高英Lesson9長(zhǎng)難句

1、Lesson NinevAppetitev Laurie LeeComplete the following sentences with the phrases containing “appetite” and translate them.vAs we know, exercise will _.vThe doctor told me that this drug could _.vHe has been overworking for a whole week and has _.vShe _ fish and meat, so wed better buy more vegetabl

2、es.vHe ate _ as if he hadnt eaten anything for quite a few days.vHe has an insatiable _ knowledge.vSuch TV series _.vShe is biting a bread bit by bit _.give you a good appetiteimprove / stimulate / subdue your appetitelost his appetitehas a poor appetite forwith the appetite of a wolfappetite forare

3、 to my appetitewithout appetiteThe Themev By _ “appetite” as any human _ that is not yet _, the author delivers us a message on our way _: if we want to make our life really_, we should give up our _ as well as _ regularly so as to keep ourselves in a state of _ desire, loss of which is a sort of _.

4、definingdesiresatisfiedof lifeenjoyablefoodpleasureskeendeath vTask3: Read Para.1-4 and find out the words / phrases to match the following explanation.v1. without flaws and therefore perfectv2. numerousv3. enthusiasm v4. rude, roughv5. bluntnessflawlessvmultitudinousvkeennessgrossvinsensibilityv6.

5、look steadily at sb /sth for a long timev7. too small to be noticed / unwittinglyv8. never exhaust / greatv9. to the degree ofvgaze atvimperceptiblyvinexhaustiblevto the extent of vTask 4: Paraphrase the following sentences:v1. Appetite is the keenness of living that you still have an edge on you lo

6、ngings and want to v2. Besides, the whole toffeeness of toffee was imperceptibly diminishedv3. Which is why I would carry the preservation of appetite to the extent of deliberate fasting, to be bludgeoned into insensibilityv1. Appetite is ones being eager to live; its one of the senses that tells pe

7、ople that they are still eager to live on and that peoples desires for life are still intense or passionate. v2. The greatest pleasure in enjoying the full taste of toffee was unwittingly killed when you have eaten a toffee in a quick and rude way.v3. Thats why I would go so far as to eat no food fo

8、r a period of time in order to maintain the keenness of appetite. Otherwise, by eating too much , you destroy your appetite or reduce all its keenness.Detailed Study of the Textv1. (Para. 1) that you still have an edge on your longings and want to bite into the world and taste its multitudinous flav

9、ours and juices.vAppetite is ones being eager to live; its one of the senses that tells people that they are still eager to live on and that their desires for life are still intense or passionate and they still want to taste the variety of flavors in the world.vedge: sharpness/ keenness of sthhave a

10、n / the edge on sthv1) be keen on vShe has an edge on original English novels.vhave an / the edge on / over sb.v2) have an advantage on /over sbve.g. We have the edge on those universities because we have prepared for the evaluation for nearly five years.vIn the competition I had the edge over him b

11、ecause I am confident.vtake the edge off sth.: dull the intensity / force/ pleasure of sthve.g. Eating sweets before dinner will take the edge off your appetite.vthe keenness of living : your being eager to liveyou still have an edge on your longings: Your desires for life are still intense or passi

12、onate. vbite intovwant to bite into the world vMetaphor: tenorthe world vehicle some luscious fruit such as a honey peache.g. The boy bit into the green apple.vbite offvHe bit off a large piece of the apple.vbite n.vI havent had a bite since morning.vOnce bitten twice shy 上一次當(dāng)學(xué)一次乖vDont bite more tha

13、n your can chew :attempt too much 貪多嚼不爛 （干力所不能及的事）v2. (Para. 2) Wilde said he felt sorry for those who never got their hearts desire, but sorrier still for those who did.v In Wilde view, those who continuously want but never have are less unfortunate than those who have and therefore no longer want.

