新视野大学英语_长难句分析_第三册..docx

第一单元My brother, Jimmy, did not get enough oxygen during a difficult delivery, leaving him with brain damage... (Para. 1)Meaning: When my brother Jimmy was born, he didnt get enough oxygen, which caused some damage to his brain... My father, a saint, simply held the house together with his patience and understanding. (Para. 2)Meaning: My father, who was very good and kind, kept the family together with his patience and understanding. Cultural tip: In Christianity, saint is the title given to someone after they have died, because they have been very good and holy. The word is used here to emphasize the fathers patience. I was in charge outside where I administered justice by tracking down the parents of the kids who picked on my brother, and telling on them. (Para. 2)Meaning: I was responsible for protecting my brother in the neighborhood, where I would find the parents of the kids who treated my brother unkindly and tell them what their children had been doing. He didnt adjust to going to work without my father right away... (Para. 6)Meaning: At first, he didnt get used to going to work without my father... This hit home a few days after the September 11th disaster on Jimmys 57th birthday. (Para. 8)Meaning: I understood this to be true a few days after the disaster on September 11th, the day of Jimmys 57th birthday. ... and they were still reckoning with the sheer terror the disaster had brought. (Para. 8)Meaning: ... and they still had to deal with the absolute terror that the September 11th disaster had brought. I called on my faithful friends to help make it a merry and festive occasion, ignoring the fact that most of them were emotionally drained and exhausted. (Para. 8)Meaning: I asked my close friends to help make Jimmys party a happy and joyful occasion, ignoring the fact that most of them were emotionally tired. We ended up reminding ourselves instead. (Para. 11)Meaning: In place of reminding Jimmy, we finished up reminding ourselves (that there would always