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第12章 观英伦跌宕史感人本精神之衰落(11)

There was a voice in the wood, in the distance behind them. The voice of Mr.Eager?A He shrugged his shoulders.An Italian"s ignorance is sometimes more remarkable than his knowledge.She could not make him understand that perhaps they had missed the clergymen.The view was forming at last;she could discern the river, the golden plain, other hills.

“Eccolo!”he exclaimed.

B At the same moment the ground gave way, and with a cry she fell out of the wood. Light and beauty enveloped her.She had fallen onto a little open terrace, which was covered with violets from end to end.

“Courage!”cried her companion, now standing some six feet above.“Courage and love.”

She did not answer. From her feet the ground sloped sharply into view, and violets ran down in rivulets and streams and cataracts, irrigating the hillside with blue, eddying round the tree stems, collecting into pools in the hollows, covering the grass with spots of azure foam.But never again were they in such profusion;this terrace was the well-head, the primal source whence beauty gushed out to water the earth.

Standing at its brink, like a swimmer who prepares, was the good man. But he was not the good man that she had expected, and he was alone.

George had turned at the sound of her arrival. For a moment he contemplated her, as one who had fallen out of heaven.C He saw radiant joy in her face, he saw the flowers beat against her dress in blue waves.The bushes above them closed.He stepped quickly forward and kissed her.

难点重点,一目了然!

长难句解析Sentence Structures

A

He shrugged his shoulders.

他耸耸肩。

shrug one’s shoulders 耸肩(以示与己无关、不知道、怀疑等等)。例如:I just shrugged my shoulders and ignored him.我仅仅是耸了耸肩,不去理会他。

B

At the same moment the ground gave way, and with a cry she fell out of the wood.

就在这时,她脚下的地面塌下去,她不由叫了一声,从树上摔下来。

give way 塌陷,坍塌。例如:Her house gave way during the flood.她的房子在洪水中坍塌了。

A

He saw radiant joy in her face, he saw the flowers beat against her dress in blue waves.

他看到她脸上洋溢的微笑,看到她的裙子在蓝色花的海洋中穿梭。

beat against 撞上,打上。例如:The rain beat against the windows.雨水拍打在窗户上。

The Lord of the Flies蝇王

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总词汇量:0310词汇

每篇好故事都有灵魂!

今日关键语导读Today’s Key Points

《蝇王》是威廉·高丁发表于1954年的寓言体小说。小说讲述了一群被困在荒岛上的儿童在完全没有成人的引导下如何建立起一个脆弱的文明体系。最终由于人类内心的黑暗面导致这个文明体系无可避免地被野蛮与暴力所代替。戈尔丁用明晰的现实主义叙述手法,阐明了当时世界人类的状况。

文中障碍词抢先攻克!

障碍词先听为快Words and Expressions

spectacle/"spektkl/n.[pl.]眼镜

fleeting/"fli:ti/adj.短暂的,飞逝

glamour/"ɡlm/n.魅力,诱惑力

scorch/sk:t/v.烧焦

shuddering/"udri/adj.令人战栗的

spasm/"spzm/n.痉挛

wrench/rent/v.扭伤,扭曲

wreckage/"rekd?/n.残骸

trim/trm/adj.整洁的,漂亮的

精彩文字,耳听心受!

好英文娓娓动听Words and Expressions

A little boy who wore the remains of an extraordinary black cap on his red hair and who carried the remains of a pair of spectacles at his waist, started forward, then changed his mind and stood still.

“We saw your smoke. And you don"t know how many of you there are?”

“No, sir.”

“I should have thought,”said the officer as he visualized the search before him,“A I should have thought that a pack of British boys-you"re all British, aren"t you?—would have been able to put up a better show than that-I mean—”

“It was like that at first,”said Ralph,“before things—”

He stopped.

“We were together then—”

The officer nodded helpfully.

“I know. Jolly good show.Like the Coral Lsland.”

Ralph looked at him dumbly. For a moment he had a fleeting picture of the strange glamour that had once invested the beaches.But the island was scorched up like dead wood-Simon was dead-and Jack had……The tears began to flow and sobs shook him.He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island;great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body.His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island;and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too.

B And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man"s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.

The officer, surrounded by these noises, was moved and a little embarrassed. C He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together;and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance.

难点重点,一目了然!

长难句解析Sentence Structures

A

I should have thought that a pack of British boys-you"re all British, aren"t you?—would have been able to put up a better show than that-I mean—

我本以为一群英国孩子——你们都是英国人吧,是不是?—会做得更好——我是说—

a pack of 一群,一堆。例如:They went hunting with a pack of hounds.他们带一群猎狗去打猎。

put up a good show 表现得好。例如:This is a golden chance, and I’ll put up a good show.这机会难得,我一定好好表现一番。

B

And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man"s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.

拉尔夫在这伙孩子当中,肮脏不堪,蓬头散发,连鼻子都未擦;他失声痛哭:为童心的泯灭和人性的黑暗而哭泣,为忠实而有头脑的朋友猪崽子坠落惨死而悲泣。

weep for 为……而哭泣 例如:He wept for his failure.他因失败而流泪。

C

He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together;and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance.

他转过身去,让他们有时间镇静一下;眼睛看着远处那艘漂亮的巡洋舰,他等待着。

turn away 转过脸,不闻不问。例如:She turn away in horror at the sight of so much blood.她一看见这么多血就立刻吓得转过脸去。pull oneself together 振作起来。例如:He did his best to pull himself together and look unconcerned.他竭力振作精神,做出满不在乎的模样。

Alice in Wonderland爱丽斯奇境历险记

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总词汇量:0350词汇

每篇好故事都有灵魂!

今日关键语导读Today’s Key Points

《爱丽斯奇境历险记》是世界上最着名的童话故事之一。小姑娘爱丽斯追赶一只小白兔进了兔子洞,发现了一个人物性格奇特的世界,一切都与她原来生活的世界颠倒过来。这里有动物、有怪人、有会说话的扑克牌。刘易斯·卡罗尔的儿童故事不仅风格幽默,还含有深刻的哲理,在这些充满幻想的童话中,弥漫着荒诞的色彩。

文中障碍词抢先攻克!

障碍词先听为快Words and Expressions

clasp/klɑ:sp/v.抱紧,握紧

queer/kw/adj.令人不舒服的

toss/ts/n.摇晃,摇摆

rustle/"rs()l/v.沙沙作响

rattle/"rtl/v.碰响

shrill/rl/adj.尖锐的,刺耳的

execution/,eks"kju:n/n.死刑

sneeze/sni:z/v.打喷嚏

ripple/"rpl/v.泛起涟漪

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