浙江农林大学英语读写译第二单元重点语言点总结概要1.docVIP

Unit Two Neat People vs. Sloppy People I. Difficult Sentences 1. (Para. 1)?The distinction is, as always, moral. What does “as always” mean in this sentence? “As always” means “in a way that is expected because it usually happens like that”. What does the sentence imply about the author? The sentence implies two things about the author: The author seems to think that most distinctions between people are moral. The author intends to use this sentence as a foreshadowing of what is to be discussed in the following paragraphs, that is, the difference between neat people and sloppy people in terms of morality. 2. (Para. 2) Their sloppiness is merely the unfortunate consequence of their extreme moral rectitude. Paraphrase the sentence. Their sloppiness simply results from their strong sense of morality and high standards. 2) Translate the sentence into Chinese. 他们之所以邋遢，纯粹是因为过于公正而导致的不良后果。3. (Para. 2) Sloppy people carry in their mind’s eye a heavenly vision, a precise plan that is so stupendous, so perfect, it can’t be achieved in this world or the next. 1) What grammatical structure is the part “a precise plan that is so stupendous, so perfect”? The part serves as the apposition of “a heavenly vision”. 2) What does “it” refer to? “It” refers to “a heavenly vision”, “a precise plan”. 3) Paraphrase the part “Sloppy people carry in their mind’s eye a heavenly vision.” Sloppy people have in their imagination an idealized picture, as beautiful as heaven, of what the world should be like. 4. (Para. 3) Someday is their métier. 1) Paraphrase the sentence. They are very good at making plans for the future and it is their habit to put everything off till some day that will never come. 2) What is the function of the sentence in Paragraph 3? The sentence functions as the topic sentence, establishing the focus of Paragraph 3. 3) Translate the sentence into Chinese. 他们的拿手好戏就是筹划有朝一日该怎么办。 5. (Para. 4) For all these noble reasons and more, sloppy peopl