Week 46

DAY226

L48-3: The silent village

We tramped through the wood for over two hours until we arrived at a deep stream. We could see that the path continued on the other side, but we had no idea how we could get across the stream. Suddenly my wife spotted a boat moored to the bank. In it there was a boatman fast asleep. We gently woke him up and asked him to ferry us to the other side. Though he was reluctant to do so at first, we eventually persuaded him to take us.

知识点：

单词：

spot /spɒt/ vt. 发现,注意到,认出; vi. 沾上污渍；满是斑点

eg. I spotted a police car behind us. 我发现有辆警车在我们后面。

spot sb doing sth

eg. Meg spotted someone coming out of the building. 梅格看到有个人从大楼里出来。

eg. The windscreen was spotted with rain. 挡风玻璃上点点滴滴全是雨水。

tramp[C] / træmp /

1.[C] n. 流浪者，游民

2.a long or difficult walk （长途）跋涉

eg. a long tramp through the snow

雪地里的长途跋涉

eg. the tramp of feet/boots

eg. the sound of heavy walking 沉重的脚步声/靴子声

3.以沉重的脚步走（过）

eg. He tramped the streets looking for work.

他在街上四处奔走，寻找工作。

tramp+ through/across/around

eg.The walk involved tramping through mud.

走这段路要在泥地中跋涉。

stream / striːm ; strim /

1.n. 小河，小溪2.a long and almost continuous series of events, people, objects etc 〔事件、人、物等的〕一连串，一系列，流eg.a stream of traffic

川流不息的车辆

3.水流（方向）；气流（方向）

eg.A stream of cold air rushed through the open door.

一股冷气穿过敞开的门直冲进来。

4.投入使用；开始制造【尤英】

eg.The new factory will come on stream at the end of the year.

新工厂将于年底投入使用。

moor / mʊə ; mur /

1.[C usually plural 一般用复数]

英 / mʊə /

荒原，荒芜高地；高沼地【尤英】

2.v.系泊，停泊（船只）

eg.Two or three fishing boats were moored alongside the pier.

有两三艘渔船停泊在码头边。

persuade / pə'sweɪd ; pɚˋswed / v.说服，劝服

辨析persuade, talk, get, convince, encourage,influnce,coax等
persuade 劝说,说服
eg.
I persuaded her to change her mind.
我说服她改变了主意。
talk sb into (doing) sth 说服某人做某事〔尤指不愿意做的事〕
eg.Why did I let you talk me into this?
我为什么会被你说动了做这件事？
get sb to do sth 劝说[要求]某人做某事
eg.If we can’t get a taxi I’ll get Joe to pick us up
如果我们拦不到出租车,我就让乔来接我们。
convince 说服,劝说〔部分英国人认为这种用法不正确,他们倾向于用persuade〕
eg.It would be difficult to convince him to move.
劝他搬家很难。
encourage 鼓励,激励
eg.
Children should be encouraged to read all kinds of books.
应鼓励儿童阅读各种各样的书籍。influence 影响,对…起作用What influences you to buy clothes?
你会受什么影响去买衣服？
coax 哄,劝诱
eg.I tried to coax him to eat a little.
我试着哄他吃一点东西。
cajole 劝诱,哄骗
eg.He hoped to cajole her into selling her house.
他希望能哄得她把房子卖了。
put sb up to sth 鼓动某人做某事〔指错事或傻事〕
eg.
Who put you up to this?
是谁怂恿你这么做的？
dissuade 劝阻. formal 【正式】
eg.How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs?
你用什么办法劝阻年轻人不要尝试吸毒？

词组：

on the other side 另一边；另一方面；换言之

fast asleep 熟睡的；很快地入睡

句式：

sb.have no idea how....某人不知道如何……

eg.But we had no idea how big it was or what might be inside. 不过我们不知道它有多大，也不知道里面有什么。

be reluctant to do sth.不情愿做…;勉强的…

eg.Maddox was reluctant to talk about it.

