流利说懂你英语笔记要点句型·核心课·Level 7·Unit 3·Part 3·Video 1·David and Goliath 1

David and Goliath 1

So I wanted to tell a story that really obsessed me when I was writing my new book, and it's a story of something that happened 3,000 years ago, when the Kingdom of Israel was in its infancy. 

ps:所以我想讲一个故事,当我写新书的时候,我真的很着迷,这是一个发生在3000年前的故事,当时以色列王国还处于婴儿期。

wanted受通缉的; 要; 想要; 希望; 需要; 需要…在场; want的过去分词和过去式

tell a story讲故事; 说谎话

obsessed着迷的; 困扰的; 心神不宁的; 使痴迷; 使迷恋; 使着迷; 唠叨; 挂牵; 念念不忘; obsess的过去分词和过去式

writing写; 书写; 写作; 著书立说; 著作; 文字作品; 文章; 写字; 作曲; 编写; 写信; write的现在分词

happened发生,出现; 出现,发生; 碰巧; 恰好; happen的过去分词和过去式

years ago多年前

Israel以色列人; 以色列(原为巴勒斯坦之一郡,现为一犹太国家,首都为Jerusalem)

infancy婴儿期; 幼儿期; 初期; 初创期

And it takes place in an area called the Shephelah in what is now Israel. 

ps:这事就发生在以色列境内,名叫示非拉的地方。

And和; 与; 同; 又; 而; 加; 加上; 然后; 接着

takes携带; 拿走; 取走; 运走; 带去; 引领; 使达到,把…推向,把…带到; take的第三人称单数

area地区,地域; 地方,场地,区; 区,部位

called叫做; 称作; 给…命名; 称呼; 把…叫做; 认为…是; 把…看作; 把自己称为; 自诩; call的过去分词和过去式

what is是什么; 什么是; 什麽

now现在; 目前; 此刻; 从现在开始; 表示厌烦; 既然; 由于

Israel以色列人; 以色列(原为巴勒斯坦之一郡,现为一犹太国家,首都为

And the reason the story obsessed me is that I thought I understood it, and then I went back over it and I realized that I didn't understand it at all.

Ancient Palestine had a -- along its eastern border, there's a mountain range. 

ps:古巴勒斯坦有一条——沿着它的东部边界,有一条山脉。

Ancient古代的; 古老的; 很老的; 古代人; 古文明国的国民; <古>高龄老人; <古>旗手

along沿着; 顺着; 靠着…边; 沿着…的某处; 向前; 一道,一起; 越来越

eastern东方的; 向东的; 东部的; 亚洲国家的,东方国家的; 东方人; 东部地区的人; 东正教信徒

border国界; 边界; 边疆; 边界地区; 镶边; 包边; 狭长花坛; 和…毗邻; 与…接壤; 沿…的边; 环绕…; 给…镶边

mountain range山脉; 岭

Still same is true of Israel today. 

And in the mountain range are all of the ancient cities of that region, soJerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron. 

ps:在这山上有那地方所有的古城,就是索耶路撒冷,伯利恒,希伯仑。

mountain range山脉; 岭

all of一共; 足足; 至少

ancient古代的; 古老的; 很老的; 古代人; 古文明国的国民; <古>高龄老人; <古>旗手

cities都市; 城市; 特许市; 特权市; city的复数

region地区,区域,地方; 行政区; 全部地区,所有区域

Bethlehem伯利恒

And then there's a coastal plain along the Mediterranean, where Tel Avivis now. 

ps:还有地中海沿岸的平原,特拉维维斯现在就在那里。

coastal plain海岸平原

along沿着; 顺着; 靠着…边; 沿着…的某处; 向前; 一道,一起; 越来越

Mediterranean地中海的

where在哪里; 到哪里; 处于哪种情形; 在那,到那; 在那里; 在该处; 在该情况下; …的地方; …情况下; 地方; 场所哪里

Tel泰尔; 人工丘阜

now现在; 目前; 此刻; 从现在开始; 表示厌烦; 既然; 由于

And connecting the mountain range with the coastal plain is an area called the Shephelah, which is a series of valleys and ridges that run east to west, and you can follow the Shephelah, go through the Shephelah to get from the coastal plain to the mountains. 

