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CollegeEnglish35交通大学英语四级笔记之5
UnitFiveTheDayMotherCried
Preface
Amotherandhersonlearnmorefromamomentofdefeatthantheyevercouldfromavictory.（一位母亲和她的儿子从失败中学到的东西要比他们从胜利中学到的多.）
learnmore（things）fromamomentofdefeatthan（what）theyevercould（learn）fromavictory
e.g.:
Wecanlearnmore（things）fromourpracticalworkthanwhatwecanlearnfromourtextbooks.
giveup:
abandontheattempttodosth（放弃）
givein:
makeconcession;yield;（让步;投降）
e.g.:
Theprincipleofthatnegotiationisthatwewillnotgiveupourownershiptothecompany,butwecangiveintotheirpricecharging.
courage（n.）勇气;encourage（vt.）sb.todosth.（鼓励某人做某事）
therestofhislife=hisremaininglife
Therestofthebookisforyourself-learning.
Therestofthestudentsaretostayhere.
TheDay（OnWhich/When）MotherCried
（妈妈哭的那天）
Paragraphs（1–4）
fromschool（放学回来）
anticipate（v.）=expect
Patterns:
anticipatedoingsth;expecttodosth.
anticipation（n.）=expectation
filledwithanticipation:
fullofexpectation;veryexcited（becausehethoughthecouldenjoyreadinghissportsmagazinealoneathomewithoutanyonetodisturbhim.）
1）AsChristmasdrewnear,thechildrenwerefilledwithanticipation.
2）ThatNegroboywasfilledwithanticipationatthethoughtofhistriptoChinasoon.
issue（n.）:
aparticulareditionofamagazineornewspaper（杂志等）一期;ThisisthelatestissueofChinaDaily.
favorite（adj.）:
最喜欢的/最爱好的Heismyfavoritesinger.
tuck（v.）:
塞（进）=stuff；卷（起）
“Don’ttuckdirtythingsintoyourpocket,”Mothersaidtoherchild.
havesth.tooneself:
havesth.forone’sprivateuse（独享;独用）
…and（Ihad）thehousetomyself:
…I’dbealoneinthehouse
e.g.:
WhenhedinesinarestaurantMarklikestohaveatabletohimself.（=havethetablecompletelybyhimself）
Iboundedup（=jumporleapon跳上）thesteps,burstinto（=rushinto冲入）thelivingroomandflippedon（=turnonquickly马上打开）alight.
stillness:
withoutanymovement
beshockedintostillness吓得惊呆了
Mother,pulledintoatightball（状语）withherfaceinherhands（状语）…（妈妈双手捂着脸,身子紧缩成一团…）
couch=sofa
approach:
movetowards;comeorgonearornearer
1.Thepolicewarnedtheschoolchildrennottoapproachthemadman.
2.MayDayisapproaching（=drawing/comingnear）.
cautious（adj.）:
verycareful
cautiously:
verycarefully;withgreatcare;inacautiousway
e.g.:
Thefirsttimetwopeoplefromdifferentcountriesmeet,theybehaveandtalkcautiouslysoasnottocauseoffense.
managedaweaksmile（强作微笑）:
managedtogive（=forced）afaintsmile
Paragraphs（5–7）
catchon:
understand,learnabout（oftenusedwith“to”）
e.g.:
You’llcatchontothejobafteryou’vebeenhereaweekortwo.
repeataline…=sayagainandagainthelineofwords
Pattern:
havetrouble/difficulty（in）doingsth.
setone’smindtosth./doingsth.:
giveallone’sattentiontodoingsth.（决心或专心致志做某事）
e.g.:
Afterhearingthesadnews,Tomcouldnotsethismindtohisworkthatafternoon.
Ifelthelplessandoutofplace.:
IfeltawkwardbecauseIcouldnotdoanythingtohelpmymother.
assume:
takeastruewithoutactualproof主观认为;suppose;假设
1.IassumethatyouagreewithwhatMaryhasjustsaid.
