现代大学英语精读5课程讲解.docx

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现代大学英语精读5课程讲解

1,4,8,课，五个课程。

Lesson1

A.词义的理解与语义转换

1）Wemusthonestlyrecognizewherewearenow.（1.2）

正视

2）Whenweviewthenegativeexperiencesoflife,theNegrohasadoubleshare.（1.8）

不如意之事

坎坷经历

若论人生坎坷，黑人可谓倍加艰辛。

3）Wemustmassivelyassertourdignityandworth.（3.1）

Impressively

？

让世人知道

4）Wemuststandupamidstasystemthatstilloppressesusanddevelopanunassailableandmajesticsenseofvalues.（3.2）

Developahabitdropahabit

Developasense意识

Translationskill

词性转换

B.词汇扩展

1）Awhitelieisbetterthanablacklie.（4.5）

Ihadawhitenight,thinkingofyou.

whiteelephant

allusion典故

Trademark

白象

白马王子？

whitehorse？

Mr.Right

Princecharming

whitemeat

fish/bird

redmeat红肉

2）Themostdegeneratememberofafamilyisablacksheep.（4.6）

blacklist

blackmarket

黑马darkhorse

Scapegoat＝替罪羊＝Whipboy

Allusion

3）…teacherswillnotbeforcedtoteachtheNegrochildsixtywaystodespisehimself,andtherebyperpetuatehisfalsesenseofinferiority,andthewhitechild134waystoadorehimself,andtherebyperpetuatehisfalsesenseofsuperiority（4.7）

inferioritycomplex

superioritycomplex

恋父情结Electracomplex

恋母情结Oedipuscomplex

c.搭配collocation

1.theNegroisindireneedofthiskindoflegitimatepower（6.2）紧急，极端

direwarning/prediction/forecast（awarningaboutsomethingterriblethatwillhappeninthefuture）

Lastnightthereweredirewarningsofcivilwar.

2.…thepreservingofthestatusquo（6.11）

maintain/preserve/defendthestatusquo

3.Andoneofthegreatproblemsofhistoryisthattheconceptsofloveandpowerhaveusuallybeencontrastedasopposites--polaropposites-（7.5）

（？

）

polarextreme

d．句子理解

1）Thejobofarousingmanhoodwithinapeople（thathavebeentaughtforsomanycenturiesthattheyarenobody）isnoteasy.（3.4）

2）Poweristheability//ofalaborunionliketheUAWtomakethemostpowerfulcorporationintheworld,GeneralMotors,say'Yes'whenitwantstosay'No.'That'spower.（linethreefromthebottom,Paragraph6）

3）Whatisneededisarealizationthatpowerwithoutloveisrecklessandabusive,andlovewithoutpowerissentimentalandanemic.（8.6）

Anemic：

weak；贫血的

=Anaemic

Anaemia贫血

4）Now,earlyinthiscenturythisproposalwouldhavebeengreetedwithridiculeanddenunciation,（considered）asdestructiveofinitiativeandresponsibility.（10.2）

5）Thefactisthatthework（whichimprovestheconditionofmankind,theworkwhichextendsknowledgeandincreasespowerandenrichesliteratureandelevatesthought,）isnotdonetosecurealiving（12.1）

Shedidn’t

marryhimforhewasrich

Theworkisnot不是这样的

donetosecurealiving＝被做以谋生

不是为了谋生而做

e．修辞（Rhetoric）figureofspeech

1.Antithesis对比对照（Afigureofspeechinwhichsharplycontrastingideasarejuxtaposedinabalancedorparallelphraseorgrammaticalstructure）

1）Aslongasthemindisenslaved,thebodycanneverbefree.（5.5）

2）…loveisidentifiedwitharesignationofpower,andpowerwithadenialoflove.（7.5）

2．Metaphorsimile（like,as）

1）Psychologicalfreedom,afirmsenseofself-esteem,isthemostpowerfulweaponagainstthelongnightofphysicalslavery.（5.6）

