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(共117张PPT)
Lesson 57
Back in the old country
本课重点
词汇 alien, absorb, comprehensive
句型 open old wounds …
mean to do …
WORDS
alien adj.
belonging to another country or race
异国的，外国的；陌生的，不熟悉的
a way of life that is totally alien to us
emigrate v. 移出
to leave your own country in order to live in another country
v. 移出； 移居（国外）
immigrate 移进
My parents emigrated from Britain to New Zealand just before I was born. （immigrate)
absorb v.
to interest someone so much that they do not pay attention to other things
全神贯注于
be absorbed in sth/sb
全神贯注于… 完全吸引住
她好像完全沉浸在书中。
She seemed totally absorbed in her book.
embedded adj.
to put something firmly and deeply into something else, or to be put into something in this way
be embedded in 嵌入..之中的
The thorn was embedded in her thumb.
刺扎进了她的大拇指。
她的愧疚感深深地植入她的性格。
Her feelings of guilt are deeply embedded in her personality.
mortally adv.
in a way that will cause death
致命的
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while watching a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington.
comprehensive adj.
including all the necessary facts, details, or problems that need to be dealt with
全面的，综合的，详尽的
We offer our customers a comprehensive range of financial products.
我们为客户提供全面的金融产品。
详尽的列表
comprehensive list
全面的研究
comprehensive study
综合保险
comprehensive insurance
The bill called for comprehensive health insurance for all Americans.
milestone n.
a very important event in the development of something
里程碑
Graduation and marriage are important milestones in people's lives.
There's a historical milestone in the fact that our Apollo 11 landing on the moon took place a mere 66 years after the Wright Brothers' first flight.
Buzz Aldrin
巴兹·奥尔德林
territory n.
government/military: land that is owned or controlled by a particular country, ruler, or military force
The plane was flying over enemy territory.
milometer n.
an instrument in a car that shows how many miles it has travelled
计程表
spire n.
a roof that rises steeply to a point on top of a tower, especially on a church
(教堂的）塔尖
retrace v.
to repeat exactly the same journey that someone else has made
重走~sth
To go back along exactly the same path or route that you have come along
返回
We should retrace the route taken by Marco Polo.
重走路线
她转身沿原路向那栋房子走去。
She turned around and began to retrace her steps towards the house.
stumble v.
to walk in an unsteady way and often almost fall
趔趄地走
stumble into sth
无意间涉足某事
我从大学出来后无意间进了演艺圈。
I stumbled into acting when I left college.
The room was dark, and Stan nearly fell over a chair as he stumbled to the phone.
horizon n.
the horizon: the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky
below/on the horizon
地平线以下/地平线以上
Travel to broaden one’s horizon
开阔眼界
reservoir n.
a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people’s houses
水库，蓄水池
Electricity is regenerated by returning the water to a low reservoir through a turbo-generator.
WORD DRILL
milestone
comprehensive
embedded
emigrate
stumble
alien
reservoir
spire
territory
absorb
mortally
milometer
retrace
horizon
LISTENING
TEXT
1
I stopped to let the car cool off and to study the map.
I stopped to let the car cool off and to study the map.
cool off: to return to normal temperature after being hot
cool sth off:
使某物冷却下来
cool sb off:
使感到凉快；使冷静，冷淡
He slammed the door and went for a walk to cool off.
在湖里游泳后我们感到凉快了.
We cooled off with a swim in the lake.
1
I had expected to be near my objective by now, but everything still seemed alien to me.
I had expected to be near my objective by now, but everything still seemed alien to me.
objective n. 目标
Their main objective is to halt the flow of drugs.
I had expected to be near my objective by now, but everything still seemed alien to me.
by now: 到现在
Sonia should have been home by now. Do you think she’s OK
3
I was only five when my father had taken me abroad, and that was eighteen years ago.
4
When my mother had died after a tragic accident, he did not quickly recover from the shock and loneliness.
When my mother had died after a tragic accident, he did not quickly recover from the shock and loneliness.
recover from sth.: to return to a normal condition after a period of trouble or difficulty
His daughter, however, is still finding it difficult to recover from her traumatic assault in New York.
6
Everything around him was full of her presence, continually reopening the wound. So he decided to emigrate.
Everything around him was full of her presence, continually reopening the wound. So he decided to emigrate.
open old wounds: to remind someone of unpleasant things that happened in the past
If you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
Because your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
Evanescence – My Immortal
7
In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
be absorbed in
全神贯注于… 完全吸引住
她好像完全沉浸在书中。
Judith seemed totally abosorbed in her book.
In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
cease to do 停止原来习惯性动作，不再进行
Wonders will never cease!
太阳打西边出来了
grieve: to feel extremely sad, especially because someone you love has died
v. 悲伤，悲痛
他60岁停止了写作。
He ceased to write at the age of sixty.
当他听到敲门声, 就停下来不写了。
When he heard the knock, he ceased writing.
It's healthy to take time to grieve after the death of a loved one.
In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
8
He did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman’s care; but I lacked for nothing, for he was both father and mother to me.
He did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman’s care; but I lacked for nothing, for he was both father and mother to me.
lack sth.
