【正文】 or object。 c) learn to separate details from the key idea. Many words in a sentence describe things about the subject of the sentence and only add details around it. If we ask when, what kind, where, or why, we will find details. As a result it will be easier for us to see the key idea. Now look at the following example taken from Reading Passage A. Yet for 38 young passengers between fifteen and eighteen years of age, it is the start of a new experience: they will spend 10 months of their lives studying abroad, far from their families. (Para. 2, Reading Passage A, Unit 4) The key idea of this sentence is that it is a start of a new experience. The information as to for whom and why it is a start of a new experience simply adds details. . He is living in exile on the small island for some political reason. 他因?yàn)槟撤N政治原因在小島上過著流亡生活。 . The President went into exile abroad in 1959 because of the political situation in his own country. 總統(tǒng)由于其本國的政治局面而于 1959年流亡國外。 1. Experiences in Exile (The title) n. 1) being sent away from one’ s own country 流亡 ,流放 exile . There were many French exiles in England after the war. 戰(zhàn)后有許多法國人被迫移居英國。 2) [C] person who lives away from his own country from choice or because he is forced to 移居國外 . As summer approaches, the weather bees hotter. 夏天臨近了，天氣越來越熱了。 . He approached the old lady slowly, having no idea how to tell her the bad news. 他慢慢地走近老太太 , 不知道該怎么把壞消息告訴她。 2. Eventually, a man speaking broken Polish approaches us, … () approach 1) v. e near (to) 接近 ,靠近 . The little boy ran away as fast as he could at their approach. 他們走近時(shí)，小男孩拼命跑開了。 2) n. act of approaching 接近 ,靠近 3. And so begins yet another segment of this longest journey all the longer because we don’ t exactly know when it will end, when we’ ll reach our destination. () Meaning And then another part of this very long journey begins, and it seems to be longer as we don’ t know exactly where our destination is and when we’ ll reach there. . She took up a new job with infinite enthusiasm. 她以無限的熱情開始從事一項(xiàng)新的工作。 4. The train cuts through infinite territory, … () infinite a. very great in amount or degree, endless 大量的 , b. 無限的 擴(kuò)展 infinitely: ad. in an infinite degree無限 . His idea is infinitely better than mine. 他的主意比我的好多了。 . The earth has finite resources, but scientific development is infinite. 地球的資源有限 , 但科學(xué)發(fā)展是無限的。 finite: a. having an end or limit有限的 . Light moves at a finite speed. 光以一定的速度傳播。 5. After a while, I shrink into a silent indifference, … () shrink vi. 1) move away from something or somebody unpleasant 退縮 . She is shy by nature and shrinks from any stranger. 她生性羞怯，怕見生人。 . We must not shrink from difficulties. 我們不應(yīng)該在困難面前退縮。 vi. 2) cause sth. to bee smaller esp. because of water, heat or cold變小 . Will the shirt shrink in the wash? 這件襯衣洗過以后會縮水嗎？ . Car sales have been shrinking recently. 近來 汽車的銷售量在減少。 . The productivity increase has shrunk our costs by 25%. 生產(chǎn)率的提高使我們的成本減少了 25% 。 . The hot water shrank my sweater. 熱水使我的毛衣收縮了。 6. ... this is vast, tedious and formless. (Para. 4) tedious a. tiring, because of being too long, slow or dull。 b. boring乏味的 . The work is tedious. 這個(gè)工作真乏味。 . We had to sit through several tedious speeches. 我們不得不坐在那里聽完那幾個(gè)冗長而乏味的發(fā)言。 7. ... look at the spectacular landscapes we’ re passing by. (Para. 4) spectacular a. making a very fine exhibit or show 壯觀的 ,偉大的 . a spectacular show of fireworks 燃放煙火的壯觀景象 . The most spectacular goal of the match was scored by Harris. 比賽中最精彩的進(jìn)球是哈里斯的射門。 . There was something forbidding on her face and I didn’ t dare to look at her. 她的臉上露出令人生畏的表情，令我不敢正眼看她。 8. They’ re too big, too forbidding,… () forbidding a. unfriendly, threatening 威脅的，敵對的 . a forbidding look 冷峻的表情 . a forbidding appearance 嚴(yán)峻的面容 辨析 forbid: vt. order somebody not to do (something)禁止 . You are forbidden to leave before I e back. 在我回來之前你們不準(zhǔn)離開。 . For a moment I thought father was going to beat me, and I recoiled in horror. 有一刻我以為父親要打我，所以我滿懷恐懼地往后退縮。 9. My sister, perhaps recoiling even more deeply from all this strangeness,… () vi. move away from something unpleasant。 moving back because of fear or not liking 退縮 recoil . The dog recoiled from the rotten food because of the unpleasant smell. 變質(zhì)的食物散發(fā)出的難聞的氣味使得這條狗向后退縮。 . We entered into meaningful discussions with them weeks ago. 幾星期以前我們就與他們進(jìn)入了實(shí)質(zhì)性的談判。 . Before you enter into an agreement of this nature, you should read the agreement carefully. 在簽署這類協(xié)議之前 , 你應(yīng)該仔細(xì)看一下協(xié)議內(nèi)容。 10. My father enters into a dynamic conversation with him… () enter into bee part of, begin to take part in 參與 Notice that when the verb is used to mean “ go or e into” (some place or some stage), we do not use the preposition “ into” . . Everybody stands up when the judge enters the court. 法官進(jìn)入法庭時(shí) , 全體起立。 . She was the daughter of a prosperous banker. 她是一個(gè)富有的銀行家的女兒。 11. ... a Polish Jew who came to Canada and became prosperous ... (Para. 5) prosperous a. successful, esp. financially 繁榮 ,昌盛 . It’ s hard to believe that in this prosperous country, hunger could be a serious problem. 很難相信在這個(gè)富裕的國家里 , 饑餓會成為一個(gè)嚴(yán)重的問題。 12. ... it shouldn’ t be hard to achieve prosperity in this country. (Para. 5) prosperity n. [U] state of being successful or rich 繁榮 ,昌盛 . The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity. 戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束之后，有一段很長時(shí)間的和平和繁榮。 . A country’ s future prosperity depends, to a degree, upon the quality of education of its people. 在某