1、,Lesson 6,A Good Chance,(by Elizabeth Cook-Lynn),Dances with Wolves,與狼共舞是一部美國(guó)西部題材的電影。由凱文科斯特納執(zhí)導(dǎo)，凱文科斯特納、瑪麗麥克唐納、凱文科斯特納等主演。 影片從一個(gè)為蘇族印第安人翻案的角度，描述美國(guó)白人軍官鄧巴在南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)之后自愿到西部前線(xiàn)駐守，結(jié)果跟語(yǔ)言不通、文化不同的蘇族戰(zhàn)士交上了朋友的故事。1990年10月19日，影片在美國(guó)上映。1991年，該片在第63屆奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)上獲得了包括最佳影片、最佳導(dǎo)演、最佳編劇在內(nèi)的七項(xiàng)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng) 。,(Elizabeth Cook-Lynn) (born 1930 in Fort T

2、hompson, South Dakota) is an editor, essayist, poet, novelist, and academic, whose trenchant(tren(t)()nt尖銳的，鮮明的） views on Native American politics, particularly tribal sovereignty（svrnt部落主權(quán)）, have caused controversy.,Custer County South Dakota,Words and expressions,abridged Adj. 刪節(jié)的 節(jié)略的 Abridge v.刪減

3、 刪節(jié) 縮短（stay） Abridgment n.節(jié)略本 刪節(jié)本 In the decades after his death, three successive versions appeared that were variously sanitized, abridged and tidied up,Briefcase 公事包,Backpack Pouch/wallet/purse Travelling bag Briefcase Tote bag Lady bag Handbag Waist bag,Pencil case/box Shoulder bags Garment bag

4、Trolley/uprights Trolley backpack,Creek 小溪 小河（泛指） Spring 泉水 Stream 小河 小溪（山澗） Brook 細(xì)細(xì)溪流 River,Pond fishpond（長(zhǎng)草長(zhǎng)魚(yú)-人工造成） Pool swimming pool (清澈透明-人工 天然) Lake Resevoir Sea Ocean,Freak 畸形的人 動(dòng)植物 現(xiàn)象,猶豫不決,V. Hesitate N. hesitation Adj. hesitant Adv; hesitantly Hesitate in doing sth/ to do sth As their name

5、 indicates, kingsnakes eat other snakes they do not hesitate to attack, kill and consume rattlesnakes,7. intent adj. 專(zhuān)注的 堅(jiān)決的 專(zhuān)心的 （comparative, superlative?） N。 意圖 目的 含義 I was so intent on my work that I didnt notice the time. uc. = intention Shes full of good intentions（intent) but they rarely work

6、out. I do it out of good intent.=intention v. intend Intend to do想要做 intend for 打算 I fully intended to pay for the damage.,假釋 Parole(v. n.): permission that is given to a prisoner to leave prison before the end of their sentence on condition that the prisoner has behaved well. On parole 在假釋中 parole

7、hearing 保釋 Bail（v. n.）: money that sb agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear before their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to go free until the trial. Bail sb out. 保釋某人 ， 搭救，,假釋VS保釋,tentative: a) not definite or certain, because you may want to

8、change your mind. 不確定的，暫定的；試探性的;試驗(yàn)性的 We fixed a tentative date for the meeting. Tentative conclusion 初步結(jié)論 Tentative standard 暫行標(biāo)準(zhǔn) b) unsure , hesitant 猶豫，躊躇不決的 a tentative nod 遲疑的點(diǎn)頭,Text Analysis,Why did I want to find Magpie? Did Amelia think that Magpie would accept the offer from the university?

9、What happened to Magpie during the years when the narrator and Magpie were out of touch with each other? Who is Elgie? Did Elgie think that Magpie might want to accept the scholarship? What made him think so? What happened to Magpie in the end?,Text Analysis,1. its not up to me to say. be up to sb t

10、o do sth 應(yīng)由某人做某事 Translate: 該由朱麗葉自己決定要不要嫁給羅密歐。,(be) in for : be going to experience sth soon, especially sth unpleasant. 必定會(huì)經(jīng)歷，少不了受到、即將遭受（不愉快的事） 淘氣的男孩免不了要挨打。 The naughty boy is in for a beating. 看那樣子,似乎我們免不了要遇到暴風(fēng)雨天氣。 It looks as if were in for stormy weather.,reference: 參考 提及 引用 V. refer Refer to sb

11、/sth ( as sb/sth) : to mention or speak about 我們提到李宇春，總是稱(chēng)呼她為“純爺們”. We always refer to Li Yuchun as “the true man”. Refer to sb/sth: to described or to be connected with sth 描述、涉及、與。相關(guān) The term “Arts” usually refers to humanities and social sciences. Arts 一詞通常指的是人文和社會(huì)科學(xué) To look at sth or ask sb for i

12、nformation 參考、征詢(xún) refer to the dictionary reference book reference person,in good spirits: 情緒很好 spirits : plural mood with regard to great happiness or great sadness I hope you will be in better spirits when we meet again. 我希望我們下次見(jiàn)面時(shí)你情緒會(huì)好些。 He is so depressed that I wonder who could lift his spirits.

