现代大学英语精读1知识点整理
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现代大学英语精读1Unit 11. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the dayI was to be thrown into school for the first time. (1)Paraphrase:But my new clothes did not bring any happiness to me, because it was the day I was forced to go to school for the first time.2.“Why school?” I asked my father. “What have I done?”(3)Paraphrase:Why do I have to go to school? I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong to be punished like this.3. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building. (5)Paraphrase:I didn’t think it was useful to take me away from home and put me into that building with high walls.4. It was not all a matter of playing and fooling around. (15)Paraphrase:What we did at school wasn’t just playing and wasting time doing nothing useful.5. In addition, the time for changing one’s mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home. (16)Paraphrase:Besides, it was impossible for us to quit school and return to the good old days when we stayed home playing and foolingaround all day. Our childhood was gone, never to come back.Unit 21. If banks were required to sell wallets and money belts, they might act less like churches. (para. 1)Paraphrase:Banks act like churches which usually control people’s life and can interfere in people’s life. So, the author thinks it is ridiculous for banks to act like churches.2. It was lunchtime and the only officer on duty was a fortyish black man with short, pressed hair, a pencil mustache, and a neatly pressed brown suit. (para. 3)Paraphrase:uncurled hair, a thin mustache looking like a line drawn by a pencil, and a neat and tidy brown suit3. Everything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority. (para. 3) Paraphrase:Everything about him—his clothes, manner, etc. indicated that he was a carefully dressed man who had an important position and power.4. I moved in for the kill. (para. 19)Paraphrase:I began to prepare to kill, destroy or defeat my enemy.5. I zeroed in on the officer. (para. 20)Paraphrase:I’m going to have a strong argument to silence the bank officer.6. Look, … we’re just wasting each other’s time. (para. 29)Paraphrase:Look, let’s stop talkin g about this because it is a waste of time./You are just talking nonsense. I don’t want to listen to youany more.7.… has been shaking this boy down… (para. 30)Paraphrase:… has been getting money from the boy by using threats…8. Anyway, the poli ce are on the case… (para. 30)Paraphrase:Anyway, the police are working on the case…9. Not that I ever heard of. (para. 32)Paraphrase:I have never heard of such rules.Unit 31. My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn. (para. 1) Paraphrase:When we got married, we followed the tradition in Esarn and my husband came to live with my family.2. He has ears which don’t hear, a mouth which doesn’t speak, and eyes that don’t see. ( para. 2)Paraphrase:He does not notice what is happening around us and to our children, nor does he express his thoughts and feelings. (The woman is complaining that her husband does not bother about their children’s troubles.)3. … and it is no l onger fertile, bleeding year after year and, like u s, getting old and exhausted. (para. 3)Paraphrase:Our land is getting poorer with each passing year, like us who are getting old, weak and tired.4.… but in a bad year, it’s not only the ploughs that br eak but our hearts, too. (para. 3)Paraphrase:When there is a draught, the soil is so hard that it breaks the ploughs and we feel so sad that our hearts break too.5. Only ten years ago, you could barter for things, but now it’s all cash. (para. 4)Paraphrase:Just ten years ago, we could exchange one thing for another, but now we have to buy everything from the market.6. Shops have sprung up, filled with colorful plastic things and goods we have no use for. (para. 4)Paraphrase:Shops have suddenly appeared in the village selling attractive plastic things and things we don’t need.7. As for me, I wouldn’t change, couldn’t change even if I wanted to. (para. 7)Paraphrase:I didn’t want to change myself and my life, and actually I did not have the ability to change even if I wanted to.8. Yes, this bag of bones dressed in rags can still plant and reap rice from morning till dusk. (para. 7)Paraphrase:Though I’m poor, old and weak, I can still work in the rice field all day.9. I am at peace with the land and the condition of my life. (para. 9) Paraphrase:I am content with my land and accept my situation in life without complaint.10. I have been forcing silence upon her all these years, yet she had not once complained of anything. (para. 9)Paraphrase:All these years, I hardly talk with her or listen to her, so shehas to keep silent about her thoughts and feelings, but she has never told anyone else about her unhappy feelings about my silence.11. Still the land could not tie them down or call them back. (para. 10) Paraphrase:My children grew up and had happy days on this land, but this could not prevent them from leaving for cities or attract them back from cities.12. Sickness comes and goes, and we get back on our feet again. (para. 11) Paraphrase:Inevitably we sometimes fall ill, but when we get well again we can always get back to our normal life and work on our land.Unit 41. Ausable was, for one thing, fat… Though he spoke French and German passably, he had never altogether lost the New England accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago. (para. 2)Paraphrase:Ausable was, for one reason, fat… His French and German were not very good, but acceptable. Although he had been in Paris for twenty years, he never lost the American accent.2. …a sloppy fat man who, instead of having messages slipped into his hand by dark-eyed beauties, gets only an ordinary telephone call making an appointment in his room. (para. 4)Paraphrase:…an untidy fat man just has an ordinary phone call agreeing to meet somebody later in his room. There are no other imagined things as a beautiful lady with dark eyes putting a slip of message secretly into his hand.3. The fat man chuckled to himself as he unlocked the door of his room and stood as aside to let his frustrated guest enter. (para. 4)Paraphrase:The fat man laughed to himself when he opened the door of his room and gave way to his dissatisfied guest.4. You are disillusioned. (para. 5)Paraphrase:You are disappointed because what you believe in has turned out to be wrong.5. Before long you will see a paper, a quite important paper for which several men and women have risked their lives, come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands. (para. 5)Paraphrase:Soon you will see a document/a report come to me. Several people took chances in order to get it. When I receive the paper, I will place it in the hands of the proper authorities.By then I will have fulfilled my mission.6. For halfway across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man. (para. 6)Paraphrase:In the middle of the room, there was a man with a small automatic pistol in his hand.7. I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time. (para. 11) Paraphrase:(He was making up a story, which turned out to be a trap for Max.To make Max swallow this bait, Ausable pretended to be angry with the management and explained to Fowler (not to Max)why he was going to complain to the management about the balcony.)8. It might have saved me some trouble had I known about it. (para. 12) Paraphrase:If I had known about it, I would not have spent so much effort.9. I wish I knew how you learned about the report, … (para.15) Paraphrase:I want to know how you succeeded in finding out the report, but I have no idea.10. Keeping his body twisted so that his gun still covered the fat man and his guest, … (para. 22)Paraphrase:He twisted his body in order to point his gun right at the fat man and his guest.Unit 61. My ancient jeep was straining up through beautiful countryside when the radiator began to leak. (para. 1) Paraphrase:When the radiator started to drip, my old jeep was trying hard to climb up the mountain in the scenery rural area.2. The over-heated engine forced me to stop at the next village, which consisted of a small store and a few houses that were scattered here and there. (para. 1)Paraphrase:Due to the high temperature of the engine, I had to stop at the next village, which contained a small shop and several houses that were loosely distributed.3. He, in turn, inspected me carefully, as if to make sure I grasped the significance of his statement. (para. 3)Paraphrase:Then he examined me with great caution in the way of ensuring whether I understood the importance of his words.4. As a product of American education, I had never paid the slightest attention to the green banana, except to regard it as a fruit whose time had not yet come. (para. 5)Paraphrase:As someone educated in the United States, I naturally had never paid any attention to the green banana, except to take it as a fruit which was not yet ripe or which was not yet ready to be picked and eaten.5. It was my own time that had come, all in relation to it. (para.5) Paraphrase:It was me who had come to know the green bananas, and everything connected with it. According to the author, every civilization has special geniuses (symbolized by the green banana), which have existed for many years. But they will not come to your notice and benefit you until and unless you are ready to go out and meet them.6. I had been wondering for some time about what educators like to call “learning moments”, and I now knew I had just experienced two of them at once. (para. 5)Paraphrase:The two things that suddenly dawned on him are: the fact that every civilization has wonderful treasure to share with others and the idea that every village, town, region or country has a right to regard itself as the center of the world.7. The cultures of the world are full of unexpected green bananas with special value and meaning. (8)Paraphrase:The green bananas have become a symbol of hiddentreasures from every culture. For proper understanding of a piece of writing, it is often important to notice such symbolic language and to know what the symbols stand for.Unit 81. