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Unit 5
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From his poetry, we can learn that although his life was arduous, he succeeded in finding contentment in its simplicity and in drawing pleasure from nature.
arduous adj.
involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time 艰苦的;艰难的
我们可以从他的诗歌中看出,尽管生活艰苦,但他从这种简单的生活中成功获得了满足感,并从大自然中获得了乐趣。
① The journey through the mountains is very arduous.
②The work was arduous.
这项工作很艰巨。
穿越山区的旅程非常艰苦。
draw... from
to take or obtain sth from a particular source (从……中)得到,获得
① to draw support/comfort/strength from your family
从家人那里得到支持╱安慰╱力量
② She drew her inspiration from her childhood experiences.
她从儿时的经历中获得灵感。
2. While Tao’s return to nature was a reaction to a lifestyle he was opposed to, Thoreau’s was a personal decision to transform the way he lived.
while conj.
陶渊明回归大自然是对自己反对的生活方式做出的一种反应,而梭罗则是出于个人的决定而改变自己的生活方式。
① While Toms very good at science, his brother is absolutely hopeless.
汤姆很擅长理科,而他的兄弟绝对是不可救药。
② Jack is extremely long-sighted while I am very short-sighted.
杰克深度远视,而我则严重近视。
used to contrast two things
(对比两件事物)……而,……然而
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be opposed to
disagreeing with sth and trying to stop it 反对
① Those who are opposed to the policy turn out to benefit most from it.
那些反对该政策的人却从中获益最多。
② He said Britain was opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances.
他称英国在任何情况下都反对死刑。
3. Both men were happy to withdraw from contemporary life, seeking a harmonious relationship with nature in the quietness of their lives.
withdraw from
两个人都乐于从当下的生活中抽身而退,在平静的生活中寻求与自然和谐的关系。
① The injury has forced him to withdraw from the competition.
② He’s likely to withdraw from the leadership campaign.
他很可能退出领导人竞选。
伤病迫使他退出比赛。
to no longer take part in sth, or to stop sb or sth from taking part 退出
1. 该国70%的人反对这个提案(proposal) 。
Seventy per cent of this country is opposed to the proposal.
2. 他为什么退出了比赛?
Why did he withdraw from the race?
Translating.
practice
in contrast to
与……(形成)对比
4. The calm and peaceful life he wrote about is in contra