自考綜合英語(二)下冊(cè)詳解第二課下

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21. His perception of possibilities enlarged. 他對(duì)奇跡發(fā)生的可能性認(rèn)識(shí)擴(kuò)大了。
    He became more aware that miracles were possible.
    22……For a time he stared at it, and then looked up and met his own gaze in the looking glass. 他凝視蠟燭片刻,然后抬起頭來,在鏡子中他看到了自己凝視的目光。
    stare: 凝視,盯著瞧 (因?yàn)轶@訝,好奇,而盯著看,或粗魯無理等而睜大眼睛地盯著看)
    A person stares in wonder, surprise, stupidity, curiosity or from mere rudness.
    gaze: 凝視 (通常暗示目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地凝視。這種凝視是由于驚奇、喜好或興趣引起的。)
    For hours he gazed at the stars, thinking to himself how they came into being.好幾個(gè)小時(shí)他望著星星,想著星星怎么形成的。
    23. “What about miracle now?” said Mr. Fotheringay, addressing his own reflection. “你現(xiàn)在對(duì)奇跡怎么看?”佛澤林蓋先生對(duì)鏡子里的自己說道。
    Now what do you think of miracles? Do you still think them impossible? Mr. Fotheringay spoke to his own reflection in the mirror.
    What about…? 一般用來詢問情況,或提出建議
    What about Ms. Brown? Is she joining us in the visit to China? 布朗夫人怎么樣?她會(huì)和我們一起去中國旅行嗎?
    What about going to Tianjin during the National Day holiday? 國慶節(jié)放假去天津好嗎?
    address: to speak to a (person or audience) 對(duì) ……… 講話
    General Li is going to address the air force tomorrow. 李將軍明天將對(duì)空軍講話。
    Foreign Minister Li is going to address the United Nations on the subject of war and peace. 李外長(zhǎng)明天將在聯(lián)大作有關(guān)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)與和平的演講。
    24. So far as he could see , he had only to will the thing.據(jù)他看來,他只須表達(dá)出意愿來,事情就會(huì)辦成。
    According to his understanding, he had just to try to make something happen with his mental power, it would happen.
    so/as far as ******************. can see (know, remember…)據(jù)某人所知,表示對(duì)要說的情況的準(zhǔn)確性尚無的把握,只是個(gè)人的看法或感覺。(as far as )更普通。
    So far as I remember, h e came to this city 20 years ago. 我記得他是 20 年前來到這個(gè)城市的。
    As far as I can see, he is a reliable person whom you can turn to in difficulty. 據(jù)我所見,他是一個(gè)你在困難時(shí)可以向他求助的可靠的人。
    25.In the early hours of the morning he reached the fact that his will power must be unusual and strong .到次日凌晨,他已經(jīng)得出結(jié)論:他的意志力肯定是非凡的、強(qiáng)大的。
    Soon after midnight he had concluded that his will power was unusual and strong.
    the early/small hours of the morning : the period of time soon after midnight 凌晨
    reach the fact that : conclude that 認(rèn)識(shí)到事情的真相,得出結(jié)論
    They soon reached the fact that their project would never be approved. 他們很快認(rèn)識(shí)到他們的工程永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)批準(zhǔn)。
    26.The fears of his first discovery were now mixed with pride and ideas of advantage.剛發(fā)現(xiàn)自己超凡能力時(shí)的恐懼心情這時(shí)已經(jīng)摻入了自豪感和優(yōu)越感。
    Now he had a mixed feeling about his extraordinary power. ……while he was still afraid, he felt pride and a sense of superiority.
    (of motion) be mixed with (another ): 感情的交雜
    The joy Mrs. Mallad felt at her hu******************and's death was mixed with guilt.聽到丈夫去世的消息,馬拉德太太感到欣喜,欣喜之中又包含著內(nèi)疚。
    27.As he struggled to get his shirt over his head, he was struck with a brilliant idea .在他費(fèi)勁地從頭上脫下襯衫的時(shí)候,他突然想到了一個(gè)絕招。
    As he took off his shirt with difficulty, an idea came to him and impressed him as extremely clever.
    struggle to do sth/to sth/for sth. 費(fèi)勁地做……
    The man struggle to his feet and went on. 那個(gè)人費(fèi)勁地站起來,繼續(xù)往前走。 These people toiled day and night and struggled for survival. 那些人日夜勞作,為生存而努力。
    At that time my father struggled to bring up our family. 那時(shí)候,我父親艱難地維持一家人的生活。
    be struck with/by/ on : to be favourably impressed by 突然想到,被……留下印象
    I was struck by his proposal. 他的提議給我留下深刻的印象。
    The speech struck deep into the minds of the people.演說深深打動(dòng)了人們。
    I was struck with a happy thought. 我突然有一個(gè)愉快的想法。
    28.…was thoughtful all through breakfast –time 吃飯時(shí)他一直在琢磨著。
    …h(huán)e was thinking deeply all the time when he was having breakfast.
    thoughtful: 沉思的,在認(rèn)真考慮的;體貼的
    Mary was thoughtful for a while and then replied ,“No”。瑪麗認(rèn)真考慮了一會(huì)兒然后回答說“不”。
    It was very thoughtful of you to remind me of bring the raincoat.你想得很周到提醒我?guī)в暌隆?BR>    29.At last his mind turned again to cautious experiments.后他又想到要謹(jǐn)慎地做試驗(yàn)。
    Finally he thought of trying a few more miracles.
    turn to: go to ******************./sth. for help, advice向……求助,求助于……
    He is a person you can turn to in a crisis.他是一個(gè)在危機(jī)時(shí)刻你能求助的人。
    When I am in trouble, I always turn to my sister for advice.當(dāng)我有麻煩時(shí),我總是向我的姐姐要主意。
    30. He hurried to work in a state of profound but carefully concealed excitement.他趕忙去上班,情緒激昂,但又藏而不露。
    He hurried to work with high spirit, but he tried to hide his excitement carefully.
