自学考试00015英语（二）第02章

英语（二）自学教程Unit2

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TEXTASpiltMilkTEXTBTheCakeSpiltMilk打翻的牛奶1.Haveyouheardofthestoryaboutspiltmilk?Well,weallknowthereisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.Butthisstoryisdifferent.Iwouldhopeallparentswouldrespondinthismanner.

你是否听过打翻的牛奶的故事?我们都知道为已经打翻的牛奶哭泣是没有用的。不过这次的故事不同。我希望所有父母都能作出如此回应。cryoverspiltmilk为已经发生而无法补救的事懊悔You'vebrokenitnow.There/Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.覆水难收。1.spillv.（使）洒出，泼出，溢出Don'tspillthesoup.spillover溢出,发展成,造成Don'tpourtoomuch; itmightspillover.2.respondv.作出反应；响应n.response回答;响应;反应respondto.对...做出反应;有效果Shehuggedhim,buthedidn'trespond.她拥抱了一下他，可是他却没有任何反应。Theresponsewasfarfromwarm.TheyarelikelytorespondpositivelytothePresident’srequestforaid.他们可能会对总统的援助要求做出积极回应。inthismanner用这种方式;如此Inthismanneryoucanstartsharingyourvalueimmediately.inamanner在某种意义上;在某种程度上Butthisactsinamannerverysimilartoourscenario方案，情节，剧本，设想。英[səˈnɑ:riəʊ]美[səˈnærioʊ]2.Irecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaperreporterwhoaskedhimwhyhewassomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson;whatsethimsofarapartfromothers?

最近我听到一个故事，故事的主角是一个在医学领域取得多项重大突破的知名科学家。在一次报社记者对他的采访中，记者问他为什么他比普通人更富有创造力，是什么让他如此与众不同。makebreakthroughs=erviewv.（媒体）采访，访问-er，-eeThetelevisioninterviewwill beairedtoallpartsofthecountry.beinterviewedby 接受…….的采访Ithinkitunnervedmetobeinterviewedbysomanypeople.在复合句中,修饰名词或代词,起定语作用的从句叫做定语从句.先行词关系代词:that/which/who(whom/whose)/as关系副词:When/where/why，在从句中作相应的成分。Themanwho/thatcametoourschoolisYaoming.主Thegirlwhom/who/thatImetisLucy.动宾AchildwhoseparentsaredeadiscalledTom.定Ilikethebookwhich/thatyouboughtyesterday.动宾Hisparentswouldn’tlethimmarryanyonewhosefamilywaspoor.定Ilikethepersontowhomyoujusttalked.介宾Weshallneverforgetthedaysthatwespenttogether.动宾Weshallneverforgetthedayswhenwelivedtogether.时状Thisisthecitywhere/inwhichIwasborn.地状Thereisnogoodreasonwhy/forwhichsheshouldleavesosoon.因状whyhewassomuchmorecreativethantheaverageperson和whatsethimsofarapartfromothers都是ask的直接宾语。theaverageperson普通人sethimsofarapartfromothers使他特别有别于他人，使他和别人有很大不同。set ...apartfrom把...区分开;区分离;使分离setusapartfromothers使我们在众多……中独树一帜Itsetsapartfromotherbridgesbyitscurvesthatprovidedifferentperspectives（n.透视；透视图；观点；全景)ofthelandscapes（n.风景；风景画；乡村风景画；地形）.far在这里是副词，加强程度。注意区分：sofar迄今为止，到目前为止。相当于bynow,uptonow,asyet。Sofarhehasmasteredfiveforeignlanguages.Sofar，sogood.迄今为止,一切顺利。4.creativeadj.创作的Herespondedthat,inhisopinion,itallcamefromanexperiencewithhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Hehadbeentryingto

removeabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhelosthisgripontheslipperybottleanditfell,spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor—averitable(十足的)seaofmilk!

他回答道，在他看来，这全部源于他两岁时和妈妈的一次共同的经历。他试图从冰箱里取出一瓶牛奶，却没有抓住光滑的瓶子，瓶子掉了，牛奶洒得厨房满地都是——白花花的一片。inhisopinion在他看来Inhisopinion,thismeetingisimportanttohiswholeteam, andhewantseveryoneontheteamtoattend.5.occur发生,出现,被想起,被想到Idon'twantsuchathingto occur again.Disputesoccasionallyoccurredbetweenus.Iefrom来自;出生于Hecomesfromaverypoorfamily.