13、 他非常沮喪,我不知誰(shuí)能幫他振作起來(lái)。 In high/low spirits/ mood,據(jù)美國(guó)內(nèi)政部印第安事務(wù)局的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字，目前美國(guó)的印第安人口已超過(guò)200萬(wàn)，大約有一半生活在聯(lián)邦政府劃定的314個(gè)保留地內(nèi)。保留地內(nèi)有部落政府，這是印第安人自治機(jī)構(gòu)，享有高度的自治權(quán)，是與州政府并行的獨(dú)立系統(tǒng)，互不隸屬，不論部落大小，人數(shù)多少，都擁有與州政府一樣的權(quán)力，實(shí)際是州中之“州”。,但是所謂的印第安人保留地從一開(kāi)始就充滿(mǎn)血腥。19世紀(jì)初，美國(guó)在不斷擴(kuò)張領(lǐng)土。打著“西進(jìn)”旗號(hào)的大批美國(guó)東部移民的到來(lái)，引發(fā)了新移民與當(dāng)?shù)赜〉诎踩酥g的沖突。為了保護(hù)新移民，當(dāng)時(shí)的美國(guó)政府設(shè)立了許多所謂印第安人“保留地”，

14、大批印第安人被趕到這些荒蕪貧瘠的保留地內(nèi)。這些保留地，實(shí)際上是囚禁、迫害印第安人的牢房。1824年，美國(guó)的印第安事務(wù)局還曾頒布禁令，禁止印第安人在公開(kāi)場(chǎng)合使用本民族語(yǔ)言，禁止40歲以下的年輕印第安人按照印第安人的傳統(tǒng)生活方式生活等。,embitter: make bitter and angry 使.怨恨. Being scolded without good reasons embittered him. 讓人無(wú)端責(zé)罵,他感到一腔怨氣。 enable 使能夠 encase 將.裝入箱中 enchant 施以魔法,使著迷 embody 具體體現(xiàn) empower 授權(quán) authorize,Why

15、 dont you just leave it alone now?,Leave sb or sth alone 不管 別惹 別碰 Shut up, just leave me alone, I need to think. Leave/let alone sth 更不必說(shuō) ，更不消說(shuō), 更別提 In old China there was hardly any machine-building industry, leave alone an automobile industry. Its water is so contaminated that in some areas it is

16、unsafe even to touch, let alone use for irrigation or drinking.,agitate: vt. to make sb feel angry, anxious or nervous 使焦慮不安，困擾 This remark seems to agitate her guest. vi. for/against sth : to argue strongly for sth you want, especially for changes in a law, in social condition. etc. （尤指為法律和社會(huì)狀況的改變而

17、）激烈爭(zhēng)論、鼓動(dòng)、煽動(dòng) This political group has been agitating for social reforms. Adj. agitated : 焦慮不安的，激動(dòng)的 n. agitation 焦慮不安,sentence N. 句子；判刑 V. 判刑 A five-year sentence A sentence of five years Death sentence Lifelong imprisonment be sentenced to sth 被判處,noncommitally 不置可否地,commit Vt. 犯罪、做錯(cuò)事、指派、委托、使承擔(dān)義務(wù) The

18、 old man committed his will to the care of the lawyer. So many children who commit violent crimes have themselves been brutalized by years of abuse and neglect. commit to do sth 承諾做某事 N. Commitment 承諾 保證 委托 承擔(dān)義務(wù) 獻(xiàn)身 This means that the closeness and attraction they once felt is gone, and they stay to

19、gether only out of commitment. be committed to sth/doing sth. I am committed to fixing our broken immigration system.,settle +sb/oneself To make yourself or sb comfortable in a new position 使處于舒適的位置 He settled himself comfortably in his usual chair. I settled the baby on the sofa and put a blanket o

