现代大学英语精读四
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17. sensation (3)
n. a feeling that is difficult to describe, caused by a particular event, experience, or memory感觉、知觉
Caroline had the sensation that she was being watched. It was a strange sensation—I felt I’d been there before.
• A Drink in the Passage
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Author Alan Paton (1903-1988)
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Alan Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He started his career by teaching at a school in Ixopo. The dramatic career change to director of a reformatory (管教所）for black youths at Diepkloof, near Johannesburg, had a profound effect on his thinking. The publication of Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) made him one of South Africa’s best known writers, and by the time he died, it had sold over 15 million copies. Following his non-racial ideals, he helped to found the South African Liberal Party and became its president.
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• excite: to arouse 激起、激发 • His speech didn’t excite much interest in voters. • The news has certainly excited comment.
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• conscience (1)
• n. a. the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong He was a man of strong social conscience, who actively campaigned against poverty in all its forms. Well, at least I can face them all with a clear / good conscience (=when you know that you have done nothing wrong). It eased her own conscience. 不再受良心责备
• 1----C 2----A 3----B
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17. sensation (1) n.
extreme excitement or interest, or
someone or something that causes this 轰动、引起轰动的人或事
The news caused a sensation because it proved that Dorlin still had gold deposits. This is a show that would cause a sensation in London or New York.
heart-breaking search for his son, who
has been drawn into the criminal
underworld of the city. Cry, the Beloved
Country has sold millions of copies
around the world.
of white South Africa.
• that responded: here means responded in that way or similarly responded
(3) seemed likely to make him famous…
.
It was by an oversight that his work was accepted…
.
In the year 1960 the Union Africa celebrated its Golden Jubilee, and there was a nationwide sensation when the one-thousand-pound prize for the finest piece of sculpture was won by a black man, Edward Simelane.
• 25、50/60年等具有特殊意义的周年纪念
Do you know how many years they are marking?
• 1.silver jubilee
A. 50 years
• 2. golden jubilee
B. 60 years
• 3. diamond jubilee
C. 25 years
emphatic structure
a mistake that you make by not noticing sth. or by forgetting to do sth. 错误、疏漏
It was by a careless mistake that his work was accepted, because as a black person, he was not supposed to participate in the competition.
.
His Works Cry, the Beloved Country
Perhaps the most famous novel to come
out of South Africa, Paton’s 1948 work
brought to the notice of the world the
dilemmas of ordinary South Africans
.
Apartheid
With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was institutionalized（使制度 化）. Race laws touched every aspect of social life, including a prohibition of marriage between nonwhites and whites, and the sanctioning （认可）of “white-only” jobs. In 1950, the Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially classified into one of three categories: white, black (African), or colored (of mixed decent). The coloured category included
.
• His work, African Mother and Child,
(1) not only excited the admiration,
(2) but touched the (A) conscience or
•
(B) heart or
•
(C) whatever it was that responded
.
Apartheid
major subgroups of Indians and Asians. Classification into these categories was based on appearance, social acceptance, and descent（血统）. Non-compliance with the race laws were dealt with harshly. All blacks were required to carry “pass books” containing fingerprints, photo and information on access to non-black areas.
.
conscience (2)
• n. b. a guilty feeling that you have about something bad you have done
Ann felt a pang (剧痛） / twinge （刺痛）of conscience at having misjudged her. They have no conscience at all about cheating. (=not feel guilty about cheating)
.
Apartheid
In 1960, a large group of blacks in Sharpeville refused to carry their passes; the government declared a state of emergency. The emergency lasted for 156 days, leaving 69 people dead and 187 people wounded. Wielding（掌握、运用） the Public Safety Act and the Criminal Law
Word formations sensational (a.) sensationalize (v.)
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17. sensation (2) n.
a feeling that you get from one of your five senses, 感官的感觉能力 The sensation of sight 视觉 Sensation of tiredness 疲劳感 He could feel no sensation in his arm. 他觉得自己的手臂麻木了。
living under an oppressive system, one
which threatened to destroy their very
humanity. Informed by Paton’s
Christian and liberal beliefs, the novel
tells of a rural Zulu parson’s （牧师）
Amendment Act, the white regime had no intention of changing the unjust laws of apartheid.
.
• JuБайду номын сангаасilee
• n. a date that is celebrated because it is exactly 25 years, 50 years etc. after an important event
In the year 1960, the Union of South Africa celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and there was a great excitement throughout the country when people heard that the prize for the finest piece of sculpture was won by a black man.
