新视界大学英语4-Unit2

TalkingpointWarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTheGreatestStoryEverReadForChinesechildren,whatstoryorstoriesarethemostpopular?Girls？Boys？WarmingupWarmingup

➊Readthefirstlinesofthenovelsandanswerthequestions.WarmingupThisisatruestorybutIcan’tbelieveit’sreallyhappening.It’samurderstory,too.Ican’tbelievemyluck.MartinAmis,LondonFields(1989)Anhourand45minutesbeforeNazneen’slifebegan–beganasitwouldproceedforquitesometime,thatistosayuncertainly–hermotherRupbanfeltanironfistsqueezeherbelly.MonicaAli,BrickLane(2003)WarmingupMynameisKathyH.I’m31yearsold,andI’vebeenacarernowforover11years.Thatsoundslongenough,Iknow,butactuallytheywantmetogoonforanothereightmonths,untiltheendofthisyear.KazuoIshiguro,NeverLetMeGo(2005)

Excuseme,Sir,butmayIbeofassistance?Ah,IseeIhavealarmedyou.Donotbefrightenedbymybeard:IamaloverofAmerica.MohsinHamid,TheReluctantFundamentalist(2007)WarmingupQuestions:Whichbeginninglooks:1mosttraditional?2leasttraditional?3mostmemorable?4leastmemorable?Nowdiscussyouranswerswithyourpartner.Reference>>>WarmingupReference:1TheoneofBrickLaneseemsfairlytraditionalinthesensethatitbeginswiththebirthofsomeoneIguesstobethemaincharacter.2ThelastoneofTheReluctantFundamentalistseemsratherstrange.Wearen’tgivenmuchhelp:Someonespeaks,butnottothereader;thereissomesortofimaginedsituation.3Ifindthephrase“feltanironfistsqueezeherbelly”dramaticanditmakestheopeningsentence(fromBrickLane)memorable.4ThethirdofNeverLetMeGoisratherflat–thoughIamnotsurewhatKathymeansexactly.

Warmingup➋

Workinpairs.Tellyourpartnerwhichbookyouwouldmostliketoread,andwhy.Warmingup➊

Check(✓)theadviceyouwouldexpectawritertogivetoareader.☐1Neverlendabooktoanyone.☐2Spendallyourmoneyonbooks.☐3Thinkaboutabookbeforeyoustartreadingit.☐4Don’treadanybookswhichareconsideredto

beimmoral.☐5Readaslittleaspossible.NowreadtheextractfromHenryMiller’sTheBooksinMyLifeandcompareyouranswerswiththewriter’s.

大家应该也有点累了，稍作休息大家有疑问的，可以询问和交流Skimming

Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.

Answerthequestions

ofActivity2and3onpage27.TaskSkimming➋

Check(✓)thethingsthewritersaysaboutbooks.Nowworkinpairsanddecidewhichofthestatementsyouagreewith.

Books______.☐1arelivingthings☐2areeasytoobtain☐3canenrichthereader’smindandspirit☐4areareader’sfriends☐5canmakefriendsforthereader☐6shouldstayontheshelf☐7canbedangerous☐8arelikemoney☐9arealldifferent☐10arerarelyoriginalSkimming➌

Choosethebestanswertothequestions.1WhatdoesMillerconsidertohavebeenanadvantageduringhiswritingcareer?(a)Tohavebeenabletoreadallthebookshewanted.(b)Tohavegrownupinaroomfullofbooks.(c)Tohavewrittenwithouttheaidofalibrary.(d)Thefactthatheneverwantedtoownanybooks.2WhatdidthreestarsonabookmeaninthepubliclibraryofMiller’syouth?(a)Youngpeopleweren’tallowedtoreadthem.(b)Theywerethemostpopularbooksinthelibrary.(c)Theywereintendedforchildren.(d)Theyweremoreexcitingthanone-starbooks.(c)(a)Skimming3WhydoesMillerhopethestarsystemstillexistsinpubliclibraries?(a)Itisanefficientsystemwhichworkswell.(b)Itdiscouragespeoplefromreadinginappropriatebooks.(c)Itmakespeopleinterestedinreading.(d)Itmakesiteasierforpeopletorecognizebooks.4Whydopeoplelendbooks,inMiller’sopinion?(a)Becausetheyfeeltheneedtosharetheirfeelings.(b)Becauseit’sthebestwaytomakeafriend.(c)Becauseit’slessriskythanlendingmoney.(d)Becauseit’snotpossibletopossessabookforever.(c)(a)Skimming5AccordingtoMiller,whatshouldyoudowhenyoufindabookyouwanttoread?(a)Pickitupandstartreading.(b)Askafriendforadviceaboutthebook.(c)Thinkaboutwhetheryoureallyneedtoreadit.(d)Onlyreaditifitisoriginal.6WhatdoesMillerespeciallyadmireaboutBlaiseCendrars?(a)Hehadaveryadventurouslife.(b)Hewasagreatwriter.(c)Heknewwhattodowithhistime.(d)Hereadaswellaswrotealot.(c)(d)Theywerealiveandtheyspoketome译文DiggingBackgroundinformation1