马多克斯不愿意谈论此事。

DAY227

L48-4: The silent village

The path led to a tiny village perched on the steep sides of a mountain. The place consisted of a straggling unmade road which was lined on either side by small houses. Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks. The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life being an ugly-looking black goat on a short length of rope tied to a tree in a field nearby.

知识点：

单词：

perch /pɜːtʃ/ vt. 〔鸟的〕栖木，栖枝；就位；位于；使坐落于

be perched on/above etc sth 处在某物的上面[边上]

eg. a house perched on a cliff above the town 一幢位于悬崖之上俯瞰城镇的房屋

perch (yourself) on sth（使自己）坐在某物的上面[边上]

eg. Bobby had perched himself on a tall wooden stool. 博比坐到了一张高高的木凳上。

straggle /'stræg(ə)l/ vi. 迷路；落伍，掉队；四散，蔓延

eg. The children were beginning to straggle in from the playground. 孩子们开始陆陆续续地从操场上走进来。

eg. thin, black, straggling hair 稀疏、散乱的黑发

line/laɪn/ v.沿…排列成行

eg. Crowds lined the route to the palace. 人群夹道站在通往王宫的路上。

eg. a tree-lined avenue 林荫道

be lined with sth

eg. The street was lined with small shops. 这街道两旁小商铺鳞次栉比。

eg. line your own pockets中饱私囊〔含贬义〕

deserted /dɪ'zɜːtɪd/adj.荒芜的；被遗弃的;空寂无人的

The streets were deserted. 街上空无一人。

eg. The old mine now stands completely deserted . 那座旧矿现在完全废弃了。

eg. deserted wife/husband/child etc

eg. a wife etc who has been left by her husband etc

被遗弃的妻子/丈夫/孩子等

词组：

consist of sth 由…构成，由…组成

eg. The buffet consisted of several different Indian dishes. 自助餐由几种不同的印度菜组成。

consist mainly/largely/primarily of sb/sth

eg. The audience consisted mainly of teenagers.观众主要是青少年。

consist entirely/solely of sb/sth

eg. The area does not consist entirely of rich people, despite popular belief.这个地区并非全是富人，尽管大家普遍如此认为。

on either side 两边

tie sb to sth

eg. They tied him to a tree and beat him up. 他们把他绑在树上狠狠地打。

DAY228

L48-5: The silent village

Sitting down on a dilapidated wooden fence near the field, we opened a couple of tins of sardines and had a picnic lunch. All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm. Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate. We offered them food and spoke to them kindly, but they remained motionless. I concluded that they were simply shy of strangers. When we later walked down the main street of the village, we were followed by a silent procession of children.

知识点：

单词：

dilapidated /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd/ adj.残破的, 破烂的, 失修的

a dilapidated building, vehicle etc is old and in very bad condition.

eg.When she turned left around the corner of the house, a dilapidated building came into view.

dilapidate /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪt/ v. (使)荒废,(使部分)毁坏,浪费

dilapidate their study 荒废学业

eg.Second, they may indulge in it, thus dilapidate their study, which isn't rare.

sardine 英音 /sɑː'diːn/ 美音 /ˌsɑr'din/

1.n. 沙丁鱼；[俚]庸碌无能的人

a small young fish that is often packed in flat metal boxes when it is sold as food.

2.vt. [口]使拥挤不堪

be packed like sardines to be crowded tightly together in a small space

eg.The commuters were packed into metro like sardines in a can.

sardine meal 沙丁鱼粉

sardine oil 沙丁鱼油

rag /ræɡ/

1.CLOTH [countable, uncountable] a small piece of old cloth, for example one used for cleaning things 抹布

2.NEWSPAPER [countable] informal a newspaper, especially one that you think is not particularly important or of good quality 烂报

3.MUSIC [countable] a piece of ragtime music

4.STUDENTS’ EVENT [countable] British English an event organized by students every year in order to make money for people who are poor, sick etc

