自考高级英语上册

Lesson11

OngettingofftosleepByJ.B.PriestleyContradiction,contrarinessContradiction:u.矛盾，对立c.对立的事物--Ifoundnocontradictionbetweenhispubliclyexpressedideasandhisprivateactions.--Hisprivateactionsareincontradictionto/withhispubliclyexpressedideas.--Aroundsquareisacontradiction

interms用词矛盾.Contrariness(u.)(contrary)相反，对立面，--Hotandcoldarecontrariness.SavinggraceAsavinggraceisagoodqualityorfeatureinapersonorthingthatpreventsthemfrombeingcompletelybadorworthless.可取之处例：Aging'sonesavinggraceisyouworrylessaboutwhatpeoplethink.年迈的一个可取之处是你不那么担心他人的想法了。Vexationn.苦恼；恼怒；令人烦恼的事Vexationisafeelingofbeingannoyed,puzzled,andfrustrated.恼火例：Hekickedthebrokenmachineinvexation.他懊恼得踢了这台坏机器一脚。Dim微暗的;朦胧的模糊的,看不清楚Dim:notbright,notclearlytobeseen不亮的dimlightofacandle微弱的烛光adimroom光线不好的房间thedimoutlineofabuilding房屋的模糊轮廓

Dark：withnoorverylittlelight黑暗的It’ceedIfyouproceed

todosomething,youdoit,oftenafterdoingsomethingelsefirst.(做完某事之后)接着(做另一事)例：Heproceededtotellmeofmybirth.他接着给我讲了我的出生。Ifyouproceedwithacourseofaction,youcontinuewithit.继续进行(某行动)例：Thegroupproceededwithamarchtheyknewwouldleadtobloodshed.这群人继续进行他们知道会导致流血事件的一次游行。(某事件或活动带来的)收入例：Theproceedsoftheconcertwenttocharity.音乐会的收入给了慈善机构。Makefor导致；有助于；走向Herosefromhisseatandmadeforthedoor.他起身向门口走去。Ahappyparentmakesforahappychild.幸福的家长造就幸福的孩子。FiveportsofknowledgeFivesensesofsight,hearing,smell,tasteandtouch,hererepresentingallthesenses.Plunge:使投入,使插入,使陷入plungeacountryintowar使一个国家陷入战争odeepsorrow.

nodifficultyinplungingtheirearthlypartsintooblivionNodifficultyinforgettingtheirfunctionsintheworldNodifficultyinfallingsleepbegivento癖好的；喜爱的；习惯的Sheisayounggirlgiventotears.她是一个爱哭的女孩。He'sgiventotakinglongwalks.他非常喜欢长途散步。

Like:(sing.)(n.)相似的人或事务--Youshouldonlycomparelikewithlike.只应在同类事务中做比较。I’veneverseenthelikeofit.我从未见过这种事。Jazz,rockandthelike.Thanksto:owingto,duetoWefinishedthetaskaheadofschedule/inadvancethankstoourhardwork.Thankstothepolicyofreformingandopening,China’seconomyhasdevelopedquickly.Refresh:(以食物,睡眠等)使精力(记忆)恢复;使精神振作

IthinkIwilljustrefreshmyselfwithacupoftea.喝杯茶提神refreshsb.'smemory唤起/恢复某人的记忆

Given:约定的；特定的；指定的Doitwithinthegiventime.Atagiventimewewillallshout“Happybirthdaytoyou”.Given:假设的，假使的

Givengoodweather,ourshipwillreachShanghaiMondayevening.假如天气好，我们的船将于星期一晚上到达上海。GiventhatIhavefivemoreminutes,Iwillfinishtheexam.takesth.toheart为某事耿耿于怀,为某事忧虑Don'ttakeittoheart.别把它放在心上。Don'ttakemycriticismtoheart.不要把我的批评放在心上Torment,abuseTorment：n.痛苦v.Causeseveresufferingto;annoy折磨

suffertorment(s)from因...而受苦Shesufferedtormentfromheadache.Don’ttormentyourselfbythinkingofthepast.

Abuse:treatbadly;ill-treat滥用,虐待,辱骂

abuseone'sprivilegeabuseachildabuseafriendRemonstratewithsb.,againststh.抗议，告诫Weremonstrateagainsthiscrueltytooldpeople.Iremonstratedwithhimabouthisrudeness.Inhuman:非人的,不近人情的,非人道的,残忍的,inhumantreatment虐待Treatmentofprisonersinthatjailwasconsideredinhuman.Fancy想象Ithinkhewouldcomebutit'sonlyafancyofmine."我想他会来的,不过这仅是我的设想罢了。"

Leap:leapt或leaped,leaping

跳跃，跳越Thedogleaptoverthefence.狗跳过了围栏。Leap:闪过；突然想起

Theidealeapedintohismind.这个想法突然闪过他的脑海。Thosememoriesandfancieswhichhadbeenburieddeepinone’smindfortenyearswillsometimescropup突然出现.Eventful:多事(故)的,重要的,重大的aneventfulyear多事之秋,多事的一年aneventfulmeetingbetweenheadsofstates两国首脑间的重要会晤

Thereisnocomparingnoteswiththem.Youcannotexchangeideaswiththem.

comparenoteswith1.(与…)商量，(同…)交换意见；讨论2.(和…)对笔记Ialsoneedoneortwoeveningstocomparenoteswithmyhomecompanyonwhatwehavediscussedduringtheday.我还需要一、两个晚上，跟我公司就我们白天的洽谈情况交换一下意见。Nomidnightconfidence.知心话exchangeconfidences互谈心事

