A tempest of applause

tempest ['tɛmpɪst]

n. 暴风雨;似风暴般的事物;骚动;风波; vt. 使遭暴风雨（或雪）;使骚动，使激动; vi. 起暴风雨（或雪）;骚动，激动;

tempor 表”时间,机会”#词根助记：暴风雨,来的快去的也快

of [əv]

prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成; aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];

applause [ə'plɔz]

n. 热烈鼓掌;喝彩;掌声;

ap一再+plause=plaud赞扬→一再赞扬→掌声

before Michelle and her friends arrived.

在Michelle和她的朋友们来之前。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

拙匠常怨工具差（人笨怨刀钝）。

On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;

那天晚上在回家的路上，我低头一看，发现项链不再挂在我的脖子上了。我告诉了比尔。我们马上赶回王宫去寻找。我们询问了那儿的每一个人，问他们是不是拾到了一条项链。可是，真倒霉。我们找不到那条项链；它丢失了。