课前想一想
1. How do dogs protect human's har-vest?
2. What does "apprenticeship" mean?
词汇装备库
1.free-ranging(adj.)自然放养的
2.barley/'bɑ:rli/(n.)大麦
3.mastiff/'mæstif/(n.)葵,大驯犬
4.hound/haʊnd/(n.)猎犬
5.pariah/pə'raɪə/(n.)为社会所抛弃者;受蔑视的人;不被信任者
pariah dogs流浪狗
6.shepherd/'ʃepərd/(n.)牧羊犬
7.herbivore/hɜ:rbɪvɔ:r/(n.)食草动物
Cows and sheep are herbivores.牛和羊是食草动物。
8.vigilance/'vɪdʒɪləns/
(n.)警觉,警惕
词句兵工厂
He's fed everyday now and he also wears a collar. More comfort, but less independence, a trade most dogs make if they're given the choice
他每天都有饭吃,还有项圈戴,更加舒适,但是失去了独立。这是大多数狗狗在被给予选择时都会做的交易。
Note:
1.feed/fɪ:d/(v.)喂养,饲养,为...提供食品
Have you fed the cat?
你喂猫了吗?
feed oneself
某人自己进食,自己吃东西
She was too weak to feed herself.
她太虚弱了,无法自己进食。
2.collar/'kɑ:lər/(n.)猫或狗脖子上戴的项圈;衣服的领子
dog collar 狗项圈
wear a collar 戴着一个项圈
3.comfort/'kʌmfərt/(n.)舒服,舒适
4. independence / , ɪndɪ'pendəns/(n.)生活上的独立、自主
Having a job gives you financial in-dependence.
有一份工作才能保证经济上的独立。
5.make a trade交换,做交易
Let's make a trade-my book for your baseball.
咱们来做个交换吧,我的书换你的棒球。
6.give sb a choice
给某人选择,让某人做出选择
give sb no choice 让人无从选择
They gave us no choice in the matter.这件事情上他们不让我们做选择。
词句兵工厂
But that hasn't always been the case.但情况并非从一开始就如此。
Note:
1.sth is not the case
事实或情况并非如此
*case在这里表示状况,情况或者场合
We tend to think of these people as untrustworthy , but that is not the case.
我们往往会认为这些人不可靠,但事实并非如此。
It is the case that...事实是什么样的,情况是怎样的
*拓展:
a.)in this case在这种情况下
In this case, several solutions could be tried.
在这种情况下,可以尝试几种解决办法。
b.) in that case 既然那样,那样的话
--He didn't want to talk to Sally .
他不想和萨利说话。
--In that case , why did he agree to meet her?
既然那样,为什么他还同意和她见面呢?
词句兵工厂
With the adults, it was a different story.而面对那些成年羊,情况就完全不同了。
Note:
1.a different story
另一回事,根本不像预料的那样
It looks like a big house, but inside it's a different story.
它看上去像是一栋大房子,但里面却不是这么回事。
that's another story
另一回事,那是两码事
Her English is excellent, but her French is another story.
她的英语很棒,不过法语就另作他说了。
that's not the whole story
表示情况还不止这样,那还不是事情的全部
Listening to customers is generally
a good idea, but it is not the whole story.
一般来说,倾听用户的需求是个好主意,但并不完全足够。
词句兵工厂
Jiri is now six months old and a series of tests await him to complete his apprenticeship.
吉瑞现在六个月大了,一系列的挑战在等着他来完成他的“实习期”。
Note:
1.a series of一系列的,一连串的;连续发生的同类事件
2.await/ə'weɪt/(v.)等待,等候
*wait与await的区别:
①.wait既是动词又是名词,多数时候作为不及物动词使用,后面经常跟动词不定时,或介词for。
例如wait to do sth,wait for sth等等。
②.await只是及物动词,后面直接接宾语,而且宾语往往是一些抽象名词。
await没有名词形式,比wait更加正式和严肃。
He's anxiously awaiting his test re-sults.
他正焦急地等待着他的测试结果。
await sb 什么事情将发生或将要降临到某人头上
A warm welcome awaits all our guests.
