高级英语2第17课整理1.docx

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高级英语2第17课整理1

Lesson1FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamille

Paraphrase

1）Weareelevated23feet.（Para3）

We're23feetabovesealevel.

2）Theplacehasbeentheresince1915,andnohurricanehaseverbotheredit.（Para3）

Thehousehasbeensafesince1915,andnohurricanehasevercausedanydamagetoit.

3）Wecanbattendownandrideitout.（Para4）

Wecangetourselvesreadyandsurvivethehurricane.

4）Thegeneratorwasdoused,andthelightswentout.（Para9）

Thegeneratorwasputitoutbythewaterandthelightswereextinguished.

5）.Everybodyoutthebackdoortothecars!

（Para10）

Everybodygooutthroughthebackdoorandgoesintothecars.

6）.Theelectricalsystemshadbeenkilledbywater.（Para11）

Theelectricalsystemshadbeenextinguishedbywater.

7）.Johnwatchedthewaterlapatthesteps,andfeltacrushingguilt.（Para17）

Johnwatchedthewaterwashagainstthesteps,asaresult,hefeltastrongsenseofguilt.

8）.Getusthroughthismess,willyou?

（Para17）

OhGod,pleasehelpussurvivethehurricane.

9）.Shecarriedonaloneforafewbars;thenhervoicetrailedaway.（Para21）Grandmothersangafewwordsaloneandthenhersingingfadedaway.

10）.Ianishadjustonedelayedreaction.（para34）

Janisshowedratherlatethepsychologicaldamagefromthehurricane.

Explainwords

1.sincethewatermainsmightbedamaged（Para5）:

mainpipes

2.sitoutthestormwiththeKoshaks（Para6）:

waituntilthestormisover

3.anotherneighborcamebyonhiswayinland（Para6）:

（AEnglish）payavisit

4.theFrenchdoorsinanupstairsroomblewin（Para8）:

burstopen

5.thegeneratorwasdoused（Para9）:

putout

6.Theelectricalsystemshadbeenkilledbywater（Para11）：

doused,putoutandextinguished

7.Itdevastatedeverythinginitswath（Para19）：

sweep/track

8.Shecarriedonafewbars（Para21）：

ameasureinmusic

9.makeit1ean—toagainstthewind（Para25）:

shed

10.andhepitchedinwithSeabeesintheworstvolunteerworkofall（Para33）：

shortforConstructionBattalion

Lesson2Marrakech

Paraphrase

1.Theburying--groundismerelyahugewasteofhummockyearth,likeaderelictbuilding-lot.（para2）

Theburying-groundisjustahugepieceofwastelandfullofmoundsofearth,lookinglikeadesertedconstructionland.

2.Allcolonialempiresareinrealityfoundeduponthatfact.（Para3）

Allcolonialempiresarebuiltbyexploitingthelocalpeople.

3.Theyriseoutoftheearth,theysweatandstarveforafewyears,andthentheysinkbackintothenamelessmoundsofthegraveyard.（Para3）

Theyareborn.Thentheyworkhardwithoutenoughfoodforafewyears.Finallytheydieandareburiedinthehillsgraveswithoutanymarktoidentifythem.

4.Acarpentersitscrossleggedataprehistoriclathe,turningchair-legsatlightingspeed.（Para9）

Acarpentersitscrossinghislegsatanold-fashionedlathe,makingroundchair-legsveryfast.

5.Instantly,fromthedarkholesallround,therewasafrenziedrushofJews.（Para10）

Immediately,Jewsrushedoutoftheirdarkhole-likeroomsnearbyinafrenzymadness.

6.everyoneofthemlooksonacigaretteasamoreorlessimpossibleluxury.（para10）

EveryoneoftheseJewsconsidersthecigaretteasasomewhatpieceofluxurywhichtheycannotpossiblyafford.

7.Still,awhiteskinisalwaysfairlyconspicuous.（Para16）

However,awhite-skinnedEuropeaniseasytonoticeinafairway.

8.Inatropicallandscapeone’seyetakesineverythingexceptthehumanbeing.（para16）

Againstthebackgroundofatropicallandscape,peoplecouldnoticeeverythingbuttheycannotseelocalpeople.

9.NoonewouldthinkofrunningcheaptripstotheDistressedAreas.（Para17）

Noonewouldproposethecheaptripstotheslums．

10．...fornine-tenthsofthepeopletherealityoflifeisanendless,back-breakingstruggletowringalittlefoodoutofanerodedsoil.（Para17）

Thereallifeofnine-tenthsofthepeopleisthatthereisnoendtotheirextremelyhardworkinordertogetalittlefoodfromanerodedsoil．

11.Sheacceptedherstatusasanoldwoman,thatistosayasabeastofburden.（Para19）

Shetookitforgrantedthatasanoldwomansheshouldworklikeananimal．

12.Peoplewithbrownskinsarenextdoortoinvisible.（Para12）

Peoplewhohavebrownskinsarealmostinvisible．

13.Theirsplendidbodieswerehiddeninreach-me-downkhakiuniforms...（Para23）

Thesoldiersworesecond—handkhakiuniformswhichcoveredtheirbeautifulwell—builtbodies．

14.Howlongbeforetheyturntheirgunsintheotherdirection?

（Para25）

Howlongwillittakeforthemtoattackus?

15.Everywhitemantherehadthisthoughtstowedsomewhereorotherinhismind.（Para26）

Itiscertainthateverywhitemanrealizedthis.

