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自考综合英语（二）下册详解第十课自考综合英语（二）下册详解第十课1.Unless one is wealthy there is no use in beingmight be called an occupational disease of people whohave been suddenly transplanted abroad.Like most diseases，it has its own symptomsthere/it is no use（in）doing：做是没有用的/没有意义的eg：There is no use in complaining without doing anything.光抱怨不做事是没用的。2.Romance is the privilege of the rich，not the profession of the unemployed.This company has the privilege of dealing the import and export of chemicals.这家公司有经营化工产品进出口的特权。：deal with 处理3.These are the great truths of modern life which Hughie Erskine never realized.truth 道理，真理4.All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues，often withoutour conscious awarenessdepend on sb./sth.（for sth.）：依靠，依赖而获得eg：The country depends on its oil-rich neighbours for its oil supply 这个国家依靠其石油丰富的邻国供应石油。have sth.as ones food以什么为主食 eg：Most southern people live on rice.多数南方人以大米为主食。5.He never said a clever or even an ill-natured thing in his life.ill-natured：unpleasant or unkind怀着恶意的，脾气坏的eg：He is an ill-natured old man.他是个坏脾气的老人。6.He was as popular with men as he was with women and he had every quality except that of making money.popular with/among：受欢迎的，讨喜欢的，流行的eg：The young teacher is very popular among the students.这位年轻的教师很受学生的欢迎。7 His father，on his death had left him his sword and a history of a particular war in fifteen volumes.on（sb.s death）：刚一8.lived on two hundred pounds a year that an old aunt allowed him.live on：A.depend on sth.for financial support依靠什么作为经济来源：eg：The five people family had to live on Fathers salary of 500yuan a month.这个五口人的家庭仅仅靠父亲一个人每月500 元的工资生活。eg：The people in that country are always grumbling about the dry weather那个国家的人们一直干旱的天气。9.He had gone on the Stock Exchange for six months；but what was a butterfly to do among bulls andbears？bulls and bears 指有经验的股票投机者。eg：a bear market：when the value of business shares is falling 熊市a bullish market牛市10.but he had soon tired of that.Tire of 厌倦，厌烦eg：His interest in the stock exchange soon wore off，and he tired of the business.他对股票交易的兴趣很快消失，对此感到厌倦。11 To make matters worse，he was in love.Make matters/things worse：使原来就尴尬、不妙、甚至危险的状况更糟糕12.The girl he loved was Laura Merton，the daughter of a former attendants；the absent-minded stare；former 前面的，以前的the former president前总统13.They were the handsomest couple in London，and had not a penny between them.between：共同，一起，合作eg：They opened a small restaurant between them.他俩合伙开了一个小饭馆。那次事故损伤了他的视力14.He had been very much attracted by Hughie at first，it must be admittedattract 吸引，引起：attraction，interest 吸引eg：The scenery here is attractive.这里的景色很迷人。admit：承认eg：He admitted his mistakes to the teacher15 IThe only people a painter should know he used to say used to say，are people who are beautiful，Used to do 过去常常eg：He used to get up late.那孩子对这个游戏的兴趣很快就消失了。16 However，after he got to know Hughie better，he liked him quite as as much for his bright，cheerful spirits，and his generous，careless nature.As much as：和同样程度，一样，差不多It is as much your responsibility as ours.这是你们的责任，同样也是我们的责任。17 When Hughie came in he found Trevor putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size pictureof a beggar-man.touch：点缀eg：Wait a minute，please.Im just putting the finishing touches to the dress.请等一下，这件连衣裙剩下几针就好了。life-size 与实物一样大小的the life-size statue与真人一样大小的塑像18.Over his shoulder wasthrown a rough coat，all torn and full of holes；his thick boots were oldand patched；and with one hand he leant on a rough stick，while with the other he held out his batteredhat for money.hold out sth./hold sth.out：伸出eg：Tom held out his cup for a refill19.An amazing model？“shouted Trevor at the top of his voice”I should think so！“at the top of ones voice以某人最大的声音/嗓门20 What a picture Rembrandt would have made of him！