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Unit Three
Security
Part
Ⅰ
.
重点背诵单词
advertisement analyze
barricade barrier
chart civilize
electronic era
error
feature paste
premises
pry
puzzle rural
sideways
statistics
terror tranquil
transform
urban
vulnerable wander
Part
Ⅱ
.
重点背诵词组
be bathed in build in
close up
hold / keep...at
bay hook up to look back
on
on the latch
put up stand for
with / by a small / large margin
without / with not so much as
Part
Ⅲ
. Text
A
中的语句难点
1. I don't know if that was a local
term or if it is universal...(Line 2-3)
我
不知道这是当地的一种说法还是大家都这么说……
local
a.
from,
existing
in,
serving,
or
responsible
for
a
small
area,
esp.
of
a
country
地方的，当地的
e.g.
1) Most of the local population
depend on fishing for their income.
当地人大都
以捕鱼为业。
2) Many local shops will be forced to
close if the big new supermarket is built.
如果这个新的大超市建起来的话，当地的许多店铺都要被迫关门了。
universal
a. existing everywhere or involving
everyone
普遍的，全体的
e.g.
1) Charlie
Chaplin is a comic actor of universal appeal.
查理·卓别林是个有广
泛吸引力的喜剧演员。
2) Among other things, the group are
demanding universal suffrage.
这个团体提
出了许多要求，包括普选权。
2. ...the last one in for the evening
would close up, and that was it. (Line
4-5)
……晚上最后一个回家的人关上门，这就行了。
close up
shut(something), especially temporari
ly(
尤指暂时
)
关闭
e.g.
1) The robbers attacked just as I was
closing up for the night.
就在我晚上关门
之际，强盗上门抢劫来了。
2) Many
international companies are considering closing up
in this country and
transferring production to low wage
economies.
许多跨国公司正考虑结束他们在这个
国
家的业务，把生产转移到低工资国家或地区。
3.
In
rural
areas
as
well
as
in
cities,
doors
do
not
stay
unlocked,
even
for
part
of an evening. (Line
6-7)
在乡村，在城里，人们不再不锁门，甚至在傍晚时也无片刻例
外。<
/p>
rural
a. of, in
or suggesting the
countryside
农村的；有乡村特点的
e.g.
1) Rural life is usually more
peaceful than city life.
乡村生活通常比城市生活
更为平静。
2) He specializes in painting
pictures of rural scenes.
他擅长画乡村景色。
4. Suburbs and country areas are, in
many ways, even more vulnerable than
well-patroled urban streets.
(Line 8-9)
在许多方面，郊区和农村甚至比巡查严
密的城
市街道更易遭到攻击。
vulnerable
a.
exposed to danger or attack;
unprotected
易受攻击的；无防御的
e.g.
1) It is on economic policy that the
government is most vulnerable.
政府在经济
政策这点上最易受到攻击。
2
The
troops
were
in
a
vulnerable
position,
completely
exposed
to
attack
from
the
air.
部队处于易受攻击的位置，对空中打击毫无防御。
urban
a. of, situated in or living in a
city or town
城市的，都市的
e.g.
1) In urban areas of industrializing
nations, millions of people have no secure
shelter.
在迈向工业化的国家的城市里，数百万人没有可靠的安身之处。
2) Traffic noise, pollution, huge
concrete buildings
—
how can
people survive in
the urban jungle?
车辆噪音、污染、钢筋混凝土的摩天大楼——人们如何能在这样的城市
丛
林中生存
?
5. Statistics show the crime rate
rising more dramatically in those allegedly
tranquil areas than in cities. (Line
9-10)
统计显示，那些所谓安宁地区的犯罪率上
升比城镇
更为显著。
tranquil
a.
calm, quiet and
undisturbed
平静的；宁静的
比较
calm a.
平静的；镇静的，沉着的
serene a.
平静的，安宁的；安详的
e.g.
1) It's a
beautiful, civilized hotel in a tranquil rural
setting .
这家旅馆位
于宁静的乡村，美丽而雅致。
2) She stared at the tranquil surface of the
water.
她注视着平静的水面。
1) After a night of fighting, the
streets are now calm.
经过一夜的战斗，街上恢
复了平静。
2) He has a very calm manner, which
is useful in this hectic office.
他的行为
举止非常稳健，这在忙乱的办公室里益处不小。
3) She's not very good at keeping
／
staying calm in difficult
situations.
她不
太善于在困境中保持镇定。
1) She has a lovely serene face.
她有一张可爱、平静的脸。
2)
What amazes me is his serene indifference to all
the trouble around him.
令
我吃惊
的是，面对身边的种种麻烦他显得那么平静，毫不在意。
6. It has been replaced by dead-bolt
locks, security chains, electronic alarm
systems and trip wires hooked up to a
police station or private guard firm. (Line
12-14)
取而代之的是防盗锁、防护链、电子报警系统和
连接警察局或私人保安公司的报警
装置。
hook up to
connect or attach (something) to
(something else) with or as if with a hook
连
接到
e.g.
Can we
hook up to the electricity at the campsite?
在露营地能不能接上电
?
