自考综合英语（二）下册详解第一课上
1.Many years ago trying to help people with every kind of trouble left me with one sure conviction …多年以前，帮助人们解决各种各样问题的过程使我深信，……
Trying to help people with every kind of trouble caused me to believe one thing firmly…
help ******************. with… 帮助某人做……
Could you help me with the cooking？你能帮我做饭吗？
trust/faith/belief/conviction
trust信任，信赖某人时，你便是依靠于他。
Pupils put their trust in their teachers. 小学生们都信赖他们的老师。
faith 信任，信念，表示对某人或某时非常信任，而这却可能是无法提供证据的。
I have faith in this medicine. 我相信这种药。
belief相信，信念，信仰，指虽然没有确切的证据，但还是认为某事物是真实的，从而在思想上予以接受，该词使用范围很广，可涉及到观点、理论、哲学、宗教信仰甚至等。
He has a strong belief in Buddhism. 他深信佛教。
conviction 深信，确信；信念，是指一种强烈的信念。
He joined the Communist Party on the basis of his conviction that communism will prevail through the world. 他加入共产党是基于他坚信共产主义将在全世界胜利。
2.in case after case the difficulty could have been overcome—or might never have arisen- 在一个个事例中，如果人们相互以礼相待，问题完全可能会得到解决，或许根本不会出现。
sth after sth 用来表示某事频繁发生
Year after year the Government refused to provide more funds for education. 一年又一年，政府拒绝给教育增加投资。
sth after sth 用来表示某事频繁发生
Year after year the Government refused to provide more funds for education.一年又一年，政府拒绝给教育增加投资。
Case after case I found some young people from broken families addicted themselves to drugs.在一个个事例中，我发现一些来自破裂家庭的年轻人吸毒。
3. Courtesy， politeness， good manners——call it what you will， the supply never seems to equal the demand. 礼貌也好，客气，或文明举止也好，无论你称它什么，其供应总是小于需求。
Whether you call it courtesy， or politeness， or good manner， people's need for it always far greater than they show. （people practice less courtesy than they should.）
equal： v.与……相等
be equal to： adj.与……平等，与……相等
Your achievements are equal to his.你取得和他一样的成就。
I am not equal to the position. 我不能胜任这个职位。
He equals me in strength but not in intelligence.他和我的力气一样大，但他的智力不如我。
4. It's not so much what my hu******************and says，“ a tearful wife confides，”as the way he says it…。
一位泪流满面的妻子向我透露说，“（使我伤心的）倒不是我丈夫说的那些话，而是他说话的态度，……
A wife in tears told me ，“What made me so sad was not what he said，but the rude way he said it…”
not so much…as… 不是…… 而是……
He works hard not so much to impress his boss as to give his ability into full play. 他努力工作，不是为了给他的上司留下好印象，而是为了能够充分发挥他的才能。
Good manner depends not so much on how we look at ourselves as on how we look at other people. 良好的举止不取决于我们如何看待自己，而是如何看待别人。
5.Such complaints are not limited to people who sit in my study：这种抱怨不仅是那些坐到我书房里和我谈心的人才有
be limited to/limit sth to .：把限制在…… 之内
Your composition is limited to 200 words. 你的作文字数限制在 200 字内。
We must limit the expense to 100 yuan. 我们必须把开支限制在 100 元内。
6.Human being everywhere hunger for courtesy. 世界上的人们渴望受到礼遇
hunger for sth： have a strong desire for sth. 渴望得到……
People in the war-torn areas hunger for peace. 遭受战争破坏地区的人民渴望和平。
I hunger fo r true love， but I find it hard to get. 我渴望真爱，但我发现真爱很难得到。
7.Good manners，“ said Ralph Waldo Emerson，” are the happy way of doing things.“ 爱默生说：”礼貌是愉快行事的方式。
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Good manners are the suitable/ appropriate way of doing things
happy：（of words， ideas， behaviour，etc.）
well suited to the situation； pleasing happy choice of words恰当的选词
happy combination of colours 色彩搭配恰当
8.And the reverse is equally true. Bad manners can ruin a day——or wreck a friendship. 反之一样，（不讲礼貌是不愉快地办事），不文明的举止可以破坏一天的心境，或许还会毁掉友情。
Bad manners bring about entirely different results. （Bad manners are the unhappy way of doing things.）You will feel unhappy if you are treated impolitely. Bad manner can ruin a friendship.
