大学思辨英语教程文学与人生unit4

Unit 4 The Open Window

Language Enhancement

I Word and Phrases

1.

(1) self-centred, self-addressed

(2) headfast, headless, headway

(3) scornful, respectful

(4) unquestionable, unintended

(5) tighten, sweeten

(6) enable, enrich

2.

(1) made an appearance(2) made a mess; make amends(3) make an effort(4) make sense(5) made a scene(6) make a deal

3.

(1) put up with(2) went off for(3) give way

(4)broke off(5)bolted out/ dashed off(6)dash off

(7)undergo (8) discount (9) migrate (10) endeavor

(11) mope (12) pursue (13) bustled (14) rattling

(15) straying (16) chanted

II Sentences and rhetoric

1.Paraphrase

(1)Framton was going to hand one of the letters of introduction to Mrs. Sappleton. He was wondering whether this lady could be categorized into the group of nice persons. / Framton was about to give one of the letters of introduction to Mrs. Sappleton. He wondered whether she could be said as belonging to the nice-person group or division.

(2)When the niece felt that the silence was too long to be proper, she asked: “Do you know many of the people around here” / When the niece decided that the silence was awkward for the communication, she asked: “Do you know many of the people around here”

(3)Here the child’s voice changed. It was no longer calm and in good control of her emotions, but sounded slightly human. / Here the child’s voice lost its quality of being calm and in control of her emotions, it changed into somewhat human.

(4)“The doctors all agree that I should have complete rest, not to have any mental excitement, and avoid anything that can involve forceful physical exercise,”Framton said. He was trying his very best to change the topic, driven by a fairly well-known false idea that total strangers or people you happen to know would be eager to know the smallest detail of your illness and pains, their cause and cure. / He tried very very hard to change the topic, under a false idea, which was rather widespread, that a complete stranger or a person you just know would be interested in knowing the smallest details of your health problems and their cause and cure.

2.Translation

(1) 弗兰姆顿?纳特尔努力想说点儿什么得体的话，既能够讨眼前这个小姑娘欢

心，又不至于怠慢她那位待会儿要下来的姨妈。

(2)他竭力想把交谈转向不太瘆人的话题但并不完全成功。他感觉到，女主人对

他心不在焉，她的目光常常略过他，投向那面法式落地窗和远处的草坪。

(3)弗兰姆顿惊恐地去抓他的手杖和帽子，在他仓惶逃离的过程中隐约意识到经

过了屋前的砾石车道和大门。

(4)他在印度时被一群野狗追到恒河附近的一个墓地里，不得不在一个新挖的坟

洞里过夜，那群狗就在他上面，龇牙咧嘴，冒着白沫，不停地狂叫。

(5)Life is presented as a succession of “ages”: from birth, through

babyhood, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, middle age, and finally old age.

(6)I feel quite awkward and out of place, for I know no one here at the party.

(7)Thank you so much for coming to our aid at such short notice.

(8)After reading Wuthering Heights, I am hungry for a trip to see the place in which the author once lived.

大学思辨英语教程文学与人生unit4

Unit 4 The Open Window Language Enhancement I Word and Phrases 1. (1) self-centred, self-addressed (2) headfast, headless, headway (3) scornful, respectful (4) unquestionable, unintended (5) tighten, sweeten (6) enable, enrich 2. (1) made an appearance(2) made a mess; make amends(3) make an effort(4) make sense(5) made a scene(6) make a deal 3. (1) put up with(2) went off for(3) give way (4)broke off(5)bolted out/ dashed off(6)dash off (7)undergo (8) discount (9) migrate (10) endeavor (11) mope (12) pursue (13) bustled (14) rattling (15) straying (16) chanted

II Sentences and rhetoric 1.Paraphrase (1)Framton was going to hand one of the letters of introduction to Mrs. Sappleton. He was wondering whether this lady could be categorized into the group of nice persons. / Framton was about to give one of the letters of introduction to Mrs. Sappleton. He wondered whether she could be said as belonging to the nice-person group or division. (2)When the niece felt that the silence was too long to be proper, she asked: “Do you know many of the people around here” / When the niece decided that the silence was awkward for the communication, she asked: “Do you know many of the people around here” (3)Here the child’s voice changed. It was no longer calm and in good control of her emotions, but sounded slightly human. / Here the child’s voice lost its quality of being calm and in control of her emotions, it changed into somewhat human. (4)“The doctors all agree that I should have complete rest, not to have any mental excitement, and avoid anything that can involve forceful physical exercise,”Framton said. He was trying his very best to change the topic, driven by a fairly well-known false idea that total strangers or people you happen to know would be eager to know the smallest detail of your illness and pains, their cause and cure. / He tried very very hard to change the topic, under a false idea, which was rather widespread, that a complete stranger or a person you just know would be interested in knowing the smallest details of your health problems and their cause and cure. 2.Translation (1) 弗兰姆顿?纳特尔努力想说点儿什么得体的话，既能够讨眼前这个小姑娘欢 心，又不至于怠慢她那位待会儿要下来的姨妈。 (2)他竭力想把交谈转向不太瘆人的话题但并不完全成功。他感觉到，女主人对 他心不在焉，她的目光常常略过他，投向那面法式落地窗和远处的草坪。

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