5.v.British English old-fashioned to laugh at someone or play tricks on them 戏弄；责骂

in rags 穿着破衣，衣衫褴褛

from rags to riches 白手起家

rag week 狂欢周

chew the rag 聊天，闲聊；争论；发牢骚

local rag 地方报纸

motionless 英音 /ˈməʊʃənləs/ 美音 /'moʃnləs/ adj. not moving at all 不动的，静止的

stand/sit/lie motionless

eg.The men stood motionless as Weir held his finger to his lips.

motionless satellite 同步卫星

procession 英音 /prə'seʃ(ə)n/ 美音 /prə'sɛʃən/ n.队伍, 行列；列队行进

1.a line of people or vehicles moving slowly as part of a ceremony

funeral/wedding/carnival etc procession葬礼/婚礼/狂欢节等游行

eg.They marched in procession to the Capitol building.

2.several people or things of the same type, appearing or happening one after the other

procession of

eg.The family has endured an endless procession of tragic events.

词组：

all at once （=almost immediately）突然；同时；一起

be filled with 充满

be surrounded by 被……围绕

in rags 穿着破衣，衣衫褴褛

be shy of... 对...畏缩，害怕...

长难句、语法：

Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate.

我抬头一看，发现我们被一群衣衫褴褛的小孩团团围住了，他们在默不作声地看着我们吃饭。

looking up作伴随状语，主动意思由被动形式表达；

that引导的宾语从句修饰saw；

who引导的定语从句修饰children，但翻译时没有直译成“......的小孩”，而是翻译成“他们在默不作声地看着我们吃饭”。

DAY229

L48-6: The silent village

The village which had seemed deserted, immediately came to life. Faces appeared at windows. Men in shirt sleeves stood outside their houses and glared at us. Old women in black shawls peered at us from doorways. The most frightening thing of all was that not a sound could be heard. There was no doubt that we were unwelcome visitors. We needed no further warning. Turning back down the main street, we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.

知识点：

单词：

glare 瞪视；发眩光

1.to look angrily at someone for a long time怒目而视

2.to shine with a very strong bright light which hurts your eyes 发出刺眼的强光

shawl 围巾，长方形披巾 ʃɔl

a piece of cloth, in a square or triangular shape, that is worn around the shoulders or head, especially by women 〔尤指女用的〕披巾，披肩大围巾

peer n. 贵族；同等的人；同龄人

vi. 凝视，盯着看；窥视

quicken vi. 加快；变活跃；进入胎动期

vt. 加快；鼓舞；使复活

1.to become quicker or make something quicke (使)变快，(使)加快

2.if a feeling quickens, or if something quickens it, it becomes stronger or more active (使)〔情绪〕变得更强烈

词组：

come to life 苏醒，活跃起来，振作起来

glare at sb 怒视某人

peer at 凝视，注视

turn back 往回走

DAY230

L49-1: The ideal servant

It is a good thing my aunt Harriet died years ago. If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants. Aunt Harriet lived in that leisurely age when servants were employed to do housework. She had a huge, rambling country house called 'The Gables'. She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death. Before she grew old, Aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly.

单词：

leisurely adj&adv

done without hurrying悠闲地，从容地

rambling

1.of buildings，streets，towns，etc extending in various directions irregularly

（尤指建筑，街道，城镇）无规则地向各方延伸的，布局凌乱的

A rambling building is big and old with an irregular shape.

ramble 漫步，闲逛

跟着感觉走，信马由缰地走

rambler 漫步者

sentimental/ ˌsentiˈmentl /

adj.1. connected with your emotions, rather than reason

情感的(而非理性的)

for sentimental reason he wasn't the sort of person

of great sentimental value情感上的价值

have a sentimental attachment to…对……在感情上依依不舍

2.adj.

making people experience feeling of sadness,sympathy,love,etc,especially in deliberate and obvious way

