【正文】 ty years. 他為黑人而戰(zhàn)且坐過(guò)三十年監(jiān)獄。 be in prison 在獄中，被監(jiān)禁 He has been in prison for five years. put…in prison = send…to prison = throw …into prison 把……投入監(jiān)獄 The car thieves have been put in prison. He was sent to prison for ten years10. The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life. period 期間，時(shí)期，學(xué)校的一節(jié)課，周期 Let’s finish this period and have a break. a period of rotation 自轉(zhuǎn)周期 the time when 其中when 引起定語(yǔ)從句 This was a time when you had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg. Do you still remember the time when we first met? the time 可用于引起時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，這時(shí)一般不加when。 I recognized him the time I saw him.11. It was in 1952 and he had opened a black law firm to advise poor black people on their problems. 1) advise ab. on sth. 就……給某人出主意 I have advised you on that subject. 2) advise sb. to do sth. 建議某人干…… Our monitor advises me to practice more spoken English. 3) advise that +(should) do I advise that you (should) not eat fruit that isn’t ripe.12. Sadly I did not have this passbook because I was not born there and I was worried about whether I would be out of work. be worried about = worry about 擔(dān)心 She worries about her health. = She is worried about her health. out of work 失業(yè) Jim has been out of work for months.13. The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all. 過(guò)去三十年里出現(xiàn)了最多的法律來(lái)剝奪我們的權(quán)利, 阻擋我們的進(jìn)步,直到今天我們已經(jīng)到了幾乎沒(méi)有任何權(quán)力的地步. see 在此句意為“見(jiàn)證，目睹 ”；(在某段時(shí)期)發(fā)生(某情況),經(jīng)歷,經(jīng)受。 為某事發(fā)生之時(shí)，主語(yǔ)為時(shí)間 The last few months have seen more and more traffic accidents. The city has seen many changes.14. …only then did we decide to answer violence with violence. 只是在那時(shí)我們才決定以暴力對(duì)暴力。 only then 此處引起倒裝句，當(dāng)only修飾狀語(yǔ)位于句首時(shí)，句子采用部分倒裝的結(jié)構(gòu)。 Only by practicing a few hours every day will you be able to master English. only 修飾主語(yǔ)時(shí)，句子不倒裝。 Only he knew how to solve the problem.15. As a matter of fact, I do not like violence…but in 1936 I helped him blow up some government buildings. 事實(shí)上我不喜歡暴力……但在1963年我?guī)退艘恍┱髽? as a matter of fact = in fact As a matter of fact, I don’t know the truth. I was happy to help because I knew it was to realize our dream of making black and white people equal. be equal to 等于，相當(dāng)于 I’m not equal to the position. Women demand equal pay for equal work. cannot imagine how the sound of the name of Robben Island made us afraid. 你想象不到聽(tīng)到羅本島這個(gè)名字令我們多么害怕。 imagine n./doing sth./sb.+doing/that… Can you imagine life without electricity? I didn’t imagine being a writer in my childhood. I can’t imagine her marrying him. Imagine that you are a bird.18. He taught us during the lunch breaks and the evening when we should have been asleep. 在午餐的休息時(shí)間和晚上我們本應(yīng)該睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候他教授我們。 should do amp。 should have done He should have e earlier. You should e earlier tomorrow. You should have written to your mother. My teacher said I should study harder. I should have studied harder when I was young.should do 表示應(yīng)該做，一般指現(xiàn)在或?qū)?lái)的動(dòng)作，指過(guò)去的動(dòng)作時(shí)應(yīng)站在過(guò)去的角度。should have done 表示本應(yīng)該做而沒(méi)有做的。站在現(xiàn)在的角度上評(píng)說(shuō)過(guò)去的事情。, sleep amp。 sleepyIs he still sleeping?Yes, he is fast asleep.I was too sleepy to hear the end of her talk.I usually sleep seven hours a day.asleep 是表語(yǔ)形容詞，意為“睡著的”。sleep 是動(dòng)詞或名詞，意為“睡覺(jué)”。sleepy 是形容詞，意為“打盹的”。20. As they were not cleverer than me, but did pass their exam, I knew I could get a degree too. 由于他們不如我聰明而又確實(shí)通過(guò)了考試，我知道我也能獲得學(xué)位。 did pass 為強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)構(gòu)，強(qiáng)調(diào)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞時(shí)，在動(dòng)詞原行前加do, does, did. Do be careful! I do hope you have a merry Christmas! He does speak English well!21. I did not work for twenty years until Mr. Mandela and the ANC came to power in 1993. e to power = e into power 執(zhí)政 in power 當(dāng)權(quán)，執(zhí)政 Things have changed a lot since he came to power. How long has he been in power?22. All the terror and fear of that time came back to me. terror n. 恐怖，可怕的人或事 The murder was a terror to the people in the town. fear n. 恐懼，可怕 vt. 恐懼，害怕 + n./to do /that… Do you fear death? She fears to speak in our presence. I fear that we can’t protect ourselves.for fear of …amp。 for fear that… 擔(dān)心 He left an hour earlier for fear of missing the train. She worried for fear that the child would be hurt23. I remembered the beatings and the cruelty of the guards and my friends who had died and I felt I would not be able to do it. beating n. 打、輸 They gave him a good beating. They gave our team quite a beating. beat n. 敲擊，跳動(dòng) We heard the beat of a drum. Can you hear the beat of my heart?24. They said that the job and the pay from the new South African government was my reward after working all my life for equal rights for the Blacks. reward n. 報(bào)酬，獎(jiǎng)金 He worked hard but without much reward. in reward 作為報(bào)酬 She got nothing in reward for her kindness. vt. 酬謝，給以報(bào)答 He rewarded me with a prize. 1．period （n．）1）length or portion of time一段時(shí)間；時(shí)期。There were long periods when we had no news of him．好長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間我們都沒(méi)有他的消息。Tomorrow39。s weather will be cloudy with sunny periods．明天陰天間晴。His son is going through a difficult period now．他的兒子正處于困難時(shí)期。2）（time allowed for a）lesson in school課時(shí)；一節(jié)課。three periods of chemistry a week 一個(gè)星期三節(jié)化學(xué)課。2．a(chǎn)dviseadvise do 1) They advised her not to act in haste. = They advised her against acting in haste。他們勸她不要匆忙行事。2) He will advise you what to do 他會(huì)建議你（們）怎么辦。3) 可以說(shuō)advise doing,但不可以說(shuō)advise to do，如： She advised holding an English party at the weekend.（正）She advised to hold an English party at the weekend.（誤）4) advise后可以引導(dǎo)一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句，從句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用虛擬語(yǔ)氣，即，should+ 動(dòng)詞原形，should可以省略。如：I advised that he (should) e at once.5) advise sb. of sth 把某事通知