张汉熙高级英语The-Loons.ppt

LESSONXII THELOONS I Backgroundknowledge Author MargaretLaurence oneofthemajorcontemporaryCanadianwriters wasbornin1926anddiedoflungcancerin1987 ShewaseducatedinManitoba aprovinceinsouthcentralCanada Aftermarryinganengineer shemovedwithherhusbandtoAfricaandlivedthereforanumberofyears I Backgroundknowledge AbouttheNovel THELOONSisincludedinthe2ndsectionofherNortonAnthology collection ofShortFiction MargaretLaurencewrote5separateshortstoriesaboutthiscommunity TheTonnerrefamilyisoneofthecentralfamilies I Backgroundknowledge ThetouchingstorytellsoftheplightofPiquetteTonnerre agirlfromanativeIndianFamily Herpeopleweremarginalizedbythewhite dominatingsociety Theywereunabletoexistindependentlyinarespectable decentanddignifiedway Theyfounditimpossibletofitintothemaincurrentsofcultureanddifficulttobeassimilatedcomfortably I Backgroundknowledge Atschool Piquettefeltoutofplaceandillateasewiththewhitechildren Whenshehadgrownupshedidn thaveanychancetoimproveherlife Infacthersituationbecamemoreandmoremessedup Intheendshewaskilledinafire I Backgroundknowledge HerdeathislikethedisappearanceoftheloonsonDiamondLake Justasthenarrator sfatherhadpredicted theloonswouldgoawaywhenmorecottageswerebuiltatthelakewithmorepeoplemovingin Theloonsdisappearedasnaturewasruinedbycivilization Inasimilarway Piquetteandherpeoplefailedtofindtheirpositioninmodernsociety I Backgroundknowledge 2 Thecomprehensionandperceptionofthetitle loon anyofseverallargefish eatingdivingbirdsofthenorthernpartofthenorthernhemispherethathavethelegsplacedfarbackunderthebodyandasaresulthaveaclumsyflounderinggaitonland I Backgroundknowledge loon distinctiveCanadianbird thebirdofthelakesSeveralyearsago theCanadiangovernmentcollectedalltheone dollarpapernotesandissuedaone dollarcoinwithaloonengravedonit So onedollarisslangilycalledaloony I Backgroundknowledge loony fromlunatic personwhois crazyoreccentric lunaticHedoeshavesomeprettyloonyideas Fromtheabovecoincidence onecaneasilyperceivetheunderlyingreasonwhytheauthorchoosessuchatitleforhernovel II DetailedStudy 1 pebble smallstonemadesmoothandroundbytheactionofwater eg inastreamorontheseashore2 scrub underdevelopedtreesorshrubsoak橡树 栎树scruboak short stunted short not fully grown oaktree II DetailedStudy cf bush large lowgrowingplantwithseveralormanywoodystemscomingoutfromtheroottree withasingletrunkshrub small plantwithwoodystem lowerthanatree usu withseveralseparatestemsfromtheroot II DetailedStudy 3 chokecherry NorthAmericanwildcherrytree4 thicket athickgrowthofshrubs underbrushorsmalltrees5 clearing openspacefromwhichtreeshavebeenclearedinaforest6 shack asmallroughlybuilthouse hut II DetailedStudy 7 dwelling fml placeofresidence house flat etc Welcometomyhumbledwelling dwelling house esp law houseusedasaresidence notasaplaceofwork8 cabin smallhutorshelter usumadeofwood cabinclass secondhigheststandardofaccommodationonaship二等舱 II DetailedStudy 9 poplar 杨树10 chink closethenarrowopeningswith plaster11 Batoche 巴托什 avillageatthecentreofSaskatchewanProvince Canada ThebattlegroundwheretheCanadianmilitiabeattherebelliousarmyin1885 It sbeenestablishedastheNationalParkofHistorynow II DetailedStudy 12 M tis mei ti s half breed oneofmixedblood esp oftencap halfbreed混血儿 尤指法国人与印第安人的混血后裔 杂种动物13 chaos completedisorderorconfusionTheburglarsleftthehousein astateof chaos Thewintryweatherhascausedchaosontheroads II DetailedStudy chaotic inastateofchaos completelydisorganizedWithnoonetokeeporder thesituationintheclassroomwaschaotic II DetailedStudy 14 lean to smallbuildingorshedwithitsroofrestingagainstthesideofalargerbuilding wallorfenceTheykeephensinalean