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national parks
国家公园
peace and relaxation
city born and city bred
= I was born in the city and I was
brought up in the city.
Breed = bring up
He had been bred to be a
gentleman.
教养
The sad truth is that most of us have
been brought up to eat certain
foods
…
go into=
enter a certain state or to achieve a kind of
effect
go into effect
（法律用语）开始生效
go into a temper
发脾气
Rapture=
extreme happiness or excitement
She went into raptures at
the news of her success.
狂喜
at the mere mention of...=
so long as... is mentioned
She blushed
at the mere mention of his name.
一提起……
Extol =
praise highly
比
praise
更正式
extol the merits / virtues
of
高度赞扬……的好处
His book extols the benefits of
vegetarianism (
素食主义
).
Virtue
美德
反义：
vice
Courage is a virtue.
The virtue of a small car
is that you can park it easily. (= advantage)
Back in town
≈
back to where he lived
out of town: leave the
place where you live
I'll
be out of town for about a week.
under the illusion that... = (still)
wrongly or falsely believe that...
The
boss is still under the illusion that the project
will be completed on
time
错误地以为……
superior to = better than...
反义：
inferior to
He simply
believes that men are intellectually superior to
women.
智力上优于
She was a superior candidate for this
task. (= excellent / outstanding)
He
always has such a superior attitude.
贬义
引申义：不被……所影响
He's superior to / above
deceiving.
be
superior in... to sb.
在……方面胜过某人
= be
superior to sb. in...
He
felt superior in physics to Jack.
【
forever +
进行时态】
表示作者的不满、不快；不厌其烦
He is forever talking about
sth.
= He is never fed up with doing
sth. = He is never tired of sth.
Maintain = insist
He maintains
that he has never made such a remark.
nothing can be compared
with...
=
nothing is better than...
Nothing can
be compared with a cold drink on a summer night.
There is nothing to compare with a cold
drink on a summer night.
Glint= to
shine
Her
diamond ring glinted on her finger.
the
picture = the general situation considering sb. /
sth.
Just a few years ago the picture
was very different.
(= the
circumstances)
The overall
picture for farming is encouraging. (= situation)
on the other side of the
picture = on the other hand
事情的另一面
Virtually
= almost
The
twins are virtually identical.
= resemble
It was virtually impossible to find a
Chinese restaurant in this area, but now it's much
easier.
【
tone of the
author
】
?
He says nothing
about
…
He is forever talking
about
…
Selection
poor selection of goods =
few kinds / very few variety of goods
a fine selection of perfumes = many
kinds of perfumes
a good selection of
detective stories
beyond
sb. = sb. can't understand sth.
Computer science is
completely beyond me.
→
too difficult for me
It's beyond me how she
could bear to live with such a snob.
→
can't
understand
Dubious
uncertain
在口气上比
doubtful
弱
I'm dubious about his promises to
change his ways.
be saved =
avoid...
Her
students'
help
saved
her
a
lot
of
trouble.
→
She
was
saved
much
trouble
by
her
students'
help.
rightly belong= where they should
belong
He was rightly punished for what he had
done.
do without = manage
without...
凑合，还行
He cannot do
without a computer.
You'll have to do
without your breakfast if you don't want to be
late.
Stop it. I can do without your
nagging.
(= would rather
not have)
Operation = a set of action
The salvage
operation had been a complete failure.
Involve = include / need
The new system involves
little new technology.
make
do with / without
New
clothes are expensive, so you'll have to make do
with what you've got.
second best = not
the best, not the most desirable
She's always striving for excellence,
and refuses to settle for second best.
run wild = go uncontrolled
As soon as their mother
left, the children ran wild.
【
run + adj.
短语】
Money is beginning to run short.
Supplies are
running low.
'Till the River Runs
Dry
’
Stagger = unable to walk steadily
同义：
stumble
= walk
unsteadily because of drunkenness or burden
As we went into
the bar, a drunken man staggered out of the door.
Exotic
褒义词
原义：
foreign
具有异国情调的
= unfamiliar and exciting ones
comforting= consoling
令人感觉安慰的
It's comforting to know
that there's someone to turn to when one needs
help.
Glow 1) n.
广告灯箱发出的光芒
2)
形容
fire
时，多指
burn without flames
The glow from the dying fire lit her
face.
descend on
Silence
descended on the room.
A feeling of
despair descended on us as we realized that we had
no choice.
it is a mystery to... = I
can never understand
口语
It's a mystery to me how she manages to
cook a meal so quickly.
Obstinately
固执地，顽固地
同义：
stubbornly
1.
without +
negative words
双重否定
Nor is the
city without its moments of beauty.
双重否定在翻译时尽量保留否定的语气
It never rains without pouring.
No
roses without thorns.
No gains without pains.
One
cannot succeed without perseverance.
No pleasure without pains.
Not a day passed without their meeting.
2.
contrast and comparison
作者在内容上注意表现对照，句式上使用相似的结构
Nothing can be compared, he
maintains...
Few things could be more impressive
than the peace that...
...
privilege of living in the country is beyond me.
It has always been a mystery to me why
city dwellers, who..
commuter
通勤者
countryside: ideal, beauty
city: evil,
ugliness
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pot
pot-holing
：洞穴探险运动
pot-
hole
：洞穴
go pot-
holing
：做洞穴探险运动
pot-
holer
：洞穴探险者
solitude
：独处
lonely
：
on one's
own, feel lonely
lure
v.
引诱，诱惑；不可抗拒的东西（该物不一定是不好的）
attract
吸引，程度较弱
tempt
多指
evil
，事物的引诱
She was lured into the job by the offer
of a high salary.
Dimly
：
vaguely
She found
herself in a dimly lit room.
光线微弱的
He was only
dimly aware of the risk.
模糊地
take as long
as
…
to
强调的说法
It took him as long as
three hours to write the first paragraph.
Establish
= set
up
We have decided to establish a new
system.
= to be recognized,
to become famous
He has
established himself as a leading critic.
Descent
：
going
down
的正式说法
base
：
a particular
place, a place of company, a military base
Passengers must fasten their seat belt
before descent (before the plane landed).
foretell
v.
预知，预言
Nobody can foretell the
future.
nature
：
kind /
type
the closeness to
nature
：自然界
human nature
The advice she provides is
chiefly of a practical nature.
Confront
：
face
When he returned from the
holidays he was confronted with a pile of work.
It is an issue we have to
confront sooner or later.
Tunnel v. flow underground
course
：
the route
of a stream
It has not yet
been decided whether to tunnel under the river or
build a bridge over it.
Flaw
：裂缝
a flaw in the diamond
瑕疵
Jealousy is Othello's major
flaw(
弱点
).
had not been done
had not the entrance been spotted
表达假定的条件
=
The
cave
might
never
have
been
discovered
if
the
entrance
had
not
been
spotted
by
the
distinguished French
pot-holer, Berger.
if
引导的条件状语
从句要表达假定的情况，
if
可以省略，助动词提前
If I had had any
sense, I would have kept quiet about it.
→
Had
I had any sense, I would have kept quiet about it.
If
you
should
be
interested
in
our
offer,
please
contact
us.
→
Should
you
be
interested
in
our
offer,
please contact us.
Distinguished
：
famous / eminent
remain to be
done
：
not yet done
It remains to
be seen who will finally win.
edge v.
徐徐地移动，斜着身子走
edge one's
way
：
move ahead very slowly
A long line of
traffic is edging its way forward.
v. + one's
way
：表示行进的方式