徐老师送给考研同学的礼物13.docx

1、徐老师送给考研同学的礼物13Lesson 46 Do it yourself 自己动手 一、【Text】课文So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingIy less dependent on specialized labour. No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications. Armed with th

2、e right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes. Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture. Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build

3、 their own computers. Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home. Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us ar

4、e born handymen.Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything. Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics. When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or v

5、acuum cleaners fail to operate, some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right. The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong. It is a question of pride

6、 as much as anything else. Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower. It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it. I would not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it myself. One Saturday after

7、noon, I hauled the machine into the garden and had a close look at it. As far as I could see, it only needed a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new. Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple. The mower firmly ref

8、used to mow, so I decided to dismantle it. The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn mower. But I was extremely pleased with myself. I had traced the cause of the trouble. One of the links in the chain that drives the wheels had snapped. After buying a new chain

9、 I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again. I was not surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit

10、anywhere. I gave up in despair. The weeks passed and the grass grew. When my wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow. Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle. Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusti

11、ng lawn-mower which I have prom-ised to repair one day.二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语plead v. 找（借口），辩解ignorance n. 无知，不懂publication n. 出版物newlyweds n. 新婚夫妇gaily adv. 愉快地，高兴地leisure n. 空闲keen adj. 热心的，渴望的advisory adj. 咨询的novice n. 新手consumer n. 消费者，顾客assemble v. 装配，组装outlet n. 出路creative adj. 创造

12、性的handyman n. 手巧的人，能工巧匠resourceful adj. 足智多谋的fuse v. 由于烧断保险丝而短路rickety adj. 要散架的，晃动的clog v. 堵塞delusion n. 错觉lawn mower 割草机adjustment n. 调整screw n. 螺丝钉dismantle v. 拆卸chunk n. （厚）块snap v. 绷断insurmountable adj. 不能克服的，难以对付的jigsaw n. 线锯nag v. 唠叨不休rust v. 生锈plead v. 找（借口），辩解plead ignorance: 一无所知Eg: The au

13、thorities plead ignorance.I pleaded that I was ill so I couldnt go to the party.plead that.pleadable 可辩护的Eg: This is a pleadable case.pleading n. 辩护，恳求pleader n. 辩护人beg vt. 肯求 （可怜地一再要求）beg sb. not to doask 请求，要求（期待肯定的答复）entreat: 请求（通过反反复复的请求，来说服、软化对方）implore 要求（迫切地、痛苦地要求）Eg: The poor man implored me

14、 for help.ignorance n. 无知，不懂publication n. 出版物newlyweds n. 新婚夫妇gaily adv. 愉快地，高兴地leisure n. 空闲spare timeleisure hours at leisure 悠闲自得的，空闲的Eg: Im quite at leisure if you want to me to help you.at ones leisure 在某人空闲的时候，在某人高兴的时候Eg: Look me up, at your leisure. drop in me, at your leisure.At your leisur

15、e, please call me.wait sb.s leisure 等某人有空闲的时候keen adj. 热心的，渴望的eager, anxiousbe keen about 迷上，喜欢上The boy is keen about footfall.be keen on sth. 迷上，喜欢上（口）anxious （焦急的心情，因焦虑而渴望）eager (因特别想得到或拥有某物而渴求)Eg: What are you eager for?keen (因为极大的兴趣和欲念而热衷于)advisory adj. 咨询的novice n. 新手consumer n. 消费者，顾客assemble

16、v. 装配，组装assemble vi. 众多人的集会=fit, put the parts / pieces togetherEg: It took me three hours to assemble thy bicycle.amass, accumulate, collect, gather, assemble, store up, hold upoutlet n. 出路排水口，通风口a way through which sth. may go outan outlet for water 排水口an outlet for air 通风口Eg: This is an outlet fo

17、r you to get success.He wants an outlet for his anger.他需要一个出气筒。outlet for inlet 进口，入口creative adj. 创造性的inventive adj. 善于创造的，发明的handyman n. 手巧的人，能工巧匠resourceful adj. 足智多谋的=witty 机智的，俏皮的，言辞巧妙的wit 智慧，智谋Eg: Hes in trouble and hes witts ended.wit: 智慧，智谋（通常用复数形式）resource 资源；消遣，娱乐=entertainment, amusemente

