543. I scratched a match and saw my watch catching a patch.
我划了一根火柴发现我的手表钩着了一块补丁。
scratch [skrætʃ]
v./ n.抓，搔，刮；抓(痕)，划(痕)
– The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface. 饥荒十分严重，援助也只是杯水车薪。
catch [kætʃ]
vt.抓住；发觉；感染；赶上；引起；领会
– Her dress caught on a nail. 她的衣服让钉子给钩住了.
544. With time elapsing, the flaps collapse on the clapper’s lap.
随着时间流逝，副翼在拍手者的膝盖上堆叠起来。
elapse [iˈlæps]
vi.(时间)消逝，过去
– Three years have elapsed since we last met. 我们上次相见至今已过了三年。
flap [flæp]
n.片状垂悬物(口袋盖等)；飘动 v.飘动，拍动
collapse [kəˈlæps]
vi.／ n.倒坍，塌下；崩溃，突然失败
– He collapsed the wheelchair and put it on the boat. 他将轮椅折叠起来放在船上。
clapper [ˈklæpə]
n.铃舌，响板
545. The incapable man in cap went into the hospitable capital hospital.
戴帽的无能男子走进热情好客的首都医院。
incapable [inˈkeipəbəl]
a.无能力的；不能的
– As a lawyer she’s totally incapable. 她当律师完全不合格。
hospitable [ˈhɔspitəbəl]
a.好客的；宽容的；有利的，适宜的
– She is always hospitable to visitors from abroad. 她总是殷勤招待外宾.