1、Lesson 57 Back in the old country 重返故里New Words and Expressions生詞和短語alien eiljn adj.外國的, 外國人的They are alien people.他們是外國人。Orange trees are alien to China.橘子樹是從外國傳入中國的。陌生的He quickly adjusts to the alien environment.他很快適應陌生的環境。性質不同的The effect was entirely alien from what had been intended.這個結果與原先的意圖大相

2、徑庭。 n.外國人, 外僑, 局外人An Englishman is an alien in America.英國人在美國便是外國僑民。外星人extraterrestrial being (ET) Jim is an alien in this film.吉姆在這部電影里是個外星人。Caucasian .k:'keizin n. 高加索人,白種人 adj.高加索的,白種人的expatriate ek'spetri:,et n.僑民；放棄本國國籍的人The writer, an expatriate living in Singapore, has studied and wor

3、ked in the US.作者曾在美國讀書和工作，目前旅居新加坡。 emigrate emireitvt.移居國外In the present difficult conditions, many people are emigrating from Britain.在目前的困難時期, 很多人正離開英國, 移居國外。 emigrant emirnt n.(從本國移往他國的)移民 immigrate imireit vi.移入 immigrant imirntn.移民Canada has many immigrants from Europe.加拿大有許多歐洲移民。 absorb bs:bvt

4、.吸收Dry earth absorbs water quickly.干土吸水很快。把并入, 同化They absorbed a great deal of the Roman culture.他們大量地吸收了羅馬文化。吸引的注意力, 使全神貫注International affairs absorb his attention.他專心研究國際問題。 do sth. with absorbed interest / undivided attention=be absorbed in doing sth.全神貫注于 absorbing adj.吸引人的,非常有趣的absorbing stori

5、es 引人入勝的故事 embedded adj. 扎牢的embed imbedvt.把嵌入, 埋入They embedded the pilings打樁,打樁工程 deep into the subsoil(土壤的)底土,心土.他們把樁深深打進地基下的土中。 mortally adv. 致命地mortal m:tladj.終有一死的; 不會長生不死的Man is mortal.人終有一死。致命的He received a mortal wound soon after the battle began.戰爭開始后不久, 他就受到了致命的重傷。不共戴天的, 你死我活的They are our m

6、ortal enemies.他們是我們不共戴天的仇敵。極度的, 極大的We were in mortal terror of being found out.我們非常害怕被發現。凡人的, 世間的It's beyond mortal power to bring a dead man back to life.讓死去的人復活是凡人做不到的。n.凡人, 人類We're all mortals, with our human faults and weaknesses.我們都是凡人, 自然都有過錯和弱點。immortal i'm:tladj.不朽的; 流芳百世的Someone

7、 believed that the soul is immortal.有人認為靈魂不滅。n.不朽的人物Shakespeare is one of the immortals.莎士比亞是不朽的人物之一。 comprehensive ,kmprihensivadj.廣泛的, 綜合的An objective test can be quite comprehensive.客觀測試相當全面。comprehensive university 綜合性大學 comprehensive arrangement統籌安排comprehensive treatment綜合治理Comprehensive Tradi

8、ng Company 綜合貿易公司 milestone mailstunn.里程碑,里程標,重要事件,轉折點Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments.這次代表大會通過了對外政策中幾起劃時代的事件,并且它們可作為主要成就記錄下來。The company passed the 6 million milestone this year.今年公司越過了600 萬英鎊這個里程碑式的

9、數字。The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事實證明這部影片是電影史上的一個里程碑。“Our work”, he continued, warming to his theme, “will be a milestone in scientific history.”“我們的工作， ”他說到這一話題來了勁，“將會是科學史上的里程碑。 ”landmark lændm:kn.界標 a conspicuous landmark 顯著的地標目標,明顯的標志The tower was once a landmark

10、 for ships.這座塔曾是船只的陸標。里程碑The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄國革命是世界歷史上的一個里程碑。 territory teritrin.領土, 版圖This island was once French territory.這個島一度是法國的領地。管區, 營業地區As the company's northern sales manager I'm responsible for quite a large territory.作為公司的北方銷售經理, 我負責相當大的

11、一片地區。地盤, 領域, 范圍Mechanics is out of my territory.我不懂力學。 territorial ,terit:riladj.土地的; 領地的; 屬地的They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允許他們在我國領海捕魚。territorial property地產territorial air領空territorial waters seas領海territorial ambition領土野心territorial expansion領土擴張territorial integrity領土完

12、整territorial jurisdiction(國際法)領土裁判權territorial industry地方工業territorial department美海外領土部territorial sovereignty領土主權(動物、鳥類等傾向于)守衛自身活動地域的 milometer mailmitn.里程表 spire spain.(教堂的) 塔尖, 尖頂The church spire was struck by lightning.教堂的尖頂遭到了雷擊。 retrace ritreisvt.折回 回憶, 回顧, 追溯retrace a book再重新閱讀, 再回到前面某處重新閱讀re

13、traceone's steps ways順原路返回retrace the progress of civilization追溯人類文明的進步We retraced our steps to where we started.我們折回我們出發的地方。 stumble stmblvi.絆腳She stumbled on a stone.她被一塊石頭絆了一腳。stumble over against a stone被石頭絆跌stumble at a step對某一步驟躊躇不決stumble upon a rare book偶然發現一本少見的書 (說話、演奏等)出錯stumble over