the reverse （of sth.）： the things that is the contrary or opposite to what happens/applies 相反的情况
She did the reverse o f what I told her. 我告诉她怎么做，但她却做得与我告诉她的相反。
9……courtesy is often nothing more than a highly developed sense of fair play. 强烈的公平意识当然是一个要素，文明举止往往只不过是高层次的公平意识。
Courtesy in its highly developed form is often just equal treatment for both or all sides involved.
nothing more than ： only； hardly different from 只不过是……，不是别的而是………
To their disappointment， what they discovered was nothing more than cheap stones. 使他们大为失望，他们所发现的东西只不过是一些没有什么价值的石头。
fair play ：（ in the text） equal treatment for both or all sides involved 公平、公正地行事
10. ……I'll put up with yours the rest of the way. 剩下的路，还是让我跟在你的后面吃尘土吧。
The rest of the way I'll endure the dust caused by your car.
put up with：忍受
I left the party without telling the host， for I couldn't put up with these snobbish people. 我没有告诉主人就离开了晚会，我无法忍受那些势利小人。
If I were you， I should not put up with her arrogance. 如果我是你，我是无法忍受她的狂妄。
11. There was a man with manners， and an innate sense of fair play. 这真是一位有礼貌的人，一位天生有着公平意识的人。
What a courteous man！ He had good manner and， by nature， he was a man with a sense of fair play.
There is a… 用来表示赞许
Take the pill， there is a good boy. 乖孩子，把药吃了。
innate ：（of a quality， feeling， etc.） in one's nature； possessed from birth 天生的
12…。
to see into the mind or heart of someone else， to understand the pain or unhappiness there to do something to minimize it 这一品质能使人深入他人的思想和内心世界，理解他们的感情深处的痛苦或不幸，并尽力使之减缓。
…to understand the innermost feeling of another person——what he is thinking or feeling deep down——in other words， the pain or unhappiness he keeps to himself and to help him the best way you can.
see into ： understand or have knowledge of 理解，调查
A writer should be able to see into t he mind of ordinary people. 作家应该理解普通老百姓的思想。
The manager promised to see into the matter himself. 经理答应亲自调查此事。
mind ： a person's thoughts 思想
heart ： a person's emotions感情
此处 there 指 in the mind or heart of someone else
13. …he feigned a great effort to open the bottle without succes s. 他假装使出大劲儿，还是没有拧开瓶盖。
He pretended that he had to use a great effort to open the bottle， but he failed.
feign sth./that （正式）假装……
When his mother came in， he feigned that he was reading a book. 当他妈进来时，他假装在读书。
14.What impelled the boy to take so much trouble to spare the feelings of a stranger？ Courtesy，compassionate courtesy 是什么促使这个年轻人不厌其烦地这么做？是礼貌，基于同情心的礼貌。
（为了不让一个陌生人感到自己无用而难堪）
Why did the boy take a lot of trouble so that a stranger wouldn't feel embarrassed？
impel ******************. to do /to sth 促使… 干…
What impelled him to accept the dirty job？什么使他接受这么脏的工作？
The increasing inflation impelled the government to extreme measures. 日益严重的通货膨胀迫使政府采取了一些极端的措施。
take the trouble to do sth. 费劲去做……
In order to exercise her fingers， the old woman took the trouble to wash clothes by herself. 为了练她的手指，老妇人不怕麻烦自己洗衣服。
spare ******************. from sth. ： to prevent ******************. from having an unpleasant experience 使人免受…… （不愿意之事）
To spare her embarrassment ，don't ask her about her parent’s devoice. 为了不使她难堪，别问她有关她父母离婚的事。
15 …the capacity to treat all people alike regardless of all status or importance 能够不管人们的社会地位的高低或是起作用的大小，对所有的人都一视同仁。
the capacity to treat all people equally whether they are socially important people or just ordinary citizens.