6.removev.拿开；去掉removefrom除掉；移动,Whatshouldwetryandremovefromthislist?7.refrigeratorn.冰箱8.gripn.紧握；紧抓onsth.掌握,Doyougriponthespiritofcooking.getagripon控制；把握关键，管束,Wehavetogetagriponthiscity'sdebt.9.slipperyadj.滑的；滑得抓不住（或站不稳、难以行走）10.contentn.所容纳之物；所含之物11.veritableadj.十足的；名副其实的；不折不扣的Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadof

yellingathim,givinghimalecture,orpunishinghim,shesaid,"Robert,whatagreatwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensuchahugepuddleofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?"

他妈妈走进厨房时，没有对他大吼大叫，没有训斥他或惩罚他，而是对他说：“罗伯特，瞧你把地板弄得，多么的壮观啊!我几乎从未见过这么大的一摊牛奶。噢，既然损失已经造成了，你要不要下来玩一会牛奶我们再打扫?”yellat,Thementaldisorderyellaatthepassbyer.givinghimalecture，teachinghimagoodlessoncleanitup,tidyitup12.yellv.叫喊；大喊；吼叫13.lecturen.（冗长的）教训，训斥，谴责14.messn.肮脏；杂乱；不整洁15.rarelyadv.罕有；很少；不常rareanimals/stampsRarelyishelateforclass.16.puddlen.水洼；小水坑感叹句(exclamation或Exclamatorysentences)表示喜怒哀乐等强烈情感的句子,有多种表现形式，有时一个单词、短语或一个词组也可成为感叹句。如:Hello!(喂!),Thedesignandthecolours!(多美丽的图案和色彩啊!);有时陈述句、疑问句以及祈使句也可以转化成感叹句，如:Whataniceboy!(多好的孩子!)Howcanyoubesosilly!(你怎么这么傻!)Don'tgowithus!(别跟我们一起去!)。但主要的表现形式只有两种，即what和how引导的感叹句。一、由感叹词what引导的感叹句。1.①What+a/an+(形容词)+单数可数名词+主语+谓语!

②What+名词词组+主语+谓语!如:Whatafinedayitis!2.What+(形容词)+可数名词复数或不可数名词+主语+谓语!如:Whatkindwomentheyare!Whatnicemusicitis!二、由How引导的感叹句。(how用来修饰形容词、副词或动词。)1.How+形容词(副词)+主语+谓语!如:Howhardtheworkersareworking!Howcleverthegirlis!Howquicklytheboyiswritting!2.How+主语+谓语!如:Howtimeflies!时光飞逝!三、注意:1.当how修饰动词时，动词不跟着感叹词提到主语之前。如:Howfasttherunnerruns!2.how与what引导的感叹句中的第一种格式(单数名词)一般情况下可以相互转换，转换后意义不变。如:Whataninterestingstoryitis!=Howinterestingthestoryis!Whatabeautifulbuildingitis!=Howbeautifulthebuildingis!3.在口语中，感叹句的主语和谓语常常省略。如:Whatanicepresent!(省略itis)Howdisappointed!(省略sheis或其它可作本句主、谓的词语)Indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,"Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecoulduseasponge,atowel,oramop.Whichdoyouprefer?"Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespiltmilk.他真的在一地的牛奶上玩了一会儿。几分钟后，妈妈又说：“罗伯特，你要知道，每次像这样搞得一团糟，最终还是要收拾干净，让一切恢复原位。所以，你看该怎么打扫好呢?我们可以使用一块海绵、一条毛巾或者一个拖把。你喜欢用哪一个呢?”他选择了海绵，并和妈妈一起把地板上的牛奶打扫干净。mess肮脏；杂乱,Bytheendoflastyear,hehadwiggled摇摆outofthemess.messup陷入困境,Heismessingup.amessof一大堆,Athisdeath,hissonfoundonlyamessofmanuscripts.messwith一起用膳；干扰；胡乱摆弄；与...厮混在一起,Ifyouconsume使…着迷caffeineduringtheday,it'slikelytomesswithyoursleepcycles.makeamess制造混乱；搞成一团糟,Youshouldn'tmakeamessinyourroom.Whatamess!inamess一团糟,Jim'shouseisalwaysinamess.17.eventually最后；终于18.restorev.使复原；使复位；使复职restoresthtosth，restoreyoutohealth恢复健康restoretopower复位19.spongen.海绵块Hismotherthensaid,"Youknow,whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Let'sgooutinthebackyardandfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit."Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegrasped

thebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderfullesson!（承上总结句）他妈妈接着对他说：“你知道，今天我们实际上做了个实验——如何用两只小手稳妥地端一个大的牛奶瓶，可惜我们的实验失败了。那我们去后院继续做实验吧，给瓶子里装上水，看看你能不能发现用什么方法端这个瓶子它不会掉。”于是这个小男孩学会了用双手抓住瓶子上面靠近瓶盖的位置，这样端的时候瓶子就不会掉。多么美妙的一堂课!fill...with...let's，包含说话者自己，咱们；letus，不包含说话者自己，我们20.effectivelyadv.有效地effectivea.ineffective,in-注意区分：effective有效的/efficient有效率的21.tinyadj.极小的；微小的22.discoverv.了解到；认识到；查明discoveryn.23.graspv.抓紧；抓牢grasp...atthetopV.+sb/sth+prep.+the+身体部位/衣服takehimbythehandhithimontheface24.lipn.（容器或凹陷地方的)边，边沿withoutdroppingit作状语。再如：Tomleftwithoutsayinggood-bye.Therenownedscientistremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.

Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejustopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientificexperimentsareallabout(真谛).Eveniftheexperiment"doesn'twork",weusuallylearnsomethingvaluablefromit.

这位著名的科学家谈论道，正是在那一刻他明白了无需害怕犯错误。相反，他认识到错误正是学习新东西的机会，毕竟任何科学实验都是如此。’即使实验“行不通”，我们往往也能从中得到一些宝贵的经验。Evenif，eventhough即使25.renownedadj.有名的；闻名的；受尊敬的famous,known26.remarkv.谈论；评论on,Weremarkonthebeautiful.27.opportunityn.机会；时机28.scientificadj.科学（上）的；关于科学的science,scientistThemedicalscienceismakinggreatprogressinthetreatmentofcancer.Youshouldprovidescientificevidenceinsteadofsubjectiveevidencetoprovethistheoryholdswater.Severalworld-renownedscientistswillbeinvitedtoattendtheforum.29.valuableadj.很有用的；很重要的；宝贵的宾语从句是强调结构itwas…that…。注意区分强调结构和it作形式主语或普通代词的结构。例如：Itwasinthisparkthattheyfirstmeteachother.强调Itwasthispark

where/inwhich

theyfirstmeteachother.定从Itisimportantthatwelearnaforeignlanguagewell.形主判断强调句型的方法：it，be，that去掉后，句子保持其原有完整句子。Wouldn'titbegreatifallparentswouldrespond（in）thewayRobert'smotherrespondedtohim?该句是个反问句，相当于语气很强烈的肯定句。thewayRobert'smotherrespondedtohim作状语，相当于intheway…。如果所有家长都像罗伯特的妈妈那样对待孩子该有多好啊。thewaysb.does/didsth.某人做某事的方式Ilikethewayshedressesherself.Peopledon'tlikethewayhetalks.TheCake蛋糕Cindyglancednervouslyattheclockonthekitchenwall.Fiveminutesbeforemidnight.

辛迪紧张地瞥了一眼挂在厨房墙壁上的时钟，还有5分钟就到午夜了。1.glanceat

v.瞥一眼；匆匆一看；扫视

Heglancedathiswatch.glancethrough浏览Heglancedthroughtheletter."Theyshouldbehomeanytimenow,"shethoughtassheputthefinishingtouchesonthechocolatecakeshewasfrosting.Itwasthefirsttimeinher12yearsshehadtriedtomakeacakefromscratch,andtobehonest,itwasn'texactlyanaesthetictriumph.Thecakewas…well,lumpy.Andthefrostingwasbitter,asifshehadrunoutofsugarorsomething,which,ofcourse,shehad.

