Displaysoffireworks,suchastheseovertheWashingtonMonument,takeplaceacrosstheUnitedStatesonIndependenceDay.TheNationalDayofthePeople'sRepublicofChina(國慶節(jié))iscelebratedeveryyearonOctober1.ItisapublicholidayinthePeople'sRepublicofChinatocelebratetheirnationalday.ThePRCwasfoundedonOctober1,1949withaceremonyatTiananmenSquare.TheNationalDayiscelebratedthroughoutChinawithavarietyofgovernment-organisedfestivities,includingfireworksandconcerts.Publicplaces,suchasTiananmenSquareinBeijing,aredecoratedinafestivetheme.Lead-inUnit1TheFourthofJulyAudre

LordeCanyounametheobjectsinfollowingpictures?Aretheyimportantcluesofthestory?Tips:LibertyBellinPhiladelphia,Lincoln'sstatueinWashington,andtheice-creamtheauthorwantedtoeat.RelevantinformationTheLibertyBell自由鐘（位于費(fèi)城）inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,isoneofthemostprominentsymbolsoftheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.ItisafamiliarsymbolofindependencewithintheUnitedStatesandhasbeendescribedasaniconoflibertyandjustice.

RelevantinformationLincolnMemorial(林肯紀(jì)念堂)isanAmericanmemorialbuilttohonorthe16thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,AbrahamLincoln.ItislocatedontheNationalMallinWashington,D.C.andwasdedicatedonMay30,1922.Thememorialhasbeenthesiteofmanyfamousspeeches,includingMartinLutherKing's“IHaveaDream”.RelevantinformationAbrahamLincoln(February12,1809–April15,1865)wasthe16thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,servingfromMarch1861untilhisassassinationinApril1865.LincolnledtheUnitedStatesthroughitsgreatestconstitutional,military,andmoralcrisis—theAmericanCivilWar—preservingtheUnion,abolishingslavery,strengtheningthenationalgovernmentandmodernizingtheeconomy.Rearedinapoorfamilyonthewesternfrontier,Lincolnwasself-educated,andbecameacountrylawyer,aWhigPartyleader,Illinoisstatelegislatorduringthe1830s,andaone-termmemberoftheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesduringthe1840sRelevantinformationTheAmericanRevolutionaryWarRelevantinformationTheAmericanRevolutionaryWar(1775–1783),theAmericanWarofIndependence,orsimplytheRevolutionaryWarintheUnitedStates,beganasawarbetweentheKingdomofGreatBritainandtheThirteenColonies,butgraduallygrewintoaworldwarbetweenBritainononesideandthenewlyformedUnitedStates,France,Netherlands,Spain,andMysoreontheother.ThemainresultwasanAmericanvictoryandEuropeanrecognitionoftheindependenceoftheUnitedStates,withmixedresultsfortheotherpowers.Relevantinformation(February27,1897–April8,1993)wasanAmericancontralto(女低音歌手）andoneofthemostcelebratedsingersofthetwentiethcentury.Shepossessedarichandvibrant（響亮的）voicewithanintrinsicqualityofbeauty.RelevantinformationMarianAndersonRelevantinformationAudreLorde

Whatisspecialwiththedate,theFourthofJulyintheUnitedStates?Whatdoyouthinkofthetitleandthecontentofthetext?Thetitleandthecontentcreateasatiricaleffect.Asweallknow,the4thofJulyiskeptasanationalholidayonwhichtheAmericanpeoplecommemorateandcelebratetheirwinningoffreedomandindependence.Butonthisveryday,thewriterandherfamilyweretreatedbadlyandunjustlyinthecapitalofthecountrywhentheyenteredanice-creamstore,orderedadishofvanillaicecreamandgotreadytoenjoyit.Theywerenotallowedtoeatitinside.RelevantinformationKeywords:TheFourthofJulyTripIcecreamRacialdiscriminationTheStructurePart1Part2Part3Part4Part1(Para.1)background:characters,placeandtime,majoreventPart1