treat ******************. alike ：一视同仁
Teachers should treat all students ， clever or slow， alike. 老师应该对所有的学生，不管是聪明的还是苯的，一视同仁。
like./alike
like 用作形容词时，表示“相似的”，在句子里可作定语。
We have like attitudes towards the matter. 我们在这件事上的观点大致相同。
alike 词性为形容词和副词，用作形容词时，表示“相同的，相似的”，但在句子里只能做表语。
The two sisters look exactly alike.
regardless of ：paying no attention to 不顾
Regardless of danger ， he climbed the tower all alone. 不顾危险，他独自一人爬那个塔。
He bought her girl friend whatever she wanted regardless of the expenses. 不管花多少钱，他给他女朋友买她所要的任何东西。
16. Even when you have doubts about some people， act as if they are worthy of your best manners.既使对有些人你不太有把握（他们是否值得你的礼遇），也要以礼相待，就向他们值得你这样对待他们一样。
Even when you are not sure whether some people deserve your good manners， treat them as if they do.
have doubt about ******************./sth 对… 有怀疑
I had little doubt that we would earn profits from the project. 我毫不怀疑我们这个项目能盈利。
worthy of 值得
The new method is worthy of trying. 新方法值得一试。
His heroic deeds are worthy of all praises. 他的英雄行为值得大大表扬。
自考综合英语（二）下册详解第一课下
17. You may also be astonished to find out that they deserve your courtesy.你或许很可能惊奇地发现，他们确实值得你以礼相待。
find： to discover unexpectedly or by chance
I have not yet found the key I lost three days ago . 我没找到三天前掉的钥匙。
find out： to discover through examination or enquiry
We must find out the truth about the matter. 我们必须找出事情的真相。
18.All skills require constant repetition to become second nature ； good manners are no exception . 一切技能都需要经常反复而后才能成为第二天性，礼貌也是如此。
If you want to acquire a skill， you have to practice it again and again. It is the same with good manners， which you won't acquire unless you practice them constantly.
second nature： something you have done so often that you do it almost without thinking. 第二天性、习性
It has become a second nature to him to turn off all the lights before leaving the office. 离开办公室前把所有的灯都关了已成为他的习惯了。
be no exception…is included in…不看成是例外，同样适用
All residents must obey these traffic regulations. High-ranking officials are no exception.所有居民都要遵守这些交通规则。
高级官员也不例外。
All men between 18 and 35 without exception are expected to serve in the army.所有18到35岁的男人，都要服兵役，没有例外。
19…。
to concentrate on your performance in a specific area for about a week. （…… ）就是在一个星期左右的时间内，集中改进你在某一方面的具体表现。
You can begin by guarding against one bad type of manner for about a week.
concentrate…on…把……集中在……
Don't be absent-minded. Please concentrate your attention on the experiment.别开小差。
把注意力集中在实验上。
20.Or driving a car， why not watch yourself sternly for aggressive d riving… 或是改进开车的举止，你可以严格监视自己是否开起车来很霸道……
Why not…？用来提建议
It's a fine day. Why not go to the Fragrant Hill？天气很好。
我们干吗不去香山？ But why not write to Bob for help？干吗不给鲍勃写信请他帮帮忙？
watch ******************./oneself/sth. for ： to pay attention to sth. so that you notice it either
because you don't want to miss it or because you want to avoid it 留心……以寻找……，注意……以找出They grew quiet and watched to see what would happen next.他们安静下来，注意将发生事么事。
The company's sales department is watching the market for the opportunity to launch new products. 公司的销售部门正关注市场情况，看有否机会推出他们的新产品。
21 . …… to refuse to let other people's bad manners goad you into retaliating in kind. （有一件不容易做到的而又很重要的事情，）就是对别人无礼貌的举止不要以牙还牙。
… if other people are impolite， don't treat them in the same way.
