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高英7课文讲解unit2348词汇翻译语法

ANewEnglishCourse（Level7）

UnitTwoTEXTI

Tourists

I.Abouttheauthor---NancyMitford（1904---1973）,Englishwriterofnovels,biographies,andessays,isnotedforherwittynovelsofupper-classlife.Herworkersinclude:

PursuitofLove（1945）,VlotaireinLove（1957）,andTheSunKing（1966）,aboutLouisXIV.OneofhermostwidelyreadbookswasNoblesseOblige:

AnInquiryintotheIdentifiableCharacteristicsoftheEnglishAristocracy（1956）.Thetextisfromanessaycalled“TheTourist,”partofacollectionpublishedunderthetitleofTheWaterBeetle（1962）.

II.OrganizationandDevelopment

Althoughpartofacollection,theselectionisquitecompleteinitselfasfarasstructureisconcerned.Theauthorseemstohavefollowedawell-worked-outoutline.Nowtrytorestorethatoutline,indicatingthemainpartsandthemajorsubdivisionsundereachofthem.

Outlineforreference:

1.Theislandandthetourists

Theisland:

location,naturalfeatures,thecathedralanditsbells

Thetourists:

number,transport,lackoftaste,ill-manneredbehavior,American-Englishmen-Germans

2.Behavioroftheislanders

Theauthor’sgeneralattitude

Comparisonoftheislandtoastage

YoungmenfromBurano（LittleEric）

Oldwomensellinglaces

Thepriest

Thetourists’response

3.Torcellobacktoitsliferoutine

Youngmen

Oldwomen

Fatherofthecloverbabies

Thebriefdescriptionofthesmallislandcreatestheimpressionthatitmightbeanice,quietretreatforwritersliketheauthorherself,butitmightnotbeagoodtouristresort.Thishelpstostrengthenthepointtheauthorwantstomake,i.e.thetouristswhoswamptheplaceareaimlessintheirtouring.

III.Notes

1.Basedontheauthor’sdescription,trytothinkofjustafewwordsandphrasesthatbringoutthemostimportantfeaturesoftheislandTorcello.

Small,ancient,abundantinwildflowers,crisscrossedbywaterways

2.Rephrasethesentence:

ThemostintensivestudyIevermadeoftouristswasatTorcello,whereitisimpossibletoavoidthem.

SincetouristscanbeseenalmosteverywhereatTorcello,Idecidedtoobservethemclosely.

3.minute:

verysmall

4.lagoon:

anareaofcalmseawaterpartlyorcompletelyseparatedfromtheseabybanksofsand,rock,coral,etc.

5.agreatcathedral---referringtoSantaMariaAssuntaCathedral,whichwasfoundedinabout639,andrebuiltintheninthandtheeleventhcentury.ItisaByzantinecathedral,decoratedwithfineVeneto-Byzantinemosaics.

6.Whatdoestheword“chorus”inline8referto?

bellsringingout

7.Explainthesentence:

Bellsfromthecampanileringoutreproachesthreetimesaday…joinedbyachorusfromthesurroundingislands.---Fromthecampanile,orthehighbelltower,canbeheardthereproaches,orsetsofversesrepresentingreproachesofJesusChristtohispeople,threetimesaday.Suchreproachesringoutfromthenearbyislandstoo.

“cloches,cloches,divinsreproches”=（French）“bells,bells,divinereproaches”

8.lonelyasacloud---ThisisanechoofWilliamWordsworth’spoem“IWanderedLonelyasaCloud”（1804）.Thefirstverseofthepoemisasfollows:

Iwanderedlonelyasacloud

Thatfloatsonhigho’ervalesandhills,

WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,

Ahostofgoldendaffodils;

Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,

Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.

9.Rephrasethesentence:

TorcellowhichusedtobelonelyasacloudhasrecentlybecomeanoutingfromVenice.

Torcellowasatonetimeanislandscarcelyvisitedbypeople,buttodayithasgrowntobeamagnetfortouristsfromVenice.

10.chartered---hiredforusebyaparticulargrouporperson

11.yacht---alargeboat,oftenmotor-driven,usedforpleasure;alightsailingboat

12.towpath---apath（asalongthebankofacanalorriver）traveledbymenoranimalstowing/pullingboats

13.Possiblythereisadoublemeaninginthephrasemuchrestoredinline13.

Theearlymosaicsaremadetolooknewagain;thescenesfromhellarebroughtbacktolife.

14.agreat,sad,austereMadonna---theimageofMary,motherofJesusChrist,inmosaics,whoappearssorrowfulandstern

15.Byzantineart---thesymbolicalsystemofartwhichwasdevelopedbytheearlyGreekorByzantineartistsoutoftheChristiansymbolism.Itschieffeaturesarethecircle,dome,androundarch;anditschiefsymbolsthelily,cross,vesica,andnimbus.

16.Explainthesentenceinline14“Byzantineartisanacquiredtaste.”

OneneedstocultivateacertaintastetobeabletoappreciateByzantineart.

17.Rephrasethesentence:

Byzantineartisanacquiredtasteandprobablynotoneintenofthevisitorshasacquiredit.

Byzantineartisahighlyrefinedheritage,butfewofthetouristsherehavearrivedatthatsophistryastobeabletoappreciateit./ToappreciateByzantineart,oneneedstocultivateaparticularsenseofbeauty,butfewofthetouriststoTorcellohavebeensoequipped.

