《老人与海》英语原著阅读十五.docx

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《老人与海》英语原著阅读十五

《老人与海》英语原著阅读（十五）

Day15

1."He'sheadednorth（北方）,"theoldmansaid.The current willhavesetusfar to theeastward,hethought.Iwishhewould turn （翻转）withthecurrent.Thatwouldshowthathewastiring.（tire）  

Whenthesunhadrisenfurther（高） //theoldmanrealizedthatthefishwasnottiring.Therewasonlyonefavorablesign（迹象 征兆）. Theslantoftheline showedhe（fish） wasswimmingata lesser depth.Thatdidnotnecessarilymeanthathewouldjumpthewater.Buthemight. 

"Godlethimjump,"theoldmansaid."Ihaveenoughlinetohandle （应对 对付 捕获）him." 

Maybe if Icanincreasethetensionjustalittle itwillhurthimandhewilljump,hethought. Now thatitisdaylightlethimjumpsothathe'llfillthesacks（液囊

袋子 麻袋） alonghisbackbone（脊椎） withairandthenhecannotgodeeptodie. 

Hetriedtoincreasethetension,but thelinehadbeen tautuptothevery（边缘） edgeof thebreakingpoint （打破的点）since hehadhookedthefish and hefelttheharshness（严肃） asheleanedbacktopull andknewhecouldputnomorestrainonit（line）.  

Imustnotjerk （猛拉）itever,hethought.Eachjerk widensthecut（切伤 伤口） thehookmakes andthenwhenhedoesjumphemightthrowit（hook）.

AnywayIfeelbetterwiththesunandforonceIdonothavetolookintoit（sun）. 

Therewasyellowweedontheline but theoldmanknewthatonlymadeanaddeddrag （拖拽）andhewaspleased.ItwastheyellowGulf（鸿沟 水沟） weedthathadmadesomuchphosphorescence（磷光） inthenight. 

"Fish,"hesaid,"Iloveyou andrespectyouverymuch. But Iwillkillyoudeadbeforethisdayends." Letushopeso,hethought. （but=now）

2.Asmallbirdcametowardtheskifffromthenorth.Hewasawarbler（鸣鸟） andflyingverylowoverthewater.Theoldmancouldseethat he wasverytired.Thebirdmadethesternoftheboatandrestedthere.  

Thenheflewaroundtheoldman'shead and restedonthelinewherehewasmorecomfortable."Howoldareyou?

" theoldmanaskedthebird."Isthisyourfirsttrip?

"  

Thebirdlookedathimwhenhespoke.Hewastootiredeventoexamine（检查） theline and heteetered（摇晃） onitashis delicatefeet gripped （抓）it（line） fast（表达出小鸟特别累）.

"It'ssteady,"theoldmantoldhim."It'stoosteady.Youshouldn't bethattiredafterawindless night.Whatarebirdscomingto?

"  

Thehawks（老鹰）,hethought,thatcome out toseato meet（捕获） them. But hesaid nothingofthis tothebirdwhocouldnotunderstandhimanywayandwhowouldlearnaboutthehawkssoonenough. 

"Takeagoodrest,smallbird,"hesaid."Then goinandtakeyourchance（碰碰运气） likeany manorbirdorfish."Itencouragedhimtotalkbecausehisbackhad stiffenedinthenight （a）and ithurttrulynow（b）.  

"Stayatmyhouseifyoulike,bird,"hesaid."IamsorryIcannothoistthesailandtakeyouinwiththesmallbreezethatisrising（挂起）.ButIamwithafriend."   

Justthenthefishgaveasuddenlurchthat pulledtheoldmandown onto thebow and wouldhavepulledhim overboard ifhehadnot bracedhimself and givensomeline.  

Thebirdhadflownupwhenthelinejerked（猛拉） and theoldmanhadnotevenseenhimgo.Hefeltthelinecarefully withhisrighthand andnoticedhishandwasbleeding（流血）. 

"Somethinghurthimthen,"hesaidaloudandpulledbackonthelinetoseeifhecouldturnthefish. But whenhewastouchingthebreakingpoint heheldsteady andsettledback against thestrainoftheline. （老人富有经验）

"You'refeelingitnow,fish,"hesaid."Andso,Godknows,amI." Helookedaroundforthebirdnow because hewouldhavelikedhimforcompany（陪伴）.Thebirdwasgone. 

Youdidnotstaylong,themanthought. But itisrougherwhereyouaregoinguntil youmaketheshore（海岸）.HowdidIletthefishcutmewiththatonequickpullhemade?

 Imustbegettingverystupid.  

OrperhapsIwaslookingatthesmallbird and thinkingofhim. NowI willpayattentiontomy work andthenImusteatthetuna sothatIwillnothaveafailureofstrength."IwishtheboywerehereandthatIhadsomesalt,"hesaidaloud. 

Shifting（turn转变） theweightofthelinetohisleftshoulder and kneeling （knee）carefullyhewashed（洗手） hishandintheoceanandheldit（hand） there,submerged,formorethanaminutewatchingthebloodtrail（） away and thesteadymovementofthewater againsthishandastheboatmoved."Hehasslowedmuch,"hesaid. 

