3)The moon and the cool water of the swimming pool provided him with relaxation, and a feeling of serenity of mind and sublimation of emotion.
4)He likes the stern cliffs best, with ranges of mountains soaring behind them, because they are full of possibilities and only the most daring can climb on to the top.
5)An Italian is in charge of the lighthouse. He loves his job so much that he will not quit it for anything.
6)He imagines that one may live an idyllic life there.
7)Because suffering and sin can be found everywhere human beings live，including those two islands，one being a leper colony，the other a penal settlement．
8)The green flash means the green light seen in the sky the moment the sun sets under the horizon．and only in certain cases does it appear． Ⅱ．
1)The Colonel，an Empire builder who is not too disgustingly aggressive，sometimes tries to talk to me about public affairs．
2)Or maybe my suppressed inclination has been brought out under Laura's unintentional influence．
3)1 was as puritanical as a Pharisee and I viewed with contempt a11 those who lived a less practical life than my own and regarded them as inhabitants on the moon．
4)Just imagine how I have changed now．Here I stand。sentimental and sensitive，like an o ld unmarried woman painting a water—colour picture of sunsets． 5)Before I die，1 want to enjoy beauty to my heart's content．
6)I imagine devoted religious people must be experiencing a thorough catharsis as I do now when they leave the solemn confessional after gaining pardon of their sins． 7)There is a trace of simple poetic quality in his character．
8)1 also like the unusual information he conveys to me from time to time without speaking emphatically．
9)There is quite a lot of knowledge stored away in the Colonel’s mind，which is not interesting except for that．
10)This is quite another Edmund Carr，who has changed so much!
Ⅲ．See the translation of the text． Ⅳ．
1)(拉)特别，持定 2)(德)闪电战 3)(丹)祝你健康、干杯 4) (法)
代办 5)(意)协奏曲 6)(法)政变 7)(法)布置，舞台美术 8)(法)缓和 9)(法)冷菜，冷盘 10)(意)间奏曲 11)(日)和服 12)(汉)叩头 13)(俄)富农 14)(西)强壮男子 15)(瑞)餐前冷菜 6)(拉)现状 17)(西)节日 18)(印地)(印度的)王公 19)(阿拉伯)(穆斯林国家的)酋长 20)(希)我想出了，我找到了 V．
1)fill(V．)：He filled the position capably． fill(n．)：Let her cry her fill．
2)ripple(n．)：The moon danced on the ripples of the lake． ripple(V．)：A laughter rippled through the hall．
3)marble(n．)：He stopped to admire a statue in marble． marble(v．)：All the book edges were marbled． 4)pile(n．)：The actress’fan mail forms a huge pile．
pile(V．)：He finished a whole dish piled high and thick with meat． 5)touch(V． )：Her words touched him to the quick． touch(n．)：I have a mild touch of flu．
6)range(n．)：Da Vinci had a wide range of interests．
range(V．)：The size of computers range from that of a button to that of a room． 7)beach(n．)：He was drowned while swimming at the beach． beach(v．)：They found a small boat beached on the shore． 8)catch(v．)：1 was nearly caught in the shower．
catch(n．)：Nothing could give the angler a greater delight than a good catch． 9)hump(n．)：He was born with a hump on his back．
hump(v．)：When the cat saw the mouse，it humped its back for a jump． 10)obscure( adj．)：The meaning of that sentence is obscure to me． obscure(v．)：Later successes obscured his earlier failures． Ⅵ．
grey，white，rich colours，dark red，olive green，midnight blue， blacker， more golden， bleached， yellow， golden brown，green，red，a tender palette of pink and blue，blue， purple, emerald Ⅶ.
1)pass our time pleasantly 2)beginning 3)level of existence 4) grown up 5) dry and barren 6) inner places (parts) ? stern/forbidding 7)lonely 8)tells/reveals 9)except 10)moved backward ? hidden ll)intense bluishgreen 12)joy/happiness Ⅷ.
1) cram 2) disperse 3) crept 4) scribbled/jotted down 5)soared/rocketed 6)Work is piling up 7)lounging 8)receded 9)snatched 10)slapped him
lX. metaphor :
1)a new Clovis, loving what I have despised ? 2)an Endymion young and strong
3)the sea ? with no ripples at all but only the lazy satin of blue 4)the red ball (the sun) simile :
1)it is as in a moving picture that I can note the grace of her gestures 2)dismissive as Pharisee
3)as sentimental and sensitive as any old maid doing water colours of sunsets
4)my imagination ?so austere in the foreground but nurturing what treasures of tenderness, like delicate flowers, for the discovery of the venturesome 5)?gives a cry like a sea-bird
6)? we are as pleased a children when our game succeeds
7)I like the footfall of naked feet in the dust, silent as a cat passing.
8)the faint creaking, as of the saddle-leather to a horseman riding across turf alliteration :
1)on a less practical plane
2)And now see how I stand, as sentimental and sensitive as any old maid 3)clear of cloud
4)I would never have believed in the simple bliss of being 5)the hiss of sudden spray X.
1)metonymy 2)metonymy 3)euphemism 4)personification 5) transferred epithet 6)hyperbole 7)transferred epithet and9 ) onomatopoeia 10) trans XI.
1)imperial 2)simple 3)high 4)jealous 5)ignorant 6) clear 7) exaggerated 8) beaten 9) obvious 10) confident 11 ) disappointed 12)inadequate 13)close 14)interested 15)beautiful 16)conscious Ⅻ.