14、one's words結結巴巴地說話He stumbled over every sentence.他講每句話都結結巴巴。n.絆腳; 出錯vt.使絆倒, 使失足; 使迷惑He was stumbled by the problem.這問題使他迷惑不解。a stumbling block絆腳石 horizon hraiznn.地平線 范圍, 界限, 眼界widen the horizon of knowledge知識范圍Science gives us a new horizon.科學使我們大開新的眼界。 reservoir rezvw:n.水庫The big storms in Aug

15、ust refilled the reservoirs.八月的暴雨又使水庫積滿了水。儲藏, 匯集Enterprise must have a reservoir of cheap labour.企業應儲備廉價的勞動力。bourgeois bour·geois | 'bw n. 中產階級; 資產階級adj. 中產階級的 (課文講解)cool off 變涼Thank heavens, it's cooled off a little.謝天謝地, 天氣總算涼快一點了。 動詞think, want, hope, mean, plan, intend,expect等用過去完成時

16、來表示過去未曾實現的想法，希望，打算或意圖等。例如：They had wanted to help but could not get there in time.他們本來打算去幫忙，但沒有及時趕到那里。 We had hoped to be able to come and see you.我們本來希望能來看看你。 near prep.(表示位置)靠近, 在附近The small child was afraid to go near the dog.那小孩子不敢靠近那條狗。(表示時間)將近, 快到, 臨近It's near five o'clock.現在將近五點鐘。(表示程

17、度)接近, 近乎, 瀕臨Most views were fairly near the truth.許多觀點與真實情況十分相近。die afer a tragic accident 在一次事故中慘死die after collision 碰撞后消亡 reopen the wound 勾起他的傷感vt. & vi.重新開始, 再開School reopens in September.新學期九月開始。reopen a store重新開業reopen a discussion再行討論The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.

18、電影院修繕后, 將于下星期開業。 be absorbed in 全神貫注于, 專心致志于They are absorbed in the experiment.他們專心于實驗。He is absorbed in study.他專心讀書。 make a new life=begin a new life 開始新的生活 cease to grieve cease si:svt. & vi.停止, 終止, 結束The storm has ceased.暴風雨停了。cease to rain raining雨停The great man ceased to think.這個偉人與世長辭了。My

19、 joy shall never cease.我的快樂永無休止。 Cease-fire!【軍】?；? 停止射擊。n.通常只與 without 搭配 停止, 終止They worked on without cease.他們不停地工作下去。 lack lækvt.缺乏; 缺少We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我們必須看到我們還缺乏有資質的專家。A coward lacks courage.怯懦者缺乏勇氣。What do you lack ?你要買點什么? n.缺乏, 不足, 沒有 缺少需要的東西lack of r

20、est缺乏休息 vi.缺乏少; 沒有She is lacking in responsibility.她不夠負責任。 習慣用語for lack of 因缺乏.; 因無.by lack of 因缺乏.; 因無.from lack of 因缺乏.; 因無.through lack of 因缺乏.; 因無.no lack of 不缺乏, 很多supply the lack 補缺lack in 在.缺少不足 mean to do sth. 決意/打算做某事mean mi:nvt.表示的意思In this poem the budding flower means youth.在這首詩里含苞欲放的花朵是

21、指青春。本意是, 原意為; 意味When we say yes, we mean it.我們說同意就同意。懷有某目的; 打算He that promises too much means nothing.許愿過多的人是不打算兌現的。對某人有價值或重要In running a company, strict financial management means everything.經營一家公司, 嚴格的財務管理是至關重要的。打算或注定要某人成為或做某事I was never meant for the army.我根本就不是當兵的材料。 adj.吝嗇的; 自私的He is a mean man

22、.他是個自私的人。卑鄙的, 不善良的He took a mean advantage of me.他利用卑鄙的手段占我的便宜。中間的, 平均的The mean temperature of this area is 33 degrees in summer.這個地區夏季平均氣溫為33度。低微的He is a man of mean birth.他是位出身低微的人。 n.平均數, 平均值What you do first is to calculate the mean.你要做的第一件事就是算出平均數。中間, 中庸It's a question of finding the mean b

23、etween too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.問題是要找出處理過寬和處罰過嚴的折中辦法。 be embedded embedidadj.植入的,深入的,內含的 in visit sbs grave 掃墓 =sweep tomb sites of loved ones / paying respect to the dead / sweeping graves Tomb-sweeping Day n.清明節 =Pure Brightness Day mortally ill 身患絕癥；不治之癥 a book of maps 地圖冊=

24、 atlas ætlsn.地圖集The atlas contains forty maps, including three of Great Britain.這本地圖集有40幅地圖, 其中包括3幅英國地圖。 cross-country krskntriadj.越野的,橫過田野的 journey cross-country race 越野跑; 越野賽 positive pzitivadj.確實的, 明確的I am positive.我確信。積極的; 肯定的I am positive that I saw him.我敢肯定我見過他。表現得有信心和有希望的, 確信的He is posit

25、ive to believe in the being of God.他對上帝的存在深信不疑。 in the (far) distance在那遙遠的地方=somewhere far away= In A Far Away Land give/take a glance/look at 對粗略地看一下; 朝看了一眼land up 到達She landed up in a strange city without any money or friends.她到達一個陌生的城市, 沒有錢和朋友。處于If you go on behaving in this way, you'll land up in prison one day.你如果繼續這種行為, 總有一天你會坐牢。 on the map 重要的,出名的,存在的習慣用語not on the map 口辦不到的; 靠不住的; 不為人所知的off the map 口不重要的; 不出名的; 廢了的; 消失的on the map 重要的, 出名的, 存在的put oneself on the map 使自已出名put sb.sth. on the map 使某人某事出名Her performance in that play really put her on the map