自考綜合英語1-04

1、Lesson Four “Take Over, Bosn!” 1 Hour after hour I kept the gun pointed at the other nine men. From the lifeboats stern, where Id sat most of the twenty days of our drifting, I could keep them all covered. If I had to shoot at such close quarters, I wouldnt miss. They realized that. Nobody jumped at

2、 me. But in the way they all glared I could see how theyd come to hate my guts. 1104:32 2 Especially Barrett, whod been bosns mate; Barrett said in his harsh, cracked voice, Youre a fool, Snyder. Y-you cant hold out forever! Youre half asleep now! 3 I didnt answer. He was right. How long can a man s

3、tay awake? I hadnt dared to shut my eyes in maybe seventy-two hours. Very soon now Id doze off, and the instant that happened theyd jump on the little water that was left. 4 The last canteen lay under my legs. There wasnt much in it after twenty days. Maybe a pint. Enough to give each of them a few

4、drops. Yet I could see in their bloodshot eyes that theyd gladly kill me for those few drops. As a man I didnt count any more. I was no longer third officer of the wrecked Montala. I was just a gun that kept them away from the water they craved. And with their tongue swollen and their cheeks sunken,

5、 they were half crazy. 5 The way I judged it, we must be some two hundred miles east of Ascension. Now that the storms were over, the Atlantic swells were long and easy, and the morning sun was hot so hot it scorched your skin. My own tongue was thick enough to stop my throat. Id have given the rest

6、 of my life for a single gulp of water. 0801:36 6 But I was the man with the gun the only authority in the boat and I knew this: once the water was gone wed have nothing to look forward to but death. As long as we could look forward to getting a drink later, there was something to live for.0610:43 W

7、e had to make it last as long as possible. If Id given in to the curses, wed have emptied the last canteen days ago. By now wed all be dead. 7 The men werent pulling on the oars. Theyd stopped that long ago, too weak to go on. The nine of them facing me were a pack of bearded, ragged, half-naked ani

8、mals, and I probably looked as bad as the rest. Some sprawled over the gunwales, dozing. The rest watched me as Barrett did, ready to spring the instant I relaxed. 8 When they werent looking at my face they looked at the canteen under my legs.9 Jeff Barrett was the nearest one. A constant threat. Th

9、e bosns mate was a heavy man, bald, with a scarred and brutal face. Hed been in a hundred fights, and theyd left their marks on him.10 Barrett had been able to sleep in fact, hed slept through most of the night and I envied him that. His eyes wouldnt close. They kept watching me, narrow and dangerou

10、s.11 Every now and then he jeered at me in that hoarse, broken voice:12 Why dont you quit? You cant hold out!13 Tonight, I said. Well ration the rest of the water tonight.14 By tonight some of usll be dead! We want it now!15 Tonight, I said. 16 Couldnt he understand that if we waited until night the

11、 few drops wouldnt be sweated out of us so fast? But Barrett was beyond all reasoning. His mind had already cracked with thirst. 0310:42 I saw him begin to rise, a calculating look in his eyes. I aimed the gun at his chest and he sat down again. 17 Id grabbed my gun on instinct, twenty days ago, jus

12、t before running for the lifeboat. Nothing else would have kept Barrett and the rest away from the water.18 These fools couldnt they see I wanted a drink as badly as any of them? But I was in command here that was the difference. I was the man with the gun, the man who had to think. Each of the othe

13、rs could afford to think only of himself; I had to think of them all.19 Barretts eyes kept watching me, waiting. I hated him. I hated him all the more because hed slept. As the boat rose and fell on the long swells, I could feel sleep creeping over me like paralysis. I bent my head. It filled my bra

14、in like a cloud. I was going, going. 0804:33 20 Barrett stood over me, and I couldnt even lift the gun. In a vague way I could guess what would happen. Hed grab the water first and take his drop. By that time the others would be screaming and tearing at him, and hed have to yield the canteen. Well,

15、there was nothing more I could do about it. 21 I whispered, Take over, bosn.22 Then I fell face down in the bottom of the boat. I was asleep before I stopped moving.23 When a hand shook my shoulder, I could hardly raise my head. Jeff Barretts hoarse voice said, “Here! Take your share o the water!”24

16、 Somehow I propped myself up on my arms, dizzy and weak. I looked at the men, and I thought my eyes were going. 1107:33; 0707:36 Their figures were dim, shadowy; but then I realized it wasnt because of my eyes. It was night. The sea was black; there were stars overhead. Id slept the day away. 25 So

