【正文】 s a successful entrepreneur with a breadth of vision. Meaning: But they showed no interest in and gave no support for his dream。 instead, they mocked and teased him, laughed at him and talked about his dream as if it was something insignificant and unimportant. 13 focus1text 上海交通大 學 出版社 Back Next His dream was sailing around the world. 1. What was the boy’s dream? Text: Harboring Ill Feelings 14 上海交通大 學 出版社 focus1text 2 “You will never sail around the world,” his father scoffed. “When you are of age, I will get you a job at the factory where I work and you will follow in my footsteps.” Translation 2 “ 你永遠不可能駕船環(huán)游世界 。 ” 他的父親嘲笑道 。 “ 等你長大后 ， 我會在我工作的工廠給你找份工作， 你將跟我過一樣的日子 ?！? Back Next Meaning: The father laughed at the idea of sailing around the world. He only wanted his son to work in a factory as he did when the boy became old enough. scoff: vi./vt. 1)嘲弄 ， 嘲笑 ， 譏笑 . David scoffed at her fears. 2) 狼吞虎咽 . Who has scoffed all the cake? be/e of age:成年；滿法定年齡 . His mother still takes care of everything for him even when he has e of age. follow in one’s footsteps:步某人的后塵；效法某人. The last thing he would like to do is follow in his father’s footsteps. :步某人的后塵；效法某人 . . . The father said no to his son’s idea and thought his son would follow in his footsteps. 3. How did the father react to his son’s dream? Text: Harboring Ill Feelings 15 上海交通大 學 出版社 focus1text 3 “But I don’t want to follow in your footsteps, I want to sail on the open seas and visit new lands,” the little boy protested. The father just laughed and shook his head, showing no faith in his son or his dream. 4 The kids at school also made fun of him, so much so that he stopped sharing his thoughts and desires and kept them hidden within his heart, until the time arrived, when he could make them a reality. Meaning: The boy didn’t want to live as his father did. He wanted to leave home to travel in the vast ocean and tour other countries. Meaning: His schoolmates also made a lot of jokes about his dream. As a result, he no longer told them about his dream and buried it in his heart, expecting the day when his dream would e true. Translation 3 “但我不想跟你一樣，我想航行在遼闊的海洋上，見識見識陌生的國家?！毙∧泻⒖棺h道。他父親只是笑了笑，搖了搖頭，對兒子和兒子的夢想沒有什么信心。 4 在學校里，同學們也拿他開玩笑，以至于他再也不愿和他們交流想法和愿望，而是把這些想法和愿望埋藏在心底，等待著有一天能把它們變成現(xiàn)實。 Back Next open sea:遠海 high seas:公海 protest: vi./vt. 1)反對 ， 提出異議 . They protested to the mayor that the taxes were too high. 2) 申辯 ， 堅決地表示 . She protested that she had never seen the accused man before. n. [U, C] 抗議 ， 反對；抗議書 make fun of sb.: 嘲弄 ， 取笑 . It is impolite to make fun of disabled people. so much so that:到這樣的程度以致 . He believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it. reality: n. 1) [C]事實 ， 實際經(jīng)歷 ， 見到的事情 . The decision reflects the realities of the political situation. 2) [U]現(xiàn)實 ， 實際情況 . He must face the reality of being out of work. make fun of sb.: 嘲弄 ， 取笑 . It is impolite to make fun of disabled people. Text: Harboring Ill Feelings 16 上海交通大 學 出版社 focus1text 5 It seemed that the world’s thumb was pressing the boy down throughout his adolescence. Within fifteen years, the boy became a man. He had worked two jobs night and day saving his money, so he could put a down payment on a sailboat. Translation Back Next 5 在他年少時期 ， 好像全世界都不支持他的想法 。 十五年后他長大成人了 ， 他夜以繼日地干著兩份工作 ， 終于攢夠了購買一艘船所需的首付金 。 Question about Para. 5 the world’s thumb: 全世界的影響 /力量 be under somebody’s thumb: 受某人影響 /支配 . He was still under his father’s thumb. the world’s thumb: 全世界的影響 /力量 be under somebody’s thumb: 受某人影響 /支配 . He was still under his father’s thumb. press down: 抑制 ， 壓制 . The financial crisis almost pressed him down. 抑制 ， 壓制 work ；完成 . They believe that united, they can work wonders. He worked his passage from England to Australia. down payment:（ 分期付款購物的 ） 首次 （ 期 ） 付款 Meaning: It seemed that all the people in the world were exercising pressure on him while he was a teenager. Text: Harboring Ill Feelings 17 focus1text 上海交通大 學 出版社 Back Next He worked hard by doing two jobs day and night saving his money. 3. How did the young man earn the down payment? Text: Harboring Ill Feelings 18 上海交通大 學 出版社 focus1text 6 He answered an ad in the newspaper and set up a meeting with the owner of a sailboat at the local harbor. The young man bought the boat on site and immediately paid the down payment and signed the sales agreement. He was so happy he began to share the news with everyone he knew. They were surprised, to say the least, and wished him well, while never admitting they were wrong. But he didn’t care, because now, he owned his own sailboat. Translation Back Next 6 他看到了報紙上的一則廣告并寫了回信 ， 在當?shù)馗劭谝娏四莻€船主 。 這個年輕人當場買下了那艘船 ， 并立刻付了首付金 ， 簽訂了買賣合同 。 他太高興了 ， 把這個消息告訴給了所有他認識的人 。 他們很驚訝 ，這樣說毫不夸張 ， 但他們還是祝他一切順利 ， 然而絕不承認自己是錯的 。 但他并不在乎這些 ， 因為現(xiàn)在他擁有了自己的船 。 Question about Para. 6 on site:當場 ， 在現(xiàn)場 . He was caught stealing on site. to say the least: 毫不夸張地說 e g. His teaching methods were strange, to say the least. Text: Harboring Ill Feelings 19 focus1text 上海交通大 學 出版社 Back Next He was so happy he began to share the news with everyone he knew. 4. How did the young man feel when h