The intense heat charred the wood.

炽热烤焦了木头。

属类：学习英语-同义词辨析-

Oral composition and 3-minute training method, This method is suitable for intense training.

口语作文和3分钟训练法:此法适用于强化训练.

属类：学习英语-学习建议-

The holiday began after the exam on July 10. The heavy load of intense study had been dropped, and I was free. I started to enjoy the holiday.

暑假开始于7月10日考试结束之后。沉重紧张的学习重担已经卸掉,我自由了。我开始享受假期。

属类：学习英语-中国人写英语日记-暑假回忆

It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher.

我们每一个人在领略强烈美感的时刻都不禁会产生一种联想,似乎我们瞥见了另一个不同世界照射在我们身上的光芒,那个世界迥然不同,而且因为这种美的感受强烈动人,所以在某些方面又显得更为高尚。

属类：学习英语-新概念英语-第四册

He was beginnings to shiver as the intense cold pervaded the room

整个房间冰冷彻骨,他开始冷得发抖了。

属类：学习英语-同义词辨析-

Friederike Eigler is a professor of German at Georgetown University. She said that in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, people used a similar word to homeland – heimat – to express intense national pride.

弗里德里克·艾格勒（Friederike Eigler）是乔治城大学的一名德国教授。她说，在19世纪末和20世纪初的德国，人们使用类似homeland的一个单词heimat来表达强烈的民族自豪感。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-Homeland一词在美国备受关注

A limelight is a lighting instrument. It was used in theaters to light the front of the stage. The light came from a fire. The fire was directed at a box filled with the mineral lime. Then a lens, a piece of glass, would concentrate the brightness, making the light more intense .

灰光灯（limelight)是一种照明器具。它在剧院中被用于点亮舞台的前方。这些光来自于火焰。这些火焰冲着一个装满石灰的盒子。然后用可以集中亮度的透镜使得光线更加强烈。51VOA注：灰光灯就是早期的聚光灯。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：聚光灯下

However, in the English language, if you are in the eye of the storm, you are in the most intense part of a conflict. For example, she had no idea that walking into the meeting would put her in the eye of the storm.

然而，在英语语言中，如果你身处暴风眼之中，那么你就处于冲突最激烈的地方。例如，她不知道参加这次会议会让她置身于风暴之中。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：风暴

Right. So, before I start rock climbing, I make sure to "warm up." That means to prepare yourself for a difficult or intense activity by stretching.

是的。所以我在开始攀岩前，我一定要热身（warm up），意思是通过伸展运动让自己做好困难或激烈运动的准备。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-健身房相关的一些术语

Exactly. To "cool down" means to do easy exercises after doing an intense exercise. This lets your heart rate drop slowly. It is always smart to cool down.

完全正确。To cool down是指在剧烈运动后做一些简单的运动。这可以让你的心率缓慢下降。做舒缓运动是非常明智的。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-健身房相关的一些术语