Lesson 13

Why I Write

Part one单词双解及例句

facility n. quality which makes learning or doing sth. Easy or simple   灵巧

e.g.: He has a facility in learning language.他很有学习语言的天赋。

Facilitate v.  makes easy, lesson the difficulty   使便利

e.g.: Modern machines facilitate our daily work.现代化的机器便利了我们的日常工作。

adventure n.  strange and unusual happening   奇遇，冒险

e.g.: The explorer told us about his adventures.探险家给我们讲了他的冒险经历。

adventurous adj.  full of danger and excitement   惊险的，刺激的

e.g.: They had an adventurous voyage.他们经历了一次惊险的航行。

compulsion n.   compelling or being compelled    强迫，被迫

e.g.: The government of Qing Dynasty signed a lot of unequal treaties under compulsion.清政府被迫签了许多不平等条约。

compulsive adj.  having the power to compel    强迫性的

e.g.: This is a compulsive measure.这是一项强迫性措施。

compulsory adj.  that must be done or required   必做的，必修的

e.g.: English is a compulsory subject for the students.英语是学生的必修课。

enthusiasm n. strong feeling of admiration or interest   热心，热情，渴慕

e.g.: The film moved the audience to enthusiasm.电影使观众变得狂热。

enthusiastic adj. full of enthusiasm   热心的，热情的

e.g.: The enthusiastic fans of football are waiting outside the stadium.热情的球迷等候在体育场外。

fluctuate  v.  move up and down   波动，变动

e.g.: Prices fluctuate according to the relationship outside between supply and demand.物价随着供求关系的变化而波动。

fluctuation  n.   fluctuating movement   变动，波动

e.g.: We change our clothes with the fluctuations of temperature.我们随着温度的变化增减衣服。

outweigh  v.  be greater in weight, value or importance than    比……更重，更有价值

e.g.: We can carry out the plan because the advantages of it outweigh the disadvantages.我们可以实施这个计划，因为它利大于弊。

Part two课文注释

1. I should have to settle down and write books.Settle down: become established in a new way of life.安顿，安定

E.g.: 1. I have settled down well in a new career .我已经在新的事业中安定下来。

2. His parents were very happy that he settled down to married life .他的父母很高兴他结婚安定下来。…my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated and undervalued.Mix up: mix thoroughly  混合

E.g.: 1). She mixed up salt with sugar when she cooked.她做饭时把糖和盐调和在一起。2). You can’t mix up oil with water.你不能让油和水相混合。

3. …I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life …get back: return to power after losing   补偿，恢复

e.g.: 1). He hoped to get back at the next election.他希望在下次竞选中东山再起。2).She got her own back for her depression.她从沮丧中恢复过来。

4. And picture myself as the hero of thrilling adventures

Picture: imagine 想象

E.g.: 1). We picture the bright future ahead of us.我们想象着我们光明的前途。2). Can you picture what you will be like in twenty years?你能想象出你20年以后的样子吗？  

5. …word were used partly for the sake of their sound.

For the sake of :for the benefit of, because of  为了

E.g.: 1). Every country should get rid of the number weapons for the sake of world peace. 2). He only argues for the sake of arguing. 他只是为了争论而争论。

6. Putting aside the need to earn a living Put aside: lay down , ignore   抛开，忽略

E.g.: 1). Putting aside the salary, he found the job challenging.抛开工资，他觉得那份工作很有挑战性。2). Let’s put aside the salary, he found that he has done something wrong before.先别管他以前做过错事。

7. To get your own back on grown-ups. Get one’s own back (on):have one’s revenge   报复

E.g.: 1). They cheat us today but we will get own back on them .他们今天骗了我们，我们一定要报复他们。2). He had a quarrel with Peter and decided to get his own back on him.他与彼得吵架了，决定报复他。

8. …and store them up for the use of posterity. store up :collect and keep for future use   积累，储备

e.g.: 1). Most of the animals store up food for the winter大多数动物为冬天储备食物。2). She stored up a lot of information to write this article .为了写这篇文章，她搜集了很多信息。

9.The Spanish war and other events in 1936--1937 turned the scale… Turn the scale: decide the result of sth. which is in doubt   扭转局面

E.g.: 1). his participation turned the scale of the football team.他的加盟改变了这只球队的命运。2). he tuned the scale of the competition in our favour. 他使比赛的形势对我们有利。

10. It is simply a question of which side one takes…Take side : support支持

E.g.:  1). which side do you take in the debate? 你支持辩论的哪一方？2).We should take the side with justice.我们应该支持正义的一方。

11.And the more one is conscious of one’s political bias, the more chance one has of acting politically… The more…，the more…   越……越……

E.g.: 1). the more he learns, the more he knows. 学得越多，懂得越多。比较级……，比较级……的其他例子：2). the sooner, the better. 越快越好。3). the better he learns, the more chance he has.学的越好，机会越多。

12. It is no use trying to suppress that side of myself.no use doing sth. 类似用法还有“no good  doing sth”.

e.g.: 1).It’s no use e.g. retting now. 现在我后悔也没用了。2).It’s no good talking to him. 同他谈也没有用。

13. The job is to reconcile my ingrained likes and dislikes with the essentially public.

e.g.: 1). I can’t reconcile what he says with the facts of the case. 我看不出他所说的与案件的事实相符。

 14. this decision is reconciled with justice. 这个决定符合公道。15. In one form or another this problem comes up again.

Come up: appear, occur   出现

E.g.:  1). A good idea came up in her mind. 她想出了一个好主意。2). Time is up , but he hasn’t come up.  时间到了，但他还没来。   

16. But I know which of them deserve to be followed. eserve: be entitled to 值得

E.g.: 1) They deserved to be praised . 他们值得表扬。2).deserved punishment for he had done something wrong. 由于他做错了，应当受到惩罚。