Lesson11

OngettingofftosleepByJ.B.PriestleyContradiction,contrarinessContradiction:u.矛盾，對(duì)立c.對(duì)立的事物--Ifoundnocontradictionbetweenhispubliclyexpressedideasandhisprivateactions.--Hisprivateactionsareincontradictionto/withhispubliclyexpressedideas.--Aroundsquareisacontradiction

interms用詞矛盾.Contrariness(u.)(contrary)相反，對(duì)立面，--Hotandcoldarecontrariness.SavinggraceAsavinggraceisagoodqualityorfeatureinapersonorthingthatpreventsthemfrombeingcompletelybadorworthless.可取之處例：Aging'sonesavinggraceisyouworrylessaboutwhatpeoplethink.年邁的一個(gè)可取之處是你不那么擔(dān)心他人的想法了。Vexationn.苦惱；惱怒；令人煩惱的事Vexationisafeelingofbeingannoyed,puzzled,andfrustrated.惱火例：Hekickedthebrokenmachineinvexation.他懊惱得踢了這臺(tái)壞機(jī)器一腳。Dim微暗的;朦朧的模糊的,看不清楚Dim:notbright,notclearlytobeseen不亮的dimlightofacandle微弱的燭光adimroom光線不好的房間thedimoutlineofabuilding房屋的模糊輪廓

Dark：withnoorverylittlelight黑暗的It’ceedIfyouproceed

todosomething,youdoit,oftenafterdoingsomethingelsefirst.(做完某事之后)接著(做另一事)例：Heproceededtotellmeofmybirth.他接著給我講了我的出生。Ifyouproceedwithacourseofaction,youcontinuewithit.繼續(xù)進(jìn)行(某行動(dòng))例：Thegroupproceededwithamarchtheyknewwouldleadtobloodshed.這群人繼續(xù)進(jìn)行他們知道會(huì)導(dǎo)致流血事件的一次游行。(某事件或活動(dòng)帶來的)收入例：Theproceedsoftheconcertwenttocharity.音樂會(huì)的收入給了慈善機(jī)構(gòu)。Makefor導(dǎo)致；有助于；走向Herosefromhisseatandmadeforthedoor.他起身向門口走去。Ahappyparentmakesforahappychild.幸福的家長(zhǎng)造就幸福的孩子。FiveportsofknowledgeFivesensesofsight,hearing,smell,tasteandtouch,hererepresentingallthesenses.Plunge:使投入,使插入,使陷入plungeacountryintowar使一個(gè)國(guó)家陷入戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)odeepsorrow.

nodifficultyinplungingtheirearthlypartsintooblivionNodifficultyinforgettingtheirfunctionsintheworldNodifficultyinfallingsleepbegivento癖好的；喜愛的；習(xí)慣的Sheisayounggirlgiventotears.她是一個(gè)愛哭的女孩。He'sgiventotakinglongwalks.他非常喜歡長(zhǎng)途散步。

Like:(sing.)(n.)相似的人或事務(wù)--Youshouldonlycomparelikewithlike.只應(yīng)在同類事務(wù)中做比較。I’veneverseenthelikeofit.我從未見過這種事。Jazz,rockandthelike.Thanksto:owingto,duetoWefinishedthetaskaheadofschedule/inadvancethankstoourhardwork.Thankstothepolicyofreformingandopening,China’seconomyhasdevelopedquickly.Refresh:(以食物,睡眠等)使精力(記憶)恢復(fù);使精神振作

IthinkIwilljustrefreshmyselfwithacupoftea.喝杯茶提神refreshsb.'smemory喚起/恢復(fù)某人的記憶

Given:約定的；特定的；指定的Doitwithinthegiventime.Atagiventimewewillallshout“Happybirthdaytoyou”.Given:假設(shè)的，假使的

Givengoodweather,ourshipwillreachShanghaiMondayevening.假如天氣好，我們的船將于星期一晚上到達(dá)上海。GiventhatIhavefivemoreminutes,Iwillfinishtheexam.takesth.toheart為某事耿耿于懷,為某事憂慮Don'ttakeittoheart.別把它放在心上。Don'ttakemycriticismtoheart.不要把我的批評(píng)放在心上Torment,abuseTorment：n.痛苦v.Causeseveresufferingto;annoy折磨

suffertorment(s)from因...而受苦Shesufferedtormentfromheadache.Don’ttormentyourselfbythinkingofthepast.