今日词汇

l 1slant /slɑ:

nt/ GRE

vt.&vi.（使）倾斜，歪斜

例：

ThepoliticalslantatFocuscanbedescribedascentre-right.

l 2tension /ˈtenʃn/ IELTS/TOEFL/GRE/考研

n.紧张，不安;紧张气氛;[物]张力，拉力;矛盾

例：

Acupressureisusedtoreleasetensionspotsintheshouldersandneck.

l 3harshness /'ha:

ʃnis/ TOEFL

n.粗糙的事物，严肃，刺耳;粗糙度

例：

Theharshnessoftheclimatemakesvegetativegrowthextremelyslow.

l 4warbler /ˈwɔ:

blə（r）/

n.鸣鸟，用颤音歌唱的人

例：

Hewasawarblerandflyingverylowoverthewater.

l 5teeter /ˈti:

tə（r）/ GRE

v.摇晃，蹒跚;上下动，前后动;犹豫不决;使…上下晃动

例：

Hydeshiftedhisweightandfelthimselfteeterforward,beginningtooverbalance.

l 6stiffen /ˈstɪfn/ TOEFL/4/6

vt.&vi.（使）变硬，（使）强硬;使绷紧;使猛烈;使粘稠

例：

Hetriedtostiffenhiswaveringsoldiers.

l 7lurch /lɜ:

tʃ/ GRE

vi.蹒跚而行，颠簸着行进;摇晃

例：

Youwouldn'tleaveanoldfriendinthelurch,surely?

l 8shore /ʃɔ:

（r）/ 4/6/考研

n.岸;滨;国家（尤指濒海国家）;支柱

例：

Warmweatherhasattractedtheflatfishclosetoshore.

l 9submerge /səbˈmɜ:

dʒ/ IELTS/TOEFL/4/6/考研

vt.&vi.淹没;把…浸入;沉没，下潜;使沉浸

例：

BreakingthedamcouldsubmergedownstreamcitiessuchasWuhan.

l 10jerk /dʒɜ:

k/ IELTS/GRE/6

vt.猛拉;把（牛肉）切成薄片晒干

例：

Heindicatedthebedroomwithajerkofhishead.

重点单词/词组

A、atalesserdepth

【音标】英 [depθ]  美[dɛpθ]

【释】在较浅的深度

tension

【音标】英 [ˈtenʃn]  美[ˈtɛnʃən]

【释】n.feelingsofhostilitythatarenotmanifest

【译】张力，拉力

tension和pressure这组词都有“压力，重压，紧张”的意思，其区别是：

 ◈pressure在科学上，指单位面积上所受到的压力。

用于引申时，指某事物所产生的压力或影响力等。

◈tension多指因关系不好或其它原因而出现的紧张状态，也指某物被过度伸展的程度或状态。

harshness

【音标】['hɑrʃnɪs]

【释】 n.thequalityofbeingunpleasant（harshorroughorgrating）tothesenses

【译】 粗糙的事物

【同】 seriousabout

【延】v.harshen

warbler

【音标】英 [ˈwɔ:

blə（r）]  美[ˈwɔrblə（r）]

【释】 n.asmallactivesongbird

【译】 鸣鸟

【同】 songbird

teeter

【音标】英 [ˈti:

tə（r）]  美[ˈtitɚ]

【释】v. moveunsteadily,witharockingmotion

【译】摇晃

【同】rock

【搭】teeterboard

stiffen

【音标】英 [ˈstɪfn]  美[ˈstɪfən]

【释】v.becomestifforstiffer

【译】变硬

【同】harden

lurch

【音标】英 [lɜ:

tʃ]  美[lɜrtʃ]

【释】v. anunsteadyunevengait

【译】突然倾斜

【同】lean

shore

【音标】英 [ʃɔ:

（r）]  美[ʃɔr,ʃor]

【释】n.thelandalongtheedgeofabodyofwater

【译】海滨

shore和bank这组词都有“岸”的意思，其区别是：

◈shore指紧靠大湖泊或海洋的陆地边缘或靠海的休养地。

◈bank多指有一定坡度的河岸、湖岸或堤岸。

submerge

【音标】英 [səbˈmɜ:

dʒ]  美[səbˈmɜrdʒ]

【释】v.sinkbelowthesurface;gounderorasifunderwater

【译】淹没

【搭】drownout淹没

submerge和immerse这组词都有“浸，浸入”的意思，其区别是：

◈submergev.浸没，淹没。

多指全部浸没在水下达一定深度。

◈immersev.沉浸，使沉浸于。

指全部浸泡在液体中达一段时间，也可指一种氛围。

takeyourchance

【音标】英 [tʃɑ:

ns]  美[tʃæns]

【释】jumpatthechance

【译】 抓住机会；冒险；投机

leanback

【音标】英 [li:

nbæk] 美[linbæk]

【释】v.movetheupperbodybackwardsanddown

【译】向后倾斜

02

句子解析

Buthesaidnothingofthistothebirdwhocouldnotunderstandhimanywayandwhowouldlearnaboutthehawkssoonenough.

解析：

whocouldnotunderstandhimanywayandwhowouldlearnaboutthehawkssoonenough是两个并列的定语从句，修饰thebird.这里用了拟人的修辞,所以定语从句的引导词用了who.

译文：

但是这话他没跟这鸟儿说，反正它也不懂他的话，而且很快就会知道老鹰的厉害。

03

每日金句

Iloveyouandrespectyouverymuch.ButIwillkillyoudeadbeforethisdayends.

我爱你，十分尊敬你。

可是今天我一定要杀死你。

                   ——《老人与海》