34.Obviously he was checking 很明顯他是在與蓋世太??偛亢藢?。
Obviously,adv.很明顯
Check:制止,控制,檢查,核對
check against,檢查,核對
eg:They are checking the machine against the instruction.他們正對著說明書檢查這臺機器。
check in登記,報到
eg:They checked in at Beijing Hotel.他們在北京飯店辦理登記手續(xù)。
check out,辦清手續(xù)后離開,付帳后離開
eg:They must pay for the charge before they check out.他們在辦理手續(xù)離開之前必須先付費。
check up(on) 檢查
eg:The manager is checking up the work.經(jīng)理在檢查工作。
35.At the customsthere was literally a herd of officials.—— Note the derogative use of the phrase“a herd of officials”,showing the author's hatred for Nazi officials because “herd” is the collective noun for animals.注意“a herd of officials”的貶義用法,表明作者對納粹的仇恨。
the customs(復數(shù)指海關(guān))go into the customs報關(guān)
How long will it take us to go into the Customs.我們報關(guān)需要多長時間。
36.I was free at last to the ticket counter to check my luggage.—— At last I was through with the customs,and could go to check my luggage.After that there would be no more hazards/danger to encounter.我終于沒事了,可以去托運行李了。
be free to do sth.:不受限制做……;得到允許做……
eg:You are free to express yourselves at the meeting.你們在會上可以暢所欲言。
eg:All students who have returned from abroad are free to come and go.從海外歸國的留學生來去自由。
eg:In this family the children are free to decide what they would like to do.
在這個家庭里孩子們可以自由決定做自己想做的事。
check one's luggage (AmE) check in one's luggage (BrE)
eg:to leave one's luggage at the ticket counter so it can be put on a plane 托運行李
eg:Any luggage over 5 kilos must be checked.超過五公斤的行李都要托運。
37.“Where to?”a Lufthansa man aasked.“目的地?”一個漢莎航空公司的工作人員問道。
Lufthansa:指1926年成立的德國漢莎航空公司。該公司于1945年戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束時停止營業(yè),1951年正式清理。其繼承公司——漢莎航空公司于1953年1月在科隆成立,由當時的西德聯(lián)邦政府、德意志全國鐵路公司和北萊茵一威斯特伐倫州合辦,此后又接納私人投資。
38.The thought ofthe German airline delivering my diaries to me safely in Portugal,beyond the reach ofthe last German official who could seize them,extremely pleased me.——(I was very pleased/It satisfied me greatly to think that it was the German airline that would take my diaries out of Berlin safely to Portugal,where no German official would be able to seize them.)由漢莎這個德國航空公司把我的日記平安發(fā)給我送到葡萄牙,再也沒有任何德國軍官可以沒收了,想到這里我感 到萬分得意。
the (very)thought of (doing) sth.:(表示“想到……引起某人的強烈的情感”)一想到……
eg:The thought of seeing his old friend excited him.
The thought of being promoted as the department manager made him stay up late last night.
eg:The very thought of going home filled him with warmth. 想到回家渾身溫暖。(going home表示he的行為。)
eg:The very thought of his aging parents living alone made him sad.
一想到他年邁的雙親自己單過他感到難受。(living alone不是he的行為,而是his parents的行為。)
beyond the reach of sb./ sb.'s reach:手所夠不到的地方;超越……的職權(quán)、控制、能力等
eg:All dangerous things should be placed beyond children's reach.一切危險品都要放在孩子們夠不到的地方。
eg:Finally he found salesmanship was beyond his reach.最后他終于發(fā)現(xiàn)他搞不了推銷。
39.The airport tower kept postponingthe departure of our plane.The departure of our plane was put off again and again.