17、we were in our twenty-first night adrift the night in which the tramp Croton finally picked us up but now, as I turned my head to Barrett there was no sign of any ship. He knelt beside me, holding out the canteen, his other hand with the gun steady on the men.26 I stared at the canteen as if it were

18、 a mirage.0710:42 Hadnt they finished that pint of water this morning? When I looked up at Barretts ugly face, it was grim. He must have guessed my thoughts.27 “You said, Take over, bosn, didnt you?” he growled. “Ive been holding off these apes all day.” He lifted the gun in his hand. “When youre bo

19、ss-man,” he added, “in command and responsible for the rest - you - you sure get to see things different, dont you?”1001:writing 第四課 “接過去，水手長(zhǎng)！”1 時(shí)間一小時(shí)一小時(shí)地過去了，我一直把槍瞄準(zhǔn)著其他九個(gè)人。我們?cè)诰壬Ю锲髁?0天。大部分時(shí)間，我都坐在船尾。從這個(gè)位置，我的槍能瞄準(zhǔn)到所有人。要是非得開槍的話，離這么近，我不會(huì)打偏的。他們知道這點(diǎn)。雖然沒有人撲過來，不過從他們瞪著我的眼神我能感覺到他們對(duì)我已經(jīng)是恨之入骨。 2 特別是巴雷特，在船上的時(shí)候他是副

20、水手長(zhǎng)。巴雷特用他刺耳粗啞的嗓音說：“你是個(gè)傻瓜，斯奈德。你你不可能一直堅(jiān)持下去！你現(xiàn)在都快睡著了?！?3 我沒回答。他說得對(duì)。一個(gè)人能堅(jiān)持多久不睡覺呢？在過去的大約72小時(shí)內(nèi)，我沒敢合上過一會(huì)兒眼。我很快就會(huì)打盹兒。只要我一打盹兒，他們就會(huì)撲向剩下的那點(diǎn)兒水。 4 最后那只水壺就在我的腿下。經(jīng)過了20天，水已經(jīng)剩得不多了。也許還有一品脫。這點(diǎn)兒水只夠每個(gè)人喝上幾滴。然而我可以從他們那布滿血絲的眼睛里看出為了那幾滴水他們情愿把我宰了。作為人，我不再舉足輕重，我不再是遇難的“蒙塔拉”號(hào)的三副。我只不過是一桿槍，一桿阻止他們喝到夢(mèng)寐以求的水的槍。他們的舌頭腫脹，面頰凹陷，每個(gè)人都已經(jīng)近乎瘋狂。 5

21、 根據(jù)我的判斷，我們應(yīng)該在阿森松島以東200英里左右。這會(huì)兒，風(fēng)暴已經(jīng)過去，大西洋上波平浪靜，上午的陽光灼熱難耐熱得能烤焦你的皮膚。我自己的舌頭也粗腫得能把嗓子堵死。（要是我能這么做的話），我早就豁出老命喝上一口水了。 6 但是我是有槍的人，在這條船上誰有槍誰就有權(quán)威。而且我也清楚，一旦那點(diǎn)水被喝光，除了死亡我們就再也沒有別的東西可指望了。只要還有待會(huì)兒還能喝上一口水的盼頭兒，我們就還有活下去的目標(biāo)。我們要盡可能長(zhǎng)時(shí)間保留這點(diǎn)水。要是我由于他們的咒罵而讓步的話，幾天以前最后一壺水就已經(jīng)給喝得精光了。這會(huì)兒，我們?cè)缍妓懒恕?7 人們不再搖槳?jiǎng)澊?。已?jīng)很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間沒人劃船了。人們已經(jīng)沒有力氣劃船了。

22、我面前的九個(gè)人是胡子拉碴、衣衫襤褸衣不遮體的野獸。我的樣子恐怕也和他們一樣糟。有幾個(gè)人四仰八叉躺在船沿上打盹兒。其余的人像巴雷特那樣盯著我，準(zhǔn)備在我放松警惕的時(shí)候跳過來。 8 要是他們不看我的臉，就看我腿下的水壺。 9 杰夫巴雷特離我最近，時(shí)刻對(duì)我構(gòu)成威脅。副水手長(zhǎng)身體粗壯，禿頂，臉上有疤，一副兇相。他打架斗毆上百次，身上傷痕累累。 10 巴雷特一直能睡覺，事實(shí)上，昨天夜里他大部分時(shí)間都在睡覺。這讓我嫉妒他。他不肯合眼，瞇著那雙可怕的眼睛一直盯著我。 11 時(shí)不時(shí)他要用那副沙啞的嗓子，結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地取笑我： 12 “你干嘛不放手？你沒法堅(jiān)持到底！” 13 “今晚，”我說，“我們今晚把這點(diǎn)兒水分了。

