UNIT2 TEXTB
一、单词分析
1.particularly
US [pər'tɪkjələrli]
UK [pə(r)'tɪkjʊlə(r)li]
adv.特别；尤其
It's particularly worrying that over half a million unemployed people have been out of work for at least a year.
特别令人担忧的是超过50万失业人口已失去工作至少一年。
2.rid
US [rɪd]
UK [rɪd]
v.扫除
be rid of sb/sth,摆脱
get rid of sb/sth,摆脱；丢弃；扔掉
We're the people who are looking for and trying to get rid of any barriers to education, " she said.
她说，“我们就是这样的人，寻找并试图摆脱任何妨碍教育的障碍。”
3.furthermore
US ['fɜrðər.mɔr]
UK ['fɜː(r)ðə(r).mɔː(r)]
adv.此外；而且；再者
Furthermore, some goals that on the surface may appear to be admirable and worthy may actually be for personal gain only.
总而言之，有些目标表面看来是很高尚的也是值得追求的，但实际上可能仅仅关涉个人利益。
4.intelligent
US [ɪn'telɪdʒənt]
UK [ɪn'telɪdʒ(ə)nt]
adj.有才智的；悟性强的；聪明的；有智力的
There would have been a fitness in her being pretty and graceful , intelligent and distinguished.
妩媚、文雅、聪慧、高贵，这些原来是她应有的品质。
5.steadily
UK ['stedɪlɪ]
adv.稳定地；坚定地；坚固地；不断地
It had been a leaden dawn, and the rain now steadily poured down.
那是一个铅灰色的黎明，现在又开始连绵不断地下起了大雨。
6.solemnly
UK ['sɒləmli]
adv.郑重；一本正经地；沉着脸；冉冉
As he relates this to me he scratches his head solemnly with his withered arm.
纳南塔蒂对我讲述这段往事时神情严肃地用那只枯萎的手搔搔头。
7.apparently
US [ə'perəntli]
UK [ə'pærəntli]
adv.显然；可见；看来
So, apparently one of the survivors of the tomb had been a sorcerer after all.
那么，显然墓穴的生还者已经无论如何都是个法师
8.confusion
US [kən'fjuʒ(ə)n]
UK [kən'fjuːʒ(ə)n]
n.困惑；混淆；混同；困窘
Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
只有两只野狗在混乱中得到了好处，它们狼吞虎咽地吃光了剩余的蛋糕。
9.semester
US [sə'mestər]
UK [sə'mestə(r)]
n.学期（一学年分两个学期）
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.
教授开始摇头，仍然微笑着，因为他意识到了争论的发展。非常好的一个学期，的确是。
10.astonish
US [ə'stɑnɪʃ]
UK [ə'stɒnɪʃ]
v.使十分惊讶；使大为惊奇；使吃惊
I do not know stationmaster people see this statistic system is met why impressions, but, I think, it is certainly very astonish!
我不知道站长们看到这个统计系统会作何感想，但是，我想，一定是很震动的！
11.glimpse
US [ɡlɪmps]
UK [ɡlɪmps]
v.瞥见；〔诗〕闪现
n.领悟；概况；见识；一睹
If a half second glimpse of an inappropriate image can be picked up in this way, imagine the impact of a more fundamental difficulty.
如果一半的不良的图像是被这样瞥见的，想象一下更多的基本的冲突将不会发生。
12.illustration
US [.ɪlə'streɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [.ɪlə'streɪʃ(ə)n]
n.插图；图解；示例；图示
The company's first print advertisement featured an illustration of a young actress named Hilda Clark, who was also the brand's spokeswoman.
公司的第一张平面广告是一张叫HildaClark的年轻女演员的插画，她同时也是品牌的代言人。
13.edition
US [ɪ'dɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [ɪ'dɪʃ(ə)n]
n.版次；版本（出版形式）；（报纸、杂志的）一份；一辑
It is possible that the setup program is of too low an edition, please install the latest setup program for the touch screen.
有可能是触摸屏驱动程序版本过低，请安装最新的驱动程序。
14.skip
US [skɪp]
UK [skɪp]
v.略过；打水漂；漏过；蹦蹦跳跳地走
With just a light skip, it falls, never leaving people the image of decline, though it has never been flamboyant .
