1、A Lesson in livingby Maya AngelouA Lesson in livingby Maya AngeSop: 將放在液體中蘸或浸泡-sop bread in soup-I was sopped through in the rain this morning.I spent most of my time Sop: 將放在液體中蘸或浸泡-sop bread inOr rather: 更確切的說-I arrived home late last night, or rather early this morning.Or rather: 更確切的說-I arrived

2、hoThe grace of control a fine control of her movementThe grace of control a fine cPeel: vi 脫皮,-These oranges peel easily.Peel: vt. 除去(水果等)的皮-peel a banana, an appleIf snagged: if it had been snaggedIf it had been town open by somethingPeel: vi 脫皮,-These oranges peLet alone: 更不必說-She never gets up ea

3、rly on weekdays, let alone on weekends.-He cant even read the alphabet, let alone speak the language.Let alone: 更不必說-She never getShe didnt encourage familiarity(親密而不拘禮儀).She did not give people the courage to become intimate with her.-You should not address your teacher with such familiarity.你不該這么冒

4、失地稱呼你的老師.familiarity 熟悉,通曉-His familiarity with the local languages surprised me.She didnt encourage familiariFamiliar, intimatefamiliar 熟悉的,通曉的-Every pupil is familiar with such facts.-Such facts are familiar to every pupil.Familiar: too informal, more friendly and informal than is acceptable 過分親密的

5、,冒失的-The children are too familiar with their teacher.這幫小孩對(duì)老師過于隨便.Intimate: close-He is my intimate friend.Familiar, intimatefamiliar 熟悉的Measure: (估計(jì),評(píng)判事務(wù)的)標(biāo)準(zhǔn),尺度-Examinations are only one measure of students abilities.-She is the measure of what a college student should accomplish.Measure: (估計(jì),評(píng)判事務(wù)的

6、)標(biāo)準(zhǔn),尺度-ExamAppeal to sb.: 引起(某人)興趣,吸引(某人)-Her sense of humor appealed to him.Appeal: attraction吸引力-This kind of music hasnt much appeal for me.Appeal 懇請(qǐng)，請(qǐng)求(n.,v.) -She made an appeal to her father for permission of her marriage. Appeal to sb.: 引起(某人)興趣,吸引(某人)Personally: 親身,親自-The plan was personally

7、 inspected by the minister.Personally: as a person 作為個(gè)人,就個(gè)人而論-I dont know him personally, but I have read his book.Personally: as far as I am concerned 就我而言,就自己而言-Personally (speaking), I dont like him at all.Personally: 親身,親自-The plan waRespectful, respectable, respective Respectful (to, toward sb.

8、, of sth.): feeling or showing respect恭敬的,表示尊敬或尊重的-stand at a respectful distance -respectful of other peoples opinions -The boy was well-mannered and respectful toward the aged.Respectful, respectable, respeRespectful, respectable, respective Respectable: 體面的,值得尊敬的-The professor is also a respectab

9、le old man.-a respectable middle-class backgroundRespective: 分別的,各自的 -After class, we went off to our respective rooms. Respectful, respectable, respeBy being herself: By being a black woman with such noble personality.By being herself: By being a bProvision (pl) 食物和飲料,飲料的供應(yīng) -She had a plentiful sto

10、re of provisions.提供,供應(yīng)-The government is responsible for the provision of medical services.-under the provisions of the agreementProvision (pl) 食物和飲料,飲料的供應(yīng) -SThey gave each other agegroup looks They gave each other meaningful looks that were exchanged among and understood by people of the same age g

11、roup.They gave each other agegroup Hang back: 猶豫, 踴躍不前, 畏縮 -I saw him step forward and then hang back, nervously rubbing his hands.-Even the closest adviser believes he should hang back no longer.Hang back: 猶豫, 踴躍不前, 畏縮 Separate from 將分開,離開,隔離-The two groups of fans must be separated in the stadium.

