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Chapter 16.
【段落赏析】
"You children be quiet till we get the pig unloaded," said Mrs. Arable.
"Let's let the children go off by themselves," suggested Mr. Arable, "The Fair only comes once a year." Mr. Arable gave Fern two quarters and two dimes. He gave Avery five dimes and four nickels.along!" he said. "And remember, the money has to last all day. Don'tspend it all the first few minutes. And be back here at the truck atnoontime so we can all have lunch together. And don't eat a lot ofstuff that's going to make you sick to your stomachs.
"And if you go in those swings," said Mrs. Arable, you hang on tight!You hang on very tight. Hear me?"
"And don't get lost! " said Mrs. Zuckerman.
"And don't get dirty!"
"Don't get overheated!" said their mother.
"Watch out for pickpockets!" cautioned their father.
"And don't cross the race track when the horses are coming!"cried Mrs. Zuckerman.
【段落点评】
这里选择的不是一般的描写性段落,而是一段人物对话。说是对话,但是我们看到的是父母絮絮叨叨的叮咛嘱咐。回想一下你要离家之前,你的父母是不是也是这样千叮咛万嘱咐,生怕什么东西忘了,你在外面不安全呢?语言方面,几乎都是同样句式的命令式句子,一个是口语化,另一方面更凸显了一对平凡普通的父母形象。人物的语言通常是最能代表一个人身份的,演员的语言通常夸张,官员的不偏不倚的官腔,孩子的童真戏语都是他们身份的代表。作者显然对这一表现手法非常的老道,信手拈来的絮叨对话给人一种亲切感。
№.1 - Clinging upside down to the ceiling, she settled down for a nap, leaving Wilbur very much worried.
【单词笔记】to
【英英释义】
1、used after a verb, noun, or adjective when aninfinitive completes its meaning
2、used by itself instead of an infinitive in order to avoid repeating the same verb
3、used to say where someone or something goes
【语法笔记】 to的用法归纳
一、表示相对,针对
Aircrafts are vulnerable to interference caused by radiation.
This injection will make you immune to infection.
二、表示对比,比较
1)以-ior结尾的形容词,后接介词to表示比较,如:superior,inferior,prior,senior,junior
The quarrel happened prior to my arrival.
2)一些本身就含有比较或比拟意思的形容词,如equal,similar,equivalent,analogous
A is similar to B in many ways.
3)表示一些先后顺序的形容词,如:second,subsequent,next,preliminary,preparatory
Subsequent to the war,they returned to their hometown.
4)to也偶尔出现在个别动词之后,与动词形成固定词组,表示比较,如:prefer to,compare to,in contrast to
【注1】 compare to sth.表示比喻或比拟,而compare with sth,表示比较,如:
World is usually compared to a stage
Compared with his past,he has changed a lot.
【注2】Prefer的正确句型是:prefer A to B或prefer doing A to doing B,但当prefer后接动词不定式时,表示比较的介词to就要改成rather than
Many people prefer spending money to earning money.
They prefer to pursue careers rather than remain home as house wives.
5)to与及个别的名词构成比较之意,如:alternative
Going to an under water concert is a great alternative to going to dinner.
三、表示修饰关系
1)表示回复,反应意思的词,如:answer to question,
solution to problem, response to inquiry, reaction to proposal, reply to letter
2)表示建筑构件的词汇,如:entry, entrance, approach, access, passage, exit, vent, path
the approach to a bridge引桥
The access to education 接受教育的机会
4)表示人物职位和官衔的词,如:assistant to manager, ambassador to Spain
5)表示权利和许可的词汇,如:right,admission
The employee finally got the admission to the boardroom.
Everyone has an equal right to ….
6)表示栅栏或障碍的词汇,如:bars to development,the barrier to progress
7)表示与书籍,文本相关的词,如:introduction to passage.
8)表示恭喜或是祝贺,如:
The director proposed a toast to the health of the guests.
9)另外还有一些名词符合这种用法,有的具有两者息息相关,缺一不可的含义.
如:key to door, invitation to party, guide to action, limitation to life, accessory to school
四、to还具有依据,伴随,和着节奏的含义
如:sing to piano,chance to the tune,stamp to the rhythm of the song,add salt to taste
1)表示相关联,相连接
be related to,be relative to,in relation to,be relevant to,link to
Investigate all the facts related to the problem.