ThemainideaofPara.1:Thefirstparagraphpresentsthebackgroundinformation,whichtellsusthecircumstancesunderwhichtheauthor'sfamilyweregoingtotaketheWashingtontripandwhy.Part1ThefirsttimeIwenttoWashingtonD.C.wasontheedgeofthesummerwhenIwassupposedtostopbeingachild.Atleastthat'swhattheysaidtousallatgraduationfromtheeighthgrade.MysisterPhyllisgraduatedatthesametimefromhighschool.Idon'tknowwhatshewassupposedtostopbeing.Butasgraduationpresentsforusboth,thewholefamilytookaFourthofJulytriptoWashingtonD.C.,thefabledandfamouscapitalofourcountry.1.Whenandwheredidthewriter'sfamilygoforavisit?Thewriter'sfamilywenttoWashingtonD.C.atthebeginningofthesummerwhenthewritergraduatedfromtheeighthgradeandhereldersisterfromhighschool.2.WhydidthefamilygoonaFourthofJulytrip?Thewriterandhersisterhadjustgraduatedfromschoolandthetripwastakenasaneventtomarktheirgraduationandregardedastheirgraduationpresent.TheFourthofJulyistheNationalDayintheUSA,thedayonwhichAmericawonindependenceandfreedom.Asawayofcelebration,mostAmericanswilltaketripstovariousplaces.

3.WhydoestheauthorthinkWashingtonD.C.isthefabledandfamouscapitalofhercountry?

WashingtonD.C.isknowntoallforitsspecialposition,ascapitalofthenation.Theauthor,likemanychildrenwhohadneverbeentoWashingtonD.C.before,couldhaveonlylearnedaboutitthroughstorytelling,asifitwereaplaceexistinginfables.supposevt.assume,believe,acceptastrue;pretendthatsth.istrue;takesth.asafactIdon'tsupposeforaminutethathewillagree.Everyonesupposeshimtobepoor,butheisinfactverywealthy.besupposedtodosth:beexpectedorrequiredtodosth.AmIsupposedtocleanalltheroomsorjustthisone?Youarenotsupposedtoplayfootballintheclassroom.e.g.e.g.

我自己還沒有看過，不過大家都認(rèn)為是一部好片子。(suppose)Ihaven'tseenitmyself,butitissupposedtobeareallygoodmovie.fabled

adj.famousinfables;legendaryTherearesomefabledcitiesinthatsmallcountry.Thedesertedhouseisfabledtohavebeeninhabitedbyghosts.“fabledandfamous”anexampleofalliteration(頭韻)e.g.我就是來看他那被說得神乎其神的腳法的。(fabled)I'vecometoseehisfabledfootworkthatpeopletalksomuchabout.第1段中文譯文我第一次去華盛頓是在那年剛?cè)胂模@個(gè)夏天也是我從此告別孩提時(shí)代的開始。至少，這是他們在我們八年級(jí)畢業(yè)時(shí)對大家這么說的。我的姐姐菲利絲同時(shí)從高中畢業(yè)。我不清楚她應(yīng)該告別什么階段。不過，作為給我們倆畢業(yè)的禮物，全家人于七月四日赴華盛頓旅游，前往我們國家寓言般的、聞名遐邇的首都。Part2(Para.2-6)preparations,especiallythedifferentkindsoffoodthewriter'smotherhadpreparedfortheirWashingtontripParagraph2-6AnalysisThispartmainlytellsthereadersthepreparationsmadeforthetrip,inparticular,thelargeamountandvarietyoffoodtheauthor'smotherhadpreparedforthefamily,whichactuallyturnedtheirfirsttriponapassengertraintoWashingtonintoarealmobilefeast.2ItwasthefirsttimeI'deverbeenonarailroadtrainduringtheday.WhenIwaslittle,andweusedtogototheConnecticutshore,wealwayswentatnightonthemilktrain,becauseitwascheaper.3.Preparationswereintheairaroundourhousebeforeschoolwasevenover.Wepackedforaweek.Thereweretwoverylargesuitcasesthatmyfathercarried,andaboxfilledwithfood.Infact,myfirsttriptoWashingtonwasamobilefeast;Istartedeatingassoonaswewerecomfortablyensconcedinourseats,anddidnotstopuntilsomewhereafterPhiladelphia.IrememberitwasPhiladelphiabecauseIwasdisappointednottohavepassedbytheLibertyBell.milktrainatrainthatchieflycarriesmilk,usuallyveryearlyinthemorningWhyhadthefamilyalwaysgoneonthemilktrainwhen

