1、高级英语下册英英释义paraphrase高级英语下册-英英释义paraphraseLesson9MarkTwain-MirrorofAmerica1.amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanraceamanwhobecameconstantlypreoccupiedbythemoralweaknessesofmankind2.MarkTwaindigestedthenewAmericanexperiencebeforesharingitwiththeworldaswriterandlecturer.MarkTwainfirstobserve
2、dandabsorbedthenewAmericanexperience,andthenintroduceittotheworldinhisbooksorlectures.3.ThecastofcharacterssetbeforehiminhisnewprofessionwasrichandvariedIn his new profession he could meet people of all kinds.4.Brokeanddiscouraged,heacceptedajobasreporterwiththeVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterpriseWithn
3、omoneyandafrashatedfeeling,heacceptedajobasreporterwithTerritorialEnterpriseinVirginiaCity.5.MarkTwainbegandigginghiswaytoregionalfameasanewspaperreporterHe began working hard to became well known locally as a newspaper reporter and humorist.6.andwhensheprojectsanewsurprise,thegraveworldsmilesasusua
4、l,andsaysWell,thatisCaliforniaallover.andwhenCaliforniamakesaplanforanewsurprise,thesolemnpeopleinotherstatesoftheU.S.smileasusual,makingacommentthatstypicalofCalifornia7.Bitternessfedonthemanwhohadmadetheworldlaugh.Themanwhohadmadetheworldlaughwashimselfconsumedbybitterness.Lesson10TheTrialThatRock
5、edtheWorld1.wellshowthemafewtricksWehavesomecleverandunexpectedtacticsandwewillsurprisetheminthetrial.2.Thecasehaderuptedroundmyhead.Thecasehadcomedownuponmeunexpectedlyandviolently.3.ThefundamentalistsadheredtoaliteralinterpretationoftheOldTestament.Thefundamentalistsbelieveinaword-for-wordacceptan
6、ceofwhatissaidintheBible.4.thatallanimallife,includingmonkeysandmen,hadevolvedfromacommonancestor.thatalllifehaddevelopedgraduallyfromacommonoriginalorganism5.Letstakethisthingtocourtandtestthelegalityofit.LetsaccuseScopesofteachingevolutionandletthecourtdecidewhetherheisbreakingthelawornot.6.People
7、fromthesurroundinghills,mostlyfundamentalistsPeoplefromthenearbymountains,mostlyfundamentalists,cametosupportBryanagainstthoseprofessors,scientists,andlawyerswhocamefromthenorthernbigcitiesandwerenotfundamentalists.7.Asmyfathergrowled,Thatsonehellofajury!Asmyfathercomplainedangrily,Thatsnojuryatall.
8、8.Heisherebecauseignoranceandbigotryarerampant.Heisherebecauseunenlightenmentandprejudicearewidespreadandunchecked.9.Spectatorspaidtogazeatitandponderwhethertheymightberelated.Peoplehadtopayinordertohavealookattheapeandtoconsidercarefullywhetherapesandhumanscouldhaveacommonancestry.10.andthecrowdpun
9、ctuatedhisdefiantreplieswithferventAmensandthecrowd,whoweremainlyfundamentalists,tookhiswordsshowingnofearasiftheywereprayers,interruptingfrequentlywithAmenLesson111)a flagrant examplea shameless example of irresponsibility in making the dictionary2)what underlies all thisWhat causes the abuse in th
10、e popular press? 3)it cannot be described in terms of Each language cannot be described according to other language, or even by its own past. 4)all languages are dynamic.Every living language is in a process of constant change. 5)even in so settled a matter as.Even in spelling, which is so stable an
11、d hardly debatable, a dictionary cannot always decide absolutely which is right and which is wrong. 6)but neither his vanity nor his purse is A dictionary should record the fact without bothering whether it can satisfy the vanity of those who use a dictionary to prove their unyielding position in an
12、 argument or help those who bet some money in support of their conviction. 7)has the dictionary abdicated Has the dictionary failed to do its duty? 8)lexicography, like god,.Lexicography is a science and its judgment, like the judgment of God, cannot be swayed by anybody no matter what high social p
13、osition he may occupy.9)and this, too, is complex, subtle,And this is also complicated, delicate, and always changing. 10)the editorial charges the Third International withThe editorial accuses the Third International of being pedantically and confusingly wordy.Lesson 121)with a face that seemed tot
14、ally unfamiliar.who looked deadly serious, never laughed 2)sometimes old Jules, or his son Lazarus,.Sometimes old Jules, or his son Lazarus, would get involved in a rough, noisy quarrel or fight on a Saturday night after much drinking of liquor. 3)her attendance had always been sporadic .She often m
15、issed her classes and had little interest in schoolwork. 4)she existed for me only as a vaguelyI only knew her as a person who would make other people feel ill at ease. 5)she dwelt and moved somewhere within my scope of vision.She lived and moved somewhere within my range of sight (Although I saw he