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. (para. 1) Paraphrase:He held his thumb out and the gas can to show that he was out of gas and needed a lift to the nearest gas station. Generally speaking, at the same time of holding his thumb out, a hitchhiker also has a board in his hand, on which the name of the place he wants to go is written. Here, the gas can shows that the young man has run out of gasoline for his car.2. Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much. (para. 2) Paraphrase:Because the author thought it was sensible for him to do so and did so indeed as a matter of course as other people would do the same in the situation.It shows that it was really something common. The real issue then was not that he didn’t help t he young man but that he never thought about offering help to strangers.3. It would be cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. (para. 5)Paraphrase:I would travel without a penny through the country where money was extremely important.4. I rose early…and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles “America”. (para. 6)Paraphrase:Because what he wanted to do was to discover America and American people. The destination of the journey was Cape Fear,just literally, but the real destination was to seek understanding of the country and its people.5. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming. In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa.Paraphrase:They suggest that the people there (probably people everywhere), were more or less provincial (another sub-concept of ethnocentric?). They tended to make false assumptions about people in other places, . the people in their place were nicer/better than those in other places.6. I didn’t know wheth er to kiss them or scold them for stopping. (para. 8) Paraphrase:(Because the situation when the two little ladies stopped for the author was, in his eyes, potentially dangerous for them. He says so to emphasize both the kindness and courage the ladies showed in that particular situation.)7. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder. (Para. 9) Paraphrase:(Because he had to. Otherwise he would not be able to stop right before the author. It shows the mental struggle that was probably going on in the driver’s mind. He was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker, which made it more difficult for him to make such a decision at the moment than others. However, he chose to stop finally and his kindness was thereby highlighted.)8. Those who had the least to give often gave the most.Paraphrase:Poor people are often more generous. They are often ready/willing to give comparatively more of what they have tothose in need than rich people.9. Now we’re talking, I thought.Paraphrase:Now he knew what I wanted and the talk was going in the right direction.10. “When we do, ” he said, “it’s usually kin.” (Para. 13)Paraphrase:(The local people do not usually entertain/receive guests at home.) They only do this for their kin relatives.11. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the kindness of strangers. Paraphrase:(It means the fact that there are people who are indifferent to other people’s needs/ who refuse to help others/who may hesitate to help and people may say about lack of compassion in our society and a generally moral decay in our society.I find, however, on the whole you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.)Unit 91. The impressiveness was normal and not for show, for spectators were few. (para. 1)Paraphrase:The police officer walked that way habitually, not to attract attention or admiration because there were few people in the streets to be impressed. Thedescription shows that the policeman quite enjoyed his work.2. Trying doors as he went, swinging his club with many clever movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down the peaceful street, the officer, with his strongly built form and slight air of superiority, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. (para. 2)Paraphrase:From how he looked and what he did on the beat, we can see that the policeman was competent at, confident of, proud of, and dutiful to his job. All these factors gave people the impression that he was a trustworthy protector of the peace. ( Notice how a string of present participles are used as adverbials to vividly describe the policeman’s actions.)3. The area was one that kept early hours. (para. 2)Paraphrase:People in that area closed their stores pretty early.4. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. (para. 7) Paraphrase:The next morning I was going to leave (New York) for the West as planned to make a lot of money and get rich.5. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our fate worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be. (para. 7) Paraphrase:We thought by that time we would have found out our fate and known how much we have achieved materially—whether our fortune huge or small.6. But after a year or two we lost track of each other. (para. 9) Paraphrase:We wrote letters and kept in touch with each other for a year or two, and then we stopped writing and haven’t heard from or heard of each other. Now ne ither of us knows what has happened or is happening to the other.7. You see, the West is a pretty big place, and I kept running around over it pretty lively. (para. 9)Paraphrase:I kept moving around in the West, never staying in the sameplace for long. (And that’s why it was hard for us to keep track of each other.)8. …and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up. (para. 9)Paraphrase:If my old friend comes to meet me as he promised, I would think my trouble of travelling so far is fairly rewarded.9. He was a kind of slow man, though, good fellow as he was. (para. 13) Paraphrase:However, he wasn’t very smart, even thought he was a good person.10. I’ve had to compete with some of the sharpest brains going to get my money. (para. 13 )Paraphrase:In order to make money, I had to compete with the most shrewd and crafty people.11. A man gets stuck in New York. It takes the West to makea man really keen. (para. 13)Paraphrase:A man is unable to go very far or to be very successful in New York where lifeis boring and opportunities for change are few. He has to go to the West to becomean eager and exciting person.The man from the west means that New York City was “civilized”; it had too many laws, and that getting rich quickly was less likely. In the West, however,one could by-pass the rules, and though being tougher and smarter one could becomerich very fast.12. I should say not! (para. 16)Paraphrase:Of course I am not going to leave immediately.13. The few foot passengers in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands. (para. 18 )Paraphrase:There were few people in the street of this part of the city. They had turned their coat collars high and kept their hands in their pockets for warmth. T hey didn’t look happy and were walking fast without saying anything.14. “Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival. (para. 21)Paraphrase:“Bless my heart!” the man who had just arrived said aloud in surprise.15. It’s Bob, sure a fate. (par a. 22)Paraphrase:Definitely it’s you, Bob.16. How has the West treated you, old man? (para. 22)Paraphrase:How well did you do in the West, old friend?17. …we’ll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk aboutold times. (para. 26)Paraphrase:I’ve heard of a place, so let’s go there and we will have a long talk about those happy days we spent together in the past. Note that probably the plainclothes policeman was thinking: I’ll take you to the police station andyou will tell me about the crimes you committed in the past.18. At the corner stood a drugstore brilliant with electriclights. (para. 28) Paraphrase:There was a drugstore at the corner. Its electric lights were on and it was very bright inside.19. Chicago thinks you may come over our way and telegraphs us she wants to havea chat with you. (para. 31)Paraphrase:The Chicago Police Department thinks you may come to New York, sent us a telegraph and asked us to help them track you down and arrest.20. Going quietly, are yo u? That’s sen sible. (para. 31)Paraphrase:You won’t put up a fight and resist arrest, will you. That (cooperating will us without causing any disturbance) is the right thing to do.21. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clo thes man to do the job. (para. 33)Paraphrase:For some reason I couldn’t arrest you myself, so I had a policeman not wearing a uniform do it.Jimmy had mixed feelings. He knew what his duty was. But the memories of their friendship, the expressions of Bob’s undying respect and admiration for him and the fact that Bob had come all the way from a thousand miles away just to keep the appointment made 20 years before must have deeply touched him. Therefore, he could not bring himself to arrest Bob.Unit 101. The end of manual labor was liberating. (1)Paraphrase:Mandela is talking about forced labor. He felt liberated afterthe manual labor had been ended.2. To survive in prison, one must develop ways to take satisfaction in one’s daily life. (2)Paraphrase:In order not to die and go on living in prison, prisoners must cultivate ways to learn to enjoy themselves in their daily life.3. But eventually they gave in, and we were able to cut out a small garden ona narrow patch of earth against the far wall. (3)Paraphrase:But finally they agreed unwillingly, and we were able to mark out a small garden on a strip of earth against the wall in the distance.4. At the time, some of my comrades joked that I was a miner at heart, for I spent my days in a wasteland and my free time digging in the courtyard. (4) Paraphrase:At that time, some of my comrades said jokingly that I was really a miner since I spent my days in a land which had been deserted for a long time and my spare time digging in the courtyard.5. The authorities did not regret giving permission, for once the garden began to flourish, I often provided the warders with some of my best tomatoes and onions.(5)Paraphrase:The person in charge didn’t feel regretful that they had allowed me to have a garden because as soon as the garden began to grow well, I often gave the warders some of my best tomatoes and onions.6. I told her this small story at great length. I do not knowwhat she read into that letter, (11)Paraphrase:I told her this small story in detail. I do not know whether she understood the meaning of the letter more than it did.。