Isitinalittleroom,onewallofwhichisnowcompletelylinedwithbooks.ItisthefirsttimeIhavehadtheleisureofworkingwithanythinglikeacollectionofbooks.Thereareprobablynomorethan500inall,butforthemostparttheyrepresentmyownchoice.Itisthefirsttime,sinceIbeganmywritingcareer,thatIamsurroundedwithagoodlynumberofthebooksIhavealwayslongedtopossess.Thefact,however,thatinthepastIdidmostofmyworkwithouttheaidofalibraryIlookuponasanadvantageratherthanadisadvantage.Digging译文DiggingInthosedaysthebookswhichyoungpeoplewereprohibitedfromreadingweredecoratedwithstars–one,twoorthree–accordingtothedegreeofimmoralityattributedtothem.Isuspectthisprocedurestillobtains.Ihopeso,forIknowofnothingbettercalculatedtowhetone’sappetitethanthisstupidsortofclassificationandprohibition.译文Digging3Whatmakesabooklive?Howoftenthisquestionarises!Theanswer,inmyopinion,issimple.Abooklivesthroughthepassionaterecommendationofonereadertoanother.Nothingcanthrottlethisbasicimpulseinthehumanbeing.Despitetheviewsofcynicsandmisanthropes,itismybeliefthatmenwillalwaysstrivetosharetheirdeepestexperiences.译文Digging4Booksareoneofthefewthingsmencherishdeeply.Andthebetterthemanthemoreeasilywillhepartwithhismostcherishedpossessions.Abooklyingidleonashelfiswastedammunition.Likemoney,booksmustbekeptinconstantcirculation.Lendandborrowtothemaximum–ofbothbooksandmoney!Butespeciallybooks,forbooksrepresentinfinitelymorethanmoney.Abookisnotonlyafriend,itmakesfriendsforyou.Whenyouhavepossessedabookwithmindandspirit,youareenriched.Butwhenyoupassitonyouareenrichedthreefold.译文Digging5Hereanirrepressibleimpulseseizesmetoofferapieceofgratuitousadvice.Itisthis:Readaslittleaspossible,notasmuchaspossible!Oh,donotdoubtthatIhaveenviedthosewhohavedrownedinbooks.I,too,wouldsecretlyliketowadethroughallthosebooksIhavesolongtoyedwithinmymind.ButIknowitisnotimportant.IknownowthatIdidnotneedtoreadevenatenthofwhatIhaveread.Themostdifficultthinginlifeistolearntodoonlywhatisstrictlyadvantageoustoone’swelfare,strictlyvital.译文Digging译文DiggingTrytoimaginewhatitwouldmeantoforegothisextrapleasureorenlightenment.Then,ifyoufindyoumustreadthebook,observewithwhatextraordinaryacumenyoutackleit.Observe,too,thathoweverstimulatingitmaybe,verylittleofthebookisreallynewtoyou.Ifyouarehonestwithyourselfyouwilldiscoverthatyourstaturehasincreasedfromthemereeffortofresistingyourimpulses.译文Digging7

