高級英語第一冊unit9期末整理

1、Mark Twain-Mirror of America by Noel GroveBiography人物傳記 Mark Twain is famous to most Americans as the creator of Hack Finn and Tom Sawyer. Hacks sailing / voyage / journey / travel on the river was so pleasant, lighthearted, carefree, simple and peaceful that it made his boyhood seem to be infinite,

2、 while Toms independent mind and his exciting and dangerous activities made the summer seem everlasting. Geographically, the great valley of the Mississippi River was the centre of the country which had a very short history. And most of the transportation was conducted on the river.1.idyllic: pastor

3、al, picturesque 田園般的，生動的2.every bit: (infml)equalIy；entirely完完全全地，同樣地 be every bit as: just as, quite as同樣，同等 He is every bit as clever as you are. 3.cynical: believing that people are motivated in all their actions only by selfishness, without any sincerity. a. 憤世嫉俗的，玩世不恭的 cynic. n.憤世嫉俗者4.obsess (v

4、) :haunt or trouble in mind，esp. to an abnormal degree；preoccupy greatly使分心；使心神困擾(尤指精神反常、著迷) become obsessed with:心事重重的，一直掛慮著 be obsessed with=be distressed by.受的困擾5.attest: prove to be true vt. vi. 證明，證實(shí)6.soak up: take in, absorb接受并吸收 = soak in That child soaks up new facts like a sponge!那孩子吸收新知識像海

5、綿似的! 7.phonographic像留聲機(jī)一樣的 phonograph留聲機(jī)8.teem with: 充滿=be full of 9.succumb: (to) give way to , yield ; die 屈服于，死 succumb to=give way to=die of=yield to=submit to屈服，屈從，死于 He succumbed to the temptation and stole the wallet.10.epidemic: n. 流行病 an epidemic of flu 11.ring familiarly: sound familiar12.

6、be accustomed to: 熟悉，習(xí)慣于,習(xí)以為常 accustom oneself He has to accustom himself to the cold weather. 13.recklessness: regardless of the result不顧一切 be reckless of sbs will 不顧別人的意愿14.mischief: 惡作劇 go / get / be in mischief惡作劇15.earnest: being serious 認(rèn)真的 an earnest student in earnest: seriously，not jokingly

7、嚴(yán)肅地，認(rèn)真地 Both sides are deeply in earnest，with passions that approximate those of civil war.雙方都很堅決認(rèn)真，像是鼓足勁要打一場內(nèi)戰(zhàn)似的。16.optimist.樂觀主義者，樂天派17.illusion幻想 to be under illusion about sth lament: v. n. to feel express deep sorrow for 為哀悼 lament the sad result傷心 lament ones carelessness 悔恨 lament for a frien

8、d, lament over the death of sb18.regularity: sth that is regular and constant規(guī)律性，規(guī)則性 regularity of habits19.feed on : 以為食物20.take off the gloves: to become severe and strong強(qiáng)硬起來，嚴(yán)厲起來 throw down the glove 挑戰(zhàn) take up the glove 應(yīng)戰(zhàn) with the glove off 毫不留情21.prospector勘探者， 淘金者 a person who prospects22.ma

9、ke acquaintance of sb. / make sbs acquaintance nodding acquaintance / bowing acquaintance cf: to make friends with acquaint sb with.讓熟悉23.feud ( n.) :a bitter，longcontinued，and deadly quarrel，esp. between clans of families(尤指部落或家族間的)世仇，累世宿仇，夙怨，長期不和 be at feud with與不和24.frailty: weakness, being frail

10、 脆弱性，弱點(diǎn)25.enduring:ever-lasting, permanent 持久的26.dig ones way: work hard27.all over: what one would expect of the person specified正像所說的人一樣 That sounds like my sister all over聽起來跟我姐姐一模一樣。 all over: in every respect, thoroughly, what one would expect of the person specified遍及，到處28.starry-eyed；with spa

11、rkling eyes, idealistic 過于理想的；不切實(shí)際的；盲目樂觀的 29.tramp ( n.) :the act of tramping；a journey on foot；hike步行；徒步旅行 30.tedious ( adj.) :long or verbose and vearisome；triesome；boring冗長乏味的；使人厭倦的；沉悶的 31.to literatures enduring gratitude: 一直很感激的 to ones gratitude.32.strike: sudden discovery33.hone: n. a stone u

12、sed to sharpen knives and tools.磨刀石 v. to sharpen用磨刀石磨 hone ones wit鍛煉某人的智慧34.be assigned to do 被分派35.be well padded with=be full with =be covered with36.rush through: to complete (a job) hastily.使匆匆通過各項(xiàng)程序 We will try to rush the contract / your order through before Saturday.37.give sb / get the (ro

13、ugh) edge of ones / sbs tongue: (infml) speak to sb / be spoken to by sb angrily, rudely, critically, etc renew our edges: to remodeling, resharpening our edges, or to recharge the battery 38.of no consequence無足輕重39.acidtongued ( adj.) :sharp，sarcastic in speech說話尖刻的 40.in print: (of a book)availabl

14、e for sale from the publisher；(of a persons work)printed in a book，efc(指書)可買到，已出版 It was the first time he had seen his work in print這是他第一次看見自己的作品出版。41.flirt with: to deal playfully不認(rèn)真考慮、對待 ，搖擺不定 I am flirting with the idea of getting a job我胡思亂想著要去找份工作。 42.of sorts: (derogative)of a poor or inferior

15、 type(貶義)差勁的，劣等 It was a meal of sorts，but nobody enjoyed it這勉強(qiáng)算是一頓飯，誰都沒有吃好。43.cast of characters: the cast of a play or a film consists of all the people who act in it角色演員表44.express thanks for sth.因?yàn)槟呈卤硎靖兄x45.dry up: 枯竭 If foreign aid dries up the situation will be desperate.倘若外援枯竭，形勢將極為嚴(yán)重。46.remem

16、ber as.把記作47.cruise missile巡航導(dǎo)彈Metaphor Mark Twain - Mirror of America . （把馬克.吐溫比喻成了美國的一面鏡子） saw clearly ahead a black wall of night.（把黑夜比喻成一面黑墻） main artery of transportation in the young nations heart(把“密西西比河谷”比喻成“國家運(yùn)輸?shù)拇髣用}”) For eight months he flirted with the colossal wealth available to the luc

17、ky and the persistent, and was rebuffed.(都是與“l(fā)ove”有關(guān)的詞，是延喻“extended metaphor”) .the epidemic of gold and silver fever.（把“淘金熱”比喻成一場“傳染流行病”） Mark Twain honed and experimented with his new writing muscles. the vast basin drained three-quarters of the settled United States All would resurface in his boo

18、ks.that he soaked up. Steamboat decks teemed.main current of.but its flotsam When railroads began drying up the demand. Twain began digging his way to regional fame. took unholy verbal shots.Simile Most American remember Mark Twain as the father of .a memory that seemed phonographic(把他的記憶力比作“留聲機(jī)”)Pe

19、rsonification Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh. America laughed with him. the grave world smiles as usual, and says “Well, that is California all over.” Personal tragedy haunted his entire life. life dealt him profound personal tragedies. the river had acquainted him with . .to

20、 literatures enduring gratitude. .an entry that will determine his course forever.Parallelism Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finns idyllic cruise through eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyers endless summer of freedom and adventure.Hyperbole Most Americans remember Mark Twain as the father of Huck Finns idyllic cruise through eternal boyhood and Tom Sawyers endless summer of freedom and adventure. One could set a trap anywhere and catc