18.thevillagegreen---asmallstretchofgrassinthevillage

19.Attila---kingoftheHuns,anomadicpeoplefromcentralAsia,from434A.D.to453A.D.,andoneofthegreatestofthebarbarianrulerswhoattackedtheRomanEmpire.In452heinvadednorthernItalyandsackedseveralcitiesthere.

20.leavethedevilofamessbehindthem---leavebehindthemallkindsoflitter/aterriblemess.Devilisoftenusedtogiveforcetovariousexpressions,especiallyofdispleasure,e.g.Wehadadevilofajobtryingtopersuadeher.

Whythedevildidhecome?

Whatthedevilisshedoingnow?

21.marchingastowar---ThisisanechoofaChristianhymnwrittenbySabineBaring-Gould（1834-1924）.Thefirststanzagoesthus:

Onward,Christiansoldiers,

Marchingastowar,

WiththeCrossofJesus

Goingonbefore!

（1864）

22.aLeader---apparentlyreferringtothetouristguide

23.astandingorder---apermanentrequest（forsomethingbyacustomer）

24.FromwhatMitfordhassaidofthetouristsinthefirstparagraph,canyouimaginewhat,inheropinion,agoodtouristshouldbelike?

Heshouldhaveaclearpurposewhengoingsightseeing,beappreciativeofwhatthereissupposedtobeseen;heshouldnotlitter,ordoanythingharmfultotheenvironment.

25.WhatdifferentimageshasMitfordcreatedoftheAmericans,theEnglishmen,andtheGermanswithherbriefdescriptionofthem?

Americans---well-to-dobuthavingnotasteatall

Englishmen---mean,notattentivetopublichygiene

Germans---well-organizedandwell-disciplinedbutnotappreciative

26.extract---obtainbymucheffort

27.Rephrasethesentence:

Astheyareobliged,whethertheylikeitornot,toliveinpublicduringthewholesummer,theyverynaturallytrytoextractsomefinancialbenefitfromthisstateofaffairs.

Theyhavenochoicebuttocomeintocontactwiththetouriststhroughoutthesummer,anditisnothardtoimaginewhytheyshouldnottrytoearnsomemoneyoutofthisopportunity.

28.WhatdoesthewordItalianinline31referto?

TheItaliannationasawhole

29.gondolier---theboatmanwhopropelsagondola,alongnarrowflat-bottomedboatwithahighprowandsternusedonthecanalsofVenice

30.sandolos---smallboatsusedontheVenetiancanals

31.Buonafortuna---（Italian）Goodluck

32.trinket---asmallornament（asajewelorring）oflittlevalue

33.pointdeVeniselace---lacethatismadewithaneedleorneedlepoint.BuranoisknownforitsVenetianpointlaceindustry.

34.four-leafedclovers---orfour-leafedclovers,four-leafclovers.Afour-leafedcloverisacloverplantthathasasetoffourleavesinsteadoftheusualthree,andisbelievedtobringgoodlucktoapersonwhofindsit.

Clover–isasmallusu.three-leafedplantwithpink,purple,orwhiteflowers,oftengrownasfoodforcattle.

35.holyprocessions---religiousparades

36.Rephrasethesentence:

Thepriestorganizesholyprocessionstocoincidewiththearrivalofthesteamer.

Thepriestarrangesforthereligiouspageanttobeginthemomenttheshiparrives.

37.flapping---swayingloosely,andmakinganoise,especiallywhenmovedbywind

38.DailyMail---nameofanewspaper

39.Whereinparagraph2doesMitfordrevealherattitudetowardsthewaytheislandersbehave?

Sheissomewhatsympathetictothem.Refertolines29-31,“Astheyareobliged,whethertheylikeitornot…fromthisstateofaffairs.”

40.Ametaphorrunsthroughparagraphs2and3.Whatisit?

Whichsentencesetsupthecomparison?

Pickoutwordsthatcontinuethemetaphor.

Theislandiscomparedtoastage,andtheactivitiestoaplay.

Line31,“TheItalianisabornactor…”

dressup,sweet-facedoldwomen,apparently,organizesholyprocessiontocoincide,thecurtain,shedtheirjackets,letthesmilesfade

41.Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentence“Tocelloisitselfagain”?

Theplayisover;ordinarylifeontheislandisrestored,andtheislandersaretheirnormalselvesagain.

UnitFour

TextI

StyleandPurpose

I.AbouttheAuthor

RandolphQuirk（1920-）,Britishuniversityprofessorandofficial,hastaughtinUniversityCollege,London;YaleUniversityandtheUniversityofMichigan,U.S>A.;UniversityofDurham,etc.HeisVice-ChancelloroftheUniversityofLondon（1981-）andChairmanoftheCommitteeofEnquiryintoSpeechTherapyServices,BritishCouncilEnglishCommittee（1976-）.Amonghispublicationsare:

TheUseofEnglish（1962）,AGrammarofContemporaryEnglish（1972,withGreenbaum,Leech,Svartvik）,andStyleandCommunicationintheEnglishLanguage（1982）.ThetextisanexcerptfromChapter14inTheUseofEnglish.

II.OrganizationandDevelopment

Para2Example:

ridingabike

Pointtoillustrate:

l