embroidery
n[U]
1 decoration with needlework 刺绣
a beautiful piece of embroidery 一件美丽的刺绣制品
He's good at embroidery. 他擅长刺绣.
2 (fig 比喻) untrue details added for effect (为增强效果而加的)虚构细节
A little embroidery made the story quite entertaining. 增加了一点虚构细节使得故事相当有趣.
No? Then, Antonio, be ready. And Shylock, take your knife and prepare to do the deed.
不能撕?那么,安东尼奥,你做好准备;夏洛克,拿起你的刀子准备割肉吧。
Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in, you will want to chew and digest it. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not to