    31.…but this caused him no inconvenience, because he made up for it miraculously in his last ten minutes.不過,這到?jīng)]有給他造成不便,因?yàn)樗谙掳嗲暗?0分鐘之內(nèi)奇跡般地把還沒做的事都干完了。
    …but this caused no problems because he finished all that he had to do in the last ten minutes, by using his miraculous power.
    make up for sth: 補(bǔ)償,彌補(bǔ)
    His hard work makes up for his lack of intelligence.他的勤奮工作彌補(bǔ)了他的不聰明。
    I had to study harder to make up for the time I missed in school when I was ill.我得努力學(xué)習(xí),把我生病時(shí)缺的課補(bǔ)上。
    32. As the day passed, his state of mind passed from wonder to delight .就在這一天之內(nèi),他的思想狀況由驚訝變成了喜悅。
    pass from…to/into…: change from one state or condition to another由一種狀況轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)榱硪环N狀況
    During the debate, their attitudes towards the project passed from disagreement to approval. 在辯論中,他們對(duì)這項(xiàng)目的態(tài)度從不贊成到同意。
    33. He intended, among other things, to increase his personal property by acts of creation, and called into existence a number of nice things 除其它事情外,他還打算使用他的造物之舉來增加他的私人財(cái)產(chǎn),并真地創(chuàng)造出了幾件好東西。
    among others/other things 用來從一群人或一群事物中列舉一兩個(gè)
    Gu Xiulian, vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the NPC, among others, attended the reception in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan.全國人大常委會(huì)副主席顧秀蓮和其它人一起出席了紀(jì)念中日建交30周年的招待會(huì)。
    At the recent press conference, the spokesman of the foreign ministry talked, among other things, about China-Germany relations.在近記者招待會(huì)上,那位外交部發(fā)言人特別談到了中德關(guān)系。
    call sth. into existence: ask sth to be created 指令造出……
    The magician said he was able to call anything into existence.那魔術(shù)師說他能變出任何東西。
    bring sth into existence/being: cause sth to exist; create, establish 創(chuàng)造;建立
    A new committee has been brought into existence to address the non-performing loans in the state-owned banks.成立了一個(gè)新的委員會(huì)來處理國有銀行的呆帳。
    34. But he could see that the gift required caution and watchfulness.不過他明白,對(duì)這個(gè)天賦他必須小心,必須保持警惕。
    But he knew that his unusual power should be used very carefully, and he should keep them secret, otherwise it might cause trouble.
    35. He struck a match and saw that this beautiful miracles was indeed accomplished. 他劃了根火柴,發(fā)現(xiàn)那個(gè)美妙的奇跡確實(shí)創(chuàng)造出來了。
    accomplish: 強(qiáng)調(diào)通過堅(jiān)韌不把的努力完成一項(xiàng)使命或達(dá)到某一目標(biāo)。 強(qiáng)調(diào)完成全部任務(wù)的過程,不強(qiáng)調(diào)完成的手段和方法。
    He accomplished a great deal in his short life 在他短暫的一生里,他取得了很大成就。
    achieve:可指由于努力而理所當(dāng)然應(yīng)該得到的成功,達(dá)到了既定目標(biāo)。這一過程中包含技能、毅力和努力。
    despite repeated experiments, so far, no noticeable results have achieved 盡管多次試驗(yàn),但到目前為止,還沒有取得顯著的結(jié)果。
    36.He could think of no answer but the truth.“ I was working a miracle.”他想不出別的答復(fù),只好以實(shí)情相告。
    He had to tell the truth. As he couldn't find a better answer to convince the policeman, he had no choice but to tell him that he was performing a miracle.
    work, perform, create,…a miracle 創(chuàng)造奇跡
    37.Don't talk rot.別胡說八道
    Don't talk nonsense.
    38.He realized that he had given himself away 他意識(shí)到他露了餡。
    He realized that he had betrayed himself.
    give oneself away: to reveal ******************./sth./oneself intentionally or without meaning to;
    betray ******************./sth.暴露了他人或自己(的真實(shí)情況或身份);出賣了
    It never occurred to him that his close friend would give him away.他決沒想到他的好朋友會(huì)把他出賣。
    Please don't give my secret away. 別洩露我的秘密。
    39. I've had enough of this.我已經(jīng)受夠了。
    I can't put up with your ridicule any more.
    have had enough of sth.: to want no more of, to be enable or unwilling to tolerate
    sth./******************. any more.再也不能忍受……
    he's had enough of his boss ordering him about and decided to quit.他再也不愿受老板那樣的支使而決定不干了。
    I have had enough of her gossips.我聽夠了她的搬弄是非的話。
    40.…nor did he trouble to see what had become of his flowering stick.也沒有費(fèi)神去看看那根開花的拐杖到底怎么了。
    ……not did he bother to find out what had happened to his walking stick that had turned into a rosebush.
    not trouble to do sth: not do sth because it needs too much effort沒有特意去做
    The interviewer even did not trouble to look at my resume. 給我面試的那個(gè)人甚至不屑看一下我的簡(jiǎn)歷。
    You need not trouble to answer this.你不需要特意地回答這個(gè)問題。
    what has/had become of sth./******************. : what has happened to sth./******************.后來怎樣
    What has become of the project that had cause so much controversy?那個(gè)爭(zhēng)論得很激烈的項(xiàng)目后來怎樣了?
    What has become of the student who dropped out of school? 那個(gè)退學(xué)的學(xué)生后來怎樣了?