14、v3. when treats and orgies were few v“Treat” means giving a child money to go to the shop to buy sth. An “orgy” is larger than a “treat”. It means the child is given money to buy lots of things.v4. True, the first bite was delicious, but once the toffee was gone one was left with nothing.vtrue, but

15、(to make concession)ve.g. She longed for Europe, it was true, and would do anything to get there, but she wasnt prepared to give up her job for just two weeks in England.vleave sb. with sth:ve.g. We have to pay two bills, and that will leave us with just over five pounds.v leave sth with sb.ve.g. My

16、 neighbor Mrs. Smith was out, so the postman left her parcel with me. vHe asked me to hold this parcel for him a moment, then he went off and left me with it. v5. Besides, the whole toffeeness of toffees was imperceptibly diminished by the gross act of having eaten it.v Furthermore, when you have ea

17、ten a toffee, you unwittingly kill the essential quality of a toffee from which happiness can be derived. v6. at its most flawlessly perfectvat ones + a superlative adjectiveve.g. People often say that it is during the time before marriage that girl remains at her prettiest in the eye of her boy fri

18、end. v7. Which is why , too precious to be bludgeoned into insensibility by satiation and over-doing it.vThat is why I would go so far as to eat no food for a period of time in order to maintain the keenness for appetite. Just because appetite is so good that I wouldnt like to lose it, and its so va

19、luable that I dont want to destroy it or reduce all its keenness by eating too much.vbludgeon sb. into sth. / doing sth: compel sb to dove.g. I tried to bludgeon him into telling the truth, but he refused.vAt last, he was bludgeoned to death.vTask 5: Read Para.5-8 and find out the words or phrases t

20、o match the following explanation.v1. self-gratificationv2. a large / substantial mealv3. respectv4. insensibilityv5. high degree of appealv6. at the peak / at its most forcefulv7. for a successive daysv8. being tired ofv9. divinityvindulgenceblow-outhomagebluntnessintensitycome into its ownfor days

21、 on endwearinessmajestyvParaphrase:v1. A day of fasting is not for me just a puritanical device for denying oneselfv2. Fasting is an act of homage to v 3. in order to preserve its intensityv4.We live too much on top of each otherv1. If I do not take in any food the whole day, it is not simply becaus

22、e I want to deny myself a pleasure on the same belief as held by puritans;v but rather it is because by doing so I can create a moment in which I can experience the highest degree of self-gratification. v2. an act of paying high respect to the dignity / greatness of appetitev3. so that we can mainta

23、in their high degree of appeal / fascinationv4. I live better than (on top of ) youvPara.5v8. for that matterv1) like “indeed”ve.g. There is a lot of opportunity in America for anyone in the arts. For that matter anyone with talent will find a chance in America.v2) like “also” or “as well”ve.g. It w

24、as proved he was needing money at the time; we all were, for that matter.v9. A day of fasting is not for me just a puritanical device for denying oneself a pleasure, but rather a way of anticipating a rarer moment of supreme indulgence.vIf I do not take in any food the whole day, it is not simply be

25、cause I want to deny myself a pleasure on the same belief as held by puritans; but rather it is because by doing so I can create a moment in which I can experience the highest degree of self-gratification. vdeny oneselfve.g. She denied herself the comforts of life. vFastingvFasting is primarily the

26、act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. v10. an act of homage to the majesty of appetitev an act of paying high respect to the dignity / greatness of appetitevmajesty ve.g. We all admire the majesty of floating icebergs.v(beauty, grandeur)ve.g. The ma

27、jesty of the occasion thrilled us all.v(greatness, solemnity)ve.g. They saw the lofty peak in all its majesty. (magnificence, splendor)v11. our food, our friends, our lovers in order to preserve their intensityv we should have no food, deliberately stay away from our friends or lovers for a certain

28、period once in a while so that we can maintain their high degree of appeal / fascinationv12. we live too much on top of each other vIt literally means I live better than (on top of ) you, and then you catch up and live better than I, and after that I live better again than you, and so on.vour life b

29、ecomes too increasingly better.v13. Once we were separated by hunger both from our food and familiesv Long long ago, we often couldnt reach any food, and hunger would drive us to leave our families and hunt in the mountains. v14. and appetite came into its ownv appetite was at its most forceful; app

30、etite began to show its true valuevcome into ones own: 充分發(fā)揮充分發(fā)揮 /展示自己展示自己ve.g. Liu Ying came into her own when she was appointed league Secretary. ve.g. John will come into his own if the firm needs an interpreter because he can speak many languages.ve.g. The scientific study of dreams has not yet c

31、ome into its own. v15. and appetite is one of its guardians,v It is one of the protectors of your life. If you have appetite, you are a living man; when you lose appetite, it is as if you became dead.v16. The springs are still there to be enjoyed all one needs is the original thirst.vThe springs (water flowing out from the ground), from which my cup of cold water came, remain the same as when I enjoye