标签:
杂谈 |
Language Points:
Language Point 1
Dickens might have created Charlie Chaplin's childhood. (Para.
1)
Meaning: When he was a child, Charlie Chaplin lived in great
poverty, which was like the misery described in Dickens'
novels.
might have + V-ed: used to say that something was possible in
the past, but it did not in fact happen
The plan might easily have gone wrong, but in fact it was a great
success.
这个计划可能很容易失败,可事实上却非常成功。
They might have chosen anyone for the job, but they picked
me.
他们也许可以选择其他任何人做这工作,可是他们选择了我。
Language Point 2
... have provided more applause (and profit) where Chaplin is
concerned than the land of his birth. (Para. 2)
Meaning: ... Chaplin was more successful in other countries than in
his motherland.
to provide applause and profit where sb. is concerned
给予某人掌声和收益
Our society should provide more applause and rewa