Unit6Text:AhorsemanintheskyWorkingwithwordsandphrasesDiscussionPractice:translationPart1LanguageSkillsDevelopmentText:Ahorsemaninthesky01TextOrganizationIntroduction(Paras.1-4)CarterjoinedtheUnionArmy,althoughhisfatherwasadedicatedfighteroftheConfederacy.TextOrganizationBody(Paras.5-22)Atragichero'sstoryintheAmericanCivilWar.Carter'scrucialdutyasaguardinambushtoensurethesuccessofhisarmy'ssurpriseattack.Thediscoveryofanenemyhorserideronthecliff.Carter'shesitationinopeningfire,andhisfinalaction.Paras.5-9Paras.10-12Paras.13-22TextOrganizationConclusion(Paras.23-36)Anofficer'switnessofwhathappenedonthecliffandtherevelationodthehorseman'sidentity.Text:AHorsemanintheSky

1.CarterDrusewasborninVirginia.Helovedhisparents,hishome,andtheSouth.Buthelovedhiscountry,too.Onemorningintheautumnof1861,whenthecountrywasravagedbyaterriblecivilwar,theyoungVirginiansaid,quietlybutgravely,“Father,aUnionregimenthasarrived.Iamgoingtojoinit.”

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卡特·德魯茲出生在弗吉尼亞州。他熱愛自己的父母、自己的家鄉(xiāng)以及南方這片土地。但他同樣也深愛著自己的祖國(guó)。1861年秋季的一個(gè)早晨,也正是國(guó)家倍受內(nèi)戰(zhàn)煎熬之時(shí)，這位年輕的弗吉尼亞人平靜而嚴(yán)肅地說：“父親，來了一個(gè)聯(lián)邦軍團(tuán)，我要去參加他們的軍隊(duì)?！盩ext:AHorsemanintheSky2.Theoldmanlookedathisonlysonforamoment,tooshockedtospeak.Thenhesaid,“AsofthismomentyouareatraitortotheSouth.Pleasedon’ttellyourmotheraboutyourdecision.Sheissick,andwebothknowshehasonlyafewweekstolive.”2老人看著他唯一的兒子，一時(shí)震驚得說不出話來。過了一會(huì)，他說：“從現(xiàn)在起你就背叛南方了。請(qǐng)不要把你的決定告訴你母親，她正病著，而且我們都知道她活不了幾個(gè)星期了?！盿sof:自……起Text:AHorsemanintheSky3.Carter’sfatherpaused,againlookingdeepintohisson’seyes.“Carter,”hesaid,“nomatterwhathappens—besureyoualwaysdowhatyouthinkisyourduty.”4.BothCarterDruseandhisfatherleftthetablethatmorningwithabrokenheart.AndCartersoonlefthishome,andeveryoneheloved,toweartheblueuniformoftheUnionsoldier.3卡特的父親頓了頓，再次深深注視著兒子的眼睛?！翱ㄌ?，”他說，“無論發(fā)生什么事，一定要完成你心目中應(yīng)盡的職責(zé)?！?那天早上卡特·德魯茲和父親離開餐桌時(shí)都很傷心。不久，卡特離開了家，離開了所有他愛的人，穿上了聯(lián)邦軍士兵的藍(lán)色制服。Text:AHorsemanintheSky5.Onesunnyafternoon,afewweekslater,CarterDruselayatfulllengthuponhisstomach,hisfeetrestinguponhistoes,hisheaduponhisleftforearm.Hisextendedrighthandlooselygraspedhisrifle.Hewassleepingwhileonduty.Ifdetectedhewouldbedeadshortlyafterward,deathbeingthejustandlegalpenaltyofhiscrime.Fortunately,noonecouldseehim.Hewashiddenbysomebushes,growingbythesideoftheroad.5幾周后一個(gè)陽光明媚的下午，卡特·德魯茲直挺挺地俯臥著，腳尖頂?shù)?，頭枕著左前臂，攤開的右手松散地握著來復(fù)槍——他在放哨時(shí)睡著了，一旦被發(fā)現(xiàn)，他會(huì)即刻丟掉性命，而死亡是對(duì)他的罪行公正合法的懲罰。幸運(yùn)的是，沒有人看到他，因?yàn)樗宦愤叺墓嗄緟舱谧×?。lieupon/onone’sstomach:

