现代大学英语第二版精读1unit 6.pptVIP

Part II : Sentence Paraphrase Then, recovering quickly, she gave a welcoming smile that instantly put me at ease. (para.6) put sb at ease: to make sb. feel relaxed Text Analysis Detailed Analysis “Yes, they’re wary,” she said. “But then, gamekeepers have been shooting them ever since they got here. They’re introduced, you know, not native.” (para.11) wary: careful, cautious, watchful, suspicious, alert gamekeeper: someone whose job is to look after birds and animals that are kept to be hunted on private land. Notice the use of the word “game” to refer to theanimals, birds, and fish that are hunted for food or as asport. be introduced: to be brought into this place from somewhere else for the first time Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II : Sentence Paraphrase Soon I saw a small brick cottage that glowed pinkly in the westering sun. (para.18) Paraphrasing: Soon I saw a small brick cottage shining with a pink color in the sun that was moving toward the west. Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II : Sentence Paraphrase … and my well of knowledge about natural history began to brim over. At school, I earned the nickname “Prof” … (para.24) Notice the figurative use of the word “well” and the exaggeration of having knowledge “brimming over”. Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II : Sentence Paraphrase Familiarity sometimes makes people physically invisible, for you find yourself talking to the heart—to the essence, as it were, rather than to the face. (para.26) Paraphrasing: When people get to know each other really well, sometimes they don’t notice physical changes. The boy did not see that his friend, the old lady, was getting weaker and weaker because all the time he was talking to her heart, rather to her face. Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II : Sentence Paraphrase My mother was regarding me with a strange gentleness (para.29) Paraphrasing: My mother was looking at me with a strange gentleness because she wanted to break