12、(2) Separate 分開,分離;分手;分居; -The branch has separated from the trunk of the tree.分開,分離;-We talked until midnight and then separated分手.-After ten years marriage, they decided to separate.分居(3) Separate: 從中隔開(兩國,兩地)-The Atlantic separates Europe from America.-A river separated the two halves of the city

13、.Separate from 將分開,離開,隔離-The Separate from : distinguish from -I can not separate Tom from Jack, as they are twins.-That unusual talent separates her from other students in her classWould divide the lesson into five parts. Divide the money equally.Separate from : distinguishInfuse: 將(某特性)灌輸給或注入, 使獲得

14、(某特性)-He argued that a union would infuse unnecessary conflict into the companys employee relations.You should infuse new knowledge into yourself all the time.-infuse the workers with new life, energyInfuse: 將(某特性)灌輸給或注入, 使獲得(某Shade of sth.: slight difference in sth 細(xì)微的差別-a word with many shades of

15、meaning有許多相近意思的一個(gè)詞-people with all shades of opinionShade of sth.: slight differenMemorize (learn and remember on purpose), remember -She spent ten minutes memorizing the lists of prices. Its amazing.-Please memorize the alphabet.-I remembered telling the case.-He remembered every word he had learne

16、d.-Remember to bring me the book.-Remember what I said.Memorize (learn and remember oCommon, ordinary Ordinary: Ordinary people or things are normal and not special or different in any way.(無特別之處)-It was just an ordinary weekend for us.Common: 1. ordinary2.If something is common, it is found in larg

17、e numbers or it happens often.普通的,常見的,普遍的-Earthquakes are not common in this part of the world.-Gambling was common in China before liberation.Common, ordinary Ordinary: OrdCommon, ordinary Common: 3. If something is common to two or more people or groups, it is done, possessed, or used by them all.

18、共有的,共同做的,共同受到的-We share a common purpose.-She is German, and he is French, but they have English as a common language.Common, ordinary Common: 3. Ifbut my mind never recorded it but my mind never formed a picture of it.but I did not have such impression.but my mind never recorded itIt followed that

19、Follow: happen as a necessary or logic consequence必然發(fā)生-She is not in the office, but it does not follow that she is ill.It followed that Follow: haTry ones hand at something 初試身手-Id like to try my hand at computing(計(jì)算機(jī)運(yùn)算技術(shù)).Try ones hand at something 初Intolerant, intolerable Sb. Be intolerant of :不能

20、容忍的-The leader is intolerant of different opinions.Intolerable: too bad to be endured不能忍受的-The pain of headache was intolerable. -intolerable heat, noiseIntolerant, intolerable Sb. Becascade -Her golden hair cascaded down the back. n. 小瀑布v. 瀑布似地落下vi. 像瀑布般沖下或傾瀉cascade -Her golden hair cascOccur, happ

21、en, take place, -Their wedding ceremony took place at 6 p.m. last night.-These events happened/occurred that year.-What happened after I left.-This is possible in theory, but actually, never seemed to occur. -Such a thing hardly occur.Occur, happen, take place, -TOccur, happen-What happened to your

22、leg?-A good idea occurred to me.-It happened that I was not in Hangzhou when you got married.-It occurred to her that she adopt an orphan.orphanage :fnid n. 孤兒院Occur, happen-What happened tBehind the sophistication of yearsAfter years of complicated adult life experienceSophisticated: 1.世故的,老練的A sop

23、histicated person2.復(fù)雜的,精良的,尖端的sophisticated device in spaceshipsophisticated modern weaponsBehind the sophistication of ySense: 常識(shí),見識(shí),識(shí)別力Have the sense to come in out of the rain懂得進(jìn)來避雨Sense: 常識(shí),見識(shí),識(shí)別力Have the senseChildhoods logic never asks to be proved.A childs thinking or reasoning never needs to

24、 be proved whether it is right or wrong.Childhoods logic never asks tSingle out, pick outSingle out: choose for a special purpose, esp. for praise or criticism.-We have done wrong. Why the teacher single me out for criticism.-Pick out the toy you like best from the basket.Single out, pick outSingle

