1. Unless one is wealthy there is no use in beingmight be called an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. Like most diseases， it has its own symptoms
there /it is no use （in） doing：做……是沒有用的/沒有意義的
eg： There is no use in complaining without doing anything.光抱怨不做事是沒用的。
2. Romance is the privilege of the rich， not the profession of the unemployed.
This company has the privilege of dealing the import and export of chemicals.
這家公司有經(jīng)營化工產(chǎn)品進出口的特權(quán)。： deal with處理
3. These are the great truths of modern life which Hughie Erskine never realized.
truth道理，真理
4. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues， often without our conscious awareness
depend on sb./sth. （for sth.）：依靠，依賴……而獲得
eg： The country depends on its oil-rich neighbours for its oil supply這個國家依靠其石油豐富的鄰國供應(yīng)石油。
have sth. as one‘s food以什么為主食eg： Most southern people live on rice.多數(shù)南方人以大米為主食。
5. He never said a clever or even an ill-natured thing in his life.
ill-natured： unpleasant or unkind懷著惡意的，脾氣壞的eg：He is an ill-natured old man.他是個壞脾氣的老人。
6. He was as popular with men as he was with women and he had every quality except that of making money.
popular with/among：受歡迎的，討喜歡的，流行的
eg： The young teacher is very popular among the students. 這位年輕的教師很受學(xué)生的歡迎。
7 His father， on his death had left him his sword and a history of a particular war in fifteen volumes.
on（sb.‘s death）：剛一……
8. lived on two hundred pounds a year that an old aunt allowed him.
live on：A. depend on sth. for financial support依靠什么作為經(jīng)濟來源：
eg： The five people family had to live on Father‘s salary of 500yuan a month.
這個五口人的家庭僅僅靠父親一個人每月500元的工資生活。
eg： The people in that country are always grumbling about the dry weather
那個國家的人們一直干旱的天氣。
9.He had gone on the Stock Exchange for six months； but what was a butterfly to do among bulls and bears？
bulls and bears指有經(jīng)驗的股票投機者。
eg：a bear market： when the value of business shares is falling 熊市
a bullish market牛市
10. but he had soon tired of that.
Tire of 厭倦，厭煩
eg：His interest in the stock exchange soon wore off， and he tired of the business.
他對股票交易的興趣很快消失，對此感到厭倦。
11 To make matters worse， he was in love.
Make matters/ things worse：使原來就尷尬、不妙、甚至危險的狀況更糟糕
12. The girl he loved was Laura Merton， the daughter of a former attendants； the absent-minded stare；
former前面的，以前的 the former president前總統(tǒng)
13. They were the handsomest couple in London， and had not a penny between them.
between：共同，一起，合作
eg： They opened a small restaurant between them.他倆合伙開了一個小飯館?！∧谴问鹿蕮p傷了他的視力
14. He had been very much attracted by Hughie at first， it must be admitted
attract吸引，引起： attraction， interest吸引
eg： The scenery here is attractive.這里的景色很迷人。
admit：承認
eg：He admitted his mistakes to the teacher
15 IThe only people a painter should know he used to say used to say， are people who are beautiful，
Used to do 過去常?！ g： He used to get up late. 那孩子對這個游戲的興趣很快就消失了。
16 …… However， after he got to know Hughie better， he liked him quite as as much for his bright， cheerful spirits， and his generous， careless nature.
As much as： 和……同樣程度， 一樣，差不多
It is as much your responsibility as ours. 這是你們的責(zé)任，同樣也是我們的責(zé)任。
17 When Hughie came in he found Trevor putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size picture of a beggar-man.
touch： 點綴
eg：Wait a minute， please. I‘m just putting the finishing touches to the dress.請等一下，這件連衣裙剩下幾針就好了。
life-size與實物一樣大小的 the life-size statue與真人一樣大小的塑像
18. Over his shoulder wasthrown a rough coat， all torn and full of holes； his thick boots were old and patched； and with one hand he leant on a rough stick， while with the other he held out his battered hat for money.
