《研究生英语Lesson 7》.pptVIP

4. Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. (line 7, para. 1): Wisdom deriving from experience should tell us that war is no longer desirable (old-fashioned). ③ 她吓得目瞪口呆。 She was paralyzed with terror. harrow: torment, vex 折磨；使苦恼；痛苦 ① 他讲鬼故事使我们不安。 Language Points He harrowed us with a tale of ghosts. ② 那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。 The shipwreck was a harrowing experience. ③ 那是一次折磨人的面试。 It was a harrowing interview. ④ 难听的话伤了她的感情。 Harsh words harrowed her feelings. Language Points . haunt: disturb, plague; make someone feel worried and upset for a long time 萦绕在…心头; 缠绕，使担忧，苦恼 ① 卡罗琳因担心患癌而老是提心吊胆。 Caroline was haunted by a fear of cancer. ② 战争的影像仍萦绕在他的脑海。 Images from the war still haunt him. ③ 这是一个使我们大家都担忧不止的问题。 This is a problem that haunts all of us. Language Points ④ 那个迷困扰了我大半辈子。 The mystery had haunted me for most of my life ⑤ 作恶者经常心中害怕被发觉 A wrongdoer is constantly haunted by the fear of discovery. 3. … the Christmas hope for peace and goodwill toward all men can no longer be dismissed as a kind of pious dream of some utopian. (line 4-5,para. 1): …the Christmas hope for peace and goodwill toward all men can no longer be rejected as a kind of impractical (unrealistic) religious dream. dismiss: reject serious consideration of 不再考虑，拒绝考虑；摒弃；不理会 ① 这些问题不能再置之不理了。 Language Points The problems can no longer be dismissed. ② 我们不应该仅仅因为它们是老式的而不予考虑。 We shouldn’t dismiss them just because they are old-fashioned. ③ 这部长矢口否认收受了贿赂。 The minister dismissed claims that he had accepted bribes. Language Points dismiss sth. as sth. 他们的证据被认定毫无价值而不予采用。 Their evidence was dismissed as completely worthless. 我并没有把这件事情看作是不值得做的事情而不加理会。 I am not dismissing this as a thing that wasn’t worth doing. Language Points born of: deriving or resulting from 来源于，来自；由…产生 ① 绝望带来的力量使他强行打开了门。 With a strength born of desperation, he forced open the door. Language Points 布罗迪动怒了—那是因挫折和羞辱而产生的一种恨怒。 Brody was growing angry – an anger born of frustration and humiliation. 5. …modern man really go all