25、outThat do my heart good to see Do good: benefit 有益于Eat more fruit; it will do you good.Do good to Eat more fruit; it will do good to you.That do my heart good to see Take to sb./sth. Develop a liking to sb./sth. 對(duì)產(chǎn)生好感-I took to her the moment I met her.-I didnt take to her husband at all.Take to: 逐

26、漸習(xí)慣于-take to smoking, sleeping late Take to sb./sth. Develop a likTrail off:聲音逐漸減弱到不出聲-He went away, with his voice trailing off.trail treil n. 蹤跡,小徑,尾v. 拖,尾隨,追蹤Trail off:聲音逐漸減弱到不出聲-He went 歷年試題分析 (2003,10) Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with

27、the shade of deeper meaning.(2004,10, 填空7-12) She appealed to me because she was like people I had never met personally. Like women in English novels who walked the moors(荒野） with their loyal dogs racing at a respectful distance. Like the women who sat in front of roaring fireplace, drinking tea inc

28、essantly from silver trays. incessantly, appealed, respectful, -fireplaces, loyal, personally歷年試題分析 (2003,10) Words mean mo20051045. A spy should be able to what he has found as quickly as possible.Memorizeremember20051045. A spy should be abl200710She 1 to me because she was like people I had never

29、 met 2 . Like women in English novels who 3 the moors (whatever they were) with their loyal dogs racing at a respectful 4 . Like the women who sat in front of roaring 5 , drinking tea incessantly from silver trays full of scones and crumpets. Women who walked over the heath and read morocco-bound bo

30、oks and had two last names 6 by a hyphen. It would be safe to say that she made me proud to be Negro, just by being herself.200710She 1 to me because sh30. I have tried often to search _ the sophistication of years for the enchantment I so easily found in those gifts. （200701）behind30. I have tried

31、often to searB. Translate the following into Chinese 1.她深黑色的皮膚就像李子皮一樣一扯就會(huì)脫落.2.要是換了一個(gè)跟她一樣健康的同齡黑人婦女,就會(huì)用一只手把那些紙帶拿回家.3.弗老爾斯太太走在前面,邊甩著胳膊邊在石頭上挑著走.4.單詞/文字比寫在紙上的意義要豐富.B. Translate the following intB. Translate the following into Chinese 5.需要口頭語言/表達(dá)展示文字各種深層含義的細(xì)微差別.6.她建議我用盡可能多的方式說同一句話.7.我突然想到她在等我的答復(fù).8.在那些樸實(shí)的諺

32、語中包含著幾代人的集體智慧.B. Translate the following intF. Translate the following into English The human being created language and made it a tool of communicating with his fellow man.One of the differences between the oral language and written language is that the oral language can infuse words with shades of

33、 meaning through human voice.F. Translate the following intF. Translate the following into English Flowers was nearly singing when she read A Tale of Two Cities. It was wonderfulHer reading made me see the magic of language.Mrs. Flowers sent me novels and books of poems.I learned these books the val

34、ue of life, and realized how beautiful the language of literary works/ literature was.F. Translate the following intLesson Eight: A lesson in living1the lady who threw me my first lifeline.2the grace of control3a private breeze which swirled around4ruffle her dress5encourage familiarity.6the measure

35、 of what a human being can be.7 She appealed to me because she was like people I had never met personally. Like women in English novels who walked the moors whatever they were with their loyal dogs racing at a respectful distance. Like the women who sat in front of roaring fireplaces, drinking tea i

36、ncessantly form silver trays. (respectful, respectable)8 I hung back in the separate unasked and unanswerable questions.6the measure of what a human 9 Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning.10 My imagination bogged at

37、 the punishment11 tried her hand at baking sweets9 Words mean more than what is12 She said that I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and even more intelligent than college professors. She encouraged me

38、to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit. That in those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations. (intolerant, intolerable)13 When I finished the cookies she brushed off the table and brought a thick, small book from the bookcase.14found it up to my standards as a romantic novel.15 Her voice slid in and curved down through and over the words.12 She said that I must always16 Her sounds began cascading gently.17 She was nearing the end of her reading18 I have tried often to search behind the sophistication