Indubitablythevastmajorityofbooksoverlaponeanother.Fewindeedarethosewhichgivetheimpressionoforiginality,eitherinstyleorincontent.Rarearetheuniquebooks–lessthan50,perhaps,outofthewholestorehouseofliterature.Inoneofhisrecentautobiographicalnovels,BlaiseCendrarspointsoutthatRémydeGourmont,becauseofhisknowledgeandawarenessofthisrepetitivequalityinbooks,wasabletoselectandreadallthatisworthwhileintheentirerealmofliterature.Cendrarshimself–whowouldsuspectit?–isaprodigiousreader.Hereadsmostauthorsintheiroriginaltongue.译文DiggingNotonlythat,butwhenhelikesanauthorhereadseverylastbookthemanhaswritten,aswellashislettersandallthebooksthathavebeenwrittenabouthim.Inourdayhiscaseisalmostunparalleled,Iimagine.For,notonlyhashereadwidelyanddeeply,buthehashimselfwrittenagreatmanybooks.Allontheside,asitwere.For,ifheisanything,Cendrars,heisamanofaction,anadventurerandexplorer,amanwhohasknownhowto“waste”histimeroyally.

Heis,inasense,theJuliusCaesarofliterature.■Mainideaofthetext1.

Thefact,however,thatinthepastIdidmostofmyworkwithouttheaidofalibraryIlookuponasanadvantageratherthanadisadvantage.(Line9,Para1)Thisisirony.Milleriswritingabouttheimportanceofreadingandaboutthekeybooksinhislife,butthereisaparadox:Onlyrecentlyhashebeenabletogetallthebookshehaswantedallhislifeand,asawriter,hewrotebookswithoutthehelpofalibrary.Hesaysthatnothavingbooksisanadvantage.ProbablyMiller’searlywritingwasamixtureofautobiographyandfiction,sohedidn’tneedtoreadotherbooksorrefertothem.Theironyisthatheissayingthisinabookaboutthebooksthatinfluencedhim.DifficultsentencesDifficultsentences2.

OneofthefirstthingsIassociatewiththereadingofbooksisthestruggleIwagedtoobtainthem.(Line1,Para2)

WhenIthinkofreadingandbooksIrecallhowdifficultitwastoobtainthosebooksIwanted.

wageastruggle:tobeinvolvedinastruggle.Thisisbasedonthephrase“wagewar”,whichmeanstofight.Difficultsentences3.

ThebooksIwanted,atthepubliclibrary,werealwaysout.(Line6,Para2)ThebooksIwantedwereoftennotinthelibraryoroutonloan.DifficultsentencesDifficultsentences5.

Isuspectthisprocedurestillobtains.(Line16,Para2)Isuspectthisprocedurestillexists.Difficultsentences6.

Abooklivesthroughthepassionaterecommendationofonereadertoanother.(Line3,Para3)The“life”ofabookdependsontheword-of-mouthrecommendationofonereadertoanother,especiallyifpeoplesuggestwithstrongfeelingsthatthebookshouldberead.DifficultsentencesDespitethosewhohavelowopinionsofhumans,Ibelievehumansbynaturewanttotellothersoftheirmostimportantexperiencesandfeelings.7.

Despitetheviewsofcynicsandmisanthropes,itismybeliefthatmenwillalwaysstrivetosharetheirdeepestexperiences.(Line6,Para3)Difficultsentences8.

Andthebetterthemanthemoreeasilywillhepartwithhismostcherishedpossessions.(Line2,Para4)ThiscontinuesMiller’sthoughtthatbooksareforsharing.Agoodpersonwillsharethingstheylove.Inthiscase,suchapersonwillgiveorlendfavouritebookstoothersandsuchgenerositymakesfriends:Whenyougivebooksyougetfriendship.Difficultsentences9.Whenyouhavepossessedabookwithmindandspirit,youareenriched.(Line10,Para4)Whenyouhavereadabookwithcarefulattentionandhavereallyunderstooditsideasandemotions,youhavegainedalot.Difficultsentences10.

…observewithwhatextraordinaryacumenyoutackleit.(Line14,Para6)Ifyouwatchyourself,youwillseethatyoureaditwithgreaterintelligence.The“what”clausehereisindirectexclamation.Anotherexample:

Shesawwhatabeautifuldayitwas.Difficultsentences11.