7. It is not
uncommon, in the most pleasant of homes, to see
pasted on the windows
small
notices
announcing
that
the
premises
are
under
surveillance
by
this
security
force or that guard company. (Line
16-18)
在最温馨的住宅，窗上贴着小小的字条，说
本宅
由某家安全保卫机构或某个保安公司负责监管，这样的事并不少见。
本句中的
it
是形式主语，句子真正的主语是不定式
，而不
定式中的宾语
带了一个很长的修饰语
under surveillance by this
security force or that guard company
，因此
该宾语连带
修饰语后置，把宾语补足语
提到前面来了。按照英语中尾重点的
原则，通常把比较长的句子成分放在末尾。
8. Indeed, a
recent public-service advertisement by a large
insurance company
featured
not
charts
showing
how
much
at
risk
we
are,
but
a
picture
of
a
child's
bicycle
with the now-usual padlock attached to
it. (Line 19-22)
确实，一家大保险公司最近
所做的一则公益广告没有用图表表明我们面临的危险有多大，
而是用了一幅童车的图片
，
车
上挂着如今随处可见的挂锁。
feature
v. give special attention to;
display, publicize, or make prominent
给…
…以显
著地位，突出；由……主演
e.g.
1) This
week's broadcast features a report on victims of
domestic violence.
这
个星期的广播有一
篇关于家庭暴力受害者的特别报道。
2)
A
really
good
salary
features
highest
on
her
list
of
what
she
wants
from
a
job.
高收入是她对工作最大的期望。
chart
n. a
sheet presenting information in the form of graphs
or tables
图，图表；曲
线图
比较
table n.
表格
figure n.
图形；图解
e.g.
1) a chart
of price changes
物价变动图表
2) a weather
chart
天气图
3) a
temperature chart for a hospital patient
住院病人的体温记录表
1) a
table of weights and
measures
度量衡表
2)
a railway time-table
火车时刻表
3) the table of contents in the front
of a book
卷首目录
1) a square figure
正方形
2) a geometrical
figure
几何图形
9.
Who
is
going
to
make
the
psychic
payment
for
the
transformation
of
America
from
the
Land of the Free to the Land of the Lock? (Line
25-27)
谁来对美国从自由之国
到锁之国的蜕变做出精神
赔偿呢
?
transformation
n. (instance of) transforming or being transformed
改变，转变
比较
transform v.
改变，转变
e.g.
1)
Local
people
have
mixed
feelings
about
the
planned
transformation
of
their
town
into a
regional capital.
当地居民对把他们的城市变成地区中心的计划喜忧参半。
2) I'd never seen Carlo in smart
evening clothes before
—
it
was quite a
transformation.
我以前从没见过卡洛这么衣冠楚楚——真是大不相同了。
1) A few mirrors can transform a dark
room, making it look larger and lighter
instantly.
几面镜子可以立刻使一个昏暗的房间看起来更大更亮。
2)
Whenever
a
camera
was
pointed
at
her,
Marilyn
would
instantly
transform
herself
into a radiant star.
每当面对镜头，玛莉琳立刻就变成一个容光焕发的明星。
10. Why are we having to
barricade ourselves against our neighbors and
fellow
citizens, and when, exactly, did
this start to take over our lives? (Line 33-34)
我们为什么非得把自己与邻居及其他居民隔绝开来，
这一切究竟是从
什么时候开始主宰我们
生活的
?
barricade
v. block or defend with a
barrier
在……设置路障
n. a line or pile of objects put
together, esp. quickly, to stop people from going
where they want to go
路障，街垒
比较
barrier n.
障碍物，屏障
e.g.
1) Inside
the jail, prisoners had barricaded themselves into
their cells.
监狱
里，囚犯们在自己的牢房里堆
积重物堵住门，
(
不让别人进入
)
。
2) Terrified villagers have
barricaded themselves into their houses.
受到惊吓
的村民们把自己关在屋里，堵住门，
(
不让外人进入
)
。
During the disturbance, the inmates
damaged furniture and other property before
erecting a barricade between themselves
and prison officers.
在骚乱中，囚犯们破
坏了家具和其他财物，然后，又垒起路障，阻挡狱警。
1) a natural barrier
天然屏障
2) The castle's defensive barrier is
20 feet deep.
城堡的防护堑壕深
20
英尺。
11. If you work for a medium-or large-size
company, chances are that you don't
just wander in and out of work. (Line
35-36)
如果你在大中型公司上班，你上下班很
可能不好
随意进出。
wander
v. move
about without a fixed
purpose
漫游；闲逛；徘徊
e.g.
1) We
spent the morning wandering around the old part of
the city.
我们在老城
区逛了一上午。
2) She was found several hours later,
wandering the streets, lost.
几小时后人
们找到了她，她迷了路，在街上徘徊。
12. With electronic X-ray equipment,
we seem finally to have figured out a way
to hold the terrorists, real and
imagined, at bay...(Line 49-50)
因为有了电子透
视装置，我们似乎终于有办法让恐怖分子无法近身，无论是真的恐怖分子还是凭空臆想<
/p>
的……
hold/keep...at bay
prevent (an enemy, pursuer, etc.)
from coming near
不让……逼近
e.g.
1) She left the light on at night to
keep her fears at bay.
她晚上不关灯是为了
不感到害怕。
2) Exercise can help keep fat at bay.
锻炼能避免肥胖。
13. We now pass through these
electronic friskers without so much as a sideways
glance; the machines, and what they
stand for, have won. (Line 52-54)
如今我们走
过这些电子搜查器时连看都不看一眼；这些装置，还有它们所代表的一切已经赢了。
without/with not
so much as
with not even
甚至连……都没
e.g.
She walked
away from the house with not so much as a backward
glance.
她走了，
甚至没有回头看一眼。
stand for
represent;
mean
代表；表示，象征
e.g.
1)
表示格林威治标准时间。
2)
All of you know what this party stands for.
你们大家都知道这一党派代表了什
么。