1、41课的笔记 Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想【New words and expressions】 生词和短语illusion n. 幻想，错觉pastoral adj. 田园的breed v. 培育rapture n. 欣喜extol v. 赞美，颂扬superior adj. 优越的cockcrow n. 鸡叫twitter v. （鸟）吱吱叫，喊喊喳喳叫glint v. 闪烁pasture n. 牧场idyllic adj. 田园诗的virtually adv. 几乎；差不多dubious adj. 可疑的，怀疑的privi
2、lege n. 特权misery n. 苦难acquaintance n. 熟人treat n. 难得的乐事，享受dweller n. 居住者stagger v. 摇晃；蹒跚exotic adj. 寻乎寻常的，外来的glow n. 白炽光descend v. 下落，降临tuck v. 缩进，隐藏obstinately adv. 固执地，顽固地illusion n. 幻想，错觉under illusion that / under the impression thatI am under the impression that you are honest.We live under the
3、illusion.I am under the impression that he will help me every day.under no illusion thatWe 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
4、 that he will be killed sometime.vision 憧景Eg: I live under the vision that I have a bright 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.
5、 Dont depend on him any more.imaginaryimaging Eg: I cant imagine building Great Wall.imaginary 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
6、后）This is the idea / way imaginable.imaginary / imaginative / imaginable / unimaginaticeWe are imaginativeillusionary / imaginary 虚构的pastoral adj. 田园的breed v. 培育vt. breed / bred / bred breed / raise / bring up / rearraise /breed petsraise / breed dogs.Do you raise dogs?educate As a mother, you must
7、breed good manners into your child.rear 抚养，I must rear the child because I have the duty.He rears / breeds / raises two dogs.grow / plant treecause / lead / result in / give rise to War 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
8、亲结婚，异种繁殖breed / raise / bring up / causerapture n. 欣喜great joy / delightAt 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
9、heard the good news.joy / happinessWe have a good time and we are full of 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 elati
10、on.bliss 极乐；无尚的幸福Nothing in the world can make you happier than bliss.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 v. 赞美，颂扬vt. praise I cant find a good word to praise you / your
11、 ability.I want to extol the virtues of human pliment v. & n. 恭维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 / comp
12、liment / exalt / laudsuperior adj. 优越的better than the average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 / interiorsenior senior high schooljuniorThe word is basicjunior high schoolsenior /ju
13、niorposterior / prior 后于/ 先于This work is prior to that one.of no confidence / importance / significanceIt should be inferior to that one.superior / inferior / senior / junior / posterior / prior be prior tocockcrow n. 鸡叫twitter v. （鸟）吱吱叫，喊喊喳喳叫glint v. 闪烁shine / flash / glitterflash 表示忽明忽暗的闪光，也可以指反光镜
14、反出来的光线Eg: A lighthouse is flashing in the 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
15、油灯在即将熄灭时的所发出的摇曳的光Eg: On the cold night, I sat in front of the only one candle which was flickering.flash / glim / glint / glisten / flicherpasture n. 牧场idyllic adj. 田园诗的He is leading an idyllic lifevirtually adv. 几乎；差不多dubious adj. 可疑的，怀疑的doubtful / uncertain / questionable / suspicious / scepticald
16、ubiousbe dubious 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
17、 about your ability.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 n. 特权misery n. 苦难acquaintance n. 熟人treat n. 难得的
18、乐事，享受be ones treat 1.请客 = sb. stand treatEg: Lets go to have dinner. Its my treat treat sb. to take 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 want to treat
19、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 conclusion. I want
20、 to treat with you.treat of sth./sb. 关于，提及到，speak ofEg: We treat of tramps contemptuously.dweller n. 居住者stagger v. 摇晃；蹒跚exotic adj. 寻乎寻常的，外来的glow n. 白炽光descend v. 下落，降临Eg: darkness descends very soon because winter is coming.descend from 从 . 传下来Eg: The watch descended from his grandfather.descend on
21、 / 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.ascend ant.The aeroplane is ascending at
22、tremendous speed.tuck v. 缩进，隐藏obstinately 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 persuade him because he is an obstinate person.persi
23、stentpersistEg: 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)【Text】 Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想Listen to
24、the tape then answer the question below.听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What particular anxiety spoils thecountry dwellers visit to thetheatre?The quiet life of the country ahs never appealed to me. City born and city bred. I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or somethi
25、ng you occasional visit during the weekend. Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country. Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of hem has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months. Ev
26、en he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life. He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living. Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of bir
27、ds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures. This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture. My friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV - virtually the only form of entertainment. He says nothing about the poor select
28、ion of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work. Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me. They could be saved so much misery
29、and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find the city can provide you with the best that life can offer. You never have to travel miles to see your friends. They invariably live nearby and are always available for an informal chat or an evenings entertainment. Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat. For them this is a major oper
