现代大学英语（精读）笫三册——lesson9.ppt

LESSON NINE The Dill Pickle He was peeling an orange. （1） To peel an orange: to take off the peel of an orange. To peel potatoes; to husk剥去 ...的皮[壳] the rice; to shell the peas去壳除去…的壳；剥…外皮；shell oysters.剥牡蛎; to weed the garden给花园除杂草; to gut取出内脏the fish; to dust掸掉...上的灰尘the tables. Won’t you smoke? 3 An invitation: Won’t you sit down? Won’t you come in? Won’t you have some coffee? But she was thinking how well she remembered that trick of his—the trick of interrupting her—and of how it used to exasperate her six years ago. （12） To exasperate: to annoy, to vex, to irritate very much. I am still just as ignorant for all your telling me. （13） For all: in spite of all. For all our efforts, we still couldn’t save his life. For all his power, he is still the most despised person. His was the truer.15 The Johnsons have two daughters. Tina was the more intelligent. And in the warmth, as it were, another memory unfolded. （16） As it were: as if; as you might say; so to speak. Apart from them, with his supper in a cloth on his knees, sat the coachman. （43） Apart from:（here）some distance away from. It is a bit colder in winter, but apart from (except) that, it’s quite a pleasant city to live in. Apart from （Besides）these reasons, there is yet another factor. A cloth: cloth is usually uncountable unless it refers to a piece of this material for special purpose such as a table cloth or a dish cloth. beyond Past or outside the limits, reach为…所不能及；多于；超出 Its quite beyond me why she married such a heavy smoker. beyond description无法形容 2. Antonomasia（换称） 换称中的专有名词通常有三种来源：宗教，古代及当代的历史和文学。比较： 借代：Uncle Sam（山姆大叔） -- the United States（美国） Fleet Street（舰队街） – the British press（英国报界） the Pentagon（五角大楼） – U.S. Defense Department（美国国防部） the Capitol Hill (国会大山) – U. S. Congress the Scotland Yard – London’s Police department Foggy Bottom（雾谷） – U.S. State Department（美国国务院） Silicon Valley – U.S. high-tech center Hollywood（好莱坞） -- American film-making industry（美国电影制片业,电影界）