20、ver her. Please settle your bill before leaving the hotel. His gaze settled on her face. settle down in Guangzhou settle a dispute,know of his whereabouts 知道他的下落. a) know of=know about : have heard about 聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò),知道 I dont know him, but I know of him. 我不認(rèn)識(shí)他,但知道有這個(gè)人。 b) whereabouts : the place where a per

21、son or thing is 下落,去向 His whereabouts are/is still unknown. 他仍下落不明。,get away離開(kāi)；逃脫；出發(fā) There is a meeting after work, but I should be able to get away by seven. Dont be tempted to cheat in the exam Youll never get away with it. 不要考試作弊，從來(lái)沒(méi)有僥幸成功的。 scoff / mock at: 嘲笑,嘲弄,inch: to move or to make sth move

22、 very and carefully in a particular direction. 謹(jǐn)慎移動(dòng)，緩慢移動(dòng) patrol : 巡邏，巡查 patrolman. 巡邏官,go for: to choose sth to be attracted by sth/sb, to like or prefer sb or sth. To put a lot of effort into sth, so that you get or achieve sth. Go for it!,surveillance the act of carefully watching a person suspect

23、ed of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed. surveillance camera 監(jiān)控?cái)z像頭,isolate The US has sought to isolate Cuba both economically and politically. The city has been isolated by recent flooding.,isolate, separate, segregate, insulate這些動(dòng)詞均有“分開(kāi)、分離、隔離”之意。 isolate: 側(cè)重指完全分離、隔開(kāi)，也指人或物處于完全孤立的狀態(tài)。

24、 separate指使原先合在一起的東西分開(kāi)，也可以指從中隔開(kāi)，常和from搭配，有時(shí)還有區(qū)別開(kāi)來(lái)的意思。 segregate指把兩個(gè)團(tuán)體或把一組人與整體隔離，常指種族或宗教的隔絕。 insulate: 指隔開(kāi)、分離，隔離，使孤立；使絕緣，使隔熱。尤指用某種東西阻擋從里面逃出或從外面進(jìn)入的東西。作技術(shù)用詞時(shí)，專(zhuān)指用某種絕緣體隔斷通路。,convict v. to prove or announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial. 證明有罪 convict sb of sth 他被判有詐騙罪(fraud) He was convi

25、cted of fraud. n. someone who has been proved to be guilty of a crime and sent to prison 罪犯 越獄犯 an escaped convict,exile: to force someone to leave their country, especially for political reasons n. 流放( in , go into, be forced into ) After a long period of forced exile he returned to rule his countr

26、y again. 被迫流亡國(guó)外很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間后，他回國(guó)再次執(zhí)政。（rule) v. 流放某人，使某人流亡 sb. 戰(zhàn)后，他被流放國(guó)外而其他領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人則被捕入獄。 After the war, he was exiled and other leaders imprisoned. Put in jail,hang 懸掛，吊；垂落；懸浮; 絞死，施以絞刑 hang hanged hanged hang hung hung Hang your coat up the hook. Her hair hung down to her waist. 她的長(zhǎng)發(fā)垂及腰際。 Smoke hung in the air

27、 above the city. 城市上空煙霧彌漫。 He was the last man to be hanged for murder in this country. 他是這個(gè)國(guó)家最后一個(gè)因謀殺被處以絞刑的人。,獨(dú)立主格,名詞或者代詞加上其他成分（分詞、不定式、名詞、代詞、形容詞、副詞或介詞短語(yǔ)）構(gòu)成，在語(yǔ)法上是一個(gè)獨(dú)立的短語(yǔ)，不是句子，在意思上依附于整個(gè)句子，具有一下四個(gè)特點(diǎn)： 1. 作用相當(dāng)于狀語(yǔ)從句，可表示時(shí)間、原因、條件、行為方式或伴隨情況。 2. 獨(dú)立逐個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)可置于句首也可以放在句尾。 3. 獨(dú)立主格結(jié)構(gòu)的邏輯主語(yǔ)與句中語(yǔ)法主語(yǔ)不同，不指同一個(gè)人或同一事物。 4. 主要用于書(shū)

28、面英語(yǔ)。,名詞或者代詞加上其他成分（分詞、不定式、名詞、代詞、形容詞、副詞或介詞短語(yǔ)）構(gòu)成，在語(yǔ)法上是一個(gè)獨(dú)立的短語(yǔ)，不是句子，在意思上依附于整個(gè)句子。 Miserable misery 1. with/without +名詞/代詞（賓格）+分詞 Without any money left, he had no choice but to borrow some from his friend. With him sitting next to her, she felt safe. 2.名詞/代詞（主格）(邏輯主語(yǔ)）+分詞 Homework finished ,he went to bed