“现在，他们随时都会回来。”她一边想着，一边在巧克力蛋糕上抹上最后一些糖霜。这是她从小到大12年来第一次尝试制作蛋糕，完全是从头学起。不过说实话，蛋糕至少从审美角度说不算成功。这块蛋糕……嗯，看起来凹凸不平。糖霜是苦的，好像她把糖或者别的什么东西都用光了。当然，糖的确是用光了。fromscratch从头开始，从零开始Hehadbuiltthebusinessupfromscratch.2.touchn.修饰；润色；装点3.frostv.给（糕饼）覆上糖霜4.aesthetic（英[i:sˈθetɪk]美[ɛsˈθɛtɪk]adj.美的，美学的；有关美的；审美的；具有审美趣味的n.美学标准，美感；审美观；复数：aesthetics）5.triumph（英[ˈtraɪʌmf]美[ˈtraɪəmf]n.胜利；巨大的成就；（成功的）典范；（巨大成功或胜利的）心满意足vi.获胜；克服；打败；战胜6.lumpyadj.多块状物的；为块状物覆盖的runoutof用完，耗尽Theyhaverunoutofideas.他们已经想不出任何办法了。Afewofthejeepshadrunoutofammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了.7.frostingn.糖霜（用以装饰糕饼等）It/That/Thisbethe1st/2nd/…timethat…中的时态。该句型要注意时态的一致。即：主句为一般将来或一般现在时，从句用现在完成时；主句为一般过去时，从句用过去完成时。It'sthefirsttimethatshehasvisitedPekingUniversity.这是她第一次参观北京大学。It/This/That

willbe

thefirsttimethey

havemet

eachother.It/This/That

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thethirdtimehe

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suchastrangething.Andthentherewasthewaythekitchenlooked.Imagineahugeblender

filledwithallthefixingsforchocolatecake—includingtherequisitebowls,pansandutensils.Nowimaginethattheblenderisturnedon.Highspeed.Withthelidoff.Doyougettheidea?再看看她把厨房搞成什么样了。想象一个巨大的搅拌机，里面盛着制作蛋糕的全部原料——包括必备的锅、碗及其他器皿。再想象一下这个搅拌机开动了，高速运转，盖子是打开着的。你能想象出这是什么样的场景吗?8.blendern.（电动）食物搅拌器9.fixingsn.[pl.]（菜肴的）配料10.requisite(英[ˈrekwɪzɪt]美[ˈrɛkwɪzɪt])adj.必需的；必备的；必不可少的11.utensil(英[ju:ˈtensl]美[juˈtɛnsəl])n.（家庭）用具，器皿ButCindywasn'tthinkingaboutthemess.Shehadcreatedsomething,averitable

phoenixofflourandsugarrisingoutofthekitchenclutter.

Shewasanxiousfor

herparentstoreturnhomefromtheirdatesoshecouldpresentheranniversarygifttothem.Sheturnedoffthekitchenlightsandwaitedexcitedlyinthedarkness.Whenatlastshesawtheflashofthecarheadlights,shepositionedherselfinthekitchendoorway.

Bythetimesheheardthekeyslidingintothefrontdoor,shewasTHISCLOSEtoexploding.但辛迪没有考虑这些混乱。她创造了某件东西，一只用面粉和糖做成的十足的凤凰正从厨房的一片狼藉中升起。她焦急地等待着父母约会后回来，以便她能将自己的周年纪念礼物送给他们。她关掉厨房的灯，在黑暗中兴奋地等待着。终于，她看见汽车头灯在闪烁，她在厨房门口站定。当她听到钥匙插进前门锁孔的声音时，她的心激动得几乎要蹦出来了!BythetimeIgottothestation,thetrainhadalreadygone.等到...时beanxiousforsb.todosth.渴望某人做某事Mostparentsareanxiousfortheirchildrentomakeprogress.12.phoenixn.（传说中的）凤凰，长生鸟13.cluttern.杂乱的东西（尤指不需要的或无用的）；杂乱14.presentv.把…交给；颁发；授予注意作为动词和名词时的发音差别。再如：import[ˈɪmpɔ:t]n.进口货[ɪmˈpɔ:t]v.进口；export[ˈekspɔ:t]n.出口品,[ɪkˈspɔ:t]v.出口；record[ˈrekɔ:d]n.唱片