hold out sth./hold sth. out： 伸出 eg： Tom held out his cup for a refill
19. An amazing model？“ shouted Trevor at the top of his voice ”I should think so！“
at the top of one‘s voice以某人大的聲音/嗓門
20 What a picture Rembrandt would have made of him！
Make a picture of sb.將某人畫下來。
21. I tell you that there are moments when art almost reaches the importance of manual work.
I tell you/I can tell you/ I‘m telling you用來強調(diào)已經(jīng)說的或后面要說的話
eg： I will never do such a thing， I tell you.告訴你，我決不會做這樣的事。
eg： I can tell you， if you give up this opportunity， you will regret. 你要是真放棄這次機會，你會后悔的。
22. The old beggar-man took advantage of Trevor‘s absence to rest for a moment on a wooden seat that was behind him.
take advantage of sth.： to make full use of sth.
eg： I intend to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.
我打算好好利用這交旅行買些我們需要的東西。
23. He looked so miserable that Hughie pitied him， and felt in his pockets to see what money he had.
pity（動詞）憐憫，同情，可憐
Feel（ about/around）（for sb./ sth.）（用手、腳或棍子去）尋找/摸
eg： He felt in his briefcase for a pen.他在公文包里找一枝筆。
24. slipped the pound into the beggar‘s hand
Slip： put sth. somewhere， esp. quickly， quietly or secretly
eg：The strange man slipped a small note into my hand. 那個陌生人悄悄地把一張小條塞進我的手里。
25 The old man startled and a faint smile passed across his lips.
startle （up）： jump up suddenly驚跳起來，使大吃一驚
I was startled at his sudden knocking loudly at the door. 他的突然大聲敲門嚇了我一跳。
26. He spent the day with Laura， was charmingly blamed for how to go shopping， when to giving away one pound， and bad to walk home.
be blamed for 因……而受到責(zé)備
eg：He was blamed by his parents for his failure in the entrance exams.
他因在這次入學(xué)考試中沒有考好而受到父母的責(zé)備。
give sth. away ： to give sth. free of charge
eg： He gave away all his mother‘s books away when she died.他母親去世后他把她的書都送給別人了。
27. What an amazing model！“ whispered Hughie， as he shook hands with his friend.
What （an/a）+n.感嘆句，修飾名詞
28. Such beggars are not met with every day……
meet with（偶爾）遇到，碰到；得到，遭受
Such animals are rarely met with in the north.這種動物很難在北方看到。
I sometimes meet him in the library.我偶爾在圖書館碰到他。
These bad habits have met with strong condemning from the public.這些壞習(xí)慣遭到了公眾的譴責(zé)。
29……I think the model should have a percentage
have a percentage：have a share分成，有份
30. I tell you that there are moments when art almost reaches the importance of manual work.
there are moments when有時， 有這樣的時候
31.It is better to have a permanent income than to be attractive
permanent income，permanent 永久的，長期的
32. Poor Hughie ！ Intellectually，……
Intellectually從智力來說，從智力上看
33. He had gone on the Stock Exchange for six months； but what was a butterfly to do among bulls and bears？
butterfly： someone who usually moves on quickly from one activity or person to another輕浮的人
34.That did not answer……
answer： to be a way of dealing or solving a problem解決問題的辦法依
35. At last he became nothing， a delightful， useless young man with a perfect face and no profession.
后他一事無成，落得沒有職業(yè)，只有一張完美的臉蛋，成了一個可愛的窩囊廢。（注意對照法的運用：a delightful與useless，a perfect face 與no profession形成對照。）
第一段介紹了主人公休吉o厄斯金的基本情況：他智力一般，長相極好，也有人緣，但就是有會賺錢。讀者對他的印象只可能是不好不壞。開頭的描述是為了突出他后來的所作所為。學(xué)生可以參見以前所學(xué)的課文描寫主人公亨利o格朗德時所用的技巧
36. To make matters worse， he was in love.
be in love （with）談戀愛，（與……）相愛
eg：He is in love with a girl from countryside. 他與一個來自農(nóng)村的女孩相愛了。
there /it is no use （in） doing：做……是沒有用的/沒有意義的
eg： There is no use in complaining without doing anything.光抱怨不做事是沒用的。
2. Romance is the privilege of the rich， not the profession of the unemployed.
This company has the privilege of dealing the import and export of chemicals.
