重点讲解：
1. thousands of
数千；成千上万；
eg. Thousands of refugees are packed into overcrowded towns and villages.
成千上万的难民涌入拥挤不堪的城镇和村庄。
eg. I must have driven past that place thousands of times.
我得有上千次开车经过那里。
2. close to
接近于（某数量或距离）；
eg. Close to 50,000 people took part...
近5万人参加。
eg. Catering may now account for close on a quarter of pub turnover.
承办酒席现在可能占酒吧营业额的近1/4。
3. be fond of
喜欢；喜爱；
eg. He was fond of drawing when he was a child.
他还是个孩子时就喜欢画画。
eg. I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.
我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。