大学英语第二版综合教程3UNIT5

WRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERS

WRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERS

Itwas1943,duringWorldWarII,andIwasayoungU.S.coastguardsman.Myship,theUSSMurzim,hadbeenunderwayforseveraldays.Mostofherholdscontainedthousandsofcartonsof

cannedordriedfoods.Theotherholdswere

loaded

withfive-hundred-poundbombspackeddelicatelyinpaddedracks.OurdestinationwasabigbaseontheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacific.IwasoneoftheMurzim’sseveralcooksand,quitethesameasforfolk

ashore,thisThanksgivingmorninghadseenusbusilypreparingatraditionaldinnerfeaturingroastturkey.AlexHaleyunderwayV.航行中，工作中，进行中这艘船已经航行了好多天了。Theshiphadbeenunderwayforseveraldays.Adj.

进行中的；已开始的经济增长过程正在进行

Theprocessofeconomicgrowthisunderway.

loadn.负荷；负担；装载；工作量他们把设备全装进背包里面。Theyloadalltheirequipmentintobackpacks.vt.使担负；装填；把…装入或装上；装满，堆积带上你的朋友,装满满腔热情.Loadupongunsand,Bringyourefriends.vi.加载；装载；装货Wemustloadingallthegoods.复数：loads

第三人称单数：loads

过去式：loaded

过去分词：loaded

现在分词：loadingBombn.炸弹(复数bombs)；彻底的失败v.轰炸，投弹于,失败，不及格；快速前进发生了一系列的汽车爆炸事件。Therehasbeenaseriesofcarbombing.WRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERS

Itwas1943,duringWorldWarII,andIwasayoungU.S.coastguardsman.Myship,theUSSMurzim,hadbeenunderwayforseveraldays.Mostofherholdscontainedthousandsofcartonsof

cannedordriedfoods.

Theotherholdswere

loaded

withfive-hundred-poundbombspackeddelicatelyinpaddedracks.OurdestinationwasabigbaseontheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacific.IwasoneoftheMurzim’sseveralcooksand,quitethesameasfor

folk

ashore,thisThanksgivingmorninghadseenusbusilypreparingatraditionaldinnerfeaturingroastturkey.AlexHaleyfolkn.民族；人们；〈口〉家属，亲戚；民间音乐老年人oldfolksadj.民间的；普通平民的；流传民间的；普通百姓的这首歌是以一首古老的民间的曲调为基础而写成的.Thissongisbasedonanoldfolktune.ashoreadv.上岸；上陆；在岸上；在陆上你在岸上的第一个晚上是在哪里过的？Where'dyouspendyourfirstnightashore?traditionaladj.传统的；口传的；惯例的；因袭的比较级：moretraditional

最高级：mosttraditionaltraditionn.传统；惯例；[宗]经外传说；[法]移交，引渡traditionallyadv.传统上，传说上

IdecidedfirsttogooutontheMurzim’safterdeckforabreathofopenair.Imademywayoutthere,breathingingreat,deepdraughtswhilewalkingslowlyabout,stillwearingmywhitecook’shat.

Well,asanycookknows,it’salotofhardworktocookandserveabigmeal,andcleanupandputeverythingaway.Butfinally,aroundsundown,wefinishedatlast.DR_Text21.Putaway

收起来；放好；储存；打消

2.

Sundown

日落时分;Sunrise

日出

Idecidedfirsttogooutonthe

Murzim’safterdeckforabreathofopenair.Imademywayoutthere,breathingingreat,deepdraughtswhilewalkingslowlyabout,stillwearingmywhitecook’shat.

Well,asanycookknows,it’salotofhardworktocookandserveabigmeal,andcleanupandputeverythingaway.Butfinally,aroundsundown,wefinishedatlast.DR_Text2Draughtn.通风；气流；（船的）吃水深度；一饮，一口之量他喝了一大口啤酒。Hetookadraughtofbeer.vt.draft的变体；起草；征兵；选派adj.汲出的；拖拉的DR_Text3

IgottothinkingaboutThanksgiving,ofthePilgrims,Indians,wildturkeys,pumpkins,cornonthecob,andtherest.Yetmymindseemedtobeinquestofsomethingelse—somewaythatIcouldpersonallyapplytothecloseof

Thanksgiving.

Itmusthavetakenmeahalfhourtosensethatmaybesomekeytoananswercouldresultfromreversingtheword“Thanksgiving”—atleastthatsuggestedaverbaldirection,“Givingthanks.”RecentlyI’vegottowonderingwhyIamdoingthepart-timejob.gettosth/doingsth:begintogiveseriousattentiontoordealwithI’llgettotheaccountsassoonasIcan.