Keep doing:反復做,不停地做 postpone:to put off推遲
eg:He decided to postpone his visit until the following day.他決定把訪問推遲到第二天。
40.But I had to do something to relievethe tension.——但我必須做些什么來放松自己。
eg:I had to do something to make me relaxed.
relieve the pain/the pressure減輕痛苦/壓力
relieve sb.of sth.:to take away sth.(usually unpleasant feeling or a difficult task)from sb.
eg:A baby-sitter will relieve you of the burden of taking care of your children all day.
找個臨時看孩子的會減輕你整天照料孩子的負擔。
eg:A porter relieved her of the three large cases.搬運工替她搬了三個大箱子,省了她的事。
41.I started to glance at the morning papers I had bought automatically on arriving at the airport.我開始瀏覽到達機場時無意買的那些晨報。
glance at/ over/ through:read sth.quickly or not thoroughly瀏覽
eg:Would you glance at the newspaper story about the event?你把個事件的這篇新聞報道瀏覽一遍好嗎?
eg:I've just glanced through the book,and think it's worth being translated into Chinese.
我把這本書瀏覽了一遍,覺得值得翻譯成漢語。
On arriving:as soon as they arrived,on seeing,on getting home,
eg:Finally he found salesmanship was beyond his reach.最后他終于發(fā)現(xiàn)他搞不了推銷。
42.“I don't have to read any ofthis trash anymore I thought.我想:”我再也不必讀這些陳詞濫調(diào)了!“
don't have to:needn't; not any more不再……
this trash:這里指納粹德國的報紙宣傳*的納粹思想、德國軍隊的“偉大勝利”等等。在柏林期間,為了了解動態(tài),為了從字里行間捕捉信息,作者不得不閱讀這些報紙。
43……I wouldn't have to put up withanything more in the great Third Reich.—— 我再也不必忍受那個偉大的第三帝國的一切了。
put up with:to accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining忍受
eg:I can't put up with their quarrelling anymore.我再也受不了他們的爭吵了。
和上句一樣,作者連用兩個any或以any-開頭的詞,表示強調(diào)。
great一詞是納粹報紙用得最多、最濫的詞,這里是反語。
44.I had only to hold out this one more day,and the whole nightmare for me would be over,though it would go on and on for millions of others.I had just one more day to endure,and then for me the nightmare would come to an end.However,for millions of other people the nightmare would continue.我只要再把這一天忍過去,噩夢就會過去了,可是對于千千萬萬的人來說,噩夢還要繼續(xù)下去。
hold out:堅持,不退讓 nightmare:a terrible experience噩夢 on and on:without stopping沒有停頓
eg:The rain went on and on,as if it would never stop.
雨沒完沒了地下著,好像永遠也不會停止似的。 這里and引出的從句表示結(jié)果。
45.We had survived the Nazi horror and its mindless suppression of the human spirit.我們幸免于納粹的恐怖和滅絕人性的鎮(zhèn)壓。
Mindless suppression of the human spirit:suppression of anything contrary to the Nazi ideology and the killing of
people because they were different,esp.Jews and Gypsies滅絕人性的鎮(zhèn)壓
46.Even for the great mass of Germans who supported HitlerI felt a sort of sorrow.They did not seem to realize what the poison of Nazism was doing to them.—— Deeply poisoned by the Nazi ideology,they didn't seem to know what harm it was doing to their minds.即使是對眾多支持*的德國人我也感到某種悲哀。他們似乎并沒有認識到納粹主義這個毒物對他們的蠱惑。
Adolf Hilter:阿道夫?*(1889.4.20——1945.4.30),納粹德國元首,第二次世界大戰(zhàn)的頭號戰(zhàn)犯,1933年任總理,1934年后稱元首,對內(nèi)實行法西斯專政,對外進行侵略和擴張,發(fā)動了第二次世界大戰(zhàn)。他命令在歐洲建立起許多滅絕人類的集中營,在德國和德軍占領(lǐng)區(qū)估計有450萬至550萬*人慘遭殺害,其他民族死于他的屠刀之下者也不計其數(shù)。在蘇軍攻打柏林之際,他于1945年4月30日凌晨自盡。
The poison of Nazism:here Nazi ideology is compared to poison
Obviously,adv.很明顯
Check:制止,控制,檢查,核對
check against,檢查,核對
eg:They are checking the machine against the instruction.他們正對著說明書檢查這臺機器。
check in登記,報到
eg:They checked in at Beijing Hotel.他們在北京飯店辦理登記手續(xù)。
