Unit 2 Why My Great-uncle Gave Up the Ministry

该掌握的语言点

About the title: Ministry here doesn’t mean a governmental department but refers to the profession, duties, and services of a minister. （牧师）

concern的用法

Well-educated  adj.受过良好教育的

a full-time Baptist minister专职浸礼会牧师;

A kindly gentleman despite his size; 尽管他块头很大，但人很不错

be clumsy adj.笨拙的[synonyms ] awkward cumbersome ungainly ungraceful

pay a pastoral call（做牧灵拜访）;

inadvertently adv.不注意地

search for  v.搜查, 搜索

panic n. v. adj. 惊恐pan.icked; pan.ick.ing; pan.ics;

panicky adj.恐慌的, 惊慌失措的

be devastated 被毁坏，被打败

bring oneself to do 奋力; 下决心，鼓起勇气做

resolve to unburden himself  决心解脱自己

To make sb. feel welcome 让某人感到很受欢迎

brand-new curtains 崭新的窗帘

a large pitcher of ice water：pitcher n. 有柄水罐

work on his sermon before retiring:

sermon 布道辞 

就寝 [retire: go to bed]

Assume sth. to be a full glass of water: 以为是一杯水

grope along the walls in search for the light switch: 在墙上摸索着找开关

grope one’s way

retraced his steps 原路返回

settle back on bed 回床躺好

crisp white崭新洁白的  对比brand-new curtains 崭新的窗帘

be smudged with prints of his paws他的手印弄脏了窗帘                

In a shaken state of mind 在这种饱受惊下的情况下                       

approach the landing快到楼梯平台

Feet…slipped. 脚打滑，失去平衡

比较：Slippery  slide  slide  ski  skate

electric brass candelabra枝状大烛台; （文中是电灯座做成烛台的样子，所以有electric）

electric brass candelabra mount on the stairwell wall 装在墙上

rip it from the wall 从墙上拽下来

topple down： 颠覆, 倒塌

clutch sth. in one’s hand手里紧紧抓着…