现代大学英语精读1-U n i t1知识点汇总-CAL-FENGHAI-(2020YEAR-YICAI)_JINGBIANExpressions, Collocations & Phrases1. a useful word 一个有用的词2. a helpful suggestion 一个有用的建议3. a painful experience 一段痛苦的经历4. a tearful voice 一个撕心裂肺的嗓音5. a hopeless war 一场无望的战争6. a priceless stone 一块无价的石头7. a useless book 一本无用的书8. a careful look 仔细一看9. an eventful year 多事之秋10. a harmful habit 一个有害的习惯;不良习惯11. a harmless animal 一个无害的动物12. a shameless liar 一位无耻的撒谎者13. a classless society 无阶级社会14. a hopeful situation 一种有希望的形势15. a fruitful visit 一次有成就的访问16. a powerful army 一支强有力的军队17. a careless mistake 一个粗心的错误18. a homeless child 一个无家可归的孩子19. a toothless old man 一个牙齿掉光的老男人20. a nameless flower 一支无名花21. take?steps 采取措施22. hold back/dry one's tears 忍着眼泪/擦干眼泪23. play games 玩游戏24. take/have/steal a nap 打盹25. tell a story 讲故事26. face trouble/challenge/truth/fact/pressure 面对麻烦/挑战/事实/真相/压力27. announce a thing 宣布一件事28. invade a place/one's life/one's privacy 攻占某地/干涉某人生活/侵犯某人隐私29. cross the desert/channel/mountains/ocean 穿越沙漠/海峡/高山/横跨海洋30. reach some places/the stage 到达某些地方/达到某种地步31. employ people 雇用某人32. in?vain? 徒劳无益33. show?off? 炫耀,卖弄34. resort?to? 采取35. cling?to? 坚持,保留36. burst?into? 突然开始37. bring?about? 造成,引起,导致;创造;实现38. give?rise?to? 造成,引起,导致39. on?their?own? 独立地(凭自己的力量)40.41.42. Translations1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。
现代大学英语精读1(第二版)unit1语法学习整理版Unit 1Close reading:1 clutch: vt. to hold sth. or sb. tightly, esp. because you are frightened, in pain, or do not want to lose something Synonymshold/ seize/ grip/ grasp/ grab/ snatchExamples:.Tom fell to the ground, clutching his stomach..A woman clutching a baby stole an elderly woman’s purse.clutch at: to try hard to hold sth., esp. when you’re in a dangerous situation Example:A drowning man will clutch at a straw.(to try hard to find a sign of hope or a solution, even when they are not likely to exist in a difficult or dangerous situation) clutching his right hand:present participle used to modify verb (walked), showing the manner in which the narrator walked Examples from the text:1). My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help. (2)2). “I’m not punishing you,” he said, laughing. (4)3). The bell rang, announcing the passing of the day and the end of work. (17)2 as: “As” introduces an adverbial clause of reason.Example:As you weren’t there I left a message.As she’s been ill perhaps she’ll need some help.3 throw sb. into/out of a place:to force sb. to enter/leave aplaceExamples:They’ll throw me out (of school)if I fail three exams.Anyone who opposes the regime is liable to be thrown into jail/prison.lined with gardens/planted with crops, pears, and date palms: past participle phrase used here to modify “a street” and “fields” respectively.What is the language spoken in that area?They are problems left over by history.4 Why school?: elliptical questionWhy do I have to go to school?Father: We’ll go to Tianjin this weekend.Daughter: What for?(Why this weekend?/Why Tianjin?)What have I done?: rhetorical questionI don’t think I’ve done anythin g wrong to be punished like this.Rhetorical question—one that expresses strong feeling or opinion and doesn’t require an answer.Don’t you want to be useful like your brothers?Can’t you see I’m busy? (Don’t disturb me!)What good is a promise for an unemployed worker?Features: question form, definite answeroften used in argument and/or persuasion5 make… (out) of sb./sth.: to make sb./sth. become…The army made a man of him.Hardships help make a man of a boy.6 convince: vt. to make sb. feel certain that sth. is trueExamples:I couldn’t convince him of his mistake.I managed to convince them that the story was true.7there is no good/use to be had in doing sth. or it is no good/use doing sth.It’s no good crying over spilt milk.There is no good to be had in crying over spilt milk.tearing me away from /throwing me into: verbal noun as the object of the preposition1).We had difficulty in finding a parking lot.2). There’s no point in waiting.tear sb. away from: make sb. leave a placeCan’t y ou tear yourself away from the TV for dinner?8vast and full:adjective phrase modifies “the courtyard”1).There’s nothing wrong with the computer.2). Can you recommend some books easy for freshmen to read?3). It was a conference fruitful of results.Features: When used as an attribute modifier, adjective phrases are often placed after the noun.Cling(1)to hold tightly; to refuse to let go紧紧抓住或抱住e.g. The little girl clung to her mother. 小女孩紧紧抱住她的妈妈。
Unit 11一、词汇短语Text Aspear [] n. 矛,枪;梭标vi. 刺,戳;(植物)发芽成茎【例句】The hunter threw a spear at the lion. 猎人将长矛射向狮子。
【助记】形意近pierce刺穿;音:死+ bear熊,把熊弄死的矛。
shiver [] v. 颤抖,发抖;打碎,碎裂n. (无法控制的)颤抖,碎片【例句】The divers were shivering with cold. 那些潜水员冷得直打颤。
【词组】shiver with因…而发抖【助记】血哇(看见血害怕呀)颤抖【派生】shivering adj. 颤抖的cub [] n.(狮、虎等的)幼兽vi.生育幼兽【例句】You cheeky young cub! 你这莽撞的毛头小伙子!【词组】cub scout 幼童军cub reporter 初出茅庐的新闻记者cub pilot见习领港员wiggle [] v. (使)踌躇,摆动n.踌躇,摆动【例句】Stop wiggling and sit still! 不要摇摇晃晃的,坐著别动!【词组】get a wiggle on赶快,加紧wiggle out of从…挣脱出来【助记】读:喂狗,狗的尾巴就会wiggle。
mischievous [] adj. 淘气的, 恶作剧的;有害处的【例句】The little boy is as mischievous as a monkey.这个小男孩像猴子一样调皮。
【词组】a mischievous look, smile, trick 调皮的样子、微笑、花招a mischievous letter, rumour 恶意中伤的信、谣言【助记】来自mischief mis + chief 首领,头,对头不利→伤害;mis + achieve 达到,完成,没有,不让完成→损害,恶作剧chase [] n. 追赶,追击vt. 追赶,追逐;雕镂【例句】Why do modern people chase material possessions? 为什么现在的人们追求物质财富?【词组】chase after 追逐;追赶chase down 找出give chase (to)追赶;追击in chase of追赶【派生】chaser n.驱逐舰;猎人poke [] v. 戳,刺,伸(头);搜索,探问【例句】A seal poked its head out of the water. 一只海豹把头探出了水面。
Expressions, Collocations & Phrases1. a useful word 一个有用的词2. a helpful suggestion 一个有用的建议3. a painful experience 一段痛苦的经历4. a tearful voice 一个撕心裂肺的嗓音5. a hopeless war 一场无望的战争6. a priceless stone 一块无价的石头7. a useless book 一本无用的书8. a careful look 仔细一看9. an eventful year 多事之秋10. a harmful habit 一个有害的习惯;不良习惯11. a harmless animal 一个无害的动物12. a shameless liar 一位无耻的撒谎者13. a classless society 无阶级社会14. a hopeful situation 一种有希望的形势15. a fruitful visit 一次有成就的访问16. a powerful army 一支强有力的军队17. a careless mistake 一个粗心的错误18. a homeless child 一个无家可归的孩子19. a toothless old man 一个牙齿掉光的老男人20. a nameless flower 一支无名花21. take steps 采取措施22. hold back/dry one's tears 忍着眼泪/擦干眼泪23. play games 玩游戏24. take/have/steal a nap 打盹25. tell a story 讲故事26. face trouble/challenge/truth/fact/pressure 面对麻烦/挑战/事实/真相/压力27. announce a thing 宣布一件事28. invade a place/one's life/one's privacy 攻占某地/干涉某人生活/侵犯某人隐私29. cross the desert/channel/mountains/ocean 穿越沙漠/海峡/高山/横跨海洋30. reach some places/the stage 到达某些地方/达到某种地步31. employ people 雇用某人32. in vain 徒劳无益33. show off 炫耀,卖弄34. resort to 采取35. cling to 坚持,保留36. burst into 突然开始37. bring about 造成,引起,导致;创造;实现38. give rise to 造成,引起,导致39. on their own 独立地(凭自己的力量)40.41.42.Translations1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。
Unit 11. elliptical question省略句rhetorical question反义疑问句2.superiority complex 自傲情结3.to make(out) of sb./sth.e. g. His father wants to make football star out of him.4.convince sb. of sth.e. g. ① We utterly(used to emphasize how complete sth. is) failed to convince him.② a convincing evidence/argument5.fool around 欺骗6. rank n. ①line of people or things;② position or class军衔,社会地位,职位7.Many employeers, for example, will overlook, occasionally inefficiencies from their secretaryprovided( 相当于 if,条件状语从句 ) she has a pleasant personality.8.Flow---flew---flown 流动9.misgiving 顾忌,多用于复数10.The Evolution Theory 进化论11.Observant①careful to obey rules,customs,tradition②quick at noticing thingbe observant of observable 明显的observatory观察台12.rivalry—completion;the act of competing for the same thingrival—rival for /in sth.—have no rival/second to nothing13.resort to 采纳往常跟不好的,但也有特别14.Now that I m’90, I find the exertions of traveling too great.既然我已年届 90,出远门已力所不及。
现代大学英语精读第一册1课单词详解1. overlook vt. over-上+look看,?由上往下看忽视Don't overlook the slower students. 别忽视后进同学。
原谅We decided to overlook his mistake. 我们决定宽容他的过错。
监督, 管理The foreman overlooked a large number of workers.工头监督着许多工人。
俯视We overlooked the sea.我们俯瞰大海。
overlook a valley from a hill从山上俯视山谷a tower overlooking the city俯瞰全市的塔楼词性变化overlook n.疏忽眺望; 视察俯瞰中的景色; 了望四周的高地It was a slight overlook on my part. 这是我的一个小疏忽。
There are plenty of overlooks and trails. 有许多可供俯瞰之处和小径。
继承用法Overlooker n. 监工, 工头同义词:disregard face ignore let slip miss neglect pass overskip view watch反义词:notice2.palm n. 源自拉丁语palma手掌手掌, 掌状物Buddhist monk sat with folded palms. 和尚合掌打坐。
(象征胜利的)棕榈叶The coconut palm trees planted after the war added to the beauty of the city.战后栽植的这些椰子树使这个城市显得更加美丽。
相关资料n.[C] 1. 手掌,手心 She placed the money in his palm. 她把钱放在他的手心里。
2. (四足动物的)前足掌 3. 一手宽;一手长 4. (手套的)掌部 5. 掌状物 6. (桨等的)扁平部 7. 【海】掌皮(缝1帆布顶针用) 8. 动物(如鹿)角的扁平部 9. 棕榈(树) They sat in the shade beneath the palms.他们坐在棕榈树的树荫下。
