thewaterteemswithfish/thousandsoforganisms.Hismindteemswithplans.maincurrentofpioneeringhumanity:metaphor,peoplewithpioneeringspiritwhoformsthemajority,themainpartofthemwerepeoplewithdevotion/dedicationtoopenupnewareasandpreparewaysforothers.42.humanity:humanbeingsingeneral43.flotsam:metaphor.rubbish,wreckagesuchasbitsofwood,plastic,andotherwastematerialsthatisfloatingonthesea,partsofawreckedshiporitscargofoundfloatinginthesea44.hustler:apersonwhotriestoearnmoneyorgainanadvantagefromanysituationtheyarein,oftenbyusingdishonestorillegalmethod.infmlAmE.(USsl)prostitutehustle:push(sb)roughlyandhurriedly;jostle;shoveThepolicehustledthethiefoutofthehouseandintotheirvan.Iwashustledinto(making)ahastydecision.(USsl)workasaprostitute45.thug:apersonwhoisveryviolentandrough,esp.acriminalviolentcriminalorhooligan,villain46.keen:a.sharpHehandedmeaspearwithakeenpoint.b.(withthe5senses,themind,thefeelings)good,strong,quickatunderstandingMyhearingisnotaskeenasitusedtobe.Hehasakeenbrain.Heisakeenobserver.c.(AmE)wantingtodosth.verymuchorwantingsth.tohappenverymuch;havingagreatdealofenthusiasmforsth.Hetakesakeeninterestinhiswork.Theyarekeenonart.Iamnotverymuchkeenondetectivestories.47.perception:naturalunderstandingextrasensoryperceptionperceive:realize,notice,seeorhearsth.esp.whenitisnotobvioustootherpeopleHenowperceivedhiserror.Onlyanartistcanperceivethefineshadesofcolourinthep