新概念英语第三册：Lesson27重点句型解析

新概念英语第三册：Lesson27重点句型解析 What is the most important thing for a tramp? 1、It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. It is said that 据说 Live by = to make enough money to feed oneself Live by 以某种职业为生 Live on 依靠某种食物维持生命, 或靠某人生活。 - Sheep and cows live on grasses. - He lives chiefly on fruit. (Chiefly adv.首要, 主要地) - Though he is over thirty, he still lives on his parents. 2、In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. In the light of 按照, 根据, 考虑到, 从.的观点 In the light of = according to = taking into account - The theory has been abandoned in the light of modern discovery. - In the light of the evidence it was decided to take the manufacturers to court.(n.法院, 庭院) In accordance with. 依照(用在法律上, 更加正式) - In accordance with the law - In accordance with the regulation (n.规则, 规章) 3、Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us. in terms of 按照, 在.方面, 就来说, 关于 - He thinks of every thing in terms of peoples interests.(n.利益) 他依据(按照)人民的利益考虑任何事。 In terms of = in respect of(关于, 就来说), with respect to(关于, 至于, 谈到) = in/with regard to(关于), as regards(关于, 至于) 4、There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service. There are times when 有的时候 Would表达一种心理的愿望, 并不表示过去。 - There are time when we would willingly give everything we possess to bring our family happiness. Grudge vt.吝啬, 不愿给, 勉强给(后面要和名词和动名词搭配) - I grudge wasting time on this. 我不愿在这件事上浪费时间。 - He grudge paying so much money for such bad food. 5、The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell. The conditions of society are such = Such are the conditions of society 6、Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule. Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars. 7、They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others. Require sth from In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity. In seeking independence = In the course of seeking independence In和动名词搭配, 表示在的过程当中。 - In speaking to him, I found that he stammers.(v.口吃, 结巴着说出) On和动名词搭配, 表示一就 - In crossing the hall, I noticed my shoes was undone.(adj.脱去的, 解开的, 放松的) 在进入大厅的时候, 我注意到我的鞋带松了。 - On crossing the hall, I noticed my shoes was undone. 一进入大厅的时候, 我就注意到我的鞋带松了。 8、A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him. He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. Fully = completely 9、He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people. be free from 不受的影响, 免于.(= without) - The old lady is never free from pain. - free from error 没有错误, free from anxiety 没有忧虑 - He is leading a life free from care and anxieties. Care(n.烦恼, 忧虑) anxiety(n.忧虑, 焦急, 渴望, 热望) 10、His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease. Make it possible for sb to do sth 11、By having to sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do. 12、He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even, in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom. keep oneself alive 为了生存 13、We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly