小編絮語(yǔ)：

每日床頭啃一段語(yǔ)篇，您的生活質(zhì)量更加高。

啃嚼語(yǔ)段：

The undertaker had just finished work for the day when Mr Bumble entered his shop.

班布爾先生走進(jìn)鋪?zhàn)訒r(shí),棺材店老板剛忙完一天的活計(jì)。

"Here, I"ve brought the boy," said the beadle.

“瞧！孩子我給您送來(lái)了。”執(zhí)事說(shuō)。

Oliver bowed to the undertaker, who raised his candle to get a better view of the boy. "Mrs Sowerberry, "he called, "come and have a look."

奧利弗朝著店老板鞠了一躬。索爾貝里先生舉起蠟燭臺(tái)打量著奧利弗,嘴里喊著：“太太,快來(lái)看看。”

His wife, a short, thin woman with a disagreeable face, came out to see. "He’s very small," she said immediately.

他的妻子是個(gè)瘦小枯干、面目可憎的女人。她走出來(lái)看了一眼,馬上說(shuō)：“他太小了。”

"He is," agreed Mr Bumble, "but he"ll grow, Mrs Sowerberry."

“是的,”班布爾先生說(shuō),“ 可他還會(huì)長(zhǎng)的, 索爾貝里太太。”

"Yes," she said crossly, " when he eats our food. Go on, get downstairs."

“那倒是,”她不痛快地說(shuō),“他吃了我們家的飯是會(huì)長(zhǎng)大的。走,下樓去。

She pushed Oliver downstairs into a damp,dark kitchen, and called to the girl working down there. "Here, Charlotte, give this boy some meat that the dog left-if he thinks it’s good enough for him."

”她連推帶搡地把奧利弗推進(jìn)了一間潮濕黑暗的廚房里,并朝著在那兒干活的女孩子說(shuō)：“喂,夏洛特,把狗吃剩的肉給這孩子吃點(diǎn)——如果他不嫌棄的話。”

Oliver tore the meat to pieces with his teeth as if he were a wild animal.

奧利弗像野獸一樣用牙撕啃著肉。

Mrs Sowerberry watched him in silent horror, already thinking about her future food bills, then took him upstairs to the shop.

索爾貝里太太目瞪口呆地看著他,心里已經(jīng)在想著她往后的伙食負(fù)擔(dān)了。過(guò)后,她又把他帶到樓上的鋪面里。

語(yǔ)段精講：

第一、詞匯精講

1. disagreeable

雙語(yǔ)釋義：(of a person) rude and unfriendly

[adj.] 不愉快的, 厭惡的, 不為人喜的

典型范例：My wife was disagreeable to me this morning.

今天早上我太太對(duì)我發(fā)脾氣。

聯(lián)想記憶：a disagreeable person（令人不愉快的人）

a disagreeable mood（令人不愉快的情緒）a disagreeable experience（令人不愉快的經(jīng)歷）

2. cross

雙語(yǔ)釋義：rather angry

[adj.] 生氣的；惱怒的

典型范例：I was cross with him for being late.

他遲到了，我很生氣。

What are you so cross about?

你為什么發(fā)那么大的火啊?

She gave me a cross look.

她瞪了我一眼。

第二、短語(yǔ)精講

1. get a view of ：對(duì)......進(jìn)行觀察，看......

范例：We get a good view of the house from here．

從這里我們能清楚地看到那座房子。

You'll get a better view of the pianist if you stand up.

你站起來(lái), 就能更清楚地看到那位鋼琴家。

I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.

我坐在汽車的前部以便飽覽鄉(xiāng)村的景色。

The crowd jammed together to get a good view of the famous scientist.

為了看清楚那位著名的科學(xué)家，人群擠作一團(tuán)。

2. have a look：看一看

范例：After you finish the paper, please let me have a look.

您看過(guò)這報(bào)紙后給我看看。

I went east in May to have a look at him.

五月，我到東部去拜訪他。

This is our inquiry. Would you like to have a look?

這是我們的詢價(jià)單，請(qǐng)您看一下。

Would you like to have a look at our clothing showroom?

您想看一下我們的服飾展廳嗎？

3. think about：考慮，琢磨

例句：I'll think about it and call you back soon, OK?

我考慮一下，回頭我盡快打電話給你，好嗎？

At the moment, he preferred not to think about the future.

目前,他不喜歡考慮將來(lái)。

第三、寫(xiě)作語(yǔ)匯

1. raise a candle：舉高蠟燭

2. with a disagreeable face：面目可憎地

3. come out：出來(lái)

4. get downstairs：下樓

5. push somebody downstairs：把某人推下樓

6. take him upstairs：帶某人上樓

7. finish work for the day：昨晚當(dāng)天的活計(jì)

8. bow to somebody：想某人鞠躬

9. call to somebody：對(duì)著某人大聲喊

10. in silent horror：目瞪口呆地

第四、語(yǔ)法點(diǎn)撥

1. Oliver bowed to the undertaker, who raised his candle to get a better view of the boy.

要點(diǎn)解析：劃線部分是分限定性定語(yǔ)從句，修飾undertaker.

2. She pushed Oliver downstairs into a damp, dark kitchen, and called to the girl working down there.

要點(diǎn)解析：劃線部分是現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)修飾girl。

3. Here, Charlotte, give this boy some meat that the dog left-if he thinks it’s good enough for him.

要點(diǎn)解析：劃線部分是限定性定語(yǔ)從句修飾meat。

4. Oliver tore the meat to pieces with his teeth as if he were a wild animal.

要點(diǎn)解析：劃線部分是有as if引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，這個(gè)從句要使用虛擬語(yǔ)氣。