1、 ( L41-01 begin 1014” ) Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想【New words and expressions】 生词和短语illusion n. 幻想,错觉pastoral adj. 田园的breed v. 培育rapture n. 欣喜extol v. 赞美,颂扬superior adj. 优越的cockcrow n. 鸡叫twitter v. (鸟)吱吱叫,喊喊喳喳叫glint v. 闪烁pasture n. 牧场idyllic adj. 田园诗的virtually adv. 几乎;差不多dubious
2、adj. 可疑的,怀疑的privilege n. 特权misery n. 苦难acquaintance n. 熟人treat n. 难得的乐事,享受dweller n. 居住者stagger v. 摇晃;蹒跚exotic adj. 寻乎寻常的,外来的glow n. 白炽光descend v. 下落,降临tuck v. 缩进,隐藏obstinately adv. 固执地,顽固地illusion n. 幻想,错觉under illusion that / under the impression thatI am under the impression that you are honest.W
3、e live under the illusion.I am under the impression that he will help me every day.under no illusion thatWe live under no illusion that country life is beautiful.have illusion about / have no illusion aboutdelusion 幻觉,(精神病人)Eg: He is under the delusion that somebody will kill him tomorrow.He lives u
4、nder the delusion that he will be killed sometime.vision 憧景Eg: I live under the vision that I have a bright future.illusioned adj.充满幻想的Eg: The world of children is illusioned.illusionary adj. 错觉的,幻觉的Eg: Dont believe in him. What he said is illusionary picture.illusive adj. 虚假的,不可靠的Eg: What he descri
5、bed was illusive. Dont depend on him any more.imaginaryimaging Eg: I cant imagine building Great Wall.imaginary 虚构的Eg: The story is imaginary, Dont be taken in.L41-01 end 1014”L41-02 begin 1832”imaginaryThe story is imaginary. Dont be taken in.imaginative 富有想像力的Children are more imaginative than adu
6、lts.unimaginative 缺乏想像力的imaginable 能想像得出的,(须放在被修饰词之后)This is the idea / way imaginable.imaginary / imaginative / imaginable / unimaginaticeWe are imaginativeillusionary / imaginary 虚构的pastoral adj. 田园的breed v. 培育vt. breed / bred / bred breed / raise / bring up / rearraise /breed petsraise / breed do
7、gs.Do you raise dogs?educate As a mother, you must breed good manners into your child.rear 抚养,I must rear the child because I have the duty.He rears / breeds / raises two dogs.grow / plant treecause / lead / result in / give rise to War breeds misery and ruin. 战争导致毁灭和悲惨。Your carelessness bred the ac
8、cidentbreed in and in 近亲结婚,同种繁殖breed out and out 非近亲结婚,异种繁殖breed / raise / bring up / causerapture n. 欣喜great joy / delightAt the news, they are in raptures.At the news, they are great delighted.in raptures(about/ over sth. ) (对) 欣喜若狂I am in raptures about the new book.go into raptures(over/ about/
9、at sth. ) (对)感到非常的高兴!He went into raptures when he heard the good news.joy / happinessWe have a good time and we are full of happiness.delight 高兴,喜悦,程度强于joy, 但不如rapture,也不如rapture那么正式,I feel delighted = I am in rapturesecstasy 入迷;狂喜He is in ecstasy.enchant v enchantment 入迷,He was enchanted in though
10、ts.elation 兴高采烈;得意洋洋He has got the feeling of elation.bliss 极乐;无尚的幸福Nothing in the world can make you happier than bliss.A sound sleep is my blissglee 欢乐,高兴,欢心 (诗歌中)rapture / in raptures / go into raptures / joy / happiness / delight / ecstasy / enchantment / elation / bliss / gleeextol v. 赞美,颂扬vt.