Givingthanks—asinpraying,thankingGod,Ithought.Yes,ofcourse.Certainly.Yetmymindcontinuedturningtheideaover.Afterawhile,likeadawn’sbrightening,afurtheranswerdidcome—thattherewerepeopletothank,peoplewhohaddonesomuchformethatIcouldneverpossiblyrepaythem.TheembarrassingtruthwasI’dalwaysjustacceptedwhatthey’ddone,takenallofitforgranted.NotonetimehadIeverbotheredtoexpresstoanyofthemsomuchasasimple,sincere“Thankyou”.DR_Text4turnover移交；（使）翻转；变换（电视频道）；仔细考虑即便她什么都没说，你也能看出她心里在盘算着。

Evenwhenshedidn'tsayanythingyoucouldseeherturningthingsoverinhermind.Embarrassvt.&vi.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安；（使）困难对所发生的事情一无所知，这让他很难堪。Itembarrassedhimthathehadnoideaofwhatwasgoingon.take……forgranted认为…理所当然，想当然；轻信你不要想当然每个人的想法都和你一样。

You

should

not

take

for

granted

that

everyone

has

the

same

thoughts

as

you

do.

Atleastsevenpeoplehadbeenparticularlyandlastinglyhelpfultome.Irealized,swallowinghard,thatabouthalfofthemhadsincedied—sotheywereforeverbeyondanypossibleexpressionofgratitudefromme.ThemoreIthoughtaboutit,themoreashamedIbecame.ThenIpicturedthethreewhowerestillaliveand,withinminutes,Iwasdowninmycabin.DR_Text5gratituden.

恩义；谢意；感激，感谢；感激的样子；感恩图报之意asenseofgratitude...感恩我们已拥有的东西。

Find

gratitude

for

what

we

already

have.同近义词：thankfulness

appreciation

gratefulness

Sittingatatablewithwritingpaperandmemoriesofthingseachhaddone,Itriedcomposinggenuinestatementsofheartfeltappreciationandgratitudetomydad,SimonA.Haley,aprofessorattheoldAgriculturalMechanicalNormalCollegeinPineBluff,Arkansas;tomygrandma,CynthiaPalmer,backinourlittlehometownofHenning,Tennessee;andtotheRev.LonualNelson,mygrammarschoolprincipal,retiredandlivinginRipley,sixmilesnorthofHenning.DR_Text6statementsn.

（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现；声明(statement的名词复数)；结算单；（文字）陈述；现在，大多数银行都要确保客户阅读了风险声明。Most

banks

now

make

sure

customers

read

risk

statements.同近义词：announce；state；declare；statement；declarationStatevt.规定；陈述，声明

Thetextsofmylettersbegansomethinglike,“Here,thisThanksgivingatsea,Ifindmythoughtsuponhowmuchyouhavedoneforme,butIhaveneverstoppedandsaidtoyouhowmuchIfeeltheneedtothankyou—”AndbrieflyIrecalledforeachofthemspecificactsperformedonmybehalf.DR_Text7onsb.'sbehalf/onthebehalfofsb.adv.代表某人，为了某人一切为了孩子已经成为一项全职工作。Working

on

their

children's

behalf

becomes

a

full-time

job.

Forinstance,somethinguppermostaboutmyfatherwashowhehadimpressed

uponmefromboyhoodtolovebooksandreading.Infact,thisgraduatedintoafamilyhabitofafter-dinnerquizzesatthetableaboutbooksreadmostDR_Text8recentlyandnewwordslearned.Myloveofbooksneverdiminishedandlaterledmetowardwritingbooksmyself.SomanytimesIhavefeltasadnesswhenexposedtomodernchildrensoimmersedintheelectronicmediathattheyhavelittleornoawarenessofthemarvelousworldtobediscoveredinbooks.Instancen.例子，实例；情况；要求，建议；[法]诉讼手续vt.举……为例这是一个蝴蝶效应的实例。

Call

it

an

instance

of

the

butterfly

effect.短语：atfirstinstanceattheinstanceoninthefirst(或second等)instanceDiminishvt.（使）减少，缩小；减弱…的权势；[乐]减半音vi.变小或减少；逐渐变细我们必须尽力把损失减小到最低限度。

We

must

diminish

the

loss

to

the

minimum.同近义词：reducebeimmersedinv.陷于；陷入他沉浸在足球的欢乐中。

Hewas

immersed

in

the

joy

of

football.同近义词：bebathedin沉浸于

IremindedtheReverendNelsonhoweachmorninghewouldopenourlittlecountrytown’sgrammarschoolwithaprayeroverhisassembledstudents.ItoldhimthatwhateverpositivethingsIhaddonesincehadbeeninfluencedatleastinpartbyhismorningschoolprayers.DR_Text9Assemblevt.&vi.集合，收集vt.装配，组合要求我们在大厅集合。We

were

requested

to

assemble

in

the

lobby.DR_Text10

Inthelettertomygrandmother,Iremindedherofadozenwayssheusedtoteachmehowtotellthetruth,toshare,

andtobeforgivingandconsiderateofothers.Ithankedherfortheyearsofeatinghergoodcooking,theequalofwhichIhadnotfoundsince.Finally,Ithankedhersimplyforhavingsprinkledmylifewithstardust.Sprinklevt.洒，撒；把液体或颗粒洒在…上；散置；撒布，使散布vi.洒，撒；落下n.洒的动作；小雨；少量最后，为增强西红柿的口感，在其中撒一些糖。Finally,

to

enhance

the

flavor

of

tomatoes,

sprinkle

a

little

sugar

on

them.