18、ntertainment 为使某人开心而进行的娱乐和消遣= amusementresource 消遣的目的是为了打发时间fuse v. 由于烧断保险丝而短路rickety adj. 要散架的，晃动的clog v. 堵塞delusion n. 错觉lawn mower 割草机adjustment n. 调整adjust 指调整，调节，使之适应screw n. 螺丝钉screw vt. 1. 拧 screw down 用螺丝钉固定住；约束 screw up 固定住；把.揉成一团 screw out 拧出来；勉强拿出，逼出 screw around 鬼混；闲逛 as he has a screw l

19、oose / missingEg: Dont have a chat with him as he has a screw loose. 不要跟他闲聊，他这个人疯疯颠颠的。You must have your head screwed properly. 你必须保持头脑清醒。dismantle v. 拆卸take apart He took a longmor apart.chunk n. （厚）块snap v. 绷断猛咬（=bite）；拍快照break suddenlyThe chain snap suddenly.snap ones fingers at sb. 弹响指snap sth.

20、up 迅速地抓住机会抢购Eg: The cheapist dresses were quickly snapped up. 抢购一空in a snap 立刻，马上It is a snap. 很轻松，小菜一碟insurmountable adj. 不能克服的，难以对付的=cannot be overcomesurmount: 克服 surmount difficultyEg:They are faced with insurmountable difficulties.vanquish: 克服jigsaw n. 线锯nag v. 唠叨不休rust v. 生锈三、【课文精析】本文非常优秀，一是在句

21、子结构上，二是在系列短语上Key sentence: So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingIy less dependent on specialized labour.此句的基本句型是so.that. 引导的结果状语从句，为了强调great这个词，把so great 提到句首，因此主谓语要倒装。passion 热情passion for doing sth. be / become dependent on independentless dependen

22、t = more independentspecialized = skillfulKey sentence: No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer,plead ignorance of sth. 对.一无所知Eg: He pleade ignorance of the accident.countless 不计其数的Key sentence: Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating the

23、ir own homes.armed with 佩戴上gaily = happily, cheerfullyembark on doing sth. 从事做（新的、难度大的事情）=start sth. (new or difficult)lay out 安排，布置go so far as to do: 竟然到了干.的地步Eg: Oh, my god, he went so far as to refuse my demand. She goes so far as to go shopping / with it shop every day.keen: 感兴趣的，热心的enthusiasm

24、热情cater for 满足，迎合人们的需要= provide what is necessaryEg: Our school tries to cater for students needs / demands.do-it-yourself 合成形容词craze= passionbits and pieces 备件，零件特点：重复介词使用in dread of: 害怕Key sentence: Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy,provide an outlet for: 寻找.出路pen

25、t up：被压抑的 =oppressedpotential 潜在的not all of us 部分的否定none of us 全部的否定born：生来就是Key sentence: Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.Some wives live under the illusion that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.tend to: 倾向

26、于tend to do sth. 有.倾向tend to sth. 照料，伺候=attend to (应付，对付=deal with)Key sentence: Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters,be supposed to 一致公认Key sentence: When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to

27、operate, some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.presume: 表示猜测，主观判断，有事实可以依据assume: 主观武断的认为eg: You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good food-always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm.Key sentence:The worst t

28、hing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.The worst thing is that.最糟糕的事情delusion(语气强烈)=illusionIt is a question of pride as much as anything else.It is a question of pride.as much

29、as anything (else) 加强语气=very, very muchcall in a man to look at sth.break down: 坏掉了fail to operate get / come round to sth. 抽出时间做某事make time to do sth. / spare time to do sth.Eg: I got round to writing the letter after two days delay.as far as I could see = as far as I knew / as far as I could find

30、/ discover 在我看来minormajorit would be as good as newas good as 几乎，差不多=almost, actually, virtually, nearlyEg: He as good as turned me down. 他实际上就是拒绝了我。inevitably 不可避免地The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn-mower.be littered with 放满了make up 表示一种状态assemble:强调动作I had traced the cause of the trouble.trace: 跟踪=find, discoverKey sentence:After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the co