goad ******************./sth into （sth./doing sth.）激起、激怒……做……
His ambition goaded him on.他的雄心激励他前进。
Young people are easily goaded into action， wise or foolish.年轻人容易受激采取行动，而不顾是否明智。
in kind 用类似的方法
She will be repaid in kind for her impoliteness.她对人不礼貌，人家也会对她不礼貌。
The police were told not to respond in kind even when the demonstrators attacked them. 警察得到命令，即使示威者动手他们也不得还手。
22. …but he'll be discourteous， stupid and blind——and that’s a combination I don't want to tangle with . （如果我开大灯，）他就不仅仅是不礼貌和愚蠢了，还看不见前方。
三样加在一起，我不愿意招惹。
……he will not only remain discourteous and stupid， but also unable to see clearly the road ahead of him. I don't want my bad manners to cause an accident.
tangle with ******************. about…argue， fight with ******************. （inf.）与………吵架
The wife often tangles with her hu******************and about trifle things.妻子经常与她丈夫为鸡毛蒜皮的事吵架。
23. In the long run ， the kind of person you are is the result of what you've been thinking over the past twenty or thirty years. 从长远的观点看，你的人品是你以往 20 年或 30 年的思想发展的结果。
Your way of thinking determines what kind of person you are. If you are a self-centered person， you will surely be discourteous. On the other hand， if you think of other people's needs and feelings， you will be a considerate and courteous person.
in the long run：从长远来看
In the long run， what they have sacrificed for their children is worthwhile.从长远看，他们为孩子做出的牺牲是值得的。
what you've been thinking…the way you’ve been thinking（all your life for a long time）
24. …you train to be consi derate of others， if you can acquire the habit of identifying with their problems…如果你培养自己为他人着想，如果你已经惯于理解并体谅他人的问题、愿望和忧虑，（你就会自然而然地以礼待人。
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considerate/be considerate of ******************. 体谅，为……着想，考虑……的需要愿望和感情
it is considerate of ******************. to do sth.
It is considerate of you to send my mother a pair of new glasses. She is losing her eyesight. 你想的太周到了，给我妈寄了付眼镜去，她的视力变得不行了。
We like Professor Li very much， for she is a very considerate teacher.我们很喜欢李教授，她很能体谅学生。
identify with ******************./sth.： feel you understand them or their feelings and ideas 理解、体谅……
He can well identify with the problems of the unemployed； he has been without a job.他完全能够理解失业人员的困难，他也失业了。
25.Nowhere is thinking courteous more important than in marriage. 理性的礼貌在婚姻中比在其他任何方面都更为重要。
Conscious courtesy is more important in marriage than anywhere else.
In marriage relationship， the most important thing is to be courteous to your hu******************and or wife.
26. In the intimacy of the home it is easy to displace disappointment or frustration or anger onto the nearest person， and that person is often a hu******************and or wife. 在家庭这个亲昵的环境中，（人们）很容易把失意、沮丧或气愤向最亲近的人发泄，此人往往不是丈夫就是妻子。
When you are disappointed or frustrated or angry， you are likely to take it out on your
hu******************and or wife because home is the place where you think you don't have to suppress emotions.
displace sth. onto ******************./sth. ： shift sth. onto ******************./sth. 把……（由）转移到……身上
Why do you displace your anger on me？ I have nothing to do with the matter.你为什么把气出到我头上？我与这件事毫无关系。
27. When you feel your anger getting out of control…。
当你感到忍不着要发火，……
be/get out of control： be/become impossible to manage 失去控制
get/bring sth. under control 使……得以控制，遏制住……
The car went out of control and ran into the tree.车失去了控制，撞到一棵树上。
The government has to take measures to bring the inflation under control. 政府必须采取措施，以遏止通货膨胀。
28.I knew that if they could impose just ten minutes of good manners on themselves， the worst of the storm would blow over ：我知道要是他们能够克制自己，坚持十分钟的礼貌，火气大体上就会平息。
If they force themselves to behave politely for ten minutes， both the hu******************and and wife would calm down， and no big quarrel would take place.
