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會(huì))?用卡車(chē)運(yùn)船,用船運(yùn)貨(分別只用卡車(chē)運(yùn)輸和用船運(yùn)輸)?鼻子可以跑而腳可以聞味道(分別指流鼻涕和腳有臭味)?車(chē)可以停在駕駛路上,而且在停車(chē)路上駕駛(driveway從字面上理解是駕駛路,parkway從字面上理解是停車(chē)路)。6. How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and wise guy are opposites, and quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell another?alike:相像的(作表語(yǔ))like: 相像的(作表語(yǔ))②相似的,同類(lèi)的(作定語(yǔ))likely:有可能的,有希望的(+to do)(slim chance,指沒(méi)機(jī)會(huì))和一個(gè)肥胖的機(jī)會(huì)(fat chant,也指沒(méi)機(jī)會(huì))意思是一樣的,而一個(gè)聰明的人(wise man,聰明人)和一個(gè)聰明的家伙(wise guy,自作聰明的人)卻意思相反?為什么相當(dāng)多(quite a lot)和相當(dāng)少(quite a few)意思一樣?(實(shí)際上quite a lot和quite a few都是相當(dāng)多的意思。)為什么天氣可以熱的像地獄也可以冷得像地獄?(as hell字面意思像地獄一樣,指非常)7. You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which an alarm clock goes off by going on.marvel: (at ) 驚奇,對(duì)……感到驚奇lunacy : n. 精神失常; 極蠢go off: (警報(bào)器)突然大作 If an alarm bell goes off, it makes a sudden loud noise.go on: (電器設(shè)備)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn),開(kāi)動(dòng) If an electrical device goes on, it begins operating. 【語(yǔ)法信息】:V P,在這種語(yǔ)言中,你的房子在被燒下去(burn down,意為燒為平地)的同時(shí)又被燒上去(burn up,意為燒起來(lái),燒掉)。你用填出來(lái)(fill out,意為填寫(xiě))的方法填進(jìn)去(fill in,意思也是填寫(xiě))一個(gè)表格。鬧鐘在走(go on)的時(shí)候響(go off)了。 was invented by people,not puters,and it reflects the creativity of the human race. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why,when I wind up my watch,I start it,but when I wind up this essay,I end it?wind up: 上緊發(fā)條; 使結(jié)束The President is about to wind up his visit to Somalia.,它反映了人類(lèi)的創(chuàng)造性。這也是為什么當(dāng)星星出來(lái)的時(shí)候,我們是看得見(jiàn)的,當(dāng)陽(yáng)光出來(lái)(out)的時(shí)候是看不見(jiàn)的。同理,我“處理”我的手表之后,它就開(kāi)始(走)了;而我“處理”完這篇文章后,它卻結(jié)束了。1. Let’s face !face v. a. 面對(duì) b. 面臨 be faced with c. 正視 . Lack of funds is the main difficulty that faces them. 他們面臨的最大困難是資金不足。 They are faced with the main difficulty. 2. take sth. for granted 視…為理所當(dāng)然3. neither… nor…. 既不…也不…. (大綱P18 P30 P70) . Neither John has e, nor has ( e ) Mary.(倒裝) Neither students nor teacher is from America. (就近一致)4. (We wonder) Why it is that …. ? Why is it that ……?5. make amends 賠償6. b through 梳理,復(fù)習(xí)7. a bunch of 一捆,一束,一堆8. odds and ends 零碎的東西,麻煩9. get rid of 去除,擺脫10. all but 除了..都…11. be mitted to 交托給12. mit :v. a. 托付 b. 犯罪 ~ a crime 犯罪 ~ oneself to 致力于13. a slim chance=a fat chance 機(jī)會(huì)渺茫14. a wise man 聰明的人 a wise guy 自作聰明的人15. quite a lot = quite a few=many 很多16. as hell = very 非常17. marvel at 驚嘆18. burn up 燒起來(lái) burn down 燒為平地19. fill in a form= fill out a form 填表20. go off 發(fā)射,響 go on 走,運(yùn)行21. lights out 熄燈22. wind up 上緊發(fā)條,結(jié)束 I Learned in Kindergarten 幼兒園所學(xué)的... of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate mountain, but there in the sandpile at nursery school.,包括怎樣生活,該做些什么,又該怎樣去做,這些都是我在幼兒園時(shí)學(xué)會(huì)的。智慧不在研究生院的山巔之上,而在幼兒園的沙堆里。2. These are the things I learned: Share everything. Play fair. Don39。t hit people. Put tilings back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don39。t take things that aren39。t yours. Say you39。re sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work everyday some.Play fair: 公平地比賽[待人] 光明正大地行動(dòng)。分享所有的東西;行為光明磊落;不要攻擊別人;東西要放回原處;自己弄臟的地方自己收拾好;不要拿走不屬于自己的東西;如果你傷害了別人就得道歉;飯前洗手;熱的甜點(diǎn)和涼的牛奶對(duì)身體有益;生活要有張有弛,學(xué)點(diǎn)東西、想點(diǎn)思想、寫(xiě)寫(xiě)畫(huà)畫(huà)、唱唱跳跳,休息和工作,每樣事天天都要干一點(diǎn)。3. Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands and stick together. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup? The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.watch for:短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞 密切注意。戒備。提防We39。ll be watching for any developments.be aware of: 意識(shí)到。當(dāng)大家外出時(shí),注意交通安全,記得手挽手,彼此互相扶持。多多注意那些生活的奇跡。你一定還記得那個(gè)塑料杯里的小小的種子吧,它不斷的往下扎根,枝葉不斷的向空中伸展。沒(méi)有人真正知道它在怎樣生長(zhǎng),也不知道是為了什么。但有一點(diǎn)很明白,我們也像他們一樣地長(zhǎng)大。4. Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cupthey all die. So do we.so: 同樣,也一樣(指后者跟前者一樣)They had a wonderful time and so did I.、倉(cāng)鼠以及小白鼠甚至是花盆中小小的一顆種子,最后他們的生命都將消亡。我們明白自己同樣也不能避免。5. And then remember the book about Dick and Jane1 and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all: Look. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and polities and sane living.《迪克和珍妮》的書(shū),以及從書(shū)中學(xué)到的第一個(gè)詞,也是最了不起的一個(gè)詞:觀察。你所需要了解的任何事情:包括為人的原則、愛(ài)、應(yīng)注意的基本衛(wèi)生,生態(tài)環(huán)境和政治哲學(xué)以及健全的生活方式,你都能在該書(shū)的某個(gè)地方找到答案。the Golden Rule:金科玉律,指導(dǎo)原則sane: adj. 心智健全的; 神志正常的;6. Think of what a better world it would be if we allthe whole worldhad cookies and milk about 3 o39。clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. Or if we had a basic policy in our nations to always put things back where we found them and cleaned up our own messes. And it is still true。 no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is better to hold hands and stick together.lie: v. 躺; 擺放,位于。 說(shuō)謊原形過(guò)去式過(guò)去分詞現(xiàn)在分詞詞義用法lieliedliedlying說(shuō)謊不及物lielaylainlying躺,位于不及物laylaidlaidlaying放置,下(蛋)及物不要混淆lay和lie這兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞。lay表示將某物放于某處或某個(gè)位置,如某人把某物安放(lay)在某處,此物即放(lie)在那里。lay的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞均為laid,它通常用作及物動(dòng)詞。例如,They laid him on the floor(他們把他放在地上)。lie則為不及物動(dòng)詞,其過(guò)去式為lay,過(guò)去分詞為lain:I lay on the floor with my legs in the air(我躺在地上,雙腿抬起)。虛擬語(yǔ)氣是謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的一種特殊形式,用來(lái)表達(dá)假設(shè)、主觀愿望、猜測(cè)、建議、可能或空想等非真實(shí)情況。 If I have time,I will go. 假若我有時(shí)間,我就去。 (陳述語(yǔ)氣) If I were you,I would go. 假若我是你,我就去。 (虛擬語(yǔ)氣 )與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反:條件句的謂語(yǔ)形式:動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去式; be 動(dòng)詞多用were。主句謂語(yǔ)形式:would/should/could/might+ V原 ,如果我們大家全世界所有的人每天下午3點(diǎn)左右能夠享受甜點(diǎn)和牛奶,然后蓋上被單美美地睡上一小會(huì)兒;如果每一個(gè)國(guó)家都能夠遵循一個(gè)基本的立國(guó)之道,即東西放回原處,自己弄臟的地方自己收拾后,那么這個(gè)世界將是多么的美好啊。無(wú)論你年齡有多大,當(dāng)你出去時(shí),當(dāng)你進(jìn)入社會(huì)之時(shí),最好和別人手牽手,互相扶持,團(tuán)結(jié)一致,無(wú)論如何,這是一個(gè)顛撲不破的真理。1. Live a balanced life. 生活要有張有弛。? . To live a long and healthy life, we must learn to have a balanced diet.? 為了要過(guò)著長(zhǎng)壽而又健康的生活,我們必須懂得吃均衡的飲食。? balance n