Self-esteem自信

2）Thenegrowillonlybefreewhenhereachesdowntotheinnerdepthsofhisownbeingandsignswiththepenandinkofassertivemanhoodhisownemancipationproclamation.（5.9）

3．Personalconflictsamonghusbands,wivesandchildrenwilldiminishwhentheunjustmeasurementofhumanworthonthescaleofdollarsiseliminated.（14.4）

3.parallel

1）ThetendencytoignoretheNegro'scontributiontoAmericanlifeandtostriphimofhispersonhoodisasoldastheearliesthistorybooksandascontemporaryasthemorning'snewspaper.（5.1）

Stripper

Exoticdancing

2）Poweratitsbestisloveimplementingthedemandsofjustice,andjusticeatitsbestispowercorrectingeverythingthatstandsagainstlove.（8.6）

4.Alliteration

1）Nowalotofusarepreachers,andallofushaveourmoralbelievesandconcerns,andsooftenhaveproblemswithpower.（7.1）

Xiamenisacityfullofvigorandvitality

2）Itispreciselythiscollisionofimmoralpowerwithpowerlessmoralitywhichconstitutesthemajorcrisisofourtimes.（9.2）

f.熟词偏义

1.And,inthethinkingofthatday,theabsenceofworldlygoodsindicatedawantofindustrioushabitsandmoralfiber.

（10.5）

Want=lack

Heknowsnowantinhislife.

他什么都不缺

Lesson4

TextAnalysis

A.词义理解与翻译

1.Whenyoursecretaryinvitedmetocomehere,shetoldmethatyourSocietyisconcernedwiththeemploymentofwomenandshesuggestedthatImighttellyousomethingaboutmyownprofessionalexperiences.

a.Society:

theWomen’sServiceLeague

b.concernedwith

c.employment就业问题

增词：

Thefrequency,wavelength,andspeedofsoundarecloselyrelated.

频率、波长和声速三方面是密切相关的

2.Fortheroadwascutmanyyearsago—byFannyBurney,by…—manyfamouswomen,andmanymoreunknownandforgotten,havebeenbeforeme,makingthepathsmooth,andregulatingmysteps.（1.7）

a.cut开辟

b.manymoreunknownandforgotten

c.makingthepathsmooth铺平道路

d.regulatingmysteps：

guide步子

3.Thus,whenIcametowrite,thereareveryfewmaterialobstaclesinmyway.（1.10）

a.materialobstacles物质方面/上的阻碍

b.inmyway

4.Youhaveonlygottofiguretoyourselvesagirlinabedroomwithapeninherhand.（2.1）

a.figure：

imagine

vitalstatistics

Fig.1

5.Shewasintenselysympathetic.Shewasimmenselycharming.Shewasutterlyunselfish.（3.10）

a.intenselysympathetic

sympathize：

beinharmonywith

b.immenselycharming

c.utterlyunselfish

她是这么善解人意；她是如此可爱迷人；她是那么毫无私心。

6.Shewouldhavepluckedtheheartofmywriting.（3.倒13）

a.plucktheheart

她会使我的文章空洞无物。

隐喻

词义引申：

Everylifehasitsrosesandthorns荆棘.

每个人生活都有甜有苦。

7.ThoughIflattermyselfthatIkilledherintheend,thestrugglewassevere.（3.倒4）

a.flatter

8.Besympathetic;betender;flatter;deceive;usetheartsandwilesofoursex.（3.倒21）

要善解人意；要言辞温婉；要善于迎合；要言不由衷；女人的十八般武器，都要用上。

B．词汇扩展

1.Shehadonlytomovethatpenfromlefttorightfromteno’clocktoone.

Fromlefttoright

Fromagetoage世世代代

FromChinatoPeru天涯海角；到处秘鲁

Frombadtoworse每况愈下

Frompillartopost东奔西跑，到处碰壁pillar=post

Fromragstoriches暴富

Fromstrengthtostrength越来越强大

Fromtiptotoe从头到尾

Fromthecradletothegrave一生

2．FortenandsixpenceonecanbuypaperenoughtowritealltheplaysofShakespeare---ifonehasamindthatway.