Make a picture of sb.将某人画下来。21.I tell you that there are moments when art almost reaches the importance of manual work.I tell you/I can tell you/Im telling you用来强调已经说的或后面要说的话eg：I will never do such a thing，I tell you.告诉你，我决不会做这样的事。eg：I can tell you，if you give up this opportunity，you will regret.你要是真放弃这次机会，你会后悔的。22.The old beggar-man took advantage of Trevors absence to rest for a moment on a wooden seat thatwas behind him.take advantage of sth.：to make full use of sth.eg：I intend to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.我打算好好利用这交旅行买些我们需要的东西。23.He looked so miserable that Hughie pitied him，and felt in his pockets to see what money he had.pity（动词）怜悯，同情，可怜Feel（about/around）（for sb./sth.）（用手、脚或棍子去）寻找/摸eg：He felt in his briefcase for a pen.他在公文包里找一枝笔。24.slipped the pound into the beggars handSlip：put sth.somewhere，esp.quickly，quietly or secretlyeg：The strange man slipped a small note into my hand.那个陌生人悄悄地把一张小条塞进我的手里。25 The old man startled and a faint smile passed across his lips.startle（up）：jump up suddenly惊跳起来，使大吃一惊I was startled at his sudden knocking loudly at the door.他的突然大声敲门吓了我一跳。26.He spent the day with Laura，was charmingly blamed for how to go shopping，when to giving awayone pound，and bad to walk home.be blamed for因而受到责备eg：He was blamed by his parents for his failure in the entrance exams.他因在这次入学考试中没有考好而受到父母的责备。give sth.away：to give sth.free of chargeeg：He gave away all his mothers books away when she died.他母亲去世后他把她的书都送给别人了。27.What an amazing model！“whispered Hughie，as he shook hands with his friend.What（an/a）+n.感叹句，修饰名词28.Such beggars are not met with every daymeet with（偶尔）遇到，碰到；得到，遭受Such animals are rarely met with in the north.这种动物很难在北方看到。I sometimes meet him in the library.我偶尔在图书馆碰到他。These bad habits have met with strong condemning from the public.这些坏习惯遭到了公众的谴责。29I think the model should have a percentagehave a percentage：have a share 分成，有份30.I tell you that there are moments when art almost reaches the importance of manual work.there are moments when有时，有这样的时候31.It is better to have a permanent income than to be attractivepermanent income，permanent 永久的，长期的32.Poor Hughie！Intellectually，Intellectually 从智力来说，从智力上看33.He had gone on the Stock Exchange for six months；but what was a butterfly to do among bulls andbears？butterfly：someone who usually moves on quickly from one activity or person to another轻浮的人34.That did not answeranswer：to be a way of dealing or solving a problem解决问题的办法依35.At last he became nothing，a delightful，useless young man with a perfect face and no profession.最后他一事无成，落得没有职业，只有一张完美的脸蛋，成了一个可爱的窝囊废。（注意对照法的运用：a delightful与 useless，a perfect face 与 no profession 形成对照。）第一段介绍了主人公休吉o 厄斯金的基本情况：他智力一般，长相极好，也有人缘，但就是有会赚钱。读者对他的印象只可能是不好不坏。开头的描述是为了突出他后来的所作所为。学生可以参见以前所学的课文描写主人公亨利o格朗德时所用的技巧36.To make matters worse，he was in love.be in love（with）谈恋爱，（与）相爱eg：He is in love with a girl from countryside.他与一个来自农村的女孩相爱了。自考综合英语（二）下册详解第十一课上自考综合英语（二）下册详解第十一课上1.and found Trevor sitting by himself in the smoking room drinking.sitting 现在分词，作宾语补足语Smoking room：（俱乐部内）为吸烟的成员所设饮酒、谈话的场所。eg：此处 drinking 是现在分词，作状语表示伴随，修饰 sitting。在英语里 drink 后面如果不跟任何表示饲料的名词，则表示饮酒，试比较下列例句 drink 的意思：eg：Would you like some sherry？您想喝点雪利酒吗？eg：No thanks.I dont drink.谢谢，我不喝酒。eg：Xiao Han neither smokes nor drinks.小韩既不抽烟，也不喝酒。eg：He drinks too much.他饮酒太多。eg：He was so thirsty that he drank two bottles of mineral water.他太渴了，喝了两瓶矿泉水。2.“Well，Alan，did you finish the pictureall right？”“艾伦，你的画画完了吗？”all right：in a satisfactory manner；satisfactorily（副词）以满意的方式；（形容词）令人满意的eg：Are you getting along all right with your college friends？你和大学里的朋友关系还行吗？eg：I think her performance is quite all right.我觉得她的表演相当令人满意。All right 在不同的场合用不同的语调表达不同的意思，学生要根据上下文确定其意思。3.“Ishall.probably find him waitingfor me when I go home，but，of course，you are only joking.”