Unit 11. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time. (1)Paraphrase:But my new clothes did not bring any happiness to me, because it was the day I was forced to go to school for the first time.2.“Why school” I asked my father. “What have I done”(3)Paraphrase:Why do I have to go to school I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong to be punished like this.3. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building. (5)Paraphrase:I didn’t think it was useful to take me away from home and put me into that building with high walls.4. It was not all a matter of playing and fooling around. (15)Paraphrase:What we did at school wasn’t just playing and wasting time doing nothing useful.5. In addition, the time for changing one’s mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home. (16)Paraphrase:Besides, it was impossible for us to quit school and return to the good old days when we stayed home playing and fooling around all day. Our childhood was gone, never to come back.Unit 21. If banks were required to sell wallets and money belts, they might act less like churches. (para. 1)Paraphrase:Banks act like churches which usually control people’s life and can interfere in people’s life. So, the author thinks it is ridiculous for banks to act like churches.2. It was lunchtime and the only officer on duty was a fortyish black man with short, pressed hair, a pencil mustache, and a neatly pressed brown suit. (para. 3) Paraphrase:uncurled hair, a thin mustache looking like a line drawn by a pencil, and a neat and tidy brown suit3. Everything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority. (para. 3) Paraphrase:Everything about him—his clothes, manner, etc. indicated that he was a carefully dressed man who had an important position and power.4. I moved in for the kill. (para. 19)Paraphrase:I began to prepare to kill, destroy or defeat my enemy.5. I zeroed in on the officer. (para. 20)Paraphrase:I’m going to have a strong argument to silence the bank officer.6. Look, … we’re just wasting each other’s time. (para. 29)Paraphrase:Look, let’s stop talking a bout this because it is a waste of time./You are just talking nonsense. I don’t want to listen to you any more.7.… has been shaking this boy down… (para. 30)Paraphrase:… has been getting money from the boy by using threats…8. Anyway, the police are on the case… (para. 30)Paraphrase:Anyway, the police are working on the case…9. Not that I ever heard of. (para. 32)Paraphrase:I have never heard of such rules.Unit 31. My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn. (para. 1) Paraphrase:When we got married, we followed the tradition in Esarn and my husband came to live with my family.2. He has ears which don’t hear, a mouth which doesn’t speak, and eyes that don’t see. ( para. 2)Paraphrase:He does not notice what is happening around us and to our children, nor does he express his thoughts and feelings. (The woman is complaining that her husband does not bother about their children’s troubles.)3. … and it is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year and, like us, getting old and exhausted. (para. 3)Paraphrase:Our land is getting poorer with each passing year, like us who are getting old, weak and tired.4.… but in a bad year, it’s not only the ploughs that break but our hearts, too. (para. 3)Paraphrase:When there is a draught, the soil is so hard that it breaks the ploughs and we feel so sad that our hearts break too.5. Only ten years ago, you could barter for things, but now it’s all cash. (para. 4)Paraphrase:Just ten years ago, we could exchange one thing for another, but now we have to buy everything from the market.6. Shops have sprung up, filled with colorful plastic things and goods we have no use for. (para. 4)Paraphrase:Shops have suddenly appeared in the village selling attractive plastic things and things we don’t need.7. As for me, I wouldn’t change, couldn’t change even if I wanted to. (para. 7) Paraphrase:I didn’t want to change myself and my life, and actually I did not have the ability to change even if I wanted to.8. Yes, this bag of bones dressed in rags can still plant and reap rice from morning till dusk. (para. 7)Paraphrase:Though I’m poor, old and weak, I can still work in the rice field all day.9. I am at peace with the land and the condition of my life. (para. 9)Paraphrase:I am content with my land and accept my situation in life without complaint.10. I have been forcing silence upon her all these years, yet she had not once complained of anything. (para. 9)Paraphrase:All these years, I hardly talk with her or listen to her, so she has to keep silent about her thoughts and feelings, but she has never told anyone else about her unhappy feelings about my silence.11. Still the land could not tie them down or call them back. (para. 10) Paraphrase:My children grew up and had happy days on this land, but this could not prevent them from leaving for cities or attract them back from cities.12. Sickness comes and goes, and we get back on our feet again. (para. 11) Paraphrase:Inevitably we sometimes fall ill, but when we get well again we can always get back to our normal life and work on our land.Unit 41. Ausable was, for one thing, fat… Though he spoke French and German passably, he had never altogether lost the New England accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago. (para. 2)Paraphrase:Ausable was, for one reason, fat… His French and German were not very good, but acceptable. Although he had been in Paris for twenty years, he never lost the American accent.2. …a sloppy fat man who, instead of having messages slipped into his hand bydark-eyed beauties, gets only an ordinary telephone call making an appointment in his room. (para. 4)Paraphrase:…an untidy fat man just has an ordinary phone call agreeing to meet somebody later in his room. There are no other imagined things as a beautiful lady with dark eyes putting a slip of message secretly into his hand.3. The fat man chuckled to himself as he unlocked the door of his room and stood as aside to let his frustrated guest enter. (para. 4)Paraphrase:The fat man laughed to himself when he opened the door of his room and gave way to his dissatisfied guest.4. You are disillusioned. (para. 5)Paraphrase:You are disappointed because what you believe in has turned out to be wrong.5. Before long you will see a paper, a quite important paper for which several men and women have risked their lives, come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands. (para. 5)Paraphrase:Soon you will see a document/a report come to me. Several people took chances in order to get it. When I receive the paper, I will place it in the hands of the proper authorities.By then I will have fulfilled my mission.6. For halfway across the room, a small automatic pistol in his hand, stood a man. (para. 6)Paraphrase:In the middle of the room, there was a man with a small automatic pistol in his hand.7. I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time. (para. 11) Paraphrase:(He was making up a story, which turned out to be a trap for Max.To make Max swallow this bait, Ausable pretended to be angry with the management and explained to Fowler (not to Max) why he was going to complain to the management about the balcony.)8. It might have saved me some trouble had I known about it. (para. 12) Paraphrase:If I had known about it, I would not have spent so much effort.9. I wish I knew how you learned about the report, … (para. 15)Paraphrase:I want to know how you succeeded in finding out the report, but I have no idea.10. Keeping his body twisted so that his gun still covered the fat man and his guest, … (para. 22)Paraphrase:He twisted his body in order to point his gun right at the fat man and his guest.Unit 61. My ancient jeep was straining up through beautiful countryside when the radiator began to leak. (para. 1)Paraphrase:When the radiator started to drip, my old jeep was trying hard to climb up the mountain in the scenery rural area.2. The over-heated engine forced me to stop at the next village, which consisted of a small store and a few houses that were scattered here and there. (para. 1)Paraphrase:Due to the high temperature of the engine, I had to stop at the next village, which contained a small shop and several houses that were loosely distributed.3. He, in turn, inspected me carefully, as if to make sure I grasped the significance of his statement. (para. 3)Paraphrase:Then he examined me with great caution in the way of ensuring whether I understood the importance of his words.4. As a product of American education, I had never paid the slightest attention to the green banana, except to regard it as a fruit whose time had not yet come. (para. 5)Paraphrase:As someone educated in the United States, I naturally had never paid any attention to the green banana, except to take it as a fruit which was not yet ripe or which was not yet ready to be picked and eaten.5. It was my own time that had come, all in relation to it. (para. 5) Paraphrase:It was me who had come to know the green bananas, and everything connected with it. According to the author, every civilization has special geniuses (symbolized by the green banana), which have existed for many years. But they will not come to your notice and benefit you until and unless you are ready to go out and meet them.6. I had been wondering for some time about what educators like to call “learning moments”, and I now knew I had just experienced two of them at once. (para. 5) Paraphrase:The two things that suddenly dawned on him are: the fact that every civilization has wonderful treasure to share with others and the idea that every village, town,region or country has a right to regard itself as the center of the world.7. The cultures of the world are full of unexpected green bananas with special value and meaning. (8)Paraphrase:The green bananas have become a symbol of hidden treasures from every culture. For proper understanding of a piece of writing, it is often important to notice such symbolic language and to know what the symbols stand for.Unit 81. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. (para. 1) Paraphrase:He held his thumb out and the gas can to show that he was out of gas and needed a lift to the nearest gas station. Generally speaking, at the same time of holding his thumb out, a hitchhiker also has a board in his hand, on which the name of the place he wants to go is written. Here, the gas can shows that the young man has run out of gasoline for his car.2. Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much. (para. 2) Paraphrase:Because the author thought it was sensible for him to do so and did so indeed as a matter of course as other people would do the same in the situation.It shows that it was really something common. The real issue then was not that he didn’t help the young man but that he never thought about offering help to strangers.3. It would be cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. (para. 5) Paraphrase:I would travel without a penny through the country where money was extremely important.4. I rose early…and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles “America”. (para. 6)Paraphrase:Because what he wanted to do was to discover America and American people. The destination of the journey was Cape Fear, just literally, but the real destination was to seek understanding of the country and its people.5. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming. In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa.Paraphrase:They suggest that the people there (probably people everywhere), were more or less provincial (another sub-concept of ethnocentric). They tended to make false assumptions about people in other places, . the people in their place were nicer/better than those in other places.6. I didn’t know whether t o kiss them or scold them for stopping. (para. 8) Paraphrase:(Because the situation when the two little ladies stopped for the author was, in his eyes, potentially dangerous for them. He says so to emphasize both the kindness and courage the ladies showed in that particular situation.)7. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder. (Para. 9) Paraphrase:(Because he had to. Otherwise he would not be able to stop right before the author. It shows the mental struggle that was probably going on in the driver’s mind. He was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker, which made it more difficult for him to make such a decision at the moment than others. However, he chose to stop finally and his kindness was thereby highlighted.)8. Those who had the least to give often gave the most.Paraphrase:Poor people are often more generous. They are often ready/willing to give comparatively more of what they have to those in need than rich people.9. Now we’re talking, I thought.Paraphrase:Now he knew what I wanted and the talk was going in the right direction.10. “When we do, ” he said, “it’s usually kin.” (Para. 13)Paraphrase:(The local people do not usually entertain/receive guests at home.) They only do this for their kin relatives.11. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the kindness of strangers. Paraphrase:(It means the fact that there are people who are indifferent to other people’s needs/ who refuse to help others/who may hesitate to help and people may say about lack of compassion in our society and a generally moral decay in our society. I find, however, on the whole you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.)Unit 91. The impressiveness was normal and not for show, for spectators were few. (para. 1)Paraphrase:The police officer walked that way habitually, not to attract attention or admiration because there were few people in the streets to be impressed. The description shows that the policeman quite enjoyed his work.2. Trying doors as he went, swinging his club with many clever movements, turning now and then to cast his watchful eye down the peaceful street, the officer, with his strongly built form and slight air of superiority, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace. (para. 2)Paraphrase:From how he looked and what he did on the beat, we can see that the policeman was competent at, confident of, proud of, and dutiful to his job. All these factors gave people the impression that he was a trustworthy protector of the peace. ( Notice how a string of present participles are used as adverbials to vividly describe the policeman’s actions.)3. The area was one that kept early hours. (para. 2)Paraphrase:People in that area closed their stores pretty early.4. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. (para. 7) Paraphrase:The next morning I was going to leave (New York) for the West as planned to make a lot of money and get rich.5. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our fate worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be. (para. 7)Paraphrase:We thought by that time we would have found out our fate and known how much we have achieved materially—whether our fortune huge or small.6. But after a year or two we lost track of each other. (para. 9)Paraphrase:We wrote letters and kept in touch with each other for a year or two, and then we stopped writing and haven’t heard from or heard of each other. Now neithe r of usknows what has happened or is happening to the other.7. You see, the West is a pretty big place, and I kept running around over it pretty lively. (para. 9)Paraphrase:I kept moving around in the West, never staying in the same place for long. (And that’s why it was hard for us to keep track of each other.)8. …and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up. (para. 9)Paraphrase:If my old friend comes to meet me as he promised, I would think my trouble of travelling so far is fairly rewarded.9. He was a kind of slow man, though, good fellow as he was. (para. 13) Paraphrase:However, he wasn’t very smart, even thought he was a good person.10. I’ve had to compete with some of the sharpest brains going to get my money. (para. 13 )Paraphrase:In order to make money, I had to compete with the most shrewd and crafty people.11. A man gets stuck in New York. It takes the West to make a man really keen. (para. 13)Paraphrase:A man is unable to go very far or to be very successful in New York where life is boring and opportunities for change are few. He has to go to the West to become an eager and exciting person.The man from the west means that New York City was “civilized”; it had too many laws, and that getting rich quickly was less likely. In the West, however, one couldby-pass the rules, and though being tougher and smarter one could become rich very fast.12. I should say not! (para. 16)Paraphrase:Of course I am not going to leave immediately.13. The few foot passengers in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands. (para. 18 )Paraphrase:There were few people in the street of this part of the city. They had turned their coat collars high and kept their hands in their pockets for wa rmth. They didn’t look happy and were walking fast without saying anything.14. “Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival. (para. 21)Paraphrase:“Bless my heart!” the man who had just arrived said aloud in surprise.15. It’s Bob, sure a fate. (para. 22)Paraphrase:Definitely it’s you, Bob.16. How has the West treated you, old man (para. 22)Paraphrase:How well did you do in the West, old friend17. …we’ll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk about old times. (para. 26)Paraphrase:I’ve heard of a place, so let’s go there and we will have a long talk about thosehappy days we spent together in the past. Note that probably the plainclothes policeman was thinking: I’ll take you to the police station and you will tell me about the crimes you committed in the past.18. At the corner stood a drugstore brilliant with electric lights. (para. 28) Paraphrase:There was a drugstore at the corner. Its electric lights were on and it was very bright inside.19. Chicago thinks you may come over our way and telegraphs us she wants to havea chat with you. (para. 31)Paraphrase:The Chicago Police Department thinks you may come to New York, sent us a telegraph and asked us to help them track you down and arrest.20. Going quietly, are you That’s sensible. (para. 31)Paraphrase:You won’t put up a fight and resist arrest, will you. That (cooperating will us without causing any disturbance) is the right thing to do.21. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes ma n to do the job. (para. 33)Paraphrase:For some reason I couldn’t arrest you myself, so I had a policeman not wearing a uniform do it.Jimmy had mixed feelings. He knew what his duty was. But the memories of their friendship, the expressions of Bob’s undy ing respect and admiration for him and the fact that Bob had come all the way from a thousand miles away just to keep the appointment made 20 years before must have deeply touched him. Therefore, he could not bring himself to arrest Bob.Unit 101. The end of manual labor was liberating. (1)Paraphrase:Mandela is talking about forced labor. He felt liberated after the manual labor had been ended.2. To survive in prison, one must develop ways to take satisfaction in one’s daily life. (2)Paraphrase:In order not to die and go on living in prison, prisoners must cultivate ways to learn to enjoy themselves in their daily life.3. But eventually they gave in, and we were able to cut out a small garden on a narrow patch of earth against the far wall. (3)Paraphrase:But finally they agreed unwillingly, and we were able to mark out a small garden on a strip of earth against the wall in the distance.4. At the time, some of my comrades joked that I was a miner at heart, for I spent my days in a wasteland and my free time digging in the courtyard. (4) Paraphrase:At that time, some of my comrades said jokingly that I was really a miner since I spent my days in a land which had been deserted for a long time and my spare time digging in the courtyard.5. The authorities did not regret giving permission, for once the garden began to flourish, I often provided the warders with some of my best tomatoes and onions.(5)Paraphrase:The person in charge didn’t feel regretful that they had allowed me to have a garden because as soon as the garden began to grow well, I often gave the warders some of my best tomatoes and onions.6. I told her this small story at great length. I do not know what she read into that letter, (11)Paraphrase:I told her this small story in detail. I do not know whether she understood the meaning of the letter more than it did.。
