LessonNine

I’llNeverEscapetheGhettoStanleySanders第1頁permanentcontinuingorenduringwithoutmarkedchangeinstatusorconditionorplace;永久；永恒第2頁credentialadocumentattestingtothetruthofcertainstatedfactsn.憑證，證件；證書Icantestifytothecredentialsoftheclientele.我能夠證實委托人資質。第3頁qualifyasToqualifyassomethingortobequalifiedassomethingmeanstohaveallthefeaturesthatareneededtobethatthing13percentofAmericanhouseholdsqualifyaspoor,saysMr.Mishel...米歇爾先生說，13%美國家庭符合貧困家庭標準。第4頁thereismoretoitthanthat沒有那么簡單第5頁ventureaprojectoractivitywhichisnew,exciting,anddifficultbecauseitinvolvestheriskoffailure...hislatestwritingventure.他最新寫作嘗試第6頁fatefulhavingmomentousconsequences;ofdecisiveimportanceItwasafatefuldecision,onewhichwastobreaktheGovernment.這是一項將會讓政府垮臺重大決定。第7頁retractiontheactofpullingorholdingordrawingapartbackHe'shopingthatifhemakesmefeelguilty,I'llretract.他指望著假如他能讓我感到內疚，我就會收回所說話第8頁deliverancerecoveryorpreservationfromlossordangerTheopeningsceneshowsthemcelebratingtheirsuddendeliverancefromwar...開場一幕是他們在慶賀自己突然從戰爭中解脫了出來。第9頁ghettoapoordenselypopulatedcitydistrictoccupiedbyaminorityethnicgrouplinkedtogetherbyeconomichardshipandsocialrestrictions...theblackghettosofNewYorkandLosAngeles.紐約和洛杉磯黑人聚居區第10頁ambitioushavingastrongdesireforsuccessorachievementTheambitiousprojectwascompletedinonlyninemonths...這個規模宏大項目只用了9個月就完成了。第11頁transientonewhostaysforonlyashorttime;…ahotelfortransients.為過路客人開設旅館第12頁waystationastoppingplaceonajourneyItwaslikeawaystationontheroadtoearlyretirement.它就像早退休路上一個中間站。第13頁primesomethingthatismostimportantinasituation.Politicalstability,meanwhile,willbeaprimeconcern...同時，政治穩定性將放在首位第14頁underscoregiveextraweightto(acommunication);Therashofaccidentalshootingsunderscoreshowdifficultitwillbetorestoreorderhere.一連串意外槍擊事件凸顯了恢復該地域秩序有多困難。第15頁accordingly(sentenceconnectors)becauseofthereasongivenThenewgovernmentwillmakeajudgmentaboutitsinterestsandactaccordingly.新政府將對其利害得失作出判斷，并采取對應行動。第16頁rumorgossip(usuallyamixtureoftruthanduntruth)passedaroundbywordofmouthRumorhasitthatheishavinganaffairwithhissecretary.謠傳他和他秘書有曖昧關系。第17頁bychoicenotbychance;withintention;inanintentionalmannerJohnhelpedhisfatherbychoice.約翰自愿幫他父親。第18頁stateofmindatemporarypsychologicalstateHe'sinhospital,andinaconfusedstateofmind.他住院了，意識依然不清。第19頁takeupthefreshmanyear讀大學一年級第20頁Itwastomelessofadeparture對于我來說，這不是一次離別第21頁thesteppingoffpointastartingpoint第22頁OdysseyalongwanderingandeventfuljourneyWefoundhowlifeisacircleinourOdyssey,ourtravels.我們發覺生命就在我們奧德賽長途冒險之旅過程中是怎樣去形成了一個圓圈第23頁indroves成群結隊，陸陸續續Peoplewereleavingthecountrysideindrovestolookforworkinthecities.一批一批人離開農村到城里找工作。第24頁intriguecausetobeinterestedorcuriousThenoveltyofthesituationintriguedhim.周圍環境獨具一格令他著迷。第25頁demonstrateprovideevidencefor;standasproofof;showbyone'sbehavior,attitude,orexternalattributes;Youhavetodemonstratethatyouarereliable...你得證實自己是靠得住。第26頁recalltheprocessofremembering(especiallytheprocessofrecoveringinformationbymentaleffort);AsIrecall,you'renotontheboard,Joe;you'reonlyaminorshareholder...我記得你并沒有進董事會，喬，你只是一個小股東而已。