综合英语教程第四册 Unit4 课文分析3
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4 She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of
the chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came up into her
throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep
continues to sob in its dreams. She was young, with a fair, calm
face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength.
But now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed
away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It was not a
glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of
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她的头靠在椅子的垫子上，坐在那里一动不动，只有在抽噎的时候，她才动一下，就像一个哭睡了的小孩，在梦中仍不停地抽噎。
她还年轻，有一张白皙而平静的面孔，脸上的皱纹表明她是勇敢的并且可以像以前那样控制住自己的感情。而此刻她的目光有些呆滞，直楞楞地瞅着远处。她的目光表明她并不是在沉思而是在好好地想一想到底发生了什么。
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| [summary] The author describes
Mrs. Mallard in detail (her stare and face) to express her inner
feelings. |
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| 1. She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose
lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. |
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| [paraphrase] She was
still young and had a white and calm face, the wrinkles on which
showed that she was brave and was able to control her feelings as
before.
bespeak: vt. to be or give a sign of; indicate
说明，指示表示或给出指示；说明
The efficiency of the organization bespoke careful planning.
repression: the unconscious exclusion of
painful impulses, desires, or fears from the conscious mind
压抑
Though she is now in danger, her face shows her repression and
confidence.
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| 2. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes,
whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of
blue sky. |
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| [paraphrase] Her
eyes showed that she was depressed. She was staring at something
far off in the distance in the sky.
gaze: n. a steady, fixed look 凝视，注视
vi. to look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention
凝视，注视
cf.
gape: vi. to stare wonderingly or stupidly, often
with the mouth open 张着嘴看
gawk: vi. to stare or gape stupidly 呆视
stare: vi. to look directly and fixedly, often
with a wide-eyed gaze 盯着看
gawp: vi. to look at sth. in a foolish way, esp.
with the mouth open 张着嘴傻看
What are you gaping at?—This letter says I have won half a million
pounds.
Don't just stand there gawking!
It's rude to stare at other people.
The little boys gawped at the princess as she stepped out of the
taxi.
yonder: adv. in or at that indicated place
那边
I like the house over yonder.
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| 3. It was not a glance of reflection, but rather
indicated a suspension of intelligent thought. |
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| [paraphrase] Her
glance didn't show that she was deep in thought., but indicated
that the mind stopped thinking in order to understand what had
happened.
[grammatical point] not ...but ...
This structure is usually ‘balanced', so that the same kind of
words follow ‘not' and ‘but'.
What I want is not money, but freedom.
He doesn't work, but listens to music.
reflection: n. (an idea or statement resulting
from ) deep and careful thought 沉思，仔细考虑
He always does things without sufficient reflection.
suspension: n. the act of suspending or the
condition of being suspended 暂停
The government has ordered the immediate suspension of exports to
that country.
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5 There was something coming to her and she was waiting
for it, fearfully. What was it? She did not know; it was too subtle
and elusive to name. But she felt it, creeping out of the sky,
reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color that
filled the air. Now her bosom rose and fell tumultuously. She was
beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess
her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will--as
powerless as her two white slender hands would have been. |
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有种东西正在向她袭来，而她充满恐惧的等待着。那到底是什么？她也不知道，因为它太难以捉摸了，令人难以名状。但是她分明感觉到它爬出了天际，通过充斥在空气中的声音、气味、色彩来向她靠近。
现在她的胸脯在剧烈地起伏，她开始意识到那东西正在靠近来控制她，她想用意志来打退它，但是她也像她的纤细的双手那样变得软弱无力。
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| [summary] The writer
tells us that something was happening to Mrs. Mallard. |
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| 1. There was something coming to her
and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it? |
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| [paraphrase] In these
sentences "something" refers to her longing for the change of her
life. The wish had always been in the subconscious and now it
gradually found its way to her mind. She felt it "fearfully"
because it also frightened her that she was thinking about freedom
at a time when she should be mourning for her lost husband. |
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| 2. She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive
to name. |
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| [paraphrase] That
strange thing was so difficult to understand that she could not
tell what it was.
subtle: adj. delicate; not easy to notice,
understand, or explain 难以捉摸的,难以解释的
His attempt to offer us a bribe was not exactly subtle.
elusive: adj. difficult to catch, find, or
remember 难懂的, 难捉摸的, 易忘的
I've been trying to get her on the phone, but she seems to be
rather elusive.
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| 3. She was beginning to recognize this thing that
was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it
back with her will--as powerless as her two white slender hands
would have been. |
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| [paraphrase] She began to realize
that this strange thing was approaching to control her. Though she
tried to pushed it back with her will, she failed, for she was as
weak as her slender hands.
possess: vt. 1)to have as one's property , as a quality
,etc.
2)to
control, to hold in one's power" 占有, 拥有, 持有, 摆布, 支配
The rich man possesses a big villa.
strive: v. try very hard 努力，奋斗
They are striving for success.
I strived to improve my performance.
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