23、” 14 “到晚上就得有人渴死！我們現(xiàn)在就要喝！” 15 “今天晚上”，我說。 16 他難道不明白如果我們等到天黑再喝，那幾滴水就不會(huì)變成汗通過我們的身體那么快地蒸發(fā)掉了？但跟巴雷特?zé)o理可講。他已經(jīng)因干渴而失去了理智。1101:61我看到他開始站起來，眼睛里流露出狡黠的的神情。我把槍瞄向他的胸膛他又坐了下去。 17 20天以前，就在我們急急忙忙逃到救生艇上的一瞬，我本能地抓起了我的槍。除了槍，什么也不可能阻止巴雷特和其他人接近那點(diǎn)水。 18 這些傻瓜難道他們沒有看到跟他們一樣我也迫切需要喝水？但是這會(huì)兒我是指揮者。這是我們的不同之處，我拿著槍，我要用頭腦去思考。除了我，他們?nèi)魏稳硕伎梢灾粸樽约?/p>

24、著想，而我必須為他們?nèi)w考慮。 19 巴雷特的眼睛一直在盯著我，等著機(jī)會(huì)下手。我恨他。他睡過覺，這使我更恨他。般在平緩的海浪中一起一伏地漂浮著，我覺得困倦之意滲透了全身，使我渾身無力。我的腦袋耷拉下來，瞌睡灌滿我的頭腦，使我如墜云里霧里。我的知覺漸漸離我而去 20 巴雷特站在我跟前，但我甚至都無法抬起槍。我模糊地想象著即將發(fā)生的事。他會(huì)先搶過水壺喝上一口。這時(shí)其他人會(huì)尖叫著撕扯著他。最后他只得讓出水壺。然而，對(duì)此我已經(jīng)無能為力了。 21 我低聲說“交給你了，水手長(zhǎng)?！?22 然后我就一頭栽進(jìn)了船艙，還沒等倒下去就進(jìn)入了夢(mèng)鄉(xiāng) 23 一只手在搖我的肩膀，但我無法抬起頭。杰夫巴雷特粗啞著嗓子說：“喂

25、！快喝下你那份水！” 24 費(fèi)了好大勁，我才用胳膊撐起了身子。我感到頭暈?zāi)垦?，渾身無力。我看著船上的人，我覺得我的視力在下降。我看到的是一些昏暗模糊的人形。但接下來我就意識(shí)到了我的眼睛沒有毛病，是因?yàn)榈搅送砩稀Ｉ磉吺呛谏暮Ｋ?，頭頂上星星閃爍。整個(gè)白天我都在睡覺。 25 原來這是我們?cè)诤Ｉ掀鞯牡诙粋€(gè)夜晚。就是在這天晚上，“克洛頓”號(hào)貨船最終把我們從苦海中救出。但是這會(huì)兒，我轉(zhuǎn)頭看巴雷特的時(shí)候，還沒有任何船的影子。他跪在我身旁，一只手端著水壺，另一只手把槍對(duì)準(zhǔn)其他水手。 26 我瞪眼瞧著這只水壺，仿佛在看一個(gè)虛幻的影像。今天早上他們不是已經(jīng)把那品脫水喝光了嗎？我抬頭看了看巴雷特那張丑陋的臉

26、。他的臉色鐵青。他肯定已經(jīng)猜到了我的心思。 27 “你說的接過去，水手長(zhǎng)，不是你說的嗎？”他大吼著，“我一直都在防備著這幫笨蛋，不讓他們靠近?！彼鹗种械臉尅！澳阋浅闪祟^兒，”他接著說，“要主事，要對(duì)他人負(fù)責(zé)的時(shí)候，你，你看問題肯定就不一樣了，對(duì)不？”往年考過的真題I. Paraphrase1. In the way they all glared I could see how theyd come to hate my guts.1104:32 1-4:107A. I could see from their angry look that they disliked me very

27、much.B. I could see from their quick look that they were impatient with me.C. I could see from their steady look that they were very curious about me.D. I could see from their confused look that they were shocked at my words.2. Id have given the rest of my life for a single gulp of water.0801:36(1-4

28、:108)A. Id like to have a big mouthful of water in order to save my life.B. Id rather not have a big mouthful of water in order to save my life.C. A big mouthful of water is what I need to save my life.D. Id rather have a big mouthful of water at the expense of my life.3As long as we could look forw

