自考0794综合英语一课程讲义全下册Lesson4.doc

? ? Lesson Four　The Trashman 打印本页 ? 　　第一学时　　一、词　汇　　respond 反应　　sight 视力　　on the contrary, 与之相反　　contrary to 和…相反　　二、课文部分　　Saturday, April 7　　1 Steve and I hauled trash for four solid hours without a break of any sort, except for about five minutes when we stopped to talk.　　本句翻译：我和史蒂夫用卡车运送垃圾，整整干了四个小时，除了停下来说了约五分钟的话，没有休息片刻。　　　solid 整整，没停顿　　　The movie lasted for three solid hours. 电影整整放了三个小时。　　　I went to bed exhausted and slept ten solid hours. 我筋疲力尽上了床，一睡就是十个小时。　　We got eight hours of pay for cleaning up our route no matter how little time it took.　　本句翻译：不管我们用多短的时间清理完这条线路上的垃圾，都是按8小时给我们付酬。　　2 My shoulder hurt badly each time I put another full barrel on it, and my legs occasionally shook as I started out to the street. But all the rest of me said, “Go, trashman, go.”　　本句翻译：每次我把满满的垃圾桶扛上肩头，肩膀就疼得要命，而且我的腿有时也会哆嗦当我朝着街道出发的时候。　　　shook → shake（过去式）　　3 I could not have guessed that there would be joy in this. Dump. Lift. Walk. Lift. Walk. The hours went by quickly.　　本句翻译：倒，扛，运，再扛，我过去怎么也不会想到这其中还真有乐趣，每天过得很快。　　4 Saturday meant that most adults were at home on the route. So were school-age children.　　本句翻译：今天是星期六，住在我们线路上的多数成年人都会在家。上学的孩子星期六也在家。　　　I like the ball.　　　So do I.　　　I dont like the ball.　　　Neither do I.　　　You are a teacher.　　　So am I.　　　You are not a teacher.　　　Neither am I.　　I thought this might mean more talk back and forth as I made the rounds today.　　本句翻译：我以为由于是星期六，在我挨家挨户扛垃圾桶时，会与更多的住户相互打招呼或是说上一两句话。　　There were many people outdoors, working in their gardens. Most of them looked friendly enough.　　本句翻译：有很多人都在户外在整理他们的花园，大多数看起来都非常的友好。　　While I wouldnt have time to talk at length, there was time to exchange the greetings that go with civilized ways.　　本句翻译：我不会有时间与人长谈，但相互打个招呼的时间还是有的，这也是文明礼貌的表现（即遇到人打招呼）。　　　at length 详细地　　5 That is where I got my shock.　　本句翻译：恰恰在这方面，发生了我根本没有预料到的事情。　　6 I said hello in quite a few yards before the message sank in that this wasnt the thing to do.　　本句翻译：我在好几家的院子里主动向主人打招呼之后，才明白过来他们是不愿与清洁工人打招呼的。　　　sink in