《老人与海》英语原著阅读十五.docx

1、老人与海英语原著阅读十五老人与海英语原著阅读（十五）Day 151.Hes headed north(北方), the old man said. Thecurrentwill have set us fartothe eastward, he thought. I wish he wouldturn（翻转）with the current.That would show that he was tiring.（tire）When the sun had risen further（高）/the old man realized that the fish was not tiring. Th

2、ere was only one favorable sign（迹象征兆）.The slant of the lineshowed he（fish）was swimming at alesserdepth. That did not necessarily mean that he would jump the water. But he might. God let him jump, the old man said. I have enough line to handle（应对对付捕获）him. MaybeifI can increase the tension just a litt

3、leit will hurt him and he will jump, he thought.Nowthat it is daylight let him jump so that hell fill the sacks（液囊袋子麻袋）along his backbone（脊椎）with air and then he cannot go deep to die. He tried to increase the tension, butthe line had beentaut up tothe very（边缘）edge ofthe breaking point（打破的点）sincehe

4、had hooked the fishandhe felt the harshness（严肃）as he leaned back to pulland knew he could put no more strain on it（line）. I must not jerk（猛拉）it ever, he thought. Each jerkwidens the cut（切伤伤口）the hook makesand then when he does jump he might throw it（hook）.Anyway I feel better with the sun and for on

5、ce I do not have to look into it（sun）. There was yellow weed on the linebutthe old man knew that only made an added drag（拖拽）and he was pleased. It was the yellow Gulf（鸿沟水沟）weed that had made so much phosphorescence（磷光）in the night. Fish, he said, I love youand respect you very much.ButI will kill yo

6、u dead before this day ends. Let us hope so, he thought. （but=now）2.A small bird came toward the skiff from the north. He was a warbler(鸣鸟)and flying very low over the water. The old man could see thathewas very tired. The bird made the stern of the boat and rested there. Then he flew around the old

7、 mans headandrested on the line where he was more comfortable. How old are you?the old man asked the bird. Is this your first trip? The bird looked at him when he spoke. He was too tired even to examine（检查）the lineandhe teetered（摇晃）on it as hisdelicate feetgripped（抓）it（line）fast（表达出小鸟特别累）.Its steady

8、, the old man told him. Its too steady. Youshouldntbe that tired after a windlessnight. What are birds coming to? The hawks（老鹰）, he thought, that comeoutto sea tomeet（捕获）them.Buthe saidnothing of thisto the bird who could not understand him anyway and who would learn about the hawks soon enough. Tak

9、e a good rest, small bird, he said. Thengo in and take your chance（碰碰运气）like anyman or bird or fish. It encouraged him to talk because his back hadstiffened in the night（a）andit hurt truly now(b).Stay at my house if you like, bird, he said. I am sorry I cannot hoist the sail and take you in with the

10、 small breeze that is rising（挂起）. But I am with a friend.Just then the fish gave a sudden lurch thatpulled the old man downontothe bowandwould have pulled himoverboardif he had notbraced himselfandgiven some line.The bird had flown up when the line jerked（猛拉）andthe old man had not even seen him go.

11、He felt the line carefullywith his right handand noticed his hand was bleeding（流血）. Something hurt him then, he said aloud and pulled back on the line to see if he could turn the fish.Butwhen he was touching the breaking pointhe held steadyand settled backagainstthe strain of the line. （老人富有经验）Youre

12、 feeling it now, fish, he said. And so, God knows, am I. He looked around for the bird nowbecausehe would have liked him for company（陪伴）. The bird was gone. You did not stay long, the man thought.Butit is rougher where you are going untilyou make the shore（海岸）. How did I let the fish cut me with tha

13、t one quick pull he made?I must be getting very stupid. Or perhaps I was looking at the small birdandthinking of him.Now Iwill pay attention to myworkand then I must eat the tunaso that I will not have a failure of strength. I wish the boy were here and that I had some salt, he said aloud. Shifting（

14、turn转变）the weight of the line to his left shoulderandkneeling（knee）carefully he washed（洗手）his hand in the ocean and held it（hand）there, submerged, for more than a minute watching the blood trail（）awayandthe steady movement of the wateragainst his hand as the boat moved. He has slowed much, he said.

15、今日词汇l1slant/sl:nt/GREvt.& vi.（使）倾斜，歪斜例：The political slant at Focus can be described as centre-right.l2tension/tenn/IELTS/TOEFL/GRE/考研n.紧张，不安;紧张气氛;物张力，拉力;矛盾例：Acupressure is used to release tension spots in the shoulders and neck.l3harshness/ha:nis/TOEFLn.粗糙的事物，严肃，刺耳;粗糙度例：The harshness of the climate

16、 makes vegetative growth extremely slow.l4warbler/w:bl(r)/n.鸣鸟，用颤音歌唱的人例：He was a warbler and flying very low over the water.l5teeter/ti:t(r)/GREv.摇晃，蹒跚;上下动，前后动;犹豫不决;使上下晃动例：Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.l6stiffen/stfn/TOEFL/4/6vt.& vi.（使）变硬，（使）强硬;使绷

17、紧;使猛烈;使粘稠例：He tried to stiffen his wavering soldiers.l7lurch/l:t/GREvi.蹒跚而行，颠簸着行进;摇晃例：You wouldnt leave an old friend in the lurch, surely?l8shore/:(r)/4/6/考研n.岸;滨;国家（尤指濒海国家）;支柱例：Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore.l9submerge/sbm:d/IELTS/TOEFL/4/6/考研vt.& vi.淹没;把浸入;沉没，下潜;使沉浸例：Brea

18、king the dam could submerge downstream cities such as Wuhan.l10jerk/d:k/IELTS/GRE/6vt.猛拉;把（牛肉）切成薄片晒干例：He indicated the bedroom with a jerk of his head.重点单词/词组A、at a lesser depth【音标】英dep 美 dp【释】在较浅的深度tension【音标】英tenn 美 tnn【释】n. feelings of hostility that are not manifest【译】张力，拉力tension和pressure这组词都有“

19、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】hrns【释】n. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses【译】粗糙的事物【同】serious about【延】v. harshenwarbler【音标】英w:bl(r) 美 wrbl(r)【释】n. a small active songb

20、ird【译】鸣鸟【同】song birdteeter【音标】英ti:t(r) 美 tit【释】v. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion【译】摇晃【同】rock【搭】teeterboardstiffen【音标】英stfn 美 stfn【释】v. become stiff or stiffer【译】变硬【同】hardenlurch【音标】英l:t 美 lrt【释】v.an unsteady uneven gait【译】突然倾斜【同】leanshore【音标】英:(r) 美 r, or【释】n. the land along the edge of a bo

21、dy of water【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sbm:d 美 sbmrd【释】v.sink below the surface; go under or as if under water【译】淹没【搭】drown out淹没submerge和immerse这组词都有“浸，浸入”的意思，其区别是：submerge v. 浸没，淹没。多指全部浸没在水下达一定深度。immerse v. 沉浸，使沉浸于。指全部浸泡在液体中达一段时间，也

22、可指一种氛围。take your chance【音标】英t:ns 美 tns【释】jump at the chance【译】抓住机会；冒险；投机lean back【音标】英li:n bk 美 lin bk【释】v. move the upper body backwards and down【译】向后倾斜02句子解析But he said nothing of this to the bird who could not understand him anyway and who would learn about the hawks soon enough.解析：who could not understand him anyway and who would learn about the hawks soon enough是两个并列的定语从句，修饰the bird.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I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you dead before this day ends.我爱你，十分尊敬你。可是今天我一定要杀死你。 老人与海