1、Lesson 41 Illusions of Pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想New words and expression 生词和短语illusion ilu:n n. 幻想，错觉under illusion that / under the impression thatI am under the impression that you are honest.We live under the illusion.I am under the impression that he will help me every day.under no illusion thatW
2、e live under no illusion that country life is beautiful.have illusion about / have no illusion aboutdelusion 幻觉， （精神病人）Eg: He is under the delusion that somebody will kill him tomorrow.He lives under the delusion that he will be killed sometime.vision 憧景Eg: I live under the vision that I have a brig
3、ht future.illusioned adj.充满幻想的Eg: The world of children is illusioned.illusionary adj. 错觉的，幻觉的Eg: Dont believe in him. What he said is illusionary picture.illusive adj. 虚假的，不可靠的Eg: What he described was illusive. Dont depend on him any more.imaginaryimagingEg: I cant imagine building Great Wall.imag
4、inary 虚构的Eg: The story is imaginary, Dont be taken in.imaginaryThe story is imaginary. Dont be taken in.imaginative 富有想像力的Children are more imaginative than adults.unimaginative 缺乏想像力的imaginable 能想像得出的， （须放在被修饰词之后）This is the idea / way imaginable.imaginary / imaginative / imaginable / unimaginatice
5、We are imaginativeillusionary / imaginary 虚构的pastoral p:strl adj. 田园的breed bri:d v. 培育vt. breed / bred / bredbreed / raise / bring up / rearraise /breed petsraise / breed dogs.Do you raise dogs?educateAs a mother, you must breed good manners into your child.rear 抚养 ，I must rear the child because I h
6、ave the duty.He rears / breeds / raises two dogs.grow / plant treecause / lead / result in / give rise toWar breeds misery and ruin. 战争导致毁灭和悲惨。Your carelessness bred the accidentbreed in and in 近亲结婚，同种繁殖breed out and out 非近亲结婚，异种繁殖breed / raise / bring up / causerapture rpt n. 欣喜great joy / delightA
7、t the news, they are in raptures.At the news, they are great delighted.in raptures(about/ over sth. ) (对) 欣喜若狂I am in raptures about the new book.go into raptures(over/ about/ at sth. ) (对)感到非常的高兴！He went into raptures when he heard the good news.joy / happinessWe have a good time and we are full of
8、 happiness.delight 高兴，喜悦，程度强于 joy, 但不如 rapture，也不如 rapture 那么正式，I feel delighted = I am in rapturesecstasy 入迷；狂喜He is in ecstasy.enchant v enchantment 入迷，He was enchanted in thoughts.elation 兴高采烈；得意洋洋He has got the feeling of elation.bliss 极乐；无尚的幸福Nothing in the world can make you happier than bliss
9、.A sound sleep is my blissglee 欢乐，高兴，欢心 （诗歌中）rapture / in raptures / go into raptures / joy / happiness / delight / ecstasy/ enchantment / elation / bliss / gleeextol ikstul v. 赞美，颂扬vt. praiseI cant find a good word to praise you / your ability.I want to extol the virtues of human pliment v. & n. 恭维
10、Do you often compliment .?exalt 赞扬，歌颂，吹捧You disgust me. why do you extol such a stupid person.laud 赞美I want to do nothing but laud you.What do you want to laud me?I want to laud your beauty, ability and your wealth.extol / praise / compliment / exalt / laudsuperior su:piri adj. 优越的better than the av
11、erage无比较级和最高级be superior to 比优越In my opinion, town life is superior to country life.interiorbe interior to 比低，不如Country life is superior to city lifesuperior / interiorseniorsenior high schooljuniorThe word is basicjunior high schoolsenior /juniorposterior / prior 后于/ 先于This work is prior to that on
12、e.of no confidence / importance / significanceIt should be inferior to that one.superior / inferior / senior / junior / posterior / priorbe prior tocockcrow kkkru n. 鸡叫twitter twit v. （鸟）吱吱叫，喊喊喳喳叫glint glint v. 闪烁shine / flash / glitterflash 表示忽明忽暗的闪光，也可以指反光镜反出来的光线Eg: A lighthouse is flashing in the
13、 distance.glim 表示透过某种媒介而透出来的光线，比如透过茫茫大雾的光芒Eg: Through the fog, we saw a lighthouse glimming.glint 表示迅速闪烁的微弱的光，比如阳光下闪烁的露水光Eg: The sun glinted through the leaves.glisten 潮湿的物体上所反射的光泽，或是柔弱的光辉Eg: The white snow glistened in all the colors of rainbow.flicker 表示蜡烛或油灯在即将熄灭时的所发出的摇曳的光Eg: On the cold night, I
14、 sat in front of the only one candle which was flickering.flash / glim / glint / glisten / flicherpasture pst n. 牧场idyllic aidilik adj. 田园诗的He is leading an idyllic lifevirtually v:tuli adv. 几乎；差不多dubious dju:bis adj. 可疑的，怀疑的doubtful / uncertain / questionable / suspicious / scepticaldubiousbe dubio
