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必修三
Unit
3
课文详解
杨磊译注
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必修三
Unit 3
The Million Pound Band
Note
百万英镑
Act I,
Scene 3
Narrator:
It is the
summer of 1903.
这是
1903
年的夏天。
Two old and
wealthy brothers, Roderick
and Oliver,
have
made a bet
.
两
个年迈而富有的兄弟:罗德里克和奥利弗,进行打赌。
【
注释<
/p>
:
make a
bet
打赌
eg.
I
’
m
good
at
making
a
bet
on
football
310.
我擅长打
足彩
310
。
】
Oliver
believes
that
with
a
million pound bank note a man could
survive
a month in London.
p>
奥利弗认为一个拥有一百万英镑支
票的人能在伦敦生存一个月。
p>
【
注释
:
surv
ive
vi.
幸存
,
活下来
eg.
These plants cannot survive
in very cold
conditions.
这些植物
在严寒中不能存活。
】
His
brother Roderick doubts
it.
他的哥哥对此怀疑。
At
this
moment, they see a penniless yound
man
wandering
on
the pavement
outside their house.
就在这
时,
他们看见一位身无分文的年轻人正在他家
外的人行道上徘徊。
【
注释
:
on the pavement
徘徊街头
,
没有
住处<
/p>
,
被遗弃;
wandering
adj. <
/p>
漫游的;闲逛的
;(
精神
)
恍惚的;错乱的
eg.
1) wandering thoughts
错
乱的思想
2) I felt my attention
wandering during the lecture.
我感到听讲座时老走神
。
】
It is Henry
Adams,
an American businessman, who
is lost in
London and does
not know what he should do.
它是亨利
< br>亚当姆斯,
一位美国商人,
他在伦敦迷路了,
不知道该怎么做。
【注释:
be lost in
全神贯注于
;
沉湎于
< br>;
不胜?
之至
eg.
Lost in thought/ contemplation
, he ran into a pole by the
roadside.
】
Roderick:
Young man, would
you
step inside
a moment,
please?
年轻人,进来坐一会?
Henry:
Who? Me, sir?
谁?是我吗,
先生?
【
注释
:
< br>step inside
进入
eg.
Step inside.
Let's get something
to eat.
进
来吧
!
咱们弄点东西吃。
】
Roderick
: Yes,
you.
是的,就是你!
Oliver:
Through the front door on
you
left
.
通过你左边的前门进来。
Henry:
(
A servant opens
a door
) Thanks.
(
仆
人开了一扇门
)谢谢!
Servant:
Good
morning, sir. Would you please come in? Permit me
to lead the way, sir.
早上好
!
先生。请进!请允许我带路,先生!
Oliver:
(
Henry
enters
) Thank you, James. That will be
all.
(
亨利走了进来
)谢谢,詹姆
斯,好的。
Roderick:
How do you do, Mr
…
er
…
?
你好!
…
嗯
…
先生。
Henry:
Adams. Henry
Adams.
亚当姆斯,亨利亚当姆斯
Roderick:
Come and sit down,
Mr Adams.
来坐下,亚当姆斯先生。
Henry:
Thank you
.
谢谢
。
Roderick:
You
’
re
American?
你是美国人?
Henry:
That
’
s right,
from San Francisco.
是的,从旧金山来。
Roderick:
How well do you
know London?
你对伦敦很熟悉吗?
Henry:
Not at all,
it
’
s my first trip
here.
一点了不熟悉,这是我第一次来这。
Roderick:
I wonder, Mr
Adams, if you
’
d mind us
asking a few questions.
亚当姆斯先生,
我想知道你
是否介意我问你几个问题?
Henry:
Not at all. Go right
ahead.
一点都不介意,你请问!
Roderick:
May we ask what
you
’
re doing in this country
and what your plans are?
我可否问一下你
< br>在这个国家做什么?你的计划是什么?
Henry
:
Well, I
can
’
t say that I have any
plans. I
’
m hoping to find
work.
As a matter of fact
, I
landed in Britain by accident.
唉,我说我没有什么计划。我希望找个工作。事实上,我是偶然踏上英国
的。
【
注释
:
as a
matter of fact
事实上
,
其实
eg.
As a matter
of fact
, I didn't have
anything.
事实上
,
我什<
/p>
么也没有。
】
Roderick:
How is that
possible?
那怎么可能呢?
