do—加强语气,really
A German taxi-driver, Franz Bussman , recently found a brother who was thought to have
been killed twenty years before. who was thought…….
who 所引导的定语从句修饰 brother
While on a walking tour with his wife, he stopped to talk to a workman. After they had gone
on , Mrs. Bussman commented on the workman’s close resemblance to here husband and
even suggested that he might be his brother. he was on a walking tour???..省略了 he comment on sth 就...作出评论\\评价--remark on
Bussman 夫人对工人作出评价说长得和他的兄弟很像,甚至暗示说就是他的兄弟?
eg:I can't explain how it is that he is still here. be separated from make one's way
Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action
during the war. Though Mrs. Bussman was fully acquainted with this story, she thought that
there was a chance in a million that she might be right.
?..她认为有百万分一的机会证明她所说的是正确的??..
A few days later, she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman.
Needless to say , the man’s name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz’s long-lost
brother. When the brothers were re-united, Hans explained how it was that
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he was still alive.
??explained how it was?..汉斯解释说他依旧活着是怎么一回事。
After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was
separated from his unit. The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot.
Make one’s way?力尽艰辛???.
Meanwhile , his unit was lost and all records of him had been destroyed. Hans returned to
his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew
what had become of the inhabitants. Assuming that his family had been killed during an
air-raid, Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.
???all records of him had been destroyed?.他所有的资料都被毁掉了
become of :happen to :发生遭遇\\不幸的事件,多用于疑问句,主语必须是 what 或 whatever
eg. Whatever became of that girl?
Please explain what became of you yesterday. 用 assuming,而不用 presuming:主观上的臆断\\无事实根据的
Multiple choice questions 多项选择
1、 What would a modern reader find totally unacceptable in a novel today?
答案 d—Having for a hero a man once presumed dead.
根据课文内容知道现在的读者是不能接受一
些巧合的事件
2、 When Mrs. Bussman suggested that the workman might be Franz’s brother
答案 c—Franz was so sure his brother was dead he did not take her seriously.
3、 What did Hans Bussman do immediately after the war was over?
答案 c—He inquired after his family’s where abouts but found no trace of them.背熟
(打探某人的情况,但是没有发现任何踪迹) 4、 -his readers with a series of coincidences?wildly improbable.(lines 3-6) 答案 b—which would be most 5、 A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, had not in fact died and?to
bring about the hero’s downfall.(lines 8-12) 答案 d—had been wickedly plotting. 6、 He stopped?(line 25)
答案 a—in order to talk to a workman
7、 She sent a boy to ask the workman?(lines 25-26)
答案 b—what he was called
8、 Meanwhile his unit was lost and ?had been destroyed. (lines 31-32) 答案 b—every record of his (他所有的记录都被毁掉了)
9、 -who was thought to have been killed twenty years?(lines 18-19) 答案 d—previously
previously: before 同义完成时的标志
10、 Mrs Bussman told her husband that he and the workman?(lines 20-21) 答案 c—looked very alike
look 表示人的外貌\\长相应该采用复数形式 look alike 看起来像
11、 -there was the ?chance she might be right.(lines 24-25) 答案 a—remotest
remote 既表示\遥远\\偏僻的\也表示\微弱的\特别用来修饰 chance
12、 -how it had ?that he was still alive. (lines 28-29) *
答案 d—come about come about: happen
多用于疑问句,尤其是 How does it come about that?结构中
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补充:一、词组
标题:a chance in a million one chance in a thousand 可能性小
less credulous not so gullible 不怎么轻信于人(殆无可能)
we used to be we were 像我们往常那样 bring……to a conclusion: bring…… to an end
to a close 把??告一结束
presenting(sb.) with offering (sb.) with 给(人)以
a series of a train of 一系列
wildly improbable extremely absurd 荒诞不经,十分荒唐
was presumed was supposed 人们以为 all the time all the while 一直 plotting to conspiring to 图谋
bring about (one's ) downfall=bring about(one's) failure
把(人)搞垮,叫别人日子不好过
and so on and so forth,等等,诸如此类的事 conspire to bring about conspire towards
不期而然地发生,导致??许多事凑在一起,引起了,合力促成
was thought to have 原来人们认为已经 was believed to have
on a walking tour 徒步旅行 on a walking excursion
stopped to talk to 停下来然后向??讲话=stopped walking and talked to
commented on made observations on 置评,评论
close resemblance to great likeness to 酷像 poured scorn on scoffed at 嘲笑
pointing out that indication clearly that 明白指出,说道??