11、praise I cant find a good word to praise you / your ability.I want to extol the virtues of human beings.L41-02 end 1832”L41-03 begin 1928”compliment v. & n. 恭维Do you often compliment .?exalt 赞扬,歌颂,吹捧You disgust me. why do you extol such a stupid person.laud 赞美I want to do nothing but laud you.What d
12、o you want to laud me?I want to laud your beauty, ability and your wealth.extol / praise / compliment / exalt / laudsuperior adj. 优越的better than the average无比较级和最高级be superior to 比优越In my opinion, town life is superior to country life.interiorbe interior to 比低,不如Country life is superior to city life
13、superior / interiorsenior senior high schooljuniorThe word is basicjunior high schoolsenior /juniorposterior / prior 后于/ 先于This work is prior to that one.of no confidence / importance / significanceIt should be inferior to that one.superior / inferior / senior / junior / posterior / prior be prior t
14、ocockcrow n. 鸡叫twitter v. (鸟)吱吱叫,喊喊喳喳叫glint v. 闪烁shine / flash / glitterflash 表示忽明忽暗的闪光,也可以指反光镜反出来的光线Eg: A lighthouse is flashing in the distance.glim 表示透过某种媒介而透出来的光线,比如透过茫茫大雾的光芒Eg: Through the fog, we saw a lighthouse glimming.glint 表示迅速闪烁的微弱的光,比如阳光下闪烁的露水光Eg: The sun glinted through the leaves.glis
15、ten 潮湿的物体上所反射的光泽,或是柔弱的光辉Eg: The white snow glistened in all the colors of rainbow.flicker 表示蜡烛或油灯在即将熄灭时的所发出的摇曳的光Eg: On the cold night, I sat in front of the only one candle which was flickering.flash / glim / glint / glisten / flicherpasture n. 牧场idyllic adj. 田园诗的He is leading an idyllic lifevirtual
16、ly adv. 几乎;差不多dubious adj. 可疑的,怀疑的doubtful / uncertain / questionable / suspicious / scepticaldubiousbe dubious about/of 对怀疑,对不肯定,主要表示不肯定的,不确定的doubt / suspectEg: I suspect that he stole the car last night. 语气较肯定的猜疑I doubt whether he stole the car. 语气不太肯定L41-03 end 1928”L41-04 begin 1814”suspicious /
17、 doubtfulCats are suspicious of human beings.I am not sure about your ability to do so.I am doubtful of your ability.I am dubious about your ability.questionable强调质疑,有问题的,值得争议的This is a questionable conclusion / decision.sceptical 怀疑论的,怀疑的 (正式用法)suspiciousYour idea is sceptical.dubious / dubious abo
18、ut ( of ) / doubtful / uncertain / suspicious / sceptical / questionableprivilege n. 特权misery n. 苦难acquaintance n. 熟人treat n. 难得的乐事,享受be ones treat 1.请客 = sb. stand treatEg: Lets go to have dinner. Its my treat treat sb. to take sb. to dinnerEg: Its my pleasure to take you to dinner.stand treatI sta
19、nd treat 我作东。2. 对待treat sb. asI treat him as my best friend.treat with sb. 跟某人商谈I cant bring it to a conclusion. I want to treat with you.treat of sth. / sb. =speak ofWe speak / treat of tramps contemptuously.2. 荣幸,享受Eg: Having dinner with you is my treat.treat sb. to 宴请某人Eg: Its my pleasure to trea
20、t you to dinner.treat sb as 按对待某人Eg: I treat him as my best friend.treat with sb. 跟某人商谈Eg I cant bring it to a conclusion. I want to treat with you.treat of sth./sb. 关于,提及到,speak ofEg: We treat of tramps contemptuously.dweller n. 居住者stagger v. 摇晃;蹒跚exotic adj. 寻乎寻常的,外来的glow n. 白炽光descend v. 下落,降临Eg:
21、 darkness descends very soon because winter is coming.descend from 从 . 传下来Eg: The watch descended from his grandfather.descend on / upon 突然袭击,He visited me suddenly.He looked me up suddenly.He called on me suddenly.Yesterday, my best friend descended on me.descend to 传给.descend from.todescend / desc
22、end from / descend to / descend on / descend upondropI dropped the glass onto the floor.ascend ant.The aeroplane is ascending at tremendous speed.tuck v. 缩进,隐藏obstinately adv. 固执地,顽固地obstinate adj. 顽固而不易被别人所改变Eg: If you are an obstinate person, nobody can change your mind.stubbom 倔强Eg: He is such a
23、stubborn person that he insists on finishing what he wants to do.Dont try to persuade him because he is an obstinate person.persistentpersistEg: If you always follow your friends around, I should say, you are a persist person.strong minded 顽强的,意志力强Eg: If you are a strong minded person, you can do ev
24、erything well.obstinate / stubbornas stubborn as mule 像牛一样倔强 (骡子)【Text】 Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想Listen to the tape then answer the question below.听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What particular anxiety spoils thecountry dwellers visit to thetheatre?The quiet life of the country ahs never appeal
25、ed to me. City born and city bred. I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasional visit during the weekend. Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country. Though they extol the
26、 virtues of the peaceful life, only one of hem has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months. Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life. He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closene
27、ss to nature and the gentle pace of living. Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures. This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture. My friend fails to mention the long an
28、d friendless winter evenings in front of the TV - virtually the only form of entertainment. He says nothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work. Why people are prepared to tolerate