[rɪˈkɔ:d]v.录音；produce[ˈprɒdju:s]n.生产品[prəˈdju:s]v.生产，15.anniversaryn.周年纪念日16.flashn.闪光；闪耀17.positionv.安装；安置；使处于18.slidev.(使)快捷而悄声地移动19.explodev.突然爆发，进发（感情）explosionn.炸药，explosiveadj.爆炸性的closeto接近于；在附近Thewinterisclosetous.Herparentstriedtoslipinquietly,butCindywould

havenoneofthat(不接受).Sheflippedonthelightsdramaticallyandtrumpeted:“Ta-daaa!"Shegesturedgrandlytowardthekitchentable,whereaslightly

off-balancetwo-layerchocolatecakeawaitedtheirinspection.父母尽量放轻脚步，悄悄地走进门来，但辛迪可不管那些。她激动地用手指按下电灯开关，大声叫道：“看!”她庄严地向厨房的餐桌打了个手势，一个稍微有点不平衡的双层蛋糕正在等待着他们的检阅。would

havenoneof不接受off-balance不稳定的Agustofwindknockedheroff-balanceandshefell.20.slipv.悄悄疾行；溜21.flipv.（开）；按（按钮）22.trumpetv.发出喇叭声23.gesturev.做手势；用手势表示24.grandlyadv.骄傲地；自负地25.slightlyadv.略微；稍微26.off-balanceadj.不平衡的；不稳定的27.layern.层；表层28.inspectionn.检查；查看；审视Buthermother'seyesnevermadeitallthewaytothetable."Justlookatthismess!"shemoaned."HowmanytimeshaveItalkedtoyouaboutcleaningupafteryourself?"但是母亲的眼睛压根儿就没有向餐桌那边看去。“看看你搞得什么啊!”母亲埋怨道，“我给你说了多少次吃完饭要随手收拾干净?”29.moanv.抱怨"ButMom,Iwasonly…""Ishouldmakeyoucleanthisup

rightnow,butI'mtootiredtostayupwithyoutomakesureyougetitdoneright,"hermothersaid."Soyou'lldoitfirstthinginthemorning.""Honey,"Cindy'sfatherinterjected

gently,"takealookatthetable."

“可是妈妈，我只是……”“我现在就想让你立刻收拾干净，但是今天太累了，没法熬夜监督你干活，”母亲说，“你明早起床第一件事就是收拾厨房。”“亲爱的”，辛迪的父亲小声提醒道，“看看餐桌。”stayup熬夜

IletthekidsstayuplateonFriday.Iusedtostayuplatewithmymumandwatchmovies.我以前总是和妈妈一起熬夜看电影。firstthinginthemorning早上第一件事Herjectv.打断（别人的讲话）；插话31.gentlyadv.温柔地；温和地；和缓地"Iknow—it'samess,"hiswifesaidcoldly."Thewholekitchenisadisaster.Ican'tstandtolookatit."Shestormedupthestairsandintoherroom,slammingthedoorshutbehindher.

“我知道——餐桌上一团糟”，母亲冷冷地说，“整个厨房简直就是一场灾难。我实在是看不下去。”她气冲冲地上了楼梯，进了房间，砰的一声把门关上。32.disastern.灾难；不幸；彻底失败Mycarefullyplannedpartyhadbeenacompletedisaster.33.stormv.气呼呼地疾走Hestormedintoanoffice,demandingtoknowwheretheheadofdepartmentwas.他气冲冲地闯进一间办公室，质问部门经理在哪里。34.slamv.（使…）砰地关上

slamthedoorshutForafewmomentsCindyandherfatherstoodsilently,neitheroneknowingwhattosay（独立主格结构）.Atlastshelookedupathim,hereyesmoistandred."Sheneversawthecake,"shesaid.