煽情的

a sentimental song/book/movie

3.adj.expressing feeling of sadness,sympathy,love,etc,especially in a way that seems inappropiate多愁善感的

sentimentally

be sentimentally attached to…

entertain

在家中宴请宾客

词组：

air one's view on 公开发表观点

air 公开表达……

air one‘s views/opinions/grievances/complaint on

do （the）housework做家务

do （the）household chores

be attached to sb/sth 感情上连在一起，分不开

英英释义：to like sb/sth very much，because you have known them or had them for a long time

far/much too

slightly/a little/a bit/a little bit too有点儿

persist in

persist

1.（中性或略贬义）坚持，执意 to continue to do sth in spite of difficulties or opposition，in a way that can seem unreasonable

2.（坏事）持续（存在或发生）if sth bad persists，it continues to exist or happen

persistent没完没了的

entertain lavishly大宴宾客

句式：

It is a good thing (that)… 幸亏……

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Week 46

DAY226

L48-3: The silent village

知识点：

单词：

spot /spɒt/ vt. 发现,注意到,认出; vi. 沾上污渍；满是斑点

eg. I spotted a police car behind us. 我发现有辆警车在我们后面。

spot sb doing sth

eg. Meg spotted someone coming out of the building. 梅格看到有个人从大楼里出来。

eg. The windscreen was spotted with rain. 挡风玻璃上点点滴滴全是雨水。

tramp[C] / træmp /

1.[C] n. 流浪者，游民

2.a long or difficult walk （长途）跋涉

eg. a long tramp through the snow

雪地里的长途跋涉

eg. the tramp of feet/boots

eg. the sound of heavy walking 沉重的脚步声/靴子声

3.以沉重的脚步走（过）

eg. He tramped the streets looking for work.

他在街上四处奔走，寻找工作。

tramp+ through/across/around

eg.The walk involved tramping through mud.

走这段路要在泥地中跋涉。

stream / striːm ; strim /

1.n. 小河，小溪2.a long and almost continuous series of events, people, objects etc 〔事件、人、物等的〕一连串，一系列，流eg.a stream of traffic

川流不息的车辆

3.水流（方向）；气流（方向）

eg.A stream of cold air rushed through the open door.

一股冷气穿过敞开的门直冲进来。

4.投入使用；开始制造【尤英】

eg.The new factory will come on stream at the end of the year.

新工厂将于年底投入使用。

moor / mʊə ; mur /

1.[C usually plural 一般用复数]

英 / mʊə /

荒原，荒芜高地；高沼地【尤英】

2.v.系泊，停泊（船只）

eg.Two or three fishing boats were moored alongside the pier.

有两三艘渔船停泊在码头边。

persuade / pə'sweɪd ; pɚˋswed / v.说服，劝服

辨析persuade, talk, get, convince, encourage,influnce,coax等
persuade 劝说,说服
eg.
I persuaded her to change her mind.
我说服她改变了主意。
talk sb into (doing) sth 说服某人做某事〔尤指不愿意做的事〕
eg.Why did I let you talk me into this?
我为什么会被你说动了做这件事？
get sb to do sth 劝说[要求]某人做某事
eg.If we can’t get a taxi I’ll get Joe to pick us up
如果我们拦不到出租车,我就让乔来接我们。
convince 说服,劝说〔部分英国人认为这种用法不正确,他们倾向于用persuade〕
eg.It would be difficult to convince him to move.
劝他搬家很难。
encourage 鼓励,激励
eg.
Children should be encouraged to read all kinds of books.
应鼓励儿童阅读各种各样的书籍。influence 影响,对…起作用What influences you to buy clothes?
你会受什么影响去买衣服？
coax 哄,劝诱
eg.I tried to coax him to eat a little.
我试着哄他吃一点东西。
cajole 劝诱,哄骗
eg.He hoped to cajole her into selling her house.
他希望能哄得她把房子卖了。
put sb up to sth 鼓动某人做某事〔指错事或傻事〕
eg.
Who put you up to this?
是谁怂恿你这么做的？
dissuade 劝阻. formal 【正式】
eg.How do you dissuade young people from experimenting with drugs?
你用什么办法劝阻年轻人不要尝试吸毒？

词组：

on the other side 另一边；另一方面；换言之

fast asleep 熟睡的；很快地入睡

句式：

sb.have no idea how....某人不知道如何……

eg.But we had no idea how big it was or what might be inside. 不过我们不知道它有多大，也不知道里面有什么。

be reluctant to do sth.不情愿做…;勉强的…

eg.Maddox was reluctant to talk about it.

