自考“綜合英語(二)”下冊詳解(34)

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21. I tell you that there are moments when art almost reaches the importance of manual work.
    I tell you/I can tell you/ I'm telling you用來強調(diào)已經(jīng)說的或后面要說的話
    eg:I will never do such a thing,I tell you.告訴你,我決不會做這樣的事。
    eg:I can tell you,if you give up this opportunity,you will regret.你要是真放棄這次機會,你會后悔的。
    22. The old beggar-man took advantage of Trevor's absence to rest for a moment on a wooden seat that was behind him.
    take advantage of sth.:to make full use of sth.
    eg:I intend to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.
    我打算好好利用這交旅行買些我們需要的東西。
    23. He looked so miserable that Hughie pitied him,and felt in his pockets to see what money he had.
    pity(動詞)憐憫,同情,可憐
    Feel( about/around)(for sb./ sth.)(用手、腳或棍子去)尋找/摸
    eg:He felt in his briefcase for a pen.他在公文包里找一枝筆。
    24. slipped the pound into the beggar's hand
    Slip:put sth. somewhere,esp. quickly,quietly or secretly
    eg:The strange man slipped a small note into my hand.那個陌生人悄悄地把一張小條塞進我的手里。
    25 The old man startled and a faint smile passed across his lips.
    startle(up):jump up suddenly驚跳起來,使大吃一驚
    I was startled at his sudden knocking loudly at the door. 他的突然大聲敲門嚇了我一跳。
    26. He spent the day with Laura,was charmingly blamed for how to go shopping,when to giving away one pound,and bad to walk home.
    be blamed for 因……而受到責(zé)備
    eg:He was blamed by his parents for his failure in the entrance exams.
    他因在這次入學(xué)考試中沒有考好而受到父母的責(zé)備。
    give sth. away:to give sth. free of charge
    eg:He gave away all his mother's books away when she died.他母親去世后他把她的書都送給別人了。
    27. What an amazing model!“whispered Hughie,as he shook hands with his friend.
    What (an/a)+n.感嘆句,修飾名詞
    28. Such beggars are not met with every day……
    meet with(偶爾)遇到,碰到;得到,遭受
    Such animals are rarely met with in the north.這種動物很難在北方看到。
    I sometimes meet him in the library.我偶爾在圖書館碰到他。
    These bad habits have met with strong condemning from the public.這些壞習(xí)慣遭到了公眾的譴責(zé)。
    29.……I think the model should have a percentage
    have a percentage:have a share分成,有份
    30. I tell you that there are moments when art almost reaches the importance of manual work.
    there are moments when有時,有這樣的時候
    31.It is better to have a permanent income than to be attractive
    permanent income,permanent 永久的,長期的
    32. Poor Hughie!Intellectually,……
    Intellectually從智力來說,從智力上看
    33. He had gone on the Stock Exchange for six months; but what was a butterfly to do among bulls and bears?
    butterfly:someone who usually moves on quickly from one activity or person to another輕浮的人
    34.That did not answer……
    answer:to be a way of dealing or solving a problem解決問題的辦法依
    35. At last he became nothing,a delightful,useless young man with a perfect face and no profession.
    后他一事無成,落得沒有職業(yè),只有一張完美的臉蛋,成了一個可愛的窩囊廢。(注意對照法的運用:a delightful與useless,a perfect face 與no profession形成對照。)
    第一段介紹了主人公休吉o厄斯金的基本情況:他智力一般,長相極好,也有人緣,但就是有會賺錢。讀者對他的印象只可能是不好不壞。開頭的描述是為了突出他后來的所作所為。學(xué)生可以參見以前所學(xué)的課文描寫主人公亨利o格朗德時所用的技巧。
    36. To make matters worse,he was in love.
    be in love (with)談戀愛,(與……)相愛
    eg:He is in love with a girl from countryside. 他與一個來自農(nóng)村的女孩相愛了