LESSON

41Illusions

of

pastoral

peace寧靜田園生活的遐想NEW

WORDSillusionpastoralbreedraptureextolsuperiorcockcrowtwitterglintpastureidyllicvirtuallydubiousprivilegemiseryacquaintancetreatdwellerstaggerexoticglowdescendtuckobstinatelypastorallead

a

~

life過著田園生活~

peace田園般的寧靜~

poetry田園詩idyllic

simple,happy

period

of

life

often

inthe

country田園詩般的an

~

scene詩情畫意般的情景breed

（bred,

bred）

to

train,educate

or

bring

up訓(xùn)練，培養(yǎng)，養(yǎng)育

e.g.He

was

bred

to

be

a

gentleman.他被培養(yǎng)成為一位紳士。

an

English

man

born

and

bred土生土長的英國人city

born

and

city

bred城市里生，城市里長（的人）rapture

a

kind

of

great

excitement

andhappiness狂喜，非常高興go

into

~變得欣喜若狂e.g.

Girls

will

go

into

raptures

at

themere

mention

of

cosmetics/makeup.Boys

will

certainly

go

into

rapturesat

the

mere

mention

of

footballs.She

went

into

raptures

at

the

news

of

her

success.聽說自己成功了她狂喜。extolto

praise

highly高度贊揚，贊美~

the

virtues稱贊優(yōu)點，美德~

the

merits

of稱贊功績

e.g.People

extolled

the

merits

of

thegeneral

who

led

them

into

peace.這位帶領(lǐng)人民走向和平的將軍備受贊頌。virtuallyalmost,

actuallye.g.The

twins

are

virtually

identical.雙胞胎幾乎一模一樣。It

was

virtually

impossible

to

find

aChinese

restaurant

in

this

area,butnow

it’s

much

easier…幾乎不可能…dubious

doubtful,

to

be

not

sure

whethersomething

is

good

or

true不確定的，拿不準(zhǔn)的

e.g.

I’m

dubious

about

his

promisesto

change

his

ways.a

dubious

opportunity拿不準(zhǔn)的機(jī)會a

dubious

result不確定的結(jié)果staggerstumble,

walk

unsteadily

e.g.

As

we

went

into

the

bar,

adrunken

man

staggered

out

of

thedoor.exotic

seeming

unusual

and

exciting

because

ofbeing

connected

with

a

foreign

county外來的，異乎尋常的，有異國情調(diào)的~

words外來詞~

styles國外的款式~

articles外國貨~

items外國物品~

birds奇怪的鳥an

~

tropical

island有異國風(fēng)情的熱帶島嶼dweller

a

person

or

animal

lives

in

a

particularplacecity

~城市居民town

~城鎮(zhèn)居民county

~鄉(xiāng)村居民cave

~洞穴人forest

~森林住戶glow

to

send

out

brightness

or

warmthwithout

flamee.g.a

man

glowing

with

health活力四射a

man

glowing

with

enthusiasm熱情洋溢a

man

glowing

with

pride

得意洋洋a

man

glowing

with

pleasure

喜氣洋洋a

man

glowing

with

triumph

意氣風(fēng)發(fā)descend---ascendto

move

from

a

higher

level

to

a

lower

onee.g.

The

plane

started

to

descend.descend

on

sb.（一種情感）籠罩著某人e.g.Sadness

descended

on

the

country

afterthe

war.戰(zhàn)爭之后，舉國籠罩在悲傷之中。Five

guests

descended

on

me

unexpectedly.五位客人突然造訪，令我措手不及。tuck

to

hide

sth.and

make

it

difficult

to

befound藏，掖，塞

e.g.

I

tucked

the

letter

into

pocket

infear

that

mummy

might

see

it.The

jewelry

chest

was

tucked

away.obstinatestubbornas

stubborn

as

a

mulepigheadede.g.

Don’t

be

pigheaded.

