专业硕士研究生英语Unit.pptVIP

6. Only by chance did the expert find that the illness may attack the patient’s immune system and lead to tuberculosis. 7. Under the tree is my uncle who always keeps to himself spending his off hours reading the paper. 8. Scarcely had the clown appeared when the spectators roared with laughter. 9. Down jumped the old man the horse and broke his legs. 10. Complex as it may appear, the rocket, which was invented in China over 800 years ago, is a relatively simple device 在道德层面，把美同女性联系在一起更是置美于守势。 1. Associating beauty with women had put beauty even further on the defensive, morally. in the throes of 处于动荡之中；处于阵痛之中 E.g. 1) The country is still in the throes of revolution. 该国仍处于革命的动荡时期。。 2）The old man was in the throes of death. 老人陷入临终的痛苦之中。 2. It does not take someone in the throes of advanced feminist awareness to perceive that the way women are taught to be involved with beauty encourages narcissism, reinforces dependence and immaturity. 不必经历先进的女性意识的阵痛就可以意识到，教给女性专注于美丽会助长自我迷恋，加深依赖与不成熟。 2. It does not take someone in the throes of advanced feminist awareness to perceive that the way women are taught to be involved with beauty encourages narcissism, reinforces dependence and immaturity. nothing less than… 只有……才；无异于…… E.g. 1) Nothing less than money will do. 只有钱才能办得到。 2) It’s nothing less than murder to send such a small group of soldiers out to attack those heavily defended enemy positions. 派这么一小股士兵去攻打那些有重兵把守的敌军阵地无异于送死。 3. Nothing less than perfection will do. 不达完美誓不休。 3. Nothing less than perfection will do. 美 苏珊·桑塔格 [1]对希腊人来说，美是一种美德：一种优秀品质。我们现在心生忌妒地称当时的人为完人。如果希腊人当时确曽想到要区别人的“内在”和“外在”的话，他们还是期望外在美同内在美相匹配。苏格拉底周围出身高贵的年轻的雅典人发现他们心目中的英雄如此聪明、如此勇敢、如此高尚、如此迷人——但同时又是那么丑陋，这令他们很费解。苏格拉底一个主要的教学行为就是表现丑陋，告诉那些天真而又帅气的信徒们生活中的的确确充满矛盾。 [2]苏格拉底的信徒们或许对苏格拉底的教诲充耳不闻，而我们则不然。数千年后，我们更谨慎地看待美的魅力。我们不仅轻易地区分 “内在”（性格、才气）与“外在”（外表),而且当一个外表端庄的人兼具聪明、才气、正直等品行时，我们会感到吃惊。 [3]主要是因为基督教的影响，美被剥夺了其在人类完美品质这些古典理想中的核心地位。基督教把完美品质（拉丁语为“美德”）仅限于德行，使美变得虚无，成为异化的、任意的、肤浅的魅力，美的名