马多克斯不愿意谈论此事。

DAY227

L48-4: The silent village

知识点：

单词：

perch /pɜːtʃ/ vt. 〔鸟的〕栖木，栖枝；就位；位于；使坐落于

be perched on/above etc sth 处在某物的上面[边上]

eg. a house perched on a cliff above the town 一幢位于悬崖之上俯瞰城镇的房屋

perch (yourself) on sth（使自己）坐在某物的上面[边上]

eg. Bobby had perched himself on a tall wooden stool. 博比坐到了一张高高的木凳上。

straggle /'stræg(ə)l/ vi. 迷路；落伍，掉队；四散，蔓延

eg. The children were beginning to straggle in from the playground. 孩子们开始陆陆续续地从操场上走进来。

eg. thin, black, straggling hair 稀疏、散乱的黑发

line/laɪn/ v.沿…排列成行

eg. Crowds lined the route to the palace. 人群夹道站在通往王宫的路上。

eg. a tree-lined avenue 林荫道

be lined with sth

eg. The street was lined with small shops. 这街道两旁小商铺鳞次栉比。

eg. line your own pockets中饱私囊〔含贬义〕

deserted /dɪ'zɜːtɪd/adj.荒芜的；被遗弃的;空寂无人的

The streets were deserted. 街上空无一人。

eg. The old mine now stands completely deserted . 那座旧矿现在完全废弃了。

eg. deserted wife/husband/child etc

eg. a wife etc who has been left by her husband etc

被遗弃的妻子/丈夫/孩子等

词组：

consist of sth 由…构成，由…组成

eg. The buffet consisted of several different Indian dishes. 自助餐由几种不同的印度菜组成。

consist mainly/largely/primarily of sb/sth

eg. The audience consisted mainly of teenagers.观众主要是青少年。

consist entirely/solely of sb/sth

eg. The area does not consist entirely of rich people, despite popular belief.这个地区并非全是富人，尽管大家普遍如此认为。

on either side 两边

tie sb to sth

eg. They tied him to a tree and beat him up. 他们把他绑在树上狠狠地打。

DAY228

L48-5: The silent village

知识点：

单词：

dilapidated /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd/ adj.残破的, 破烂的, 失修的

a dilapidated building, vehicle etc is old and in very bad condition.

eg.When she turned left around the corner of the house, a dilapidated building came into view.

dilapidate /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪt/ v. (使)荒废,(使部分)毁坏,浪费

dilapidate their study 荒废学业

eg.Second, they may indulge in it, thus dilapidate their study, which isn't rare.

sardine 英音 /sɑː'diːn/ 美音 /ˌsɑr'din/

1.n. 沙丁鱼；[俚]庸碌无能的人

a small young fish that is often packed in flat metal boxes when it is sold as food.

2.vt. [口]使拥挤不堪

be packed like sardines to be crowded tightly together in a small space

eg.The commuters were packed into metro like sardines in a can.

sardine meal 沙丁鱼粉

sardine oil 沙丁鱼油

rag /ræɡ/

1.CLOTH [countable, uncountable] a small piece of old cloth, for example one used for cleaning things 抹布

2.NEWSPAPER [countable] informal a newspaper, especially one that you think is not particularly important or of good quality 烂报

3.MUSIC [countable] a piece of ragtime music

4.STUDENTS’ EVENT [countable] British English an event organized by students every year in order to make money for people who are poor, sick etc

