第一、词汇学习
1 urge adj. 诚恳地或持续地催促(某人)
范例:Don't give in now,' she urged.
她鼓励道:“先别认输。”
He urged that we should go.
他催我们走。
2 satisfy vt. 满足(需要﹑ 愿望等); 达到(要求等)
范例:She has satisfied the conditions for entry into the college.
她已符合进入这所学院的条件。
3 whistle vi. 吹口哨
范例:He whistled a happy tune as he walked along.
他边走边用口哨吹着快乐的曲子。
第二、短语学习
1. as far as:到......程度,远到......
范例:This is a book, which I dare say, is unequaled as far as translation practice is concerned.
就翻译训练而言我认为这是一本无出其右的好书。
You'll be accompanied as far as the border, thereafter you must find your own way.
有人送你到边境,然后你必须自己走了。
2. from time to time:不时地
范例:A certain humbling from time to time is good.
不时受点儿屈辱是有好处的。
From time to time I will examine you on the work you have done.
我会不时地考核你所做的工作。
Mary Lamb had to be put away from time to time.
玛丽·兰姆不得不多次被送进精神病院。
From time to time the wind wuthered in the chimney at his back.
风常常在他背后的烟囱内呼呼地吹着。
3. with great attention:特别注意地,极大关注地
范例:She extremely precise with great attention to details.
她十分注重细节。
4. never mind:(1)不用担心,别管,(2)不要紧,没关系
范例:Never mind what he said, I want your opinion.
别理会他的话,我想听听你的意见。
Never mind the rest. I follow your general idea.
不必说下去了,我一概遵命就是了。
Never mind what he says, let's see what he does.
不在乎他怎么说,要看他怎么做。
Never mind crying a little, Miss Doolittle.
Doolittle小姐,哭一下不要紧。
5. go on:继续
范例:After a while I said,"Let's go on if you're rested."
过了一会儿我说,“我们走吧,要是你休息好了的话。”
Go on with your story; I am all ears.
继续讲你的故事,我洗耳恭听。
I have wiped tears away now, and can go on again properly.
我现在已经擦干了眼泪,又可以心平气和地说下去了。
Her heart thumped so that she could scarcely see to go on.
她的心跳得几乎不能继续下去。
6. ask sb. for sth:问某人要某物
范例:They did not ask me for advice .
他们没向我征求意见。
You have get the gall to ask me for help.
你还有脸求我帮忙。
You forgot to ask me for the change.
你忘了问我要找回零钱。
He had the assurance to ask me for money.
他竟厚着脸皮向我要钱。
第三、写作语汇
1. have much experience of the world:涉世不浅,涉世很深
2. help sb to his feet:帮助某人站起来
第四、语法点拨
"I"m very tired and hungry,"answered Oliver, almost crying.
要点解析:划线部分是现在分词短语做伴随状况状语。