15、us about/of 对怀疑,对不肯定，主要表示不肯定的，不确定的doubt / suspectEg: I suspect that he stole the car last night. 语气较肯定的猜疑I doubt whether he stole the car. 语气不太肯定suspicious / doubtfulCats are suspicious of human beings.I am not sure about your ability to do so.I am doubtful of your ability.I am dubious about your ab
16、ility.questionable 强调质疑，有问题的，值得争议的This is a questionable conclusion / decision.sceptical 怀疑论的，怀疑的 (正式用法)suspiciousYour idea is sceptical.dubious / dubious about ( of ) / doubtful / uncertain / suspicious / sceptical / questionableprivilege privilid n. 特权misery mizri n. 苦难acquaintance kweintns n. 熟人t
17、reat tri:t n. 难得的乐事，享受be ones treat1.请客 = sb. stand treatEg: Lets go to have dinner. Its my treattreat sb. totake sb. to dinnerEg: Its my pleasure to take you to dinner.stand treatI stand treat 我作东。2. 对待treat sb. asI treat him as my best friend.treat with sb. 跟某人商谈I cant bring it to a conclusion. I
18、want to treat with you.treat of sth. / sb. =speak ofWe speak / treat of tramps contemptuously.2. 荣幸,享受Eg: Having dinner with you is my treat.treat sb. to 宴请某人Eg: Its my pleasure to treat you to dinner.treat sb as 按对待某人Eg: I treat him as my best friend.treat with sb. 跟某人商谈Eg I cant bring it to a conc
19、lusion. I want to treat with you.treat of sth./sb. 关于，提及到，speak ofEg: We treat of tramps contemptuously.dweller dwel n. 居住者stagger stg v. 摇晃；蹒跚exotic igztik adj. 寻乎寻常的，外来的glow glu n. 白炽光descend disend v. 下落，降临Eg: darkness descends very soon because winter is coming.descend from 从 传下来Eg: The watch de
20、scended from his grandfather.descend on / upon 突然袭击，He visited me suddenly.He looked me up suddenly.He called on me suddenly.Yesterday, my best friend descended on me.descend to 传给descend from.todescend / descend from / descend to / descend on / descend upondropI dropped the glass onto the floor.asc
21、end ant.The aeroplane is ascending at tremendous speed.tuck tk v. 缩进，隐藏obstinately bstinitli adv. 固执地，顽固地obstinate adj. 顽固而不易被别人所改变Eg: If you are an obstinate person, nobody can change your mind.stubbom 倔强Eg: He is such a stubborn person that he insists on finishing what he wants to do.Dont try to p
22、ersuade him because he is an obstinate person.persistentpersistEg: If you always follow your friends around, I should say, you are a persist person.strong minded 顽强的，意志力强Eg: If you are a strong minded person, you can do everything well.obstinate / stubbornas stubborn as mule 像牛一样倔强 (骡子)【课文讲解】The qui
23、et life of the country has never appealed to me.宁静的乡村生活从来没有吸引过我。City born and city bred,我生在城市，长在城市，I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasionally visit during the weekend.总认为乡村是透过火车车窗看到的那个样了，或偶尔周末去游玩一下的景象。Most of my friends live in t
24、he city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.我的许多朋友都住在城市，但他们只要一提起乡村，马上就会变得欣喜若狂。Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life,尽管他们都交口称赞宁静的乡村生活的种种优点，only one of them has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months.但其中只有一个人真去农村住过，而且不足
25、6 个月就回来了。Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.即使他也仍存有幻觉，好像乡村生活就是比城市生活优越。He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living.他滔滔不绝地大谈友好的农民，洁净的空气，贴近大自然的环境和悠闲的生活节奏。Nothing can b
26、e compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.他坚持认为，凌晨雄鸡第一声啼叫，黎明时分小鸟吱喳欢叫，冉冉升起的朝阳染红树木、牧场，此番美景无与伦比。This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.但这种田园诗般的乡村风光仅仅是一个侧面。My friend fails to mention
27、 the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV - virtually the only form of entertainment.我的朋友没有提到在电视机前度过的漫长寂寞的冬夜-电视是唯一的娱乐形式。He says nothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get
28、 to work.他也不说商店货物品种单调，以及那些每天不得不从乡下赶到城里工作的不幸的人们。Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.人们为什么情愿每天在路上奔波 4 个小时去换取值得怀疑的乡间的优点，我是无法理解的。They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city w
29、here they rightly belong.要是他们愿意住在本来属于他们的城市，则可以让他们省去诸多不便与节约大量开支。If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country,如果你愿舍弃乡下生活那一点点乐趣的话，you will find the city can provide you with the best that life can offer.那么你会发出城市可以为你提供生活最美好的东西。You never have to travel miles to see your friends.你去看朋友根本
30、不用跋涉好几英里，They invariably live nearby and are always available for an informal chat or an evenings entertainment.因为他们都住在附近，你随时可以同他们聊天或在晚上一起娱乐。Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat.我在乡村有一些熟人，他们每年进城来看一回或几回戏，并把此看作一种特殊的享受。For