Abuse:treatbadly;ill-treat濫用,虐待,辱罵

abuseone'sprivilegeabuseachildabuseafriendRemonstratewithsb.,againststh.抗議，告誡Weremonstrateagainsthiscrueltytooldpeople.Iremonstratedwithhimabouthisrudeness.Inhuman:非人的,不近人情的,非人道的,殘忍的,inhumantreatment虐待Treatmentofprisonersinthatjailwasconsideredinhuman.Fancy想象Ithinkhewouldcomebutit'sonlyafancyofmine."我想他會(huì)來的,不過這僅是我的設(shè)想罷了。"

Leap:leapt或leaped,leaping

跳躍，跳越Thedogleaptoverthefence.狗跳過了圍欄。Leap:閃過；突然想起

Theidealeapedintohismind.這個(gè)想法突然閃過他的腦海。Thosememoriesandfancieswhichhadbeenburieddeepinone’smindfortenyearswillsometimescropup突然出現(xiàn).Eventful:多事(故)的,重要的,重大的aneventfulyear多事之秋,多事的一年aneventfulmeetingbetweenheadsofstates兩國(guó)首腦間的重要會(huì)晤

Thereisnocomparingnoteswiththem.Youcannotexchangeideaswiththem.

comparenoteswith1.(與…)商量，(同…)交換意見；討論2.(和…)對(duì)筆記Ialsoneedoneortwoeveningstocomparenoteswithmyhomecompanyonwhatwehavediscussedduringtheday.我還需要一、兩個(gè)晚上，跟我公司就我們白天的洽談情況交換一下意見。Nomidnightconfidence.知心話exchangeconfidences互談心事

HaveconfidenceinoneselfNocastingupthebalanceoftheday’spleasureandpain.Castup:計(jì)算，把…加起來Notabletocalculatewhetheryouhavemorepleasurethanpainorhavemorepainthanpleasureinaday’slife.

induce,temptInduce:bringabout,cause招致,引起illnessinducedbyoverworkToomuchfoodinducessleepiness.Induce:persuadeorinfluencesb.todosth.bringabout引誘；誘導(dǎo),勸誘

Wecouldn’tinducetheoldladytotravelbyair.Nothingshallinducemetojointheirclub.Tempt:persuadesbtodosthwrongorfoolish誘惑,引誘,慫恿--Hewastemptedintoalifeofcrimebygreedandlaziness.Serveone’sturn適用Thisjobwillservemyturn.這項(xiàng)工作將適合我的需要。Ithinkthisbookwillservemyturn.我想這本書將適合我的需要。Shecaughtholdofittoserveherownturn.她抓住這一點(diǎn)為自己服務(wù)。Imaginary(想象的，虛構(gòu)的）,imaginative（想象豐富的，富有想象力的）Ghostsareimaginary.Theinterviewerwaslookingforimaginativeanswers.imaginaryimaginativeimaginable意思都含“想象的”。imaginary指“想象的”、“虛構(gòu)的”,如:Althoughthemaincharactersinthenovelaresotruetolife,theyareimaginary.imaginative指“富于想象力的”,如:Scottwasanimaginativewriter.imaginable指“可想象的”,常放在名詞后面,前加all,only,every或最高級(jí)形容詞,如:Thisistheonlysolutionimaginable.

