Lesson6Blackmail

ByArthurHaileyI.AbouttheauthorArthurHailey(5April1920–24November2004)wasaBritish/Canadiannovelist.Theaggressiveresearchgavehisnovelsarealismthatappealedtoreaders,evenassomecriticscomplainedthatheusedittodisguisealackofliterarytalent.

Manyofhisbookshavereached#1ontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistandmorethan170millioncopieshavebeensoldworldwidein40languages.II.Aboutthestory“Blackmail”It’stakenfromHotel(1965),oneofHailey’sbestsellers.TheSt.GregoryHotelisalargehotel,wherePeterMcDermottistheassistantgeneralmanager,Ogilvieisthechiefhousedetective,andtheDukeandhiswifearethelodgers.III.Detailedstudyofthetext1.blackmailv.n.Todemandmoneyorfavorfromsomeonebythreateningtotellsecretsaboutthem.敲詐、勒索2.Houseofficerhoteldetective,whosejobistotakecareofthehotelsecurity.3.Suiten.(here)asetofrooms,especiallyexpensiveonesinahotel（一套）房間，套房(abedroom,sittingroom,bathroom)*(also)asetofmatchingfurnitureforaroom4.duken.amanwiththehighestsocialrankoutsidetheroyalfamily公爵Compare：marquis,earl,viscount,andbaron5.frayv.

(here)ifsomeone’stemperornervesfray,theybecomeannoyedornervous.*(also)ifclothorothermaterialfrays,thethreadsbecomeloosebecausethematerialisolde.g.ashirtfrayedatthecollar6.mutedbuzzer

muted:torenderthenoiseofthebelllessharshandstrident(also)mutedcriticism/support/response;mutedcolor7.Bedlingtonterrier

貝的靈頓厚毛犬TheBedlingtonTerrierisabreedofterriernamedaftertheminingtownofBedlington,NorthumberlandinNorthEastEngland.(alsoseenote3)8.Wouldyoukindlyputthatout.Compare:Wouldyoukindlyputthatout?*Theformerisacommandratherthanapoliterequest.9.piggyadj.

small,narroweyeslostinamassofflesh.10.Surveyedhersardonically…*survey:examine;lookupanddown*sardonically:scornfully,cynically11.well-appointed

--well-decorated,well-furnished…e.g.asuperbly/richlyappointedrestaurant陳設(shè)豪華的飯店12.set-up

n.--arrangementoffurniture13...flippedthebutttowardtheornamentalfireplace*flip:toss*anornamentalfireplace:afakeone,notforusebutfordécorofthesuite.14.…incongruousfalsettovoice.

*incongruous:strangeandunsuitablee.g.Themodernbuildinglookedincongruousinsuchaquaintoldvillage.*falsetto:high-pitched;15.Jaguar

*abrandofveryexpensiveBritishmadesportscar.捷豹16.Itpaystocheck.--Itisworthwhiletocheck.17.Nowthen…--usedtocallattentionortoexpressawarningorproteste.g.Nowthen,whatmischiefareyouupto?18.Youtwowasinthehit-’n-run.--Youtwoareguiltyofthehit-and-runaccident.*hit-and-run:adj.(onlybeforenoun)ahit-and-runaccidentisoneinwhichthedriverofacarhitsapersonoranothercarandthendrivesawaywithoutstoppingtohelp.19.Thewordsspatforthwith…--Thesentenceshouldbe:Thewordswerespatforthwith….--Perhapstheauthorwantstomakethesentencemoreforcefulandvivid.20.Yourhigh-an’-mightiness

--“Yourhigh-and-mightiness”isinimitationof“YourHighness”(殿下，閣下）.HereOgilviewasmockingherhaughtyattitude.ThecorrectwaytoaddressaDukeoraDuchessis“YourGrace”.21.…h(huán)ightailv.--hightailit(idiom;informal):leavesomewhereveryquickly;leaveinahurry;scurryoffe.g.Theyhightaileditfromthedangerzones.*(also)Hehightailedoutofthere.22.throwthebook*throwthebookatsb(throwsb.thebook):(informal)topunishsomeonewhohascommittedanoffenceasseverelyaspossible嚴(yán)懲23.…infairness*in(all)fairness(to):usedtointroduceastatementthatdefendssbwhohasjustbeencriticized,orthatexplainsanotherstatementthatmayseemunreasonablee.g.Beckhamhadapoormatch,althoughinfairnesshewasplayingwithakneeinjury.24.Ifyouwantittheotherway….--Ifyourefusetotellmethetruthandprefertohavethelawtointerfere25.inbredadj.

