on firea.burningb.(of passion)burning with emotion;greatly excited;fullof ardor;very enthusiastic,excited or passionateExamples:The enemy could not but abandon the warship on fireHe was on fire with excitement at this marvelous sight.NEXTBACK
opena.If uplace, economy or area of interest opens uporis openedup,morepeoplewill gothere orChinesebecomeinvolvedinit.a.（使）开放b.to cause sth.to be available for development,b.开发，生产production,etc.C.提供新的机会、可能性c.to create a new opportunity or possibility He said he wanted to see how Albania was opening up to the worldto open up undeveloped land, new territory,etc.When you've got a qualification like that, so many careeropportunities opened upNEXTBACK
But somehow the imminence of an event that had been longexpected,loved,feare and prepared for made them dejected(Para.3)irritated;in low spirits;the fact that sth.(usuunpleasant)is now aboutdisheartenedto take placeThe couple had been looking forward to and preparing for thisspring planting for a long time, but now that the day had finallyarrived, strangely,they felt somehow a bit sad
Mary,with her shrewd woman's mind,thought of asmanythings as there are in life as a woman would in the firstjoyand anxiety of hermating.(Para.3)Mary,like all sharp and smart women,thought of many thingsin lifewhenshegotmarried.NEXTBACK
Paragraph4Martin fell over a basket in the half-darkness of thebarn,heswore and said that a man would be better off dead than..(Para.4)In the barn,it was still very dark as it was very earlyin themorning.So Martin tripped over a basket.He cursed and saidthat it would bebetter off dying than having to get up at such anearly hour and begin the day's toil-probably for the rest of hislife