impose sth. on ******************./sth 把………强加于……。
；使……交税，受罚
You should not impose your view on us. 你不应该把你的观点强加在我们头上。
Occupation of Iraq does not mean that the U.S. has the right to impose its will on the Iraqi people. 占领伊拉克并不意味美国有权把它的意愿强加在伊拉克人民头上。
blow over： go away without having a serious effect （暴风雨等）停止，平息；（问题、不愉快的事情）被淡忘
The scandal blew over quickly. 丑闻很快被淡忘了。
My hu******************and and I have frequent quarrels， but they soon blow over. 我和我的丈经常吵架，但是吵架很快就忘了。
29. …… you must be able to accept courtesy， receive it gladly， rejoice when it comes your way . 礼貌还包括能够接受他人对你的文明举止，受到礼遇要高高兴兴，当它不期而至时要以喜悦表示欢迎。
come one's way： get or experience sth. unexpectedly or by chance （事情）被某人碰上
Actually I didn't look for the job. It came my way. 事实上，这份工作不是我刻意去找的，而是碰巧得到的。
Such opportunities never come my way. 我从来就没碰上过这种机会。
accept 愿意接受 /receive 收到
I received an invitation last night， but I didn't accept it.
30.…some people are suspicious of gr acious treatment. They suspect the other person of having some ulterior motive. 有些人对别人的善待怀有疑心，他们怀疑别人有什么不可告人的动机。
be suspicious of/about ******************./sth.对某人或某物、某事起疑心
She suddenly became kind to us， and we were suspicious of her intention. 她突然对我们好起来了，我们对她的意图有怀疑。
suspect ******************. of sth./doing sth. 怀疑某人做……
He was suspected of taking bribes. 他被怀疑受贿。
31. But some of the most precious gift in life come with no strings attached . 可是生活中的有些最宝贵的赠品却是不带有任何附加条件的。
But some of the precious things we enjoy in life such as a beautiful day， a sunset， or be pleasant smell of a rose are gifts from nature， offered to every one of us unconditionally.
with no strings attached ： without imposing any condition on the recipient 没有附带条件的
China gives aids to developing countries with no strings attached.中国对发展中国家的援助是不附带任何条件的。
32. Those are the world's courtesies to us，offered with love and without thought of reward of return，这些都是大自然对我们的恩惠，以爱心赠与我们，毫不考虑是否会有奖赏或回报。
These things are generously given by Nature. She gives them away with love， expecting nothing in return.
33. Good manner are，or should be like that. 礼貌也是如此，或者说应该如此。
Good manners should also be offered without thought of reward or return.
34. In the end，it all come down to how you regard people… 最终，礼貌的实质是你如何看待人……
Finally，it can be summed up as a simple matter of your attitudes towards peopl e…
come down to sth…。
be a simple matter可归结为……。
This matter comes down to what road to take in our modernization drive.这个问题归根结底是我们在努力实现现代化的过程中走那条路的的问题。
The whole matter comes down to a competition for human resources. 整个问题可以归结到是对人才的竞争。
35. The only constant， daily， effective solution is politeness——which is the golden rule in action. 唯一能经常、每天使用的有效办法就是以礼待人这个行为准则。
Politeness is the only effective behaviour we can show readily day after day. This is an important principle to follow so that we shall succeed in what we're doing.
golden rule： an important thing to remember to do in order to be successful.金科玉律
自考综合英语（二）下册详解第二课上`
1. …。
It was asserting the impossibility of miracles that he discovered his extraordinarypowers.正是在他斩钉截铁地说奇迹不可能发生的时候，他发现了自己的特异功能。
…was saying / stating clearly and forcefully that there were no such things as miracles.
assert vt.断言；（坚决）主张，维护
He asserted his judgment to be right. 他断言自己的判断是对的。
miracle： a surprising and welcome act or event which does not follow the known law
of nature and is therefore thought to be caused by God 奇迹
power： a particular ability of the body or mind能力，才能；体力，精力
special：特别的，格外的when writing a composition， he pays special attention to the correctness of grammar.写作文时，他特别注意语法的正确。
extraordinary：非凡的，异乎寻常的He had acquired an extraordinary command of the English language.他对英语语言的掌握非凡的好。
2. Toddy Beamish opposed everything he said by a monotonous but effective “So you say，” and drove him to the limit of his patience. 无论他说什么，托德。
比米什都说同一句单调却又很起作用的话加以反对：“这可是你说的，”这真使他忍无可忍。
Whatever he said，Toddy Beamish world disagree and say “ That's only what you say， in a dull and unchanging， but effective way； this made him so angry that he could no longer put up with it.
