Lesson Nine (同学讲义)

Lesson NineThe Most Dangerous Game语言要点1．单词to brighten, stamina, stake, to sip, businesslike, deplorable, clear-headed, to snap, to plunge, to spur, flight, futile, inevitably, rude, to execute, intricate, lore, dodge, crotch, zealous, deliberately, uncanny, precariously, intent, stalk, agility, to dress, savagely, to wrench, viciously, to plant, mark, lean, leash, springy, to hit, to tumble, dead, to regard, expanse, hoarse, to furnish, repast2．短语to raise one’s eyebrows, to rest with, to keep/hold one’s nerve, to get/take a grip on oneself, to take stock of, to strike off, after a fashion, to press on/ahead, to dig in, to give way, to strain one’s eyes/ears, to make out, at bay3．典型句式不定冠词+名词+of +不定冠词+名词，so +形容词+不定冠词+名词+as，sth. comes to sb.重点句型和词语解析1.The Most Dangerous Game. [the title]game: n. wild animals, birds, and fish that are hunted for food, esp. as a sport 猎物For example:a head of game 一头猎物The jungle abounds with wild game. 热带丛林里有很多野兽出没。

2.The general raised his eyebrows. [Para. 2]raise one’s eyebrows: to show surprise, doubt, disapproval etc. by moving one’s eyebrows upwards 扬起眉毛（表示惊讶、怀疑、不赞同等）For example:Eyebrows were raised at the couple’s surprising arrest.3.General Zaroff’s face suddenly brightened. [Para. 3]brighten (up): vi. to become happier or more excited 变得欢快For example:我们开始谈到钱时，他的眼睛为之一亮。

Her face brightened up as she read her boyfriend’s email.4.The choice rests entirely with you. [Para. 6]rest with: if a decision or responsibility rests with sb., they have the duty or authority to take that decision or responsibility 是…的责任；由…决定For example:Now it rests with the medical committee to make the decision.5.He nodded toward the corner to where the giant stood, his thick arms crossed on his hogsheadof a chest. [Para. 7]句子结构分析：句中“where the giant stood”是名词从句，做介词“to”的宾语。

独立结构“his thick arms crossed on his hogshead of a chest”修饰“stood”，起解释说明作用。

“His hogshead of a chest”可以理解为“his chest was as big and thick as a barrel”。

[典型句式] “a hogshead of a chest”: 在“不定冠词+名词+of +不定冠词+名词”这一结构中，第一个单数名词相当于一个形容词，修饰第二个名词。

注意第一个不定冠词可以用物主代词、指示代词(his/her…)替换，但是第二个则不能。

For example:He lived a poem of a life. 他过着诗一般的生活。

I don’t think your tyrant of a father will allow you to come back after midnight.我想你那专制的父亲不会允许你半夜三更回家。

6.Y our brain against mine. Y our woodcraft against mine. Y our strength and stamina againstmine. [Para. 11]woodcraft: n. knowledge of forests and how to live in them by building camps, finding food, etc. 丛林生活能力stamina: n. physical or mental strength that lets you continue doing sth. for a long time without getting tired; endurance, power to persist or persevere 体力，耐力，毅力For example:I no longer have the stamina to work all night.Y ou need stamina to be a long-distance runner. 做长跑运动员，你得有耐力。

7.Outdoor chess! And the stake is not without value, eh? [Para. 11]Outdoor chess! 意为：It is just like outdoor chess! ；而双重否定“not without value”具有加强语气的作用。

stake: n. an amount of money that you risk losing when you try to guess the result of a race or competition 赌注，输赢For example:他好赌，但赌注都很小。

8.He sipped his wine, and then in a businesslike air, he went on. [Para. 13]sip: vi./vt. to drink in small amounts 小口地喝For example:她已经坐在酒吧中，小口喝着咖啡。

He poured himself a glass of wine and sipped at it with pleasure.关于酒的词汇扩充：( drink既指酒类，也指其它饮料，指其它饮料时前面应加soft-；hard drink则指酒类，相当于alcohol或strong drink(烧酒)。

liquor是指经过蒸馏而酿成的酒，英式：酒精类饮料；美式：烈性酒。

spirits主要指酒精含量很高的烈性酒。

如：Whisky(威士忌)，brandy(白兰地)等。

wine是指果汁经发酵而制成的酒，多指葡萄酒。

如white wine，red wine等。

在酒类中，啤酒的销量是最大的。

在西方国家，啤酒几乎成了日常的“茶”。

英语关于啤酒的说法较多，常见的有ale，beer，lager（淡啤酒），malt（麦芽酒），liquor，stout等。

ale是淡色啤酒，劲头比beer大。

beer是麦芽制的酒，与malt的意思差不多，但前者更通用。

lager是一种窖藏淡啤酒。

stout是黑啤酒。

)businesslike:adj. serious and effective in the way you deal with things; efficient 有条不紊的；效率高的；严肃认真的For example:He approaches the issue in a businesslike way.9.The deplorable part of it was the Lazarus followed him. [Para. 13]deplorable:adj.fml. very bad, unpleasant, and shocking; disgraceful 极糟的；可悲的For example:The orphans were living in most deplorable conditions.10.“I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve,” he said through tight teeth. [Para. 15]keep/hold one’s nerve: to be able to remain calm and think clearly in a difficult situation 保持镇定For example:He kept his nerve under very trying circumstances. 他在非常艰难的情况下保持镇定。

[注] 该词组的反义词组“lose one’s nerve”（失去镇定）更常见。

11.He had not been entirely clear-headed when the chateau gates snapped shut behind him. [Para.16]clear-headed: adj. able to think in a sensible and calm way; not confused 头脑清醒的；理智的For example:Though very seriously ill, she was clear-headed enough to give instructions.snap:vi./vt. to quickly move sth., for example, a light switch or sth. else that makes a short sound, or to be moved quickly in this way （使）发出脆裂声For example:The policeman snapped the handcuffs around her wrist.He took his gold watch out of his waistcoat pocket and snapped it open.他从马甲口袋里掏出金表啪地打开。