Just

followmy

advice.TEXT

ANALYSISREAD

THE

PASSAGEThe

quiet

life

of

the

country

has

never

appealed

tome.寧靜的鄉(xiāng)村生活從來沒有吸引過我。the

quiet

life

of

the

county:

the

quiet

country

lifeappeal

to

sb.:to

fascinate

or

attract吸引介詞與“……的”關(guān)系：美國的冬天→the

winter

in

America停車場的入口→the

entrance

to

the

parking

lot穿過森林的小路→the

path

through

the

forest魯迅的著作→the

works

by

Lu

Xun水中的月亮→the

moon

reflected

in

water歷史的見證→the

witness

to

history對愛的渴望→a

longing

for

love對我們不利的證據(jù)→the

evidence

against

us陽光下的漫步→a

walk

in

the

sunlight追求名譽(yù)的女人→a

lady

after

fame兩人之間的爭論→an

argument

between

the

two

personsCity

born

and

city

bred,……我生在城市，長在城市I

was

born

and

bred

in

the

city.I

have

always

regarded

the

country

assomething

you

look

at

through

a

trainwindow,……總認(rèn)為鄉(xiāng)村是透過火車車窗看到的那個樣子or

something

you

occasionally

visit

during

theweekend.或偶爾周末去游玩一下的景象regard

A

as

B:refer

to

A

as

B;think

of

A

as

B;consider

A

(to

be)

BMost

of

my

friends

live

in

the

city,yet

they

always

go

into

raptures

at

the

meremention

of

the

country.但他們只要一提起鄉(xiāng)村，馬上就會變得欣喜若狂。yet:

however

go

into

raptures:

enter

a

state

ofextreme

happiness

and

excitementThough

they

extol

the

virtues

of

the

peaceful

life,盡管他們都交口稱贊寧靜的鄉(xiāng)村生活的種種優(yōu)點only

one

of

them

has

ever

gone

to

live

in

the

countryand

he

was

back

in

town

within

six

months.但其中只有一人真去農(nóng)村住過，而且不足6個月就回來了。extol

the

virtues:

praise

the

advantagesvirtue(美德):vicee.g.

Courage

is

a

virtue.

e.g.

The

virtue

of

a

small

car

is

that

youcan

park

it

easily.in

town----out

of

towne.g.

I’ll

be

out

of

town

for

about

a

week.我會出門一個星期Even

he

still

lives

under

the

illusion

that

country

life

issomehow

superior

to

town

1ife.即使他也仍存有幻覺，好像鄉(xiāng)村生活就是比城市生活優(yōu)越。under

the

illusion

that……有……的錯覺

e.g.The

boss

is

still

under

the

illusion

that

the

project

will

becompleted

on

time.老板還錯誤的以為這個項目會按時完成superior

to:

better

than

---

inferior

to

e.g.He

simply

believes

that

men

are

intellectually

superior

towomen.他相信男人在智力上優(yōu)于女人。she

was

a

superior

candidate

for

this

task.出色的He

always

has

such

a

superior

attitude.高高在上的He

is

forever

talking

about

the

friendly

people,the

clean

atmosphere,the

closeness

to

nature

and

the

gentlepace

of

living.他滔滔不絕地大談友好的農(nóng)民,潔凈的空氣，貼近大自然的環(huán)境和悠閑的生活節(jié)奏。Nothing

can

be

compared,

he

maintains,

with

the

first

cockcrow,the

twittering

of

birds

at

dawn,

the

sight

of

the

rising

sun

(glintingon

the

trees

and

pastures).他堅持認(rèn)為，沒有什么可以與之相比。凌晨雄雞第一聲啼叫，黎明時分小鳥吱喳歡叫，冉冉升起的朝陽染紅樹木、牧場，此番美景無與倫比。maintain:

insistNothing

can

be

compared

with:

nothing

is

better

thane.g.

Nothing

can

be

compared

with

a

cold

drink

on

a

summernight.glint:

to

shinee.g.