辛迪和父亲静立片刻，两人都不知该说什么。最后辛迪抬头看着父亲，发红的眼睛里含着泪水。“她根本没看到蛋糕”，她说。35.silentlyadv.悄悄地；静静地silentsilencev./n.36.moistadj.微湿的；湿润的moisturen.neitheroneknowingwhattosay以及hereyesmoistandred都是独立主格结构"独立主格结构"是由名词或代词作为逻辑主语，加上分词、形容词、副词、动词不定式或介词短语作为逻辑谓语构成。这种结构在形式上与主句没有关系，通常称为"独立主格结构"。Theteachercamein,(with)(a)bookin(his)hand.Themonitorbeingill,wehavetopostponethemeeting.Hishomeworkfinished,hedecidedtogotoseeafilm.Theworkershavingfinishedalltheirtasksaheadoftime,thebossdecidedtogivethemadayoff.Weatherpermitting,wewillgoforaspringouting.Somanypeople(being)absent,themeetinghastobecanceled.Wetocareforthechildren,youareabletocarefreeawayfromhome.WithJohnaway,wehavegotmoreroom.约翰走了，我们得到了更大空间。独立主格类型:Therebeing+名词(代词)Therebeingnothingelsetodo,wewenthome.没有别的事可做，我们就回家了。Therebeingnofurtherbusiness,Ideclarethemeetingclosed.没有再要讨论的事了，我宣布散会。独立主格类型:Itbeing+名词(代词)ItbeingChristmas,thegovernmentofficeswereclosed.由于圣诞节的缘故，政府机关都休息。Itbeingaholiday,alltheshopswereshut.由于今天是假日，所有商店都关门了。1.独立主格与状语从句的转换:当状语从句的主语与主句的主语不是指同一个对象时，可用独立主格结构取代状语从句，但不再保留连词。如:Afterclasswasover(=Classbeingover/Classover),thestudentssoonlefttheclassroom.下课后，学生很快离开了课室。2.不能省略being(havingbeen)的情形:在下列三种情况下，独立主格结构中的being(或havingbeen)不能省略。(1)独立主格的逻辑主语是代词时。如:ItbeingSunday,wewenttochurch.因为是星期天，我们去了做礼拜。(2)在Therebeing+名词的结构中。如:Therebeingnobus,wehadtogohomeonfoot.因为没有公共汽车，所以我们不得不步行回家。(3)当独立主格结构中beingdone表示"正在被做时"，being不可省略。3.通常不用物主代词或冠词:在"名词(或代词)+介词短语"构成的独立主格结构中，一般不用形容词性物主代词和冠词。如:MissSmithenteredtheclassroom,bookinhand.史密斯小姐走进了课室，手里拿着一本书。比较with的复合结构。如:MissSmithenteredtheclassroom,withabookinherhand.4.独立主格结构没有所有格形式Thechief-editorarriving,webeganthemeeting.主编来了，我们开始开会。(比较动名词复合结构)。Unfortunately,Cindy'smotherisn'ttheonlyparentwhosuffersfromSituationalTimbercularGlaucoma（青光眼）—theoccasional

inabilitytoseetheforestforthetrees.Fromtimetotimeweallallowourselvestobeblindedtoissuesoflong-termsignificancebystuffthatseemsawfullyimportantrightnow,butisn't.Muddyshoes,lostlunchmoneyandmessykitchensaretroublesome,andtheydeservetheirplaceamonglife'sfrustrations.Butwhat'salittlemud—evenonnewcarpet—comparedtoachild'sself-esteem?Isalostdollarmorevaluablethanayoungster'semergingdignity?Andwhilekitchensanitationisimportant,isitworththesacrificeoftenderfeelingsandrelationships?不幸的是，辛迪的母亲不是唯一一个这样的父母，他们患有情景性森林青光眼——临时性地只见树木不见森林。由于那些眼下貌似极其重要但并非重要的事情，我们有时会对具有长远重要意义的事情视而不见。沾上泥的鞋、丢了的午餐费、脏乱的厨房，这些东西是很讨厌，值得让人沮丧一阵子了。但是和孩子的自尊心相比，一个泥点——哪怕是粘在了新铺的地毯上——又能算什么呢?丢失的一美元难道比一个孩子成长中的尊严更宝贵?厨房的卫生固然重要，可是值得为此牺牲温柔的亲情吗?本句使用了被动语态，beblindedtosth.by.....受---蒙蔽而看不到...stuff后跟that引导的定从。37.suffer（from）

v.（因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等）受苦，受难，受