英语专业第六册my wood

1、My Wood Paragraphs2-3 What is the effect on me of my wood?BlackberriesDo something Being largerFeel Heavy2Property3 In the second place , it makes me feel it ought to be larger. 其次，它让我惦记着这片树林要是再大些就好了。45In the second place , it makes me feel it ought to be larger. 其次，它老让我惦记着这片树林要是再大些就好了。Larger intens

2、ified avarice It makes me greedy.6 The other day I heard a twig snap in it. I was annoyed at first，for I thought that someone was blackberrying，and depreciating the value of the undergrowth. Depreciating reducing Contents 7twiga small thin woody stem growing from a branchn. 小枝, 嫩枝 v. 理解, 领悟I kept dr

3、opping hints but he still didnt twig. 我一直不停地暗示他，但他还是不懂。She heard a twig snap. 她听到一根细树枝的断裂声。I dont quite twig what you are driving at. 我不太明白你的意思。The twig flipped back and scratched his face. 树枝弹回来划破了他的脸。8Im sorry I snapped at you just now. 对不起，我刚才不该对你嚷嚷。I snapped you sunbathing on the beach. 我给你拍了一张海

4、滩日光浴的照片。The fish snapped at the bait. 那鱼一下子咬住了鱼饵。Most pine snaps as it burns. 大多数松木燃烧时都发出断裂声。vt. & vi. snatch with the teethvt. & vi. (使某物)发出尖厉声音地突然断裂打开,关闭 (cause sth to) to break suddenly/open/close sth with a sharp noisevt. & vi. 厉声地说 speak or say sth in a sharp voicesnap9v. 猛咬, 谩骂, 拍摄 adj.突然的,匆忙的

5、 adv.劈啪作响地 n.啪嗒声, 快照The board come to a snap decision . 该董事会作出了仓促的决定。The new computer program was a snap to learn. 新的计算机程序很容易学会。10Blackberry Blackberries are perennial plants which typically bear biennial stems (canes) from the perennial root system.11dpriiet n. depreciator Verb:belittle;lower the v

6、alue of something;lose in value;Dont depreciate what I have done. 不要轻视我做出的努力。We should not depreciate the value of justice. 我们不该低估正义的价值。If you neglect this property, it will depreciate. 如果你忽视这份资产，它无形中就贬值了。depreciateundergrowth13Mock seriousness所谓的“假正经”指的是在文学作品中,作者将一些无关紧要的小事情用较为严肃的、正式的表达方法表达出来,从而产生一种

7、反差,其主要功能是突出讽刺和幽默的口吻。depreciating the undergrowth14 On coming nearer，I saw it was not a man who had trodden on the twig and snapped it，but a bird, and I felt pleased. My bird. On coming nearer when I came nearer.15n. tread动词tread的过去分词a step in walking or runningthe grooved surface a wheel or shoe tha

8、t makes contact with the groundadj.受压制的；被蹂躏的trodden on Im rather used to having my toes trodden on by now, so I dont get upset. 现在我已习惯了人家的冒犯，所以我不生气。The soil around the plants should be well trodden down, so that they are firmly rooted. 树苗四周的泥土要好好踏实，使树苗牢牢地扎根。The cattle had trodden a path to the pond.

9、 牛群踩出了一条通往池塘的小径。16Why does the author mention the bird time and again? to show how greedy a rich man can be. The bird was not equally pleased. Ignoring the relation between us，it took fright as soon as it saw the shape of my face，and flew straight over the boundary hedge into a field，the property of

10、 Mrs. Henessy，where it sat down with a loud squawk. It had become Mrs. Henessys bird. 18squawkNoun:the noise of squawking;informal terms for objecting;Verb:utter a harsh abrupt screamcomplain;n.叫声；嘈杂的抱怨v.呱呱地叫鸣；喋喋不休地发牢骚The bird gave a startled squawk. 鸟发出嘎嘎的惊叫声。He gave a loud squawk when they ignored

11、 him. 他们不理他时，他发出大声的抗议。The parrot squawked loudly. 那鹦鹉嘎嘎大叫。Domestic customers may take a while to notice, but energy-intense industries will squawk. 国内的消费者可能经过一段时间才能有所察觉，但是用能大户的工业将会抗议。19 The bird was not equally pleased. Ignoring the relation between us，it took fright as soon as it saw the shape of m

12、y face，and flew straight over the boundary hedge into a field，the property of Mrs. Henessy，where it sat down with a loud squawk. It had become Mrs. Henessys bird. People keep wanting more and nothing is ever sufficient.20Something seemed grossly amiss here，something that would not have occurred had

13、the wood been larger. I could not afford to buy Mrs. Henessy out，I dared not murder her，and limitations of this sort beset me on every side. 这可真是大问题，我的林子要是再大一点哪会有这等问题？我没钱买下亨尼西太太的田地，又不敢杀了她。这局限让我烦透了。completely wronggain control by buying her property21amissadj. not functioning properly;v. away from th

14、e correct or expected course; in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; Is there anything amiss with the computer? 电脑有什么毛病吗?A word of advice may not be amiss here. 在这奉劝一句大概没什麽不妥吧。Somethings gone amiss; hes not here to meet us. 准是出了什么差错，他没来这里接我们。22beset n. besetment v.annoy continually or chr

15、onically;assail or attack on all sides:To trouble persistently; harass.vt. 包围, 困扰, 镶嵌 TThe crown was beset with diamonds and jewels.皇冠上镶嵌着钻石和珠宝。The enemy beset the city with a strong army.敌人以强大的军队围困城市。The government is beset with a complex array of economic problems.政府为一系列复杂的经济问题所困扰。23 grossly The j