theyusedtogototheConnecticutshore?Becausethemilktrainwascheaper.Thefactthatthefamilyhadalwaystraveledonthecheapmilktrainimpliesthatthefamilywasratherpoor.“Preparationswereintheairaroundourhousebeforeschoolwasevenover.”Preparationswerebeingmadeinourhouseevenbeforeschoolwasclosedforthesummervacation.Thefeatherfloatedlightlyintheair.Atthattimethereweresomerumorsintheair.

intheairinthesky;prevalent;gainingcurrency;notdecided,indefiniteParaphrasee.g.feast

n.anunusuallylargeorelaboratemeal;(fig.)sth.thatpleasesthemindorthesenseswithitsrichnessorvariety;areligiousfestivalcelebratedwithrejoicingThefoodonthetableisactuallyafeastforeyesaswellasforpalate(味覺）.Thepictureisafeastofcolors.e.g.Actually,myfirsttriptoWashingtonwasawonderfulorelaboratemealthatweenjoyedinthechuggingtrain.“Infact,myfirsttriptoWashingtonwasamobilefeast.”Indeed,myfirsttriptoWashingtonwaslikeaverypleasantorveryagreeablefeast,becauseIstartedeatingassoonaswewerecomfortablysettledinourseatsanddidnotstopuntilsomewhereafterPhiladelphia.ParaphraseExplanationensconce

vt.(esp.passive)establishorsettleoneselforsb.inasafeandcomfortableplaceAtnightinwinter,theyoungcouplearehappilyensconcedbythefire,eachreadingagoodbook.WehaveensconcedourselvesinthemostbeautifulvillaintheSouthofFrance.e.g.第2-3段中文譯文

那是我第一次大白天乘火車。小時(shí)候，我們常去康涅狄格海邊，我們總是晚上搭乘運(yùn)送牛奶的火車，因?yàn)檐嚻备阋恕?/p>

早在放假前，家里就洋溢著準(zhǔn)備出發(fā)的氣氛。我們打包就花了一個(gè)星期。有兩個(gè)很大的箱子，是爸爸拿的，還有一個(gè)裝滿食品的盒子。事實(shí)上，我的那第一次前往華盛頓的旅途是個(gè)流動(dòng)的宴席；舒舒服服地在座位上剛坐下來，我就開吃了，一直吃到火車抵達(dá)費(fèi)城附近的地方。我記得那是費(fèi)城，是因?yàn)闆]有路過自由大鐘而感到失望的緣故。4. Mymotherhadroastedtwochickensandcutthemupintodainty

bite-sizepieces.Shepackedslicesofbrownbreadandbutter,andgreenpepperandcarrotsticks.Therewerelittleviolentlyyellowicedcakeswithscallopededgescalled"marigolds,"thatcamefromCushman'sBakery.Therewasaspicebunandrock-cakesfromNewton's,theWestIndianbakeryacrossLenoxAvenuefromSt.Mark'sschool,andicedteainawrappedmayonnaisejar.Thereweresweetpicklesforusanddill