Ifyouarehonestwithyourselfyouwilldiscoverthatyourstaturehasincreasedfromthemereeffortofresistingyourimpulses.(Line17,Para6)Miller’sargumenthereisthatyoushouldnotreadeverything.Instead,youshouldchooseverycarefully,andresistthetemptationtoreadbookswhicharenotgoingtoaddtoyourknowledgeorenjoyment.Inthisway,youwillgrow.Theimplicationisthatifwechoosetheverybestbooksandreadthemcarefully,wewillgetthebestfromthem–andgrowbysuchselection.

yourstaturehasincreased:Hereitmetaphoricallymeansyouhavegained.Difficultsentences12.

Allontheside,asitwere.(Line20,Para7)Cendrarswasamanofactionwhospentmostofhistimeontravelsandadventures.Surprisingly(youwouldthinkhedidnothavetime),hereadalotindifferentlanguagesandevenwrotemanybooks–thiswasinadditiontohismainactivities.Difficultsentences13.

For,ifheisanything,Cendrars,heisamanofaction,anadventurerandexplorer,amanwhohasknownhowto“waste”histimeroyally.(Line21,Para7)Cendrarshadahugereputationasamanofaction,travelling,havingadventuresandexploringdifferentcountriesandyethereadalot–heknewhowtousethelittletimeavailabletoread.

Theword“waste”hereisinquotestoshowirony(readingisn’tawasteoftime)thathereadsthoroughlyandwidely.wage释义vt.

tostartandcontinueawarorfight

发动，进行（战争或斗争）例句Theywagedapricewar.他们打起了价格战。翻译Words例句Rebelshavewageda12-yearwaragainstthegovernment.叛军已经进行了12年的反政府战争。翻译释义vt.

tomakesomeoneloseconfidenceorhope使失去信心；使泄气Words例句这艘船上的船员现在都已精疲力竭，彻底丧失了信心。翻译例句我们的目标之一就是要用一切可能的手段打击敌军的士气。翻译demoralize释义1n.

[C,U]astatementthatyoumaketoapriestinwhichyousaywhatbadthingsyouhavedoneandasktobeforgiven忏悔；告罪Words例句SheisagoodCatholicandgoestoconfessionregularly.她是个虔诚的天主教徒，按时作告罪。翻译例句Shewasaffectedtotearsbyhisconfession.他的悔过使她感动得流泪。翻译confession释义2n.

[C,U]astatementaboutyourselfthatyouwouldnotnormallymakebecauseyouareembarrassedaboutit

承认Words例句CaroloverheardMason'sconfessionthathewasdrinkingagain.卡罗尔无意中听到梅森承认自己又开始喝酒了。翻译例句Hisspeechwasseenasaconfessionofweakness.他的发言被看作是承认了自己的弱点。翻译confession释义vt.toofficiallystopsomethingfrombeingdone,especiallybymakingitillegal

（尤指以法令）禁止例句Thesaleofalcoholtoyoungpeopleisprohibitedbylaw.法律明令禁止向年轻人售酒。翻译Words例句翻译Manysocietiesprohibitmarriagesbetweenbloodrelatives.很多社会都禁止近亲结婚。prohibit释义n.[U]behaviourthatpeoplethinkismorallywrong

不道德的行为例子翻译Words例句Inourculture,selfishnessandimmoralityhaveessentiallybecomesynonymous.翻译在我们的文化中，自私和不道德成了同义词。Allthechurchmenhavepreachedagainstimmorality.所有牧师都讲道反对不道德的行为。immorality释义1n.[C]afeelingofbeingveryinterestedinsomethingorwantingitverymuch

欲望例句Thepublic’sappetiteforcelebritygossipseemsinsatiable.公众获取名人小道消息的欲望似乎永远难以满足。翻译Words例句Hespentalotofmoneyinsatisfyingtheappetiteforexcitement.他花钱如水以追究刺激。

翻译appetite释义2n.[C,U]thenaturalfeelingofwantingtoeat

食欲；胃口例句WatchingthesurgeryonTVmademelosemyappetite.观看了电视上的手术，我食欲全无。翻译Wordsappetite例句Allthatfreshairandexercisehasgivenmeanappetite.所有这些新鲜空气和锻炼使我食欲大振。翻译Mostchildrenwithhealthyappetitesarereadytoeatalmostanythingthatisofferedthemandachildrarelydislikesfoodunlessitisbadlycooked.(Jun.1997,CET4,Cloze)真题释义n.