16、udge says the figure is grossly excessive. 法官说,这个数额非常大。I thought the decision was grossly unfair. 我认为这个决定非常不公平。He had grossly misused his power. 他严重滥用职权。You have grossly magnified a trivial situation. 你过分地夸大了一件鸡毛蒜皮的小事。adv.in a gross manner非常；很；下流地totally完全 exceptionally格外地 completely完全地utterly完全revo

17、ltingly令人作呕地 vulgarly通俗地 rudely无礼地 24Ahab did not want that vineyard he only needed it to round off his property，preparatory to plotting a new curve and all the land around my wood has become necessary to me in order to round off the wood. A boundary protects. Butpoor little thing the boundary ought

18、 in its turn to be protected. add a little to his property so that it becomes a complete whole;25round offv.（使）圆满结束； 完成make round;标注意思序号bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state;express as a round number;A year or two here will round off some of his rough corners. 在那里呆上一两年会使他变得文雅一些。We

19、ask him to round off the essay for us. 我们要他为我们润色这篇文章。They rounded off the evening by singing a song. 他们唱了一首歌，圆满结束了这个晚会。You can round off the corners with sandpaper. 你可以用砂纸把棱角打磨光滑。26plotn. a secret scheme to do something ;a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation;the story that is told in

20、 a novel or play or movie etc.;a chart or map showing the movements v. plan secretly, usually something illegal;n.情节；阴谋；图；(小块)土地v.密谋；绘图；计划；标示位置They are brewing a plot behind the scenes. 他们正在幕后策划一个阴谋。He made a plot of the route of the hike. 他为远足的路线画了一张图。I grow potatoes on my little plot of land. 我在那一

21、小块地上种土豆。They are plotting how to murder him. 他们在密谋如何杀害他。Those who plot and conspire will certainly come to no good end. 搞阴谋诡计的人绝不会有好下场。27Allusion在圣经中,亚哈由于贪婪并受到魔鬼的指使霸占了拿伯的葡萄园。该典故暗示了作者对自己小树林的不满足,映射了作者在看到小鸟落到邻居家的田里后,内心的欲望进一步扩大的心理过程。Ahab 亚哈A king of ancient Israel, who, with his wife Jezebel, is synonym

22、ous with wickedness; As King Ahabs story is told in the Bible, he married Jezebel, a foreigner, who introduced the worship of pagan gods.He soon got into terrible trouble over real estate when he coveted Naboths vineyard. Naboth didnt want to give the land up, so Ahab, goaded by Jezebel, arranged to

23、 have Naboth stoned to death. Ahab took possession of the land but brought down the wrath of God on himself and his wife. The prophet Elijah came to prophesy (预言)the fall of the dynasty.28Noises on the edge of it. Children throw stones. A little more and then a little more，until we reach the sea. 我常

24、听到林子边界附近传来吵嚷声，还有小孩在那扔石头。边界向外扩一点，再扩一点，直至扩到海边。we will extend our property as much as possible.29 And after all，why should even the world be the limit of possession？A rocket containing a Union Jack, will，it is hoped，be shortly fired at the moon. Mars. Sirius.Beyond whichBut these immensities ended by s

25、addening me. The flag of the United Kingdom.great sizesThe desire to possess more is manifested in mans endeavor to launch a rocket into outer space.His desire is as a trival and his wood is so very small and contains no mineral wealth beyond the blackberries. 最后我甚至要抱怨，世界怎么成了财产的限制？我多么希望带有英国国旗的火箭可以发往

26、月球、火星、天狼星和其他星星。然而，无边无际的想象终以我的悲哀而告终。30National flag of the UK National flag of EnglandNational flag of ScotlandNational Flag of Northern Ireland31我的树林不可能成为宇宙疆域的中心，它范围太小，除了黑莓，又没有其他矿产。亨尼西太太家的鸟在第二次受惊后，自管自地飞掉了，但那丝毫没有给我什么慰籍。I could not suppose that my wood was the destined nucleus of universal dominion it

27、 is so very small and contains no mineral wealth beyond the blackberries. Nor was I comforted when Mrs. Henessys bird took alarm for the second time and flew clean away from us allunder the belief that it belonged to itself.1. Mans desire could never be satisfied. 2. We live in constant fear of losi

28、ng our property.32Summary33Paragraph 3-4I felt pleased.It had become Mrs.Henessys bird , Something seemed grossly here, limitation of this sort beset me on every side.A boundary protects. the boundary ought in its turn to be protectedA little more, and then a little more, until we reach the sea.Once

29、 you possess something, you will regard it as mine.People keep wanting more and more and nothing is ever sufficient.34在这个世界上，最珍贵的东西都是免费的。The best things in life are free.35阳光，是免费的。芸芸众生，没有谁离开阳光活下去：然而，从小到大可曾有谁为自己享受的阳光付过一分钱？ 空气，是免费的。一个人只要活着，就需要源源不断的空气。可从古到今，又有谁为这须臾不可缺少的东西买单？无论是凡凡夫俗子，还是明星政要，他们一样自由呼吸着充盈天

30、地间的空气。 亲情，是免费的。每一个婴儿来到世上，都受到了父母无微不至的呵护，那是一份深入血脉不求回报的疼爱。可从没有哪一个父母会对自己的孩子说：“你给我钱我才疼你。”父母的这份爱，不因为孩子的成长而贬值，更不会因为父母的衰老而削弱，只要父母活着，这份爱始终如一。 Sunshine is free. None of the human beings in the world can survive without sunshine. However, who has ever paid a coin for the sunshine he or she enjoys? Air is also

31、free. A person needs inexhaustible supply of air to keep alive. But is there anyboby who pays for the air thats so indispensable? Blood relationship is free . Since a baby comes to the world, it is under meticulous care of its parentsso profound and selfless that none of the parents would say, “I wont care for you unles