俯臥cf.lieonone’sback/side

Text:AHorsemanintheSky6.TheroadCarterDrusehadbeensenttoguardwasonlyafewmilesfromhisfather’shouse.7.Itbeganinaforest,downinthevalley,andclimbedupthesideofahugerock.Anyonestandingonthetopofthishighrockwouldbeabletoseedownintothevalley.Andthatpersonwouldfeelverydizzy,lookingdown.6卡特·德魯茲奉命放哨的這條路離他父親的住宅只有幾英里的距離。7路從峽谷下的一片森林延伸到一塊巨大的山巖上。任何一個(gè)人站在這塊高高的山巖上都能看到下面的深谷。往下看，會(huì)令人頭暈?zāi)垦?。Text:AHorsemanintheSky8.Hiddeninthevalley’sforestwerefiveUnionregiments—thousandsofCarter’sfellowsoldiers.Theyhadmarchedforthirty-sixhours.Nowtheywereresting.Butatmidnighttheywouldclimbthatroaduptherockycliff.8北方聯(lián)邦軍的五個(gè)步兵團(tuán)——數(shù)千名卡特的戰(zhàn)友——隱藏在谷底的森林中。他們剛剛行進(jìn)了36個(gè)小時(shí)，現(xiàn)在正在休息，但午夜時(shí)分他們將沿著那條路攀爬到石崖上。regiment:

n.[C]（軍隊(duì)的）團(tuán)cf.squad班；platoon排；company連；battalion營(yíng)；regiment團(tuán)；brigade旅；division師；army集團(tuán)軍，兵團(tuán)

Text:AHorsemanintheSky9.TheirplanwastoattackbysurpriseanarmyofSoutherners,campedontheothersideofthecliff.ButiftheirenemylearnedabouttheUnionArmyhidingintheforest,thesoldierswouldfindthemselvesinatrapwithnoescape.ThatwaswhyCarterDrusehadbeensenttotheroadtomakesurethatnoenemysoldierspiedonthevalley,wheretheUnionArmywashiding.9他們的計(jì)劃是突襲宿營(yíng)在懸崖另一側(cè)的南方軍部隊(duì)，但是如果敵方知道聯(lián)邦軍隱藏在森林里，北方的士兵就會(huì)陷入困境，難以脫身。這正是卡特·德魯茲受命在這條路上放哨的原因。他的職責(zé)就是確保沒有敵軍士兵偵察聯(lián)邦軍藏身的峽谷。attack(sb.)bysurprise:

出其不意地攻擊某人，突襲e.g.PearlHarborwasattackedbysurpriseandsufferedaheavyloss.Kingthoughitis,thelionhastocaptureapreybyattackingitbysurprise.

spyon:偵查，打探e.g.HewaschargedwithspyingonAmericanmilitarybasesinIraq.Hewaspaidbythepolicetospyonothersuspects.

Text:AHorsemanintheSky10.ButCarterDrusehadfallenasleep.Suddenly,asifamessengeroffatecametotouchhimontheshoulder,theyoungmanopenedhiseyes.Asheliftedhishead,hesawamanonhorsebackstandingonthehugerockycliff.Hisfirstfeelingwasakeenartisticdelight.(Tobecontinued)10然而卡特·德魯茲卻睡著了。突然，仿佛命運(yùn)信使拍了拍他的肩膀，這位年輕人睜開了眼睛。他抬起頭望去，只見在那塊巨大的石崖頂部，有個(gè)人正端坐在馬背上。他的第一感覺是一種強(qiáng)烈的藝術(shù)震撼。Text:AHorsemanintheSkyOnthecolossalpedestalofthecliffwasastatueofimpressivedignity.Cartercouldnotseetheman’sface,becausetheriderwaslookingdownintothevalley.Thefigureofthemansatonthefigureofthehorse,straightandsoldierly,butwiththereposeofaGreciangodcarvedinthemarblewhichlimitsthesuggestionofactivity.在懸崖這個(gè)巨大的基座上，矗立著一尊莊嚴(yán)的雕像。那位騎兵正俯視谷底，卡特看不見他的臉。男子坐在馬背上，腰板挺直，頗具軍人風(fēng)度，如同古希臘神的大理石雕像般平靜安詳、紋絲不動(dòng)。suggestion:n.[U]暗示；聯(lián)想；跡象e.g.Theslogansonthewallgavethesuggestionofthepast.Therewasneveranysuggestionofcriminalinvolvement.

soldierly:

a.

