自考高級(jí)英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)

1、Lesson 11On getting off to sleepBy J.B. PriestleyContradiction, contrariness Contradiction:u. 矛盾，對(duì)立矛盾，對(duì)立 c.對(duì)立的事物對(duì)立的事物 -I found no contradiction between his publicly expressed ideas and his private actions. -His private actions are in contradiction to/with his publicly expressed ideas. -A round squar

2、e is a contradiction in terms用詞矛盾用詞矛盾. Contrariness (u.) (contrary) 相反，對(duì)立面，相反，對(duì)立面， -Hot and cold are contrariness.Saving grace A saving grace is a good quality or feature in a person or thing that prevents them from being completely bad or worthless. 可取之處 例： Agings one saving grace is you worry less

3、 about what people think. 年邁的一個(gè)可取之處是你不那么擔(dān)心他人的想法了。Vexation n. 苦惱；惱怒；令人煩惱的事 Vexation is a feeling of being annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated. 惱火 例： He kicked the broken machine in vexation. 他懊惱得踢了這臺(tái)壞機(jī)器一腳。Dim 微暗的微暗的; 朦朧的朦朧的 模糊的模糊的, 看看不清楚不清楚Dim: not bright, not clearly to be seen不亮的不亮的 dim light of a can

4、dle 微弱的燭光微弱的燭光 a dim room 光線不好的房間光線不好的房間 the dim outline of a building 房屋的模糊輪廓房屋的模糊輪廓 Dark：with no or very little light黑暗的 Its getting too dark to take ceed If you proceed to do something, you do it, often after doing something else first. (做完某事之后) 接著 (做另一事) 例： He proceeded to tell me

5、 of my birth. 他接著給我講了我的出生。 If you proceed with a course of action, you continue with it. 繼續(xù)進(jìn)行 (某行動(dòng)) 例： The group proceeded with a march they knew would lead to bloodshed. 這群人繼續(xù)進(jìn)行他們知道會(huì)導(dǎo)致流血事件的一次游行。 (某事件或活動(dòng)帶來(lái)的) 收入 例： The proceeds of the concert went to charity. 音樂(lè)會(huì)的收入給了慈善機(jī)構(gòu)。Make for 導(dǎo)致；有助于；走向 He rose f

6、rom his seat and made for the door. 他起身向門口走去。 A happy parent makes for a happy child. 幸福的家長(zhǎng)造就幸福的孩子。Five ports of knowledge Five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, here representing all the senses.Plunge:使投入使投入, 使插入使插入 ,使陷入使陷入 plunge a country into war 使一個(gè)國(guó)家陷入戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)使一個(gè)國(guó)家陷入戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng) plunge a room

7、into darkness plunge sb. into deep sorrow. no difficulty in plunging their earthly parts into oblivion No difficulty in forgetting their functions in the world No difficulty in falling sleepbe given to 癖好的；喜愛(ài)的；癖好的；喜愛(ài)的；習(xí)慣的習(xí)慣的 She is a young girl given to tears. 她是一個(gè)愛(ài)哭的女孩。她是一個(gè)愛(ài)哭的女孩。 Hes given to takin

8、g long walks. 他非常喜歡長(zhǎng)途散步。他非常喜歡長(zhǎng)途散步。 Like: (sing.) (n.) 相似的人或事相似的人或事務(wù)務(wù) -You should only compare like with like. 只應(yīng)在同類事務(wù)中做比較。只應(yīng)在同類事務(wù)中做比較。 Ive never seen the like of it. 我從未見(jiàn)過(guò)這種事。我從未見(jiàn)過(guò)這種事。 Jazz, rock and the like.Thanks to: owing to, due to We finished the task ahead of schedule/ in advance thanks to ou

9、r hard work. Thanks to the policy of reforming and opening, Chinas economy has developed quickly.Refresh: (以食物以食物, 睡眠等睡眠等)使精使精力力(記憶記憶)恢復(fù)恢復(fù); 使精神振作使精神振作 I think I will just refresh myself with a cup of tea. 喝杯茶提神喝杯茶提神 refresh sb.s memory 喚起喚起/恢復(fù)某人的記憶恢復(fù)某人的記憶 Given:約定的；特定的；指定的 Do it within the given tim

10、e. At a given time we will all shout “Happy birthday to you”. Given: 假設(shè)的，假使的假設(shè)的，假使的 Given good weather, our ship will reach Shanghai Monday evening. 假如天氣好，我們的船將于星期一晚上到達(dá)假如天氣好，我們的船將于星期一晚上到達(dá)上海。上海。 Given that I have five more minutes, I will finish the exam.take sth. to heart 為某事耿耿于為某事耿耿于懷懷,為某事憂慮為某事憂慮 D