killed in action fallen in battle 阵亡
was acquainted with 熟知,熟悉 was familiar with
needless to say 不用说 it goes without saying , it is a matter of course
how it was that 怎么会??怎么搞的??=how(跟主语) came 或 how it came that?? (be) wounded be injured 受伤
was separated from 隔绝,失去联系 was out of touch with, lost touch (contact)
with made his way back into=went his way back into/to 返回
on foot by walking 步行
family home old home, home town 老家
in the neighbourhood 在街坊邻里 in the residential district
what had become of 变为什么样子,变成什么样的一种现状(命运,结果)= what had
happened to (或 befallen)
assuming that presuming that 料想
settled down 定居 established one's residence
ever since 打那以后 the whole period from some specified time.
二、关于 conspire to
(有一种这样的含意:许多事,情况或人凑在一起造成了??) 后接 V
1) Events conspire to bring about great difficulties for government
2) They conspire to bring about the meeting of the two people.
3) They conspire to make it a success.
4) The bad weather conspired with a dirty hotel to make my holiday a resounding failure. 三、表达法对比
a) Hans explained how it was that he was still alive.
how things happened that he was still alive. the whole story of his being still alive.
b) conspire to bring about 可写成 conspire towards(合力促成)
conspire against(凑在一起反对) 例:一切事情都和我作对 All things conspire against me. 一切因素都促成那种结果。
All things conspire towards that result.
c) a 例所示 how it was,是说“原委”,“事情之究竟”。所以我们说“原来是这样”,就可写成
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So that's how it is.
Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的 快车
New words and expression 生词和短语 1. Express n.快车;a..高速的
Express way 高速公路 / Express train 快车
Stopping/local train 慢车
Special express 特快 / Through express 直快
2. Punctual a. 准时的( = neither early nor late )
Be punctual in doing sth 在做。。。事方面相当准时
--In the modern society, we must be punctual in what we are doing .
Be punctual to the minute 非常的准时 --He is a man who is punctual to the minute.
副词:Punctually 反义词:Unpunctual 名词: Punctuality
3. Condition vt.使习惯于(=Form a habit in)
--Society has conditioned each one of us. 这个社会已经使我们大家都适应了。 Be condition to
--Each one of us has been conditioned to society.
--the plants have been conditioned to the cold weather here.. ( plant 做主语)
--The cold weather has conditioned the plants here. (cold weather 做主语)
n. 条件
on condition that 在??条件下如果
on no condition 在任何情况下都不 (用在句首句子必须采用倒装)
--On no condition must you be late. 在任何情况下都不能迟到。
in good/bad condition 情况良好(不好) change one’s condition 结婚
in the interesting condition 怀孕=pregnant
4. unshakable a. 不可动摇的
5. faith n.信任=strong belief/trust 深信不疑,信仰,信心
keep faith with sb 对某人守信用 put one’s faith in sth 对??有信心
on the faith of 在??保证下,凭??信用 词汇比较:
faith 深信不疑,信仰(比 belief 程度更重一些)
belief 可信赖,可接受 conviction 坚定的信念 trust 相信,依赖 credit 完全相信
--I have full credit in your ability to do this job. 6. cancel v.取消
--we have to cancel the appointment. 词汇比较: Call off 取消,解除 (可以替换 cancel) Abolish 废除
--The law was abolished.
Rescind 撤销,废止,比 abolish 正式 Write off 注销,勾销
--Write off the name. 注销这个名字。 Cross out 划掉
--The word here is useless, please cross it out. 7. exceptionally adv. 例外地 8. dislocate v. 打乱(计划等) 9. blame v. 责怪 10. consult v.请教,查阅 11. direct adv.径直地 12. odd a.奇怪的,异常的
13 reflect vt 细想,深思熟虑=consider carefully
Reflect on sth
--He’s reflecting on his idea. Reflect upon oneself 反省
--Sometimes we need reflect upon ourselves.
