00703丨風(fēng)語(yǔ)河岸柳：TheOpenRoad

1、007.3I風(fēng)語(yǔ)河岸柳：TheOpenRoad原文：OnebrightsummermorningtheMoleandtheRatwereoutontheriverbank,watchingtheworldgoby.TheRatwaswritingasongandwassingingquietlytohimselfashetrieddifferentwords.I'Ratty,'saidtheMole,'couldIaskyousomething?''Mmm,'theRatsaid,notreallylistening.'Sky,fly,h

2、igh,die,whyOhdear!Whatdidyousay,Mole?''WillyoutakemetovisitMrToad?I'veheardsomuchabouthim,andIdowanttomeethim.''Why,ofcourse,'saidtheRatkindly.'Gettheboatout,andwe'llrowuptherenow.Toad'salwayshappytoseehisfriends.''Hemustbeaveryniceanimal,'saidtheMole,

3、ashegotintotheboatandtooktheoars.'He'sthebestofanimals,'repliedtheRat.'Kind,friendly-notveryclever,perhaps,andsometimeshe'sjustalittlebitboastful,buthe'sagoodfellowreally.'TheMolerowedharduptheriverandinawhiletheycametoalargeredhouse,withbeautifulgardensreachingdowntothew

4、ater'sedge.I.reachv.延伸至；伸展到某個(gè)方位Ifsomethingreachesaplace,point,orlevel,itextendsasfarasthatplace,point,orlevel.anightshirtwhichreachedtohisknees原文：'There'sToadHall,'saidtheRat.'It'salovelyoldhouseToadisveryrich,youknow,andthisisreallyoneofthenicesthousesontheriver.Butweneversa

5、ythattoToad,ofcourse.Theylefttheirboatbytheboathouseattheendofthegarden.Theboathousewasfullofexpensiveboats,whichlookednewandmostlyunused.2. unused和disused1) unused未用過的；未使用的/?n'ju?zd/Somethingthatisunusedhasnotbeenusedorisnotbeingusedatthemoment.unusedcontainersoffoodanddrink2) unused不習(xí)慣的；不熟悉的/?

6、n'ju?st/Ifyouareunusedtosomething,youhavenotoftendoneitorexperienceditbefore,soitfeeIsunusualandunfamiliartoyou.Motherwasentirelyunusedtosuchhardwork.比較：disused?d?s?ju?zd不再使用的；廢棄的nolongerusedadisusedstation原文：TheRatlookedaroundhim.'Iseethatalltheboatsareoutofthewater,'hesaid.'Isuppos

7、eToadhasfinishedwithboatingnowandhassomenewinteresttoamusehim.3. finishwith1) Tobreakallrelationswith,orrejectfinally.ShesaidshehadfinishedwithTony.=ShewasdonewithTony.=ShebrokeupwithTony.2) Tocomplete;toendtheuseofAfterfinishingwithhisgamemachine,heputitawayandwenttosleep.原文：Theywalkedoverthegrasst

8、owardsthehouseandsoonfoundToad,restinginagarden-chairandcarefullystudyingalargemap.'Wonderful!'hecried,ashesawthem.'You'rejustthefellowthatIwantedtosee,Ratty.4. just表示正是”You'rejustintime.Shelooksjustlikehermother.It'sjustwhatIwanted!It'sjustasIthought.原文：Hejumpedupandcame

9、towardsthem,talkingallthetime,andgavetheRatnotimetointroducetheMole.Ineedyouverymuchbothofyou.You'vegottohelpme.It'smostimportant!'5. 口語(yǔ)中的sbhasgottodosth.Ihavegottoleavenow.You'vegottotrythisnewrecipe.It'wonderful.比較：sbhastodosth.1)在表示一次性、暫時(shí)性動(dòng)作時(shí)，haveto和havegotto可互換Ihave(got)tobeb

10、ackbyteno'clock.always,everyday,usu2)表示經(jīng)常性、習(xí)慣性動(dòng)作時(shí)，尤其當(dāng)句中含有表示頻度的副詞，如ally,often等時(shí)，則使用haveto,不用havegotto。Idon'usuallyhavetoworkonSundays.原文：'It'saboutyourrowing,Isuppose,'saidtheRat,keepinghisfaceveryserious.'Youwilllearntodoitintheend,youknow,ifyou'repatientandworkhardand-&#

