The Afghan farmer didn't even know how to work the recording device tucked in his vest pocket when he approached a member of the Taliban who was plotting to launch a rocket attack on a U.S. air base. But if he was nervous about helping the Americans, the farmer didn't show it.
(By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post)
Although his parents wanted him to study law, Mr. Saint Laurent — lanky and brown-haired, his blue eyes framed by glasses — went to Paris when he was 17 to try his luck in theatrical and fashion design. He briefly studied design at the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture, leaving because he said he was bored. Shortly thereafter, he won first prize in an International Wool Secretariat design competition for his sketch of a cocktail dress. This led to an interview with Christian Dior, who noted an uncanny resemblance between Mr. Saint Laurent’s cocktail dress and one he himself was working on. Recognizing the young designer’s talent, Dior hired him on the spot as his assistant.
adjective
strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain:
an uncanny resemblance
uncannily
adverb
Her predictions turned out to be uncannily accurate.
tuck (STORE SAFELY) Show phonetics
verb [T usually + adverb or preposition]
to put something into a safe or convenient place:
Tuck your gloves in your pocket so that you don't lose them.
She had a doll tucked under her arm.
Eventually I found the certificate tucked under a pile of old letters.
Tuck your chair in (= put it so that the seat of it is under the table) so that no one trips over it.
看 L. Aragon記 Henry Matisse 給他一封信，上頭有一高山，懷抱之中是Matisse 的住家，他並引波特萊爾的「女巨人」（《惡之華》（Les Fleur du mal））：「…..我懶懶地睡在她雙乳的陰影裏，如同山腳下安祥的小村莊。」（莫渝譯。 ）
Definition
hamlet Show phoneticsnoun [C]
a small village, usually without a church
[Middle English hamelet, from Old French, diminutive of hamel, of Germanic origin.]
tuck (HIDDEN) Show phonetics
verb
be tucked away/along, etc. to be in a place which is hidden or where few people go:
Tucked along/down this alley are some beautiful timber-framed houses.
A group of tiny brick houses is tucked away behind the factory.
ham・let
━━ n. 小集落; （教会のない）小村.
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