1)He has a good eye for water-colours.
2)The daughter ventured to object to her parents's arrangement of her marriage. 3)Pressed by poverty, he took to stealing. 4)My long journey was beguiled with novels. 5)I suppose you have read Mark Twain.
6)He concentrated all his attention on this problem to the exclusion of all others.
7)Failure to make the right decision at once will make the whole thing very difficult if not impossible.
8)Our problems are piling up. We must solve them as quickly as we can. 9)The sentries are relieved every four hours. 10)There was a touch of irony in his remark. ll)Memories of childhood are gradually receding.
XIII. Omitted
XIV.
A Visit to Yellow Mountain
I was here at last! Standing at the foot of Yellow Mountain, I tried to convince myself that I was where I was. It was a hot day, and the sky was clear of clouds. We were sweating even before we began to climb the mountain early in the morning. The steps were so numerous that they looked like a ribbon winding its way to the sky. All along the way, birds were chirping among the trees and bushes, where leaves were stirring with every movement of the pure mountain air. Now
and then a mountain stream ran down, leaping from rock to rock and filling the valley with laughing murmurs. When I looked up occasionally, the mountain tops could be seen clearly against the vast blue sky. I went on cheerfully, leaving my companions behind most of the time. When we came to the Guest-Greeting Pine, all of us were very excited. She stood at the edge of an overhanging rock, stretching out her hands to us. How friendly she and the Yellow Mountain were !
Lesson16 1776 I.
1)The Second Continental Congress was convened in Philadelphia in 1776. It was important because it witnessed the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 2)He was not for independence.
3)These united colonies are free and independent states, they needn't be loyal to the British Queen any more they have nothing to do with Great Britain in terms of politics.
4)The vote was on the motion to postpone indefinitely the resolution of independence or proceed with the debate. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Dela- ware, Connecticut, and Virginia were for~ Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia were against, and New York abstained. Among them, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut are New England states, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland are middle states, and Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia are southern states. 5)Dickinson didn't deny there were crippling taxes and other grievances. He argued that Britain was the noblest and most civilized nation on the face of the earth. He offered a gentler means of redressing them instead of revolution and violence.
6) Dickinson maintained that seperation out of the British Empire meant total destruction to the continent, while Rutledge was against independence in that South Carolina, which he represented, would probably fall into the hands of people from other states when independence was gained.
7)Rutledge, representing South Carolina, changed to become for independence. 8)Hancock did so to make the vote on independence official and formal.
9)Because he thought if the vote was not unanimous, those colonies opposing independence would fight on the side of England against those favouring independence, resulting in internal strife and bringing destruction to the continent.
10)He wanted to postpone the debate because there was no written declaration of independence to vote on.
11)A literary society refers to men of letters. Bartlett says a congress is not a literary society because congressmen are politicians rather than writers who are fond of emotional and poetic expressions.
12)The passage was about the crime of Britain doing black slave trade and maintaining slavery in America. Rutledge wanted to delete it because in his native state ,South Carolina, black slavery was legalized and part of their life.
13)One was Britain, the other was the North of the united States. The former encouraged the trade of slavery, and the latter carried and sold slaves.
14) The triangle trade went like this, Americans went to Africa, bought slaves, and carried them back and sold them in America. The New England made the fortunes.
15)Franklin was angry because John clung to a minor topic- slavery instead of the central one--independence. John insisted that the abolishment of slavery should be included in the declaration, in such a case, southern states would not approve it because they do not seem to be able to go without slavery. Therefore, Franklin thought it was necessary to make some sacrifice or compromise to get the declaration approved unanimously.
Ⅱ .
1)The Deep South speaks in unity and complete agreement. 2) What position do you take on the question of independence? 3)Been drinking and eating too much again, old man?
4)I only wish that King George felt all over his body the pain that I now feel in my big toe. 5)North Carolina submits to South Carolina with respect.
6)It seems that in Georgia majority opinion is against independence but Hall (Georgia's delegate) is for independence.
7)For the obvious reason that we can no longer hear our continued connection with Great Britain.
8)Mr. Adams, you are good at making such pleasant word as \which is annoying.
9)Why, even your own cousin has fled from justice and for his capture of death a reward has been offered by the British troops stationed in America. 10)I'm perfectly able to defend myself, Mr. Dickinson.
ll)And up to now, \without making an effort.
12)Though it has been proposed in the name of Virginia, it reflects the spirit of Adams. 13)You are moving ahead of time. We are not ready for independence. 14)General Washington is in the battlefield.
15 )They are typical of opportunistic and cowardly sentiments of North Carolina. 16)If we are brave and courageous, we'll\ 17)Mr. President, South Carolina demands that the question be put to vote.
18)A declaration of this kind would be in keeping with the fine manners and proper way of doing things in Europe.
19)Don't play any tricks now, Mr. Adams. You have to think up something better for an answer.
20)Answer directly--what would be its purpose?
21)When one talks about one's own rebellion, it's legal, though other people consider it illegal from their point of view.
22)Are there any who wish to amend, delete, or alter the Declaration ? 23) I had hoped the work proper would show my opinion clearly. 24)We'll keep this word tyrant, he will continue to be a tyrant.
25)Good God] Fishing rights! How long shall we go on wasting time in trifling.
26)To us in South Carolina, black slavery is our special custom and we love it as part of our life.
27)Rutledge has found his target.
28)Many things weightier than money are involved in this issue.