toattheendofthegarden alean togreenhouse II DetailedStudy 15 warp causesthtobecomebentortwistedfromtheusualornaturalshape espbecauseofunevenshrinkageorexpansionThedampwoodbegantowarp Thehotsunhadwarpedthecoverofthebook II DetailedStudy 16 lumber espBrit unwantedpiecesoffurniture etc thatarestoredawayortakeupspace espUS timber17 coop cageforsmallcreature18 tangle causesthto becometwistedintoaconfusedmassHerhairgotalltangledupinthebarbedwirefence II DetailedStudy 19 strand asinglepieceorthreadManystrandsaretwistedtogethertoformarope 20 barb thesharppointofafishhook arrow etc withacurvedshapewhichpreventsitfrombeingeasilypulledout II DetailedStudy 21 rust thereddishbrownsurfacethatformsonironwhenattackedbywaterandairrusty coveredwithrust22 Patois adialectotherthanthestandardilliterateorprovincialspeech jargon洋泾浜英语 II DetailedStudy 23 broken ofaforeignlanguage spokenimperfectly notfluentspeakinbrokenEnglish ofland havinganunevensurface roughanareaofbroken rockyground II DetailedStudy ofaperson weakenedandexhaustedbyillnessormisfortuneHewasbroken heartedwhenhiswifedied brokenhome familyinwhichtheparentshavedivorcedorseparatedHecomesfromabrokenhome II DetailedStudy 24 obscene ofwords thoughts books pictures etc indecent espsexually disgustingandoffensive likelytocorruptobscenity offensive repulsiveremarks cursing vulgaritylawsagainstobscenityonthetelevisionfourletterwords fuck shit bullshit II DetailedStudy 25 belong tobesuitableoradvantageous beintherightplaceIdon tbelonginaplacelikethis Hedoesn tbelonginthebeginner sclass Irefusetogoabroad Ibelonghere II DetailedStudy 26 Cree oneoftheIndiantribesinCanada27 reservation apieceoflandsetapartforN AmericanIndianscf resort a popularholidaycentreseaside skiing health etcresortsBeidaiheisaleadingnorthcoastresort b US hotelorguest houseforholiday makers II DetailedStudy 28 neitherfish fleshnorgoodredherring neitherflesh fowl norgoodsaltherring difficulttoidentifyorclassify vague ambiguous II DetailedStudy fowl a domesticcockorhenWekeepafewfowlsandsomegoats b fleshofcertaintypesofbirds eatenforfoodWehadfishforthefirstcourse followedbyroastfowlandfreshvegetables c anybird thefowlsoftheairwaterfowl barnyardfowl wildfowl II DetailedStudy herring Atlanticfish ususwimminginverylargeshoals 鱼群 usedforfood鲱鱼29 odd notregular occasional casual occasional randomLifewouldbeverydullwithouttheoddadventurenowandthen 30 sectionhands gang agroupofworkmenkeepingonesectionofarailwaylinerepaired II DetailedStudy 31 relief aidintheformofgoods couponormoneygiven asbyagovernmentagency topersonsunabletosupportthemselvesonrelief receivinggovernmentaidbecauseofpoverty unemployment etc areliefteacher II DetailedStudy 32 withafacethatseemedtotallyunfamiliarwithlaughter wouldknockatthedoorsofthetown sbrickhouses ThissuggeststhattheTonnerreslivedaverymiserablelife Theyhadneverexperiencedhappinessintheirwholelife The brickhouses indicatesthewealthypeople shome II DetailedStudy 33 lard pigfatmadepurebymelting usedincookery34 pail ausu roundopenvesselofmetalorwood withhandles usedforcarryingliquids bucket35 bruise injurycausedbyablowtothebodyortoafruit discolouringtheskinbutnotbreakingitHewascoveredinbruisesafterfallingoffhisbicycle II DetailedStudy 36 quarter 25centsdime 10centsbuck 1dollar loon loonyyard 100 1000dollars37 brawl noisyquarrelorfightadrunkenbrawlinabar II DetailedStudy 38 howl longloudwailingcryofadog wolf etc loudcryofapersonexpressingpain scorn amusement etcletoutahowloflaughter agony ragehowl v wolveshowlingintheforesttohowlinagonysyn bawl moan scream wail sob II DetailedStudy 39 Mountie