29、a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me. They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find the city can provide
30、 you with the best that life can offer. You never have to travel miles to see your friends. They invariably live nearby and are always available for an informal chat or an evenings entertainment. Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a s
31、pecial treat. For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning. As the play draws to its close, they wonder whether they will ever catch that last train home. The cit dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort. The latest exhibitions, films, or plays are only a short bus
32、 ride away. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure. The latest exhibitions, films, or plays are only a short bus ride away. Shopping, too, is always a pleasure. There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best. Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagge
33、r home loaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry. Nor is the city without its moments of beauty. There is something comforting about the warm glow shed by advertisements on cold wet winter nights. Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city stree
34、ts at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country. It has always been a mystery to me who city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country. 【参考译文】宁静的乡村生活从来没有吸引过我。我生在城市,长在城市,总认
35、为乡村是透过火车车窗看到的那个样了,或偶尔周末去游玩一下景象。我的许多朋友都住在城市,但他们只要一提起乡村,马上就会变得欣喜若狂。尽管他们都交口称赞宁静的乡村生活的种种优点,但其中只有一个人真去农村住过,而且不足6个月就回来了。即使他也仍存有幻觉,好像乡村生活就是比城市生活优越。他滔滔不绝地大谈友好的农民,洁净的空气,贴近大自然的环境和悠闲的生活节奏。他坚持认为,凌晨雄鸡第一声啼叫,黎明时分小鸟吱喳欢叫,冉冉升起的朝阳染红树木、牧场,此番美景无与伦比。但这种田园诗般的乡村风光仅仅是一个侧面。我的朋友没有提到在电视机前度过的漫长寂寞的冬夜电视是唯一的娱乐形式。他也不说商店货物品种单调,以及那些每
36、天不得不从乡下赶到城里工作的不幸的人们。人们为什么情愿每天在路上奔波4个小时去换取值得怀疑的乡间的优点,我是无法理解的。要是他们愿意住在本来属于他们的城市,则可以让他们省去诸多不便与节约大量开支。 如果你愿舍弃乡下生活那一点点乐趣的话,那么你会发出城市可以为你提供生活最美好的东西。你去看朋友根本不用跋涉好几英里,因为他们都住在附近,你随时可以同他们聊天或在晚上一起娱乐。我在乡村有一些熟人,他们每年进城来看一回或几回戏,并把此看作一种特殊的享受。看戏在他们是件大事,需要精心计划。当戏快演完时,他们又为是否能赶上末班火车回家而犯愁。这种焦虑,城里人是从未体验过的。坐公共汽车几站路,就可看到最新的展
37、览、电影、戏剧。买东西也是一种乐趣。物品种繁多,从来不必用二等品来凑合。乡里人进城采购欣喜若狂,每次回家时都买足了外来商品,直到拿不动方才罢休,连走路都摇摇晃晃的。城市也并非没有良辰美景。寒冷潮湿的冬夜里,广告灯箱发出的暖光,会给人某种安慰。周末,当成千上万进城上班的人回到他们的乡间寓所之后,空旷的街市笼罩着一种宁静气氛,没有什么能比此时的宁静更令人难忘了。城里人对这一切心里很明白,却偏要执拗地装出他们喜欢住在乡村的样子,这对我来说一直是个谜。【课文讲解】背熟:The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me.组织一篇议论文主要有三段
38、:1 开头段2 支持段3 结尾段在开头段第一句话或最后一句话说出主题。city born and city bred =as O was born and bred in a city 独立主格结构regard as think of .as / refer to .asL41-04 end 1814”L41-05 begin 1811”go into raptures 变得欣喜若狂起来背熟:Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the count
39、ry.at the mere mention of 一提到at the sight of 一看到at the touch of 一触及到at the news of 一听到at the sound of 一听到at the nemtion of 一提到exalt / laudhypocritical 虚伪The country life never appeals to me, and never appeals to others, either.I love English. Everyday, I got up very early to read outside in my garde
40、n. That is my treat.keep on doing sth.背熟:Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.under the illusion thatlive under the illusion thatCountry life is somehow superior to town life.the life of the country (第一次提到)the country (第二次提到)country life (第三次提到)Ev
41、ery picture has got two sides. 凡事都有两方面背熟:This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.对比法fails to mention = says nothing about 没有提到City life appeals to me. City life is superior to country life.L41-05 end 1811”L41-06 begin 1438”City life appeals to me. City life is superior to country lif
42、e.fails to mention = says nothing about 没有提到背熟:Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.be beyond me = is beyond my understanding 是我无法理解的stand / bear / put up with / endure / tolerateprivilege: advantagedubious :
43、 doubtful / uncertainCountry life never appeals to me.背熟:If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find the city can provide you with the best that life can offer.There are advantages of living in the country, but there are few advantages living in the country than li
44、ving in the big city.背熟:There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best.never have to =need not =dont have todo withoutmake do with 凑合者用do without / manage without / go without 没有.也行I can do / manage without a car.available : able to be used anytime 随时可以应用的主语做表语或定语,做定语时要放在被修
45、饰词的后边。I am availble to have a chat with you. The books in our classroom are available for you.be available for sb.I have a dictionary available for you.L41-06 end 1438”L41-07 begin 1509”inconvenience of living in the countrymajor : great / demandingdraw to its close = near its end 临近结束尾声背熟:The city
46、dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort.We can keep ourselves free from the anxieties of this sort which afflict the country dweller.Eating food with different tasts is also a pleasure.run wild 发疯背熟:Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the necessities of life as they can carry.nor . without 双重否定The city has got its own beauty.Dont shed blooddeserted : enptyall these things: all the pleasures of the city / all the advan