11、ont take it to heart. 別把它放在心上。別把它放在心上。 Dont take my criticism to heart. 不要把我的批評(píng)放在心上不要把我的批評(píng)放在心上Torment, abuse Torment：n. 痛苦痛苦 v. Cause severe suffering to; annoy折磨折磨 suffer torment(s) from 因因.而受苦而受苦 She suffered torment from headache. Dont torment yourself by thinking of the past. Abuse: treat badly;

12、 ill-treat 濫用濫用, 虐待虐待, 辱罵辱罵 abuse ones privilege abuse a child abuse a friend Remonstrate with sb., against sth. 抗議，告誡抗議，告誡 We remonstrate against his cruelty to old people. I remonstrated with him about his rudeness.Inhuman:非人的非人的, 不近人情的不近人情的, 非人道的非人道的,殘忍的殘忍的, inhuman treatment 虐待虐待 Treatment of pr

13、isoners in that jail was considered inhuman.Fancy 想象想象 I think he would come but its only a fancy of mine. 我想他會(huì)來(lái)的我想他會(huì)來(lái)的,不過(guò)這僅是我的設(shè)想罷了。不過(guò)這僅是我的設(shè)想罷了。 Leap: leapt 或 leaped, leaping 跳躍，跳越 The dog leapt over the fence. 狗跳過(guò)了圍欄。狗跳過(guò)了圍欄。 Leap: 閃過(guò)；突然想起閃過(guò)；突然想起 The idea leaped into his mind. 這個(gè)想法突然閃過(guò)他的腦海這個(gè)想法突然閃過(guò)他的

14、腦海。 Those memories and fancies which had been buried deep in ones mind for ten years will sometimes crop up突然出現(xiàn)突然出現(xiàn) .Eventful:多事多事(故故)的的, 重要的重要的, 重重大的大的 an eventful year 多事之秋多事之秋, 多事的一年多事的一年 an eventful meeting between heads of states 兩國(guó)首腦間的重要會(huì)晤兩國(guó)首腦間的重要會(huì)晤 There is no comparing notes with them. You c

15、an not exchange ideas with them. compare notes with 1. (與與)商量，商量，(同同)交換意見(jiàn)；討論交換意見(jiàn)；討論 2. (和和)對(duì)筆記對(duì)筆記 I also need one or two evenings to compare notes with my home company on what we have discussed during the day. 我還需要一、兩個(gè)晚上，跟我公司就我們白天的我還需要一、兩個(gè)晚上，跟我公司就我們白天的洽談情況交換一下意見(jiàn)。洽談情況交換一下意見(jiàn)。No midnight confidence. 知心

16、話知心話 exchange confidences 互談心事互談心事 Have confidence in oneself No casting up the balance of the days pleasure and pain. Cast up: 計(jì)算，把計(jì)算，把加起來(lái)加起來(lái) Not able to calculate whether you have more pleasure than pain or have more pain than pleasure in a days life. induce, tempt Induce: bring about, cause 招致招致,

17、引起引起 illness induced by overwork Too much food induces sleepiness. Induce: persuade or influence sb. to do sth.bring about引誘；誘導(dǎo)引誘；誘導(dǎo),勸誘勸誘 We couldnt induce the old lady to travel by air. Nothing shall induce me to join their club. Tempt: persuade sb to do sth wrong or foolish 誘惑誘惑, 引誘引誘, 慫恿慫恿 -He wa

18、s tempted into a life of crime by greed and laziness.Serve ones turn 適用 This job will serve my turn. 這項(xiàng)工作將適合我的需要。 I think this book will serve my turn. 我想這本書將適合我的需要。 She caught hold of it to serve her own turn. 她抓住這一點(diǎn)為自己服務(wù)。Imaginary(想象的，虛構(gòu)的）, imaginative（想象豐富的，富有想象力的） Ghosts are imaginary. The inter

19、viewer was looking for imaginative answers.imaginary imaginative imaginable 意思都含“想象的”。 imaginary指“想象的”、“虛構(gòu)的”, 如: Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are imaginary. imaginative指“ 富于想象力的”, 如: Scott was an imaginative writer. imaginable 指“可想象的”, 常放在名詞后面, 前加 all, only, ev

20、ery 或最高級(jí)形容詞, 如: This is the only solution imaginable. of little/ no avail: not very/ not at all helpful or effective 沒(méi)有多大/沒(méi)有一點(diǎn)兒幫助,用處或效果 The advice we got was of no avail. Their efforts were of no avail. Avail：v. 有用,有利Deft: skilful and quick, esp with the hands 熟練的,靈巧的 She is deft at dealing with rep

