高级英语复习资料

Unit 6 Paraphrase1. Mark Twain is known to most Americans as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel Huckleberry Finn, which are generally acknowledged to be his greatest works. Huck Finn is noted for his simple and pleasant journey through hiseternal boyhood and Tom Sawyer is famous for his free roam of the country and his adventure in one summer which seems never to end.2.In his new profession he could meet people of all kinds. His work on the boat made it possible for him to meet a large variety of people. It is a world of all types of characters.3. All would reappear in his books, written in the colorful language that he seemed to be able to remember and record as accurately as a phonograph.4)Steamboat decks were filled with people of pioneering spirit and also lawless people or social outcasts such as hustlers, gamblers and thugs.5.He took a horse-drawn public vehicle and went west to Nevada, following the flow of people in the Gold Rush.6. Mark Twain began working hard to became well known locally as a newspaper reporter and humorist.7.Those who came pioneering out west were energetic, courageous and reckless people, because those who stayed at home were slow, dull and lazy people.8. That's typical of California.9. If we relaxed, rested or stayed away from all this crazy struggle for success occasionally and kept the daringand enterprising spirit, we would be able to remain strong and healthy and continue to produce great thinkers.10.At the end of his life, he lost the last bit of his positive view of man and the world.Explain words:1. starry-eyed: romantic, dreamy, with the eyes sparkling in a glow of wonderacid-tongued: sharp, sarcastic in speech2. medicine shows: shows given by entertainers who travel from town to town, accompanied by quacks and fake Indians, selling cure-alls, snake-bite medicine, etc.3. flirt: originally meaning pretending love without serious intention, here meaning trying but not hard or persistently enough4. strike: the sudden discovery of some mineral ores5. hotbed: a place that fosters rapid growth or extensive activity, often used of something evil6. ring: to produce, as by sounding, a specified impression on the hearerrend setting: taking the lead in starting a new trend or new ways of doing things7. project: propose or make plan for8. entry: an item in his notebook9. shot: quantity of tiny balls of lead used in a sporting gun against birds or small animals.10. sorely: greatly or extremely11. shots: critical remarks12. bowl: a hollow land formationTranslation1.汤姆很聪明，丝毫不亚于班上的第一名学生。

Tom was every bit as intelligent as the top one in his class.2.对贫困的担心使他忧虑重重。

He was obsessed with the fear of poverty.3.洞庭湖盛产鱼虾。

Dongting Lake teems with fish and shrimps.4.迫于压力，他别无办法，只好离职。

Under pressure, he had no choice but quit.5.那时许多儿童死于天花。

At that time many children succumbed to small pox.6.他发现船舱里进了很多水，十分惊恐。

Much to his horror, he found the cabin flooded.7.直到半夜医生才做完这项复杂的大手术。

Not until midnight did the surgeon finish the complicated operation.8.彼得的特点正是如此That's Peter all over.9.历史课使我对古代文明有所了解。

The history course has acquainted me with ancient civilizations.10.新上演的那出话剧充分表现了年轻人的追求和烦恼。

The pursuit and anxiety of young people find expression in the newly staged play.Unit 7Paraphrase:1. She thinks that her sister has a firm control of her life and that she can always have anything she wants, and life is extremely generous to her.2. Because I am very fat, I feel hot even in freezing weather.3. The popular TV talk show star, Johnny Carson, who is famous for his witty and glib tongue, has to try hard if he wants to catch up with me.4. When I talked to him, I’m always ready to leave as quickly as possible, and turn my head away from them in order to avoid them as much as possible because of nervousness.5. She would always look at somebody directly and steadily, not feeling embarrassed or ashamed.6. She imposed on us lots of falsity and so-called knowledge that was totally useless and irrelevant to us.7. She is not bright just as she is neither good-looking nor rich.8. Meanwhile Dee's boyfriend is trying to shake hands with Maggie in a fancy and elaborate way.9. In fact, I could have traced it back before the Civil War through the family branches.10. He just stood here with a grin on his face and looked at me as if inspecting something old and out-of-date.11. Now and then he and Dee communicated through eye contact in a secretive way.12. Grandma Dee lives in my memory all time.Explain words:1. extended: enlarged by a new addition to the original space2. homely: plain-looking3. make it: to achieve something, to become successful4. tacky: cheap-looking, of bad quality5. overalls: loose-fitting trousers of some strong cotton-cloth, often with a part extending up over the chest, worn, usually over other clothes, to protect against dirt and wear6. fuller: rounded or large in an attractive way7.make-believe: a state of imagining or pretending something is real; falsity8. stare down: to stare back at another until the gaze of the one stared at is turned away9. rawhide: untanned or partially tanned cattle hide10. washday: a ay, often the same day every week, when the clothes, linens, etc. of a household are washed11.well-turned: carefully expressed12.loud: attracting attention by being unpleasantly colorful and bright13.salt-licks: a block of rock salt placed in a pasture for cattle, etc. to lick14. talk a blue steak: to talk much and rapidly15.centerpiece: an ornament, like a bowl of flowers, placed in the center of a table16.portion:lot, fateTranslation1.一场大火把贫民区三百多座房子夷为平地。