29、ard to getting a drink of that water later, there was something to live for. 0610:43 1-3:108AWe were all eager to drink that water.BWe shouldnt just live for a drink of water.CIf we had drunk up the water, we would be dead .DWe needed something to live for, even just for a drink of water.4. But Barr

30、ett was beyond all reasoning. His mind had already cracked with thirst. 0310:42 1-4:109A. Barretts mind was so affected that he could no longer argue logically.B. Barrett wouldnt listen to me because thirst had damaged his brain.C. It was no use arguing with Barrett, for he had lost his senses.D. Ba

31、rrett was so thirsty that he couldnt think reasonably.5. It sleeping filled my brain like a cloud. It was going, going. 0804:33 (1-4:109)A. I was almost overcome by sleepiness and would doze off any moment.B. I was trying hard to beat back sleepiness so that I could keep moving.C. Due to sleepiness,

32、 I was not aware that I had lost my sense of direction.D. Sleeping clouded my mind and I was unable to see or hear clearly.6. I looked at the men, and I thought my eyes were going. 1107:33 (1-4:110)A. I thought my eyes were moving out of me.B. I thought I would fall asleep in a minute.C. I thought I

33、 was dying of thirst.D. I thought I was losing my sight.7. I looked at the men, and I thought my eyes were going. 0707:36 (1-4:110)A. I looked at the men, then I looked at something else.B. Im afraid to look at the men, so I tried not to look at them any more.C. When I looked at the men, I realized

34、that my eyesight was declining.D. since I had to try very hard to see them clearly, I thought that my eyesight was declining.8. I stared at the canteen as if it were a mirage.0710:42 1-4:110 A. I imagined seeing a canteen. B. I looked at the canteen closely. C. I knew there wasnt a canteen actually.

35、 D. I couldnt believe that the canteen was still there.II. Writing2010年1月: Take Over, Bosn! (綜二上冊(cè)，L.4)66. “When youre boss-man, he added, in command and responsible for the rest, - you - you sure get to see things different, dont you? ”2010年4月: Take Over, Bosn! (綜二上冊(cè)，L.4)Topic: Describe the changes

36、Barrentt experienced and explain the reason based on the text “Take Over, Bosn!” Use the following outline: the situation the sailors were in the conflict between Snyder, the captain, and Barrentt, the third officer the role Barrentt played the cause for Barrentts changeTwenty days after a shipwreck

37、, ten sailors were drifting in the lifeboat on the sea. They had only a little water left but were still far from the land. Everybody was thirsty. Snyder was holding a gun and protecting the last drops of water as well as their only hope to survive. The rest of the crew hated Snyder and were waiting

38、 for any possible chance to grab the water. Barrentt even tried to take action. Snyder pointed the gun at Barrentts chest and forced him to sit down again.When Snyder was too sleepy to hold on any more, he said to Barrentt, “Take over, Bosn.” instead of grabbing the water, Barrentt did take over the

39、 responsibility and protected the water.The reason for Barrentts change is that he was suddenly put in the position on leadership, and began to consider the situation from a broader perspective. III. Translation61.口渴已經(jīng)使他失去了理智。1101:61 (1-4:109)His mind had already cracked with thirst.課后練習(xí)答案3. Paraphr

40、ase (p.130)1. I could see from their angry look that they disliked me very much.2. Id rather have a big mouthful of water at the expense of my life. 3. I felt very sleepy all over.4. I couldnt believe that the canteen was still there.5. “when you are in charge and be responsible for other people, yo

41、u are sure to look at things in a different way, arent you?” he added.詞匯練習(xí)1. （p.132） 1) computer-designed; 2) heart-broken3) snow-covered4) blood-shot5) home-made2. Translate the following into English.1. use the verb + noun or adj. + noun collocation未中目標(biāo)to miss the target 命中目標(biāo)to hit the target閉上眼睛

42、to close ones eyes辭職不干to quit ones job抬起頭來to hold up ones head提高嗓門 to raise ones voice 瞄準(zhǔn)某人to shoot at somebody低下頭去 to bend ones head 松懈勁頭to relax ones efforts 留下痕跡to leave marks沙啞的聲音 hoarsevoice 朝開火 to fireat2.use the “useful expressions”1） 聽到我所在的公司要被一家石油公司兼并的消息，我十分震驚。Hearing that the firm I work f

43、or was going to be taken over by an oil company, I was greatly shocked.2）礦工們被困在坍塌的坑道里一個(gè)多星期才得到營(yíng)救。The minters had been trapped in the collapsed gallery for over one week before they picked up.3）女還眼巴巴地盼望父親帶她去旅行，那時(shí)他答應(yīng)過的。The girl was eagerly looking forward to having her father take her on the trip which

