研究生英语下unit5.ppt

An alpine divorce Para.7-14 朱玲Reading Focus back Reading Focus 1、There was is a hotel near the mountain-tops which stands on a ledge over one of the great glaciers. (Para. 7) ledge [ledʒ] n.岩架，岩礁 glacier [‘ɡlæsɪə(r)] n. 冰川 有一间靠近山顶的旅馆坐落在一座很高的冰川的脊架上. 2、It is a mile and a half above the level of the sea， and it stands alone， reached by a toilsome road that zigzags up the mountain for six miles.(Para. 7) toilsome adj.辛苦的，劳累的 e.g.Those days closed the relationship among us which were toilsome but enjoyable. 那段日子虽然辛苦，但十分愉快，他拉近了我们的距离. zigzags v.之字形，曲折蜿蜒向上 Triple Zigzags三重锯齿形 Double Zigzags双重锯齿形 3、There is a wonderful view of snow-peaks and glaciers from the verandahs of this hotel， and in the neighbourhood were many picturesque walks to points more or less dangerous.(Para. 7) 在旅馆的回廊可以观赏到雪峰和冰川的美景。旅馆附近小道遍布，沿路风景如画，但通往的地点多少都带点儿危险。 verandah [və‘rændə]走廊，游廊 balcony ,patio, terrace 的区别 Balcony是 指阳台;（电影院等的）楼厅，楼座;包厢 patio ：院子，天井;西露台，平台 terrace ：n.台阶，阶地;阳台;柱廊，门廊;斜坡上房屋间的街巷 vt. 把（如山坡或坡地）修成梯田;给（如房屋）建阳台 picturesque adj.(of a place)pretty and interesting in an old-fationed way e.g: he rents a small house in a picturesque old quarter of town. 他在一个风景如画的旧城区租了一个小房子. more or less 差不多，或多或少，几乎，大约 e.g.（1） So far they are all more or less on track. 目前看来，他们都或多或少地在按计划行事. （2）We are more or less the same age. 我们年纪差不多。 4、John Bodman knew the hotel well， and in happier days he had been intimately acquainted with the vicinity. (Para. 7) acquaint with 熟悉，知道、 e.g.(1) You should acquaint yourself with the facts before making a decision． 在作出一项决定之前要熟悉各种情况。 (2) 我与这位女士不相识。 I am not acquainted with the lady． vicinity: 邻近的，附近的 词组： in the vicinity of e.g.(1)My house is across the harbour in the vicinity of  the kowloon(九龙）park. 我的家在海港的对岸，九龙公园附近。 (2)many persons in the vicinity were awakened by the blast,and some were thrown from their beds.