新概念英语第三册46

新概念英语第三册46

Lesson46Doityourself自己动手

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Sogreatisourpassionfordoingthingsforourselves,that

wearebecomingincreasinglylessdependentonspecialized

labour.Noonecanpleadignoranceofasubjectanylonger,for

therearecountlessdo-it-yourselfpublications.Armedwith

therighttoolsandmaterials,newlywedsgailyembarkonthe

taskofdecoratingtheirownhomes.Men,particularly,spend

hoursoftheirleisuretimeinstallingtheirownfireplaces,

layingouttheirowngardens;buildinggaragesandmaking

furniture.Somereallykeenenthusiastsgosofarastobuild

theirowncomputers.Shopscaterforthedo-it-yourselfcraze

notonlybyrunningspecialadvisoryservicesfornovices,but

byofferingconsumersbitsandpieceswhichtheycanassemble

athome.Suchthingsprovideanexcellentoutletforpentup

creativeenergy,butunfortunatelynotallofusareborn

handymen.

Somewivestendtobelievethattheirhusbandsareinfinitely

resourcefulandcanfixanything.Evenmenwhocanhardlydrive

anailinstraightaresupposedtobebornelectricians,

carpenters,plumbersandmechanics.Whenlightsfuse,

furnituregetsrickety,pipesgetclogged,orvacuumcleaners

failtooperate,somewomenassumethattheirhusbandswill

somehowputthingsright.Theworstthingaboutthe

do-it-yourselfgameisthatsometimesevenmenliveunderthe

delusionthattheycandoanything,evenwhentheyhave

repeatedlybeenprovedwrong.Itisaquestionofprideasmuch

asanythingelse.

LastspringmywifesuggestedthatIcallinamantolookat

ourlawnmower.Ithadbrokendowntheprevioussummer,and

thoughIpromisedtorepairit,Ihadnevergotroundtoit.

IwouldnothearofthesuggestionandsaidthatIwouldfix

itmyself.OneSaturdayafternoon,Ihauledthemachineinto

thegardenandhadacloselookatit.AsfarasIcouldsee,

itonlyneededaminoradjustment:aturnofascrewhere,a

littletighteningupthere,adropofoilanditwouldbeas

goodasnew.Inevitablytherepairjobwasnotquitesosimple.

Themowerfirmlyrefusedtomow,soIdecidedtodismantleit.

Thegardenwassoonlitteredwithchunksofmetalwhichhadonce

madeupalawnmower.ButIwasextremelypleasedwithmyself.

Ihadtracedthecauseofthetrouble.Oneofthelinksinthe

chainthatdrivesthewheelshadsnapped.Afterbuyinganew

chainIwasfacedwiththeinsurmountabletaskofputtingthe

confusingjigsawpuzzletogetheragain.Iwasnotsurprisedto

findthatthemachinestillrefusedtoworkafterIhad

reassembledit,forthesimplereasonthatIwasleftwith

severalcuriouslyshapedbitsofmetalwhichdidnotseemto

fitanywhere.Igaveupindespair.Theweekspassedandthe

grassgrew.Whenmywifenaggedmetodosomethingaboutit,

ItoldherthateitherIwouldhavetobuyanewmowerorlet

thegrassgrow.Needlesstosayourhouseisnowsurroundedby

ajungle.Buriedsomewhereindeepgrassthereisarusting

lawn-mowerwhichIhaveprom­

isedtorepaironeday.

