Lesson_8_A_Rose_for_Emily課文解析

1、serene adj. calm and peaceful. 安詳?shù)?寧靜的 e.g. a lake, still and serene in the sunlight. 陽光下寧靜安謐的湖水。 serenely adv. e.g. She smiled serenely. serenity n. e.g. The hotel offers a haven of peace and serenity away from the bustle of the city. 那家旅館遠離鬧市，是一個幽靜安謐的好去處。nigger n. a very offensive word for a black

2、 person (對黑人的冒犯稱呼) 黑鬼 Yankee n.a person who comes from or lives in any of the northern states of the US, especially New England. 美國北方人，（尤指）新英格蘭人a solider who fought for the Union (the northern states) in the American Civil War. （美國南北戰(zhàn)爭時的）北軍士兵 cussv. to swear at sb 詛咒、咒罵 e.g. My dad used to come home

3、 drunk, shouting and cussing. 我爸以前常常喝醉了回家，又是喊又是罵。n. used with a negative adjective to describe a person （與貶義形容詞一起用于描述人）家伙 e.g. Hes an awkward cuss. 他是個笨家伙。buggy : a light carriage for one or two people pulled by a horse （有一匹馬拉的單座或雙座）輕便馬車bay: a horse of a dark brown color 栗色馬livery stable: a stable w

4、here horses and carriage can be hired 車馬出租所A yellow-wheeled Buggy day labor n.總稱臨時工，散工工人日工，按日計酬的工人所做的工作e.g. Agricultural labor on large estate included farm servant, day labor, juvenile and child labor, casual and seasonal labor, migrant worker. 大地產(chǎn)下的農(nóng)業(yè)工人包括農(nóng)場傭工、日工、童工、 季節(jié)工和臨時工、流動性工人。noblesse oblige n

5、. It is the idea that people with advantages, for example those of a high social class, should help and do things for other people. 地位高則責(zé)任重；貴人應(yīng)有的品德e.g. They did so without hope of further profit and out of a sense of noblesse oblige. 他們這么做并非想多牟利，而是出于他們義不 容辭的高貴責(zé)任感。fall out with sbto have an argument

6、with sb so that you are no longer friendly with them （與某人）吵翻，鬧翻e.g. You mustnt fall out with each other about such trifles. 你們不要為這樣的小事爭吵. behind their handsPeople were whispering, talking in private with their hands over their mouths.rustlingn. making an irregular succession of soft sounds, as of le

7、aves being moved by a gentle breeze. 瑟瑟聲silk and satinn. the silk and satin dresses worn by the ladies 綢緞衣服jalousien. a window blind or shutter constructed from angled slats of wood, plastic, etc. 固定百葉窗impervious adj.not affected or influenced by sth 不受影響的 e.g. impervious to criticism/pain 能忍受批評 / 疼

8、痛的not allowing a liquid or gas to pass through 不能滲透的、不透氣的、不透水的 e.g. impervious layer 不透水的地層 e.g. impervious to moisture 防潮的 imperviousness n.haughty adj.behaving in an unfriendly way towards other people because you think that you are better than them 傲慢的、高傲自大的 e.g. a haughty look 傲慢的神態(tài) e.g. He repl

9、ied with haughty disdain. 他的回答充滿了不屑。 haughtily adv. haughtiness n.erect1. adj. in a vertical position 豎直的、直立的 e.g. Stand with you arms by your side and your head erect. 手放兩邊，昂首站立。2. v. to built sth 建立、建造 e.g. The church was erected in 1852.to put sth in position and make it stand vertical 豎立、搭 e.g. to erect a tent 搭帳篷to create or establish sth 創(chuàng)立、設(shè)立e.g. to erect trade barriers 設(shè)置貿(mào)易壁壘 erection n. skull and