memberoftheRoyalCanadianMountedPolicemount sb onsth getontoorput sb ontoahorse etcforriding provide sb withahorseforridingHequicklymounted hishorse androdeaway Hemountedtheboyonthehorse Thepolicemenweremountedon ierode blackhorses II DetailedStudy 40 cell asmallroominaprison41 sporadic happeningorseenonlyoccasionallyorinafewplaces occurringirregularlysporadicshowerssporadicraids gunfire fightingsyn irregular infrequent intermittentoccasional II DetailedStudy 42 negligible tooslightorunimportanttobeworthanyattention oflittleimportanceorsize notworthconsideringanegligibleamount error effectThisyear sdeficitinforeigntradeisnegligible II DetailedStudy negligent nottakingorshowingenoughcare carelessHehasbeennegligentinnotlockingthedoorsashewastoldto Shewasnegligentinherwork Hewasnegligentofhisduty II DetailedStudy 43 Sheexistedformeonlyasavaguelyembarrassingpresence AsfarasIamconcerned herpresencewouldonlymakeotherpeoplefeelillatease uncomfortable 44 hoarse soundingorgrowlingroughandharshHeshoutedhimselfhoarse II DetailedStudy 45 limp walkunevenly aswhenonefootorlegishurtorstiffThatdogmustbehurt he slimping Theinjuredfootballerlimpedslowlyoffthefield cf shuffle walkwithoutliftingthefeetcompletelyclearofthegroundTheprisonersshuffledalongthecorridorandintotheircells II DetailedStudy totter walkormoveunsteadilyhobble walkwithdifficultybecausethefeetorlegshurtstagger walkormoveunsteadilyasifabouttofall fromcarryingsth heavy beingweakordrunk etc stumble strikeone sfootagainststh andalmostfallflop moveorfallclumsily II DetailedStudy 46 grimy dirty messy filthygrime dirt esp inalayeronasurface47 peculiar oddorstrange eccentric strangeinatroublingordispleasingwayapeculiartaste smell noise etcapeculiarfeelingthatonehasbeenherebefore Mykeyshavedisappeared it smostpeculiar He sabitpeculiar II DetailedStudy 48 flare burnbrightlybutbrieflyorunsteadilyThematchflaredinthedarkness flareup burnsuddenlymoreintenselyThefireflaredupasIputmorelogsonit reachamoreviolentstate suddenlybecomeangryRobberyhasflaredupagain II DetailedStudy Heflaresupattheslightestprovocation ofanillness recur happenagainMybacktroublehasflaredupagain 49 It sundercontrolallrightallright infml certainly beyonddoubt expressingabsolutecertaintyThat sthemanIsawinthecarallright II DetailedStudy 50 thedickens infmleuph usedtogiveemphasis espinquestions theDevilWho what wherethedickensisthat Wehadthedickensofajobfindingtheplace 51 takeoff goaway departIgrabbedmyhatandtookofffortheTownHall II DetailedStudy 52 back ago intothepastsomefewyearsbackfarbackintheMiddleages53 contagious ofadisease thatcanbespreadbytouch infectious54 distress pain agony misery II DetailedStudy 55 bet I llbetyou 5thatthey llwinthenextelection HebetmethatIcouldn tdoit Ibetitrains willraintomorrow Youbet certainlyWillyoutellher Youbet II DetailedStudy 56 forPeter ssake forGod s goodness Heaven s gosh s pity s etc sakeusedasaninterjectionbeforeorafteracommandorrequest ortoexpressirritationForGod ssake stopthatwhining Forgoodness sake Howcanyoubesostupid II DetailedStudy 57 cross ratherangryIwascrosswithhimforbeinglate Whatareyousocrossabout Shegavemeacrosslook crossly madly angrily irritably II DetailedStudy 58 matron womaninchargeofthenursesinahospital nowcalledaseniornursingofficer 59 rigid stiff notbendingoryielding strict firm unchangingHerfacewasrigidwithterror Heisamanofveryrigidprinciplespractiserigideconomy厉行节约 II DetailedStudy 60 cameo k mi 浮雕宝石 apieceofwomen sornamentaljewelleryconsistingofaraisedshapeorfigureonthebackgroundofasmallfineflatstoneofadifferentcolour61 mauve m v of apalepurplecolourvein 静脉 artery 动脉 bloodca pillary 