16、r, I paid little attention to her). 6)if it came to a choice between Grandmother MacleodIf my mother had to make a choice between Grandmother Macleod and Piquette, she would certainly choose the latter without hesitation, no matter whether the latter had nits or not. 7)her defiant face, momentarily,
17、.Normally, she was a defensive person, and her face was guarded as if it was wearing a mask. But when she was saying this, there was an expression of challenge on her face, which, for a brief moment, became unguarded and unmasked. And in her eyes there was a kind of hope which was so intense that it
18、 filled people with terror. 8)she looked a mess, to tell you the truth,.She looked a mess, to tell you the truth; she was a dirty, untidy woman, dressed in a very careless way. 9)she was up in court a couple of timesShe was brought in court several times, because she was drunk and disorderly as one
19、could expect.Lesson131)carving their way into the international shipping tradecutting their way into the international shipping trade by charging much less freight rate than the Western shipping companies 2)who are bent on taking who are determined to take the biggest share of the trade 3)routes in
20、which Britain has a big stake.Britain has important interests in these trade routes. 4) they make it harder to make a big killing.They make it more difficult to make a large amount of money when economic conditions are favorable. 5)but they make it easier to weather.But they make it easier to surviv
21、e when economic conditions are unfavorable. 6)the estuaries of .More and more oil tankers the world over lay idle. 7)much of Britains liner fleet.Much of the fleet carries goods between foreign countries. 8)British companies are big on the.British companies are doing much business on the line betwee
22、n Japan and Australia. 9)developing countries regard a merchant navy.Developing countries consider a merchant navy very important because it is a sign of their economic power, so after they have set up a national airline, the next thing they would like to have is a merchant fleet. 10)Russia has expa
23、nded its cargo.Neither the growth in Russias trade nor that in world trade would demand such a rapid development of Russias cargo-liner fleet. 11)has developed the kinds of ships which would certainly.These ships would certainly make it possible for she Soviet Union to exert its influence on countri
24、es far away from its territory. 12)and when they go, so does a huge slice.When these smaller shipping companies go bankrupt, a big part of the few old industries that have been doing well and earning huge profits will close down.Lesson 141)kings spick-and-span flagship.Compared with the British vess
25、el which had gone through many a battle and weathered the storm, the Augusta which was new and clean and which carried King seemed to be from another world. 2)droves of bluejackets.A group of British navy men were cleaning the deck in a spirited way. 3)Hopkins had travelled to London.His visits to L
26、ondon and Moscow were widely covered by newspapers all over the world. 4)Hes having the time of his lifeHes having the best time of his life, sir. 5)the Russians. The Russians will fight on. And it will be difficult for them to manage to carry on the fight. 6) Hopkins held out one wasted hand .Hopki
27、ns extended one of his weak and feeble hands and used his thin bony fingers to count the things the British wanted to have. 7)but id softens the .But it will make it difficult for the Americans to reject their second demand. 8)their empire is.Their empire is very weak in that area (in Asia). 9)theyl
28、l also try, subtly but hard,The British will also try, subtly but hard, to reach an agreement that the U.S. should give more and earlier assistance to Britain than to Russia. 10)they prolonged the clasp.The two leaders made their handshake last longer than usual to give photographers time to take pi
29、ctures. At the same time they smiled and greeted each other. ll)by a shade of a shade, rooseveltSomehow Roosevelt looked just a little more of a Number One Man. 12)the erect,.Pug was more familiar with the crippled President than the one on the front-pages standing upright. 13)through all the talk o
30、f grand hypotheticalThroughout the talk of big imaginary plans . one pitiful item appeared again and again. 14)collapsed.If Russia was defeated, Hitler might try to conclude the war successfully with a large-scale airborne attack on England. 15)rather sporting.It was rather risky and daring (sportsmanlike) of Churchill to give the German soldiers a good chance
