自考高级英语下册lesson5课件

Lesson5

Trifles

Triflen.琐事，小事SomethingofsmallimportanceDonotwasteyourmoneyontrifles.Triflern.吊儿郎当的人Onewhobehaveslightlyornotseriouslytriflingadj.微小的，不足取的notworthconsideringIt'satriflingmatter.Don'tmakesuchafuss.Abandoned:adj.1)deserted,desolate.被抛弃的Theabandonedhousewastorndown.2)givenuptobadways;profligate无约束的；恣意放荡的；寡廉鲜耻的Ishesoabandonedasiffeelnoshameatsuchanaccusation?难道他坏到竟对这种指控不知羞耻的程度吗？bundledup…1）dresssb.inwarmclothesIt‘sprettycoldoutside.You’dbetterbundleupwell.外面很冷，你最好穿暧和点。2）makeintoabundleorbundles捆扎Webundledeverythingup.我们把每件东西都捆扎起來了business

Iamtalkingaboutbusiness.=Iamserious.Imeanbusiness.

Myprivatelifeisnoneofyourbusiness.

Businessasusual.照常营业

Iamsickofthewholebusiness.=affairs

Businessisbusiness.公事公办

Let‘sgetdowntobusiness.开始干正事，言归正转

goaboutone’sbusiness忙于自己的事

businesscard名片

businesshours办公时间，营业时间

adj.businesslike按部就班的,有条不紊的,认真的systematic,efficient

Negotiationsareconductedinabusinesslikemanner.haveone'shandsfull:bebusywith/befullyoccupied忙于做事Davidalwayshashishandsfullwiththework,soheseldomgoesshoppingwithhiswife.Mydaughteralwayshasherhandsfullwithherstudy.Don’texpecthimtohelpus,hehashishandsfullalready.别指望他能帮助我们，他已经非常忙了。Goover这里意思为“查看，搜查”。E.g.Thepolicewentoverhisroomseveraltimes,butfoundnothing.警察把他的房间搜查了好几遍，但什么也没发现。apartytelephone/lineatelephonelinesharedbytwoormorehouses,offices,etc..共有的；共同的

IspoketoWrightaboutitoncebeforeandheputmeoff,…putsomebodyoff:putoff这里意思为“回避（回答）”。makeexcusesandtrytoavoid闪避，敷衍E.g.Despiteallattemptstoputhimoff,thequestionpersisteduntilhegotasatisfactoryanswer.不管别人怎样试图回避他的问题，这个提问者一直坚持到得到一个满意的答案。Hetriedtoputmeoffwithvaguepromises.thatIdidn'tknowas(that)whathiswifewantedmademuchdifferencetoJohn.ItshowsthateventheneighborknowsthatJohnWrightdoesn'tpayattentiontohiswife'sneeds,thathedecidesthingsinthefamilyandthatthewifehasnosay.pleat把……打褶，把……编成辫；编织

pleatn./v.

ashirtwithpleatsinthefront

pleatedcurtains

Herhairwaspleatedinaqueue.她的头发编成了一条辫子Andkindofdoneup.doup有多种含义与用法，如“收拾，打扮，捆扎等”，这里则表示“累坏了，非常疲倦”的意思。E.g.Theydidupthehousebeforethetenantsmovedin.房客搬近来前，他们收拾了房子。Shedidherselfupfortheparty.她打扮得漂漂亮亮地去参加晚会。Pleasedouptheparcelandpostit.请捆扎好包裹，然后邮寄出去。Hewasquitedoneupafterthelongjourney.长途旅行之后，他非常疲倦。“No,”shesays,kindofdulllike.句中kindofdulllike即Shelookedkindofdull。意思是“她看上去有点迟钝”。这里like的用法有点像后词缀，-like可以作为后缀与名词构成合成形容词或副词，表示“像……一样的（地）”。E.g.childlike孩子般天真的；godlike如神的，神圣的；和下文的businesslike公务的，有条理的。IthinkI’dratherhaveyougointothatupstairs,whereyoucanpointitallout.句中I’drather即Iwouldrather(有时用hadrather)意思为“宁愿”，后面可跟不带to的不定式，从句中用虚拟语气。E.g.I’drathernotgoouttonight.我宁愿今晚不出去。I’dratheryoutoldmethetruth.我宁愿你对我讲实话。Gointo这里意思为“细谈，讨论”。E.g.Wehaven’thadenoughtimetogointothedetails.我们没有时间谈详细情况。twitchn./v.痉挛，抽搐，抽动Herfacetwitchedwithpain.

WhenIstooduptoher,herrightcheekwouldbegintotwitch.每当我直面她时，她的右脸颊就会开始抽动。Hedevelopedanervoustwitchandbegantoblinkconstantly.他患上了一种神经痉挛病，开始不停地眨眼睛。notify： (vt.)givenoticeof;report通知;报告OurteachernotifiedusthattherewouldbeatestonMonday.AnyinfectiousdiseasemustbenotifiedatoncetotheHealthMinistry.发现传染病必须立即向卫生部门报告。

vt.Strangle：Squeezethethroatof掐死，勒死，绞死，掐死，使窒息,限制，阻止

Hestrangledherwithherownscarf.

