新概念英语第三册 Lesson 49 The ideal servant课堂笔记讲义

Lesson 49 The ideal servant 理想的仆人 1、It is a good thing my aunt Harriet died years ago. If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants. Aunt Harriet lived in that leisurely age（when servants were employed to do housework时间状语从句）. 我的姑妈哈丽特好多年前就去世了，这倒是件好事。如果她活到今天，她将不能就她热衷的话题“佣人”发表意见了。哈丽特生活在一个悠闲的年代，家务事都由雇来的佣人代劳。 · air (n.) 天空，空气 (v.) 通风，晾晒 eg. air the room 给房间通风 = ventilate the room eg. 我拿毛衣出去晒一晒。 I left the sweater outside to air. · air one’s views/opinions 公开表示（晒晒某人的观点） eg. air my complaint 表达自己的不满 他喜欢炫耀他的知识。 He likes airing his knowledge. · domestic (adj.) 国内的，家庭的 eg. domestic and abroad = home and abroad 国内外 · leisurely (adj.) 悠闲的 2、She had a huge, rambling country house called ‘The Gables'. She was sentimentally attached to this house,（for even though it was far too big for her needs原因状语从句/让步状语从句）, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death. 她在乡下有一幢巨大杂乱的房子，叫作“山墙庄园”。她对这幢房子在感情上难舍难分。房子实在太大了，但在丈夫去世多年后，她仍然执意长年住在那儿。 · ramble (v.) 漫步，闲逛，瞎逛 = wander · rambling (adj.) 布局凌乱的 eg. a rambling old house · sentiment (n.) 感情用事 sentimentally (adv.) 感情上地 eg. 在买卖上不能感情用事。 There is no room for sentiment in business. · attach A to B 把A附到B上 eg. 我把照片附到表格上。 I attached the photo to the excel. Do you attach the importance to what he said? 你认为他说的话有重要性吗？ · persist in doing sth. 坚持 = insist on doing sth. 3、（Before she grew old时间状语从句）, Aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly. I often visited The Gables （when I was a boy时间状语从句）. No matter how many guests were present, the great house was always immaculate. 哈丽特姑妈年轻时，喜欢大摆宴席，招待宾客。我小时候常去“山墙庄园”作客。不管去多少宾客，大房子里总是收拾得干干净净。 · entertain (v.) 款待，招待，娱乐 eg. entertain sb. 宴请某人（在家） treat sb. 款待某人（在外） · lavish (adj.) 丰富的，大量的，铺张的 · sb. be lavish with/in 在某方面极其慷慨，大方 = very generous eg. 我们在危急时刻的经济援助上总是很慷慨的。 We are always lavish with financial in times of crisis. 在表扬学生方面我们老师很慷慨的。 Our teacher was lavish in praising students. · immaculate (adj.) 无污迹的，无瑕的 = very /perfectly clean and untidy 反：maculate (adj.) 有污点的，不洁的 4、The parquet floors shone like mirrors; highly polished silver was displayed in gleaming glass cabinets; even my uncle's huge collection of books was kept miraculously free from dust. 镶木地板洁如明镜，擦得发亮的银器陈列在明亮的玻璃柜里，连姑夫的大量藏书也保存得很好，奇迹般地一尘不染。 · parquet (n.) 镶木地板 · polish (n.) 磨光，擦亮 (adj.) 磨光的 Polish 波兰语，波兰人 · gleaming (adj.) 闪闪发光的 · cabinet (n.) 展示柜 · free from dust 一尘不染 5、Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants （that continuously scrubbed, cleaned, and polished定语从句）. She always referred to them as ‘the shifting population',（for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.原因状语从句/结果状语从句） 哈丽特姑妈统率着一支看不见的佣人大军，他们不停地擦拭、清扫、刷洗。她称这些佣人叫“流动人口”，因为他们来匆匆，所以我甚至都没有机会知道他们的姓名。 · preside (v.) 掌管，负责 · preside over sth. 掌管，负责 = be in charge of sth. · president (n.) 总统 · scrub(v.) 擦洗，刷洗 · refer to 提及 = mention · shift (n./v.) 变化位置或方向 eg. 风从东方变到了北方。 The wind shifted from the east to the north. 你必须挪个地，我要打扫房间了。 You must shift yourself to another room, I need to clean the room. 6、（Though my aunt pursued （what was让步状语从句/宾语从句）, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please. 姑妈待佣人在当时算是开明的，从来不让佣人每天工作超过8小时，但他们很难使她称心如意。 · pursue (v.) 追求 · enlighten (v./n.) (1) 启迪，启发 eg. 儿童电视节目的功能是娱乐和启迪孩子们。 The function of children’s TV is to entertain and enlighten. (2) 解释 = explain = account for · enlightened (adj.) 开明的 · in that 因为 = because 7、（While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature时间状语从句）, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days, even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie. 她一方面总是批评人的本性朝三暮四，另一方面她又持之以恒地寻找一个理想的佣人。即使在贝西大大地伤她的心之后，她还在找，一直到她死去。 · fickleness (n.) 变化无常 · fickle (adj.) = changeable 变化无常 eg. a fickle person 一个出尔反尔的人 fickle weather 变化无常的天气 · carry on 继续 · unrelenting （adj.） 不屈不挠的，持续不断的 · search for 寻找 = look for · disillusion (v./n.) 大失所望的，幻想破灭的 反：illusion (n.)幻想，错觉 8、Bessie worked for Aunt Harriet for three years. During that time she so gained my aunt's confidence that she was put in charge of the domestic staff. Aunt Harriet could not find words to praise Bessie's industriousness and efficiency. 贝西在哈丽特家干了3年。在此期间，她赢得了姑母的赏识，甚至当上了大管家。哈丽特不知该用什么言辞来赞扬贝西的勤奋与高效。 · in charge of 负责，管理 = preside over · industriousness (n.) 勤劳 9、In addition to all her other qualifications, Bessie was an expert cook. She acted the role of the perfect servant for three years （before Aunt Harriet discovered her ‘little weakness'时间状语从句）. After being absent from the Gables for a week, my aunt unexpectedly returned one afternoon with a party of guests and instructed Bessie to prepare dinner. 贝西除了有各种本领以外，还是一个烹饪大师。她担任“理想仆人”角色3年之后，哈丽特终于发现她有“小小的弱点”。一次，姑妈有一个星期没在“山墙庄园”住。一天下午，她出其不意地回来了，带来一大批客人，吩咐贝西准备晚饭。 · in addition to 此外，而且 （并列连词） = as well = besides = moreover = apart from · qualification (n.) 资格 eg. 这份工作需要哪种资格？ What sort of qualification do the job need? 他有资格入党吗？ Does he have the qualification to join the party? 10、Not only was the meal well below the usual standard, but Bessie seemed unable to walk steadily. She bumped into the furniture and kept mumbling about the guests. 结果，不仅饭菜远不如平时做得好，而且贝西走起路来似乎东倒西歪。她撞到了家具上，嘴里还不断咕咕哝哝议论客人。 · Not only…but… 不仅…，而且… （否定词置于句首，句子部分倒装：主语谓语颠倒） 11、（When she came in with the last course时间状语从句） -- a huge pudding -- she tripped on the carpet and the pudding went flying through the air, narrowly missed my aunt, and crashed on the dining table with considerable force. 当她端着最后一道菜——一大盘布丁——走进屋来时，在地毯上绊了一跤。布丁飞到半空，从姑母身边擦过，然后狠狠地砸在餐桌上。 · trip (v.) 绊倒 · narrowly (adv.) 勉强地 Exercise: 1. The final score of the basketball match was 93-94. We were only C beaten. A. nearly B. slightly C. narrowly D. lightly 2. The performer was waving his stick in the street and it A missed the child standing nearby. A. narrowly B. nearly C. hardly D. closely 12、（Though this caused great mirth among the guests让步状语从句）, Aunt Harriet was horrified. She reluctantly came to the conclusion （that Bessie was drunk同位语从句）. The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement. 这件事引起了客人们的欢笑，但哈丽特却着实吓了一跳。她不得不认定贝西是喝醉了。客人们自然从贝西为他们开门那一刻起就看出来了，在好长一段时间里，即最后这个乱子发生前，他们努力克制才没笑出声来。 · mirth (n.) 欢乐，欢笑[fml文] = laughter · come to the conclusion 得出结论 · catastrophe (n.) 大灾难 · conceal (v.) 掩盖，隐藏，隐瞒 反：reveal (v.) 揭露 13、The poor girl was dismissed instantly. After her departure, Aunt Harriet discovered （that there were piles of empty wine bottles of all shapes and sizes neatly stacked in （what had once been Bessie's wardrobe宾语从句）. They had mysteriously found their way there from the wine cellar! 贝西当即被解雇了。贝西走后，哈丽特姑妈发现在贝西以前用过的衣柜里整整齐齐地放着一堆堆形状各导、大小不一的酒瓶子。这些酒瓶神不知鬼不觉地从酒窖来到了这里。 · dismiss (v.) 解雇 · instantly (adv.) 立刻，马上 = right now = right away = as soon as possible = immediately = at once Supplementary exercises: · He came all the way to China for promoting friendship for making money. A. other than B. more than C.better than D. rather than 解析：正确答案 D 他千里迢迢地来到中国，不是为了赚钱，而是为了增进友谊。 A. other than 不同于，除了； eg. The truth is quite other than what you think. D. rather than 不是…，而是…。 · The manager once again made a inspection of all the data before making the final decision. A. leisure B. at leisure C.leisurely D. leisure of 解析：正确答案 C 经理在做最后决定时，再次从容地把所有的资料都审阅了一遍。 A. leisure 休闲； B. at leisure 在闲暇时间； C. leisurely(adj.) 从容的，慢慢的。 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$