大学英语精读第一册第一单元across adv. take sb. ~: take sb. to the other sidealongside adv. side by side; next tobalcony n. 阳台band n. a group of musicians, especially a group that plays popular music 乐队beneficial adj. usefulborder v. 与……接界;与……相邻circus n. 马戏团cling to v. to hold closely; refuse to let goclown n. a person who dresses funnily and tries to make people laugh by his jokes or actions 小丑conjurer n. a magician 魔术师convince v. to make sb. believe; to persuade 说服creator n. one who makes sth. for the first time 创造者;the Creator(宗教)造物主crossroads n. a place where two or more roads cross 交叉路口curiosity n. the desire to learn and know 好奇心daze n. a condition of beginning unable to think or feel clearly 晕眩exertion n. effort 努力;尽力glance n. a quick look at sth.globe n. 地球;地球仪halt n. a stop or pausehatred n. strong feelings of dislikehesitate v. to pause 犹豫不决intricate adj. very complicatedintroduction n. present for the first time 介绍irritated adj. annoyedjoyfully adv. very happilylift v. 抬;举;weight lifters: those who compete in contests of strength by lifting heavy objects misgiving n. (常用复数)feelings of doubt and fear 顾虑nap n. a short sleep during the dayobservant adj. careful to observe (rules)遵守规则的opportunity n. a chanceoverlook v. to see a place from a building or window 俯视palm n. 棕榈树;date ~: 椰枣树paradise n. heaven 天堂perseverance n. to keep trying to do sth. in spite of the difficulties 顽强拼搏physical adj. of material substance; often refers to human body 肉体的;身体的rank n. a line (of people)revolve v. to move or turn in a circle around a central pointrivalry n. 竞争scold v. to angrily criticize sb. , especially a childsingle adj. only onesort n. , v. The noun means a kind or a type; the verb means to put things in a particular order spin v. to turn round and roundstartled adj. surprised and often slightly frightenedstream n. a natural flow of water; anything that moves on continuously; a ~of: 一连串的stretch v. 伸展;~out: 伸出sunset n. the time when the sun is seen to disappear as night begins 日落surface n. 表面sweetheart n. a person one lovestrace n. a sign that sth. is there 迹象;痕迹trick n. (魔术)戏法unclouded adj. without any cloud, clear, untroubleduniform n. a special set of clothes which all members of a group wear, especially in a school, the army or the policeuniverse n. 宇宙vain n. in ~: without resultvariety n. different kinds of the same thing 丰富多彩;品种多样various adj. several of a varietyvast adj. very largewhisper v. to say something very quietly so that other people cannot hear what you are saying yell v. to shout loudly because you are very excited, angry, or in pain第二单元approach n. the act of coming nearer 接近awake v. to wake upbanner n. a flag 旗帜billow v. to rise and roll in waves due to wind 飘扬;翻腾chatter v. to talk fast in a friendly way 聊天chew v. to keep biting repeatedly because one is nervousclench adj. to hold one's hands or teeth together tightly because one is determined or angry engage v. to make (sb.) join with one in 使卷入,使参加exaltation n. joy, great happiness 兴奋,得意ex-con n. a former prisoner 刑满释放人员existence n. state of being 存在fit v. to be the right size or shape for sb. or sth.fort n. a strong building(s) used for defending an important place 要塞;usually capitalized as part of the name of a town, e.g. Fort Lauderdale in para. 1fortify v. to make sb. feel physically or mentally stronger; to strengthen 使……更坚强guy n. a person; a fellowjail n. a prisonmask v. to hide the truth about sth;mask n. originally a false face one wears to hide one's face; Here: an expression that hides one'strue feelingsmisty adj. Here: full of tears 蒙眬不清的oak n. a kind of tree 橡树parole n. permission for sb. to leave a prison, on the condition that he promises to behave well 假释retreat v. to go back or away because one is afraid; Here: to stop paying attention to what is happening around you and give all your attention to your own thoughtsribbon n. narrow strips of cloth, often made of silk and used to decorate gifts 丝带;缎带scream v. to shout in a loud high voice when one is excitedstain v. to put a mark on sth. that can not be removed 沾上颜色stun v. to be greatly surprised or shocked 目瞪口呆swig n. a large swallow 一大口tide n. levels to which the sea reaches on land 潮汐tighten v. to become tight or make tightertriumph n. a complete victory or success; a feeling of great pride or joy because of success or victoryunaware adj. not knowing or realizing what is happeningvanish v. to disappearwow int. (informal) an expression of surprise when one is deeply impressed or surprised 哇!yeah adv. the usual written form of a casual pronunciation of "yes"第三单元agency n. 机构;代理处;这里指职业介绍所bamboo n. 竹Bangkok n. 曼谷(泰国首都)barter v. to exchange goods for other goods 以货易货breeze n. a light gentle windbuffalo n. 美洲野牛;water ~: 水牛bully v. to threaten to hurt sb. who is smaller or weaker 欺负(弱小)condemn v. to express strong disapproval 谴责crab n. 蟹craft n. handmade items 手工艺术(这里指手工产品)dusk n. the time before it gets dark 黄昏Esarn n. a village in Thailandevil n. bad or harmful influence or effect 邪恶exhausted adj. tired outfashionable adj. popular 合时尚的;时髦的fate n. 命运fertile adj. ~land is land able to produce good crops 肥沃的;富饶的forefathers n. people (especially men) who were part of your family a long time ago 祖先frog n. 蛙gardener n. a person who takes care of a gardengreed n. a strong desire for more money, power etc. than you need 贪婪hairdresser n. a person who cuts and shapes your hair in a particular style 理发师hardship n. difficult condition of life, such as lack of money to become healthy again, to recover from a wound, especially to grow new skin 愈合infancy n. early childhood; babyhoodinsult v. to say or do sth. that is rude or act offensively to someone 侮辱jeans n. (常用复数)牛仔裤litter v. to leave (plastic bags, bits of waste paper etc.) on the ground in a public place 扔得到处都是lust n. very strong desire for sex, money or power 淫欲;金钱欲;权力欲old-fashioned adj. not fashionable 老式的,过时的monk n. 和尚,僧人nail n. 指甲pierce v. to make a hole through something; to ~one's heart: to make one feet very sadreap v. to cut and gather a crop such as rice or wheat 收割replace v. to take the place of 替代ripen adj. mature 成熟的ripple v. to move in very small waves 在微风中摆动scarcity n. a lack; not having enough, especially foodscent n. a pleasant smellsheaves n. (sheaf 的复数), measure of quantity in farming 捆,束shimmer v. to shine with a soft trembling light 发微光,闪烁sickness n. illnesssigh v. 叹息strip n. a narrow piece of 细长片temple n. a place for the worship of a god or gods 寺庙,庙宇tend v. If sth. ~s to happen, it means that it is likely to happen quite often, especially sth. bad or unpleasanttextile n. any material made by weaving 纺织品ungrateful adj. not showing thankswound n. injury 伤口;(感情上的)痛苦第四单元a series of 一系列的account n. a sum of money kept in a bank 银行账户; an ~book: 存折; a checking ~: (美)活期存款;支票账户alternative n. a choiceanyway adv. to suggest a statement is true or relevant in spite of other things that have been said apparently adv. as it appearsauthority n. a person whose knowledge or information is respected 权威balance n. 通常作“平衡”解;Here: the amount of money one has in a bank accountbelt n. a strip of leather, cloth, etc. that you tie round your waist; money ~: 挎在腰间的钱包branch office n. smaller bank offices located throughout the community for the customer's convenience(银行的)分行;支行bully n. a person who bullies v. to pick on someone less powerful in a cruel mannercandy n. a sweetconclude v. 下结论;Here: to come to the enddamn adv. used for emphasis in spoken English; ~well: certainlydeposit v. to put (money) in a bank n. money put in a bankdismay n. a strong feeling of fear, worry or sadness that is caused by sth. unpleasant and unexpectedexchange n. 交换;Here: (formal) a brief conversation, usually an angry onefortyish adj. about 40fund n. (常用复数)money in one's possession 资金(此处指银行存款、现款)grocery n. a shop that sells all kinds of food and things for the home 食品和日用杂货helpless adj. unable to react normally to a situation because you have no power or strengthidiot n. a foolish personinterfere v. to deliberately(故意地)get involved in a situation that does not concern you and in a way that annoys people 干涉khakis n. (常用复数)卡叽布裤子loafer n. leather shoes one can slip on easily 平底便鞋mustache n. hair growing on the upper lipneighborhood n. all the various homes and businesses in a small area within a larger town or city 邻里passion n. strong feeling of hate, anger or loveprep school n. (in the U. S.) preparatory school 预备学校protest v. to say or do sth. publicly to show that you disagree or are angry about sth. that you think is wrong or unfair 抗议rear adj. the back part of sth. ; ~pocket: 裤子后面的口袋represent v. to act officially for another person 代表ridiculous adj. very silly, foolish and unreasonablesaving n. (常用复数)存款;a ~s account: (银行)储蓄账户;定期存款scared adj. frightened 受惊吓的shrug n. 耸肩(表示冷淡,怀疑等)slightly adv. a little bitso-called adj. 所谓的upset adj. worried and unhappywallet n. pouch (a small bag) that holds one's money 男用钱袋withdrawal n. the act of taking out/ awaywithdraw v. to take away; Here: to take money away from a bank第五单元academic adj. concerning teaching or studying, especially in a college or university 学术的aid n. , v. helpangel n. a messenger and servant of God 天使attach v. to fix; to fasten; to joinbarometer n. an instrument that measures the air pressure and shows when the weather is going to change 气压表basement n. a floor built partly or wholly below ground level 地下室calculate v. to work out a number or amount from information you have 计算colleague n. someone you work with, especially in a professional job 同事competence n. the ability and skill needed to do a particular job 能力course n. a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject 课程creative adj. to develop or use new ideas 有创造性的credit n. a measure of a student's work at a university 学分dash off v. to run away from a place very quickly; Here: to write in a hurrydeserve v. 