二、［Newwordsandexpressions］生词和短语

•pleadv.找（借口），辩解

•ignorancen.无知，不懂

•publicationn.出版物

•newlywedsn.新婚夫妇

•gailyadv.愉快地，高兴地

•leisuren.空闲

•keenadj.热心的，渴望的

•advisoryadj.咨询的

•novicen.新手

•consumern.消费者，顾客

•assemblev.装配，组装

•outletn.出路

•creativeadj.创造性的

•handymann.手巧的人，能工巧匠

•resourcefuladj.足智多谋的

•fusev.由于烧断保险丝而短路

•ricketyadj.要散架的，晃动的

•clogV.堵塞

•delusionn.错觉

•lawnmower割草机

•adjustmentn.调整

•screwn.螺丝钉

•dismantlev.拆卸

•chunkn.（厚）块

•snapv.绷断

•insurmountableadj.不能克服的，难以对付的

•jigsawn.线锯

•nagv.唠叨不休

•rustv.生锈

♦pleadv.找（借口），辩解

pleadignorance:一无所知

Eg:Theauthoritiespleadignorance.

IpleadedthatIwasillsoIcouldn'tgototheparty.

pleadthat...

pleadable可辩护的

Eg:Thisisapleadablecase.

pleadingn.辩护，恳求

pleadern.辩护人

begvt.肯求（可怜地一再要求）

begsb.nottodo

ask请求，要求（期待肯定的答复）

entreat:请求（通过反反复复的请求，来说服、软化对方）

implore要求（迫切地、痛苦地要求）

Eg:Thepoormanimploredmeforhelp.

♦ignorancen.无知，不懂

♦publicationn.出版物

♦newlywedsn.新婚夫妇

♦gailyadv.愉快地，高兴地

♦♦♦leisuren.空闲

sparetime

leisurehours

atleisure悠闲自得的，空闲的

Eg:I'mquiteatleisureifyouwanttometohelpyou.

atone'sleisure在某人空闲的时候，在某人高兴的时候

Eg:Lookmeup,atyourleisure.

dropinme,atyourleisure.

Atyourleisure,pleasecallme.

waitsb.'sleisure等某人有空闲的时候

♦♦♦keenadj.热心的，渴望的

eager,anxious

bekeenabout迷上，喜欢上

Theboyiskeenaboutfootfall.

bekeenonsth.迷上，喜欢上（口）

anxious（焦急的心情，因焦虑而渴望）

eager（因特别想得到或拥有某物而渴求）

Eg:Whatareyoueagerfor?

keen（因为极大的兴趣和欲念而热衷于）

♦advisoryadj.咨询的

♦novicen.新手

consumern.消费者，顾客

♦assemblev.装配，组装

assemblevi.众多人的集会

==fit,puttheparts/piecestogether

Eg:Ittookmethreehourstoassemblethybicycle.

amass,accumulate,collect,gather,assemble,storeup,hold

up

♦outletn.出路

排水口，通风口

awaythroughwhichsth.maygoout

anoutletforwater排水口

anoutletforair通风口

Eg:Thisisanoutletforyoutogetsuccess.

Hewantsanoutletforhisanger.他需要一个出气筒。

outletfor

inlet进口，入口

♦creativeadj.创造性的

inventiveadj.善于创造的，发明的

♦handymann.手巧的人，能工巧匠

♦♦♦resourcefuladj.足智多谋的

==witty机智的，俏皮的，言辞巧妙的

wit智慧，智谋

Eg:He'sintroubleandhe'swittsended.

wit:智慧，智谋（通常用复数形式）

resource资源；消遣，娱乐==entertainment,amusement

entertainment为使某人开心而进行的娱乐和消遣=amusement

resource消遣的目的是为了打发时间

♦fusev.由于烧断保险丝而短路

♦ricketyadj.要散架的，晃动的

♦clogv.堵塞

♦delusionn.错觉

♦lawnmower割草机

♦adjustmentn.调整

adjust指调整，调节，使之适应

♦♦♦screwn.螺丝钉

screwvt.1.拧

screwdown用螺丝钉固定住；约束

screwup固定住；把....揉成一团

screwout拧出来；勉强拿出，逼出

screwaround鬼混；闲逛

ashehasascrewloose/missing

Eg:Don,thaveachatwithhimashehasascrewloose.不

要跟他闲聊，他这个人疯疯颠颠的。

Youmusthaveyourheadscrewedproperly.你必须保持头脑清醒。

♦dismantlev.拆卸

takeapart

Hetookalongmorapart.