Thisstiffcollarisstranglingme.Hestrangledhisvictimwithanylonstocking.他用尼龙长筒袜勒死了受害者Thegovernment'spoliciesareslowlystranglingtheeconomy.政府的这些政策正在慢慢扼杀经济的发展。n.strangler压制者；扼杀者

Strangleholdn.勒颈，压制，束缚Awrestlingholdinwhichthearmsarepressedagainsttheopponent'swindpipeThenewtariffs关税haveputastrangleholdonourtradewiththem.putinatelephone:fix“安装”。E.g.Wecan’tmoveintothehouseuntilthey’veputtheheatingin.只有等他们装完暖气，我们才能搬进这所房子。Well,canyoubeatthewomen!Heldformurderandworryingaboutherpreserves.Canyoubeatthat?Haveyoueverseenorheardanythingassurprisingasthat?ThesheriffwasverymuchsurprisedatMrs.Wright'sworryaboutherpreserves.Tohim,sinceshewasarrestedformurder,sheshouldworryaboutherownlife,notsuchunimportantthingsaspreserves.n.gallantry勇气，殷勤

1）bravery:勇敢：英勇Hedisplayedgreatgallantryintryingtosaveaboyfromdrowning.Hewonamedalforgallantry.2)elaboratepolitenessoramorousactorspeechtoawoman.对妇女的殷勤Hisgallantrymadehimanidealescort.他献殷勤而成了一名理想的陪同。Hewonmanyheartsbyhisgallantry.Adj.gallant勇敢的，殷勤的

Andyet,foralltheirworries,whatwouldwedowithouttheladies?句子中forall的意思是“尽管”虽然。E.g.Forallhiswealth,hewasunhappy.尽管他有万贯家产，但他并不幸福。Heisapoormusicianforallhistraining.尽管接受了训练，他还是个蹩脚的音乐家。Notmuchofahousekeeper,wouldyousay,ladies?这是一个省略句，原句应为Wouldyousaythatsheisnotmuchofahousekeeper,ladies?benotmuchof意思为“不是很好的”。E.g.Heisnotmuchofalinguist.他不是个了不起的语言学家。Iwanttogetthelayofthings…Iwanttofindoutthelayoutofthingsupstairs,thearrangementsofthingsupstairskeepaneyeout/openforsth./sb.:lookoutforsth./watchforsth.closely留心，注意

Ihavelostmyring—couldyoukeepaneyeoutforitwhenyoucleanthehouse?Wouldyoupleasekeepaneyeonmylugguage.v.snoopabout/aroundsth.四处打探调查

snoopintosth.打听闲事

n.snooperagovernmentsnooper政府的秘密调查员Itisimpolitetosnoopaboutother'sprivacy.Snoopern.打听者，窥视者AsecretlistenertoprivateconversationsSnoopyadj.爱打听的，爱管闲事的OffensivelycuriousorinquisitiveShewasfiredbecauseshewassnoopy.shovev.推挤撞push

shovesth.outofplace

Deputyn.1.代理人，代表2.(政府官员的)副手，副职，助理HisbrotherwasactingashisdeputyinAmerica.他的兄弟充当他在美洲的代理人。JackLang,France'sministerforculture,andhisdeputy,CatherineTasca.…法国文化部长杰克·朗和他的副手凯瑟琳·塔斯卡。adj.副的；代理的

slickvt.1.使平滑，使光滑，使光亮：toslicktheplankwithaplane用刨子刨光木板tobeslickedbypainting漆得光净明亮2.[美国口语]打扮，装扮；修饰(up):toslickoneselfup打扮起来toslicktheroomup把房间装饰一番slickup:tidyup,cleanupSlickup为口语化表达，意思为“使整洁，使漂亮”。

slickadj.1.光滑的；有光泽的2.圆滑的，油滑的；口齿伶俐的Theroadsareslickwithwetmud.

closeadj.miserly,mean吝啬的

Ithinkmaybethat'swhyshekeptsomuchtoherself.Ithinkmaybethat'swhysheavoidedmeetingotherpeople.keeptooneself:avoidmeetingpeople不与人交往Sallyhaskepttoherselfsinceherhusbanddied.Nobodyknowsmuchabouthim.Hekeepstohimselfmostofthetime.大家都不太了解他，他大部分时间都不跟别人来往。此外这一短语还有“不告诉别人”的意思。E.g.Hekeptthenewstohimself.他没把这个消息告诉任何人。词语辨析1.Shetooktheskirtoutofthesuitcaseandfounditterribly(pleated,wrinkled).Pleated:apleatedskirt,dressetchasalotofflatnarrowfoldsWrinkled:skinorcloththatiswrinkledhassmalllinesorfoldsinit2.Theownerofthehousecamebackanddiscoveredthathishousehadbeenbrokenintoduringhisabsence.He(snoopedaround,checked)toseeifanythingvaluablehadbeenstolen.snooparound:totrytofindoutaboutsomeone'sprivateaffairsbysecretlylookingintheirhouse,examiningtheirpossessionsetc(调查,窥探)3.Sincetheirfatherlosthisjob,theirmotherwashardupandalwaysboughtthem(shabby,cheap)clothes.Shabby:shabbyclothes,places,orobjectsareuntidyandinbadconditionbecausetheyhavebeenusedforalongtimeCheap:notatallexpensive,orlowerinpricethanyouexpected4.Heneededthemoney,sohesaidhedidn’t(carefor,mind)thelongworkinghoursaslongashewaswellpaid.Carefor:tolookaftersomeonewhoisnotabletolookafterthemselves;todothingsthatkeepsomethingingoodconditionMind:[usuallyinquestionsandnegatives]tofeelannoyedorupsetaboutsomething5.Helostinterestsinthedebate,merelysittingtheretotally(unconcerned,unbent).Unconcerned:notworriedaboutsomethingbecauseyouthinkitdoesnotaffectyouUnbend:torelaxandstartbehavinginalessformalway