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分段讲解 讲解1. Niagara When we were seated in the little ferry-boat, and were crossing the swollen river immediately before both cataracts, I began to feel what it was: but I was in a manner stunned, and unable to comprehend the vastness of the scene. It was not until I came on Table Rock, and looked—Great Heaven, on what a fall of bright—green water!—that it came upon me in its full might and majesty. 重点词汇 1. ferry n. 渡船；摆渡；渡口 例 I?left?my?bag?of?film?on?the?ferry.?我把装底片的包遗放在渡船上了 2. swollen adj. 肿胀的，激动兴奋的 例 The?flesh?around?the?ankle had?swollen?up.?脚踝四周的皮肉肿起来了。 3. cataract n. 瀑布 4. stun vt. 使吃惊 例 We were all stunned at the sad news. 这个不幸的消息震惊了我们所有人。 5. comprehend vt. 理解；包含；由…组成 例 I?hardly?comprehend?her!?我简直不理解她！ 6. vastness n. 巨大；广大；广漠 例 Another?big?difference?is?the?vastness?of?China’s?economy.?另一个很大的不同是中国经济问题的巨大。 7. scene n. 场面；情景；景象；事件 例 He?described?the?scene?to?me.?他向我描述了那个情景。 连读 what a fall of bright 难懂长句 When we were seated in the little ferry-boat, and were crossing the swollen river immediately before both cataracts, I began to feel what it was: but I was in a manner stunned, and unable to comprehend the vastness of the scene. 重点语言点 It was not until I came on Table Rock, and looked—Great Heaven, on what a fall of bright—green water!—that it came upon me in its full might and majesty. It was not until……that 直……到才 例 It was not until the nineteenth century that Vico’s work was given its true recognition.直到19世纪，维科的著作才真正得到人们真正的认可。 讲解2. Then, when I felt how near to my Creator / I was standing, the first effect, and the enduring one—instant and lasting—of the tremendous spectacle, was Peace. Peace of Mind, tranquility, calm recollections of the Dead, great thoughts of Eternal Rest and Happiness: nothing of gloom or terror. Niagara was at once stamped upon my heart, an Image of Beauty; to remain there, changeless and indelible, until its pulses cease to beat, for ever. 重点词汇 1. tremendous adj. 极大的，巨大的 　　例 There was a tremendous difference between