第27頁oratoricalcontest演講比賽Hisoratoricaleffortsevokednoresponseinhisaudience.他雄辯在聽眾中不起反響。第28頁customarycommonlyusedorpracticed;usual;Itiscustomarytoofferadrinkorasnacktoguests...向客人提供一杯飲料或一份點心是一個習俗。第29頁exodusajourneybyalargegrouptoescapefromahostileenvironmentThemedicalsystemisfacingcollapsebecauseofanexodusofdoctors.因為醫生大批離去，醫療系統面臨瓦解第30頁wearthindeterioratethroughuseorstressHispatiencebegantowearthinduringthelongwait.在長久等候中，他耐性慢慢消失了第31頁stigmaasymbolofdisgraceorinfamyThereisverylittlestigmaattachedtocrimeandcriminals.人們幾乎都不把犯罪和罪犯視為一個恥辱第32頁resortIfyouresorttoacourseofactionthatyoudonotreallyapproveof,youadoptitbecauseyoucannotseeanyotherwayofachievingwhatyouwant訴諸，采取Someschoolshaveresortedtorecruitingteachersfromoverseas.有些學校不得不開始從海外招收老師。第33頁thereafterfromthattimeon;Inflationwillfallandthereaftersowillinterestrates...通貨膨脹率將下跌，隨即利率也將下降。第34頁designationtheactofputtingapersonintoanon-electiveposition;...thedesignationofMadridasEuropeanCityofCulture1992.馬德里被命名為1992年度歐洲文化之城第35頁interferewith干預,阻撓,妨礙,阻止Thatinterfereswithmyplan.那干擾了我計劃。Thenoiseinterfereswithmywork.這噪音妨礙我工作。第36頁lexiconalanguageuser'sknowledgeofwordsChocolateequalssininmostpeople'slexicon.巧克力在大多數人字典里等同于罪惡。第37頁fashionablebeingorinaccordancewithcurrentfashion;Itbecamefashionabletoeatcertainkindsoffish...吃一些種類魚開始流行起來。第38頁exclusiveexcludingmuchorall;especiallyallbutaparticulargrouporminorityManyoftheircheesesareexclusivetoourstoresinBritain.在英國，他們生產奶酪很多只在我們商店出售。第39頁influxtheprocessofflowingin...problemscausedbytheinfluxofrefugees.大批難民涌入產生問題...theinfluxofAmericanpopcornintotheBritishmarket.美國爆米花大量涌入英國市場第40頁defensethespeechactofansweringanattackonyourassertionsadefendant'sanswerorpleadenyingthetruthofthechargesagainsthim第41頁reflectgiveevidenceofacertainbehaviorWeshouldallgiveourselvestimetoreflect...我們都應該給自己時間好好想想。Ireflectedonthechild'sfuture.我認真考慮了孩子未來。第42頁cruciallytoacrucialdegreeThefutureofthecompanywilldependcruciallyonhowconsumersrespond.這家企業未來主要取決于消費者反應。第43頁traumaticcausingphysicalorespeciallypsychologicalinjury;Isufferedanervousbreakdown.Itwasatraumaticexperience...我曾經神經瓦解過。那是一次痛苦經歷。第44頁HarlemadistrictofManhattan;nowlargelyaBlackghetto第45頁awkwardcausinginconvenienceIwasthefirsttoaskhimawkwardquestionsbutthere'llbeharderonestocome...我是第一個向他提出尷尬問題人，不過還會有些人問更難回答問題。第46頁archetypeanoriginalmodelonwhichsomethingispatternedHecametothiscountry20yearsagoandisthearchetypeofthesuccessfulAsianbusinessman.他前來到這個國家，是成功亞裔商人典范。第47頁initiativereadinesstoembarkonboldnewventuresShewasdisappointedbyhislackofinitiative.她對他缺乏進取心感到失望。第48頁emulateimitatethefunctionof(anothersystem),asbymodifyingthehardwareorthesoftwareSonsaretraditionallyexpectedtoemulatetheirfathers.從來認為兒子會仿效父親。第49頁predictablepossibletoforetellThiswasapredictablereaction,giventhebitterhostilitybetweenthetwocountries...考慮到這兩個國家之間激烈敵對情緒，這種反應是能夠預見。第50頁representationtheactofrepresenting;standinginforsomeoneorsomegroupandspeakingwithauthorityintheirbehalfWehavemaderepresentationstoministersbuttheyjustdon'tseemtobelistening.我們已經向部長們提出了抗議，不過他們卻裝聾作啞。