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
演讲的英语●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
●privilege n. 特权
●miry 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
试题答案●obstinately adv. 固执地，顽固地
◆illusion n. 幻想，错觉
under illusion that / under the impression that
I am under the impression that you are honest.
We live under the illusion.
I am under the impression that he will help me every day.
under no illusion that
We live under no illusion that country life is beautiful.
have illusion about / have no illusion about
delusion 幻觉，（精神病人）
Eg: He is under the delusion that somebody will kill him tomorrow.
He lives under the delusion 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: Don’t believe in him. What he said is illusionary picture.
illusive adj. 虚假的，不可靠的
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Eg: What he described was illusive. Don’t depend on him any more.
imaginary
imaging
Eg: I can’t imagine building Great Wall.
imaginary 虚构的
Eg: The story is imaginary, Don’t be taken in.
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股票线怎么看imaginary
The story is imaginary. Don’t be taken in.
imaginative 富有想像力的
Children are more imaginative than adults.梦见穿袜子
unimaginative 缺乏想像力的
imaginable 能想像得出的，（须放在被修饰词之后）
This is the idea / way imaginable.
imaginary / imaginative / imaginable / unimaginatice
We are imaginative
illusionary / imaginary 虚构的
◆pastoral adj. 田园的
◆breed v. 培育
vt. breed / bred / bred
breed / rai / bring up / rear
rai /breed pets
rai / breed dogs.
Do you rai dogs?
educate
As a mother, you must breed good manners into your child.
rear 抚养，
I must rear the child becau I have the duty.
He rears / breeds / rais two dogs.
grow / plant tree
cau / lead / result in / give ri to
War breeds miry and ruin. 战争导致毁灭和悲惨。
Your carelessness bred the accident
breed in and in 近亲结婚，同种繁殖
breed out and out 非近亲结婚，异种繁殖
breed / rai / bring up / cau
◆rapture n. 欣喜
great joy / d
elight
At the news, they are in raptures.
At the n
ews, 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 heard the good news.
joy / happiness
We 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 raptures
ecstasy 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 elation.
bliss 极乐；无尚的幸福
Nothing in the world can make you happier than bliss.
A sound sleep is my bliss
glee 欢乐，高兴，欢心 （诗歌中）
rapture / in raptures / go into raptures / joy / happiness / delight / ecstasy
/ enchantment / elation / bliss / glee
◆◆◆extol v. 赞美，颂扬
vt. prai
I can’t find a good word to prai you / your ability.
I want to extol the virtues of human beings.
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compliment 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 / prai / compliment / exalt / laud
◆superior 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.
interior
be interior to 比…低，不如…
Country life is superior to city life
superior / interior
nior
nior high school
junior
The word is basic
junior high school
nior /junior
posterior / prior 后于/ 先于
This work is prior to that one.
of no confidence / importance / significance
It should be inferior to that one.
superior / inferior / nior / junior / posterior / prior
be prior to
◆cockcrow n. 鸡叫
◆twitter v. （鸟）吱吱叫，喊喊喳喳叫
◆glint v. 闪烁
shine / flash / glitter
flash 表示忽明忽暗的闪光，也可以指反光镜反出来的光线
Eg: A lighthou 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 lighthou 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 / flicher
◆pa
sture n. 牧场
◆idyllic adj. 田园诗的
He is leading an idyllic life
◆virtually adv. 几乎；差
不多
◆dubious adj. 可疑的，怀疑的
doubtful / uncertain / questionable / suspicious / sceptical袁晓芸
dubious
be dubious about/of 对…怀疑，对…不肯定，主要表示不肯定的，不确定的
doubt / suspect
Eg: 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
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suspicious / doubtful
Cats are suspicious of human beings.
I am not sure about your ability to do so.
I am doubtful of your ability.
I am dubious 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)
suspicious
Your idea is sceptical.
dubious / dubious about ( of ) / doubtful / uncertain / suspicious / sceptical / questionable
◆privilege n. 特权
◆miry n. 苦难
◆acquaintance n. 熟人
◆treat n. 难得的乐事，享受
be one's treat
1.…请客 == sb. stand treat
Eg: Let's go to have dinner. It's my treat
treat sb. to
take sb. to dinner
Eg: It’s my pleasure to take you to dinner.
