自考0794综合英语一课程讲义全下册Lesson1.doc

? ? Lesson One　The Story of an Hour 打印本页 ? 　　一、词 汇　　break v. 　　　　（向……）透露，传达（不好的消息）；突然说出　　gently adv. 　　　和缓地　　quietly adv.　　　轻声地；悄悄地　　broken adj. 　　　不连贯的，中断的　　loudly adv. 　　　大声地　　armchair n. 　　　扶手椅 　　注意：bench长椅　　physically adv. 　身体上，肉体上　　exhausted adj. 　 极其疲倦的　　stare n. 　　　　 凝视，注视　　subtle adj. 　　　难以捉摸的　　name v. 　　　　　为……取名　　creep v. 　　　　 悄悄地移动　　excited adj. 　　兴奋的；激动的　　will n. 　　　　　意志，意志力　　keen adj. 　　　　敏锐的，敏捷的　　relax v. 　　　　 轻松，使……轻松；放松，使……放松 　　weep v. 　　　　　哭泣，流泪　　body n. 　　　　（人或动物的）躯体　　loving adj. 　　　含情脉脉的　　fixed adj. 　　 （表情等）不变的　　gray, grey adj. （美/英）灰色的；阴沉的　　spread v. 　　　　张开，伸开　　bend v.　　　　　 使屈服，使顺从；弯曲，使弯曲　　joyfully adv. 　　快乐地，高兴地　　二、Text　　1　They knew that Louise Mallard had a weak heart. So they broke the bad news gently. Her husband, Brently, was dead. 　　他们知道Louise Mallard心脏不太好。因此他们委婉地透露了那坏消息。她的丈夫Brently死了。　　2　There was a train accident, Louise, said her sister Josephine, quietly. 　　她的姐姐Josephine平静地告诉她有场火车事故。　　3　Her husbands friend, Richards, brought the news, but Josephine told the story. She spoke in broken sentences. 　　4　Richards…was at the newspaper office. News of the accident came. Louise…Louise, Brentlys name was on the list. Brently…was killed, Louise. 　　她丈夫的好朋友Richards是在新闻办公室工作。事故的消息传过来。Brently的名字在死亡的名单上。　　5　Louise did not hear the story calmly, like some women would. She could not close her mind or her heart to the news. Like a sudden storm, her tears broke out. She cried, at once, loudly in her sisters arms. Then, just as suddenly, the tears stopped. She went to her room alone. She would not let anyone follow her 　　close ones mind to sth：不愿认真考虑某事　　6　In front of the window stood a large, comfortable armchair. 　　stand 矗立,放置 eg：There stood a tree at the foot of the mountain.山脚下矗立着一颗大树。　　窗前放着一把舒适的大扶手椅。　　Into this her sank and looked out of the window. She was physically exhausted after her tears. Her body felt cold; her mind and heart were empty. 　　她一下子坐了下去，向窗外望去。哭过后，她疲惫不堪。她浑身冰凉，思想和内心全是一片空白。　　7　Outside her