29、 3.名詞 (邏輯主語(yǔ)）+介詞短語(yǔ)/形容詞/副詞 Book in hand, the teacher entered the classroom. He walked out of the room, face red with anger.,pick up 撿起 獲得 收拾 學(xué)會(huì) 接某人 The economy is picking up this year. Ill pick you up at five. He was picked up by police and taken to the station for questioning. Grandma picked up Engli

30、sh when she go travelling in Europe.,resist resistance The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rate. ( 抵制；反抗） He couldnt resist showing off his new car. ( 抵擋不了，忍不住用于否定句）,“There are things about this though，” Elgie said. “Magpie shouldnt have been there， see， because its a part of the condition o

31、f his parole that he stays away from friends and relatives and ex-convicts and just about everybody. “還有件事”，埃爾吉繼續(xù)說(shuō)：“麥格派本不應(yīng)該在那兒，你知道嗎？因?yàn)榧籴尩臈l件之一就是他應(yīng)該遠(yuǎn)離他的朋友、親戚和以前的囚犯，差不多是不能見(jiàn)任何人。,But the silence which hung about the place filled me with apprehension， and when we walked in the back door which hung open， w

32、e saw people standing in the kitchen. I asked carefully， “Whats wrong？”然而，四周的寂靜使我忐忑不安。當(dāng)我們走進(jìn)敞著的后門(mén)時(shí)，看到人們都站在廚房里，我小心翼翼地問(wèn)道，“出什么事了？,I held the poems tightly in my hands ，pressing my thumbs，first one and then the other，against the smoothness of the cardboard folder. 我把麥格派的詩(shī)緊緊地握在手里，兩個(gè)拇指先后把光滑的文件夾狠狠地摁下去。,Ques

33、tion,What does the ending of the story tell you?,THE END,Exercise c,1. hesitant 2. whereabouts 3. segregated 4. tentative 5. click 6. noncommittally 7. intently 8. agitation,Exercise D,1. South Africa used to be a country where black people and white people were (separated, segregated). Separate: to

34、 divide or split into different parts, if something separates two places or two things, it is between them so that they are not touching each other Segregate: to separate one group of people from others, especially because they are of a different race, sex, or religion(尤指種族隔離),Exercise D,2. The lett

35、er from her sister so (embittered, agitated) her that she stayed awake half the night, trying to think of a way to get back at her. embitter: to make sb feel angry or disappointed about sth over a long period of time 使怨憤；使沮喪；使苦惱。 Years of caring for her aging parents had embittered her. 多年來(lái)一直照顧她年邁的雙

36、親使她頗有怨言。 agitate: (formal) to make someone feel anxious, upset, and nervous(激怒，使不安，使激動(dòng)) Get back at sb.: to do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you,Exercise D,3. You havent seen him for over a year?” he sounded (incredible, incredulous). incredible: too strange to be believed

37、 or very difficult to believe(表示一種懷疑的態(tài)度) incredulous: unable or unwilling to believe something(表示雖然不愿相信但承認(rèn)事實(shí)),Exercise D,4. No matter what he said, the only response he got from him was a (noncommittal, tentative) “I see” noncommittal: deliberately not expressing your opinion or intentions clearly(不

38、明朗的) tentative: not definite or certain, and may be changed later; not behaving or done without confidence (不確定的，不肯定的，暫定的；躊躇的，猶豫的),Exercise D,5 . That plan was too (untrue, unrealistic) to be adopted. untrue: not based on facts that are correct unrealistic: unrealistic ideas or hopes are not reasona

39、ble or sensible,Exercise D,6. When people looked at him too (intently, tentatively), he felt very uncomfortable. intently: giving careful attention to something so that you think about nothing else tentatively: not definite or certain, and may be changed later(暫時(shí),試驗(yàn)性的),Exercise D,7. Since she didnt

40、know anybody in that city, she was rather (hesitant, tentative) when accepting the job offer. hesitant: uncertain about what to do or say because you are nervous or unwilling 【朗文】 Slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain , embarrassed or unwilling 【牛津】 tentative: not definite or certain ,beca

41、use you may want to change your mind; done without confidence; 【朗文】 Not definite or certain ,because you may want to change it later; not behaving or done with confidence(這是tentative的第二個(gè)意思) 【牛津】,8 “Do you really think he will give up the position?” he (scoffed, scold). scoff: to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid; make fun of scold: to angrily c