第一、詞匯學習

baptize

雙語釋義：give baptism to (sb); christen

為（某人）施洗禮; 洗禮時命名

典型范例：She was baptized Mary.

她受洗禮時被命名為瑪麗.

第二、短語學習

1. pour something into something：把......倒進

e.g.He is pouring the boiling water to his glass.

他把沸水倒入她的杯子。

2. in church：在教堂做禮拜

e.g.You must curb your daughter when you are in church.

你在教堂時必須管住你的女兒。

e.g.Sports clothes are improper for wearing in church.

運動服不適于在教堂內穿。

3. pick up：拿起，撿起，抱起

e.g.He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.

他從地板上拾起帽子，重新戴在頭上。

e.g.Ridley picked up a pencil and fiddled with it.

里德利拿起一支鉛筆，不停地在手里擺弄著。

4. light up：點火，點燈

e.g.Her eyes lit up with joy.

她因喜悅而目光炯炯。

e.g.A rare smile lit up his stern features.

他那難得一見的微笑在他死板的臉上平添一些生氣。

其他短語：

1. light a candle：點燃蠟燭

2. kneel around：跪成一圈

3. in one’s nightdress：穿著睡裙

第三、妙筆生花

1. Her long dark hair hang down her back to her waist．

點撥：肖像描寫，對苔絲穿著的睡裙做描繪。

釋義：她那又長又黑的頭發一直垂下到她的腰部。

2. Her enthusiasm lit up her face, giving it a beautiful purity

點撥：這是對苔絲的臉色做肖像描寫，傳達出苔絲對死去孩子的那種悲痛之中的又蘊含著身為一個母親，為孩子補做禮拜的激情。

釋義：她的熱情使她的面孔煥發著光彩，透出一種美麗的圣潔。

第四、語法點撥

1. Having poured some water into a bowl,she made them kneel around, with their hands together as in church．

點撥1：having some water into a bowl是現在分詞的完成式做時間狀語。

點撥2：make后面的賓語如果有補足語，要用動詞原形。文中的make them kneel around中的kneel around是動詞原形做賓語them的補足語。

點撥3：with their hands together是介詞短語做伴隨狀況狀語。With在這里表示伴隨。

2. The children were hardly awake and watched Tess with big round eyes．

點撥：with big round eyes中的with是“用”的意思，表示方式。

3.She looked tall in her long white nightdress, her long dark hair hanging down her back to her waist．

點撥：her long dark hair hanging down her back to her waist是獨立主格結構做伴隨狀況狀語。