新编大学英语三第二单元课文重点词汇.doc

VI Sentence Study 1 His body rattled like a dry stick in his empty shell. Line 12 译文：他的身体就像一段枯柴棍在空荡荡的躯壳里咔咔作响。 本句采用了明喻的修辞手法，非常形象地说明了乌龟饥饿的程度。like是介词，表示“像……一样”，是这个比喻句的比喻词，his body 是本体，a dry stick是喻体。明喻（simile）是就两个不同类对象之间的相似点进行比喻。明喻中常用like做比喻词，此外还有as, as if, as though, as…as, similar to, 等等。 Eg 1 Her happiness vanished like the morning dew. 她的幸福像晨露一样消失了。 2 Beauty is as summer fruits, which are easy to corrupt and cannot last. 美者犹如夏日蔬果，易腐难存。 3 It rained as if the flood-gates of Heaven were opened, and it lighted awfully. 雨倾盆而下，犹如天上的水闸打开了，而且电光闪闪，极其可怕。 2 Slowly but surely he began to plan how he would go to the sky. Line 12 译文：于是他稳扎稳打地开始计划如何能到天上去。 slowly but surely: carefully in order to avoid problems 稳扎稳打地 surely: in a sure way 稳当地，踏实地，有把握 副词连用作方式状语，使句意鲜明、思想突出。此处说明乌龟富于心计。这类短语常位于句首，也可放在句末。 Eg 1 Slowly but surely the great ship glided into the water. 那艘巨轮缓慢而平稳地下水了。 2 The violinist played the difficult passage skillfully and surely. 这位小提琴手把难度大的乐段演奏得很有技巧，也很有把握。 3 They chose to fly home on an empty stomach. Line 60 译文：他们宁可空着肚子飞回去。 choose to do something 表示“选定，决定做某事”, 后面接不定式。 Eg 1 They choose to ignore her warning. 他们决定不理她的警告。 2 Few women, offered the chance of such a career, would choose to stay at home. 如果有事业机会, 几乎没有妇女会愿意呆在家里。 3 I chose to continue with my career as a music teacher. 我决定继续我音乐教师的生涯。 4 And there he stood in his hard shell full of food and wine but without any wings to fly home. Line 61 译文：乌龟站在那儿，身上只剩了一个硬壳，里面满是佳肴美酒，却没了可飞回家的翅膀。 全句的主要结构是he stood there, there置前倒装。full of food and wine 和 without any wings to fly home 两个短语作方式状语，说明乌龟现在酒足饭饱，但是却没有翅膀回家的窘迫状况。 VIII Words and Phrases 1 feast Line 5, Para. 2 n. 1 a large meal, especially one for a special occasion 盛宴 2 a day kept in memory of a religious event（宗教的）节日 v. [+ on] eat and drink a lot on a special occasion 尽情地吃喝，饱餐 eg 1圣诞节是基督教的一个重要节日。Christmas is an important feast for Christians. 2为了向来访的总统表示敬意，厨师长准备了盛宴 The chef prepared a feast in honor of the president’s visit. 3 He feasted his eyes on t