考研英语Lesson One Vices and Pleasures.ppt

A letter sweater (P7) A sportsman’s sweater with his or the team’s name or number on it A no-longer athlete. former An innocent boast (P8) A harmless boast bright things (p8) some witty and clever remarks on a quid pro quo basis (P8) Academic exchange such medals or degrees reciprocally, therefore they receive honors one after another Learned society (p8) The academic association. Honors cost little. (p9) There is not much harm that pursuit of honorary titles can do. An autumnal pleasure (P9) Pleasure as enjoy in the later stage of one’s life (like autumn time of the year) De Senectute (p9) On old age. Having people rise up for you(p9) Stand up for you A battle royal : (P10) a violent battle e.g After a battle royal the police hauled Tom off to prison. He is not so much above than outside the battle. Personally involved in. Climatic moments of the day (P11) The most exciting moment in one day The physical essence of the pensioners is being renewed at an appointed hour (P11) The energy of the old people is refreshed at an arranged meal hour. Have company inside their heads (P12) Someone or something is accompanying them in their mind Seek comfort and companionship in the bottle (p12) by drinking. They are left by a former tenant (p.12) Who left those bottles? The old widow herself. To take in sail To furl sail, to stop sail take in sail: . . vi. 收帆(减少活动) The sailors took in sail when they saw the storm approach.水手们看见风暴快来了，就动手收帆。 I prefer martyrdom to imbecility (P17) I’d like to sacrifice my life rather than become an imbecile. No wind (P18) Breathless. Here the author is trying to describe what old age can bring to a person physically. Useful expressions Pride oneself in Out of distress/in a dismaying fashion Burst into chuckles/laughter Climatic moment of the day In that fashion/way Stir him to action Call on them for effort outwit Lesson One Vices and Pleasures: The View from Eighty About the author Malcolm Cowley (1898 – March 27, 19