31、them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.看戏在（对）他们是件大事，需要精心计划。As the play draws to its close, they wonder whether they will ever catch that last train home.当戏快演完时，他们又为是否能赶上末班火车回家而犯愁。The city dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort.这种焦虑，城里人是从未体验过的。The latest exhibit
32、ions, films, or plays are only a short bus ride away.坐公共汽车几站路，就可看到最新的展览、电影、戏剧。Shopping, too, is always a pleasure.买东西也是一种乐趣。There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best.物品品种繁多，从来不必用二等品来凑合。Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded wi
33、th as many of the exotic items as they can carry.乡里人进城采购欣喜若狂，每次回家时都买足了外来商品，直到拿不动方才罢休，连走路都摇摇晃晃的。Nor is the city without its moments of beauty.城市也并非没有良辰美景。There is something comforting about the warm glow shed by advertisements on cold wet winter nights.寒冷潮湿的冬夜里，广告灯箱发出的暖光，会给人某种安慰。Few things could be m
34、ore impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends周末，空旷的街市笼罩着一种宁静的气氛，没有什么能比此时的宁静更令人难忘了。when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country.当成千上万进城上班的人回到了他们的乡间寓所之后，It has always been a mystery to me why city dwellers, who apprec
35、iate all these things,城里人对这一切心里很明白，obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.却偏要执拗地装出他们喜欢住在乡村的样子，这对我来说一直是个谜。背熟：The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me.组织一篇议论文主要有三段：1 开头段2 支持段3 结尾段在开头段第一句话或最后一句话说出主题。city born and city bred =as O was born and bred in a city 独立主格结
36、构regard asthink of .as / refer to .asgo into raptures 变得欣喜若狂起来背熟：Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.at the mere mention of 一提到at the sight of 一看到at the touch of 一触及到at the news of 一听到at the sound of 一听到at the nemtion of 一提到exalt /
37、 laudhypocritical 虚伪The country life never appeals to me, and never appeals to others, either.I love English. Everyday, I got up very early to read outside in my garden. That is my treat.keep on doing sth.背熟：Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.un
38、der the illusion thatlive under the illusion thatCountry life is somehow superior to town life.the life of the country （第一次提到）the country （第二次提到）country life （第三次提到）Every picture has got two sides. 凡事都有两方面背熟：This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.对比法fails to mention = says nothing a
39、bout 没有提到City life appeals to me. City life is superior to country life.City life appeals to me. City life is superior to country life.fails to mention = says nothing about 没有提到背熟：Why people are prepared to tolerate a four- hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is
40、beyond me.be beyond me = is beyond my understanding 是我无法理解的stand / bear / put up with / endure / tolerateprivilege: advantagedubious : doubtful / uncertainCountry life never appeals to me.背熟：If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find the city can provide you with
41、the best that life can offer.There are advantages of living in the country, but there are few advantages living in the country than living in the big city.背熟：There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best.never have to =need not =dont have todo withoutmake do with 凑合者用do wi
42、thout / manage without / go without 没有也行I can do / manage without a car.available : able to be used anytime 随时可以应用的主语做表语或定语，做定语时要放在被修饰词的后边。I am availble to have a chat with you.The books in our classroom are available for you.be available for sb.I have a dictionary available for you.inconvenience of
43、 living in the countrymajor : great / demandingdraw to its close = near its end 临近结束尾声背熟：The city dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort.We can keep ourselves free from the anxieties of this sort which afflict the country dweller.Eating food with different tasts is also a pleasure.run wild
44、 发疯背熟： Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the necessities of life as they can carry.nor . without 双重否定The city has got its own beauty.Dont shed blooddeserted : enptyall these things: all the pleasures of the city / all the advantages of living in the cityThere are fewer advantages of the country than in the city.There are more disadvantages of the country than those of the city.