[U]theprocessofputtingpeopleorthingsintoparticulargroupsaccordingtothefeaturesthattheyhave

分类；分级例句Theclassificationofwinesisoftendoneaccordingtotheirregion.

葡萄酒通常按产地进行分类。翻译Words例句Classificationofthingshasalwaysbeenimportantinscience.翻译把事物进行分类整理在科学上一直十分重要。classification释义n.

[C,U]asuggestionthatsomeoneorsomethingisespeciallysuitableorusefulforaparticularsituation

推荐例句Thebestwayoffindingalawyeristhroughpersonalrecommendation.找律师的最好方式是通过熟人介绍。翻译Words例句John'sformeremployerwrotehimarecommendation.约翰的前雇主给他写了一封推荐信。翻译recommendation释义vi.

tomakealotofefforttoachievesomething

努力；奋斗；力求例句翻译WordsHestriveshardtokeephimselfveryfit.他努力地保持身体健康。例句翻译Thefilmstudioisstrivingtoimproveitspublicimage.该电影制片厂正在努力改善其公众形象。strive释义vt.tomakesomethingbetterormoreenjoyable

充实；使丰富例句翻译WordsThegoalofthecourseistoenrichourunderstandingofothercultures.这门课的目的是为了加强我们对其他文化的了解。例句翻译Fruitjuicesareaddedtocheapportwinetoenrichitscolorandflavor.在廉价的波尔图葡萄酒中加入果汁，使其颜色更浓、味道更美。enrichWefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixedabilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.

(Jan.1990,CET4,ReadingComprehension)真题释义vt.tohavetheunhappyfeelingofwantingtobelikesomeoneelseorhavewhattheyhave

羡慕；嫉妒例句翻译WordsIdon'tenvytheyoungoneswho'vebecomeTVsuperstarsandknownootherworld.我不羡慕那些成为超级电视明星，对其他却一无所知的年轻人。例句翻译EveryoneintheneighborhoodenviedBob'snewcar.所有的邻居都羡慕鲍勃的新车。envy释义vi.

towalkinorthroughwaterthatisnotverydeep

涉水；

趟水例句翻译WordsRescuershadtowadeacrossarivertoreachthevictim.救援者必须趟过一条河才能靠近灾民。wade例句翻译Thebridgewaswashedawayandwehadtowadethestream.桥被冲走了，我们不得不趟水过溪。查看wadethrough释义例句翻译Words不朝两边看看就过马路很莽撞。Itisrashtocrossthestreetwithoutlookingbothways.Hemadearashdecisionnowhe'ssufferingforit.例句翻译他做决定太仓促——现在可吃到苦头了。a.

actingordonetooquickly,withoutconsideringtheeffectsofyouractions

鲁莽的；轻率的rash

释义vi.

toturnorspinaroundacentralpoint

转动；旋转Words例句翻译人们曾经认为太阳围绕着地球旋转。ItwasoncethoughtthatthesunrevolvesaroundtheEarth.Thewheelsstoppedrevolvingsuddenly.例句翻译车轮突然不转了。revolveInatelephonesurveyofmorethan2,000adults,21%saidtheybelievedthesunrevolved(旋转)aroundtheearth.(Jan.2000,CET4,Cloze)真题释义vt.

(fml)todecidenottodoorhavesomething

放弃；抛弃Youmaywellhavetoforegowealthandpowerifyouwanttohavehappinessandfreedom.如果你想拥有快乐与自由，你就得放弃财富与权力。Phrases例句翻译Councilmemberswereaskedtoforgotheirpayraises.理事会的成员被要求放弃加薪。例句翻译forego释义例句翻译斯特拉豁然开朗。n.

[U]theprocessofexplainingorunderstandingsomethingclearly

指导；教导；启发PhrasesStellahadamomentofenlightenment.

例句翻译税务法非常复杂，只有专家才能解释清楚。Thetaxlawsaresocomplicatedthatonlyanexpertcanprovideenlightenment.enlightenment释义n.