虚拟充值stand treat
I stand treat 我作东。
2. 对待
相互帮助treat sb. as
I treat him as my best friend.
treat with sb. 跟某人商谈
I can’t bring it to a conclusion. I want to treat with you.
treat of sth. / sb. ==speak of
We 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: It's 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 can't bring it to a conclusion. I want to treat with you.
treat of sth./sb. 关于…，提及到…，＝＝speak of
Eg: 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 becau winter is coming.
descend from 从 ...... 传下来
Eg: The watch descended from his grandfather.
descend on / 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 / descend from / descend to / descend on / descend upon
drop
I dropped the glass onto the floor.
ascend ant.
The aeroplane is ascending at 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.
Don’t try to persuade h
im becau he is an obstinate person.
persistent
persist
Eg: 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 / stubborn
as stubborn as mule 像牛一样倔强 (骡子)
课文讲解】
背熟：The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me.
组织一篇议论文主要有三段：
1 开头段
2 支持段
3 结尾段
在开头段第一句话或最后一句话说出主题。
city born and city bred ==as O was born and bred in a city 独立主格结构
regard as
think of ...as / refer to ...as
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go into raptures 变得欣喜若狂起来
背熟：Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.
at the mere mention of 一提到
at the sight of 一看到
at the touch of 一触及到
at the news of 一听到
at the sound of 一听到
at the nemtion of 一提到
exalt / laud
hypocritical 虚伪
The country life never appeals to me, and never appeals to others, either.
I love English. Everyday, I got up very early to read outside in my garden. That is my treat.
keep on doing sth.
背熟：Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.
under the illusion that
live under the illusion that
Country life is somehow superior to town life.
the life of the country （第一次提到）
the country （第二次提到）
country life （第三次提到）
Every picture has got two sides. 凡事都有两方面
背熟：This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.
对比法
fails to mention == says nothing about 没有提到……
City life appeals to me. City life is superior to country life.
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City life appeals to me. City life is superior to country life.
fails to mention == says nothing about 没有提到……
背熟：Why people are prepared to tolerate a four- hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.
be beyond me = is beyond my understanding …是我无法理解的
stand / bear / put up with / endure / tolerate
privilege: advantage
dubious : doubtful / uncertain
Country life never appeals to me.
背熟：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.
There are advantages of living in the country, but there are few advantages living in the country than living in the big city.
背熟：There is so much variety that you never have to make do with cond best.
never have to ==need not ==don’t have to
do without
make do with 凑合者用
do without / manage without / go without 没有......也行
I can do / ma
nage without a car.
available : able to be ud anytime 随时可以应用的
主语做表语或定语，做定语时要放在被修饰词的后边。
I am availble to have a chat with you.
The books in our classroom are available
for you.
be available for sb.
I have a dictionary available for you.
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inconvenience of living in the country
major : great / demanding
draw to its clo = near its end 临近结束／尾声
背熟：The city dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort.
We can keep ourlves free from the anxieties of this sort which afflict the country dweller.
Eating food with different tasts is also a pleasure.
run wild 发疯
背熟： Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the necessities of life as they can carry.
nor ... without 双重否定
The city has got its own beauty.
Don’t shed blood
derted : enpty
all the things: all the pleasures of the city / all the advantages of living in the city
There are fewer advantages of the country than in the city.
There are more disadvantages of the country than tho of the city.
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【Vocabulary】P194
Explain the meanings of the following words and phras as they are ud in the passage: Extol the virtues(l.6); illusion (l.7); superior to (l.8); maintains (l.9); glinting (l.10); tolerate (l.14); beyond me (l.15)
extol the virtues
extol = prai highly
prai 比extol 的语义要弱得多
virtue 美德 = advantage
illusion 幻觉，错觉 = fal idea
superior 比......有优势， ==better than
maintain == hold
glinting 闪烁 = glisten
tolerate 忍受 == endure, bear, stand, put up with, suffer without complaining
beyond me == can not be understood by me
beyond my understanding
【Multiple choice questions】
Comprehension
1 What is the main difference between the writer and most of his friends?
a. they often visit the country but he has only spent one weekend there.
b. Unlike them, being brought up in the city, he can appreciate its worth.
c. In contrast to them, he finds city people friendlier than country people.
d. He thinks them hypocritical to maintain a preference for country life.
背熟 D 选项
think sb. hypocritical 认为某人很虚伪
maintain a preference for sth. 坚持一种想法
2 What advantage has the city dweller over the country dweller in terms of entertainment?（背熟）
a. He can entertain his country friends more often than they can him.
b. His choice of entertainment is wide and within easy reach of him.
c. As he travels by bus and not by train, he can e the latest plays.
d. He does not need a major operation when planning a visit to the theatre.
in terms of
have advantage over sb./ sth. 比 ......更具有优势
背熟
within easy reach of sb.