我回到家没准会看到他 在等我呢。不过，你只不过是开玩笑罢了。（休吉责备特里沃不应该把住址告诉乞丐，怕乞丐到他家里去找他，继而他觉得他的朋 友不可能 把自己的地址告诉那乞丐。）shall 情态动词，表示“可能”eg：If you shall meet him，please let him know I want him.万一你见到他，告诉他，我有事找他。waiting 现在分词，作宾语补足语4.Poor old fellow！I wish I could do something for him.哎，那老头真可怜，我真希望我能帮帮他。（休吉的确有一副好心肠，他不再追问朋友是否真的把他的一切告诉了那乞丐，却立刻想起了那老头如何可怜。）wish：虚拟语气，表示愿望eg：I wish I had a million yuan.我要是有一百万就好了。eg：I wish I could fly.我要是会飞就好了。eg：He wished he had passed all the exams.他要是通过了所有的考试该有多好啊。5.I think it terrible that any one should be so miserable.一个人居然会那么悲惨真是太不幸了。should 表示“可能会”“居然”“竟然”eg：It is strange/a pity/oddthat shouldeg：It is strange that he should know the answer.真奇怪，他竟然知道答案。eg：It is a pity that he should fail the exam.真遗憾，他竟没有通过考试。6.“I have gotheaps of old clothes at home-do you think he would care for any of them？Why，hisrags were fall ing to bits.”I have got a lot of old clothes at home-do you think he would like to haveany of them？Well，his clothes were almost rags.我家里有很多旧衣服，你认为他会喜欢吗？唉，他的衣服已经破得不成样了。heap of：（informal）a large quantity of（非正式）大量的，许多heaps of time/trouble/experience无数时间/麻烦/经历would（用于句首，比较委婉说法）Would you（like to）dofall：being to be sth.（系动词）开始变成eg：fall asleep 睡着 fall ill 生病 fall silent 静了下来 fall victim 成了受害者to bits：into small pieces成了碎片eg：She tore the letter to bits without even reading it.那封信她没有看就撕成了碎片。eg：The ancient book fell to bits as soon as it was taken out of the grave.那部古书7.“But he looks splendidin them，”said Trevor.“不过他穿着那身衣服看起来棒极了，”特里沃说。In：穿着 The girl in red is Mary.穿红色衣服的那个女孩是玛丽。8.I should never want to paint him in a frock coat for anything 他要是身着长礼服，我说什么也不会画他。not/neverfor anything：（口语）决不，肯定不eg：The old man wouldnt leave his home village for anything.那老人死活也不肯离开自己的家乡。eg：This time I wouldnt give in for anything.这回我决不妥协。eg：The man said that he would never sell that Rembrandt painting for anything.那人说他决不会卖掉那幅伦勃朗的作品eg：He says he will never give up smoking for anything.他说他决不会戒烟。此处 should 表示 certainty，肯定。9.“you painters are aheartless lot”你们画家真是一帮铁石心肠的人。you painters are agroup of people who have no sympathy for others/the poor.heartless unkind，without pity 铁石心肠的lot：（口语）一群具有相同特征的人eg：The Grounds were a handsome lot.格朗德一家人长得都很帅。eg：Luckily for me，Mother and Father held out against the lot of them.父亲和母亲没有听从这帮人的劝告，这对我来说是十分幸运的。10.“An artists heart is his head，”replied Trevor；“and besides，our businessis to show theworld as we see it，not to make it better”“An artist is guided by his judgement not by hisemotions，”said Trevor；“and besides，our work is to present the world honestly，not to improve it”艺术家的心肠是他的头脑。（艺术家受理智而不受感情的支配。heart 代表感情，head 代表理智。）我们的任务是反映客观世界，而不是美化世界。（这几句话都反映了王尔德的艺术观点。）business：事情，事Its none of your business.这不关你的 Mind your own business.少管闲事。Lets come down to business.我们言归正传吧。11.You dont mean to say you talked to him about her？你不会真的跟他谈起了劳拉吧？用陈述句的语序加问号构成的一般疑问句用升调，表示问话的人想对方确认他的话eg：You are a writer？你是个作家吧？（问话人认为对方是作家，想得到确认。）eg：You are not going to Dalian with the rest of you family？你不和家里的人一起去大连吧？mean to say：admit readily愿意承认（一般用于疑问句）eg：You dont mean to say I am unfair？你是说我不公平吗？eg：Do you mean to say youve given up your job？你真的是放弃了你的那份工作？eg：You dont mean to say you hit her？你当真打了她？12.That old beggar，as you call him is one of the richest men in Europe.你称为老乞丐的那个人是欧洲的大富翁。as you call him：插入主句中的定语从句，as 是关系代词，代表 old beggar，在从句中作宾语 him 的补足语。as 作关系代词往往表示整个主句。eg：The situation in the country，as the president has pointed out，is improving.正如总统所指出的那样，这个国家的形势一天天好起来。eg：The earth，as we all know，moves around the sun.正如我们知道的那样，地球绕着太阳转。eg：The environmental problems，as our government has promised，have been improved a lot.正如政府所许诺的那样，环境问题有了很大的改善。13.What on earth do you mean？你到底是什么意思？how/why/where/who，etc+on earth/in the world表示强调/加强语气eg：What on earth are you doing？你到底在干什么？eg：How on earth did she manage that？