2)表示反对和赞同。
(1)to引导的表示反对,抗拒,对抗意义的词组。
Be opposed to,be oppsist to,be contrary to,be adverse to,be resistant to,be contradictory to,object to,oppose to,deny to, be aline to
(2)to引导的表示同意,赞同意义的词组:
consent to,subscribe to,
(3)表示调整,使符合,使适应的含义
adapt to, adjust to, conform to, habituate to, fit to, suit to, correspond to, cater to
(3)表示投降,屈服,服从的含义
be subject to,be subordinate to,submit to,subject to,surrender to,give in to, confess to, admit to..
五、表示趋势或倾向
tend to, be prone to, be inclined to, be apt to, be liable to
六、表示对事情的坚持与执着
sick to, hold to, adhere to, cling to
七、表示约束,局限
limit to,confine to,resrict to
八、表示一种习惯或是一种适应性
get(be)to,used to,be accustomed to
九、表示起因和原由
owing to,due to,thanks to,attribute to,come down to
十、表示目的或结果
aim to, lead to, give rise to
十一、表示命运,注定
be doomed to, be destined to,
十二、表示数量上的积累或增加
in addition to, add to, amount to
十三、表示全身心投入的含义
be addicted to, contribute to, devote to, commit to
十四、表示展望或是回顾
look forward to, date back to
The church dates back to the 13th century.
十五、表示方位概念
close to,next to
十六、表示依靠或借助
resort to,turn to,appeal to,
十七、表示有关注,关于
as to,with regard to
十八、表示关注或重视
pay attention to,attach to,
十九、表示依据或是根据
according to,in proportion to
二十、表示应该或必须含义的句式
It's time to get up.
We are supposed to get here at seven.
Chapter 17.
After the heat of the day, the evening came as a welcome relief to all. The Ferris wheel was lighted now. It went round and round in the sky and seemed twice as high as by day. There were lights on the midway, and you could hear the crackle of the gambling machines and the music of the merry-go-round and the voice of the man in the beano booth calling numbers. The children felt refreshed after their nap. Fern met her friend Henry Fussy, and he invited her to ride with him in the Ferris wheel. He even bought a ticket for her, so it didn't cost her anything. When Mrs. Arable happened to look up into the starry sky and saw her little daughter sitting with Henry Fussy and going higher and higher into the air, and saw how happy Fern looked, she just shook her head. "My, my!" she said. "Henry Fussy. Think of that!"
前半段是景物描写,作者笔下的场景是鲜活而生动的。光线的穿梭构成了场景的主体,本应该是如此欢乐的场景。而孩子们的心情也如同这天气一样是快活的。孩子们笑着跳着,在阳光下享受现场的热烈。回想我们的幼年,每到这样大的集会或者玩耍活动,是否也是这样的蹦蹦跳跳,乐此不疲呢?
№.1 -'Humble' has two meanings. It means 'not proud' and it means 'near the ground.
【单词笔记】humble
1. not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people's
2. having a low social class or position
3. used humorously to give your opinion about something
4. simple and ordinary, but useful or effective
5. to admit that you were wrong about something
【词组笔记】
in my humble opinion 依本人之拙见
my humble apologies 我真诚地向您道歉
eat humble pie 的确做错了
【例句】
1. He started his career as a humble peanut farmer.
2. The humble potato may be the key to feeding the world's population.
3. Welcome to our humble abode.
【举一反三】
humble,humiliate,degrade,disgrace
这些动词均含有“使丢脸、使受耻辱”之意。
humble常可和degrade换用,强调降级所带来的耻辱;也多指自卑和感到渺小无能的心理状态。
humiliate指损伤或剥夺自尊感,损坏自尊心,强调蒙受耻辱。
degrade指因过失而受到降级、阶格;也多指因自身的境遇而感到耻辱。
disgrace指降低某人在他人心目中的地位,使其丢脸。
№.2 - He vanished into the shadows.
【单词笔记】vanish
1.get lost, as without warning or explanation
2.become invisible or unnoticeable
3.pass away rapidly
4.cease to exist
5.decrease rapidly and disappear
He disappeared without a trace.
The effect vanished when day broke.
An entire civilization vanished.
【谚语】
Vanish=Time flies like an arrow. 时光如梭
vanish,disappear,fade,evaporate
这些动词均有“消失”之意。
vanish语气强,指完全、往往是神秘而突然的消失,不留任何蛛丝马迹。
disappear普通用词,强调从视线或脑海中消失。这消失可能是暂时的、突然的或永久的,视上下文而定。
fade侧重逐渐消失。
evaporate指像水蒸发时那样悄然逝去,也指某人悄悄地、突然退出或离去。
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