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综合英语教程第四册 Unit2 课文分析2

(2011-02-27 15:45:15)
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Para 2 My 17-year-old sister pushes back her covers and sits up. I make a supreme effort and struggle out too. We grab my father's World War II army blankets and wrap them tightly around our cotton pajamas. Our pace is quick. One of us misses catching the screen door. It slams. Gingerly, we pick our way over slippery rocks and prickly pine needles, down 49 dew-covered log steps to the shore. We catch our breath and look up. Across the lake, a sliver of brilliant red crests the top of the shadowed forest. It silhouettes our mother on the lake shore, the first light catching the soft red of her hair. Hues of lavender, rose and amber begin to pulsate in the sky. High above, in the soft blue, a lone star still sparkles. Silver mist rises gently from the lake. All is still.
十七岁的姐姐掀开被子坐了起来。我也费了九牛二虎之力才挣扎着爬起来。我们抓起父亲二战时期用的军用毛毯,紧紧地围在我们身上穿的棉睡衣上。我们急促地往外走。其中一人没有抓住隔板的门,那门砰地一声关上了。 我们小心翼翼地在光滑的石头上和多刺的松针上走着,走完沾满露水的四十九级木台阶之后,就来到了湖边。我们屏住了呼吸,抬起头来欣赏眼前的美景。在湖的那一边,一片亮红色在昏暗的森林顶端闪闪发光。这一片红色衬托出站在湖边的母亲的轮廓。第一缕光线映衬出了母亲的头发那柔和的红色。 熏衣草的淡紫色,还有玫瑰色和琥珀色开始在空中跳动。在高天之上,在柔和的蓝色穹苍中,一颗孤寂的星星仍在一闪一闪的。银白色的雾气缓缓地从湖面上升起。周围一片寂静。
 
[summary] We finally get up, make our way to the lakeside and begin to enjoy the tranquility of dawn.
 
1. I make a supreme effort and struggle out too.
 
[paraphrase] I make a very great effort and manage to get up.

supreme: a. most important; greatest最重要的,最大的
Winning an Olympic gold medal was, I suppose, the supreme moment of my life.

 
2. We grab my father's World War II army blankets and wrap them tightly around our cotton pajamas.
 
grab: grasp sth. suddenly or roughly抓,抢
He grabbed my collar and pulled me towards him.
[idiom] grab at sb. / sth.:(attempt to) seize sb. / sth. eagerly or desperately热切或拼命地(企图)抓住/或捉住某人/某物
He grabbed at the boy, but could not save him from falling.

wrap sth. around / round ab. / sth.: wind or fold (a piece of material) round sb. / sth. as covering or protection将(一块材料)缠绕或围住某人/某物(加以遮盖或保护)
He wrapped a clean rag around his ankle.
[idiom] wrap sb. up in cotton wool: protect sb. too much from dangers or risks过分保护某人
She keeps all her children wrapped up in cotton wool.

 
3. One of us misses catching the screen door.
 
[paraphrase] One of us does not get hold of the kitchen door before it slams.
 
4. Gingerly, we pick our way over slippery rocks and prickly pine needles, down 49 dew-covered log steps to the shore.
 
gingerly: adv. with great care and caution to avoid causing harm or making a noise极谨慎地(以免造成伤害或发出声响);adj.小心翼翼的;轻手轻脚的
Gingerly he opened the door of the rat's cage.
She sat down in a gingerly manner.

pick one's way: walk cautiously小心地走;谨慎前进
The mother often tells her child to pick his way across a street.
v. + one's way:
break one's way: 打断某人的路
fight one's way: 打开一条道路
find one's way: 找到一条路
hold one's way:(沿着一条道路)一直前进,继续干
lose one's way: 迷路,误入歧途
make one's way: 动身(去某处)
oar one's way: 划浆前进
pay one's way: 支付生活费;维持生活
plow one's way:(在积雪、烂泥等中)开路前进,艰难费力地前进
push one's way: 推开(人丛)通过,挤过
take one's way: 动身到某处去,继续前进
win one's way: 奋力前进,取得成功
The chicken breaks its way out into the world.
We had to fight our way through the enemy lines.
I have some difficulty in finding my way back.
He held his way to the front door.
We lost our way in the dark.
They will make their way on foot along the track.
The white swans were oaring their way with rosy feet.
The company does not even pay its way.
The bullet plowed its way through his bones.
The boy tried to push his way to a good front place.
I took my way through the crowd.
The new invention won its way more and more into favor.

 
5. We catch our breath and look up.
 
catch one's breath: stop breathing for a moment (because of fear, shock, etc)(因恐惧、震惊等)一时停止呼吸,屏息
He caught his breath in surprise.
v. + one's breath:
[idioms] hold one's breath: stop breathing for a short time (e.g. during a medical examination or from fear or excitement)暂时屏住呼吸
[idioms] lose one's breath: pant for breath, e.g. after running hard气喘吁吁,上气不接下气
[idioms] save one's breath: not bother to speak when it is useless不必白费唇舌
[idioms] waste one's breath (on sb. / sth.): speak (about sb. / sth.) but not have any effect(对某人/某事)白费唇舌
How long can you hold your breath for?
After a 5-mile race, Tom lost his breath.
You can save your breath: you'll never persuade her.
They won't listen, so don't waste your breath telling them.
 
6. It silhouettes our mother on the lake shore, the first light catching the soft red of her hair.
 
silhouettes our mother: Mother is outlined (or: is seen in profile) against the brilliant red of dawn.

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