（1.倒5）haveamindthatway=haveamindlikethat（Shakespeare’smind）

Thatway

--Idon’tknowyournameyet.

--Let’skeepitthatway.

Mywayorthehighway.（TheMatrix）

Haveone’sway

Finderskeepers.

Losersweepers

Fairenough.行，还算公平

Watt:

Sincethereareotherapplicantsontheline,wecan'tletyouknowourdecisionyetuntilallofthemhavegottheirchanceforinterview.

Ann:

Fairenough,Iamwillingtowaituntilyouhavecometoadecision.

C．句子理解

1.Myprofessionisliterature;andinthatprofessiontherearefewerexperiencesforwomenthaninanyother,withtheexceptionofthestage—fewer,Imeanthatarepeculiartowomen.（1.5）

2.Pianosandmodels,Paris,ViennaandBerlin,mastersandmistresses,arenotneededbyawriter.（1.倒4）

3.Thecheapnessofwritingpaperis,ofcoursethereasonwhywomenhavesucceededaswritersbeforetheyhavesucceededintheotherprofessions.（1.倒4）

4.ItwasshewhousedtocomebetweenmeandmypaperwhenIwaswritingreviews.（3.6）

Comebetween…and…

1.tomakepeopleargueandfeelangrywitheachother,whentheyhadbeenfriendsbefore:

Nothingwillevercomebetweenusnow.

Ididn'twanttocomebetweenahusbandandwife.

2topreventsomeonefromgivingenoughattentiontosomething:

Sheneverletanythingcomebetweenherandherwork.

5.Iftherewasachicken,shetooktheleg;iftherewasadraught（draft）,shesatinit—inshortshewassoconstitutedthatsheneverhadamindorawishofherown.（3.12）

风口

6.For,asIfound,directlyIputpentopaper,youcannot//reviewevenanovelwithouthavingamindofyourown,withoutexpressingwhatyouthinktobethetruthabouthumanrelations,morality,sex.（3.倒12）

directly:

assoonas

Youcan’t

//smokewithoutmakingnonsmokersunhappy.

7.Andshemadeasiftoguidemypen.（3.倒19）

Make（seem）asiftodo:

toseemasifyouaregoingtodosomethingbutthennotdoit:

Shemadeasiftospeakbutthenstopped.

8.InowrecordtheoneactforwhichItakesomecredittomyself,thoughthecreditrightlybelongstosomeexcellentancestorsofminewholeftmeacertainsumofmoney—shallwesayfivehundredpoundsayear?

（3.倒19）

Credit:

praise,approvalforanact,abilityoraquality.

Examples：

Hetookhisassistant’scredit.

Shedeservescreditfortryingherbest.

havesomethingtoyourcredit：

tohaveachievedsomething

Shealreadyhastwosuccessfulnovelstohercredit.

下面我要说说多少是我自己做的一件事情，当然做此事的功劳主要还应归功于我的了不起的祖先，是他们给我留下了一笔财产－比如说每年五百英镑吧－这样我就不用完全靠女人的魅力去谋生了。

9．Iturneduponherandcaughtherbythethroat.Ididmybesttokillher.Myexcuse,ifIweretobehadupinacourtoflaw,wouldbethatIactedinself-defence.（3.倒15）

Turnupon:

attack掐

Havesb.up:

totakesb.tocourt

PeepingTomwashadupforstalking.

Curiositykillsthecat.

10．Thus,wheneverIfelttheshadowofherwingortheradianceofherhalo，Itookuptheinkpotandflungitather.（3.倒7）

TheshadowandtheradiancerefertotheinfluenceoftheVictorianattitudesonmywriting

D.Rhetoricaldevices

1.Nodemandwasmadeuponthefamilypurse.（1.倒6）

Purse:

usedfigurativelytostandformoney,financialconditions.Thiskindoffigureofspeechiscalledmetonymy（转喻）.

Be