Her

diamond

ring

glinted

on

her

finger.This

idyllic

pastoral

scene

is

only

part

of

the

picture.My

friend

fails

to

mention

the

long

and

friendless

winterevenings

in

front

of

the

TV--virtually

the

only

form

ofentertainment.He

says

nothing

about

the

poor

selection

of

goods

in

theshops,

or

about

those

unfortunate

people

who

have

totravel

from

the

country

to

the

city

every

day

to

get

to

work.但這種田園詩般的鄉(xiāng)村風(fēng)光僅僅是一個側(cè)面。我的朋友沒有提到在電視機(jī)前度過的漫長寂寞的冬夜——電視是唯一的娛樂形式.他也不說商店貨物品種單調(diào),以及那些每天不得不從鄉(xiāng)下趕到城里工作的不幸的人們。be

only

part

of

the

picture:只是問題的一個側(cè)面

poor

selection

of

goods:the

few

kinds

of

goods品種不多a

fine

selection

of

perfumesHe

says

nothing

about……

He

is

forever

talkingabout……My

friend

fails

to

mention……?Why

people

are

prepared

to

tolerate

a

four-hourjourney

each

day

for

the

dubious

privilege

of

living

inthe

country

is

beyond

me.人們?yōu)槭裁辞樵该刻煸诼飞媳疾?個小時去換取值得懷疑的鄉(xiāng)間的優(yōu)點，我是無法理解的。be

prepared

to

do

sth.:

be

ready

to

doe.g.She

is

prepared

to

help

other.她樂于助人。four-hour/three-week/five-minuteis

beyond

me:

sth.

that

I

cannot

understande.g.

It

is

beyond

me

how

she

cound

make

it.dubious:

uncertainThey

could

be

saved

so

much

misery

and

expense

if

theychose

to

live

in

the

city

where

they

rightly

belong.If

you

can

do

without

the

few

pastoral

pleasures

of

the

country,you

will

find

the

city

can

provide

you

with

the

best

that

life

canoffer.要是他們愿意住在本來屬于他們的城市，則可以讓他們省去諸多不便與節(jié)約大量開支。如果你愿舍棄鄉(xiāng)下生活那一點點樂趣的話，那么你會發(fā)現(xiàn)城市可以為你提供生活中最美好的東西。be

saved:Her

students’

help

saved

her

a

lot

of

trouble.She

was

saved

much

trouble

by

her

students.where

they

rightly

belong:

where

they

should

belongdo

without:

to

manage

withoutHe

cannot

do

without

a

computer.You’ll

have

to

do

without

your

breakfast

if

you

don’twant

to

be

late.You

never

have

to

travel

miles

to

see

your

friends.They

invariably

live

nearby

and

are

always

availablefor

an

informal

chat

or

an

evening"s

entertainment.你去看朋友根本不用跋涉好幾英里，因為他們都住在附近，你隨時可以同他們聊天或在晚上一起娛樂。Invariably:

alwaysbe

available

for:

that

can

be

obtainede.g.

Is

this

room

available?Are

you

available

tomorrow

night?Some

of

my

acquaintances

in

the

country

come

up

to

town

once

or

twice

a

year

to

visit

the

theatre

as

aspecial

treat.我在鄉(xiāng)村有一些熟人，他們每年進(jìn)城來看一回或幾回戲，并把此看作一種特殊的享受。For

them

this

is

a

major

operation

which

involvesconsiderable/elaborate

planning.看戲在他們是件大事，需要精心計劃。As

the

play

draws

to

its

close/comes

to

the

end,

theywonder

whether

they

will

ever

catch

that

last

trainhome.當(dāng)戲快演完時，他們又為是否能趕上末班火車回家而犯愁。The

city

dweller

never

experiences/undergo/sufferanxieties

of

this

sort.這種焦慮，城里人是從未體驗過的。The

latest

exhibitions,films,or

plays

are

only

a

short

bus

ride

away.坐公共汽車幾站路，就可看到最新的展覽、電影、戲劇。Shopping,too,is

always

a

pleasure.買東西也是一種樂趣。There

is(so

much

variety)that

you

never

have

to

make

do

with

secondbest.物品品種繁多，從來不必用二等品來湊合。Country

people

run

wild

when

they

go

shopping

in

the

city

and

staggerhome

loaded

with

as

many

of

the

exotic

items

as

they

can

carry.鄉(xiāng)里人進(jìn)城采購欣喜若狂，每次回家時都買足了外來商品，直到拿不動方才罷休，連走路都搖搖晃晃的。。so

much

variety:

so

many

types

of

goodsrun

wild:

to

become

out

of

controle.g.

As

soon

as

their

mot