11、39;'Oh,botherboats!'theToadsaidcrossly.'I'vefinishedwithboats.Sillywaytopassthetime.No,I'vediscoveredtherealthing-thebestway,theonlyway,tospendone'slife.6. 如獲至寶，該怎么說？therealthing,therealdealrealthing=thebestthing.Thisistherealthing.Thisistherealdeal.=Itisagreatbargain.Tonywas

12、finallyengaged.Accordingtohim,hisfiancwastherealdeal.=Hisfiancwashisbestchoiceformarriage.Thisnewwriteristherealdeal.Wehavetosignhimbeforetheotherpublishers.Thishouseistherealthing/therealdeal.4bedrooms,2guestrooms,a2-cargarage,frontlawnandbackyard,everythingagrowingfamilyneeds.Rightinthemiddleofagr

13、eatschooldistrict.Believeme,itwillbeoffthemarketinablinkofaneye.原文：Comewithme,dearRatty,andyourkindfriendtoo,andIwillshowyou!Hetookthemroundtotheothersideofthehouse,andtheretheysawashinynewgipsycaravan.Ithadyellowandgreensides,andredwheels.'Thereyouare!'criedtheToad.'There'sreallifef

14、oryou.Theopenroad,thefields,thehills-villages,towns,cities!Heretoday,offtoadifferentplacetomorrow!Travel,change,interest-theworldinfrontofyou!TheMolewasveryinterestedandexcited,andfollowedtheToadinsidethecaravantolookaround.ButtheRatshookhisheadandwaitedoutside.Whentheycamedownthestepsagain,theToadw

15、asstilltalkingexcitedlytotheMole.Soyousee,everythingisreadyforwhenwestartthisafternoon.Whatwasthat?saidtheRatslowly.Didyousay"we'and"startand“thisafternoon"?Now,deargoodoldRatty,saidToadquickly,don'talkinthatcrossvoice.Youknowyou'vegottocome.Youcan'sttaybyyourboringold

16、riverallyourlife.Iwanttoshowyoutheworld!Idon'(tare,saidtheRatcalmly.I'motcoming,andthat'final.7. That'final.=That'nayfinaldecision.=That'tsat.=Endofdiscussion.=Iwillhearnomoreofit.原文：I'mgoingtostaybymyoldriver,andwhatsmore,Mole'sgoingtostaywithme,aren'tyou,Mole?Of

17、courseIam,saidtheMolebravely.Buthisfacelookedsad.PoorMole!Hethoughtthatlifeinacaravanontheopenroadwouldbeanexcitingadventure.TheRatsawhissadfaceandfeltworried.HelikedhisfriendstobehappyandhecouldseethattheMolereallywantedtogo.Toadwatchedthembothcarefully.Comeinandhavesomelunch,hesaidpleasantly,andwe

18、lltalkitover.8. talkitovertalk表過程，over表結(jié)果。Overmeansthoroughly;completely;frombeginningtoend.擴(kuò)展：YouneedtothinkitoverIreceivedherletterthismorning.AndIreaditoverseveraltime.原文：Duringlunch-whichwasexcellent,ofcourse,becauseeverythingatToadHallalwayswas-theToadtalkedandtalked.Hewasfullofwonderfulplans.9

19、. befullofsth.Hewasfullofhappiness.Hewasfullofideas.Hewasfullofgratitude.Hewasfullofenergy.原文：Howinterestingeachdaywouldbe!Whatadventuresthethreefriendswouldhavetogether!Ah,thehappinessofthetravellinglife!Intheend,ofcourse,theRatagreedtogo,andbytheeveningtheyfoundthemselvesonalonelyhillsidemilesfrom

20、home.Ithadbeenagoldenafternoon,andeventheRathadenjoyedthejourneysofar.Onlytheoldgreyhorsewasnotveryhappy.Hehadtodoallthehardworkofpullingthecaravan,andhewasnotatallpleasedaboutit.ThenextmorningtheToadwasstillsleepingdeeplywhentheothertwogotup.Theyshookhimveryhardbutcouldn'twakehim,sotheyhadtodoa

21、llthework.TheRattookcareofthehorse,litthefire,anddidlastnight'swashing-up.TheMolewalkedtothenearestvillage,alongwayaway,togetmilkandeggsandbread,whichtheToadhad,ofcourse,forgottentobring.AndwhenatlasttheToadgotup,hesaidwhatapleasanteasylifeitwasontheopenroad.Thedaypassedhappilyastheytravelledovergreenhillsandalongnarrowcountryroads.ButthenextmorningtheRatandtheMolegotToadoutofbedandmadesurethathedidsomeofthework.Becauseofthis,Toadsaidverylittleaboutapleasanteasylife.Later,heeventriedtogetback