這家公司有經(jīng)營化工產(chǎn)品進出口的特權(quán)。： deal with處理
3. These are the great truths of modern life which Hughie Erskine never realized.
truth道理，真理
4. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues， often without our conscious awareness
depend on sb./sth. （for sth.）：依靠，依賴……而獲得
eg： The country depends on its oil-rich neighbours for its oil supply這個國家依靠其石油豐富的鄰國供應(yīng)石油。
have sth. as one‘s food以什么為主食eg： Most southern people live on rice.多數(shù)南方人以大米為主食。
5. He never said a clever or even an ill-natured thing in his life.
ill-natured： unpleasant or unkind懷著惡意的，脾氣壞的eg：He is an ill-natured old man.他是個壞脾氣的老人。
6. He was as popular with men as he was with women and he had every quality except that of making money.
popular with/among：受歡迎的，討喜歡的，流行的
eg： The young teacher is very popular among the students. 這位年輕的教師很受學(xué)生的歡迎。
7 His father， on his death had left him his sword and a history of a particular war in fifteen volumes.
on（sb.‘s death）：剛一……
8. lived on two hundred pounds a year that an old aunt allowed him.
live on：A. depend on sth. for financial support依靠什么作為經(jīng)濟來源：
eg： The five people family had to live on Father‘s salary of 500yuan a month.
這個五口人的家庭僅僅靠父親一個人每月500元的工資生活。
eg： The people in that country are always grumbling about the dry weather
那個國家的人們一直干旱的天氣。
9.He had gone on the Stock Exchange for six months； but what was a butterfly to do among bulls and bears？
bulls and bears指有經(jīng)驗的股票投機者。
eg：a bear market： when the value of business shares is falling 熊市
a bullish market牛市
10. but he had soon tired of that.
Tire of 厭倦，厭煩
eg：His interest in the stock exchange soon wore off， and he tired of the business.
他對股票交易的興趣很快消失，對此感到厭倦。
11 To make matters worse， he was in love.
Make matters/ things worse：使原來就尷尬、不妙、甚至危險的狀況更糟糕
12. The girl he loved was Laura Merton， the daughter of a former attendants； the absent-minded stare；
former前面的，以前的 the former president前總統(tǒng)
13. They were the handsomest couple in London， and had not a penny between them.
between：共同，一起，合作
eg： They opened a small restaurant between them.他倆合伙開了一個小飯館?！∧谴问鹿蕮p傷了他的視力
14. He had been very much attracted by Hughie at first， it must be admitted
attract吸引，引起： attraction， interest吸引
eg： The scenery here is attractive.這里的景色很迷人。
admit：承認
eg：He admitted his mistakes to the teacher
15 IThe only people a painter should know he used to say used to say， are people who are beautiful，
Used to do 過去常?！ g： He used to get up late. 那孩子對這個游戲的興趣很快就消失了。
16 …… However， after he got to know Hughie better， he liked him quite as as much for his bright， cheerful spirits， and his generous， careless nature.
As much as： 和……同樣程度， 一樣，差不多
It is as much your responsibility as ours. 這是你們的責(zé)任，同樣也是我們的責(zé)任。
17 When Hughie came in he found Trevor putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size picture of a beggar-man.
touch： 點綴
eg：Wait a minute， please. I‘m just putting the finishing touches to the dress.請等一下，這件連衣裙剩下幾針就好了。
life-size與實物一樣大小的 the life-size statue與真人一樣大小的塑像
18. Over his shoulder wasthrown a rough coat， all torn and full of holes； his thick boots were old and patched； and with one hand he leant on a rough stick， while with the other he held out his battered hat for money.
