高级英语Paraphrase 和翻译

Lesson 1

.

Paraphrase

：

1

.

W

e're elevated 23 feet. (para 3)

We' re 23 feet above sea level.

2.

The

place

has

been

here

since

1915,

and

no

hurricane

has

ever

bothered

it.

(para 3)

2.

The

house

has been

here since 1915, and

no

hurricane

has ever

caused

any damage to it.

3.

W

e

can

batten

down

and

ride

it

out.

(para

4)

3.

We

can

make

the

necessary

preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage.

4. The generator

was doused, and

the lights went out. (para 9)

4. Water

got

into

the

generator

and

put

it

out.

It

stopped

producing

electricity

,

so

the

lights

also

went

out.

5. Everybody out the back door to the cars! (para 10)

5. Everybody go out through

the back door and run to the cars.

6.

The

electrical

systems

had

been

killed

by

water

.

(para

11)

6.

The

electrical

systems in the car had been put out by water.

7. John

watched the

water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt. (para 17)

7.

As

John

watched

the

water

inch

its

way

up

the

steps,

he

felt

a

strong

sense

of

guilt

because

he blamed

himself

for endangering the

whole

family by deciding

not

to

flee

inland.

8. Get us through this mess, will Y

ou? (para 17)

8. ()h God, please help us to get

through this storm safely.

9. She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away. (para 21)

9.

Grandmother

Koshak

sang

a

few

words

alone

and

then

her

voice

gradually

grew

dimmer and stopped.

10.

Janis

had

just

one

delayed

reaction.

(para

34)

10.

Janis

displayed

rather

late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane.

1.

Simile:

1. The children went from adult to adult like buckets in a fire brigade. (comparing

the passing of children to the passing of buckets of water in a fire brigade when fighting a fire)

2. The wind sounded like the roar of a train passing a few yards away. (comparing the sound

of the wind to the roar of a passing train)

Metaphor

:

1. We can batten down and ride it out. ( comparing the house in a hurricane to a

ship fighting a storm at sea)

2. Wind and rain now whipped the house. (Strong wind and rain

was lashing the house as if with a whip.)

Translation

1

)

每架飞机起飞之前必须经过严格的检查。

Every plane must be checked out

strictly before taking off.

2)

居民坚决反对在附近建立垃圾焚烧厂，因为她们担心工厂 排放的气体会污染

周围的空气。

The residents are strongly against starting a waste incineration

plant nearby, because they are concerned about the air pollution the gas would

bring about.

3)

在这个地区，生态工程的投资额高达数十亿元。

In

this

area,

investments

on ecological projects mount to billions of dollars.

4)

干枯的河道里布满了大大小小的石块。

The

dried-up

creek

bed

is

strewn

with stones of all size.

5)

虽然战争给这个 国家造成巨

大的损失，但当

地的文化传统并

没有消亡。

Despite

the

great

loss

the

war

had

brought

to

the

country,

the

local

cultural

tradition did not perish

6)

为了建筑现代化的高楼大厦，许多古老的 、具有民族特色的建筑物都被拆毁

了。

In order to build modernized buildings, many ancient and ethnic-featured

architectures were demolished.

7)

在地震中多数质量差的房子的主体结构都散架了。

In

the

earthquake,

the

main structure of most low-quality houses went disintegrated.

8)

他为实现自己的目标付出了最大的努力，

但最后美好的梦想还是化成了泡影。

Lesson 2

Hiroshima --- the

“

Liveliest

”

City in Japan

1.

突降：

anti-climax

?

and

I

am

proud

and

happy

to welcome

you

to

Hiroshima,

a

town

known throughout the world for its---- oysters.

2.

修辞问句：

Was I not at the scene of the crime?

3.

隐喻：

?

heaved a long sigh, almost musical sigh; earthly cares.

4.

头韵：

they have been testing and threading me.

5.

象征性修辞：

kimono, miniskirt.

较难理解的短语：

a lump in one

’

s throat; avoid loss of face, sad-eyed.

2

、课文中语言点和难句的讲解

1)I told you because I am almost an old man. 2) Seldom has

a city gained such world renown.

3

、用英语解释部分句子

1) I thought somehow I had been spared.

’

2) After three days in

Japan, the spinal column becomes extroardinarily flexible.

3) The few Americans and Germans

seemed just as inhibited as I was.

Paraphrase

：

1) Serious looking men spoke to one another as if they were oblivious of the crowds about

them.

1) They were so absorbed in

their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention

to the people around them.

3) The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is

the

very

symbol

of

the

incessant

struggle

between

the

kimono

and

the

miniskirt.

3)The

traditional floating houses among high modern buildings represent the constant struggle between

old tradition and new development.

4)

I

experienced

a

twinge

of

embarrassment

at

the

prospect

of

meeting

the

mayor

of

Hiroshima

in my socks.

4)1 suffered

from

a strong

feeling

of

shame

when I

thought

of

the

scene of meeting the mayor of Hiroshima wearing my socks only.

5)

The

few

Americans

and

Germans

seemed

just

as

inhibited

as

I

was.

5)The

few

Americans and Germans seemed just as restrained as 1 was

．

6)

After

three

days

in

Japan,

the

spinal

column

becomes extraordinarily

flexible.

6)After

three days in Japan one gets quite used to bowing to people as a ritual to show gratitude

．

7) I was about to make my little bow of assent, when the meaning of these last words sank

in,

jolting

me

out

of

my

sad

reverie.

7)1 was

on

the

point

of

showing

my

agreement

by

nodding

when

I

suddenly

realized

what

he

meant

．

His

words

shocked

me

out my sad

dreamy

thinking

．

Translation

1)

礼堂里一个人都没有，会议一定是延期了。

There

is

not

a

soul

in

the

hall

．

The meeting must have been put off

．

2)

那本书看上去很像个盒子。

The

book

looks

very

much

like

a

box.

(The

book looks much the same as a box.

3)

四川 话和湖北话很相似，

有时难以区别。

Sichuan dialect sounds much the

same as Hubei dialect. It is sometimes difficult to tell one from the other.

4)

一看见纪念碑就想起了在战斗中 死去的好友

。

The

very

sight

of

the

monument reminds me of my good friend who was killed in the battle.

5)

他陷 入沉思之中，

没有理会同伴们在谈些什么。

He was so deep in thought

that he was oblivious of what his friends were talking about.

6

）他干的事与她毫无关系。

What he did had nothing to do with her.

7

）她睡不着觉，女儿的病使她心事 重重。

She

couldn't

fall

asleep

as

her

daughter's illness was very much on her mind.

8

）

这件事长期以来一直使我放心不下。

I have had the matter on my mind for

a long time.

9

）

他喜欢这些聚会，

喜欢与年轻人交往并就各种问题交换意见。

He loves such

gatherings

at

which

he

rubs

shoulders

with

young

people

and

exchange

opinions with them on various subjects.

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