Explainwords

1.wailingashortchantoverandoveragain.（Para2）

wordsrepeatedinamonotonoustoneofvoice

2.anArabnavvyworkingonthepathnearby（Para6）

unskilledlaborer

3.hestoweditgratefully（para7）

stored

4.hisleftlegiswarpedoutofshape（para9）

curved，ortwisted,distored

5.astheJewsliveinaself-containedcommunity（para11）

self—sufficient

6.theploughisawretchedwoodenthing（para18）

poorinquality

7.allofthemaremummifiedwithageandthesun（para19）

thinandwitheredlikeamummy

8.Theirsplendidbodieswerehiddeninreach-me-downkhakiuniforms.（para23）

second—handorready—made

9.sohadtheofficersontheirsweatingcharger（para26）：

ahorseriddeninbattleoronparade

LessonThreePubTalkandtheKing’sEnglish

Paraphrase

1．Anditisanactivityonlyofhumans.（para1）

Anditisahumanuniqueactivity．

2．Conversationisnotformakingapoint.（Para2）

Conversationisnottoconvinceothers．

3．Infact,thebestconversationalistsarethosewhoarepreparedtobelose.（para2）.

Infact,thebestconversationalistsarethosewhoarewillingtobelose.

4．Barfriendsarenotdeeplyinvolvedineachother’slives.（para3）

Barfriendsarenotdeeplyconcernedwitheachother’sprivatelives.

5．...itcouldstillgoignorantlyon...（para6）

Theconversationcouldgoonwithoutanybodyknowingwhowasrightorwrong．

6.Therearecattleinthefield,butwesitdowntobeef.（para9）

TheseanimalsarecalledcattleinEnglish,whentheyarealiveandfeedinginthefields；butwhenwesitdownatthetabletoeat,wecalltheirmeatbeefinFrench．

7.ThenewrulingclasshadbuiltaculturalbarrieragainsthimbybuildingtheirFrenchagainsthisownlanguage.（para11）

ThenewrulingclasshadcausedtheculturalcontradictionsbetweentherulingclassandnativeEnglishbyregardingFrenchsuperiortoEnglish.

8．Englishhadcomeroyallyintoitsown.（para13）

EnglishhadgainedrecognitionbytheKing．

9．Thephrasehasalwaysbeenusedalittlepejorativelyandevenfacetiouslybythelowerclasses.（para15）

Thephrase,theking’sEnglishhasalwaysbeenuseddisrespectfullyandmadefunbythelowerclasses.

10.Therebellionagainstaculturaldominanceisstillthere.（para15）

Thereisstilloppositiontoculturalmonopoly.

11.Thereisalwaysagreatdangerthat“wordswillhardenintothingsforus”（para16）

Wetendtomakethemistakethatweregardthethingsastheyrepresent.

12．Evenwiththemosteducatedandthemostliterate,theKing’sEnglishslipsandslidesinconversation.（para18）

EventhemosteducatedandliteratedpeoplewillnotalwaysusetheformalEnglishintheirconversation．

ExplainWords

1.theirmarriagemaybeontherocks（para3）:

inaconditionofruin

2．theygetoutofbedonthewrongside（para3）:

hadabadtemper

3．theconversationwasonwings（para8）:

goingon

4．theNormanlordsofcourseturneduptheirnoseatit（para10）：

scorned

5.weoughttothinkourselvesbackintotheshoesofSaxonpeasant（para11）metaphorinthepositionof

6.Englishhadcomeintoitsown（para13）：

gainitsrecognition

7．Wesitupatthevividnessofthephrase（para18）：

（colloquial）showinterestin

LessonFourInauguralAddress

Paraphrase

1.Andyetthesamerevolutionarybeliefforwhichourforebearsfoughtisstillatissuearoundtheglobe...（para2）

Andyetthesamerevolutionarybeliefwhichistheaimofourancestorsisstillindisputearoundtheworld.

2.Thismuchwepledge--andmore.（para5）

Thismuchwepromisetodoandwepromisetodomore.

3.United,thereislittlewecannotdoinahostofcooperativeventures.（para6）

Ifweareunited,thereisalmostnothingwecannotdothroughalotofcooperation.

4.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecannotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.（para9）

Butthispeacefulrevolutionwhichcanbringhopeinapeacefulwaycannotfallvictimstoenemycountry.

5.....Ourlastbesthopeinanagewheretheinstrumentsofwarhavefaroutpacedtheinstrumentsofpace...（para10）

TheUnitedNationsisourlastandbesthopeintheerawheremeansoflaunchingwarhavefarsurpassedmeansofkeepingpeace.

6....toenlargetheareainwhichitswritmayrun...（para10）

toincreasetheareawheretheUN’swrittendocumentsmaybeeffective.

7....beforethedarkpowersofdestructionunleashedbyscienceengulfallhumanityinplannedoraccidentalself-destruction...（para11）

beforetheevilatomweaponmadepossiblebysciencedestroyallhumanbeingsinaplannedwayorbyaccident.

8...yetbothracingtoalterthatuncertainbalanceofterrorthatstaysthehandofmankind’sfinalwar...（para13）

Howeverbothtryingtochangethatunstablebalanceofweaponsandthisbalanceofweaponscouldpreventhumanbeingsfromlaunchingtheirfinalwar.

9.Soletusbeginanew,rememberingonbothsidesthatcivilityisnotasign