她究竟是怎么把事情办成的？eg：Where in the world have you been？你到底跑到哪里去了？14.He is a great friend of mine，buys all my pictures andthat sort of thing他是我的好朋友，买我所有的作品等等。that sort/kind of thing：类似的其他事情eg：In the summer camp，the children go swimming，play games，that sort of thing.孩子们在夏令营游泳、玩游戏等。eg：Participants in the short-term course attend lectures，have discussions，that sort of thing.短训班的学员听课、讨论以及进行其他类似的活动。15gave me a commission a month ago to paint him as a beggar.一个月之前他给了我一笔佣金，叫我把他画成个乞丐。a month ago he told me to paint a picture of him as a mission：a formal request to sb.to design or make a piece of work such as a building or a painting佣金16.It is the whimof a millionaire.You know these rich men.Millionaires often suddenly want todo such unusual things.这当然是百万富翁一时心血来潮的怪念头，你知道这帮阔老爷是会做这种事的。whim：a sudden feeling that you would like to do or have esp.eg：When there is on particularly important and good reason.心血来潮eg：We decided，on a whim，to fly to Hainan.我们一时心血来潮决定乘飞机去海南。eg：Lately，the president has been firing and picking new ministers at whim.最近，总统总是凭一时心血来潮任免部长。17.he sank in an arm-chairthe picture ofdismay.他跌坐进一把扶手椅，一幅惊恐的模样。the picture of dismay在句中作主语 he 的补足语。the picture of 一幅样子/模样the picture of health/innocence/despair，etc.：look very healthy，etc.看起来很健康/无辜/绝望等eg：Wearing rags and holding out his hat for money，the old model was the picture of misery.身着破衣烂衫，伸出帽子讨钱，这老模特的模样十分悲惨。eg：With flowers in his hands and dozens of former students around him，the old man is the very pictureof happiness and content.手捧鲜花，被几十个以前教过的学生簇拥着，那位老人简直是幸福和满足的化身。自考综合英语（二）下册详解第十一课下自考综合英语（二）下册详解第十一课下18.heburst into a roar of laughter.他放声大笑起来。burst into：（突然）放声（大笑、高唱、痛哭）eg：He burst into tears when he heard the news.听到那消息后，他放声大哭。eg：As soon as Mr.Adams entered，his Chinese colleagues burst into singing：“Happy birthday toyou！”亚当斯先生一进来，他的中国同事就高唱起来：“祝你生日快乐！”eg：He burst into tears.他突然哭了。eg：He burst into running.他突然拔腿就跑。19.“youll never see it again.His business is with other mens money.”He invests othermens.（Most likely he is a broker-a person who buys and sells things，for example，shares in a business，for other people.Maybe he is a banker or he runs an investment company，or that sort of thing.）.你的那一英镑是拿不回来了，他做的是别人的钱的生意。（前一句话是开开玩笑，后一句指他是银行家或是经营投资公司。）business生意，商业bushiness school商学院business hours营业时间go into business从事商业，下海经商20.“I think you ought to have toldme，Alan，”said Hughie in a bad temper，“and have let me makesuch a fool of myself”“艾伦，你为什么不早告诉我？”休吉生气地说。“你不应该让我出丑。”ought to have done sth.：should have done 表示过去应该做而没有做的事（有责备的含义）。eg：You should have handed in your paper last week.你本应该上个星期把论文交上来。eg：He ought to have finished his work yesterday.他本应该昨天就完成工作。make a fool of oneself：因干愚蠢的事而丑eg：At the party，he drank too much，and made a fool of himself.在聚会时，他喝酒太多，闹出不少笑话。eg：If you go to the funeral in this dress，youll make a fool of yourself.你要是穿这件连衣裙去参加葬礼，你会出丑的。21.It never entered my mind that you went about giving money awayin that careless manner.我真没想到你会这样随便乱给别人钱。that 从句是主语，it 为形式主语。it never entered my mind/head that：（口语）我从未想到（表示惊讶）eg：It never entered my mind that the much admired TV star was a secret agent.我没有想到那位倍受崇拜的电视明星居然是个间谍。go about sth./doing sth.：做；着手做eg：Its a difficult job.I dont know how to go about it.这工作很棘手，我还不知道该怎么着手去做。eg：How is the family going to going about getting the money for the boys operation？这家人怎么着手去为那男孩子筹集手术费？give sth.away：to give sth.free of charge白给；赠送eg：He gave away all his mothers books away when she died.他母亲去世后他把她的书都送给别人了。eg：He gave a lot of his books away to people who need but can not afford them.他把不少的藏书送给了那些需要但买不起这些书的人。eg：Cf.give sth.to sb.He gave all his books to the school library.他把他所有书都捐献给学校图书馆了。不能说：He gave away all his books to the school library.22.I can understandyour kissing a pretty model，but your giving money