♦chunkn.(厚)块

♦snapv.绷断

猛咬(==bite)；拍快照

breaksuddenly

Thechainsnapsuddenly.

snapone'sfingersatsb.弹响指

snapsth.up迅速地抓住机会抢购

Eg:Thecheapistdresseswerequicklysnappedup.抢购一空

inasnap立亥U,马上

Itisasnap.很轻松，小菜一碟

♦insurmountableadj.不能克服的，难以对付的

==cannotbeovercome

surmount:克月艮surmountdifficulty

Eg:Theyarefacedwithinsurmountabledifficulties.

vanquish:克月艮

♦jigsawn.线锯

♦nagv.唠叨不休

♦rustv.生锈

三、【课文精析】

本文非常优秀，一是在句子结构上，二是在系列短语上

Keysentence:

Sogreatisourpassionfordoingthingsforourselves,that

wearebecomingincreasinglylessdependentonspecialized

labour.

此句的基本句型是so...that...引导的结果状语从句，为了强调

great这个词，把sogreat提到句首，因此主谓语要倒装。

passion热情

passionfordoingsth.

be/becomedependentonWindependent

lessdependent=moreindependent

specialized==skillful

Keysentence:

Noonecanpleadignoranceofasubjectanylonger,

pleadignoranceofsth.对.....一无所知

Eg:Hepleadeignoranceoftheaccident.

countless不计其数的

Keysentence:

Armedwiththerighttoolsandmaterials,newlywedsgaily

embarkonthetaskofdecoratingtheirownhomes.

armedwith佩戴上

gaily==happily,cheerfully

embarkondoingsth.从事做(新的、难度大的事情)==startsth.

(newordifficult)

layout安排，布置

gosofarastodo:竟然到了干.....的地步

Eg:Oh,mygod,hewentsofarastorefusemydemand.

Shegoessofarastogoshopping/withitshopevery

day.

keen:感兴趣的，热心的

enthusiasm热情

caterfor满足，迎合人们的需要==providewhatisnecessary

Eg:Ourschooltriestocaterforstudentsneeds/demands.

do-it-yourself合成形容词

craze==passion

bitsandpieces备件，零件

特点：重复介词使用

indreadof:害怕

Keysentence:

Suchthingsprovideanexcellentoutletforpentupcreative

energy,

provideanoutletfor:寻找.....出路

pentup：被压抑的==oppressed

potential潜在的

notallofus部分的否定

noneofus全部的否定

born：生来就是

Keysentence:

Somewivestendtobelievethattheirhusbandsareinfinitely

resourcefulandcanfixanything.

Somewivesliveundertheillusionthattheirhusbandsare

infinitelyresourcefulandcanfixanything.

tendto:倾向于

tendtodosth.有....倾向

tendtosth,照料，伺候==attendto（应付,对付==dealwith）

Keysentence:

Evenmenwhocanhardlydriveanailinstraightaresupposed

tobebornelectricians,carpenters,

besupposedto一致公认

Keysentence:

Whenlightsfuse,furnituregetsrickety,pipesgetclogged,

orvacuumcleanersfailtooperate,somewomenassumethattheir

husbandswillsomehowputthingsright.

presume:表示猜测，主观判断，有事实可以依据

assume:主观武断的认为

eg:Youcanstretchyourlegsonthespaciousdecks,playgames,

meetinterestingpeopleandenjoygoodfood-alwaysassuming,

ofcourse,thattheseaiscalm.

Keysentence:

Theworstthingaboutthedo-it-yourselfgameisthatsometimes

evenmenliveunderthedelusionthattheycandoanything,even

whentheyhaverepeatedlybeenprovedwrong.

Theworstthingisthat...最糟糕的事情

delusion(语气强烈)==illusion

Itisaquestionofprideasmuchasanythingelse.

Itisaquestionofpride...

asmuchasanything(else)力口强语气==very,verymuch

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