5.v.British English old-fashioned to laugh at someone or play tricks on them 戏弄；责骂

in rags 穿着破衣，衣衫褴褛

from rags to riches 白手起家

rag week 狂欢周

chew the rag 聊天，闲聊；争论；发牢骚

local rag 地方报纸

motionless 英音 /ˈməʊʃənləs/ 美音 /'moʃnləs/ adj. not moving at all 不动的，静止的

stand/sit/lie motionless

eg.The men stood motionless as Weir held his finger to his lips.

motionless satellite 同步卫星

procession 英音 /prə'seʃ(ə)n/ 美音 /prə'sɛʃən/ n.队伍, 行列；列队行进

1.a line of people or vehicles moving slowly as part of a ceremony

funeral/wedding/carnival etc procession葬礼/婚礼/狂欢节等游行

eg.They marched in procession to the Capitol building.

2.several people or things of the same type, appearing or happening one after the other

procession of

eg.The family has endured an endless procession of tragic events.

词组：

all at once （=almost immediately）突然；同时；一起

be filled with 充满

be surrounded by 被……围绕

in rags 穿着破衣，衣衫褴褛

be shy of... 对...畏缩，害怕...

长难句、语法：

Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate.

我抬头一看，发现我们被一群衣衫褴褛的小孩团团围住了，他们在默不作声地看着我们吃饭。

looking up作伴随状语，主动意思由被动形式表达；

that引导的宾语从句修饰saw；

who引导的定语从句修饰children，但翻译时没有直译成“......的小孩”，而是翻译成“他们在默不作声地看着我们吃饭”。

DAY229

L48-6: The silent village

知识点：

单词：

glare 瞪视；发眩光

1.to look angrily at someone for a long time怒目而视

2.to shine with a very strong bright light which hurts your eyes 发出刺眼的强光

shawl 围巾，长方形披巾 ʃɔl

a piece of cloth, in a square or triangular shape, that is worn around the shoulders or head, especially by women 〔尤指女用的〕披巾，披肩大围巾

peer n. 贵族；同等的人；同龄人

vi. 凝视，盯着看；窥视

quicken vi. 加快；变活跃；进入胎动期

vt. 加快；鼓舞；使复活

1.to become quicker or make something quicke (使)变快，(使)加快

2.if a feeling quickens, or if something quickens it, it becomes stronger or more active (使)〔情绪〕变得更强烈

词组：

come to life 苏醒，活跃起来，振作起来

glare at sb 怒视某人

peer at 凝视，注视

turn back 往回走

DAY230

L49-1: The ideal servant

单词：

leisurely adj&adv

done without hurrying悠闲地，从容地

rambling

1.of buildings，streets，towns，etc extending in various directions irregularly

（尤指建筑，街道，城镇）无规则地向各方延伸的，布局凌乱的

A rambling building is big and old with an irregular shape.

ramble 漫步，闲逛

跟着感觉走，信马由缰地走

rambler 漫步者

sentimental/ ˌsentiˈmentl /

adj.1. connected with your emotions, rather than reason

情感的(而非理性的)

for sentimental reason he wasn't the sort of person

of great sentimental value情感上的价值

have a sentimental attachment to…对……在感情上依依不舍

2.adj.

making people experience feeling of sadness,sympathy,love,etc,especially in deliberate and obvious way

煽情的

a sentimental song/book/movie

3.adj.expressing feeling of sadness,sympathy,love,etc,especially in a way that seems inappropiate多愁善感的

sentimentally

be sentimentally attached to…

entertain

在家中宴请宾客

词组：

air one's view on 公开发表观点

air 公开表达……

air one‘s views/opinions/grievances/complaint on

do （the）housework做家务

do （the）household chores

be attached to sb/sth 感情上连在一起，分不开

英英释义：to like sb/sth very much，because you have known them or had them for a long time

far/much too

slightly/a little/a bit/a little bit too有点儿

persist in

persist

1.（中性或略贬义）坚持，执意 to continue to do sth in spite of difficulties or opposition，in a way that can seem unreasonable

2.（坏事）持续（存在或发生）if sth bad persists，it continues to exist or happen

persistent没完没了的

entertain lavishly大宴宾客

句式：

It is a good thing (that)… 幸亏……

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