17. sensation (3)
n. a feeling that is difficult to describe, caused by a particular event, experience, or memory感觉、知觉
Caroline had the sensation that she was being watched. It was a strange sensation—I felt I’d been there before.
• A Drink in the Passage
.
Author Alan Paton (1903-1988)
.
Alan Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He started his career by teaching at a school in Ixopo. The dramatic career change to director of a reformatory (管教所）for black youths at Diepkloof, near Johannesburg, had a profound effect on his thinking. The publication of Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) made him one of South Africa’s best known writers, and by the time he died, it had sold over 15 million copies. Following his non-racial ideals, he helped to found the South African Liberal Party and became its president.
.
• excite: to arouse 激起、激发 • His speech didn’t excite much interest in voters. • The news has certainly excited comment.
.
• conscience (1)
• n. a. the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong He was a man of strong social conscience, who actively campaigned against poverty in all its forms. Well, at least I can face them all with a clear / good conscience (=when you know that you have done nothing wrong). It eased her own conscience. 不再受良心责备
• 1----C 2----A 3----B
.
17. sensation (1) n.
extreme excitement or interest, or
someone or something that causes this 轰动、引起轰动的人或事
The news caused a sensation because it proved that Dorlin still had gold deposits. This is a show that would cause a sensation in London or New York.
heart-breaking search for his son, who
has been drawn into the criminal
underworld of the city. Cry, the Beloved
Country has sold millions of copies
around the world.
of white South Africa.
• that responded: here means responded in that way or similarly responded
(3) seemed likely to make him famous…
.
It was by an oversight that his work was accepted…
.
In the year 1960 the Union Africa celebrated its Golden Jubilee, and there was a nationwide sensation when the one-thousand-pound prize for the finest piece of sculpture was won by a black man, Edward Simelane.
• 25、50/60年等具有特殊意义的周年纪念
Do you know how many years they are marking?
• 1.silver jubilee
A. 50 years
• 2. golden jubilee
B. 60 years
• 3. diamond jubilee
C. 25 years
emphatic structure
a mistake that you make by not noticing sth. or by forgetting to do sth. 错误、疏漏
It was by a careless mistake that his work was accepted, because as a black person, he was not supposed to participate in the competition.
.
His Works Cry, the Beloved Country
Perhaps the most famous novel to come
out of South Africa, Paton’s 1948 work
brought to the notice of the world the
dilemmas of ordinary South Africans
.
Apartheid
With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was institutionalized（使制度 化）. Race laws touched every aspect of social life, including a prohibition of marriage between nonwhites and whites, and the sanctioning （认可）of “white-only” jobs. In 1950, the Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially classified into one of three categories: white, black (African), or colored (of mixed decent). The coloured category included
.
• His work, African Mother and Child,
(1) not only excited the admiration,
(2) but touched the (A) conscience or
•
(B) heart or
•
(C) whatever it was that responded
.
Apartheid
major subgroups of Indians and Asians. Classification into these categories was based on appearance, social acceptance, and descent（血统）. Non-compliance with the race laws were dealt with harshly. All blacks were required to carry “pass books” containing fingerprints, photo and information on access to non-black areas.
.
conscience (2)
• n. b. a guilty feeling that you have about something bad you have done
Ann felt a pang (剧痛） / twinge （刺痛）of conscience at having misjudged her. They have no conscience at all about cheating. (=not feel guilty about cheating)
.
Apartheid
In 1960, a large group of blacks in Sharpeville refused to carry their passes; the government declared a state of emergency. The emergency lasted for 156 days, leaving 69 people dead and 187 people wounded. Wielding（掌握、运用） the Public Safety Act and the Criminal Law
Word formations sensational (a.) sensationalize (v.)
.
17. sensation (2) n.
a feeling that you get from one of your five senses, 感官的感觉能力 The sensation of sight 视觉 Sensation of tiredness 疲劳感 He could feel no sensation in his arm. 他觉得自己的手臂麻木了。
living under an oppressive system, one
which threatened to destroy their very
humanity. Informed by Paton’s
Christian and liberal beliefs, the novel
tells of a rural Zulu parson’s （牧师）
Amendment Act, the white regime had no intention of changing the unjust laws of apartheid.
.
• JuБайду номын сангаасilee
• n. a date that is celebrated because it is exactly 25 years, 50 years etc. after an important event
In the year 1960, the Union of South Africa celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and there was a great excitement throughout the country when people heard that the prize for the finest piece of sculpture was won by a black man.