Lesson 7

A Lesson in Living

Pat one 单词双解及例句

familiarity n. being familiar 熟悉，亲密

e.g. :Her familiarity with French surprised me.她精通法雨使我很惊奇。

familiarize v. make well acquainted with 使熟悉

e.g. :You should familiarize yourself with a foreign language.你应该使自己熟悉一门外语。

Familiar adj. having a good knowledge of 熟悉，亲密

e.g.: Are you familiar with the names of these trees? 你熟悉这些树的名字吗？

Moor n. open, uncultivated land 荒野

Incessant adj. continual ,open repeated 不断的，不停的

e.g. :a week of incessant snow 连续下了一周的雪

provision n. food supplies 食物，食品供应

e.g. :We go to the supermarket to buy our provisions once a week. 我们一周去一次超市买食物。

Clarity n. cleverness 清楚，清澈，透明

Clarify v. make or become clear 澄清，使明白

e.g. :He clarified his stand at the meeting.他在会上阐明了自己的立场。

Infuse v. put, pour into 灌输，灌注

e.g. : infuse fresh courage into students 给学生灌输新的勇气

Infusion v. infusing or being infused 灌输，泡制

e.g. :the infusion of blood into patient 给病人输血

Boggle v. be unwilling ,hesitate 犹豫，畏缩不前 boggle at sth.

e.g. :The mind boggles at the fact.心中对事实感到惊讶。

Abuse v. make a bad or wrong use of 滥用，误用

e.g. :Do not abuse your power.不要滥用你的权力。

n. wrong use 滥用，妄用

e.g. :an abuse of other people’s trust 辜负了别人的信任 

Illiteracy n. being illiterate 未受教育，目不识丁

e.g. :We almost wipe our illiteracy.我们几乎扫除了文盲

Illiterate adj. with little or none education, unable to read or write 未受教育的

e.g. :He is an illiterate person.他是一个文盲。

Hymn n. song of praise of to God, esp. one for use in a religious service 赞美诗，圣歌

Memorize v. learn by heart 熟记，记住

e.g. :You should memorize the key points of each lesson.你应该熟记每一节课的重点。

Memory n. power of keeping facts in mind 记忆力，记忆

e.g. :He has a very good memory.他有很好的记忆力。

Sophistication n. learning the world well, sth. complex 世故，老练，复杂

e.g. :the sophistication of the wealth 富人的事故作风

Sophisticated adj. having lost natural simplicity, complex 世故的，老练的，复杂的

e.g. :a sophisticated man 世故的人，老练的人 a sophisticated machine 复杂的机器

Sophisticate v. make complex使复杂，使变得世故

e.g. :Her experience sophisticated her .

Enchant v. charm, delight 使心醉，使喜悦

e.g. :She was enchanted by her birthday present.她非常喜欢她的生日礼物。

Enchantment n. being enchanted心醉，着迷

Essence n .the inner nature or most important quality of a thing 本质，精髓

e.g. :What is the essence of the book? 这本书的精华是什么？

Shield v. protect, keep safe 保护，防御 e.g. :There was a strong wind. She shielded her eyes with her hands.风很大，她用手保护眼睛。.a piece of armor carried on the arm to protect body when fighting 盾

e.g. :a spear and shield 矛和盾

part two 课文注释

1. let alone snage he skin. let alone: not to mention 更不必说

e.g. :1.He never gets up early on weekdays, let alone on weekends.他平日从不起早，更不用说周末了。

2．She always helps those whom she doesn’t know, let alone her good friends.她总是帮助那些陌生人，更不用说她的好朋友了。

She appealed to me because she was like people I had never met personally. Appeal to: attract 引起兴趣，吸引

E.g. :1.The nice pictures appealed to them.好看的画深深地吸引了他们。

3．Why do bright colours appeal to small children?为什么鲜艳的颜色吸引小孩？

The teachers report that they have trouble getting you to talk in class. Have trouble in doing sth .

E.g. :1).I had trouble reading her handwriting. 我认她的笔迹很困难。

    2)．We had trouble persuading him to com with us.我们很难说服他和我们一起来。

4. I hung back in the separate unasked and unanswerable questions : hesitate 犹豫                           

  E.g. :1).When the soldiers were asked to fight in the war ,no one hung back.当要求士兵上战场时，没有一个人退缩。

2)．He hung back whether to go for a holiday tomorrow.他对于明天是否去度假犹豫不决。

5. Words mean more than what is set down on paper .set down: write down.写下

E.g. :1).She quickly set down her thoughts on paper.她很快地把她的想法写在纸上。

   2)．Please set down what the teacher said in your note book.请把老师说的记到笔记本上。

6. Although she warned that she hadn’t tried her hand at baking sweets for some time  try one’s hand at doing sth.

E.g. :1).Why don’t you try your hand at editing a newspaper?你为什么不尝试编辑一份报纸呢？

   2)．She tried her hand at making a new dress.她尝试着做一件新连衣裙。

7. It occurred to me that she expected a response. It occurred to sb. that…: come into one’s mind 想到

 E.g. :1).Did it ever occur to you that he went to Australia?你有没有想到他去了澳大利亚了？

2)．It occurred to me that they wanted me to go with them.看来他们想让我和他们一起去。

8. I didn’t question why Mrs. Flowers had singled me out for attention .sing out :select from others 挑选，选择

E.g. :1).Why do you single 0ut him for praise? 你为什么单单表扬她呢？   

   2).She singled out a red rose. 她选了一朵红玫瑰。