自考“綜合英語(二)”下冊詳解(2)

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11.There was a man with manners,and an innate sense of fair play.這真是一位有禮貌的人,一位天生有著公平意識的人。
    What a courteous man!He had good manner and,by nature,he was a man with a sense of fair play.
    There is a… 用來表示贊許
    Take the pill,there is a good boy.乖孩子,把藥吃了。
    innate:(of a quality,feeling,etc.) in one's nature;possessed from birth 天生的
    12 to see into the mind or heart of someone else,to understand the pain or unhappiness there to do something to minimize it 這一品質(zhì)能使人深入他人的思想和內(nèi)心世界,理解他們的感情深處的痛苦或不幸,并盡力使之減緩。
    …to understand the innermost feeling of another person——what he is thinking or feeling deep down——in other words,the pain or unhappiness he keeps to himself and to help him the best way you can.
    see into:understand or have knowledge of 理解,調(diào)查
    A writer should be able to see into t he mind of ordinary people.作家應(yīng)該理解普通老百姓的思想。
    The manager promised to see into the matter himself.經(jīng)理答應(yīng)親自調(diào)查此事。
    mind:a person's thoughts 思想
    heart:a person's emotions感情
    此處 there 指 in the mind or heart of someone else
    13.…h(huán)e feigned a great effort to open the bottle without success.他假裝使出大勁兒,還是沒有擰開瓶蓋。
    He pretended that he had to use a great effort to open the bottle,but he failed.
    feign sth./that (正式)假裝……
    When his mother came in,he feigned that he was reading a book.當他媽進來時,他假裝在讀書。
    14.What impelled the boy to take so much trouble to spare the feelings of a stranger? Courtesy,compassionate courtesy 是什么促使這個年輕人不厭其煩地這么做?是禮貌,基于同情心的禮貌。(為了不讓一個陌生人感到自己無用而難堪)
    Why did the boy take a lot of trouble so that a stranger wouldn't feel embarrassed?
    impel *****. to do /to sth 促使 … 干 …
    What impelled him to accept the dirty job? 什么使他接受這么臟的工作?
    The increasing inflation impelled the government to extreme measures. 日益嚴重的通貨膨脹迫使政府采取了一些極端的措施。
    take the trouble to do sth. 費勁去做 ……
    In order to exercise her fingers,the old woman took the trouble to wash clothes by herself. 為了練她的手指,老婦人不怕麻煩自己洗衣服。
    spare ****. from sth.:to prevent ****. from having an unpleasant experience 使人免受 …… (不愿意之事)
    To spare her embarrassment,don't ask her about her parent's devoice. 為了不使她難堪,別問她有關(guān)她父母離婚的事。
    15.…the capacity to treat all people alike regardless of all status or importance 能夠不管人們的社會地位的高低或是起作用的大小,對所有的人都一視同仁。
    the capacity to treat all people equally whether they are socially important people or just ordinary citizens.
    treat ******. alike:一視同仁
    Teachers should treat all students,clever or slow,alike. 老師應(yīng)該對所有的學生,不管是聰明的還是苯的,一視同仁。
    like./alike
    like 用作形容詞時,表示“相似的”,在句子里可作定語。 We have like attitudes towards the matter. 我們在這件事上的觀點大致相同。
    alike 詞性為形容詞和副詞,用作形容詞時,表示“相同的,相似的”,但在句子里只能做表語。 The two sisters look exactly alike.
    regardless of:paying no attention to 不顧
    Regardless of danger,he climbed the tower all alone. 不顧危險,他獨自一人爬那個塔。
    He bought her girl friend whatever she wanted regardless of the expenses. 不管花多少錢,他給他女朋友買她所要的任何東西。
    16. Even when you have doubts about some people,act as if they are worthy of your best manners.既使對有些人你不太有把握(他們是否值得你的禮遇),也要以禮相待,就向他們值得你這樣對待他們一樣。
    Even when you are not sure whether some people deserve your good manners,treat them as if they do.
    have doubt about ******./sth 對 … 有懷疑
    I had little doubt that we would earn profits from the project. 我毫不懷疑我們這個項目能盈利。
    worthy of 值得
    The new method is worthy of trying. 新方法值得一試。
    His heroic deeds are worthy of all praises. 他的英雄行為值得大大表揚。
    17. You may also be astonished to find out that they deserve your courtesy.你或許很可能驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn),他們確實值得你以禮相待。
    find:to discover unexpectedly or by chance
    I have not yet found the key I lost three days ago . 我沒找到三天前掉的鑰匙。
    find out:to discover through examination or enquiry
    We must find out the truth about the matter. 我們必須找出事情的真相。
    18.All skills require constant repetition to become second nature ; good manners are no exception . 一切技能都需要經(jīng)常反復(fù)而后才能成為第二天性,禮貌也是如此。
    If you want to acquire a skill,you have to practice it again and again. It is the same with good manners,which you won't acquire unless you practice them constantly.
    second nature:something you have done so often that you do it almost without thinking. 第二天性、習性
    It has become a second nature to him to turn off all the lights before leaving the office. 離開辦公室前把所有的燈都關(guān)了已成為他的習慣了。
    be no exception…is included in…不看成是例外,同樣適用
    All residents must obey these traffic regulations. High-ranking officials are no exception.所有居民都要遵守這些交通規(guī)則。高級官員也不例外。
    All men between 18 and 35 without exception are expected to serve in the army.所有18到35歲的男人,都要服兵役,沒有例外。
    19.to concentrate on your performance in a specific area for about a week. ( …… )就是在一個星期左右的時間內(nèi),集中改進你在某一方面的具體表現(xiàn)。
    You can begin by guarding against one bad type of manner for about a week.
    concentrate…on…把……集中在……
    Don't be absent-minded. Please concentrate your attention on the experiment.別開小差。把注意力集中在實驗上。
    20.Or driving a car,why not watch yourself sternly for aggressive driving… 或是改進開車的舉止,你可以嚴格監(jiān)視自己是否開起車來很霸道 ……
    Why not…?用來提建議
    It's a fine day. Why not go to the Fragrant Hill? 天氣很好。我們干嗎不去香山? But why not write to Bob for help?干嗎不給鮑勃寫信請他幫幫忙?
    watch ***./oneself/sth. for :to pay attention to sth. so that you notice it either
    because you don't want to miss it or because you want to avoid it 留心……以尋找……,注意……以找出   
    They grew quiet and watched to see what would happen next.他們安靜下來,注意將發(fā)生事么事。
    The company's sales department is watching the market for the opportunity to launch new products. 公司的銷售部門正關(guān)注市場情況,看有否機會推出他們的新產(chǎn)品。