So you say：是你这么说的（意思是：事实并非如此）
drive ******************. + adj/prep. phrase/to do sth： cause or force ******************. to go into a specific unpleasant state or to do a specific thing…… 将某人逼入不悦的境地；迫使某人去做…。
Unemployment and the death of his wife drove him to desperation. 失业和他的妻子死去把他逼向绝望。
Hunger drove him to steal. 饥饿使他去偷窃。
the limit of one's patience.忍无可忍，无法忍受
The unceasing cries of the children almost drove me the limit of my patience. 孩子不停的哭声几乎使我无法忍受。
3. Mr. Fotheringay determined to make an unusual effort 佛泽林盖先生决心作出点不寻常的事来。
determine to do/ be determined to do决心，决定，决意，下定决心
My mother is determined that I should enter business after graduation. 我母亲决意要我毕业后从商。
I determined to continue to work in Tibet though my tenure was over. 尽管我的任期已满，我决定继续在西藏工作。
make an effort to do：努力，尽力
Every effort should be made to improve the investment environment of Beijing. 应尽一切努力来改善北京的投资环境 .
4. It's something contrary to the course of nature done by power of Will.奇迹是通过意志的力量产生违反自然规律的事物。
A miracle is something caused by the will of God， which is impossible according to the ordinary laws of nature.
contrary to：（介词）违反，与……相反
Contrary to our expectation， the Chinese football team lost all the games in the World Cup.与我们的期望相反，中国足球队在世界杯比赛中一场球也没赢。
Contrary to popular belief， the film turned out to be a failure.与大众的看法相反，这部电影结果是个失败。
on the contrary：相反地（用来强调不同意前面所提到的观点）
He was thought of useless. On the contrary， He proved to be useful. 人们都认为他这个人没用，恰恰相反，他被证明很有用。
5.…that lamp， in the natural course of nature， couldn't burn like that upside down ，could it，Beamish？在通常自然规律情况下，那盏灯倒过来不会燃烧，是不是，比米什？
According to the normal laws of nature， that lamp couldn't burn upside dowm.
upside down：颠倒的，倒置地
John， you have hung the photo upside down . 约翰，你把那盏灯挂倒了。
When she entered the room ， she found that the thief had turned the room upside down. 当她进入房间时，发现小偷把她的房间翻得乱七八糟。
6.“And you？” said Fotheringay，“You don't mean to say…？” “那你说呢？”佛泽林盖说，“难道你的意思是说？”
What do you say？/ What's your opinion？ Said Fotheringay.
7.it was enough to make anyone s ay “ Hullo！” the incredible was visible to them all. 这足以让任何人惊叫一声“哎呀”！令人难以置信的事就摆在大伙眼前。
What happened following Mr. Fortheingay's command was something that puzzled everyone present. （All of them saw the unbelievable thing happen. The miracle occurred right before the eyes of everyone on the spot.）
hullo：（Br.E） used to show that you are surprised or confused by sth.
be visible to ******************. ： can be seen by ******************.对…… 来说能看得见的
Her anger at the insult was visible to everyone present.每一个在场的人都看出他的气愤。
The house is barely visible behind the dense woods.在浓密的树林后面房子几乎看不见。
8 . Mr. Cox， the landlord， was the first to speak and his remark was to the effect that Fotheringay was a fool. 店主科可斯先生首先开口，他的话大意是说佛泽林盖当众出丑了。
He made a few remark meaning that Fotheringay had made a fool of himself.
the first （the last） to do：第一个（最后一个）做……
She is always the first to arrive and the last to leave. 她总是第一个到，最后一个离开。
to the effect： with the meaning，or giving the information that…。
大意是……
He gave a speech to the effect that appreciation of RMB would affect the growth of Chinese economy.他作了一个演讲，大意是人民币升值会影响中国经济的增长。
She issued a statement to the effect that she would resign from the post.她发表了一个声明说她不会从那个位置上退下去。
9. Fotheringay himself was astonished beyond measures at the thing that had occurred. 佛泽林盖对眼前所发生的事非常震惊。
Fotheringay himself was extremely surprised at the thing that had happened.