picklesformyfather,andpeacheswiththefuzzstillonthem,individuallywrappedtokeepthemfrombruising.And,forneatness,therewerepilesofnapkinsandalittletinboxwithawashclothdampenedwithrosewaterandglycerineforwipingstickymouths.1.Whydidthewriter'smotherprepareavarietyoffoodsforthetrip?Therewereprobablytworeasons.Ontheonehand,bytakingavarietyoffoodwiththemonthetrip,thefamilymemberscouldsavesomemoney,fordiningcarfoodwastooexpensive.Ontheotherhand,asblackpeople,theywerenotallowedintorailroaddiningcarsatthattime.daintyadj.(ofthings)smallandpretty;(ofpeople)neatanddelicateinbuildormovement;fastidious（講究）esp.aboutfoodThebowlsareallmadeofdaintyporcelain（瓷器）.Sheisadaintygirl,butsheisverycapable.Mrs.Smithisverydaintyaboutfoode.g.女主人把奶酪切成一口一塊的大小，客人們吃起來就方便了。(bite-size)Thehostesscutthecheeseintobite-sizepieces;therefore,itwouldbemoreconvenientforthegueststoeatit.vt.decoratewitharowofcurvesforminganedgeorpatternonpastry,etc.scallopTheydecoratedthecakewithscallopededges.Hisparentshadscallopedhisbirthdaycake.e.g.marigoldn.anyofvarioustypesofagardenplantwithorangeoryellowflowers(金盞花)rock-cakeasmallcurrantcakewithahardroughcrust巖皮餅mayonnaisejaracontainerusedtoholdthickcreamysaucemadeofegg-yolks,oilandvinegar,usedesp.oncoldfoodssuchassalads;dishmadewiththisdill

n.aherbwithscentedleavesandseedsusedforflavoringpickles(蒔蘿，小茴香)pickle

n.food,esp.marinatedvegetables,i.e.,vegetablespreservedinvinegarorsaltwater;particularvegetablespreservedthiswayIlikeredcabbagepickle.Hishometown,Yangzhou,isfamousforpickles.

e.g.fuzzn.fluff;fluffyorfrizzledhair;short,finehairthatsticksupApeachskiniscoveredwithfuzz.Hischestiscoveredwithfuzz.e.g.bruisen.aninjurycausedbyabloworknocktothebodyortoafruit,discoloringtheskinbutnotbreakingitHewascoveredinbruisesafterfallingoffhisbicycle.Theyoungmanhadafewcutsandbruisesbutnothingserious.bruise

v.

causeabruiseorbruisesonsth.;showtheeffectofabloworknockHefellandbruisedhislegs.Herfacewasbadlybruisedinthecrash.Peachesbruiseeasily.e.g.e.g.Givealistofthedifferentfoodsthewriter'smotherhadpreparedandpacked.tworoastedchickensslicesofbrownbreadandbuttergreenpepperandcarrotsticksicedcakeswithscallopededgesaspicebunandrockcakesicedteainawrappedmayonnaisejarsweetpicklesdillpicklespeacheswiththefuzzstillonthem第4段中文譯文我媽媽烤了兩只雞，還將它們很漂亮地切成一口一塊那么大小。她帶了黑面包片、黃油、青椒和胡蘿卜條；還有那邊上點(diǎn)綴著叫做“萬壽菊”的有點(diǎn)兒黃黃的冰鎮(zhèn)蛋糕，是從庫什曼面包房買來的。有在牛頓店里買來的辣面包卷和硬餅，就是在倫諾克斯大街圣馬可學(xué)校對面的那家西部印第安面包房。有包裹得好好的灌在色拉醬瓶里的冰茶。有給我們吃的甜泡菜，有給爸爸吃的小茴香泡菜，還有長著絨毛的桃子，每一只都分開來包，以免碰傷。此外，為了整潔，還有一沓沓的餐巾，一塊放在小鐵盒子里浸泡著玫瑰水和甘油的小毛巾，擦黏糊糊的嘴巴用的。5. IwantedtoeatinthediningcarbecauseIhadreadallaboutthem,butmymotherremindedmefortheumpteenthtimethatdiningcarfoodalwayscosttoomuchmoneyandbesides,younevercouldtellwhosehandshadbeenplayingalloverthatfood,norwherethosesamehandshadbeenjustbefore.MymothernevermentionedthatBlackpeoplewerenotallowedintorailroaddiningcarsheadedsouthin1947.Asusual,whatevermymotherdidnotlikeandcouldnotchange,sheignored.Perhapsitwouldgoaway,deprivedofherattention.

Whatimpressesyoumostafterreadingtheauthor’sdescriptionofhermother?

