新概念英语第三册：Lesson27重点句型解析

新概念英语第三册：Lesson27重点句型解析

What is the most important thing for a tramp?

1、It has been said that everyone lives by selling something.

It is said that… 据说…

Live by = to make enough money to feed oneself

Live by… 以某种职业为生

Live on… 依靠某种食物维持生命, 或靠某人生活。

-- Sheep and cows live on grasses.

-- He lives chiefly on fruit. (Chiefly adv.首要, 主要地)

-- Though he is over thirty, he still lives on his parents.

2、In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge,

philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.

In the light of… 按照, 根据, 考虑到, 从...的观点

In the light of = according to = taking into account

-- The theory has been abandoned in the light of modern discovery.

-- In the light of the evidence it was decided to take the manufacturers to court.(n.法院, 庭院)

In accordance with... 依照…(用在法律上, 更加正式)

-- In accordance with the law

-- In accordance with the regulation (n.规则, 规章)

3、Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.

in terms of 按照, 在...方面, 就…而言, 关于

-- He thinks of every thing in terms of people’s interests.(n.利益)

他依据(按照)人民的利益考虑任何事。

In terms of

= in respect of(关于, 就…来说), with respect to(关于, 至于, 谈到)

= in/with regard to(关于), as regards(关于, 至于)

4、There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.

There are times when… 有的时候…

Would表达一种心理的愿望, 并不表示过去。

-- There are time when we would willingly give everything we possess to bring our family happiness.

Grudge vt.吝啬, 不愿给, 勉强给(后面要和名词和动名词搭配)

-- I grudge wasting time on this. 我不愿在这件事上浪费时间。

-- He grudge paying so much money for such bad food.

5、The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the

same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell.

The conditions of society are such = Such are the conditions of society

6、Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule. Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by. But real tramps are not beggars.

7、They have nothing to sell and require nothing from others.

Require sth from…

In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity.

In seeking independence = In the course of seeking independence

In和动名词搭配, 表示在…的过程当中。

-- In speaking to him, I found that he stammers.(v.口吃, 结巴着说出)

On和动名词搭配, 表示一…就…

-- In crossing the hall, I noticed my shoes was undone.(adj.脱去的, 解开的,

放松的)

在进入大厅的时候, 我注意到我的鞋带松了。

-- On crossing the hall, I noticed my shoes was undone.

一进入大厅的时候, 我就注意到我的鞋带松了。

8、A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him.

He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of

the consequences.

Fully = completely

9、He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.

be free from… 不受…的影响, 免于...(= without)

-- The old lady is never free from pain.

-- free from error 没有错误, free from anxiety 没有忧虑