[U]theabilitytomakegood,quickdecisionsandjudgments

敏锐；聪明；机智Phrases例句翻译Hisbusinessacumenbroughthimrichesinashorttime.他的生意眼光很快便为他带来了财富。acumen

例句翻译Althoughsheneveracceptprofessionaltraining,herinbornacumenmadeherthebestactress.即使她从未接受专业训练，她与生俱来的敏锐聪颖仍使她成为最好的演员。释义n.

[U]thequalityofbeingnew,interesting,anddifferentfromanythingthatanyonehascreatedbefore

独创性；新颖；别致Phrases例句翻译Shewasawriterofastonishingimaginationandoriginality.她是个具有惊人想象力和独创性的作家。例句翻译He'sgotnooriginality—he'sjustaMozartclone.他没有啥独创性，只不过是莫扎特的翻版。originality释义a.

involvingrepeatingthesameactionoverlongperiodsoftime

（长时间）重复的；单调的Phrases例句翻译Alotoftheworkwehavetodoisrepetitive.我们所做的许多工作都是重复劳动。例句翻译Suddenlymusicthatseemeddullandrepetitivecomesalive.

突然间，似乎索然无味且反反复复的音乐生动了起来。repetitive释义n.

[C](fml)aparticularareaofknowledge,experience,interestetc

领域；范围Phrases例句翻译Students'interestsaremostlylimitedtotheacademicrealm.

学生们的兴趣大多限于学术领域。例句翻译Hemadeoutstandingcontributionsintherealmofacting.他为表演领域作出了卓越贡献。realmWhilemuchisknownaboutwhatoccursduringsleep,theprecisefunctionofsleepanditsdifferentstagesremainslargelyintherealmofassumption.

(Jan.2003,CET4,VocabularyandStructure)真题释义a.

(fml)thebestofaparticularkind

无比的；无双的Phrases例句翻译Thecountry’sunparalleledprosperityisbasedonwiseinvestments.该国空前的繁荣是建立在明智的投资基础之上的。例句翻译Thepyramidsaremarvelsofconstructionthatareunparalleledthroughouttheworld.金字塔是世界上无与伦比的建筑奇迹。

unparalleled释义例句翻译大部分人都是慷慨善良的。Peoplearekindandgenerous,forthemostpart.inmostcasesorgenerally

基本上；通常Phrases例句翻译Thetrainee,forthemostpart,arefromtheproductionline.接受培训的基本上是一线员工。forthemostpart释义例句翻译他们把我当作自己的兄弟。Theylookonmeastheirownbrother.tothinkofsomeoneorsomethinginaparticularway

看作；视为Phrases例句翻译Welookuponhimasanauthority.我们把他视为权威。lookupon/onas释义例句翻译守财奴舍不得花他的钱。Themiserdoesn'tliketopartwithhismoney.togivesomethingtosomeonealthoughyouwouldprefertokeepit

舍弃；割舍Phrases例句翻译Hepartedwithmuchofhiscollectiontopayhisdebt.

他卖掉了大部分藏品来还债。partwith释义例句翻译律师得看完所有的案卷才能出庭。Thelawyerhavetowadethroughallthefilesbeforeheappearincourt.

toreadordealwithalotofboringinformation

阅读，处理（大量乏味的信息）Phrases例句翻译I'vemanagedtowadethroughthatboringbookIhadtoread.我已经费力地读完了那本我必须读的枯燥的书。wadethrough释义例句翻译toconsideranideainawaythatisnotseriousordefinite

不大认真地考虑；不大有把握地考虑Phrases例句翻译toywith有一段时间他还动过当医生的念头。Foratimehehadtoyedwiththenotionofbecomingadoctor.

HeoncetoyedwiththeideaofemigratingtoEurope.他动过移民到欧洲念头，但并没当真。释义例句翻译我在抽屉的最里面发现了这些文件。Istumbleontheseoldlettersinthebackofthedrawer.tofindsomethingormeetsomeonebyaccident

偶然发现（某物）；邂逅（某人）Phrases例句翻译Westumbleupontheentrancetoanundergroundpassage,halfcoveredbyhushes.我们无意中发现一个被灌木丛遮盖了一半的地道入口。stumbleupon/on

释义例句翻译如果你想跟别人处得好，你就得对人以诚相待。Ifyouwanttogetalongwellwithothers,youmustbehonestwiththem.totellsomeonethetruthorfactsaboutsomething