Shemustbekind,prudent,responsible,considerateandcaringforherfamily.fortheumpteenthtimefornumeroustimes;forcountlesstimesFortheumpteenthtime,ItellyouIdon'tknow.Thethiefstolemobilephonesfortheumpteenthtime,umpteendet.(infml)numerous,toomanytocountUmpteenofthemleft.Shehadumpteenreasonsforbeinglate.e.g.e.g.睡眠不足的話，很少有人能夠正常生活。(deprive)Noonecanfunctionproperlyiftheyaredeprivedofadequatesleep.第5段中文譯文我想要到餐車去吃飯，因?yàn)槲议喿x過這方面的內(nèi)容。但是，媽媽已經(jīng)無數(shù)次地提醒過我，在餐車?yán)锍燥堃ê芏噱X，而且還不知道那些吃的東西出自于什么人的手，也不知道那雙手剛碰過什么東西。媽媽從來不提及，1947年開往南方的火車上，黑人是不準(zhǔn)進(jìn)餐車的。一如既往，凡是媽媽不喜歡的東西和不能改變的事情，她一概不予理睬。也許因?yàn)榈貌坏剿年P(guān)注，這種事情就會(huì)消失。6. IlearnedlaterthatPhyllis'shighschoolseniorclasstriphadbeentoWashington,butthenunshadgivenherbackherdepositinprivate,explainingtoherthattheclass,allofwhomwerewhite,exceptPhyllis,wouldbestayinginahotelwherePhyllis"wouldnotbehappy,"meaning,Daddyexplainedtoher,alsoinprivate,thattheydidnotrentroomstoNegroes."Westilltakeamong-youtoWashington,ourselves,"myfatherhadavowed,"andnotjustforanovernightinsomemeaslyfleabaghotel."Whyhadthewriter'seldersisterbeenpreventedfromgoingtoWashingtonD.C.withherhighschoolclassmates?Becauseshewasblackandallherclassmateswerewhiteandtheywouldbestayinginahotelwhichdidnotrentroomsto“Negroes”.inprivate:

withnooneelsepresentSheaskedtoseehiminprivate.Themanagerwantedtotalktoherinprivate.e.g.“Westilltakeamong-youtoWashington...”Wewillstilltakeyou,allthreeofyou,toWashington....among-youyourkind;youinagroupParaphraseavowvt.(infml)admit;declaresth.openly;statefirmlyandopenlyHeavowedhisbelief,faithandconvictionattheconference.Sheavowedherselftobeagenerouswoman,butinfactshewasn't.e.g.“notjustforanovernightinsomemeaslyfleabaghotel”notmerelystayingforonenightinasmall,lousyhotelThewordovernightisusuallyanadverboradjective,meaning/ororduringthenight;however,itisusedasanoun,whichisveryrare,meaninganovernightstay.Paraphraseovernightadj.&adv.

duringorforthenight;suddenlyorveryquicklye.g.Hestayedovernightatafriend'shouse.Shebecomeacelebrityovernight.fleabag