它只轻轻一跳，落了，从不给人以衰弱的印象，尽管，它不曾艳丽
15.stun
US [stʌn]
UK [stʌn]
n.震惊；晕眩；〈美〉胡桃
v.使昏迷；（尤指）打昏；使震惊（或惊愕、目瞪口呆）
Rogue's seem to be able to stun lock a lot more for a lot longer and I couldn't tell why, but it was obnoxious.
盗贼可以把人晕更长时间了，我说不出为什么，但我很讨厌这样
二、难句分析
1.In one of my classes were many children who had hadgreat trouble with schoolwork, particularly reading.
【翻译】在我的一个班级里，有很多孩子在学习上遇到了很大的困难，尤其是阅读。
【分析】In one of引导后面的定语从句
☞2.I would like you toread a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them onlyfor pleasure.
【翻译】今年我想给你探路者很多书，但是我想让你读这些书只是为了消遣。
【分析】would like想要做某事
☞3.One girl, who had just come tous from a school where she had had a very hard time,and who proved to be one of the most interesting, lively,and itelligent children I have ever known, looked at mesteadily for a long time after I had finished.
【翻译】有一个女孩刚从学校来到我们学校，她在那里度过了一段非常艰苦的时光，后来证明她是我所认识的最有趣、最活泼、最聪明的孩子之一。
【分析】句子中运用了最高级，定语从句
☞4.Then if you don't like the characters and don't care what happens to them, close the book, put it away, and get another.
【翻译】然后，如果你不喜欢这些角色，也不在乎他们的角色，就把书合起来，把它收起来，再拿一个。
【分析】what引导定语从句
☞5.For a while she read a number of books on this level.
【翻译】有一段时间，她读了很多这方面的书。
【分析】“for a while”和“in a while” 同为近义词，翻译为：一会儿，一段时间。for指动作持续了多久，in指一段时间之后。a number of表示“许多”,相当于 many,修饰可数名词复数.作主语时,谓语动词用复数.number前可用large,small等修饰,以表示程度.
☞6.After she had been in the class six weeks or so and we had become good friends, I very tentatively suggested that, since she was a skillful rider and loved horses, she might like to read National Velvet.
【翻译】在她上了大约六周的课之后，我们成为了好朋友，我很试探性地建议，既然她是一个熟练的骑手，喜欢马，她可能会喜欢读《国丝绒》。
【分析】since可引导原因状语从句,译作“由于；因为”,相当于because.
☞7.She tried it, and though she must have found it quite a bit harder than what she had been reading, finished it and liked it very much.
【翻译】她试了试，虽然她一定觉得它比她刚才读的要难一些，但她还是读完了，非常喜欢。
【分析】though可以放在句子中间，前面一般有一个逗号；不能与but连用。quite a bit 修饰不可数名词,意思是“只有一点点,很少”
☞8.One day, in one of our many free periods, she was reading at her desk.
【翻译】有一天，在我们许多空闲时间中的一天，她在书桌前看书。
【分析】in one of.是介词短语,表示在...其中的一个中/里,作状语.
☞9.This is exactly what reading should be, but in school, reading is not always an exciting, joyous adventure.
【翻译】这正是阅读应该是的，但在学校里，读书并不总是令人兴奋、快乐的冒险。
【分析】what作关系代词时,其含意是“所…的事(物)”。可用来引导主语从句,表语从句,宾语从句或同位语从句。
三、全文总结
Inschool,readingisnotalwaysanexciting,joyousadventure.Themoststudentsoftenhavegreattroubleinreading,andmightnotbeveryclearaboutwhattheyarereading.What'smore,theteacherswouldlikethemtoreadanupperlevelthatisnotuptotheirstandard.Inthispassage,theteacherwanttotryatallcoststoridherstudents'fairanddislikeofbooks.Sooneday,shetoldthemtoreadanythingwhattheywantedforpleasure,orelsesherequired.Itstunnedthestudentsbecausethatsoundsincredible.Onlyagirldecidedtobelieveher.Thentheybecamegoodfriendssooner.Notonlythegirllearnedtoreadeasily,butalsotheteacherlearnedsomethingfromthegirl:whenwereading,don'tflinchfromdifficultsentences,wecanskipoverthosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart.
四、思维导图
