精读4 paraphrase unit2

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1，They ate in silence,sleepy and bad-humored and……as man and wife.
Paraphrase : Although they were still not fully awake, the young couple was already greatly excited, because that day was the first day of their first spring planting after they got married.
2，But somehow the imminence of an event……made them dejected.
Paraphrase : The couple had been looking forward to and preparing for this spring planting for a long time. But now that the day had finally arrived, strangely, they felt somehow a bit sad.
3，Mary, with her shrewed woman’s mind,……and anxiety of her mating.
a) Paraphrase : Mary, like all sharp and smart women, thought of many things in life when she got married.
4，“Martin,”she said, “let us not begin this day cross with one another.”
Paraphrase : “ Martin,” she said, “ let us not be rather angry or irritated with each other on the first day of our first spring sowing.”
5，Still, as they walked silently……therewas not a soul about.
Paraphrase: When they walked silently through the small village, they saw not a single person around them because they were earlier than everybody else.
6，His eyes had a wild ,eager light in them……and of subjugating the earth.
Paraphrase: His eyes shone and his only desire now was to prove what a strong man he was and how he could conquer the land.
7，…he turned up the first sod with a crunching sound…
Paraphrase: …he dug up the first piece of earth with grass and roots with his spade, making a crunching sound….
8，…to drive out the sudden terror that…were unconscious of her presence.
Paraphra se: …she began to work hard in order to get rid of the terror that suddenly seized her when she saw that her husband had suddenly changed from the loving husband she knew into a fierce-looking farmer who did not seem to be aware that his bride was with him.
9，She became suddenly afraid of that pitiless,…she would sink again into its bosom. Paraphrase: She became afraid of the earth because it was going to force her to work like a slave and force her to struggle against poverty all her life until she died and was buried in it.
10，Her short-lived love was gone…….to till the earth.
Paraphrase: The love they had for each other did not last long. Their romance was now replaced by their necessity to face the hard work. From then on, she was merely her husban d’s helper and had to work side by side with him.
11，And Martin, absolutely without thought,…covering the ridge with block earth…Paraphrase: Martin, on the other hand, had no time to waste on idle thought. He just concentrated on his work and worked with great energy.
12，…there was a sharpness in the still thin air……as if they were living enemies. Paraphrase: The chilly and biting air of early spring made the peasants work fiercely with their spades, beating the sods as if they were enemies.
13，Martin ate heartily,……his body open to the pure air.
Paraphrase: The heavy work made Martin thirsty and hungry and made him enjoy his lunch and tea more.
14，That was the signal for a general rising all along the little valley.
Paraphrase: The noise was the signal for all the peasants to stand up and start working again.
15，The breed is getting weaker.
Paraphrase: The younger generation nowadays are becoming squeamish and can hardly bear hardship.
16，Then she thought of the journey home……It passed in a moment.
Paraphrase: When she thought of all the drudgery waiting for her at home,suddenly she wanted to break the chains on her as a peasant’s wife, but it only lasted a very short time. She immediately dismissed the idea.
17，And that’s not saying the whole of it,…
Paraphrase：And what I have said can not cover all the work we have done today….
18，But night would bring sleep and forgetfulness.
Paraphrase：But during the night the young couple would have a sound sleep which might help them to forget all the tiredness and unpleasant feelings resulting from the spring sowing.。