高英上册《海上无路标》第34段讲解

1、34. I would never have believed in the simple bliss of being, day after day, at sea.,bliss ( n.) :great joy or happiness极大的快乐；完美的幸福 The couple has just celebrated 50 years of married bliss. 那对夫妇刚刚庆祝了结婚50周年纪念。,If I had not taken this trip by boat, I would never have believed in the simple but great j

2、oy of this kind of life - a life spent at sea day after day. 若非有了这一回的亲身经历，我永远也不会相信日复一日地航行于大海上竟会是这样的其乐无穷。,Our ports of call are few, and when they do occur I resent them. I should like this empty existence to be prolonged beyond calculation.,empty existence: an idle life with no practical problems of

3、 the world to disturb or trouble a person,I wish this idle voyage without any worry or suffering could go on for ever.,In the ships library stands a large globe whose function so far as I am concerned is to reveal the proportion of ocean to the landmasses of the troubled would;,倒装句。由于句中的主语跟有很长的一个定语从

4、句，即 whose function，故将谓 语动词 stands 提至主语之前。,the Pacific alone dwarfs all the continents put together.,Dwarf 1. vt If one person or thing is dwarfed by another, the second is so much bigger than the first that it makes them look very small. 使显得矮小;使相形见绌使显得矮小;使相形见绌 His figure is dwarfed by the huge red M

5、cDonalds sign. 在巨大的红色麦当劳标志牌下，他显得很矮小。 The US air travel market dwarfs that of Britain. 与美国航空旅行市场比起来，英国的航空旅行市场相形见绌。,The Pacific Ocean alone is much larger than all the continents combined.,turf ( n.) :a surface layer of earth containing grass plants with their matted roots；sod；sward草皮；草地 1. u (grass)

6、草坪 2 c (square of grass) 草皮 3. vt +area 铺 He followed the deers slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees. 他沿着路的脚印穿过软软的草地来到树林边缘。,hiss hs 1.vi snake cat steam fat in pan etc+ 发出嘶嘶声 2. vi person audience+ 发尖利的嘘声 3. vt 压低嗓门地说 Be quiet! she hissed. “别说话！”她压低了嗓门斥责道。 4. n of snake steam fat etc 嘶嘶声

7、 5. n of person audience 嘘声 to hiss at sb/sth 对某人/某物发嘘声,Blue, the colour of peace. And then I like all the small noises of a ship: the faint creaking, as of the saddle-leather to a horseman riding across turf , the slap of a rope, the hiss of sudden spray .,the weak creaking sound, like the sound ma

8、de by the saddle-leather to a horseman riding across grass, the sound of a rope hitting something, the hissing sound made by sudden spray of water.,I have been exhilarated by two days of storm, but above all I love these long purposeless days in which I shed all that I have ever been.,exhilarate ( v

9、) :make cheerful，merry，or lively使高兴；使快乐；使快活 The refugees were exhilarated by the news. 这消息令难民们高兴。 We were exhilarated by our brisk walk in the rain. 雨中的轻快散步使我们振奋起来。,I throw off all the qualities, likes, dislikes and everything else that I have had before.,若非有了这一回的亲身经历，我永远也不会相信日复一日地航行于大海上竟会是这样的其乐无穷。我们的船停靠的港口很少，真正停靠港口时，我也只感到厌烦。我宁愿这种洒脱的海上生活永无休止地持续下去。船上的图书室里放着一架巨大的地球仪，照我看来，它的作用就是展示海洋与动荡不安的世界上的陆地之间的比例，仅一