有軍人氣質(zhì)的；英武的e.g.soldierlycourage軍人的勇氣；soldierlymanner軍人風(fēng)度cf.manly有男子漢氣概的，強(qiáng)壯的；womanly女人味的；scholarly有學(xué)者風(fēng)度的Text:AHorsemanintheSky11.Carterdiscoveredhewasverymuchafraid,eventhoughheknewtheenemysoldiercouldnotseehimhidinginthebushes.12.Suddenlythehorsemoved,pullingbackitsheadfromtheedgeofthecliff.Wideawake,Carterwasalivetothesignificanceofthesituationnow.Heraisedhisgunandaimedforthehorseman’sheart.Asmallsqueezeofthetrigger,andCarterDrusewouldhavedonehisduty.11盡管卡特清楚敵兵看不到他正藏于灌木叢中，他還是感到極度恐懼。12突然，馬動(dòng)了一下，從懸崖邊后退了一些。卡特現(xiàn)在完全清醒了，他意識(shí)到眼前形勢(shì)非常嚴(yán)峻。他端起槍，瞄準(zhǔn)了騎手的心臟。只要輕輕一扣扳機(jī)，卡特·德魯茲就算完成任務(wù)了。squeeze:

n.[C]擠壓；捏e.g.Hegavehershoulderacomfortingsqueeze.squeeze還可以引申，意為“擠，塞（的狀況）”。e.g.Wemanagedtogetalltheluggageintothecarbutitwasatightsqueeze.

aimfor/at:

瞄準(zhǔn)，對(duì)準(zhǔn)e.g.Hewasaimingatthetreebuthemissed.

bealivetosth.:

意識(shí)到，注意到e.g.Thecompanyisalivetothethreatposedbyforeignimports.

Text:AHorsemanintheSky13.Atthatinstant,thehorsemanturnedhisheadandlookedinCarter’sdirection.HeseemedtolookatCarter’sface,intohiseyes,anddeepintohisbrave,generousheart.14.Carter’sfacebecameverywhite.Hisentirebodybeganshaking.Hismindbegantorace.Inhisfantasy,thehorseandriderbecameblackfigures,risingandfallinginslowcirclesagainstafieryredsky.13就在那一瞬間，騎手轉(zhuǎn)過頭，朝卡特的方向望過來，好像正看著他的臉龐、他的眼睛，直視他勇敢寬容的心靈。14卡特的臉頓時(shí)煞白，渾身顫抖，腦海里思緒翻滾。虛幻中，騎手和馬變成了黑色的影子，在火紅的天空下緩緩地繞著圈升起、落下。fantasy:n.[C,U]想象；幻想e.g.Hedismissedthestoryas“purefantasy”.romanticfantasiesoflove

Text:AHorsemanintheSky15.Carterdidnotpullthetrigger.Instead,heletgoofhisgun.16.Braveandstrongashewas,Carteralmostfaintedfromtheshockofwhathehadseen.17.Isitsoterribletokillanenemywhomightkillyouandyourfriends?Carterknewthatthismanmustbeshotfromambush—withoutwarning.15卡特沒有扣動(dòng)扳機(jī)，而是松開了槍。16盡管他勇敢而堅(jiān)強(qiáng)，卡特還是被眼前的景象震驚了，幾乎暈倒過去。17殺死一個(gè)有可能置你和戰(zhàn)友于死地的敵人是件可怕的事嗎？卡特知道，他必須不加警告，從潛伏處將這個(gè)人擊斃。letgoof:

松手，放開e.g.Letgoofhim.Heisonlyapasser-by.Sherefusedtoletgoofherbagandkickedtherobberseveraltimes.