毛细血管 II DetailedStudy 62 stifle holdback suppress restrain inhibit makeunabletobreatheThechildrenwerestifled killed bythesmoke Iamstiflinginthiscloseroom Shewasgettingsleepyandtriedtostifleayawn cf suffocate todieasaresultofnotbeingtobreathe II DetailedStudy 63 atthat additionally besides aswellIt sanidea andagoodoneatthat Imadeamistake andaverybadmistakeatthat atthat perhapsShesuggestedweshouldbringthecar andit snotabadideaatthat II DetailedStudy 64 muse reflect ponderOgilvie svoicetookonamusingnote 65 roadway1 thepartofaroadthatisusedbytraffic2 thestripoflandoverwhicharoadpasses II DetailedStudy 66 Bide a Wee toleratealittle staywithusalittlewhileBide stayWee alittleBoonieDoon boonie love beautifulMyBoonieliesovertheOceanBonny attractive fair excellent fineAbonnieship美丽的小船 II DetailedStudy 67 bear show sth carryvisibly displayThedocumentborehissignature Theringbearsaninscription 68 austere withoutornament plainanausterestyleofpaintingShedressedausterelyratherthansmartly II DetailedStudy 69 filigree ornamentallace likeworkofgold silverorcopperware delicateornamentalwirework金 银 铜丝细工饰品silverfiligreejewellery银丝首饰70 fern蕨类植物71 raspberry 覆盆子 山莓 II DetailedStudy 72 moss verysmallgreenoryellowflowerlessplantgrowinginthickmassesondampsurfacesortreesorstonesmoss coveredrocks walls73 fragrant aromatic perfumed havingasweetorpleasantsmell esp offlowers cf flagrant II DetailedStudy 74 miniature verysmalldetailedpainting usu ofapersonminiaturedogsminiaturebottlesofbrandy etc aminiaturerailway ieasmallmodeloneonwhichpeoplemayrideforshortdistancesSheisjustlikehermotherinminiature II DetailedStudy 75 scarlet brightredSheblushedscarletwhenIspatforththeobscenities scarletfever infectious contagiousdiseasecausingscarletmarksontheskinscarletwoman datedderog immoralwoman prostitute II DetailedStudy 76 lantern lightforuseoutdoorsinatransparentcasethatprotectsitfromthewind etc 77 moose atypeoflargedeer withverylargeflathorns thatlivesinthenorthernpartsofAmerica andinsomenortherncountriesofEurope whereitiscalledanelk 麋鹿 II DetailedStudy 78 antler eitherofthepairofbranchedhornsofamaledeer79 bleach whiten80 fissure longdeepcrackinrockorearth II DetailedStudy 81 otherwise inotherordifferentrespects apartfromthatTherentishigh but otherwisethehouseisfine Daddystillhasabitofhiscold butotherwiseallarewell Hehasabrandynose butisotherwiseahandsomefellow II DetailedStudy 82 cone fruitofcertainevergreentrees suchasfir pineandcedarasolidobjectwitharoundbaseandapointatthetopaholloworsolidobjectshapedlikethisManychildrenwouldrathereaticecreamfromconesthanfromdishes II DetailedStudy 83 meticulous givingorshowinggreatprecisionandcare veryattentivetodetailameticulousworker researcher etc meticulouspaintingandfreesketchpainting工笔 写意画84 tote infml carrytototeagun II DetailedStudy 85 winter spendthewinterItbecamefashionablefortherichtowinterinthesun birdswinteringinthesouth86 fell tocutdown atree II DetailedStudy 87 lame unabletowalknormallybecauseofaninjuryordefect88 scuff scrape tomakearoughmarkormarks withone sshoes onthesmoothsurfaceoffurniture orfloor etcThefloorwasbadlyscuffedupwheretheyhadbeendancing II DetailedStudy 89 coarse notfine roughorlooseintexture vulgar crude harshacoarsecomplexion skincoarsemanners laughter tastes etc II DetailedStudy 90 stamp put one sfoot downheavilyon theground etc walkwithloudheavystepsstampingthegroundtokeepwarmShestampedthesoilflatroundtheplant Don tstamp you llwakeeveryoneup II DetailedStudy 91 bizarre strangeinappearanceoreffect grotesque eccentric92 Unlikelyitmayseem althoughitmayseemnotlikelytohappen Itisunlikelytorain Hisconditionisunlikelytoimprove