14.He had been very much fired her imagination about the sea，which she had never seen.
fire（up）：激發(fā)想象；使……充滿 （某中激情）to excite，inspire；to make sb.very excited and interested in
fire sb's imagination 激發(fā)某人的想象
fire sb.with…激起某人的……
The speaker fired the audience with enthusiasm.演講者激起了聽(tīng)眾的熱情。
The film Hero fired him with the desire to visit China.電影《英雄》激起了他訪問(wèn)中國(guó)的愿望。
15 She wrote about it not only in formal academic reports but also in a book that informed and thrilled laymen？around the world.她不僅在正式的學(xué)術(shù)報(bào)告中，還在一本書(shū)中對(duì)大海進(jìn)行了描述。這部書(shū) 使世界各地不了解海洋的人感到感動(dòng)，海洋對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)不再陌生。
thrill：v.使激動(dòng)，使震顫
n.使人興奮的事，一陣強(qiáng)烈的情緒 （ 快樂(lè)，激動(dòng)，恐懼等）
eg：He felt a thrill the moment he entered the Golden Hall.
當(dāng)他走進(jìn)金色大廳他感到無(wú)比興奮。
He was thrilled at the good news.
好消息使他興奮極了。
It was a thrilling film of violence and murder.
這是一部有關(guān)暴力和謀殺的刺激人的電影。
layman：門(mén)外漢，外行人
eg：Sorry，I am unable to tell you more about the structure of the building，for I am a layman in architecture
對(duì)不起，我無(wú)法告訴你更多的有關(guān)這個(gè)這樓的結(jié)構(gòu)情況，我對(duì)建筑是外行。
16 Rachel Carson，a scientist with the magic touch of a poet ，shared her love of the ocean and its creatures with all mankind.
1）A scientist with the magic touch of a poet：具有詩(shī)人文采的科學(xué)家 …h(huán)er scientific books were lively written which were interesting to read…
eg：She described everything clearly and accurately； as she had the imagination and skill of a poet，her writing was lively and entertaining.
touch：a manner or style of working，performing ，etc 格調(diào)，風(fēng)格，特色，潤(rùn)色
magic touch：excellent style 絕妙的風(fēng)采。
eg：He paints with that unique bold touch of his.他以他獨(dú)特的大膽風(fēng)格作畫(huà)。
She added a few touches to her essay.她對(duì)她的文章作了些潤(rùn)色。
2）share sth.with sb.：tell sb.about sth 把……告訴……，與……分享…。
They would share the joys and sorrows.他們同甘共苦。
Would you mind sharing the room with a new classmate？ 你能否與新來(lái)的同學(xué)合住一個(gè)房間？
17 Her style was clear but lively，informative but not preachy，and for most readers truly exhilarating.
注意排比的運(yùn)用：clear but lively，informative but not preachy.
18.However，because she was a true scientist and an 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 aware human being ，she knew that everything on the planetis connected to everything else.
1）aware：有……意識(shí)或覺(jué)悟；有……知識(shí)的；懂得……的
She is a politically aware person.她是一個(gè)有政治覺(jué)悟的人
2）be connected to （with） 和……有聯(lián)系，和……有關(guān)
He learnt from his grandmother that great writer Lu Xun was connected to his family.
他從他奶奶那兒得知他的家與大作家魯迅有親戚關(guān)系。
He was no longer connected with the Micrsoft.
他與微軟公司再也沒(méi)有關(guān)系了。
20 These chemicals，she knew，do not break down in the soil.
break down：起化學(xué)變化，分解
Muscle protein will break down more quickly when one is doing strenuous exercises.
人在劇烈活動(dòng)時(shí)，肌肉的蛋白質(zhì)會(huì)分解得更快
fire（up）：激發(fā)想象；使……充滿 （某中激情）to excite，inspire；to make sb.very excited and interested in
fire sb's imagination 激發(fā)某人的想象
fire sb.with…激起某人的……
The speaker fired the audience with enthusiasm.演講者激起了聽(tīng)眾的熱情。
The film Hero fired him with the desire to visit China.電影《英雄》激起了他訪問(wèn)中國(guó)的愿望。
15 She wrote about it not only in formal academic reports but also in a book that informed and thrilled laymen？around the world.她不僅在正式的學(xué)術(shù)報(bào)告中，還在一本書(shū)中對(duì)大海進(jìn)行了描述。這部書(shū) 使世界各地不了解海洋的人感到感動(dòng)，海洋對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)不再陌生。
thrill：v.使激動(dòng)，使震顫
n.使人興奮的事，一陣強(qiáng)烈的情緒 （ 快樂(lè)，激動(dòng)，恐懼等）
eg：He felt a thrill the moment he entered the Golden Hall.
當(dāng)他走進(jìn)金色大廳他感到無(wú)比興奮。
He was thrilled at the good news.
好消息使他興奮極了。
It was a thrilling film of violence and murder.
這是一部有關(guān)暴力和謀殺的刺激人的電影。
layman：門(mén)外漢，外行人
eg：Sorry，I am unable to tell you more about the structure of the building，for I am a layman in architecture
對(duì)不起，我無(wú)法告訴你更多的有關(guān)這個(gè)這樓的結(jié)構(gòu)情況，我對(duì)建筑是外行。
16 Rachel Carson，a scientist with the magic touch of a poet ，shared her love of the ocean and its creatures with all mankind.
1）A scientist with the magic touch of a poet：具有詩(shī)人文采的科學(xué)家 …h(huán)er scientific books were lively written which were interesting to read…
eg：She described everything clearly and accurately； as she had the imagination and skill of a poet，her writing was lively and entertaining.
touch：a manner or style of working，performing ，etc 格調(diào)，風(fēng)格，特色，潤(rùn)色
magic touch：excellent style 絕妙的風(fēng)采。
eg：He paints with that unique bold touch of his.他以他獨(dú)特的大膽風(fēng)格作畫(huà)。
She added a few touches to her essay.她對(duì)她的文章作了些潤(rùn)色。
2）share sth.with sb.：tell sb.about sth 把……告訴……，與……分享…。
They would share the joys and sorrows.他們同甘共苦。
Would you mind sharing the room with a new classmate？ 你能否與新來(lái)的同學(xué)合住一個(gè)房間？
17 Her style was clear but lively，informative but not preachy，and for most readers truly exhilarating.
注意排比的運(yùn)用：clear but lively，informative but not preachy.
18.However，because she was a true scientist and an 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 aware human being ，she knew that everything on the planetis connected to everything else.
1）aware：有……意識(shí)或覺(jué)悟；有……知識(shí)的；懂得……的
She is a politically aware person.她是一個(gè)有政治覺(jué)悟的人
2）be connected to （with） 和……有聯(lián)系，和……有關(guān)
He learnt from his grandmother that great writer Lu Xun was connected to his family.
他從他奶奶那兒得知他的家與大作家魯迅有親戚關(guān)系。
He was no longer connected with the Micrsoft.
他與微軟公司再也沒(méi)有關(guān)系了。
20 These chemicals，she knew，do not break down in the soil.
break down：起化學(xué)變化，分解
Muscle protein will break down more quickly when one is doing strenuous exercises.
人在劇烈活動(dòng)時(shí)，肌肉的蛋白質(zhì)會(huì)分解得更快