Text:AHorsemanintheSky18.Slowly,ahopebegantoforminCarterDruse’smind.PerhapstheSouthernsoldierhadnotseentheNortherntroops.19.Perhapshewasonlyadmiringtheview.Perhapshewouldnowturnandridecarelesslyaway.20.ThenCarterlookeddownintothevalleyandsawalineofmeninblueuniforms,slowlyleavingtheforestandbringingtheirhorsestoastream.Andtheretheywere—inplainsight!18慢慢地，卡特心里浮現(xiàn)出一絲希望：也許這個(gè)南方軍士兵并沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)北方軍部隊(duì)。19也許他僅僅在欣賞風(fēng)景。也許他會(huì)調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)馬頭，漫不經(jīng)心地離去。20卡特低頭往峽谷望去，只見身穿藍(lán)色制服的士兵排成一條線，正緩緩離開森林，牽著馬去一條小溪飲水。他們讓自己的行蹤完全暴露了！Text:AHorsemanintheSky21.CarterDruselookedbacktothemanandhorsestandingthereagainstthesky.Againhetookaim.Butthistimehepointedhisgunatthehorse.Wordsranginhishead—thelastwordshisfathereverspoketohim:“Nomatterwhathappens,besureyoualwaysdowhatyouthinkisyourduty.”22.CarterDrusewascalmashepulledthetriggerofhisgun.21卡特·德魯茲的視線重新回到藍(lán)天映襯下矗立著的騎手和馬的身上。他再次瞄準(zhǔn)，但這次他瞄準(zhǔn)的是馬。他耳邊響起那些話——他父親最后說的那些話：“無論發(fā)生什么事，一定要完成你心目中應(yīng)盡的職責(zé)?！?2扣動(dòng)扳機(jī)那一瞬間，卡特·德魯茲非常平靜。Text:AHorsemanintheSky23.Atthatmoment,aUnionofficerhappenedtolookupfromhishidingplaceneartheedgeoftheforest.Hiseyesclimbedtothetopofthecliffthatlookedoverthevalley.24.Andthentheofficersawsomethingthatfilledhisheartwithhorror.Amanonahorsewasridingdownintothevalleythroughtheair!23與此同時(shí)，一個(gè)聯(lián)邦軍軍官無意中從森林邊緣的隱蔽處往上看，目光落在俯瞰峽谷的懸崖頂上。24接著，軍官看到了令他恐怖的一幕——個(gè)人騎著馬，正從空中向峽谷沖下來。

Text:AHorsemanintheSky25.Theridersatstraight,astrongclutchuponthereinstoholdhischargerfromtooimpetuousaplunge.Fromhisbareheadhislonghairstreamedupward.Hishandswereconcealedinthecloudofthehorse’sliftedmane.Thehorselookedasifitweregallopingacrossthesky.Itsbodywasproudandnoble.25騎手端坐著，勒緊了韁繩，避免戰(zhàn)馬過于沖動(dòng)。他沒戴帽子，長(zhǎng)發(fā)飛舞，雙手被揚(yáng)起的濃密馬鬃蓋住。那匹馬威風(fēng)凜凜，仿佛正在橫跨天空。impetuous:

a.

魯莽的；性急的；沖動(dòng)的e.g.Heisthoughttobeanimpetuousyoungman.

conceal:

vt.

隱藏；隱蔽；隱瞞e.g.Heconcealedhimselfbehindatree.Concealingevidencefromthepoliceisaseriousoffense.