ps:连接山脉和沿海平原的是一个叫示非拉的地区,这是一系列的山谷和山脊,从东向西延伸,你可以沿着示非拉,穿过示非拉,从沿海平原到山区。

connecting连接; 联结; 使…连接; 接通; connect的现在分词

mountain range山脉; 岭

coastal plain海岸平原

a series of一系列; 许多

valleys谷; 山谷; 溪谷; 流域; valley的复数

go through经历,经受; 翻阅; 翻找; 整理; 通读; 彻查; 走; 例行做; 被通过; 被批准

coastal沿海的; 靠近海岸的

plain清楚的; 明显的; 浅白的; 坦诚的; 直率的; 直接的; 不尚修饰的; 朴素的; 简单的; 平原; 简直,绝对地

mountains高山; 山岳; 许多; 大量; mountain的复数

And the Shephelah, if you've been to Israel, you'll know it's just about the most beautiful part of Israel. 

ps:还有示斐拉,如果你去过以色列,你就会知道那是以色列最美丽的地方。

been曾经到过; are的过去分词; be的过去分词

Israel以色列人; 以色列(原为巴勒斯坦之一郡,现为一犹太国家,首都为Jerusalem)

know知道; 知悉; 了解; 认识到; 懂得; 意识到; 确信; 确知; 肯定

just about勉强; 差一点就不; 差不多; 几乎; 近乎

most beautiful美丽的; 美好的; 很好的; 出色的; 巧妙的; beautiful的最高级

part of部分

It's gorgeous, with forests of oak and wheat fields and vineyards.

ps:它是华丽的,有橡树、麦田和葡萄园的森林。

gorgeous非常漂亮的; 美丽动人的; 令人愉快的; 绚丽的; 灿烂的; 华丽的

with和…在一起; 和; 同; 跟; 有; 具有; 带有; 用; 使用; 以; 借

forests森林; 林区; 一丛,一片; forest的复数

oak栎树; 橡树; 橡木; 栎木

wheat小麦

fields田; 地; 牧场; 场地; 大片地方; 使参加竞选; 使参加比赛; 担任守队; 任守方; 接,截,传; field的第三人称单数和复数

vineyards葡萄园; 酿酒厂; vineyard的复数

But more importantly, though, in the history of that region, it's served, it's had a real strategic function, and that is, it is the means by which hostile armies on the coastal plain find their way, get up into the mountains and threaten those living in the mountains.

ps:但更重要的是,在这个地区的历史上,它是被服务的,它有着真正的战略作用,也就是说,它是沿海平原上敌对军队找到他们的道路,爬上山里,威胁住在山里的人的手段。

importantly重要地

in the history历史上的,有史以来的

and that而且,并且

hostile敌意的; 敌对的; 坚决否定; 强烈反对; 有阻碍的; 不利的

armies陆上作战军队; 陆军部队; 陆军; 大批; 大群; army的复数

coastal plain海岸平原

get up起床; 起身; 站起来; 叫…起床

threaten扬言要; 威胁; 恐吓; 预示凶兆; 有…危险; 危及; 对…构成威胁

And 3,000 years ago, that's exactly what happens. 

The Philistines, who are the biggest of enemies of the Kingdom of Israel, are living in the coastal plain. 

ps:非利士人是以色列国最大的仇敌,住在沿海平原。

who谁,什么人; 表示所指的人; 进一步提供有关某人的信息

biggest大大; 给人印象深地; 大的,巨大的; 年龄较大的; 重大的; 严重的; big的最高级

enemies敌人; 仇人; 反对者; 敌国; 敌军; 敌兵; 危害物; 大敌; enemy的复数

Israel以色列人; 以色列(原为巴勒斯坦之一郡,现为一犹太国家,首都为Jerusalem)

living活着的; 活的; 在使用的; 在实施的; 生计; 谋生; 收入; 生活方式; 活着的人; 住; 居住; 生存; 活着; live的现在分词

coastal plain海岸平原

They're originally from Crete. 

ps:他们来自克里特岛。

They're a sea faring people.