--havingdevelopedasanaturalpartofyourcharacter;inborn;innate26.…unspeakableblackguard*unspeakable:unspeakableactionsorpeopleareextremelybade.g.unspeakableatrocities/terror*blackguard:villain,scoundrel27.flickerv.--(here)waver--(often)(ofanemotion,athought,etc.)tobeexpressedorappearsomewhereforashorttimee.g.Angerflickeredinhiseyes.Asmileflickeredacrossherface.28.That’smorelikeit.--(spoken)usedtotellsomeonethatwhattheyaredoingorsuggestingismoresatisfactorythanwhattheydidorsuggestedbefore這才像話/這還差不多!29.I’llspellitout.--spellsthout:toexplainsthclearlyandindetail;e.g.Willyoupleasespelloutthegovernment’splans?30.Thehousedetectivetookhistime…--takeone’stime:(1)todosthslowlyorcarefullywithouthurryinge.g.Thereisnoneedtorushback—justtakeyoutime.(2)todosthmoreslowlythanseemsreasonablee.g.Thebuildersarecertainlytakingtheirtimewithourroof!31.Leastways,Iguessyou…--leastwaysadv.(also)leastwise:(spoken)atleast至少、無論如何--Iguessifyouarenottooparticularaboutwhatwordstouse,atleastyou’dcallheryourladyfriend.32.…smugadj.

--showingtoomuchsatisfactionwithyourownclevernessorsuccess沾沾自喜的，自鳴得意的e.g.(1)asmugsmile(2)You’vegotnothingtobesmugabout!33.…thewayIhearit…--fromwhatIhear

34...swingingadj.

(informal)exciting,fun,andenjoyable35.Whatgives…outoftheway…*whatgives:whatishappening*outoftheway:unusual,improper,36...tuckedaway--ifaplaceistuckedawayitisinaquietareae.g.Theinnwastuckedawayinaremotemountainvillage.--ifsomeoneorsomethingistuckedawaytheyarehiddenordifficulttofinde.g.Thekeytothecellarwastuckedawayatthebackoftheshelf.37.…cluckedhistonguereprovingly.--Hemadenoiseswithhistonguetoshowhisdisapproval.38.…thewaythingsturnedout…--judgingfromwhathappenedlater…39.Explainsthatone.--Thisfactexplainsyourdrunkdriving(whyyouweredrivingwhenyouweredrunk).40…lickeredup

liquoredup;drunk41.onahunch

--hunch:afeelingthatsomethingistrueorthatsomethingishappeningeventhoughyouhavelittleinformationaboutit.直覺、預(yù)感e.g.Itseemedthatthedoctor’shunchhadbeenright.42.Youmighthavesomethingthere.Theremightbeapointinwhatyousay.43.…dustit,an’itshows.--sprinklesomekindofpowderonthecarfenderandthebrushtraceshowsup.44.…tosquarehisshoulders.--squareyourshoulders(alsosquareyourself):topushbackyourshoulderswithyourbackstraight,usuallytoshowyourdetermination*compare:shrug(one’sshoulders)45….voicetookonamusingnote.--hisvoicesoundedasifhewasdeepinthought.46.…h(huán)erpoiseforthemomentrecovered.--poisen.acalm,confidentwayofbehaving;(also)agracefulwayofmovingorstanding沉著自信、穩(wěn)重；優(yōu)雅47.Somehowwe’dbecometurnedaround.

*somehow:forsomereasonthatisnotclear*Welostourway,weweregoinginadirectionoppositetotheoneweintendedtotake.48.theoutsidetowns--smalltownsaroundabigcity,hereoutsideNewOrleans49.getaround/roundtosth.ordoingsth--tofindthetimetodosth.抽出時間來做/考慮某事e.g.Ihopetogetaroundtoansweringyourletternextweek.50.Youmightaswellwalkoverto…--may/might/could(just)aswelldosth(1)usedwhenyoudonotparticularlywanttodosomethingbutyoudecidetodoite.g.Isupposewemayaswellgetstarted.(2)usedtomeanthatanothercourseofactionwouldhaveanequallygoodresulte.g.Thetaxiwassoslow,wemightjustaswellhavegoneonthebus.51.Youpeoplearehot.--Youarenowwantedbythepolice.*hot:popularThisisonethehottestclubsintown.52.Itwasessential…thatherthinkingremaincalm…*remainorremainsorremained?andwhy?53.Withcalculatedcoolness…*calculated:adj.carefullyplanned;deliberate精心計劃的、蓄意的e.g.acalculatedcrime;takeacalculatedrisk54…incriminatingevidence

犯罪證據(jù)*incriminate:tomakeitseemasifsomebodyhasdonesomethingwrongorillegal使負(fù)罪；連累e.g.Theywereafraidofansweringthequestionsandincriminatingthemselves.55.highwaypatrol

Policecarsonhighwaypatrolduty*patroln.--agroupofsoldiers,vehiclesetc.thatpatrolanarea巡邏隊56.…fallvictimtosomesharp-eyedpoliceman.--tobeseenandarrestedbyanobservantandalertpoliceman*fallvictimto(phrase):tobecomeavictimofsomething;tobeinjured,damagedorkilledby…e.g.Manyplantshavefallenvictimtothesuddenfrost.57.…backroads.--backadj.unfrequented,outoftheway偏僻的abackwaytothegraveyard;abacksettlement58..plicationn.--somethingthatmakesasituationmorecomplicatedordifficulte.g.Thebadweatheraddedafurthercomplicationtoourjourney.*secondaryroads--aminorroad,aroadthatisofalowerclassthanthatofamainroad支路、支線Compare:primaryroad干線59.…wouldbetraythem.--betraysth/yourself:totellsbormakethemawareofapieceofinformation,afeeling,etc.usuallywithoutmeaningto流露，泄露e.g.Thetremorinhisvoicebetrayedhisnervousness.Shewasterrifiedofsayingsomethingthatwouldmakeherbetrayherself.60.Wellfixed

--quiterich61….unequivocaladj.

completelyclearandwithoutanypossibilityofdoubte.g.Theanswerwasanunequivocal“No”.one’sclearandunequivocalattitude.62.…peremptorilyshecuthimoff…*peremptory:expectingtobeobeyedimmediatelyandwithoutquestionorrefusal強硬的，不容分辯的e.g.Theletterwasperemptoryintone.63.…respiten.--ashortbreakordelayallowedbeforesomethingunpleasantmustbedone暫緩e.g.Wehaveafewdays’respitebeforeweneedtopaytherent.64….Eyesboredintohim.*borev.tomakealong,deepholewithatoolorbydigging鉆、鑿*(ofeyes)boreintosb/sth:tostareinawaythatmakessbfeeluncomfortable65.sullenly,hecomplied

*sullenadj.silentlyshowingangerorbadtemper

面有慍色，悶悶不樂*comply:v.todowhatyouhavetodoorareaskedtodo;toobeyarule,anorder,etc.e.g.TheyrefusetocomplywiththeUNresolution.66.…vacillationordallying…smallnessofmind.*vacillation:wavering;changing*dally:totaketoomuchtimemakingadecision*smallnessofmind:herownmeannessorweaknessofmind67.smallnessofmind*meannessofmind/weaknessofmind68.Whenyouwereplaying…--Youhadtopaythehighestpricewhenyourreputation,careerandlifewereatstake.69.Sheintendedtogambleonthefatman’sgreed.--Shewouldtakeachanceonthisfatman’sgreed.70.…eyesbulged.*bulge:v.tostickoutfromsomethinginaroundshape突出、鼓脹e.g.Hispocketswerebulgingwithcandy.

ExerciseIX(page102)1.*Sardonicindicatesamockingorsneeringattitude,withemphasisontheintenttoridicule;*Sarcasticindicatesaheavilyironicattitude,withemphasisontheintenttohurt2.*Self-assurancesuggestsstrongbeliefinone’sability,probablywithconnotationsofconceitandarrogance.*self-confidencemeansrelianceonone’sownpower.3.Accusemaybeusedinformalorinformal,official