hold out sth./hold sth. out： 伸出 eg： Tom held out his cup for a refill
19. An amazing model？“ shouted Trevor at the top of his voice ”I should think so！“
at the top of one‘s voice以某人大的聲音/嗓門
20 What a picture Rembrandt would have made of him！
Make a picture of sb.將某人畫下來。
21. I tell you that there are moments when art almost reaches the importance of manual work.
I tell you/I can tell you/ I‘m telling you用來強調(diào)已經(jīng)說的或后面要說的話
eg： I will never do such a thing， I tell you.告訴你，我決不會做這樣的事。
eg： I can tell you， if you give up this opportunity， you will regret. 你要是真放棄這次機會，你會后悔的。
22. The old beggar-man took advantage of Trevor‘s absence to rest for a moment on a wooden seat that was behind him.
take advantage of sth.： to make full use of sth.
eg： I intend to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.
我打算好好利用這交旅行買些我們需要的東西。
23. He looked so miserable that Hughie pitied him， and felt in his pockets to see what money he had.
pity（動詞）憐憫，同情，可憐
Feel（ about/around）（for sb./ sth.）（用手、腳或棍子去）尋找/摸
eg： He felt in his briefcase for a pen.他在公文包里找一枝筆。
24. slipped the pound into the beggar‘s hand
Slip： put sth. somewhere， esp. quickly， quietly or secretly
eg：The strange man slipped a small note into my hand. 那個陌生人悄悄地把一張小條塞進我的手里。
25 The old man startled and a faint smile passed across his lips.
startle （up）： jump up suddenly驚跳起來，使大吃一驚
I was startled at his sudden knocking loudly at the door. 他的突然大聲敲門嚇了我一跳。
26. He spent the day with Laura， was charmingly blamed for how to go shopping， when to giving away one pound， and bad to walk home.
be blamed for 因……而受到責(zé)備
eg：He was blamed by his parents for his failure in the entrance exams.
他因在這次入學(xué)考試中沒有考好而受到父母的責(zé)備。
give sth. away ： to give sth. free of charge
eg： He gave away all his mother‘s books away when she died.他母親去世后他把她的書都送給別人了。
27. What an amazing model！“ whispered Hughie， as he shook hands with his friend.
What （an/a）+n.感嘆句，修飾名詞
28. Such beggars are not met with every day……
meet with（偶爾）遇到，碰到；得到，遭受
Such animals are rarely met with in the north.這種動物很難在北方看到。
I sometimes meet him in the library.我偶爾在圖書館碰到他。
These bad habits have met with strong condemning from the public.這些壞習(xí)慣遭到了公眾的譴責(zé)。
29……I think the model should have a percentage
have a percentage：have a share分成，有份
30. I tell you that there are moments when art almost reaches the importance of manual work.
there are moments when有時， 有這樣的時候
31.It is better to have a permanent income than to be attractive
permanent income，permanent 永久的，長期的
32. Poor Hughie ！ Intellectually，……
Intellectually從智力來說，從智力上看
33. He had gone on the Stock Exchange for six months； but what was a butterfly to do among bulls and bears？
butterfly： someone who usually moves on quickly from one activity or person to another輕浮的人
34.That did not answer……
answer： to be a way of dealing or solving a problem解決問題的辦法依
35. At last he became nothing， a delightful， useless young man with a perfect face and no profession.
后他一事無成，落得沒有職業(yè)，只有一張完美的臉蛋，成了一個可愛的窩囊廢。（注意對照法的運用：a delightful與useless，a perfect face 與no profession形成對照。）
第一段介紹了主人公休吉o厄斯金的基本情況：他智力一般，長相極好，也有人緣，但就是有會賺錢。讀者對他的印象只可能是不好不壞。開頭的描述是為了突出他后來的所作所為。學(xué)生可以參見以前所學(xué)的課文描寫主人公亨利o格朗德時所用的技巧
36. To make matters worse， he was in love.
be in love （with）談戀愛，（與……）相愛
eg：He is in love with a girl from countryside. 他與一個來自農(nóng)村的女孩相愛了。