第51頁dependencylackofindependenceorself-sufficiencyWeworriedabouthisdependencyonhismother...我們擔心他可能對母親太過依賴。第52頁indifferenceunbiasedimpartialunconcern...hiscallousindifferencetotheplightofhisson.他對兒子所處困境無情漠視第53頁bastardchild私生子Anotherwomanwasawardedreliefforherbastardchild.另外一個女人因為她私生子得到了賠償。第54頁irreversibleimpossibletoreverseorbereversedShecouldsufferirreversiblebraindamageifsheisnottreatedwithinsevendays...假如她在7天之內沒有得到治療,她大腦有可能遭受不可逆轉損傷第55頁legitimationtheactofmakinglawfulThegovernmentwillnotseektodisruptthelegitimatebusinessactivitiesofthedefendant.政府無意干擾被告正當經營活動。第56頁parallelIfthereareparallelsbetweentwothings,theyaresimilarinsomewaysDetailedstudyoffolkmusicfromavarietyofcountriesrevealsmanycloseparallels...仔細研究各國民間音樂后發覺了許多非常相同之處。第57頁bootstrapastrapthatisloopedandsewntothetopofabootforpullingiton第58頁tenuoushavinglittlesubstanceorsignificanceTheculturalandhistoricallinksbetweenthemanyprovinceswereseentobeverytenuous...許多省份之間文化和歷史紐帶被認為是很脆弱。第59頁shatterbreakintomanypieces;Thecarshatteredintoathousandburningpiecesina200mphcrash...汽車在時速為200英里時發生撞車，炸成了數以千計燃燒碎片。第60頁behailedas/hailpraisevociferouslyFaulknerhasbeenhailedasthegreatestAmericannovelistofhisgeneration...福克納被譽為他那一代人中最偉大美國小說家。第61頁Itispartofthelipservice口頭上作出一些表示一部分第62頁isobligedto某人不得不做某事sb.isobligedtodo某人不得不做某事第63頁shibbolethamannerofspeakingthatisdistinctiveofaparticulargroupofpeopleItistimetogobeyondtheshibboleththatconventionalforcescannotdeter.是時候擺脫那些傳統力量無法遏制陳規陋習了第64頁revoltmakerevolutionorganizedoppositiontoauthority;aconflictinwhichonefactiontriestowrestcontrolfromanotherCarolinerevoltedagainstherballettrainingatsixteen.卡羅琳16歲時拒絕接收芭蕾舞訓練。第65頁identifywith認為…等同于；以為與…有聯絡；支持；同情Wecannotidentifyhappinesswithwealth.我們不能把幸福與財富混為一談。第66頁spate(oftenfollowedby`of')alargenumberoramountorextent;"abatchofletters""adealoftrouble""alotofmoney"第67頁momentousofverygreatsignificanceThepastthreeyearshavebeenamongthemostmomentousinworldhistory.過去3年是世界歷史上最主要時期之一。第68頁bewroughtforbeconsideredas/for第69頁militancyamilitantaggressiveness...theriseoftradeunionmilitancy.工會戰斗精神高漲第70頁fulminationtheactofexplodingwithnoiseandviolence;Theyallfulminatedagainstthenewcurriculum.他們都對新課表表示強烈不滿。...fulminationsagainstthegovernment.對政府怒斥第71頁enrollregisterformallyasaparticipantormemberWemayenrollanothertwoclassesof20studentseach.我們能夠再招收兩個班，每班20個學生。第72頁compellingtendingtopersuadebyforcefulnessofargume...afrighteninglyviolentyetcompellingfilm...有可怕暴力鏡頭但卻引人入勝電影第73頁contrivedshowingeffectsofplanningormanipulationTherewasnothingcontrivedorcalculatedaboutwhathesaid...他說話里沒有任何蓄意捏造成份。第74頁inthethroesof處于痛苦/困境之中第75頁upheavalastateofviolentdisturbanceanddisorder(asinpoliticsorsocialconditionsgenerally);Whereverthereispoliticalupheaval,invariablytherearerefugees...哪里有政治動蕩，哪里就一定有難民。第76頁spoutIfyousaythatapersonspoutssomething,youdisapproveofthembecausetheysaysomethingwhichyoudonotagreewithorwhichyouthinktheydonothonestlyfeelHeusedhiscolumntospoutill-informedcriticismoftheScotsrugbyteam.他根本不了解蘇格蘭橄欖球隊，卻在自己專欄上對其大加抨擊第77頁manifestationaclearappearanceNewYorkistheultimatemanifestationofAm