第二种意思:反射
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--She looks at herself reflected in the water.
14. Advantage n.优势,长处
Take advantage of sb 欺骗某人并利用 Take advantage of sth 利用某事
--We must take advantage of what we can use.
Of great/no advantage to sb/sth 对。。。大有益处/毫无益处
--Smoking is of no advantage to you. To advantage 更有效地
--You should use the money to advantage.
To one’s advantage =to the advantage of sb 对某人有利
Have advantage over sb 胜过某人,比某人有优势
词汇比较:
Interest 个人的利益,好处
--It’s to your interest to give up smoking Benefit 通过正当手段谋求的好处
--Doing exercises will benefit us a lot. Profit 金钱上的获利
Good 个人或集体的利益
15. mighty a. 强大的,有力的 16. dawdle v. 慢吞吞地动或做 17. chug v.咔嚓咔嚓的响
18. Lodge v.提出=make a statement officially ,比 make 更正式
Make/lodge complaint 提出抱怨 19. complaint v.抱怨 20. triumph v.胜利 21. asterisk n.星号
22. conduct v.引导,指向
Text 课文
We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
这是文章中的第一句话,大家一定要牢记它,并掌握这个句子的主干:
have learnt to expect that ?? 已经习惯于期待??
--We have learnt to expect that all friends will be
helpful in need of danger.
After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway time-tables.
(1). 介词 of 后接动名词形式,意为:经过多年的适应.
(2). Develop an unshakable faith in sth. 对于??形成了一种不可动摇的信念。
(3)全句译文:经过多年的适应,大多数人对火车时刻表产生了一种不可动摇的信念。
--We have learnt to expect that parents are quite able, after years of
pre-conditioning all of us have developed such unshakable faith.
我们已经习惯于期待父母总是能干的,经过多年的适应,我们每个人都已经养成了这样一个不可动摇的信念。
--Most of us have developed an unshakable faith in our teachers.
On time = punctual a. 准时的
Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services.
Exceptionally = unusual / uncommonly 不同寻常的,特别的(用于加强语气) 译文:只有那种特别大的暴风雪才有可能暂时打乱铁路计划。
Dislocate railway services = put railway services out of order
It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.
When something does go wrong. 当事情出现差错时
It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities. 我们总是去责备铁路当局。 Too .. to 结构中,在 too 之前出现了 all, only, but, not 等词时,to 后的从句就有肯定意义。 --He is but too eager to get home. 他太急于要回家了。
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--One is never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。
--I’m all/but too glad to have someone to speak to.
They are more likely to be ours than theirs. 译文:很可能是我们自己犯下的错误而不是铁路当局的。
Ours = our mistakes. Theirs = their mistakes. 句型:be likely to do 有可能?
--He is likely to arrive tomorrow evening.
--You are likely to get success if you work hard. 与 likely(有可能的) 有关的句型: 1. be likely to do 2. It is likely that……
--It is likely that he arrives here in time. 他及到达这里是有可能的。 词汇比较:
1. probable 与 likely 意思相通,但是不能与不定式形式搭配。可以用:It is probable that ? --It is probable that he arrives here in time.
probable 表示的可能性比 possible 表示的可能性要大,与 likely 基本相同。
2.possible 表示可能发生或可能不发生,也可以用句型:It is possible that ?
--It is possible/probable that he will speak to you.
--It is possible for us to finish the work in an hour.
After consulting my railway time-table
After consulting 是介词+动名词构成的时间状语,=after I had consulted my timetable.
Go direct from ? to ? 从哪儿径直到哪儿。 --The train goes direct from shanghai to Beijing.
At this time, this did not strike me as odd.
译文:这个时候,这件事情并没有让我感到惊讶。
Strike sb as 给某人以印象,使某人感到
--The activity struck me as wasting time. 这次活动给我的印象就是浪费时间。
As 后面可以接分词,名词,形容词。