高级英语第一册第十五课.pptVIP

No;Paragragh 5;Personification: The moon which has just risen lies on her back, which is her habit in the tropics, and I think the way the young moon lies is suitable if no tropics for a virgin. Here the narrator personifies the moon, describing it as a beautiful virgin.;lie on ones back 仰卧 The pose that sleep in order to lie on ones back is best. 睡觉的姿势以仰卧最好 As 单独引导定语从句。句中有两个由as引 导的定语从句 seemly: suitable, proper, fitting, as regarded by conventional standards of conduct or good taste. ;2. Not a star but might not shoot down and accept the invitation to become her lover. (简单句) 没有哪一颗星星不想飞奔而下,应邀成为她的情人 but: adv. used for emphasis Not a star but might not shoot down—Every single star might come down quickly.(双重否定) Personification shoot down 击落;;Disperse：break up and move in different directions; scatter（使）分散;（使）散布 The oil appeared to be dispersing... 油好像在扩散。 Police fired shots and used teargas to disperse the demonstrators... 警方鸣枪并使用催泪弹来驱散示威者。 The crowd dispersed peacefully after prayers. 祈祷仪式过后，人们静静散去。 creep up同： sneak up advance stealthily or unnoticed The cat crept up on the bird and pounced. 那只猫悄悄地爬近那只鸟，接著便猛扑过去。 You did give me a scare, creeping up on me like that! 你那样悄悄地过来，真把我吓了一大跳！ ;Desert n. 沙漠； 荒地；应得的赏罚； 功劳，美德 adj. 沙漠的； 荒芜的，不毛的； 无人的 v. 丢开，抛弃；擅离职守; 逃亡,逃走;开小差 Mrs Rodings husband deserted her years ago... 罗丁太太的丈夫数年前抛弃了她。 He has been deserted by most of his advisers. 他的大多数顾问都弃他而去。 ;本句由前面的时间状语和主句的三个谓语结构（由 两个and连接）构成，no longer 后的what 从句是与 a middle-aged journalist… 并列或同位关系。Taking 后的非谓语从句作journalist的定语。前一个名词短 语，bathed in过去分词作它的后置定语；young and strong 形容词短语作后置定语，介词with短语为an Endymion作解释。 Here the narrator uses this allusion because he feels he has become incapable of envy, ambition, malice, etc. while floating in the swimming pool, as if the pool had