现代大学英语精读3 Lesson 9 A Dill Pickle.pptVIP

(55)Barbarian: n. 1. a member of a people considered by those of another nation or group to have a primitive civilization. 原始人，未开化的人，被其他民族或群体视为拥有原始文化的人。 2. a fierce, brutal, or cruel person. 凶暴、粗野或残酷的人。 3. an insensitive, uncultured person; a boor. 粗鲁不文，感觉不灵敏，没有文化的人；乡巴佬。 (56)die down: to lose strength; subside. 渐弱，消退，没劲了；平静了： The winds died down. 风渐渐平息了。 Para. 57 64: The last dramatic turn of their relationship. Para. 57: His honeyed tongue. Para. 58: Her awakening love for him. Para. 59: His paradoxical insights. Para. 60: She regrets to pop up. Para. 61 63: The possibility for the two to understand each other and renew their relationship. Purr 58 v. intr.（不及物动词） To make or utter a soft, vibrant sound: 产生或发出一种轻柔且颤动的声音： The cat purred. The sewing machine purred. 猫发出呜呜声。缝纫机呜呜地响着 v.tr.（及物动词） To express by a soft, vibrant sound. 用轻柔振颤的声音表达 (60)Throw away: 1. to get rid of as useless. 抛弃，扔掉，作为无用而除去：threw away yesterdays newspaper. 扔掉昨天的报纸。 (64)Scrape: vt. 1. to rub (a surface) with considerable pressure, as with an edged instrument or a hard object. 摩擦，使劲用带梭或坚硬的物体磨（表面）。 (64)Wrapped up in: completely immersed or absorbed in. 全神贯注于，完全沉浸于或专注于：She is wrapped up in her studies. 她埋头苦读。 (64)Naive: adj. simple and credulous as a child; ingenuous. 天真的，如同孩子般简单和易轻信的；天真的。 (64)Hearty: adj. expressed warmly, exuberantly, and unrestrainedly. 热心的，热烈地、奔放地和毫无拘束地表达的：a hearty welcome. 热烈的欢迎。 Part Three (para. 65): The unexpected final. Many questions left here: 1. If he were playing out his little revenge, then why is he astonished beyond words after Vera leaves? 2. Has he ever thought that Vera would want to renew the relationship after his honeyed tongue? 3. And why does Vera leave? “thunder-struck, astounded beyond words” shows his total incomprehension of Vera’s thoughts and feelings. (65)thunderstruck: adj. affected with sudden astonishment or amazement. 大吃一惊的，吓坏了的，被突然的吃惊或诧异所震动的。 End of the Story V. Questions for students to think: 1. Do you agree with the man’s conclu