第一、固定短語:
1. talk of:談論,議論
典型例句:Her mother would talk of her views in the same intelligible tone.
她的母親偏偏要大聲發表高見。
I waived the discourse, and began to talk of my business.
我撇開了這個話題,開始講我的事情。
2. lead out:把......引出,領出
典型例句:He rushed into the burning building and led the people out to safety.
他沖進著火的大樓,把人們帶出到安全的地方。
3. set off:出發,啟程
典型例句:It's raining. Even so, we must set off.
天在下雨。盡管如此我們還是要出發。
She turned away and set off towards the lake.
她不加理睬,轉身往湖邊走去。
4. cheer up:(使)高興起來,(使)振作起來
典型例句:Try and cheer up a bit; life isn't that bad!
想辦法高興點兒,生活并不是那么糟糕!
He cheered up at the thought of seeing her again.
想到再次見到她,他就高興起來。
Flowers always cheer a room up.
房間里一有花就滿室生輝。(比喻用法)
5. in the dark:在黑暗中,秘密地
典型例句:The lamps were already flaring in the dark, and a cool wind was blowing.
路燈已在暮色中發光,吹來了一陣冷風。
The most spectacular battle was fought in the south in the dark.
最觸目驚心的一場戰斗,是黑暗中在南面進行的。
6. a few:幾個
典型例句:A few years ago, sociology was the most popular subject for undergraduates.
幾年之前,社會學是大學本科生最歡迎的課程。
I have a few reflections to offer on what you have said.
我對你的發言提供幾點意見。
7. not..any more:不再......
典型例句:You can't drink any more.
你不能再喝了。
We couldn't stand it any more.
我們不能再忍受了。
第二、寫作表述:
1. led out the old horse with the loaded wagon:把套著負載貨物的馬車的馬牽出來
注解:這里led是leed的過去分詞,lead out the horse意思是“把馬牽出來”。介詞with在這里的意思是“有”,loaded是動詞load的過去分詞,它與wagon是被動關系,意思是“負載滿的”,with loaded wagon意思是負載著貨物的馬車,這個介詞短語做horse的定語,修飾horse。
2. after a silence:一陣寂靜之后,一陣沉默之后
注解:注意silence是可數名詞,不要少了a。再如:After a short silence, he ventured to look round at his companion.(在沉默片刻之后,他鼓起勇氣來望著對方。)
3. a noble family:貴族家庭
4. lift her face:抬起她的臉
5. help you marry a gentleman:幫助你嫁給一位紳士
注解:help sb do something,注意help后面的賓語后由動詞的話,要用動詞原形。
6. put that into your head:讓那個想法,念頭在腦海中產生
注解:put在這里是使役動詞,意思是“讓,使”。
7. heard them talking about it:聽見他們正在談論此事
注解:heard是動詞hear的過去分詞,hear sb doing something的意思是聽見某人正在做某事。這里hear后面的賓語使用現在分詞,是表示“聽見”這個動作發生的同時,家里人在談論自己家是爵士的后裔一事,談論的這個動作正在進行。
8. claim relationship with her:聲稱和她是親屬關系
注解:表達“與......有親屬關系”,relationship后面的介詞用with。
9. a ready-made rich lady:早就是一個有錢的婦女
注解:ready-made是一個復合詞,由形容詞ready和過去分詞made組合而成,意思是“現成的,做好的”,在這里引申為“已經是”的意思。
10. talk on:繼續談論
注解:on在這里是繼續的意思。