check out,辦清手續(xù)后離開,付帳后離開
eg:They must pay for the charge before they check out.他們在辦理手續(xù)離開之前必須先付費。
check up(on) 檢查
eg:The manager is checking up the work.經(jīng)理在檢查工作。
35.At the customsthere was literally a herd of officials.—— Note the derogative use of the phrase“a herd of officials”,showing the author's hatred for Nazi officials because “herd” is the collective noun for animals.注意“a herd of officials”的貶義用法,表明作者對納粹的仇恨。
the customs(復數(shù)指海關(guān))go into the customs報關(guān)
How long will it take us to go into the Customs.我們報關(guān)需要多長時間。
36.I was free at last to the ticket counter to check my luggage.—— At last I was through with the customs,and could go to check my luggage.After that there would be no more hazards/danger to encounter.我終于沒事了,可以去托運行李了。
be free to do sth.:不受限制做……;得到允許做……
eg:You are free to express yourselves at the meeting.你們在會上可以暢所欲言。
eg:All students who have returned from abroad are free to come and go.從海外歸國的留學生來去自由。
eg:In this family the children are free to decide what they would like to do.
在這個家庭里孩子們可以自由決定做自己想做的事。
check one's luggage (AmE) check in one's luggage (BrE)
eg:to leave one's luggage at the ticket counter so it can be put on a plane 托運行李
eg:Any luggage over 5 kilos must be checked.超過五公斤的行李都要托運。
37.“Where to?”a Lufthansa man aasked.“目的地?”一個漢莎航空公司的工作人員問道。
Lufthansa:指1926年成立的德國漢莎航空公司。該公司于1945年戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束時停止營業(yè),1951年正式清理。其繼承公司——漢莎航空公司于1953年1月在科隆成立,由當時的西德聯(lián)邦政府、德意志全國鐵路公司和北萊茵一威斯特伐倫州合辦,此后又接納私人投資。
38.The thought ofthe German airline delivering my diaries to me safely in Portugal,beyond the reach ofthe last German official who could seize them,extremely pleased me.——(I was very pleased/It satisfied me greatly to think that it was the German airline that would take my diaries out of Berlin safely to Portugal,where no German official would be able to seize them.)由漢莎這個德國航空公司把我的日記平安發(fā)給我送到葡萄牙,再也沒有任何德國軍官可以沒收了,想到這里我感 到萬分得意。
the (very)thought of (doing) sth.:(表示“想到……引起某人的強烈的情感”)一想到……
eg:The thought of seeing his old friend excited him.
The thought of being promoted as the department manager made him stay up late last night.
eg:The very thought of going home filled him with warmth. 想到回家渾身溫暖。(going home表示he的行為。)
eg:The very thought of his aging parents living alone made him sad.
一想到他年邁的雙親自己單過他感到難受。(living alone不是he的行為,而是his parents的行為。)
beyond the reach of sb./ sb.'s reach:手所夠不到的地方;超越……的職權(quán)、控制、能力等
eg:All dangerous things should be placed beyond children's reach.一切危險品都要放在孩子們夠不到的地方。
eg:Finally he found salesmanship was beyond his reach.最后他終于發(fā)現(xiàn)他搞不了推銷。
39.The airport tower kept postponingthe departure of our plane.The departure of our plane was put off again and again.
Keep doing:反復做,不停地做 postpone:to put off推遲
eg:He decided to postpone his visit until the following day.他決定把訪問推遲到第二天。
40.But I had to do something to relievethe tension.——但我必須做些什么來放松自己。
eg:I had to do something to make me relaxed.
relieve the pain/the pressure減輕痛苦/壓力
relieve sb.of sth.:to take away sth.(usually unpleasant feeling or a difficult task)from sb.
eg:A baby-sitter will relieve you of the burden of taking care of your children all day.