oflittle/noavail:notvery/notatallhelpfuloreffective

沒有多大/沒有一點(diǎn)兒幫助,用處或效果Theadvicewegotwasofnoavail.Theireffortswereofnoavail.Avail：v.有用,有利Deft:skilfulandquick,espwiththehands熟練的,靈巧的Sheisdeftatdealingwithreporters.Withdeftfingerssheundidthewire.fare:geton,progress進(jìn)展,過日子Howdidyoufarewhileyouwereabroad?Fare:moneychargedAbus/taxifareAsingle/doublefareFare:foodAbilloffoodWholesomefood衛(wèi)生食品Meditateon/upon:thinkdeeply深思,沉思,冥想Hesattheremeditatingonhismisfortunes.Meditate:planinone’smind策劃Hemeditaterevenge/leavinghome.Wonder:feelcuriously;askoneself想知道，自忖Iwaswonderinghowtogettherequickly.dreary:['dri?ri]沉悶的,AdrearydayHisspeechwasdreary.Comeon/upon…:meetorfind…bychanceIcameonTomplayingfootballinthestreetyesterday.Ihaveliterallyfounditanswer.Answer:Answermyneedtosleep.Ihavefoundthismethodactuallyworked.Literal:correspondinglyexacttotheoriginal按照原文的aliteraltranslationIdiomsusuallycannotbetranslatedliterallyintoanotherlanguage.成語通常不能照字面譯成另一種文字.Exact:correctineverydetail精確的，正確的Givemehisexactwords.Bareof:emptyof/without空的Theroomisbareoffurniture.空無家具的房間.Inwinterthefieldsarebareofgrass.Bare:withoutclothing裸露的BarelegBare:withouttheusualcoveringandprotection缺少遮蓋的Barehill,floorCrooked:['krukid]歪的,彎曲的(notstraight)Crook:bendintotheshapeofacurve使彎曲Yourtieiscrooked.Anoldmanwithacrookedback.Twist:(twisted)turnandcurveindifferentdirections纏繞,盤繞Itwistedthebandageroundherknee.Thetelephonewirehasgottwisted.扭曲或擠壓某物使之變形Herfacewastwistedwithpain.曲解(歪曲)Papershavetwistedeverythinghesaid.Atwistyroad彎曲的道路evoke[i'v?uk]引(喚)起,召喚(死者靈魂等)evokeaspiritfromthedead為死者招魂Thebookevokedmemoriesofhisboyhood.此書喚起了他對(duì)童年的回憶。歷年試題分析1.(2001,10)Onceinbed,mostfolksIknowseemtofindnodifficultyinplungingtheirearthlypartsinto___.Oblivion[?'blivi?n]n.遺忘,忘卻2.(2003,10)Ifitbetruethatoutthoughtsandmentalimagesareperfectly___things,likeourbooksandpictures,totheinhabitantsofthenextworld,…Tangiblen.有形資產(chǎn)a.實(shí)體的,明白的Discussingthequestion,sometime7,withanoldfriend,shegavemehernever-failing8forsleeplessness,whichwastoimagine9performingsometrivial10overandoveragain,until,hermindbecomingdisgustedwiththemonotonyoflife,11drewthecurtain.Herfavouritedevicewastoimagineapicturenot12quiteplumbuponthewall,andthentoproceedtostraightenit.（200701）54.Thepoor,sickmanis______bythepoliceman’sendlessinterrogations.（200710）A.abused B.tormented77.在我看來，沒有比睡眠問題更能說明事物的對(duì)立性了。（200810）Withme,nothingillustratesthecontrarinessofthingsbetterthanthematterofsleep.42.Althoughthemaincharactersinthenovelaresotruetolife,theyare______.（201001）A.imaginary B.imaginative40.Shehasborna______againstmeeversinceIturneddownherapplication.（0710)A.grudge B.maliceB.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese1.人是很多矛盾的集合體.2.我們的思想和頭腦中的意象完全是有形的東西.3.過去我常常帶著驚嘆閱讀那些吹捧好戰(zhàn)的超人的故事.4.人為的催眠方法很多，但他們僅在都不靈這一點(diǎn)上相同。B.Translatethe