He thumped the lectern as he spoke.是什么意思？

He thumped the lectern as he spoke.

他边讲道边用手捶打读经台.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

thumped

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例句
His heart thumped painfully and joyously as his eye caught the words.
他眼光一触到那几个字,又是痛苦又是高兴,一颗心急跳了起来.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

lectern

n. （教堂中的）读经台，（演说时放讲稿的）小讲台；

例句
He thumped the lectern as he spoke.
他边讲道边用手捶打读经台.

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

spoke

n. （车轮的）辐条，轮辐，破坏某人的计划，阻挠某人的行动；v. 讲，谈( speak的过去式 )，说，演说，从某种观点来说；

例句
Mr King sought to address those fears when he spoke at the meeting...
金先生在会上讲话时试图消除那些恐惧。