Alex’s real problem is that he lacks confidence.
lack for nothing:
to have a lot of something 没有欠缺
10
He always meant to go back one day, but not to stay.
He always meant to go back one day, but not to stay. His roots and mine had become too firmly embedded in the new land.
mean to do: to intend to do something
我不是有意让你难过的。
I didn’t mean to upset you.
我一直想问你想不想下周来吃饭。
I’ve been meaning to ask you if you want to come for a meal next week.
10
His roots and mine had become too firmly embedded in the new land.
be embedded in
嵌入
The thorn was embedded in her thumb.
刺扎进了她的大拇指。
Her feelings of guilt are deeply embedded in her personality.
11
But he wanted to see the old folk again and to visit my mother’s grave.
folks: people; parents and family
10
His roots and mine had become too firmly embedded in the new land. But he wanted to see the old folk again and to visit my mother’s grave.
11
He became mortally ill a few months before we had planned to go and, when he knew that he was dying, he made me promise to go on my own.
14
I hired a car the day after landing and bought a comprehensive book of maps, which I found most helpful on the cross-country journey, but which I did not think I should need on the last stage.
I hired a car the day after landing and bought a comprehensive book of maps, which I found most helpful on the cross-country journey, but which I did not think I should need on the last stage.
hire: 租
Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.
Lesson 14
Translation
租一条船一周多少钱？
What does it cost to hire a boat for a week
你可以为了婚礼租一套西装。
You can hire a suit for weddings.
I hired a car the day after landing and bought a comprehensive book of maps, which I found most helpful on the cross-country journey, but which I did not think I should need on the last stage.
stage: 阶段
这支队伍进入了半决赛阶段。
The team reached the semi-final stage of the competition.
15
It was not that I actually remembered anything at all. But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar territory.
并不是说，并非… ,而是…
It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties. He simply had no sense of danger at all.
Lesson 39
并不是他存了足够的钱，而是他家是土豪，才让他能够在北京买房。
It was not that he saved up enough money, but his family is so wealthy as to enable him to afford an apartment in Beijing.
不是我不喜欢你，而是现在这个时机开始一段感情不太合适。
It was not that I don’t like you but(that) the timing to start a relationship is tricky for me.
It was not that I actually remembered anything at all. But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar territory.
positive: very sure
你确定你锁门了吗？
Are you positive you locked the door
It was not that I actually remembered anything at all. But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar territory.
18
Well, I had been wrong, for I was now lost.
well: used to show that you accept a situation even though you feel disappointed or annoyed about it
Well, we’ll just have to cancel the holiday, I suppose.
18
Well, I had been wrong, for I was now lost.
Now:这时，这会儿
She felt a little better now.
她这儿会觉得好点了。
Now: now that 既然 由于
Now
This is over now .
I must go now.
It was too late now for Blake to lock his room door.
Now you’re settled. Why don’t you take up some serious study
现在
这会儿
既然
19
I looked at the map and then at the milometer.
19
I had come ten miles since leaving the town, and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.
I looked at the map and then at the milometer. I had come ten miles since leaving the town, and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.
cottage: a small house in the country
I looked at the map and then at the milometer. I had come ten miles since leaving the town, and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.
with + 独立主格
21
I could see no valley, no farms, no cottages and no church spire — only a lake. I decided that I must have taken a wrong turning somewhere.
22
So I drove back to the town and began to retrace the route, taking frequent glances at the map. I landed up at the same corner.
Land up in/at/on/with： to reach a final position or situation, sometimes after other things have happened
终于到达（某位置）；最终落到（某种处境）
23
The curious thing was that the lake was not marked on the map. I felt as if I had stumbled into a nightmare country, as you sometimes do in dreams.
25
And, as in a nightmare, there was nobody in sight to help me. Fortunately for me, as I was wondering what to do next, there appeared on the horizon a man on horseback, riding in my direction.
In sight: 在视野范围内
一个人也看不见
There was no one in sight.
And, as in a nightmare, there was nobody in sight to help me. Fortunately for me, as I was wondering what to do next, there appeared on the horizon a man on horseback, riding in my direction.
in sb.’s direction
Tony glanced in her direction and their eyes met.
The suspects were last seen heading in the direction of Miami.
27
I waited till he came near, then I asked him the way to our old village. He said that there was now no village. I thought he must have misunderstood me, so I repeated its name.
I waited till he came near, then I asked him the way to our old village. He said that there was now no village. I thought he must have misunderstood me, so I repeated its name.
misunderstand: 误会
More examples
我认为你误会我说的了。
I think you’ve misunderstood what I’m saying.
你一定误会她了！
You must have misunderstood her!
28
This time he pointed to the lake. The village no longer existed because it had been submerged, and all the valley too. The lake was not a natural one, but a man-made reservoir.
SUMMARY WRITING
参考答案
In the place of the village there was only a lake. Had he taken the wrong turning He went back to town and retraced his route, only to finish up at the same spot. The lake was not marked. When a man on horse back appeared, the author asked the way to the old village. The horseman told him there was no village and pointed to the lake: it had been submerged with the whole valley under a man-made reservoir.

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