n.adirtyorunpleasantpersonoranimal;acheapanddirtyhotele.g.Ihatetheoldladynextdoor—sheisarealfleabag.Wehadtomakedowiththefleabagmotelforthenight.measlyadj.ridiculouslysmallinsize,amountandvalue第6段中文譯文我后來獲悉，菲利絲高三班級(jí)的旅游也是去華盛頓，但是那幾個(gè)嬤嬤悄悄地把她交的預(yù)付款退還給她，對她解釋說，除了她，全班都是白人學(xué)生。他們要待在一家旅館里，菲利絲在那兒會(huì)“不開心的”，意思是說他們不租房間給黑人，爸爸也是這么悄悄地對她解釋的?！拔覀冞€是要帶你們?nèi)トA盛頓的，我們自己去，”爸爸信誓旦旦，“而且遠(yuǎn)不止住在便宜骯臟的旅館里待一個(gè)晚上?！盤art3(Para.7-17)theinjusticewriterandfamilyhadbeentreatedComprehensionThispartisthecoreofthewholenarration.Itcanbefurtherdividedintotwosections:Paragraphs7-11Paragraphs12-17Theauthor'smentalreactiontothesuffocatingwhitedominationshefeltinWashingtonD.C.Theclimaxofthenarration.Itrelatestheirmostagonizingexperienceatanicecreamandsodafountainstore.7. InWashingtonD.C.,wehadonelargeroomwithtwodoublebedsandanextracotforme.Itwasaback-streethotelthatbelongedtoafriendofmyfather'swhowasinrealestate,andIspentthewholenextdayafterMasssquintingupattheLincolnMemorialwhereMarianAndersonhadsungaftertheD.A.R.refusedtoallowhertosingintheirauditoriumbecauseshewasBlack.Orbecauseshewas"Colored",myfathersaidashetoldusthestory.Exceptthatwhatheprobablysaidwas"Negro",becauseforhistimes,myfatherwasquiteprogressive.WhydidthewriterspendthewholenextdayafterMasssquintingupattheLincolnMemorial?AndwhyhadMarianAndersonsungattheLincolnMemorialafterD.A.R.refusedtoallowhertosingintheirauditoriumbecauseshewasblack?BoththewriterandMarianAndersonwereblack.ThewriterspentthewholenextdayafterMasssquintingupattheLincolnMemorialbecauseitwasLincoln,theAmericanPresident,wholiberatedtheblacksinAmerica,whoadvocatedfreedomforthecoloredandwhoevensacrificedhislifefortheemancipationoftheblackpeople.BoththewriterandMarianAndersoncherishedthememoryofthisgreatman.MarianAndersonhadsungattheLincolnMemorial,alsobecauseshewantedtospreadLincoln'snobleideas,toshowthathisnobleideashadnotbeenrealizedandtocallonpeopletofightagainstracialdiscriminationandsegregationsoastomakeLincoln'snoblethoughtcometrueandwinliberationandfreedomfortheblackpeople.“anextracotforme”anadditionalsmallerbedformecot

(cf.cot,BrE;crib-AmE)n.abedforayoungchild,usu.withsidestoprotectthechildfromfallingout;simplenarrowbede.g. Thebabyisslumberinginthecot. Acampbedorabunkbedonashipisatypicalcot.“aback-streethotel”ahotellocatedonaby-streetawayfromthemainstreets“beinrealestate”dealinrealpropertyorimmovableproperty,consistingofland,buildings,etc.;engageinthebusinessofsellinghouses,landforbuildings,etc.

Thatbusinessmanhasbeeninrealestatefor20years,thusbecomingawealthyman.Thosewhohaveengagedinrealestateareallinpossessionofplentyofproperty.e.g.Mass

n.celebrationofChrist'sLastSupper,esp.intheRomanCatholicChurch第7段中文譯文

在華盛頓，我們有一間大房間，兩張雙人床，外加一張給我的兒童床。那是一家位于后街的旅館，店主是爸爸的朋友，此人從事房地產(chǎn)業(yè)。第二天做完彌撒之后，我便一整天瞇起眼睛抬頭仰望林肯紀(jì)念堂。在這里瑪麗安·安德森放聲高歌，之前美國革命女兒會(huì)因?yàn)樗呛谌司芙^她在他們的禮堂歌唱?；蛟S就因?yàn)樗恰坝猩摹保拖癜职纸o我們講這個(gè)故事的時(shí)候那么說的。要么他很可能說的是“黑人(Negro)”，因?yàn)樵诋?dāng)時(shí)我父親是相當(dāng)進(jìn)步的。8. IwassquintingbecauseIwasinthatsilentagonythatcharacterizedallofmychildhoodsummers,fromthetimeschoolletoutinJunetotheendofJuly,broughtaboutbymydilatedandvulnerableeyesexposedtothesummerbrightness.9. IviewedJulysthroughanagonizingcorollaofdazzlingwhitenessandIalwayshatedtheFourthofJuly,evenbeforeIcametorealizethetravestysuchacelebrationwasforBlackpeopleinthiscountry.