Intheunlikelyeventofastrike productionwouldbebadlyaffected II DetailedStudy as as introducesadverbialclauseofcomparison YouknowasmuchasIdo Sometimesthesubjectofthesubordinateclausecanbeomitted Hesaidthesituationtherewasnotasbadashadbeenreported The2houseswereascleanascouldbe II DetailedStudy 93 springfrom ariseorcomefromHeissprungfrom springsfrom royalblood ofroyalancestryIfyouasksomeonewheretheyhavesprungfromyouareaskingthemwheretheyhavecomefrominarathersurprisedway becausetheyhaveappearedunexpectedly II DetailedStudy 94 Tecumseh 1768 1813 chiefoftheShawneeIndians borninOhio Anotedmilitaryleader heplannedaconfederacyoftribestoresistU S encroachment butthedefeatofhisbrother theShawneeProphetin1811endedtheIndianmilitarymovement TecumsehthenfoughtalongsidetheBritishagainsttheAmericansintheWarof1812 HediedinthebattleoftheThames II DetailedStudy 95 Iroquois 易洛魁人 anAmericanIndianconfederacyofNewYork96 Brebeuf Jeande Saint 1593 1649 FrenchRomanCatholicmissionary OneoftheJesuitMartyrsofNorthAmerica AmissionarytotheHuronIndians BrebeufwithhiscolleagueGabrielLalemantwaskilledbytheIroquois 圣布雷伯夫 法国天主教耶稣会传教士 II DetailedStudy 97 EmilyPaulineJohnson 1862 1913 CanadianIndian DaughterofanIndiantribechiefandaBritishwoman HerpoemssanghighpraiseoftheIndiantraditionandwereverypopularathertime ShetraveledaroundCanada AmericaandBritain givingrecitalsindeerskinrobes whichwonenormousfameforher II DetailedStudy 98 exalt elevate exhilarate99 prophetess femaleprophetprophet amanwhotells orclaimstobeabletotellthenatureorcourseoffutureevents ApersonwhospokeforGodandwhocommunicatedGod smessagecourageouslytoGod sChosenPeople Elisha Abraham Moses David Nathan Solomon etc areprophets II DetailedStudy 100 impart give passon asecret news etctosb Ateacher saimistoimpartknowledge ThePrimeMinisterimpartedthenewsattheconference II DetailedStudy 101 coyote smallwolfoftheplainsofwesternNAmerica102 Sheundoubtedlyknew whateveritwasthatitsaidinHiawatha Itsaidthis that whateverinHiawatha ItwaswhateverthatitsaidinHiawatha SheknewwhateveritwasthatitsaidinHiawatha II DetailedStudy 103 squash flatten crush104 sullen silentlyshowingdislike silentlybad tempered unforgiving dark gloomy Blackmail looksullen towearasullenlook Shutup Dsaid Sullenly Ogilviecomplied II DetailedStudy 105 lore knowledgeorwisdom esp ofanunscientifickind aboutacertainsubjectorpossessedbyacertaingroupofpeoplebirdlore acountryman sweatherlore II DetailedStudy 106 reed tallhollowstemofanyofvarioustypesofgrass likeplantsgrowingnearwatercf reef ridgeofrock shingle sand etcatornearthesurfaceoftheseaacoralreef II DetailedStudy 107 nut slderog a Britalsonutter foolish eccentricormadpersonHedriveslikeanut he llkillhimselfoneday b precededbyan personveryinterestedinsth fanaticamovie fitness health soccernut II DetailedStudy 108 dogged apprec determined notgivingupeasilyadoggeddefenceofthecityAlthoughhe slesstalented hewonbysheerdoggedpersistence II DetailedStudy 109 perseverance continualsteadyeffortmadetofulfilsomeaim persistence110 rebuff rejectionMarkTwainflirtedwiththecolossalwealthavailabletotheluckyandthepersistent andwasrebuffed II DetailedStudy 111 give usedintheidiom sb doesn t couldn tgiveadamn ahoot cryofanowl etc aboutsb sth infml sbdoesnotcareatall aboutsb sth Hecouldn tgiveadamnwhetherhepassestheexamornot Cf BlackmailLikelettingmeknowwhatgivesandwhere II DetailedStudy 112 deadloss Ifyousaythatsomeoneorsomethingisadeadloss youmeanthattheydonotworkproperlyorsuccessfully aninfmlexpression Thispenisadeadloss itjustwon twriteproperly Thatgoalkeeperisadeadloss II DetailedStudy 113 scramble tomoveorclim