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啃嚼語段：
Oliver was now officially an undertaker"s assistant．
奧利弗現已是棺材店老板的正式助理。
It was a good, sickly time of year, and coffins were selling well.
這一年年景很好,疾病成災,棺材生意興旺。
Oliver gained a lot of experience in a short time, and was interested to see how brave some people were after a death in the family.
在不長的時間里他就積累了許多經驗。他很有興趣地發現有些人在家里死了人時表現得沉著勇敢。
During funerals for some rich people, for example, he saw that the people who had cried the loudest in church usually recovered the fastest afterwards．
比如說,他發現在一些有錢人的葬禮上,在教堂里哭聲最大的人往往都是事后恢復最快的人。
He noticed how in other wealthy families the wife or the husband often seemed quite cheerful 
and calm despite the recent death-just as if nothing had happened．
他注意到,還有一些富人家,盡管剛剛死了人,但無論死者的妻子還是丈夫,都顯得輕松愉快、鎮定自若——好像什么都沒發生過一樣。
Oliver was very surprised to see all this, and greatly admired them for controlling their sadness so well.
奧利弗對這些感到不可理解,對他們能很好地克制悲傷不流露于外佩服極了。
語段精講：
第一、詞匯學習
1 officially adv. 正式地
Eg. At commencement, academic degrees are officially given.
在畢業典禮上，學位被正式頒發。
2 sickly adj. 病弱的，多病的
Eg, He looked weak and sickly.
他看上去虛弱有病態。
3 recover vt. 恢復，康復
Eg. He's now fully recovered from his stroke.
他現已從中風病完全康復了。
4 afterwards adv. 以后，后來
Eg. Afterwards she relented and let the children stay up late to watch TV.
后來她寬容了些，讓孩子們晚睡看電視。
5 cheerful adj. 高興的，歡快的
Eg. Whether (she is) sick or fine, she is always cheerful.
不管她生不生病，她總是開開心心的。
第二、短語學習
1. after a death
講解：這個短語是泛指人的死亡后，所以death前面用a。具體指某個人的死亡，可以用after one’s death。
范例：After his wife's death, he fell into a decline.
他在妻子死后一蹶不振。
2. for example
講解：這個短語是作為插入語用，相當于such as。意思是“例如，比如，譬如”。
范例： If someone wants to become a good tennis player, for example, he will get out on the court and play very hard.
例如：如果一個人想成為好的網球運動員，他會到球場上努力訓練。
3. in church
講解：這個短語的意思是“到教堂做禮拜”，而不是指去教堂那個地方，所以church前面不要用the。
范例：Everyone in church knelt in prayer.
教堂里做禮拜的每個人都跪著祈禱。
4. a funeral for
講解：表示為某人舉辦葬禮，用介詞for，不要用of。
范例：We made a funeral for our mother after she died.
母親逝后，我們給她舉辦了喪葬。
5. in a short time：不久，一會兒
范例：In a short time, I suddenly came to understand a lot.
在很短的期間，我忽然明白了許多的事。
6. admire sb. for something：佩服某人某事，羨慕某人某事
范例：I admire him for his success in business.
我佩服他事業有成。
第三、寫作語匯
1. a good time of year：好年景
2. a sickly time of year：疾病成災的年月
3. gain experience：積累經驗
4. after a death in the family：在一個家庭成員的死亡后
5. a wealthy family：富裕的家庭
6. recent death：進來才死去
7. control one’s sadness：抑制住悲桑不外露
第四、語法點撥
1. ...he saw that the people who had cried the loudest in church usually recovered the fastest afterwards．
要點解析1：劃線部分為限定性定語從句修飾指代人且在定語從句中做主語的先行詞people。
要點解析2：劃線部分由2個副詞最高級修飾動詞。一個是loudest，修飾cried，另一個是the fastest修飾recover。
2. ... just as if nothing had happened．
要點解析：劃線部分為as if引導的讓步狀語從句，從句使用了虛擬語氣，是表示與過去的事情相反的事實，因此用過去完成時——had happen。