BeforeIslept,mythreeletterswentintoourship’sofficemailsack.TheygotmailedwhenwereachedTulagiIsland.Weunloadedcargo,reloadedwithsomethingelse,thenagainweputtoseaintheroutinefamiliartous,andasthedaysbecameweeks,mylittlepersonalexperiencereceded.Sometimes,whenwewereatsea,amailshipwouldrendezvousandbringusmailfromhome,which,ofcourse,we

accordedtopmostpriority.DR_Text11Recedevi.后退；减弱Vt.归还随着时间的流逝，我对他的永远死去而感到悲伤和愤懑的情绪被减弱了。Attimemovedon,mygriefandangerathisuntimelydeathbegantorecede.Recede-receded-receded,receding

Everytimetheship’sloudspeakerrasped,“Attention!Mailcall!”twohundred-oddshipmatescamepoundingupondeckandclusteredaboutthetwoseamen,standingbythosepreciousbulginggraysacks.Theywerealternatelypullingoutfistfulsoflettersandbarkingsuccessivenamesofsailorswhowere,inturn,shoutingback“Here!Here!”amidthepushing.Poundingup连续重击；捣碎我奶奶喜欢把芝麻捣碎了得出特殊的香味。Mygrandmotherlovespoundingupsesameseedsupforspecialflavor.短语：poundingupondeck冲上甲板clustern.群；串；丛；簇然而，在集群环境中却有一些问题。However,therearesomeproblemsintheclusterenvironment.Vt.使……集聚Cluster-clustered-clusteringFistfuln.一把（复数：fistfuls）那个小孩扔了一把栗子。Thechildseizedfistfulofchestnuts.

One“mailcall”broughtmeresponsesfromGrandma,Dad,andtheReverendNelson—andmyreadingofDR_Text13theirlettersleftmenotonlyastonishedbutmorehumbledthanbefore.

RatherthansayingtheywouldforgivethatIhadn’tpreviouslythankedthem,instead,forPete’ssake,theywerethankingme—forhavingremembered,forhavingconsideredtheyhaddoneanythingsoexceptional.Alwaysthecollegeprofessor,mydadhadcarefullyavoidedanythingheconsideredtoosentimental,soIknewhowmovedhewastowritemethat,afterhavinghelpededucatemanyyoungpeople,henowfeltthathisbestresultsincludedhisownson.DR_Text15SentimentalAdj.感伤的；多愁善感的；感情脆弱的这就是我，一个多愁善感的女人Thisisme,asentimentalwomen.Sentimentn.感情；观点；情操他的爱是以情感而不是以情欲为其标准的。Hislovehadbeenwomenofsentimentratherthanpassion.

TheReverendNelsonwrotethathisdecadesasa“simple,old-fashionedprincipal”hadendedwithschoolsundergoingsuchswiftchangesthathehadretiredinself-doubt.“IheardmoreofwhatIhaddonewrongthanwhatIdidright,”hesaid,addingthatmyletterhadbroughthimwelcomereassurancethathiscareerhadbeenappreciated.DR_Text16Undergovt.gothrough;experience解放前这位老工人遭受了许多苦难。Theoldworkerunderwentmuchsufferingbeforeliberation.

AglanceatGrandma’sfamiliarhandwritingbroughtbackinaflashmemoriesofstandingalongsideherwhiterockingchair,watchingher“settingdown”somelettertorelatives.Characterbycharacter,Grandmawouldslowlyaccomplishoneword,thenthenext,sothatafinishedpagewouldconsumehours.IweptoverthepagerepresentingmyGrandma’srecenthoursinvestedinexpressingherlovinggratefulnesstome—whomsheusedtodiaper!DR_Text17

Muchlater,retiredfromtheCoastGuardandtryingtomakealivingasawriter,Ineverforgothowthosethree“thankyou”lettersgavemeaninsightintohowmosthumanbeingsgoaboutlonginginsecretformoreoftheirfellowstoexpressappreciationfortheirefforts.Weepv.哭泣她那天整整哭了一夜。Sheweptthenightawaythatday.短语：weepaloud放声大哭；weepfor因……而哭泣

AglanceatGrandma’sfamiliarhandwritingbroughtbackinaflashmemoriesofstandingalongsideherwhiterockingchair,watchingher“settingdown”somelettertorelatives.Characterbycharacter,Grandmawouldslowlyaccomplishoneword,thenthenext,sothatafinishedpagewouldconsumehours.IweptoverthepagerepresentingmyGrandma’srecenthoursinvestedinexpressingherlovinggratefulnesstome—whomsheusedtodiaper!DR_Text17

Muchlater,retiredfromtheCoastGuardandtryingtomakealivingasawriter,Ineverforgothowthosethree“thankyou”lettersgavemeaninsightintohowmosthumanbeingsgoaboutlonginginsecretformoreoftheirfellowstoexpressappreciationfortheirefforts.goabout

movearound;behaveinsociety;keepbusydoing(sth.);setabout我