HaveconfidenceinoneselfNocastingupthebalanceoftheday’spleasureandpain.Castup:计算，把…加起来Notabletocalculatewhetheryouhavemorepleasurethanpainorhavemorepainthanpleasureinaday’slife.

induce,temptInduce:bringabout,cause招致,引起illnessinducedbyoverworkToomuchfoodinducessleepiness.Induce:persuadeorinfluencesb.todosth.bringabout引诱；诱导,劝诱

Wecouldn’tinducetheoldladytotravelbyair.Nothingshallinducemetojointheirclub.Tempt:persuadesbtodosthwrongorfoolish诱惑,引诱,怂恿--Hewastemptedintoalifeofcrimebygreedandlaziness.Serveone’sturn适用Thisjobwillservemyturn.这项工作将适合我的需要。Ithinkthisbookwillservemyturn.我想这本书将适合我的需要。Shecaughtholdofittoserveherownturn.她抓住这一点为自己服务。Imaginary(想象的，虚构的）,imaginative（想象丰富的，富有想象力的）Ghostsareimaginary.Theinterviewerwaslookingforimaginativeanswers.imaginaryimaginativeimaginable意思都含“想象的”。imaginary指“想象的”、“虚构的”,如:Althoughthemaincharactersinthenovelaresotruetolife,theyareimaginary.imaginative指“富于想象力的”,如:Scottwasanimaginativewriter.imaginable指“可想象的”,常放在名词后面,前加all,only,every或最高级形容词,如:Thisistheonlysolutionimaginable.

oflittle/noavail:notvery/notatallhelpfuloreffective

没有多大/没有一点儿帮助,用处或效果Theadvicewegotwasofnoavail.Theireffortswereofnoavail.Avail：v.有用,有利Deft:skilfulandquick,espwiththehands熟练的,灵巧的Sheisdeftatdealingwithreporters.Withdeftfingerssheundidthewire.fare:geton,progress进展,过日子Howdidyoufarewhileyouwereabroad?Fare:moneychargedAbus/taxifareAsingle/doublefareFare:foodAbilloffoodWholesomefood卫生食品Meditateon/upon:thinkdeeply深思,沉思,冥想Hesattheremeditatingonhismisfortunes.Meditate:planinone’smind策划Hemeditaterevenge/leavinghome.Wonder:feelcuriously;askoneself想知道，自忖Iwaswonderinghowtogettherequickly.dreary:['driəri]沉闷的,AdrearydayHisspeechwasdreary.Comeon/upon…:meetorfind…bychanceIcameonTomplayingfootballinthestreetyesterday.Ihaveliterallyfounditanswer.Answer:Answermyneedtosleep.Ihavefoundthismethodactuallyworked.Literal:correspondinglyexacttotheoriginal按照原文的aliteraltranslationIdiomsusuallycannotbetranslatedliterallyintoanotherlanguage.成语通常不能照字面译成另一种文字.Exact:correctineverydetail精确的，正确的Givemehisexactwords.Bareof:emptyof/without空的Theroomisbareoffurniture.空无家具的房间.Inwinterthefieldsarebareofgrass.Bare:withoutclothing裸露的BarelegBare:withouttheusualcoveringandprotection缺少遮盖的Barehill,floorCrooked:['krukid]歪的,弯曲的(notstraight)Crook:bendintotheshapeofacurve使弯曲Yourtieiscrooked.Anoldmanwithacrookedback.Twist:(twisted)turnandcurveindifferentdirections缠绕,盘绕Itwistedthebandageroundherknee.Thetelephonewirehasgottwisted.扭曲或挤压某物使之变形Herfacewastwistedwithpain.曲解(歪曲)Papershavetwistedeverythinghesaid.Atwistyroad弯曲的道路evoke[i'vəuk]引(唤)起,召唤(死者灵魂等)evokeaspiritfromthedead为死者招魂Thebookevokedmemoriesofhisboyhood.此书唤起了他对童年的回忆。历年试题分析1.(2001,10)Onceinbed,mostfolksIknowseemtofindnodifficultyinplungingtheirearthlypartsinto___.Oblivion[ə'bliviən]n.遗忘,忘却2.(2003,10)Ifitbetruethatoutthoughtsandmentalimagesareperfectly___things,likeourbooksandpictures,totheinhabitantsofthenextworld,…Tangiblen.有形资产a.实体的,明白的Discussingthequestion,sometime7,withanoldfriend,shegavemehernever-failing8forsleeplessness,whichwastoimagine9performingsometrivial10overandoveragain,until,hermindbecomingdisgustedwiththemonotonyoflife,11drewthecurtain.Herfavouritedevicewastoimagineapicturenot12quiteplumbuponthewall,andthentoproceedtostraightenit.（200701）54.Thepoor,sickmanis______bythepoliceman’sendlessinterrogations.（200710）A.abused B.tormented77.在我看来，没有比睡眠问题更能说明事物的对立性了。（200810）Withme,nothingillustratesthecontrarinessofthingsbetterthanthematterofsleep.42.Althoughthemaincharactersinthenovelaresotruetolife,theyare______.（201001）A.imaginary B.imaginative40.Shehasborna______againstmeeversinceIturneddownherapplication.（0710)A.grudge B.maliceB.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese1.人是很多矛盾的集合体.2.我们的思想和头脑中的意象完全是有形的东西.3.过去我常常带着惊叹阅读那些吹捧好战的超人的故事.4.人为的催眠方法很多，但他们仅在都不灵这一点上相同。B.Translatethe