第一、賞析語段
This surprised Dairyman Crick,who appeared never to have thought of milk as a drink.
這讓奶場工克里克感到驚訝, 他仿佛從來沒想過牛奶也能這么喝似的。
"Oh,if you can swallow it, have some," he said, holding the bucket for her to drink from.
“哦, 如果你喝得下, 就喝吧。”他說, 拿起了一個小桶讓她喝。
"I haven't touched any for years. It would lie in my stomach like a stone, so it would.Now, try that one and see how you get on."
“我好幾年沒碰過它了。喝了它就像胃里放了塊石頭似的,是這樣的。那么現(xiàn)在,你去擠那頭牛,看看你干得怎樣。”
And he pointed to the nearest cow.
他指著最近的一頭牛說道。
As soon as Tess was on her stool under the cow, and the milk was pouring between her fingers into the bucket, she really felt that her new life was beginning.
苔絲坐到了奶牛下面的凳子上, 牛奶從她的指間流泄到桶里, 她真地感覺到她的新生活開始了。
As she relaxed,she looked around her.
在她歇息的空隙, 她環(huán)顧了一下四周。
第二、寫作佳語
think of:想起,記起,想到
e.g. I can't think of his name at the moment.
我一時(shí)想不起他的名字。
e.g. Oh, I can't bear to think of it!
啊, 我簡直不忍心去想它.
for years:很久,多年
e.g. For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia.
他們多年來一直在向俄羅斯泄露國家機(jī)密。
e.g. This rumour has been bruited about for years.
這個謠言已傳播多年了。
get on:取得進(jìn)展,有起色
e.g. Livy's getting on very well in Russian. She learns very quickly.
莉薇的俄語很有起色,她學(xué)得非常快。
e.g. When he came back to see me I asked how he had got on.
他回來看我的時(shí)候,我問他進(jìn)展如何。
point to:指向......
e.g. At midday both hands point to twelve.
正午兩個指針都指向十二點(diǎn)。
e.g. Then in the yellow light he'd point to pictures and paraphrase the news items.
在黃色的燈光下,他手指著一張張圖片,講解一條條新聞。
as soon as:一......就......
e.g. Come here as soon as you finish the work.
工作一結(jié)束你就到這里來。
e.g. Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job.
一旦就業(yè),即停發(fā)福利救濟(jì)。
look around:環(huán)顧,四處張望
e.g. Concentrate your mind on study.Don't look around.
專心學(xué)習(xí),別東張西望的。
e.g. Look around you before crossing the streets.
在橫過馬路的時(shí)候先朝各方面看看。