我们热烈欢迎所有客人的光临。
3.apprenticeship/ə'prentɪʃɪp/
(n.)学徒期,学徒身份
a five-year apprenticeship
五年制学徒期
After serving his apprenticeship as a toolmaker, he became a manager.
在完成了工具匠的学徒期之后,他当上了经理。
语法轻知识
suppose的相关表达
Marker sentence :
How could the descendants of wolves become guardians of the animals they were supposed to kill and eat?
狼的后代怎么能成为猎物的守护者,守护这些本应被他们杀死并吃掉的猎物呢?
be supposed to do表示按规定、习惯或安排等,本应当,应该如何。
例如:
You are late again! You were sup-posed to be here an hour ago.
你又迟到了,你本应该在一小时前就到这儿!
另外,be supposed to do也可以表示一般认为,或人们普遍觉得会..
I haven't seen it myself, but it's supposed to be a great movie.
这部电影我没看过,不过人们普遍认为很不错。
"I suppose..."是一个经常被挂在嘴边的表达,那么它都有哪些含义呢?
1.I suppose...表示我想.../我认为..
认为某事属实,但不敢肯定
I suppose you're right.
我想你是对的。
Things worked out for the best,suppose
我想情况好转了
2.I suppose..表示我看...
用于生气地表示预料某件事属实
I suppose you thought you were being clever !
我看你是自作聪明!
3.I suppose…表示恐怕
用于表示某事很可能是事实,虽然自己希望并非如此
I suppose it's too late to apply for that job now .
自现在申请那份工作已经太晚了。
实战练兵场
(2016年5月CATT英语二级笔译真题)
建馆以来,中国美术馆已举办数千场具有影响的各类美术展览,反映了中国美术繁荣发展的态势,也成为中国与国际艺术交流的重要平台。
重点梳理:
1.美术馆 museum
2.建馆,建立,创立establishment
3.展览 exhibition
4.繁荣发展 developments and pros-perities
5.艺术交流 artistic exchange
6.平台platform
参考翻译:
Since its establishment, the museum has held thousands of various exhi-bitions with influences,which not only reflect developments and pros-perities of Chinese art, but also offer an important platform to artis-tic exchange between China and the world.
文化加油站
6 facts you may not know about dogs关于狗狗的,你不知道的件事
1.Your dog is as smart as a 2-year-old toddler.
你的狗跟两岁的小孩一样聪明。
2. Your dog does have a sense of time-and misses you when you're gone.
你的狗狗确实有时间观念——当你不在的时候,它会想念你。
3.The United States has the highest pet dog population in the entire world,more than half of all U.S citizens have owned dogs.
美国拥有全世界最多的宠物狗,超过美国总人口的一半。
4. Dogs only have sweat glands in their paws.
狗只有爪子上有汗腺。
5. Dogs can hear 4 times as far as humans.
狗的听力是人的4倍。
6. Dogs can get jealous when they see you display affection for another crea-ture.
当狗看到你对其他动物表现出喜爱时,它们会嫉妒的。
主题打包盒
1.所有流浪狗都知道,在人类的家里生活要舒服得多。因为那里有源源不断的食物、爱和温暖。白爪帮助人类保护了他们的香蕉种植园,于是它的未来发生了戏剧性的变化,它有了家,还有了个名字——拉姆。虽然生活变得更加舒适,但却失去了独立,这是大多数狗狗在被给予选择时都会做的交易。
2.狗狗帮助我们建立文明。多亏了狗狗,另一场革命才得以发生,那就是动物驯养。在辽阔的蒙古大草原上,有一个关于蒙古班克哈犬吉瑞的故事。吉瑞负责管理一个庞大的羊群,保护它们免受狼的袭击。他的力量和忠诚使它成为一只金牌牧羊犬。吉瑞想要的一切就是让他的人类家族开心,并且得到他们的关爱。吉瑞是一只非常聪明的狗狗。通过观察人类,它学到了他要做什么才能让他们开心。人类可以做任何事,只要吉瑞可以得到关爱,他就很快乐。