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Lesson 15 A Famous Writer
重难点知识讲解
1. The idea came to her during a train ride in 1990. 在 1990年一次乘火车的旅途中,这个想法突然进人她的脑海。
【解析】come to sb. 意为“突然想起、记起”。例如:
I’ve forgotten her name, but maybe it1l come to me later.
我忘了她的名字,但也许一会儿就想起来了。
2. That period of my life was a dark one and I had no idea that there was going to be…那是我生命中一段黑暗的时光,我不知道接下来将会……
【解析】have no idea 意为“不知道”。例如:
I’ve no idea where she's gone. 我不知道她去哪儿了。
3. Failure meant I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that I really mattered to me…..失败意味着我不再自欺欺人。我就是我。然后开始把我所有的精力都投入到对我来说唯一真正重要的工作中去……
【解析】pretend 作动词意为“假装,伪装,佯装”,作形容词意为“假装的”。例如:
Let's pretend we're on the Moon. 我们假装自己是在月球上吧。
other than 意为“除了”。例如:
I don't know any American people other than you. 除了你,我不认识别的美国人。
direct all one's energy into (doing) stb. 意为“把所有精力都放在…上”。例如:
I want to direct all my energy into my own projects. 我想要把全部的精力都放在自己的项目上。
基础练习
一、翻译下列短语。
1. 大规模地,彻底地___________________________________________________
2.按一切习惯标准来说_________________________________________________
3.突然进入脑海_______________________________________________________
4. 独自抚养她的女儿__________________________________________________
5. 不知道____________________________________________________________
6. 继续做另一件事____________________________________________________
7.停止做某事_________________________________________________________
8.除了_______________________________________________________________
9.把所有精力都放在…上_______________________________________________
10. 对某人来说很重要_________________________________________________
11 释放,使获得自由___________________________________________________
12. 与…相关的_______________________________________________________
二.将词汇与正确的释义连线。
1. raise A. to start to live apart from your husband or wife
2. pretend B. to aim something in a particular direction or at a particular person, group etc.
3. separate C. to look after your children and help them grow
4. direct D. to be important,