Text:AHorsemanintheSky26.AsthefrightenedUnionofficerwatchedthishorsemaninthesky,healmostbelievedhewaswitnessingamessengerfromHeaven.Atalmostthesameinstant,heheardacrashingsoundinthetrees.Thesounddiedwithoutanecho.Andallwassilent.26驚恐的聯(lián)邦軍軍官望著天空中的騎手，幾乎已經(jīng)認(rèn)定自己見到了上天派來的信使。幾乎在同一時(shí)刻，他聽到林中傳來一聲槍響，一切又恢復(fù)了寂靜。Text:AHorsemanintheSky27.Theofficergottohisfeet,stillshaking.Hewentbacktohiscamp.Buthedidn’ttellanyonewhathehadseen.Heknewnoonewouldeverbelievehim.28.Soonafterfiringhisgun,CarterDrusewasjoinedbyaUnionsergeant.29.“Didyoufire?”thesergeantwhispered.30.“Yes.”27軍官顫抖著站了起來，回到自己的營(yíng)地。他沒有對(duì)任何人透露自己見到的一切。他知道沒人會(huì)相信他。28特·德魯茲開槍后不久，一位中士來到他身邊。29“你開槍了？”中士小聲問。30“是的?！眊ettoone’sfeet:

站起來e.g.Hegottohisfeetquicklywhenheheardthedoorbellring.cf.leap/staggertoone’sfeetgetone/oneselfonone’sfeet

Text:AHorsemanintheSky31.“Atwhat?”32.“Ahorse.Itwasonthatrock.It’snottherenow.Itwentoverthecliff.”Carter’sfacewaswhite.Butheshowednoothersignofemotion.Thesergeantdidnotunderstand.33.“Seehere,Druse,”hesaid,afteramoment’ssilence.“Whyareyoumakingthisintoamystery?Iorderyoutoreport.Wasthereanyoneonthehorse?”34.“Yes.”35.“Who?”36.“Myfather.”31“朝什么開槍？”32“一匹馬，就在那邊的山巖上。它現(xiàn)在不在那兒了。掉下懸崖了?！笨ㄌ啬樕n白，沒有一絲其他的情緒。中士困惑不解。33沉默了一會(huì)兒，他說：“喂，德魯茲，不要故弄玄虛。我命令你報(bào)告實(shí)情。馬背上有人嗎？”34“有?！?5“誰？”36“我父親。”Question1.WherewasCarterDruse’shome?ItwasinVirginia.2.WhatarmywasCarterDrusegoingtojoin?HewasgoingtojointheUnionArmy.3.WhydidCarter’sfathersaytohissonthat“youareatraitortotheSouth”?Becausetheirhome,Virginia,wasaSouthernstate,andtheUnionwasitsenemy.4.WhatwouldhappenifCarterwasfoundsleepingathispost?Ifhewasfoundsleepingathispost,hewouldbekilledatonceaspunishmentforhiscrime.Question5.WhatwastheplanofCarter’sarmy?TheirplanwastoattackbysurpriseanarmyofSouthernerscampedontheothersideofthecliff.6.WhatwasCarter’sdutyasaguardinthebushes?Hehadbeensenttotheroadtomakesurethatnoenemysoldierspiedonthevalley,wheretheUnionArmywashiding.Question7.HowdidCarterfeelatthefirstsightofthehorsemanstandingonthecliff?Atthesightofthehorseman,hisfirstfeelingwasakeenartisticdelight,asifhewasadmiringastatueofimpressivedignity.8.WhydidCartershootthehorseinsteadoftheman?Inordertosavehisarmy,Carterknewthemanmustbekilled,buthecouldnotbringhimselftoshootathisownfather,soheshotthehorseinstead.Workingwithwordsandphrases02A.Matchthewords(1-8)inthetextwiththeirdefinitions(a-h).dghacbefB.Completethefollowingsentenceswithappropriatephrasesinthetext.1.Thoughheis

tothedangerofthework,hehasstillappliedforit.2.Themanagerwassurprisedwhenhecamebackandfoundhissecretarysittinginhischairwithherfeet

hisbigdesk.aliverestinguponB.Completethefollowingsentenceswithappropriatephrasesinthetext.3.Undertheinfluenceofalcoholit’shardtostay____________

whiledriving.4.Asmall

ofthechemical,andthecarrierwouldblowhimselfintopieces.5.TheJapaneseofficerdidn’topenfire.Insteadhe

hishandgunandpulledouthissword.6.Theylay

ontheirbacksonthebeachafterswimmingintheseaforaboutanhour.wideawakesqueeze

letgoof

atfulllength

Discussion03Discussthefollowingquestionswithapartneror