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經典語段:
"What"s your name, boy?" asked a particularly fat man with a very round, red face.
“小子,你叫什么名字?”其中一個長著滾圓紅臉的特別胖的人問道。
Oliver was frightened at the sight of so many people, and started to cry.
奧利弗被眼前這么多的人給嚇哭了。
"Why are you crying?"The beadle hit him on the back,and so naturally Oliver cried even more.
“你哭什么?” 執事在奧利弗的背上揍了一下,當然這一下使他哭得更厲害了。
"The boy is a fool,"one member of the board announced."You know you have no father or mother,"said the first man, "and that you have been brought up with other orphans?"
“他是個傻子。”一位董事大聲說?!澳阒滥銢]有父母,是和那些孤兒一起長大的嗎?”第一位先生說。
"Yes, sir," replied Oliver, crying bitterly.
“我知道,先生?!眾W利弗傷心地回答道。
"Why is the boy crying?"repeated the other man, puzzled.
“這孩子哭什么?”另外那位先生莫名其妙地問。
"You have come here to be educated,"continued the fat man, "so you will start working here tomorrow at six o"clock."
“你是到這兒來受教育的,”那個胖子接著說,“所以從明天早晨六點鐘起,你得在這兒干活?!?/p>
Oliver was led away to a large room, where, on a rough hard bed he cried himself to sleep.
奧利弗又從這兒被帶到了一間大屋子里。他躺在屋里一張粗糙的木板床上,哭著哭著就睡著了。
語段精講:
第一、詞匯精講
1. announce
釋義:( Oxford ) to say sth in a loud and/or serious way
[vt.] 大聲地說,嚴厲地說
范例:She announced that she'd given up smoking.
她大聲說道她已經戒掉煙了。
2. puzzle
釋義:( Oxford ) to make sb feel confused because they do not understand sth
[vi.] 困惑
范例:He puzzled his brains to find the answer.
他絞盡腦汁以尋求答案。
I am puzzled by his failure to reply to my letter.
他不給我回信使我百思不解。
3. educate
釋義:( Oxford ) train the mind and character of sb; teach sb; provide sb with an education
訓練某人的思想和性格;教某人;教育某人
語法用法:~sb (in sth)
范例:The public should be educated in how to use energy more effectively.
公眾應受到合理地利用能源的教育。
Parents should educate their children to behave well.
父母應當教育子女守規矩。
Where were you educated?
你在哪所學校學習過?
第二、加分短語
1. at the sight of:當看到......時,一見到......就......
范例:She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.
她一看見這麼多血就立刻嚇得轉過臉去。
She nearly died of fright at the sight of the escaped tiger.
她一看到出逃的老虎差點嚇死了。
2. bring up:養育,教養
范例:It was the father's place to bring up his son.
教養兒子的事應該由父親來作主。
I was brought up to always respect my elders.
我從小就被教導要尊敬長輩。
3. lead sb away:把某人領走
范例:It pays to your leading away the sheep in passing from time to time.
你在商店偷東西的是要付出代價的。
She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place.
她會對您說點什么,然后帶您離開這個地方。
4. be frightened at:因......恐懼
范例:He was frightened at the thought of his huge debts.
他一想到他背負的巨額債務便膽戰心驚。
He was frightened at the sound.
他聽到那聲音 非常驚恐。
5. cry oneself to sleep:一直哭著睡著
講解:這個短語中的cry用一些動詞來替換,表示做某事做著做著就睡著了。
范例:The little boy cried himself to sleep.
小男孩嗚咽著睡熟了。
The old codger reading himself to sleep with those after his usual dinner of mutton.
這個怪老頭在吃完他常吃的羊肉晚餐后,捧著這些書,直看到進入夢鄉。
He raved himself to sleep.
他咆哮至疲倦睡著。
第四、習作語匯
1. with a round red face:長著一副又圓又紅的臉蛋
3. hit sb on the back:打某人的背
4. on a rough hard bed:在一張粗糙的硬硬的床上
第五、語法點撥
1. You know you have no father or mother,"said the first man...
要點解析:賓語從句是否定句,and連接的2個對等份,and要變為or。
2. Oliver was led away to a large room, where, on a rough hard bed...
要點解析:where在這里做副詞用,意思是“在那里”。
3. "Why is the boy crying?"repeated the other man, puzzled.
要點解析:puzzled是形容詞做伴隨狀況狀語,也可以說是過去分詞做伴隨狀況狀語。
第五、寫作句式
1. ... cannot emphasize the importance of ... too much.(再怎么強調......的重要性也不為過。)
例句:We cannot emphasize the importance of protecting our eyes too much.
我們再怎么強調保護眼睛的重要性也不為過。
2. There is no denying that + S + V ...(不可否認的......)
例句:There is no denying that the qualities of our living have gone from bad to worse.
不可否認的,我們的生活品質已經每況愈下。