ps:他们是远洋民族。

Faring英 [ˈfeərɪŋ] 美 [ˈferɪŋ] v.成功(或不成功、更好等)fare的现在分词

And they may start to make their way through one of the valleys of the Shephelah up into the mountains, because what they want to do is occupy the highland area right by Bethlehem and split the Kingdom of Israel in two. 

ps:他们可以从示非拉的一个山谷,上到山上去,因为他们要占领伯利恒右边的高原,把以色列国一分为二。

start to开始

one of…之一

valleys谷; 山谷; 溪谷; 流域; valley的复数

want to do想做某事; 想要做某事; 想要作某事

occupy使用,占用; 使用; 居住; 侵占; 占领; 占据

highland高地的; 高原的; 山区的; 苏格兰高地的; 高地; 高原; 苏格兰高地

right by旁边

Bethlehem伯利恒

And the Kingdom of Israel, which is headed by King Saul, obviously catches wind of this, and Saul brings his army down from the mountains and he confronts the Philistines in the Valley of Elah, one of the most beautiful of the valleys of the Shephelah. 

ps:以扫罗王为首的以色列国,显然听见风声,扫罗就率领军队下了山,在示非拉最美的山谷之一以拉谷与非利士人对峙。

catches接住; 截住; 拦住; 接; 抓住; 握住; catch的第三人称单数

confronts使…无法回避; 降临于; 处理,解决; 面对; 对抗; 与对峙; confront的第三人称单数

one of…之一

most beautiful美丽的; 美好的; 很好的; 出色的; 巧妙的; beautiful的最高级

valleys谷; 山谷; 溪谷; 流域; valley的复数

And the Israelites dig in along the northern ridge, and the Philistines dig in along the southern ridge, and the two armies just sit there for weeks and stare at each other, because they're deadlocked. 

ps:以色列人在北边的山脊挖,非利士人在南边的山脊挖,两军就在那里坐了几个星期,彼此对视,因为他们陷入僵局。

Israelites希伯来人,以色列人; Israelite的复数

dig in翻土掺进; 把…混入; 挖掩体隐蔽,掘壕防守; 开始大吃; 开始尽情吃

northern北方的; 向北的; 北部的

ridge山脊; 山脉; 隆起; 脊; 垄; 高压脊,高压带; 使隆起; 使形成脊状

dig掘; 凿; 挖; 掘得; 掘出; 寻找,搜寻; 轻碰,轻戳,轻推; 挖苦; 嘲讽; 考古发掘

armies陆上作战军队; 陆军部队; 陆军; 大批; 大群; army的复数

sit坐; 使坐; 使就座; 处在; 坐落在; 被放在

stare at each other相视;相看

deadlocked陷入僵局的;僵持不下的

Neither can attack the other, because to attack the other side you've got to come down the mountain into the valley and then up the other side, and you're completely exposed.

ps:两者都不能攻击对方,因为要攻击对方,你必须下山进入山谷,然后向上爬,你完全暴露在外。

Neither两者都不; 也不; 既不…也不…

attack袭击; 攻击; 进攻; 抨击,非难; 抨击; 非难

other side【法】对方当事人

've(=value engineering)价值工程学; 同“have”

got to接触到; 开始; 收买

come down下降,降低; 落下; 降落

mountain高山; 山岳; 许多; 大量

valley谷; 山谷; 溪谷; 流域

and then然后

exposed无遮蔽的; 不遮挡风雨的; 易受攻击的; 无保护的; 风险高的; 很

Questions:

1.What best describes the landscape of the Shephelah?

It's covered by forests and farmland.

2.Why did the Philistines want to move up to the mountains?

They want to attach the Kingdom of Israel.

3.If something is in its infancy, it is

 very new and still developing.

4.how has the Shephelah been used historically?

it allowed coastal armies to access the mountains.

5.to catch wind of something means

to learn about something secret


Fill in the blanks:

And connecting the mountain range with the coastal plain is an area called the Shephelah, which is a series of valleys and ridges that run east to west, and you can follow the Shephelah, go through the Shephelah to get from the coastal plain to the mountains. 


Repeat & Read Sentences:

1.The philistines want to do is occupy the highland area and split the Kingdom of Israel in two.

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