unit8TheMonster综合英语第四册.pptVIP

Language Focus of para. 10-13 1. (read) between the lines ? (find) hidden meanings 暗示; 言外之意; 弦外之音 e.g. If you read between the lines，this letter is really a request for money． e.g. Read between the lines，and you‘ll find out what’s at the back of his mind． ? If you read his letter carefully, you can find his real intention between the lines. 2. …the joke is on us. (infml 口) sb who tried to make another person look foolish now looks ridiculous instead 原想耍弄别人, 自己反倒成为笑料 玩笑开在自己身上了 e.g. The joke is against you. The joke is on you. 3. What if…? ? what will happen if…? what is the difference if…? 如果…将会怎么样 如没有人去过那里的话，会怎么样？ ? What if no one had been there? 如果那男孩的父母死了该怎么办呢？ ? What if the boys parents should die? 4. Translate the sentence: What if he did talk about himself all the time? If he talked about himself for twenty-fours everyday for the span of his life he would not have uttered half the number of words that other men have spoken and written about him since his death. ?即便他确实一直谈论自己又何妨?即便他终其一生每天24小时都谈论自己，他所说的也远不及后人谈论他的那么多。 5. Paraphrase the sentence: Nor for a single moment did he ever compromise with what he believed, with what he dreamed. ? As for his belief and dream, he had never lowered his aim and ceased his persistent effort to make them come true. 6. Translate the sentence: Listening to his music, one does not forgive him for what he may or may not have been. It is not a matter of forgiveness. ?人们聆听他的乐曲时，并不因他也许曾是或不是什么样的人而宽恕他。这不是宽恕不宽恕的问题。 7. Translate the sentence: It is a matter of being dumb with wonder that his poor brain and body didnt burst under the torment of the demon of creative energy that lived inside him, struggling, clawing, scratching to be released; tearing, shrieking at him to write the music that was in him. ?这是件令人惊讶得目瞪口呆的事情—他体内无限的创造力，像魔鬼般拼命挣扎、又挖又挠试图冲出体外；这恶魔撕扯着他，冲他狂叫，要他谱写出藏于体内的乐曲。遭受如此痛苦的折磨，他那可怜的脑袋和身躯竟没有被压垮，这岂不是人间奇迹？ 8.Phrases in para. 13: 1) be struck dumb with(horror, fear, amazement, etc) 他惊讶得说不出话来。 ? He was struck dum