2.Davidisnotsuchafoolasyouassumehimtobe.
ranch:
averylargefarmforraisingcattleorsheep大农场/牧场
openadaynursery开办一个日托（儿）所kindergarten幼儿园
stand/beinone’sway:
preventsb.fromdoingsth.（阻碍/妨碍某人做某事）
1）Whateveryoudo,Iwillnotstandinyourway.
2）Janetriedtocleanthehouse,buther16-monthbabywasalwaysinher/theway.
…thatdidn’tstandinherway:
…herhavinghadnotrainingdidn’tpreventherfrombecominganurseryteacher.
sendawayfor:
makearequestororderfor（sth.）bypost（写信要求）
e.g.:
Thisbookisnotavailableinourcity,soI’vesentawayforit.
correspondence（n.）:
theactofexchangingletters（通信）
e.g.:
Theykeepupcorrespondenceamongthemselvesfrequently.
correspondencecourseinchildcare（参加幼教函授课程）
…did（=learned）thelessons（=correspondencecourseinchildcare）
Patterns:
qualifysb.forsth;qualifysb.todosth.qualifysb.as…
e.g.:
SheisqualifiedforteachingEnglish/toteachEnglish/asanEnglishteacher.
Itwasn’tlongbeforeshehadafullenrollmentandawaitinglist（状语）.Itwasnotlongbefore…（不久）
e.g.:
Itwasn’tlongbeforetheyworkedoutsomeplantopromotethesales.（不久他们就制定出某种促进销售的计划.）
Note:
Itwon’tbelongbefore…（表示）要不了多久就…
e.g.:
Itwon’tbelongbeforeyoumakeyourdreamcometrue.
enrollment（n.）:
registering（注册,登记）
enroll（v.）:
enrollsb.intheteamortheorganization/asamember（吸收某人为…成员）
…hadafullenrollmentandawaitinglist（…招生额满,还有不少小孩登记,等着入托儿所）
IacceptedallthisasaperfectlynormalinstanceofMother’sability.（accept…as…=regard…as…;perfectly=absolutely;instance=example/case）
Paragraphs（8–11）
neither…nor…（既不…也不）;either…or…（不是…就是）
NeitherhenorIamastudent.
EitherheorIamgoingtotaketheresponsibilityforthetask.
motel=motor+hotel
provideenoughincome（=earnings;money）
Note:
intwoyears（在两年后）;withintwoyears（在两年内）
Translate:
我将在两年后毕业.
runout:
cometoanend;beusedup（到期;用完;耗尽）
1）Ourtimeisrunningout.=Wearerunningoutofourtime.
2）Mypassporthasrunout（=expired;ismature满期）.
frantic（adj.）:
wildlyanxious,afraid,happy（因着急,害怕,高兴等）疯狂的;狂热的
befranticwith:
Theparentsarefranticwiththenewsthattheirsonhasbeensuccessfulintheuniversityentranceexaminations.
nomorethan=justonly;atmost仅仅；至多
inadditionto=besides=apartfrom
aused（=second-hand）typewriter一台旧/二手货打字机
It（=typewriter）skipped（=jump）betweencertainletters这架打字机有时跳字
pronounce（v.正式,权威性地）宣布:
declare;proclaim
apieceofjunk:
somethingworthless/uselessjunk（U）=rubbish
e.g.:
ajunkmarket（废旧品市场）;ajunkman（收破烂的人）
afford（vt.）负担得起,买得起,常和can,beableto连用
Pattern:
can/beabletoaffordsth./todosth.
e.g.:
AtpresentthepriceofrealestateissohighthatIcan’tafford（tobuy）aflat.
It’sgoodenoughtolearnon（状语）（学打字是足够用了）
Note:
enough作副词,必须放在被修饰的形容词或副词之后，但enough作形容词,可放在名词前面或后面
e.g.:
Sheiswiseenoughtodothejob.Sheworkshardenough.
e.g.:
Ihaveenoughmoneyormoneyenough.