Whywasthewritersquinting?Thewriterwassquintingbecauseshewasinthatsilentagonythatcharacterizedallofherchildhoodsummers,fromthetimeschoolletoutinJunetotheendofJuly,broughtaboutbyherdilatedandvulnerableeyesexposedtothesummerbrightness.Inotherwords,shewassquintingbecauseshewassufferingrealisticallyfromthedazzlingsunlightandmentallyfromthesuffocatingwhitedomination.WhydidtheauthoralwayshatetheFourthofJuly?Shehateditatfirstbecausethephysicaldiscomfortcausedbytohereyeinfirmityintensifiedaroundthetime.LaterhecametodislikeitstillwhensherealizedthenationaldaycelebrationinhercountrywasnothingnutamockeryforBlackpeople.squintvi.lookatsth.witheyeshalfshutorturnedsideways,orthroughanarrowopeningWehavetosquintinthebrightsunlight.Shesquintedthroughtheletterbox.e.g.Thepupilsofyoureyesdilatewhenyouenteradarkroom.Thehorsedilateditsnostrils（鼻孔）.dilate

v.(causesth.)tobecomewider,largerorfurtheropene.g.Youngbirdsarevulnerabletopredators（食肉動(dòng)物）.Cyclistsaremorevulnerablethanmotorists.Theelectiondefeatputsthepartyleaderinavulnerableposition.vulnerable

adj.thatwhichcanbehurt,wounded,orinjured;exposedtoattackordangere.g.“IwassquintingbecauseIwasinthatsilentagonythatcharacterizedallofmychildhoodsummers,fromthetimeschoolletoutinJunetotheendofJuly,broughtaboutbymydilatedandvulnerableeyesexposedtothesummerbrightness.”

ParaphraseAstheywereoftenexposedtothesummerbrightness,myeyesbecamelargerandwiderandmorevulnerable,whichmademesuffersilentlyandterriblythroughoutallofmychildhoodsummers,fromthetimeschoolletoutinJunetotheendofJuly.AsIwasinthatsilentagony,myeyeswerehalfshutorturnedsidewayswhilelookingatthings.corollan.awhorlorwhorlsofpetalsformingtheinnerenvelopeofaflower花冠Thetrialwasatravestyofjustice.Intheirview,theplaywasatravestyofthetruth.travesty

n.absurdimitationoforinferiorsubstitutefor;distortione.g.第8-9段中文譯文我瞇起雙眼，因?yàn)槲夷惺苤约和陼r(shí)代每年夏天都要承受的痛苦，從六月底學(xué)校放假開始到七月底。這個(gè)痛苦是因?yàn)樵谙娜盏膹?qiáng)光下張大眼睛受到傷害而造成的。我是通過一層令人痛苦的圓環(huán)狀的耀眼強(qiáng)光看見七月份的。我一直痛恨七月四日，甚至在我意識(shí)到這種騙人的鬼話之前：這種慶祝是為這個(gè)國家的黑人的。10. Myparentsdidnotapproveofsunglasses,noroftheirexpense.11. Ispenttheafternoonsquintingupatmonumentstofreedomandpastpresidenciesanddemocracy,andwonderingwhythelightandheatwerebothsomuchstrongerinWashingtonD.C.,thanbackhomeinNewYorkCity.Eventhepavementonthestreetswasashadelighterincolorthanbackhome.Whydidn'ttheauthor'sparentsapproveofsunglasses?Wasitjustbecausetheyweretooexpensive?Evidentlynotjusttheexpense,thoughherparentswerenotwelloff.Weallknowthatwearingsunglasseswillmakethedazzlinglightmilder.Itmightbesurmised(猜測）thatwhatherparentswerereallysayingwasthattheywantedtheirchildrentorealizetothefullestextenttheinjusticethatwasinflictedupon（施加）theblackpeople.However,suchaninterpretationdoesnotsiteasilywithvariousotheraspectsofthestory.Fromanalternativeperspective,herChristianparentsarereputedtohavesetstrictstandards(againstwhichtheauthorwaslatertorebel)andmaywellhavefrownedonsunglassesassuggestiveofasinfulvanity.

