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Lesson one Rock Superstars : What do they tell us about ourselves and our society ?
# Sprinkling its contents over the first few rows of sweltering listeners. sprinkle v. to scatter in drops or small grains 喷/洒/撒 eg: Sprinkle sand along the icy path . 把沙子撒在冰封的路上.
# They surge to follow him , eager to be touched by a few baptismal drops . surge v. to move ,esp.forward ,in or like powerful waves 汹涌,澎湃 eg: The crowd surged past him . 人潮从他身边汹涌而过. n. strong,wavelike ,forward movement 波涛,巨浪
eg: The surge crashed against the coast .汹涌的波涛拍打着海岸.
# How do you feel about all this adulation and hero worship ?
adulation n. praise that is more than necessary or deserved 奉承,谄媚
eg: He received many adulations from his colleagues .他受到许多同事的奉承. adulate v. praise more than is truthful to win favor 奉承,逢迎 eg:The leader are easily adulated . 领导容易受逢迎.
# Do you share Chris Singer's almost religious reverence for Bob Dylan ? reverence n. great respect 尊敬,崇敬
eg:They show great reverence to him .他们对他极为尊敬. v. admire or respect 尊敬,崇敬
eg: He was still reverenced by people after many years . 多年以后他仍然受到人们的尊敬. reverent adj. having a feeling of reverence 崇敬的
eg:This is a reverent behavior . 这是一种崇敬的行为.
# It's just that Elvis managed to embody the frustrated teenage spirit of the 1950s. embody v. express 表达
eg: Words embody thought . 文字表达思想.
embodiment n. someone or something in which something is embodied . 化身,体现 eg : Dove is the embodiment of peace . 鸽子是和平的象征.
# He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of the older generation. bewilderment n. confusion 困惑
eg: Imagine my bewilderment when she said that . 她说那句话时你可以想像我多困惑. bewilder v. confuse 迷惑
eg: Big city 's traffic bewilders me . 大城市的交通使我不知所措. bewildering adj. very confusing 令人迷惑不解的
eg: What she had said was bewildering to me . 她所说的令我迷惑不解. bewildered adj. completely puzzled 迷惑不解
eg: He was bewildered by her question . 他被她的问题弄得不知所措.
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难句详解
@ \,\he said , \grads a half-galloon jug of water and runs along the front platform , sprinkling its contents over
the first few rows of sweltering listeners . \
sprinkling 是现在分词作状语, 表示伴随发生的动作.
现在分词作状语时, 通常表示主语正在进行的另一动作, 对谓语表示的主要动作加以修饰或作为陪衬. 例如:
We worked there for a week , helping them to prepare for the international conference . 注意: 分词这样用时, 所表示的必须是主语的一个动作或状态. 试比较下列句子: Standing on the mountain , one could see the whole city . (正确)
Standing on the mountain , the whole city could be seen . (错误) \是动作的发出者, 可以用现在分词作伴随状语.
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dressed in black 是过去分词作定语, 可变为定语从句who was dressed in black.
@They think he is sick ,sick ,sick .
They think his performance is disgusting .
@ How can you stand that stuff ? stand : bear, tolerate 忍受
eg:1. This work will hardly stand close examination . 这项工作经不起仔细检验.
2.No one can stand his behaviour . 没人能忍受他的行为.
@ Bob Dylan and the Band were tuning for a concert .
tune: set a musical instrument at proper musical level 给乐器调音
@ Do you share Chris Singer's almost religious reverence for Bob Dylan ? share: to be among those who have an opinion 同意, 赞同
eg: 1.We can't share your faith that everything will be all right . 对于你那一切会平安无事的信念,我们不能同意. 2. Do you share my advice ?你同意我的建议吗?
@ Or are you drawn somehow to this strange clown , draw : attract 吸引
eg: 1.The film is drawing big audience . 电影吸引了大量观众.
2.They feel drawn towards her . 他们被她吸引住了.
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somehow 是副词, 表示\不知是什么原因\不知怎么地\ eg: Somehow he made the same mistake again . 不知怎么地,他又犯了同样的错误.
@ It is they alone who combine invention and exaggeration .
It is...who...强调句型,强调谓语以外的部分,只能用连词 that 和 who (指人),不能用 when,where ,why 等.
强调谓语用助动词 do, does , did 帮助强调. 例:
1.It was on this street that I saw him last time .我上次就是在这条街上看到他的.
2.It was Mr. Li who repaired the desks and chairs on Sunday .是李先生在星期日修理了这些桌椅.
3.I do apologize for what i have done . 我对我所做的事情表示道歉. 4.He did come yesterday . 昨天他确实来了.
@ It's just that Elvis managed to embody ...
manage to : succeed in dealing with a difficult action 成功
eg: 1.She managed to carry the heavy box . 她成功地搬起那个重箱子.
2.How can you manage to work out this problem ? 你是怎样成功地解决这个问题的?
@ Rock music is really a sociological expression rather than a musical force . rather than: more, in a greater degree 倒不如
eg:1.John ought to go rather than jean. 约翰比琼更应该去.
2. These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty . 这些鞋不好看可是舒服.
@ Newpapers editorialized against him .