…thetablewascleared（=cleanedandputinorder）andthedishesweredone（=washed）.
sewingroom/sewingmachine
nottheleastbit=notatall一点也不
Compare:
glad---excited（=veryhappy;joyful）---ecstatic（=overjoyed;verymuchhappy欣喜若狂；极度快乐）
Butshewasecstatic.:
Butshewasoverjoyed,fullofhappiness.（That’sbecausesheknewhowdifficultitwasforhertogetthejob.）
Paragraphs（12–17）
…theexcitementwasgone=theexcitementdisappeared
drawn（adj.）:
（oftheface）lookingverytiredorworriedortense紧张的,憔悴的
Irespondedbyignoringher.我没对她作任何表示.
respond（vi.）tosth.对…作出反应
e.g.:
Herespondedtomysuggestionwithalaugh/bylaughing.
ignore（vt.）:
takenonoticeof;refusetopayattentionto忽视;不顾
beignorant（adj.）of不知情
e.g.:
Heisignorantofhisabsencefromthemeeting.
Pattern:
practicedoingsth.（Right）;practicetodosth.（Wrong）
appreciate（vt.）感激；欣赏=begrateful/thankful
help（sb.）out:
givehelpatatimeofneed帮助（某人）渡过困境
e.g.:
Wouldyoupleasehelpmeoutwiththismathproblem?
abitmore多一点
immediatelyonguard（状语）马上警觉起来
on（one’s）guard:
watchful;readytodefendorprotect
1.Asthebuswasverycrowded,theconductorwarnedthepassengerstobeon（their）guardagainstpickpockets.
2.Youshouldbeonguardagainstthosewhoarealwaysflatteringyou.
evenly:
calmly;peacefully（平静地,心平气和地）
youmightjustremember=youhadbetterremember
primarily=mainly;chiefly
…primarilyso（=sothat）youcangotocollege:
mainlywiththepurposeofmakingitpossibleforyoutogotocollege
e.g.:
Speakclearlyso（that）theymayunderstandyou.
Ihonestlydidn’tcare:
Tobehonest,Ididn’tcarewhetherIcouldgotocollegeornot.
Paragraphs（18–20）
embarrassment（U）:
afeelingofshyness,shameorguilt窘迫;尴尬
embarrass（vt.）:
Thequestionaskedbythestudentembarrassedtheteacher.
embarrassed（adj.）:
Theteacherseemedembarrassedbythestudent’squestion.
intears:
weeping；crying流泪；哭
e.g.:
Themoviemadeherintears.
index:
signorindication指数;指标aperfectindex完全表明
pressure（n.）压力beunderpressureof;putpressureon/upon
e.g.:
Theyareworkingathighpressurebecauseoflittletimeleft.
Myshockandembarrassment（主语）atfindingMotherintears（定语）wasaperfectindexofhowlittleIunderstoodthepressureonher（定语）.
Compare
forgettodosth.忘了做某事;forgetdoingsth.忘了做过的事
IforgottosendyouanE-mailyesterday.
IforgotsendingyouanE-mailyesterday.
Compare:
remembertodosth.;rememberdoingsth.
Iguessweall（同位语）havetofailsometime.
sense（vt.）:
understand;know;beaware/consciousof理解;意识到
tension（U）:
afeelingofnervousness,worryandpressure
e.g.:
Recently,thepoliticaltensionexistingbetweenChinaandJapaniswell-knowntousChinesepeople.
holdback:
control
e.g.:
Whenshelearnedthathersondiedinatrafficaccident,Maryheldbackhertearswithmuchdifficulty.
somethinginsidemeturned:
Ifeltverydeeplymoved我心里一酸
reachout=extend（myhandsorarms）伸开双臂
Shebroke（爆发）then:
Atthattimeshecouldnolongercontrolheremotions她再也控制不住（她的情感）了
sob（vi.）:
cryorweepinverylowsound抽泣
…feelingMother’sbackracked（shakeviolently）withemotion感到母亲的背在颤抖rackone’sbrains绞尽脑汁
vulnerability（U）:
beingliabletobedamagedorhurt益受伤害的;脆弱的
bevulnerableto（sth.）:
Hisviewpointisvulnerabletocriticism.
Note:
venerable德高望重的
…butshewassomethingmore:
apersonlikeme（同位语）,capableoffearandhurtandfailure（定语）
Patterns:
becapableofsth./do
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