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1、Unit 7Part One Paras13A shop girl told me about an old gentleman who often came to sample the puddings一个女店员告 诉我一位老先生经常来免费品尝布丁。Part TwoParas49The old gentleman came to sample the puddings again老先生又来品尝布丁了。Part ThreeParas1015My good intention of buying him some puddings hurt the old gentleman我出于好意想给他买些
2、布 丁,却伤害了他。Paragraph 1certain a 确实的;某种 You are not allowed to smoke at certain places 在某些地方不可以吸烟。 a number of 许多(修饰可数) lay out 陈列 in a row 成一长行;连续 ,一连串 Children were hand in hand in a row 小孩子们手牵着手站成一排。 choose 指以自己的判断力或依一定的标准从 众多人或事物中挑出最为满 意的;尤指在两者之 中选择 其一。一般用语; select 指经过 考虑后从许多同类事物中仔细 认真地进行取舍。语气较强,较
3、庄重;pick与select 意思相近,但不如select正式; opt(for)所指的选择对 象是行动而不是项目 ,且有权衡利弊之意; elect 选举 ,推选。指以一定的法律程序, 用投票或其他的选择 方式推举出代表或负责 人 。Paragraph 2take advantage of 利用 They took full advantage of the hotels facilities 他们充分利用旅馆的设备。 privilege 特权,优待privileged 享有特权的;荣幸的 Paragraph 3each of 中的每一个I cut the cake into pieces a
4、nd gave one to each of the children 我把蛋糕切成几块,每个孩子给了一块。though 尽管,虽然 Thought it was very late,he went on working 虽然已经很晚了,他仍然接着工作。suspect 猜测,猜想,怀疑,多半 对发 生或存在事情较为 肯定,趋向于猜想。可 跟名词、that 从句等。doubt 怀疑,不相信,一般含 有否定的意思,指怀疑某种事物的存在或发生, 也指怀疑某人的话是否真实可靠。在否定陈述 句中,doubt后面接that从句;在其他陈述句中 ,doubt后面常接if或that,也可接whether引导
5、的从句。 suspect 也可表示怀疑,后面直 接跟宾语 ,这时 可以与doubt互换。 suspect的用法提示:(1)suspect名词 (2)suspect名词of sth/doing sth(3)suspect名词to be 名词 (4)suspect从句eg Do you suspect me? 你怀疑我吗? I suspect the truth of her statement 我对她那番话的真实性表示怀疑。 He suspected her of taking his money 他怀疑她拿他的钱。 I strongly suspect that they are trying
6、 to get rid of me 我强烈地感觉到他们要除掉我。 What she said sounded convincing,but I suspect it to be a lie 她的话听起来像那么回事,但我认为那是谎话。 as if(1)仿佛,就好像(某事是真的似的,通常用 虚拟语 气)eg I couldnt move my legsIt was as if they were stuck to the floor 我无法挪动我的双腿,就好像它们是钉 在地板上似的。(2)假定,好像(某事是真的,用一般时态 )eg Weve missed the busIt looks as if
7、 well have to walk 我们误了公共汽车,看来只好步行了。Paragraph 4-9break off 停止讲话 ;折断;中断He broke off in the middle of a sentence 他一句话只说了一半就停住了。 occasional 偶然的,偶尔的 occasion 场合;时机;理由 occasionally = now and then,at times 偶然地,不时地,有时The elderly gentleman ,accepted the spoon and began eagerly to sample one after another of
8、 the puddings,only breaking off occasionally to wipe his red eyes with a large torn handkerchief 本句中eagerly放在began之后,而不是在句 末,是为了保持句子平衡。“breaking off ”是现 在分词做状语,表示伴随。torn tear的过去分词,在句中起形容词的作 用,表示破损的,破旧的I cant swimI cant eitherProbably he had come down in the world and this sampling was all that left
9、from the time he could afford to come and select his favorite pudding 很可能他已经家道败落。从前他是有钱来 购买他最喜欢的布丁的,而今却只能来品尝一 下味道了。 “the time he could afford to come and select his favorite pudding”是讲老人过去的情 况,the time后面省掉了关系词when或that。 Paragraph 101)among 指在两者以上之间,后接可分开的复数 意义名词; 2)amidst 后接不可分开具有抽象意义的名词,有 被围绕 之意; 3
10、)between 多指在两者之间,介于之间,或指两 个以上各自独立的人或事物。 prosperous 成功的,兴旺的,繁荣的 prosper 成功,兴旺 prosperity 成功,富足,幸运;繁荣 prosperously 成功地,兴旺地;繁荣地 out of place 不在适当的位置;不适宜 The luxurious furnishings would not have been out of place in a palace 这些华丽的家具放在宫殿里也不会逊 色。 In place 合适的;恰当的 in a burst of 突然,一下子Paragraph 13with more
11、dignity than I would have thought possible considering his appearance,“I do not believe I have the pleasure of knowing you” 其神态之高傲,远非我根据其外表所能想象 得出:“我想我并不认识您。” (2)considering其后可接名词,that从句或疑 问词 引导的从句。Considering +thatI have to pass all the tests this time, considering that I cant afford another test f
12、ee.考虑到我承担不起另一次考试费,这次考 试我要全通过。Paragraph 14count out 逐一数出forceintoHe was forced into an unfair contract 他被迫接受一个不平等的合同。long for 渴望We are all longing for peace 我们都渴望和平。1) 萨姆买不起他极想要的那种照相机,因为那相机太贵 了。 Sam could not afford (to buy) the camera he longed for because it was too expensive.2) 整个上午他都在忙于写那篇故事,只是偶尔
13、停下来喝 杯茶。 He was busy writing the story all the morning, only breaking off occasionally to have some / a cup of tea.3) 他是个富人家的儿子,不过看上去已经家道中落了。 He is the son of a wealthy family, but he seems to have come down in the world.4) 他常利用她缺乏生意头脑(business sense)而欺骗她。 He often took advantage of her lack of busi
14、ness sense to cheat her.5) 王教授,请您赏光来参加我们星期六的英语晚会好吗? Prof. Wang, would you do us a favor by coming to our English evening this Saturday?6) 看外表他一点也不像是个八十多岁的老人。 He does not seem to be an old man in his eighties, considering his appearance.7) 他们肯定没打算把他培养成一名工程师,我猜想他们 永远也不会这样做。 Undoubtedly they do not have the intention of making an engineer of him, and I suspect they never will.8) 我怀疑这家工厂什么质量控制也没有。经过一周的观 察,我发现情况果真如此。 I suspected there was no quality control whatsoever in the factory. After making observations for a week I found this was indeed the case.