44、 he had promised her.4）看見卡車朝他沖過來，他本能地迅速閃開了。Seeing the truck dashing towards him, he jumped aside rapidly on instinct.5）為了躲開高峰期，蘇珊只得每天早上8點(diǎn)趕公共汽車。1201:63To avoid the rush hour, Susan has to run for the 8 oclock bus in the morning.6）在增援部隊(duì)到達(dá)之前，戰(zhàn)士們抵御敵人一個(gè)星期的進(jìn)攻。The soldiers had been holding out against the

45、enemys attacks for a week before the reinforcements arrived.7）二十多年來，史密斯先生一直領(lǐng)導(dǎo)著那個(gè)極為成功的企業(yè)。For more than two decades, Mr. Smith has been in command of that very successful enterprise.8）母親從不屈服于在我成長(zhǎng)過程中遇到的困難?！?207：63】Mother has never given in to the difficulties encountered in the course of my growing up.

46、9）這個(gè)國(guó)家可不能再陷入內(nèi)戰(zhàn)了，人民渴望持久的和平。This country can not afford to have another civil war. Its people long for lasting peace.10）他真誠(chéng)的自我批評(píng)使我們更加尊重他。His sincere self-criticism made us respect him all the more.3） use keep, look and stop.1）我們?cè)撏Ｏ聛硐胍幌耄簽槭裁茨贻p人崇拜歌星和足球明星？Its time we stopped to do some thinking: why do yo

47、ung people worship singing stars and football stars?2）他抬起頭來，碰巧看到一個(gè)人把手伸進(jìn)一位乘客的褲兜。He looked up and happened to see a person putting his hand into another passengers trouser pocket.3）很抱歉，讓大家久等了。Im sorry for keeping you waiting for so long.4）沒有任何力量能夠阻止中國(guó)人民統(tǒng)一自己的國(guó)家。No force can keep the Chinese people back

48、 from reuniting their own country.5）有人一直盯著我，你認(rèn)為我能全神貫注地工作么？Someone keeps staring at me. Do you think I can concentrate on my work?6）記者們把他們的相機(jī)時(shí)刻準(zhǔn)備好，等待戴安那王妃出現(xiàn)。The journalists keep their cameras ready at all times, waiting for Princess Diana to show up.7）你要是不斷地來，不斷地投訴，他們沒準(zhǔn)會(huì)認(rèn)真對(duì)待這個(gè)問題。If you keep coming an

49、d keep complaining, perhaps they will take this issue seriously.8）要是我們都躲著不理這些“壞孩子”，他們?cè)趺茨芨倪M(jìn)？If we all keep away from these “bad children”, how can they get improved?9）她兩天以后再次見到部長(zhǎng)時(shí)，他的樣子就好象他從來也沒見過她似的。When she saw the minister again two days later, he looked as if he had never seen her before.10）以前教過的一個(gè)

50、學(xué)生來向教授求援時(shí)，他看起來很高興。When one of his former students came to ask him for help, the professor looked very happy.3. Complete the following sentences: 1) (1) on(2) with; on(3) from; with (4) out; beyond(5) off(6) away from (7) at; on; without (8) with; in to(9) in; over(10) for (11) for(12) to(13) upon/ o

51、n(14) in(15) to2) (1) glared (2) wrecked (3) violent(4) quit (5) screamingl stare: If you stare at someone or something, you look at them for a long time. 盯著看; 凝視l glare: If you glare at someone, you look at them with an angry expression on your face. 怒目而視l damaged: 1) To damage an object means to b

52、reak it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly. 破壞; 損壞; 2) To damage something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful. 損害; 傷害l wrecked: To wreck something means to completely destroy or ruin it. 摧毀l violent: 1) If someone is violent, or if they do something th

53、at is violent, they use physical force or weapons to hurt, injure, or kill other people. 暴力的; 2) A violent event happens suddenly and with great force. 猛烈的; 3) If you describe something as violent, you mean that it is said, done, or felt very strongly. 強(qiáng)烈的l brutal: A brutal act or person is cruel an

54、d violent. 殘暴的l quit: If you quit, or quit your job, you choose to leave it. 辭去 (工作); 辭職; 2) If you quit an activity or quit doing something, you stop doing it. 停止; 3) If you quit a place, you leave it completely and do not go back to it. 徹底離開l stop: 1) If you have been doing something and then you stop doing it, you no longer do it. 停止; 2) If you stop something from happening, or you stop something happening, you prevent it from happening or prevent it from continuing. 阻止; 3) IIf an activity or process stops, it is no lo