DoyoufindsomesymbolicmeaninginParagraph11?Here,mostprobably,thewhitelightandheatandthewhitepavementonthestreetssymbolizethewhitedomination.Actually,thewriterwaswonderingwhythewhitedominationorracialdiscriminationwasevenstrongerinWashingtonD.C.thanbackhomeinNewYorkCity.“Eventhepavementonthestreetswasashadelighterincolorthanbackhome.”Eventhefootpathorsidewalkonthestreetswasslightlylighterincolorthanbackhome.Paraphrase第10-11段中文譯文我的父母不認(rèn)可太陽眼鏡，也接受不了太陽鏡的價(jià)格。整個(gè)下午我瞇起雙眼抬頭張望那些自由、逝去的總統(tǒng)以及民主的紀(jì)念碑，心想為什么華盛頓的光線和熱量要比在紐約家鄉(xiāng)強(qiáng)得多，甚至街上人行道的顏色也比家里的要白一些。12. LatethatWashingtonafternoonmyfamilyandIwalkedbackdownPennsylvaniaAvenue.Wewereapropercaravan,motherbrightandfatherbrown,thethreeofusgirlsstep-standardsin-between.Movedbyourhistoricalsurroundingsandtheheatofearlyevening,myfatherdecreedyetanothertreat.Hehadagreatsenseofhistory,aflairforthequietlydramaticandthesenseofspecialnessofanoccasionandatrip.13. "Shallwestopandhavealittlesomethingtocooloff,Lin?"

Whydidthewriter'sfatherdecreeanothertreat?Movedbytheirhistoricalsurroundingsandtheheatoftheearlyevening,herfatherdecreedyetanothertreat.Also,itwasbecausehehadagreatsenseofhistory,aflairforthequietlydramaticandastrongsenseofaspecialoccasionandatrip.“Wewereapropercaravan,motherbrightandfatherbrown,thethreeofusgirlsstep-standardsin-between.”Wewerejustlikeagroupoftouriststravelingtogetheracrossadesert,feelinghotandthirsty,motherinpossessionofabrightcomplexion,fatherabrowncomplexion,andthethreeofusgirlslookingneitherbrightnorbrown,butingradualshadesfrombrighttobrown.caravan

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agroupofpeople(e.g.merchants,gypsies,etc.)travelingtogetheracrossaplacesuchasadesertParaphrase我不是一個(gè)嚴(yán)格意義上的教師，因?yàn)槲覜]有接受過訓(xùn)練，但是我有豐富的教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。(proper)I'mnotateacherproper,sinceIhaven'tbeentrained,butI'vehadalotofteachingexperience.Myfatherdecidedtogiveusanotherspecialtreat,somethingthatwasunexpectedandthatwasnotalwaysavailable.“Myfatherdecreedyetanothertreat”Thegovernordecreedadayofmourning.Fatedecreedthattheywouldnotmeetagain.decree

vt.ordersth.asifbyanofficialcommandordecisionParaphrasee.g.他上臺(tái)后發(fā)布的第一項(xiàng)法令就是禁止私人擁有槍支。(decree)Thefirstdecreeheissuedafterhecameintoofficewasthatprivateownershipofguns(should)bebanned.Shedoesn'tshowmuchflairforthepiano.Shehasarealflairforlanguages.flair

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anaturalabilitytodosth.well;originalandattractivequalitye.g.specialness

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astateofbeingparticular,beingoutoftheordinary;peculiarityThiskindofGodgrantshuman'sspecialness,isnoble,ismoresacred!e.g.第12-13段中文譯文在華盛頓一天下午黃昏的時(shí)候，我和家人沿著賓夕法尼亞大道往回走。我們儼然一個(gè)旅行團(tuán)，媽媽白晳亮麗，爸爸棕色皮膚，我們?nèi)齻€(gè)女孩的膚色介于兩者之間，由淺至深。受到周圍歷史氣氛和黃昏熱浪的影響，爸爸決定再次請客。他有很強(qiáng)的歷史感，他天生有種并不張揚(yáng)的戲劇性，而且對場景和旅行有種特殊的感觸。“我們停下來吃些東西涼快涼快好嗎，琳？”14. Twoblocksawayfromourhotel,thefamilystoppedforadishofvanillaicecreamataBreyer'sicecreamandsodafountain.Indoors,thesodafountainwasdimandfan-cooled,deliciouslyrelievingtomyscorchedeyes.15. Cordedandcrispandpinafored,thefiveofusseatedourselvesonebyoneatthecounter.TherewasIbetweenmymotherandfather,andmytwosistersontheoth