Lesson11The Way to Rainy Mountain
一、词汇短语
1.blizzard[]n.a vere snowstorm characterized by cold
temperatures and heavy drifting of snow大风雪
2.anvil[]n.an iron block on which a blacksmith puts hot pieces of
metal before shaping them with a hammer铁砧，[解]砧骨
3.brittle[]adj.hard but easily broken易碎的，脆弱的
4.hickory[]n.the hard wood of the N American hickory tree山核桃属植物乔迁吉言
5.pecan[]n.the nut of the American pecan tree with a smooth
pinkish-brown shell美洲山核桃树
6.witch hazel[]n.any of veral shrubs or trees of the
genus Hamamelis;bark yields an astringent lotion金缕梅
7.foliage[]n.the leaves of a tree or plant;leaves and branches together树叶，植物
8.writhe[]v.to twist or move your body without stopping,often becau
you are in great pain翻腾
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an inct with long back legs,that can jump very high and that makes
a sound with its legs蚱蜢，蝗虫
10.preeminently[] a very great degree; especially卓越地；杰出地
11.disposition[]n.the natural qualities of a person’s character性情，性格
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13.unrelenting[]adj.1)not stopping or becoming less
vere;2)if a person is unrelenting,they continue with something
without considering the feelings of other people不宽恕的，不屈不挠
的；无情的，冷酷的
14.canyon[]n.a long,narrow valley between high cliffs,often with a
stream flowing through it(美)峡谷，溪谷
15.pillage[]n.the act of stealing things from a place or region,
especially in a war,using violence掠夺
17.affliction[]n.pain and suffering or something that caus it 痛苦，苦恼
18.brooding[]adj.sad and mysterious or threatening沉思的，徘徊不去的
19.divinity[]n.the quality of being a god or like God神，神学，神性，上帝
20.cleavage[]n.a division or split between people or groups劈开，分裂
21.elk[]n.a large deer that lives in the north of Europe,Asia and North
America.In North America it is called a moo.美洲赤鹿
22.badger[]n.an animal with grey fur and wide black and white lines
on its head.Badgers are nocturnal(=active mostly at night)and live in
holes in the ground.獾
23.flax[]n.a plant with blue flowers,grown for its stem that is ud to
make thread and its eds that are ud to make lined oil亚麻
24.buckwheat[]n.small dark
ed that is grown as food for animals and for making flour荞麦
25.stonecrop[]n.(植物)景天
26.larkspur[]n.a tall garden plant with blue,pink or white
flowers growing up its stem翠雀属植物
27.billow[]v.1)to fill with air and swell out;2)to fill with air and swell out翻腾
28.sweet clover[]n.草木樨植物
29.lee[]n.a sheltered place,especially one on that side of anything away
from the wind背风处，庇护所
30.profusion[]n.a very large quantity of something丰富，充沛，慷慨
31.deity[]n.the state of being a god;divine nature;a god or
烤冷面怎么做好吃goddess神，神性
32.solstice[]n.either of the two times of the year at which the sun
reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at midday,marked by the
longest and shortest days至日；冬至或夏至
33.caldron[]n.a large kettle or boiler大锅(炉)，大汽锅
34.wean[]v.to cau(onelf or someone el)to give up a former habit;
铁桶阵
to withdraw(a person)by degrees(from a habit,object of affection,etc.)as
by substituting some other interest使断奶，使放弃，使断念
35.ridge[]n.a narrow area of high land along the top of a line of hills;a
我真的需要你high pointed area near the top of a mountain山脊，屋脊
36.upthrust[]n.the force with which a liquid or gas pushes up
against an object that is floating in it向上推，浮力；(地质)地壳隆起
38.score[]v.to make cuts or lines in or on something把……记
下；划线，刻划；获得；评价
39.kinsmen[]v.a male relative男性亲属
extremely thin and easily broken纤细的，脆弱的；稀薄的；贫乏的
somebody/something尊敬，敬畏
43.impale[]v.to pierce through or fix with a sharp object刺穿，(作
为刑罚)把……钉在尖桩上；使绝望
44.barter[]n.the system of exchanging goods,property,rvices,etc.
for other goods,etc.without using money物品交换，实物交易
45.deicide[]n.the killing of a god杀神，杀神者，害死耶稣的人
46.skillet[]n.a small frying pan煮锅，长柄浅锅
47.rambling[]adj.spreading in various directions with no
particular pattern漫步的，散漫的，流浪性的
48.shawl[]n.a large piece of cloth worn by a woman around the shoulders
or head,or wrapped around a baby披肩，围巾
合伙合同>例假喝咖啡49.ntinel[]n.a soldier who job is to guard something哨兵
50.opaque[] able to be en through;not transparent or
translucent不透明的，不传热的，迟钝的
51.abide[]v.to dislike somebody/something so much that you hate
having to be with or deal with them忍受，容忍；持续，遵守
52.ample[]adj.large,often in an attractive way充足的，丰富的，宽敞的
area such as a city or county政务会，理事会，委员会
54.rvitude[]n.the condition of being a slave or being
forced to obey another person劳役，奴役；奴隶状态；地役权
55.fright[]n.a feeling of fear惊骇，惊吓，害怕
57.wake[]n.a watch or vigil held over the body of a dead person during
the night before burial(葬礼前)守夜，看护
58.perch[]v.to alight or rest on栖息，位于，使坐落于
59.handrail[]n.a long,narrow bar that you can hold onto for
support,for example when you are going up or down stairs栏杆，扶手60.purl[]v.to flow with a gentle movement and a murmuring sound潺潺流水
61.scissortail[]n.(美洲)叉尾霸鹟
62.hie[]v.to go quickly催促，赶快
二、课文精解
1.The Way to Rainy Mountain：《雨山之路》（1969年）是由普利策奖获得者斯科特写的一篇散文。这是关于他的祖先基奥瓦部落从古代开始在蒙大拿州一带生活到最终在西尔堡向美国骑兵投降，随后在俄克拉何马州的雨山附近安顿下来的血泪史。全书主要分为三个部分：第一部分讲述早期基奥瓦传说和人类学研究下的基奥瓦人。第二部分继续以基奥瓦神话为主题，探讨的太米文化的起源和太阳舞仪式。最后一部分描述了基奥瓦部落鼎盛时期的结束以及作者面对基奥瓦文化的消亡所持的态度和看法。
3.At a distance in July or August the steaming foliage ems almost to writhe in fire.
