Unit Six History and Culture
Passage A History Speaks
Detailed Discussion of the Text
1. Most historians agree WWII was the 20th Century’s key event, though when attempting to decide which event during WWII had the most profound impact on humanity朦胧的朦组词 we are confronted with an almost endless list of choices.(P宋朝版图ara.1)
(1)confront: vt. to make sb.身上长猴子 face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation 使面对，使面临
e.g
We can overcome the obstacles that confronted us.
我们可以克服出现在我们面前的困难。
Her husband confronted her with a choice between her career and their relationship.
她丈夫要她在事业和他们两人关系之间做出抉择。
(2) be confronted with: 面对，面临
e.g.
The new system will be confronted with great difficulties at the start.
这种新的制度一开始将会面临很大困难。
He was confronted with the possibilities of failure. But he persisted.
他遇到了失败的可能。但他没有放弃
2. Bright Leaves, reflecting sunlight from a cloudless sky, made a pleasant contrast with shadows in my garden as I gazed through wide-flung doors opening to the south.
(Para.4)
“Reflecting sunlight from a cloudless sky” is ud as an adverbial phra. The logical subject of “reflecting” is “bright Leaves ”.
e.g
Romeo, believing that Juliet was dead, decided to kill himlf. 罗密欧以为朱丽叶死了，决定自杀。
“Opening” is a typical example of a prent participle ud as a post modifier; it is ud here to describe the door,. e.g.
They plan to build a highway leading into the mountains. 他们计划修一条公路通往山区。
There is a car waiting outside. 有一辆小汽车在外边等着。
1)c游戏推广ontrast
a)n. a striking or an obvious difference差异，差别
e.g.
There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West.
东西方文化之间存在着明显的差异。
There was a big contrast between the two opponents.
两位对手之间的观点有巨大的差别。
b) v.(contrast A and/with B) to compare in order to show difference between them对照，对比
e.g.
It’s interesting to contrast the British legal system with the American one.
冠冕把英国的法制与美国的对比很有意思。
His actions contrasted sharply with his promis.
他的行动和他的诺言相差甚远。
make a contrast with: 形成对照
The white walls make a contrast with the black carpet.
白色的墙壁与黑色的地毯形成了鲜明的对照.
synonym: compare v.
a) compare A with B to examine people or things to e how they are similar and how they are different 比较，对比
e.g.
It’s interesting to compare your situation with mine.
把你的状况和我的状况相比很有意思。
Compared with adults, the kids lack experiences.
与成年人相比，孩子缺乏阅历。
b) compare sth./sb. to: 把……比作
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
我可否把你比作夏日的一天。
People compare youth to the rising sun.工程合同范本
人们把年轻人比作朝阳。
2)gaze: v. to look steadily at sth. for a long time, stare 盯着，注视，凝视
e.g.
He gazed at the beautiful actress in amazement.
他惊讶地注视着那个漂亮的女演员。
She sat there for hours just gazing through the window.
骆驼过江
她一连几个小时都坐在那里呆呆地看着窗外。
3)“Wide-flung” is a compound adjective consists of an adjective and a past participant, more examples: abnt-minded(心不在焉的)，full-grown(已长成的)，new-born(新生的)，low-paid(工资低的).
3. Wearing undershirt, I was sprawled on the living room floor exhausted becau I had just spent a sleepless night on duty in my hospital. (Para.5)
分词在句中可以充当不同的成分：在此句中 “wearing undershirt” 在句中作伴随状语，“sprawled” 作表语， “ exhausted” 作状语,修饰谓语 “ was sprawled”。
过去分词作伴随状语的情况较多，e.g.
He entered the meeting room, accompanied by his cretary.
向上的英文
他由秘书陪着走进了会议室。
A beautiful woman came in, followed by her lovely son.
一个美丽的女人走了进来，后面跟着她可爱的儿子。
The little girl soon fell asleep, exhausted by the journey.
由于旅途劳顿，那小女孩很快就睡着了。
过去分词作表语的时候很多，其中很多实际上已经变成形容词了，如：
He was so bored that he began to look around constantly.
他烦得要命，开始不停地东张西望。
1)
sprawl: v. a)to sit or lie with arms and legs spread about 伸开四肢坐着、躺着
b) to spread in an untidy way 蔓延，杂乱地延伸
e.g.
She was sprawling in an armchair, watching TV. 她伸开手脚坐在沙发上看电视。
The town sprawled along the river.小镇沿着河岸延伸。
I lay sprawled on the beach, enjoying the gentle breeze. 我躺在沙滩上，享受着温柔的微风。
4. So well does one recall little things that I remember vividly how a stone lantern in the garden became brilliantly lit and I debated what this light had been caud by.