该得;应受dilemma n. a difficult choice to be made between two courses of action which seem to be equally bad 进退两难educational adj. connected with educationexplore v. to examine; investigate; often refers to previously unexamined space or ideas 探索formula n. 公式grade v. (AmE) to give a mark to an examination paperimpartial adj. fair in giving judgements, unbiased etc. 不偏不倚的inner adj. on the inside; close to the centreinstructor n. a teacherlaunch v. Here: to send into space 发射lean v. 倾斜;倚;靠logic n. reason 逻辑panic n. fear; scarependulum n. 钟摆principle n. 原则proportion n. 比例recall v. to remember sth. 回想起referee n. sb. In charge of a game in sports ; Here: a person who is asked to settle a disagreement resist v. struggle against 抵抗select v. to choosesolve v. to find a way of dealing with a problem 解决sophisticated adj. complex 复杂的Sputnik n. 前苏联人造地球卫星stopwatch n. a watch to time speed 记秒表string n. a piece of threadstructure n. the way in which parts are formed into a whole 结构superintendent n. Here: a person in charge of an apartment building 楼房管理处负责人员swing v. to move from a fixed point 摆动system n. 系统;制度temptation n. 诱惑unit n. (计量的)单位warn v. to advise sb. to do sth. in order to avoid possible punishment or trouble 警告第六单元atmosphere n. 大气;气氛awful adj. terrible, shocking; Here it functions as an adv. = very, terriblybulb n. 灯泡chant n. words that are repeated again and again by a group 齐声的不断质问cherry n. 樱桃comic adj. funny, humorous; ~book (AmE): 儿童连环画杂志concern n. worry, anxiety 忧虑conscious adj. aware, knowing 意识到的;明白的crash n. a sudden, loud noise as made by a violent fallcriminal n. a person who has committed a crime 罪犯deal n. treatment 对待desperate adj. ready for any wild act because of loss of hope 绝望的;不顾一切的dial v. to make a telephone call 拨电话号electrical adj. relating to electricityexchange v. 交换fender n. (车辆的)挡泥板flash n. a sudden burst of lightgossip v. to talk about other people's behavior and private lives or about other things that do not concern you 东家长、西家短地闲聊honey n. (AmE) darling, sweethearthorizon n. 地平线hush n. a peaceful silenceimpression n. effect produced on the mind or feelings 印象intently adv. with fixed attention 专注地jaw n. 颚,颌jerk v. to move suddenly 猛然一扭;一抬kneel v. 下跪laughter n. the act of laughing or the sound of people laughinglawn n. an area that is covered with short grass (经过修剪的)草坪lighten v. to make more cheerful 使轻松likely adj. probable, expected 可能(发生)的maple n. 枫树menace v. to threaten 威胁meteor n. rock-like object hurtling through space 流星mob n. a large, noisy crowd especially one that is angry and violentmonster n. 妖怪;恶魔mower n. a machine to cut down grass 割草机murmur n. a soft low soundnope adv. (informal) noobviously adv. clearlyoddball n. a person who behaves in a strange or an unusual wayoperator n. a person who works on a telephone switchboard 电话接线员optimistic adj. hopeful about the future, believing that things will happen in the best way 乐观的outer adj. of the outside 外面的;~space: 外屋空间overhead n. , adv. over the headpersistently adv. continuing to do or say something although other people warn you not to 固执地;坚持地plug v. , n. 插;插座polish v. to make smooth and shiny by continual rubbing 擦亮porch n. a doorway or an entrance to a house, covered with a roof 门廊portable adj. easily carried or moved 手提式的precisely adv. exactlyquietness n. silencereact v. 反应reaction n. the act of reactingreluctantly adv. unwillinglyresidential adj. mainly of the part of the town or street where there are private houses and very few offices or factories 住宅的roar n. a continuous loud noise made by a machine or a strong windrooftop n. the top of the roofrub v. 摩擦screw v. 拧紧sense n. a meaning 意义sidewalk n. pavement 人行道space n. 空间;太空speechless adj. unable to speak because of deep feeling 由于某种原因而说不出话的spot n. a small and round mark 点;斑点black ~s (太阳)黑子stool n. a seat without a back, usually for one personstove n. 火炉stuff n. thingsthunder n. a loud noise following lightning 雷鸣tone n. 语调tremendous adj. very big or powerful 巨大的(数字、爆炸声等)typical adj. 典型的upwards adv. going up 向上weird adj. strange; difficult to explain, usually because one has not seen or experienced before wet v. to make wetwhirl v. to turn around very quickly第七单元arrange v. to make plans about what to do 安排aspect n. 方面cell n. Here: a small room for a person (persons) in prisonchili n. 干辣椒(粉);Here: pepper 辣椒construct v. to buildcontact n. the act or state of touching or meeting 接触cultivate v. 种植;栽培decline v. to become weaker or worse 变衰弱document n. 文件dump n. a place for dumping garbage 垃圾倾倒场eliminate v. to remove; to get rid of 除去;消灭enduring adj. lastingeventually adv. in the endfertilizer n. 肥料flourish v. to grow quickly in a healthy way 长得好fulfill v. to perform a duty or a task with satisfaction 完成;实现hallway n. the entrance hall of a houseintellectual adj. mental 脑力的issue n. an important problemmanual adj. using the hands 体力的metaphor n. 隐喻miner n. a person who works in a mine 矿工mixture n. 混合物nourish v. to help sth. to grow 培育onion n. 洋葱patch n. a small area of groundpeanut n. 花生permission n. act of allowing 允许pursue v. to go on with; to be busy with 从事;进行section n. a part of a larger place; Here: one part of the prison 监狱的一个区seedling n. a young plant 幼苗survive v. to continue to live 生存下去tend v. Here: to take care of; to look aftertender adj. delicate, easily broken or damaged 娇嫩的tennis n. 网球warder n. the head of a prison 监狱长;Here: 看守;狱卒wither v. to dry up; to be reduced in size and color 枯萎第八单元audience n. a group of people who watch and listen to sb. speaking or performing in publi 观众;听众auditorium n. 剧场,大会堂,音乐厅(等)backstage n. 剧场的后台bother v. to make sb. feel slightly worried or upsetcareer n. a job or profession that you have been trained for 职业cast n. people chosen to act particular parts in a play, film, etc. 演员阵营chin n. 下巴coach n. someone who trains a person or a team in a sport 教练;指导cocky adj. too confident about yourself and your ability 狂妄的;自负的comedian n. someone whose job is to tell jokes and make people laughcomedy n. a play or film, etc. that is amusing and has a happy ending 喜剧commercial n. a commercial advertisement 商业广告concentrate v. to give all your attentioncongratulate v. to praise people for sth. difficult or skillful they have done 祝贺curtain n. 幕布dramatics n. 演剧活动eagerness n. the keenness or excitement about sth. that is going to happen or sth. you want to doembarrass v. to make sb. feel anxious, ashamed or uncomfortable, especially in a social situation exaggerated adj. 夸张的flea n. 虱子;Here: a very small thingflushed adj. red in the facegiant n. a very tall and big person 大高个儿;巨人groan v. to make a long deep sound because you are pain or upset 呻吟hey int. 嘿!喂!(used to call attention or to express surprise)humor n. 幽默invent v. to make or produce sth. new for the first timejockey n. someone who rides horses in races (赛马场)职业骑师knee n. 膝盖;~- high: 高及膝盖的newcomer n. a person who has only recently arrivednonsense n. foolish ideaspeck n. a quick and light kisspleading adj. 恳求的plot n. Here: the way the play develops 剧情promote v. to help sth. or sb. to develop and be successful 宣传;推广;推销promotion n. the act of promotingpuppet n. Here: a person who has lost his independence and is controlled by someone else 傀儡;木偶sensible adj. reasonable and practical 明智的sharply adv. in a severe and disapproving way 严厉地shrimp n. a small pink sea creature 小虾;Here: a very small personsmart adj. clever; quick in thinkingstiff adj. unable to move (肌肉)硬的terrific adj. excellent; greattiptoe n. 脚尖touchy adj. easily offended or annoyedundersized adj. smaller than usualvice-president n. 副主席volunteer v. to offer to do sth. without expecting any reward 自动提出第九单元able-bodied adj. physically strong and healthyadapt (to) v. to change so as to become used to new conditions 适应adequate adj. enoughaffect v. to have an effect on 影响到ALS also known as motor neuron disease 一种最终导致全身瘫痪的运动神经麻痹症bandage n. a piece of cloth used to cover a wound 绷带bump n. an area of skin that is raised because it has been hit 肿块Cambridge n. 剑桥(英国著名大学)circumstance n. (常用复数)facts, conditions, etc. connected with a person 环境;情况clumsiness n. a state in which the movements of the parts of the body do not work well together 行动笨拙comfort n. 安慰depression n. a feeling of sadness and hopelessness 消沉disability n. a physical problem that makes sb. unable to use parts of his body properly downplay v. = play down: to try to make oneself think that it is unimportant or less important than it really is 低调对待drag v. to pull with effort and difficulty 用力拉;拖enable v. to make one able to do sth.exceptional adj. unusualfrequency n. the number of times that sth. happens 频率frequently adv. very often or many timesfunction n. 功能humiliation n. a feeling of shame and embarrassment 屈辱;丢脸incurable adj. impossible to cure 不可救治的liquid n. 液体leuk(a)emia n. blood cancer 血癌;白血病motor adj. 运动神经的nasty adj. bad; unpleasantnerves n. 神经obstruction n. 障碍PhD n. Doctor of Philosophy 博士(学位)predict v. to say sth. will happen in a particular way 预言rare adj. not seen or found often, or not happening very oftenrecur v. to happen again (especially sth. bad or unpleasant)scene n. the place where sth. happens 地点;场景slur v. to speak unclearly without separating words or sounds correctly 吐字含糊不清span n. the length of time one's life continues 一生spinal adj. 脊髓的;脊骨的;~cord: 脊髓strength n. quality of being strong; power and energy that makes sb. strongsupervisor n. a person who gives advice to students in their studies and makes sure that they do their work properly 导师tablecloth a piece of cloth used to cover the tabletheoretical adj. 理论的vacation n. one of the periods of time when universities are closed 假期worsen v. to become worseworthwhile adj. worth the time and effort to do sth. 值得的第十单元、acceptance n. the act of agreeing that what sb. says is right or true 接受(某种观点、说法)ancient adj. very oldappreciate v. to understand and enjoy 赏识armful n. the amount of sth. one can hold in one arm or both armsassure v. to tell sb. that sth. is sure to happen so that he does not have to worry 使……放心Brazil n. 