be astonished at：对……大为吃惊
We were astonished at his sudden decision of resignation form the Board of Directors.我们对他突然决定退出董事会感到十分吃惊。
beyond measure：非常，……之极
No one envied him， for he was popular beyond measure 没人妒忌他，他太受欢迎了。
10.The subsequent conversation threw no light on the matter， and everyone accused Fotheringay of a silly trick. 接下来的谈话也没有弄清这到底是怎么一会事，大家都指责说是佛泽林盖搞的鬼把戏。
Then the people in the bar talked about what had happened， but could not understand what caused the lamp to hang burning upside down. So they blame Fotheringay for playing a silly trick on them.
throw /shed/cast light on/upon： make sth clearer使明白，把………理出头绪
Discovery of the virus threw no light on the cause of SARS.新病毒的发现并没有使人们搞清楚SARS的起因。
The new facts threw some lights on the matter.新的事实给这件事理出了一些头绪。
throw /shed/cast light on/upon： make sth clearer 使明白，把……… 理出头绪
Discovery of the virus threw no light on the cause of SARS. 新病毒的发现并没有使人们搞清楚 SARS 的起因。
The new facts threw some lights on the matter. 新的事实给这件事理出了一些头绪。
accuse ******************. of：指控，指责
He was accused of taking bribery. 他被指控受贿。
She accused her father of having broken his word 她责备她父亲食言。
11.He went home red-faced and hot. 他面红耳赤地回到家里，心情烦躁。
He went home， feeling puzzled， confused and troubled.
red-faced——adj+n+ed
a white-haired lady/ a long-legged girl/ a grim-faced man…白发老妇/长腿姑娘 /脸色铁青的男人
12.it accurred to him that at the precise moment he said the commanding words he had willed the thing he said 他猛然意识到在他说出那句命令的话的一瞬间，他已经凭意志力实现了他所说的事情。
Suddenly he realized the moment he gave the command， he made the thing he said happened with his mental power.
accurate：正确无误的，侧重与事实无出入
The police asked her to give an accurate account of the traffic accident.警察让她正确无误地讲述那次车祸。
precise：准确的，精确的，确切的，侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确无误。
All the parts of the watch must be assembled precisely. 表的每一个零件必须精确地装配。
will sth. 用意念、意志做………try to make sth h appen by using one's mental powers.
The magician showed the audience how he willed the things they asked for.那魔术师给观众表演他如何用意念变出他们所要求的东西。
13. …without being clear how this was done不明白他怎么能使那盏灯保持那种状态。
…though he did not know what he should do to keep the lamp in the air.
without being clear： not understanding 不明白，不懂
We are not clear how SARS infects people.我们不明白SARS如何传染人的。
He was perfectly clear what he should do under such a circumstance. 他很清楚在那种情况下他该做什么。
14.He decided on another experiment. 他决定再试验一次。
decide on ：就……做出决定，决定要………choose from two or more possibilities
It is a difficult situation； I have to decided on every step.这是一个困难的处境，我必须对每一步行动做出决定。
Has the list of the delegates for the NPC decided upon？有否对人大代表的名单作出决定？
15. He pointed to his candle and collected his mind . 他指着蜡烛，集中了意念。
He pointed to his candle and concentrated his mind.
collect one's mind/ one’ will 集中意念。
16. He signed heavily， and began feeling in his pocket for a match.他沉重地叹了口气，并开始在口袋中摸火柴。
…searching his pocket wit h his fingers to find a match.
feel……… for sth 摸……找……
I felt in my pocket for small coins.我摸我的口袋找硬币。
17.…then it dawned upon him that miracles were possible even with matches.然后他豁然明白了，可以用创造奇迹的办法弄些火柴。
……then he realized that he could get himself mat ches by using his will power.
dawn on/upon ******************.：become clear to ******************………（事物）变得（令人）明白。
