现代大学英语精读4第二版Unit1—2.pptVIP

Structure;49. I was irreverent at the best of times. Political and religious systems, social customs, loyalties and traditions, they all came tumbling down like so many rotten apples off a tree. (para.31)在情况最好的时候，我也没有表现出敬意。政治和宗教制度、社会风俗、忠诚和传统。在我看来都像树上诸多的烂苹果一样会纷纷滚落在地。 Irreverent: lacking reverence; critical of what is generally accepted or respected 不虔诚的、不恭敬的 at the best of times: adv. 在最有利的情况下 Even at the best of times the lift was seldom working. 即使最顺利的时候，电梯也是很少开的。 Tumble: 跌倒，摔倒；被绊倒；倒塌；翻来覆去，翻腾 Tumble to the ground. The house tumbled down in the storm. ;50. I came up in the end with what must always remain the justification for grade-one thinking. I devised a coherent system for living. It was a moral system, which was wholly logical. (Para. 31)最后我悟出了如何才能保持一级思考能力的真谛。我构建了一个统一的生存体系，那是一个道德体系，完全合乎逻辑。 --According to the author, grade-one thinking must be based on a coherent and logical system for living, in other words, a moral system, without which you cannot prove yourself to be a grade-one thinker. Judging by the context, this system probably refers to one’s world outlook世界观and basic political beliefs and moral principles. Come up with: 追赶上；比得上；想出；准备好（钱等） He could always come up with a reason for them to stay for another week. devise:想出，设计;51. Of course, as I readily admitted, conversion of the world to my way of thinking might be difficult, since my system did away with a number of trifles, such as big business, centralized government, armies, marriage. (para.31) --Of course I knew very well that it might be difficult to change the world to my way of thinking. do away with a number of trifles：to get rid of a number of unimportant things such as big business… It shows that the author is against big business, centralized government, armies, etc. do away with: To do away with something means to remove it completely or put an end to it.废除， 消灭， 去掉；涤除；搞掉 trifle: 可数名词 小事; 琐事; 无价值的东西 A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or signif