And then she'd just sort of glaze over and...但她只是盯着你看了会儿，然后

sort of:有几分地

It was the sort of night when phantoms might walk.

这种夜晚正是幽灵出没的时候。

He's a friendly chatty sort of person.

他这个人挺和善，很爱讲话。

常用短语:

a word of a sort生气的话

nothing of the sort一点也不是

no sort of毫无

in a sort of way在某种程度上

What if what we expect to happen as we age, will happen?如果我们预测的在年纪大以后都发生了怎么办

expect to:预期, 期待

The shop expect to make a small profit this year.

这家店铺期望今年能赚点钱。

He seemed to expect to be waited on hand and foot.

他像是想要人尽心尽力伺候他。

What if our thoughts really impact on our bodies?如果我们的思想真能影响身体呢

impact on:对 ... 产生影响

Her speech made a tremendous impact on everyone.

她的演说对大家震动很大。

How will the war impact on such a poet?

战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响?