21、orters. With deft fingers she undid the wire.fare: get on, progress 進(jìn)展,過(guò)日子 How did you fare while you were abroad? Fare: money charged A bus/ taxi fare A single/double fare Fare: food A bill of food Wholesome food 衛(wèi)生食品Meditate on/ upon: think deeply 深思,沉思,冥想 He sat there meditating on his misfortune

22、s. Meditate: plan in ones mind 策劃 He meditate revenge/ leaving home. Wonder: feel curiously; ask oneself想知道，自忖 I was wondering how to get there quickly.dreary:driri 沉悶的, A dreary day His speech was dreary.Come on/upon : meet or find by chance I came on Tom playing football in the street yesterday.I

23、have literally found it answer. Answer: Answer my need to sleep. I have found this method actually worked. Literal: correspondingly exact to the original 按照原文的按照原文的 a literal translation Idioms usually can not be translated literally into another language. 成語(yǔ)通常不能照字面譯成另一種文字成語(yǔ)通常不能照字面譯成另一種文字. Exact: co

24、rrect in every detail精確的，正確的精確的，正確的 Give me his exact words.Bare of: empty of / without 空的 The room is bare of furniture. 空無(wú)家具的房間空無(wú)家具的房間. In winter the fields are bare of grass. Bare: without clothing 裸露的裸露的 Bare leg Bare: without the usual covering and protection缺少遮蓋的缺少遮蓋的 Bare hill, floor Crooked:

25、 krukid歪的,彎曲的 (not straight) Crook: bend into the shape of a curve使彎曲使彎曲 Your tie is crooked. An old man with a crooked back. Twist: (twisted) turn and curve in different directions 纏繞纏繞,盤繞盤繞 I twisted the bandage round her knee. The telephone wire has got twisted. 扭曲或擠壓某物使之變形扭曲或擠壓某物使之變形 Her face wa

26、s twisted with pain. 曲解曲解(歪曲歪曲) Papers have twisted everything he said. A twisty road彎曲的道路彎曲的道路evokeivuk引引(喚喚)起起, 召喚召喚(死者靈魂死者靈魂等等) evoke a spirit from the dead 為死者招魂為死者招魂 The book evoked memories of his boyhood. 此書喚起了他對(duì)童年的回憶。此書喚起了他對(duì)童年的回憶。歷年試題分析 1. (2001,10) Once in bed, most folks I know seem to fin

27、d no difficulty in plunging their earthly parts into _. Oblivion blivin n. 遺忘,忘卻 2. (2003,10) If it be true that out thoughts and mental images are perfectly _ things, like our books and pictures, to the inhabitants of the next world, Tangible n. 有形資產(chǎn)有形資產(chǎn) a. 實(shí)體的實(shí)體的,明白的明白的 Discussing the question, so

28、me time 7 , with an old friend, she gave me her never-failing 8 for sleeplessness, which was to imagine 9 performing some trivial 10 over and over again, until, her mind becoming disgusted with the monotony of life, 11 drew the curtain. Her favourite device was to imagine a picture not 12 quite plum

29、b upon the wall, and then to proceed to straighten it. （200701） 54. The poor, sick man is _ by the policemans endless interrogations. （200710） A. abused B. tormented 77. 在我看來(lái)，沒(méi)有比睡眠問(wèn)題更能說(shuō)明事物的對(duì)立性了。（200810） With me, nothing illustrates the contrariness of things better than the matter of sleep. 42. Alth

30、ough the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are _.（201001） A. imaginary B. imaginative 40. She has born a _ against me ever since I turned down her application. （0710) A. grudge B. maliceB. Translate the following into Chinese 1. 人是很多矛盾的集合體人是很多矛盾的集合體. 2. 我們的思想和頭腦中的意象完全是有形的我們的思想和頭腦中的意象完全是有形的東西東西. 3.過(guò)去我常常帶著驚嘆閱讀那些吹捧好戰(zhàn)的過(guò)去我常常帶著驚嘆閱讀那些吹捧好戰(zhàn)的超人的故事超人的故事. 4. 人為的催眠方法很多，但他們僅在都不靈人為的催眠方法很多，但他們僅在都不靈這一點(diǎn)上相同。這一點(diǎn)上相同。B. Translate the following into Chinese 5.當(dāng)她的腦子對(duì)這種單調(diào)的生活感到厭煩時(shí)當(dāng)她的腦子對(duì)這種單