Henry:
Well, you see, back home I
had my own boat. About a month ago, I was
sailing out
of
the bay
…
(
his eyes stare at what is left of the
brother
’
s dinner on table
)
唉,
你瞧,
回到家
,
我有自己
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的船。
大约在一个月前,
我正扬帆出海
……
(
他
的眼睛盯着兄弟餐桌上的剩饭菜
【
)
注
释
:
sail
out
开船
sail
vt.
n.
eg.
1) Do you know how to sail the
boat?
你知道怎样驾驶这艘船吗
?
2) The ship was
in full sail.
该船正
满帆而行。
】
Roderick:
Well, go
on
.
好的,请继续!
Henry:
Oh, yes. Well, towards
nightfall I
found myself carried out
to sea by a strong wind.
噢,
p>
是的。到了黄昏时分,我发现自己被一阵大风刮进了大海。
【
注释
:
find
+
复合结构型式
:
①
find +
宾语
+
现在分词
eg.
She found a
wallet lying on the ground.
②
find +
宾语
+
过去分词
eg.
He found the place much changed.
③
find +
宾语
< br>+
形容词
eg.
We came home
and found the door open.
④
find
+
宾语
+
副词
eg.
He hurried there, but found them all
out.
⑤
find +
宾语
< br>+
介词结构
eg.
We have gone over the contract and
found everything in order.
⑥
find
+
宾语
+
名词
eg.
You will find it a difficult book.
⑦
find
+
宾语
+to be
eg. He measured the clothe
and found it to be the exact size.
考题:
1)
A cook will be
immediately fired if he is found ______ in the
kitchen.
A. smoke
B
. smoking
C. to smoke
D. smoked
2)
He is a new man in this field and often
find himself _______.
A. to
get into trouble
B. in troubles
C. have trouble
D
. in trouble
】
It
was all my
fault
.
都是我的错。
I
didn
’
t know whether I could
survive until morning.
直到早晨,
我
都
不知道自己是否能生存下来。
The next morning
I
’
d just about given myself
up for lost when
I was
spotted by a ship.
第二天早上,我正要放
弃,突然一艘轮船发现了我。
【
注释
:
表示“一
…
就
…
;
刚
…
就
…”
句型:
①
sb. had just done sth. when
…
刚
…
p>
就
…
eg. I had just gone to bed
when the telephone rang.
②
sb. be doing sth. when
…
正在做
…
突然这时<
/p>
…
eg.
I was reading when I heard
my name called.
③
sb. be
about to do sth. when
…
正要做
p>
…
突然这时
…
eg. I was about to go out
when he came in.
④
sb. be on
the point of doing sth. when
…
正要做
…
突然这时
…
eg. I was on the point of leaving when it
rained.
⑤
Hardly had sb. done
sth. when
…
刚
…
就
…
eg.
Hardly had I finished my homework when
Father came back
考题
:
1)
(09
闽
) She had
just finished her homework ____ her mother asked
her to practise playing the piano yesterday.
A
when
B. while
C. after
D. since
2)
He was about to tell me the secret ____
someone patted him on the shoulder.
A.
as
B. until
C. while
D
. when
】
Roderick:
And it
was the ship that brought you to England.
正是那艘船把你带到英国的
。
Henry:
Yes.
The
fact
is
that
I
earned
my
passage
by
working
as
an
unpaid
hand,
which
accounts
for
my appearance.
是的,
事实是我是靠做义工来挣得我的船票的,
这正好能解释我现在的外表
穿戴。
【
注释
:
account for
< br>说明
〔解释〕
…原因
eg. 1)
His illness accounts for his
absence.
他因为生病
,
所
以才缺席。
2) Two things
account for its occurrence.
发生这件事的原因有两个。
】
I went to the
American
embassy to seek help, but
…
(
the brothers
smile at each other.
)
我曾到美国大使
寻求帮助,
可是
……
(
那
兄弟二人相互笑了笑
)
Roderick:
Well, you
mustn
’
t worry about that.
It
’
s an advantage.
好的,
你不必为此担心,
那倒是个有
利条件。
Henry
:
I
’
m
afraid I don
’
t quite follow
you, sir.
先生,我恐怕听不懂你所说的。
Oliver:
Tell us, Mr Adams, what sort of work
did you do in America?
告诉我,亚当姆斯先生,你
在美国是做什么工作的?
Henry:
I worked for a
mining company. Could you offer some kind of work
here?
我为一家采矿
公司工作,在这你能为我提供某种工作
吗?
Roderick:
Patience, Mr Adams. If you
don
’
t mind, may I ask you
how much money you have?
耐
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