Newspapers carry the editors' articles attcking him .
@ These rock musicians mirror feelings and beliefs . They reflect emotions and outlooks .
@ What do we give them in return ?
in return : in exchange , in payment for 作为回报 eg:1.Give her some roses in return for her kindness . 送她一些玫瑰花答谢她的好意.
2. We invited him to have dinner in return for his help . 我们请他吃晚饭, 作为他对我们帮助的回报.
@ Who never conceived of us billion-dollar babies . conceive of : think of , consider
eg: 1. It's difficult to conceive of travelling to the moon .很难想像去月球旅行的情景. 2.In the old times the earth was conceived of as flat . 古时候地球被认为是平的.
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Lesson Two four choices for young people
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# Our generation views the adult world with great skepticism . skepticism n. doubt , believing without certainty 怀疑态度
eg: We all have skepticism about his motive . 我们都对他的动机表示怀疑. skeptical adj. unwilling to believe , distrustful 怀疑的,不相信的 eg: I'm skeptical about the team's chance of winning . 我不相信这个队会有机会赢.
# Apprently he speaks for a lot of his contemporaries . contemporary adj. belonging to the same time 同时代的
eg: Were you contemporary with that musician ? 你和那位音乐家是同时代的人吗? n. a person born or living at the same time as another 同时代的人 eg: Jack and i were contemporaries at college. 杰克和我同时读大学.
# This is one of the oldest expedients .
expedient n. a plan , idea or action 权宜之计
eg: As I have forgotten my key , the only expedient is to climb in through the window . 我忘了带钥匙,权宜之计只有从窗户爬进去了. adj. useful or helpful for a purpose 有用的, 有利的.
eg: She thought it expedient not to tell her mother where she had been . 她认为不告诉她母亲她去哪里比较妥当.
# It always has been the strategy of choice for people who find the world too brutal or too complex to be endured . brutal adj. cruel 残忍的
eg: She can not bear his brutal behavior . 她无法容忍他残忍的行为. brutality n. crulty 残忍
eg: We can't put up with his brutality .我们无法忍受他的残忍. brutalize v. make brutal 使变残忍
eg: he was brutalized by his former experience . 以前的经历使他变得残忍. brute n. a cruel person 残忍的人
eg: We all wait to punish the brute . 我们都想惩罚那个残忍的人.
# Some of us find it distasteful .
distasteful adj. disagreeable , unpleasant 讨厌的,令人不愉快的
eg: The very idea of cheating him is distasteful to me .就是要骗他这个念头,我已经觉得倒胃口了.
distaste : n. dislike 厌恶
eg: He turned away in distaste .他厌恶地走开了.
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# But in general the stream of migration is flowing the other way . migration n. migrating 迁移,移民
eg: A huge migration of people went to U.S.A.大量移民涌至美国. migrate v. move from one place to another 迁移,迁居
eg: Some birds migrate from the north to the south of the country in winter . 一些鸟在冬天从北方迁到南方.
migratory adj. having teh habit of migrating 有迁移习惯的,漂泊的 eg:migratory tribes 游牧部落
migrant n. one who migrates , esp. a bird 移居者,候鸟
# This strategy is always popular among those who have no patience with the tedious workings of the democratic
process or who believe that the basic institutions can only be changed by force . tedious adj. long and tiring , uninteresting 冗长的,疲劳的,沉闷的,乏味的 eg: I struggled to finish the tedious book . 我勉强读完了那本乏味的书. tedium n. boredom 单调,乏味
eg: He has got used to the tedium of life here . 他已经习惯了这里单调的生活.
# usually symbolized by some dashing and charismatic figue .
symbolize v. represent by one or more symbols 象征,以符号表示 eg: Dove symbolizes peace .鸽子象征着和平.
symbol n. a sign , shape or object which represents a person ,idea , value , etc.象征,符号 eg: In the picture the tree is the symbol of life .这幅画中树是生命听象征. symbolic adj. using a symbol 象征的
eg: The power of Mikado in Japan is symbolic . 日本天皇的权利是象征性的.
# It has the even greater appeal of simplicity
simplicity n. the state of being simple 简单,朴素,单纯,率直
eg : He believes everything with childlike simplicity .他以孩子般的天真去相信一切事情. simplify v. make simple 简化
eg : That will simplify my task . 那将会简化我的工作. simple adj. plain , easy to understand 简朴的, 简单的
eg: The plan sounds simple enough but it won't be so simple to put it into action . 这个计划听起来很简单, 但若要将他付诸实现恐怕没有那么简单.
# They lived , in bitter disillusionment ...
disillussionment n. freedom from illusions 醒悟/幻想破灭
eg : Now she is in a state of complete disillusionment .现在她彻底醒悟了. disillusion v. free from a wrong idea , tell or show the truth to 使觉醒,晓以事实 eg : She doesn't know her father is a thief , and I don't want to disillusion her . 她不知道她父亲是个小偷, 我也不想把这事告诉她, 令她难过. disillusioned adj. disappointed 大失所望
eg : She is disilusioned with her friends . 她对她的朋友大失所望.
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