White Fang
Chapter 1
1.As night fell, Henry and Bill heard the first cry.
e.g. as darkness fell, night came. Nightfall daybreak
2.They’d 愿你与这世界温暖相拥(would) rather eat dinner, than be dinner. Prefer to do A rather than do B
3.Even a fool dog shouldn’t commit suicide like that, said Henry.
take/end one’s own life
4.It was large for a wolf, and an odd reddish-grey color. It glared at them hungrily.
glare at stare at glance at
5.Later that day, a arch party found Henry and the last of his dogs, crouching in his blankets, half mad with cold and fear.
arch sb/some place 直接的搜 搜身/搜某个地方
Chapter 2
1. She-wolf had indeed led the pack on their desperate hunt for food.
desperate: e.g. make desperate attempt/effort to save the boy’s life 不惜一切地
be desperate for help/a drink/money
2. He was flooded with a fatherly instinct to feed his cubs, and he t off again to hunt.
Affect sb suddenly or strongly. E.g. Memories of her childhood came flooding back.
Be flooded with joy/complaint/sunshine
环境描写片段 She draw back the curtains and the sunlight came flooding in.
3. This was his first lesson----that taking risks can be painful.
Take/run a risk of doing sth.
4. Then came a time when there was no food for the little family and One-eye and She-wolf grew weak with hunger.
5. It was clear there had been a huge fight and that the most vicious of creatures, the lynx, was to blame.
A vicious dog/kick/remark评论/look be to blame=be responsible for sth bad
6. Motherhood is the most powerful force in nature. There would come a time when She-wolf would again take the left fork to the lynx’ lair----for the sake of her little grey cub.
for the sake of=for sb’s sake for the purpo of e.g. He gave up smoking for the sake of his health.
Chapter 3
1. The little cub was growing up and he simply had to know 带花字的成语what lay beyond.
Simply=just (to emphasize sth.) what lay beyond: the world outside
2. At first, he was almost blinded by the brightness of the big, wide world. But when nothing happened, he forgot to be scared.
B荷花介绍e blinded by the sunlight a blinding flash/light
3. He fell right into a nest of chicks. At first he was terrified, but he was a born hunter and without even thinking, he began catching and eating them.
Right: exactly (to emphasize sth.) a born teacher/writer/athlete
4. That was another big lesson. Live things were food, but some of them could hurt.
5. As he lay down, he felt a rush of air and a huge, winged creature swept past. A hawk!
It had barely misd him.
苏州著名景点
He barely/narrowly misd being killed 几乎丧命 / being run over by a car差点被压死
A narrow escape 死里逃生
Chapter 4
1. It was strange stuff, different from anything the cub had smelled or tasted before.
2. The lynx was mad with rage at the loss of her child and she had tracked She-wolf to her cave.
Wild and excited becau of the violent anger
3. After a brief, vicious scrap, She-wolf put an end to her once and for all.
Once and for all: finally and completely 一劳永逸地，永远地
4. He was full of confidence from their victory over the lynx.
有/失去信心have/lo confidence in sb./sth lo heart 缺信心the lack of confidence
5. The cub now knew another law of the wild—eat or be eaten: kill or be killed.
The law of the jungle弱肉强食 高端皮鞋
Chapter 5
1. Towering over him, the man bent down.
He towered over his classmates. Tower over/above sth. much too higher than
Bend bent bent
2. And when the man rubbed behind his ears, the cub felt all his fear melt away.
Melt away: disappear slowly
3. The noi died down. The dogs had derved to be beaten.
Die down: become less loud e.g. the excitement/gossip died down. 渐渐平息下来
寓言故事农夫与蛇
Derve vt. derve a reward// derve to be nt to prison
野外生存技巧
4. He was just gathering up the courage to explore, when a puppy, larger and older than he was, came swaggering towards him.
Gather up the courage=pluck up one’s courage鼓起勇气
pluck up one’s spirits 打起精神
5. Then suddenly, without warning, Lip-lip leaped at him, slashing his leg.
Chapter 6
1. He was never happier than when he was tormenting the newcomer. （happiest）
2. As long as he stayed by her side, Lip-lip wouldn’t dare come near.
As long as; on the condition that 只要 引导条件状语从句