对某人诚实Phrases例句翻译Tobehonestwithyou,Ididn’tdomuchpreparationfortheexam.老实说，这次考试我都没怎么准备。behonestwithsb释义例句翻译要是农场的赢利多，也许我们还可以另外做一些生意。Ifwegetgoodprofitsfromthefarm,maybewecouldstartalittlebusinessontheside.inadditiontoyourregularjob

作为兼职；正事以外Phrases例句翻译Hisnominalwageisfifteenpoundsaweek,buthemakesafewpoundsmoreontheside.他的名义工资是每周15英镑，但他还有几英镑的额外收入。ontheside释义例句翻译usedformakingadescriptionsoundlessdefiniteorlessexact

可以说；在某种程度上Phrases例句翻译Everyideawehaveis,asitwere,copiedfromwhatwesenseorexperience.可以说，我们的观念都是来自我们的感觉或经验。asitwereInmanywayschildrenlive,asitwere,inadifferentworldfromadults.从许多方面讲，小孩子可以说是生活在一个跟成人完全不同的世界里。

我坐在一个小房间里，房间的一面墙上全都摆满了书。这是我第一次有闲做点儿类似图书收藏之类的事情。书总共不超过500本，但其中一多半都是我精心挑选的。自从开始写作生涯以来，这是第一次我身边有这么多我一直渴望拥有的书籍。然而，过去我大部分的工作实际上都是在没有藏书可参考的情况下完成的，我把这点看成优势而非劣势。Translation原文他们活灵活现，向我娓娓道来关于阅读，我首先想到的一件事就是得书之艰难。请注意，不是拥有书，而是把书搞到手。自从爱上阅读的那一刻起，我就遇到了重重障碍。公共图书馆里我想读的书总是处于借出状态。当然，我也从来没钱买书。在我十八九岁的时候，要想从附近的图书馆得到允许，借阅像斯特林堡的《一个傻子的自白》这样“使人堕落”的书是绝对不可能的。Translation原文那时候，带星号的书籍是禁止年轻人阅读的——根据人们认定的不道德的程度，书被分别标记一颗、两颗或三颗星号。我怀疑这一做法现在依然存在。希望如此，因为我不知道还有什么能比这愚蠢的分类和禁止更能吊人胃口了。Translation原文是什么让一本书有生命力？这个问题出现的频率太高了！在我看来，答案很简单。一本书的生命力通过读者间的热情推荐而体现出来。什么都压制不了人类的这一基本冲动。尽管愤世嫉俗者和遁世者持有不同看法，但我仍坚信，分享最深刻的体验是人类一直以来孜孜以求的事。Translation原文书籍是人类为数不多的钟爱物之一。并且越是好人，就越愿意与他人分享自己最珍贵的财产。闲置在架子上的书就像被浪费的弹药。书籍和金钱一样，必须经常流通，最为频繁地借入与借出！书籍更是如此，因为书籍所蕴含的意义远非金钱所能比拟。书不仅是你的朋友，它还能帮你结交新朋友。当你领会了一本书的思想和精神，你会变得富有。但是，如果把这本书传递下去的话，你要富有三倍。Translation原文在这里，我忍不住想奉献一条无端的建议，那就是：尽量少读书，而不是尽可能多读书！哦，不要怀疑我在嫉妒那些徜徉于书海中的人们。我其实私下里也很想翻翻那些我一直念念不忘的书籍。但我知道，其实读不读这些书无关紧要。现在我才知道，我读过的那些书中只有十分之一是真正需要去读的。生活中最难的就是学会做对自己绝对有益的事，这点至关重要。Translation原文我提出这条宝贵的建议并非贸然之举，有一个很好的方法来验证我的建议。当你偶然发现一本你想读或觉得该读的书时，先搁置几天。但你要仔细琢磨这本书，多想想书名和作者。想想如果你自己有机会写这样一本书，你会写些什么。认真问问自己，是否绝对有必要为了增长知识或获得乐趣而去读这本书。Translation原文试想一下，如果你放弃这一额外的愉悦或启迪会怎样。在此之后，如果你仍然觉得必须读这本书，那么你会发现，读这本书时你变得更加敏锐。而且，你也会发现，不管这本书有多么引人入胜，书中真正具有独创性的内容却很少。你如果忠实于自己的话，你会发现单单通过努力抵制自己的冲动，你已然获得成长，也变得更加成熟。Translation原文绝大多数的书无疑是相互重复的。能在风格或内容上让人觉得有独创性的书确实为数不多。鲜有独具一格的书——整个文学书库可能都不到50本。布莱斯·桑德拉尔在最近的一本自传体小说中指出：由于雷·德·古尔蒙了解、并意识到书的这种重复性，所以他能够在整个文学领域中选择所有值得一读的书去读。而桑德拉尔本人——谁会怀疑他不具备此能力呢？——是一个阅读量惊人的读者。他阅读的大部分是原著。Translation原文不仅如此，如果他喜欢某个作者，他会阅读他所写的每一本书，以及他的信件和所有关于他的书。我想，在我们这个时代，他几乎是无人能及的。因为他不仅广泛而深入地阅读，他自己也写了很多书。而所有这些都是他在业余时间完成的。如果要给他冠以什么头衔的话，那么桑德拉尔是一个实干家，一个冒险家和探险家，一个知道如何堂而皇之地“挥霍”时间的人。从某种意义上说，他是文学界的凯撒大帝。■Translation原文BackgroundinformationThepassageisfromTheBooksinMyLife(1952)byHenryMiller(1891–1980),aUSnovelist,writerandpainter.Hisbest-knownworksblendfiction,autobiography,socialcriticismandmysticism:TropicofCancer(publishedin1934inFrance)describeshislifeandloveinParisandbecauseofitssexualfranknessitwasnotpublishedintheUSandBritaintill1960s;BlackSpring(1936)hastenautobiographicalstories;TropicofCapricorn(1939)isabouthisyearswiththeWesternUnionTelegraphCompany;TheColossusofMaroussi(1941),consideredbysomecriticstobehisbestwork,isatravelbookaboutmodernGreece.BackgroundinformationInTheBooksinMyLifeMillerlooksat100booksthatinfluencedhim.Hislistincludeschildren’sbookswrittenoriginallyforadults(egAlice’sAdventuresinWonderland,TheArabianNights,GreekMythsandLegends,RobinsonCrusoe,TheThreeMusketeers),manyFrenchnovelsandpoetry(egbyBalzac,Giono,Nerval,Proust,Rimbaud,Huysmans,Maeterlinck),Germannovels(egbyMann,Hesse),andworkbyAmericanwriters(Twain,Emerson,Thoreau,Whitman),Dostoyevsky,Nietzsche,Joyceandwritersonspiritualtopics.MainideaofthetextGreatbooksareaboutpeople’sdeepestpassions.Onlythebestshouldbereadafteraprocessofcarefulconsideration.Qualityismoreimportantthanquantityasmanyideasarerepeatedfrombooktobook.MainideaCulturetipsAugustStrindberg

