【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ce enough young fellow, you understand, but nothing upstairs.()1) is a nice enough young fellow, you understand, but there is nothing )nothing upstairs:(American slang)emptyheaded。a British slang equivalent might be “unfurnished in the upper story.” brain, that precision instrument, slipped into high gear.(20)1)Mixed metaphor, paring at the same time the narrator39。s brain to a precision instrument and also to a machine that has )Paraphrase: My brain, which is as precise as a chemist39。s scales, began to work at high )slipped into high gear: began to work at high speed or machine is in high gear when the arrangement or gears provide the greatest speed.(S: but little power???) I was not one to let my heart rule my head.(23)Paraphrase: She was beautiful and attractive enough to arouse the desires and passions of men, but I would not let feelings and emotions get the upper hand over reason and good let my heart rule my head: metonymy.“Heart” stands for “feelings and emotions” and “head” for “reason and good sense.” was not yet of pinup proportions,....She already had the makings.(25)Paraphrase: She was not yet as attractive as the women displayed on wall posters, but I felt sure that, given time, she would bee just as glamorous.(S: Actually, I expect this refers only to the size of her breasts.)She already had all the physical qualities needed for developing into a very beautiful :(American colloquialism)a poster showing a sex symbol, designed to be displayed on a wallproportion: lines, shape of the body supply the lack: supply what is narrator implies that time will give her a perfect he deliberately avoids using explicit words describing female physical attractions.(S: Yes.)makings: the material or qualities needed for the making or development of something had an erectness of carriage...the best of breeding.(26)1)“Carriage” and “bearing” are synonymous.“Bearing,” in the context, denotes manner of carrying or conducting oneself and refers to characteristic physical and mental posture.“Carriage” also applies to posture, specifically stresses the physical aspects of a person39。s bearing, erect )Translation: 她亭亭玉立、體態(tài)優(yōu)雅，這一切都表明她出身高貴。 fact she veered in the opposite direction.(27)Paraphrase: In fact, she went in the opposite is a sarcastic way of saying that she was rather : to change direction。to shift。to turn or swing around you were out of the picture, the field would be open.(34)1)Metaphor, paring the peting for friendship to an athletic )Paraphrase: If you39。re no longer dating her, others would be free to court )out of the picture: not considered as involved in a situation 4)field: an area where games or athletic events are held 5)open: free to take part or pete in(games being held in the field)39。s just been a causal kickjust a few laughs, that39。s all.“(55)1)A final reason that eases Petey39。s occasionally went out for a bit of fun, that39。s )casual kick:(American colloquialism)an occasional pleasure。a casual relationship。a passing affair。not a serious mitment thing I will say for this girl: you would go far to find another so agreeable.(63)Paraphrase: It is not at all easy to find a girl so : 這么可愛(ài)的人可不容易找。, I39。m nothing if not persistent.(79)This is a case of a double negative making a am very : 我要是意志不堅(jiān)定，我就不是我了。 is a limit to what flesh and blood can bear.(115)Paraphrase: There is a limit to what any human being can and blood: synecdoche, material for the thing determined to acquaint her with my feeling at our very next meeting.(125) ground my was not Pygmalion。I was Frankenstein...(138)This action shows extreme exasperation, but the narrator was still trying hard to control his rising )have the throat: attack by seizing and squeezing one39。s throat 2)The narrator makes two wellchosen allusionsto Pygmalion and to planned to be Pygmalion, to fashion an ideal wife for himself, but he bees Frankenstein for Polly(his student)who(S:?)ultimately rejects him(her teacher).Words and expressions (paragraph 3)pedant: a person who annoys other people by correcting small dull pedant A pedantic insistence on following rules be pedantic about: be very particular about Some people can be very pedantic about was pedantic rather than reasonable, just to the point of being is learned, but neither stuffy nor (5)submit an application/claim/proposal has agreed to submit to questioning They refused to submit to the unjust submitted unwillingly to his that...= the way at submit that the jury has been influenced by the publicity in the (8)(1)a formation of aircraft in flight The flight of a bullet/baseball/rocket to the moon An overnight flight/ a translantic flight(2)a stairway(set of steps)between one floor or landing and the next Her apartment is five flights fell down a flight of stairs.(3)the act of escaping physically The sound of danger gives wings to his bandits, hearing steps, took to flight.(4)passing above and beyond ordinary bounds Flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy(5)a flock of flying birds A flight of geese A flight of refugees A bird in flight the swim(17): at the center of action and uptodate with the latest information and don39。t know about it don39。t think even those who are in the swim can tell you about I39。m retired, voluntary work keeps me in the swim (23): to have a very strong desire to have something that someone else Michelin Awards are coveted by restaurants all over the religion warns against coveting material do not covet anything from any covet what is not yours, for it is a sin to steal a (26)(1)a rail car where passengers ride。a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses(2)characteristic way of bearing one39。s body She has a supple, graceful steady(30amp。147): to have a regular romantic or sexual relationship with a particular asked me if he could go steady with me? He preferred play the field than go (50)(1)cover with wax He waxed the car.(2)increase in phase。Interest in the story seems to wax and wane depending on other feelings for John wax