找個臨時看孩子的會減輕你整天照料孩子的負擔。
eg:A porter relieved her of the three large cases.搬運工替她搬了三個大箱子,省了她的事。
41.I started to glance at the morning papers I had bought automatically on arriving at the airport.我開始瀏覽到達機場時無意買的那些晨報。
glance at/ over/ through:read sth.quickly or not thoroughly瀏覽
eg:Would you glance at the newspaper story about the event?你把個事件的這篇新聞報道瀏覽一遍好嗎?
eg:I've just glanced through the book,and think it's worth being translated into Chinese.
我把這本書瀏覽了一遍,覺得值得翻譯成漢語。
On arriving:as soon as they arrived,on seeing,on getting home,
eg:Finally he found salesmanship was beyond his reach.最后他終于發(fā)現(xiàn)他搞不了推銷。
42.“I don't have to read any ofthis trash anymore I thought.我想:”我再也不必讀這些陳詞濫調(diào)了!“
don't have to:needn't; not any more不再……
this trash:這里指納粹德國的報紙宣傳*的納粹思想、德國軍隊的“偉大勝利”等等。在柏林期間,為了了解動態(tài),為了從字里行間捕捉信息,作者不得不閱讀這些報紙。
43……I wouldn't have to put up withanything more in the great Third Reich.—— 我再也不必忍受那個偉大的第三帝國的一切了。
put up with:to accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining忍受
eg:I can't put up with their quarrelling anymore.我再也受不了他們的爭吵了。
和上句一樣,作者連用兩個any或以any-開頭的詞,表示強調(diào)。
great一詞是納粹報紙用得最多、最濫的詞,這里是反語。
44.I had only to hold out this one more day,and the whole nightmare for me would be over,though it would go on and on for millions of others.I had just one more day to endure,and then for me the nightmare would come to an end.However,for millions of other people the nightmare would continue.我只要再把這一天忍過去,噩夢就會過去了,可是對于千千萬萬的人來說,噩夢還要繼續(xù)下去。
hold out:堅持,不退讓 nightmare:a terrible experience噩夢 on and on:without stopping沒有停頓
eg:The rain went on and on,as if it would never stop.
雨沒完沒了地下著,好像永遠也不會停止似的。 這里and引出的從句表示結(jié)果。
45.We had survived the Nazi horror and its mindless suppression of the human spirit.我們幸免于納粹的恐怖和滅絕人性的鎮(zhèn)壓。
Mindless suppression of the human spirit:suppression of anything contrary to the Nazi ideology and the killing of
people because they were different,esp.Jews and Gypsies滅絕人性的鎮(zhèn)壓
46.Even for the great mass of Germans who supported HitlerI felt a sort of sorrow.They did not seem to realize what the poison of Nazism was doing to them.—— Deeply poisoned by the Nazi ideology,they didn't seem to know what harm it was doing to their minds.即使是對眾多支持*的德國人我也感到某種悲哀。他們似乎并沒有認識到納粹主義這個毒物對他們的蠱惑。
Adolf Hilter:阿道夫?*(1889.4.20——1945.4.30),納粹德國元首,第二次世界大戰(zhàn)的頭號戰(zhàn)犯,1933年任總理,1934年后稱元首,對內(nèi)實行法西斯專政,對外進行侵略和擴張,發(fā)動了第二次世界大戰(zhàn)。他命令在歐洲建立起許多滅絕人類的集中營,在德國和德軍占領(lǐng)區(qū)估計有450萬至550萬*人慘遭殺害,其他民族死于他的屠刀之下者也不計其數(shù)。在蘇軍攻打柏林之際,他于1945年4月30日凌晨自盡。
The poison of Nazism:here Nazi ideology is compared to poison