读完《相约星期二》,我学到了哪些表达?(1)
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the idea of... occur to sb
教授莫里(Morrie)在生病后,忍痛坚持上完最后一节课:
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unfold
In fact, the most unusual part of his life was about to unfold.
事实上,他生命中最不寻常的一页即将掀开。
unfold 是外刊、考试中的高频词,它源自 fold(折叠)一词,加上否定前缀“-un”,则是“展开”的意思,既可以搭配毯子(blanket)、地图(maps)、手臂(arms)等具体名词,也可以搭配 story(故事)、event(事件)等抽象名词,文中是后者。
考研阅读中也出现过这个词,2015年英语一的 Text4 讲到了电话窃听事件,文中说:
Others await trial. This long story still unfolds.
其他人在候审。这一系列事件正逐渐浮出水面。
有点 happen、take place 的意思,可以联系记忆。
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社会的历练
书里有几段话讲到了作者毕业后不断碰壁:
作者毕业后遭到连环打击:
The atmosphere at the house soured.
屋子里的气氛不对了。
Their relationship has soured.
他们的关系出现了嫌隙。
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pen&spout
放弃梦想,迎接现实后,作者的工作开始起飞:
spout my opinions on...中,spout 本义是动词“喷射”,可以表示喷血,也可以表示喷泉喷水,如:
The wound was still spouting blood.
伤口还在喷血。
Clear water spouted from the fountains.
清澈的水从喷泉中喷射出来。
He penned a letter to the local paper.
他给当地报纸写了一封信。
The forest floor was carpeted with wild flowers.
森林的地面上开满了野花。
“They won't,” Tyrion said. “They are too different and yet too much alike, and neither could ever stomach the other.”
“他们不会的。”提利昂道,“他们太不同了,又太相似了,谁也不能容忍对方。”
I’m not sure whether the friends of a certain country have done their best to prevent it from going down the wrong path before there was no turning back when it set the fire and fanned the flames.
我不知道之前当有关国家做拱火点火的错事的时候,它的伙伴有没有尽全力阻止其在错误的方向越走越远,直到不可收拾的地步。
假舟楫者,非能水也,而绝江河。 ——《劝学》
二月草以芽,八月苗已枯。 ——《采草药》
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be wrapped up in
在亲人去世、梦想破灭后,作者一头扎到工作中:
I had become too wrapped up in the siren song of my own life. I was busy.
我一心一意关心着自己的生活。我很忙。
And the next, we're wrapped up in our work.
下一刻 我们又全身心投入工作。
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be tied to
I was thirty-seven, more efficient than in college, tied to computers and modems and cell phones.
我已经三十有七,比做学生那会更有能耐,整天泡在电脑、调制解调器和手机里。
I want to work but I'm tied to the baby.
我想工作,但却被孩子束缚住了。
But that doesn’t stop some managers from demanding that workers stay chained to their desk for long periods.
但这并不能阻止一些经理要求员工长时间呆在办公桌前。
stay 在这里是系动词,表示“处于某种状态”,类似 remain.
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