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經典語段：

This was the way Oliver was brought up.

奧利弗就是這樣長大的。

Consequently, at the age of nine he was a pale, thin child and short for his age.

因此，他到了九歲時，還非常蒼白瘦小，比同齡孩子矮一大截。

But despite frequent beatings by Mrs Mann, his spirit was strong, which was probably the reason why he managed to reach the age of nine at all．

盡管常常遭到曼太太的毒打，他的意志卻很堅強。這大概也是他竟然能活到九歲的緣故吧。

語段精講：

第一、詞匯精講

1. consequently

釋義：as a result; therefore

[adv.] 所以；因而

范例：My car broke down and consequently I was late.

我的汽車壞了, 所以我遲到了。

2. beating

釋義：hitting repeatedly with a stick, etc, usu as punishment

[C.N.]（用棍棒等）接連打（通常作為懲罰）

范例：His father get a call from his teacher that he had cheated in the exam this morning and he got a good beating, having come back home.

他的父親接到老師的電話說他在考試中作弊，回到家后他挨了一頓痛打。

The mother freaks out and gives her daughter a good betting.

母親大發雷霆，給了女兒一頓痛打。

3. spirit

釋義：willingness to assert oneself

[C.N.] 志氣，意志

范例：Although they lost, the team played with tremendous spirit.

那隊輸是輸了, 但卻表現了極其頑強的精神。

聯想記憶：break sb's spirit：挫敗某人的銳氣

范例：The first German aim had been the destruction of our air power; the second was to break the spirit of the Londoner.

德國人的第一個目的是要摧毀我們的空中力量；第二個目的是粉碎倫敦人的斗志。

4. frequent

釋義：happening often

[adj.] 時常發生的

范例：His visits became less frequent as time passed.

他漸漸地不常登門了。

第二、短語精講

bring up

講解：這個固定短語有2個意思，一個是“教育，養育”，另一個是“提出”。在本段落中時“養育，教育”的意思。

范例1：Her parents died when she was a baby and she was brought up by her aunt.

她出生后不久父母雙亡，是由姑母撫養大的。

范例2：These are matters that you can bring up in committee.

這些問題你可在委員會中提出。

第四、寫作語匯

1. strong spirit：堅強的意志

2. at the age of：在......的年齡

3. reach the age of：到達......的年齡

第四、語句賞析

Consequently, at the age of nine he was a pale, thin child and short for his ag.

賞析：這句話通過對Oliver的肖像描寫揭露出育嬰院的虛偽以及Mann的自私和虛偽，從而揭露出整個社會的虛偽陰暗面。Pale描述了Oliver臉色是蒼白的，thin描述了Oliver身材是瘦骨嶙峋的，short描述了Oliver的身高是矮小的，不符合他的年齡應該達到的身高。

第五、語法精講

But despite frequent beatings by Mrs Mann, his spirit was strong, which was probably the reason why he managed to reach the age of nine at all．

要點解析：劃線部分是非線性定語從句，引導詞是which，它指代his spirit was strong。在這個非限定性定語從句中又含有一個限定性定語從句：why he managed to reach the age of nine at all。它修飾表示原因在定語從句中又做定語的先行詞reason，因此引導詞用why。