巴西breakthrough n. 突破casually adv. 随便地chatter v. to talk quickly about things that are not serious or important 闲聊consist of v. to be made up of 由……组成的dawn on v. to make sb. realize 使……觉醒destination n. a place sb. is going to 目的地encounter v. to meet sb. or experience sth. suddenly or unexpectedly 遭遇;n. 碰见formation n. Here: sth. that is formed in a particular shape; rock ~: 具有特殊形状的石峰;怪石genius n. very great and exceptional ability or skill 天才glue n. 胶水;胶汁identity n. a strong feeling of belonging to a particular group 身份;认同感ignorance n. having no knowledge or information 无知inspect v. to examine carefullyinstantly adv. at onceleak v. 泄漏;渗漏local adj. of a particular place or area 当地的;本地的locate v. to be ~d: to be in a particular place 位于mechanic n. Here: sb. who is skilled at repairing cars 汽车修理工melt v. to become soft through heating 溶解;软化New England n. 新英格兰(美国东北部的总称)numerous adj. many; countlessoccasion n. special time for sth. 场合origin n. 起源;根源particular adj. special 特殊的pat v. 轻拍perspective n. a way of thinking about or looking at sth. 观点;看法pinnacle n. 顶峰;顶点potential n. the possibility that sth. will have a certain effect 潜力radiator n. 汽车散热器;水箱reasonable adj. acting with reason 合乎情理的refill v. to fill againreflect on v. to think carefully about 思考Rio n. short for ~de Janeiro, a city in Brazil 里约热内卢scattered adj. spread all over a large area 散布在……的;散落在……的significance n. importanceslender adj. thin and graceful 细长的;苗条的slight adj. small in amount or degree 少量的spout v. to send out with great force 喷出statement n. sth. you say or write publicly or officially to let people know your intentions or opinions 表述;声明steep adj. 陡峭的strain up v. to make a great effort to move upward 竭力爬坡tease v. to make jokes or laugh at sb. in order to have fun either in a friendly way or in an unkind way 取笑;逗弄第十一单元accent n. the way a person pronounces the words of a language showing which country or which part of a country he comes from 口音;腔调agent n. 代理人;a secret ~: 特工人员altogether adv. completely; entirelyapartment n. a set of rooms within a large building where one lives 一套公寓房间armchair n. a comfortable chair with sides to rest your arms on 有扶手的单人沙发automatic adj. 自动的Berlin n. a city in Germany 柏林blink v. to shut and open your eyes quickly 眨眼Boston n. a city in the U. S. 波士顿commanding adj. 命令式的,威严的confounded adj. damned; used to show you are annoyedcorridor n. a long narrow passage, between two rows of rooms in a building 走廊devil n. evil spirit 魔鬼;raise the ~(= raise hell): to behave in an angry and threatening way 好好闹一闹;好好抗议一下disillusioned adj. feeling disappointed and unhappy because sb. or sth. is not as good as you thought 幻想破灭的doorknob n. 门把;拉手espionage n. the activity of secretly finding out a country's secrets 间谍活动evilly adv. 邪恶地explanatory adj. meant to explainextend v. to continue for a particular distance 延伸frustrated adj. feeling upset and impatient because you can not control a situation or achieve sth. 有挫折感的gesture n. 手势gloomy adj. dark, especially in a way that seems sad 阴暗的grimly adv. seriously; sternly 阴沉着脸地hesitate v. to be slow in deciding 犹豫不决missile n. 导弹moodily adv. feeling unhappy or angry 愤愤地;不快地musty adj. with an unpleasant smellmysterious adj. 神秘的passable adj. good enough to be accepted; not badpasskey n. 万能钥匙pistol n. 手枪risk v. 冒险romantic adj. 浪漫的shrilly adv. shouting in a sharp or high-pitched voicesill n. 窗台slip v. to give sb. sth. quietly and secretly 悄悄地递过去sloppy adj. careless about clothes 衣着随便的spy n. a secret agent 间谍stammer v. to speak with difficulty, repeating words or sounds because one is nervous or afraid 结结巴巴地说stare v. to look with wide-open eyes because of fearstiffly adv. without being able to move one's body 僵硬地swiftly adv. fast; rapidlythrill n. a sudden strong feeling of great excitement and pleasuretray n. 盘子twist v. 扭曲,弯曲uncork v. to open a bottle by removing the cork 开瓶塞wheeze v. to breathe noisily 喘息wheezily adv. (说话)呼哧呼哧响地第十二单元accelerator n. a machine used for increasing speed 加速器addict n. a drug ~: a person who cannot stop taking drugs 吸毒成瘾的人;瘾君子almighty adj. having unlimited power 无所不能的;万能的;~dollar: taking money as the main goal in life or basis of power 金钱万能的;拜金主义的attentive adj. giving or paying attentionamaze v. to fill with great surprisebackpack n. a bag carried on the back, often supported by a metal frame, used especially by mountain climbers or walkers 旅行专用背包brake n. 刹车brochure n. a thin book giving information 小册子;介绍材料Calif. n. = California, a state in the U. S. 加利福尼亚campground n. a place where people can camp for a small fee 露营地cashless adj. not having any moneychamber of commerce an organization or group of people in a particular town or area for the purpose of trade 商会chilly adj. rather coldcompassionate adj. feeling or showing pity or sympathy for other people who need help 有同情心的conquer v. to defeat or overcome 击败;征服contrary adj. opposite 相反的cowboy n. a person who looks after cattle in the western parts of the U. S. (美国西部的)牛仔entertain v. to invite people to one's home for a meal 招待executive adj. 执行的;负责的;行政的;an ~director: 行政长官;此处指商会负责人folk n. peoplegamble n. a risky action or decision 冒险的事;赌博;take a ~: to take an action that is risky hoping that it may succeedgang n. a group of persons who stick together, especially for criminal or other antisocial purposes hitch v. = hitchhike: to travel by asking drivers of passing cars for free rides 沿途搭车旅行hitchhiker n. a person who hitchhikes 沿途搭乘他人便车旅行的人intrigue v. to arouse the interest or curiosity 激起……好奇心lowa n. a state in the U. S. 衣阿华州Jamestown n. 詹姆斯敦(这里指田纳西州的一个城市)journey v. to travelkin n. (集合名词)relatives 亲戚lumber-mill n. a building where trees are cut up to make wood 锯木厂lurk v. to wait quietly and secretly in order to attack 埋伏以便伺机攻击magnificent adj. extremely good, beautiful or impressive 不平凡的;了不起的Montana n. a state in the U. S. 蒙大拿州motto n. a short statement used as a guide of behavior 座右铭murderer n. a person who unlawfully kills another personNebraska n. a state in the U. S. 内布拉斯加州New Orleans n. a city in the U. S. 新奥尔良North Carolina n. a state in the U. S. 北卡罗来纳州Oregon n. a state in the U. S. 俄勒冈州patriotic adj. feeling or showing love, support and loyalty to one's country 爱国的rapist n. 强奸犯readiness n. willingness or eagerness to do sth.renew n. to find sth. again after it has been lost 重新恢复revelation n. sth. which is made known and was previously unknown 突然显示的事实risk v. to take an action, even though it might have unpleasant consequences 冒险schedule v. to arrange for sth. to be done; to plan that sth. will happen at a particular time shabby adj. in bad repair or condition 破旧不堪的shelter v. to provide a place to stay or rest n. a place where you can stay or restskid v. to suddenly slide sideways and get out of control 滑向一旁solely adv. onlystranded adj. unable to move from the place where you aresymbol n. a sign or object which represents an idea or value 象征Tenn. n. = Tennessee, a state in the U. S. 田纳西州the Atlantic n. 大西洋the Pacific n. 太平洋thumb n. 拇指trucker n. a truck drivervehicle n. a thing such as a car or bus etc. used for carrying people or things from one place to another 车辆Wyoming n. a state in the U. S. 怀俄明州。
现代大学英语精读1(带译文)一、课文背景本单元选自美国作家埃德加·爱伦·坡的短篇小说《黑猫》。
故事讲述了一位酗酒成性的男子,因虐待并杀害自己收养的黑猫,最终被黑猫的鬼魂复仇,自己也在精神崩溃中走向毁灭。
这篇小说通过恐怖、悬疑的情节,揭示了人性的黑暗面和道德的沦丧。
二、课文概要1. 故事发生在美国一个偏远的农场,主人公是一位酗酒成性的男子。
他收养了一只黑猫,取名普卢托。
随着时间的推移,他对黑猫产生了强烈的依赖,甚至将它视为自己的朋友。
2. 有一天,男子在醉酒后用刀划伤了普卢托的左眼。
酒醒后,他为自己的行为感到愧疚,但为了掩盖罪行,他决定将黑猫埋在院子里。
3. 在黑猫被埋葬的当晚,男子听到了黑猫的哀嚎声。
他开始怀疑自己的行为,精神状态逐渐恶化。
4. 为了摆脱黑猫的纠缠,男子决定离开农场,搬到城里居住。
然而,他发现黑猫的鬼魂无处不在,甚至出现在他的新家中。
5. 最终,男子在精神崩溃中走向毁灭,被黑猫的鬼魂复仇。
三、课文难点解析1. 生词短语(1)酗酒成性:drunkard,意为“酒鬼”。
(2)虐待:torture,意为“折磨”。
(3)复仇:revenge,意为“报复”。
2. 句子结构(1)It was in the early part of the evening that I first became aware of the symptoms of my little trouble.本句中,It wasthat为强调句型,强调时间状语“in the early part of the evening”。
symptoms意为“症状”,指男子开始意识到自己的精神状态出现问题。
(2)I resolved to get rid of the cat at once.本句中,resolve to do sth. 意为“决定做某事”,get rid of意为“摆脱”。
男子决定立刻摆脱黑猫。
1. clutch at: to try hard to hold sth. Esp. when you’re in a dangerous situation.
Clutch to: to hold tightly
2. from time to time 时不时
3. make sb. Out of sb. 塑造某人成为~
●make a mountain out of molehill 小题大做
4. tear away 强制带离
5. there is no good to be had in doing sth. 做某事是没有好处的
6. come alone 出现
Alone with: together with
7. give rise to (由少到多)
Make sth. Happen 引发(从无到有)
8. resort to =give in to =fall back on 诉诸于
9. Those who were able took advantage of the opportunities for success and happiness that present themselves.有才华的人总是在成功和幸福的机遇到来时及时地抓住(这些良机)
10. let up :减轻,减慢
1. passion
●intense enthusiasm 酷爱
●Intense emotion 强烈的情感
2.happen to :碰巧
3.in the first place: 首先
4.wear an expression of …
5.turn to 转向
6.move in to
●make intrusive advances toward intrude on
●to attempt to seize control of
7.zeroed in on
●identify sth. And concentrate on it
●locate target and aim at it
8.interfer☞interference☞interferer
●meddle in other people affairs
●have undesirable effect
9.shake down 敲诈
10. be on the case :be in charge of or dealing of a particular crime
1.barter for 物物交换
2.spring up 迅速发展
3.tend to 倾向
4.If that kind of thing had happened when I was young, the whole village would condemned such an ungrateful son, and his father would surely have given him a good beating 虚拟语气
5. But I feel a great pity for my wife. I have been forcing silence upon her all these years, yet she has not once complained of anything. 但是我对我的妻子感到抱歉,我这些年我一直对她沉默寡言,而她却从未抱怨过什么
6.tie sb. Down 束缚某人
1.for want of =lack of =be short of =be lacking in缺少,缺乏
2. be something of n. 在一定程度上
3.in return(for) 作为回报
4.linger on
●逗留,徘徊
●持续
●打发时间
5.deny☞denial 否认
1.now and then 有时
2.turn up: find or to be found,appear
3.keen:
●characterized by strength and distinctness of
perception 洞察
●extremely sensitive or responsive
●having or showing great mental penetration or acumen
1.give in : unwillingly agree
2.at heart: in one’s deeply feelings
3.supply sb. with sth.
4.at length:
●fully comprehensively 非常全面的⇨反义brief
●at last, finally⇨反义immediately
5.read A into B。