(奥古斯特·斯特林堡)(1849–1912)wasaSwedishplaywrightandwriter.Hewaswellknownasoneofthefathersofthemodernmovementintheatre.Hecreatedplaysthatweremorenaturalandconcentratedmoreoncharacterthanplot,suchasTheFatherandMissJulie.CulturetipsBlaiseCendrars

(布莱斯·桑德拉尔)(1887–1961)wasaFrenchnovelistandpoet.HealsofoughtintheFirstWorldWarandtravelledaroundtheworld.HewaspartoftheModernistmovement.CulturetipsRémydeGourmont(雷·德·古尔蒙)(1858–1915)wasaFrenchcriticandwriter,associatedwiththeSymbolistmovement.CulturetipsJuliusCaesar(尤利乌斯·凯撒)(100–44BC)wasaRomanmilitaryandpoliticalleader.HeplayedacriticalroleinthetransformationoftheRomanRepublicintotheRomanEmpire.CulturetipsMartinAmis(1949–):aBritishnovelistwhowritescriticallyandsatiricallyabouttheexcessesofmodernsociety.LondonFieldsisadarklycomicmurdermystery.CulturetipsMonicaAli(1967–):aBritishnovelist.Herprize-winningfirstnovelBrickLaneisaboutlifeintheBritishBangladeshicommunity(孟加拉人社区)–inparticular,theexperienc