一、每日一句
The value of life, not with the time, but with depth to measure.
人生的价值，并不是用时间，而是用深度去衡量的。
二、背景知识
三、语言知识
- 1.Heidi suddenly wiped away/ her tears, for/ she had had/ a cheering thought.
wipe away sb’s tears 擦掉某人的眼泪
- wipe——》“擦拭”
- away——》“离开、离去”
- wipe away sb’s tears——》“擦掉眼泪”
They wipe away my tears when I cry.
他们擦去了我流下的眼泪。
句子大意：
“突然（suddenly），
Heidi擦掉了她的眼泪（Heidi wiped away/ her tears），
因为她有了一个令她欣喜的想法（for/ she had had/ a cheering thought）”。
- 2.The old woman/ remained silent, and Heidi, with the greatest liveliness, began to describe/ her life with the grandfather.
with liveliness 生气勃勃地、精力充沛地
- liveliness——》活泼、活力
The little boy ran with the greatest liveliness.
小男孩生气勃勃地跑过去。
句子大意：
“老太太安静地听着（The old woman/ remained silent），
与此同时Heidi神采奕奕地（and Heidi, with the greatest liveliness）
开始描述她与祖父的生活（began to describe/ her life with the grandfather）”。
- 3.No sooner had he seen Heidi than he smiled, opening/ his round eyes/ as wide as possible.
no sooner… than… 一…就…
No sooner had you left than the police came.
你刚走警察就来了。
句子大意：
“Peter一看到Heidi就笑了（No sooner had he seen Heidi than he smiled），
眼睛鼓得不能更圆了（opening his round eyes as wide as possible）”。
- 4.“Is it really time for him to come home!” said Peter’s grandmother/ in surprise.
in surprise 惊奇地
Our brows went up in surprise.
我们惊奇地竖起了眉毛。
句子大意：
“现在已经是他回家的时间了吗！（Is it really time for him to come home!）
Peter的祖母惊奇地说（said Peter’s grandmother/ in surprise）”。
- 5. “I am afraid/ he’ll never learn it/ after all. On the shelf/ over there/ is/ an old prayer book/ with beautiful songs.
after all 终究、还是
I am defeated by him after all.
我终究还是打不过他。
句子大意：
“我恐怕（I am afraid）他终究还是不可能学会了（he’ll never learn it/ after all），
在那边的书架上（On the shelf/ over there/）
有一本写有优美歌曲的旧祈祷书（is/ an old prayer book/ with beautiful songs）”。
- 6.I longed that/ Peter should read them to me/ some day, but/ he will never be able to !”
long 形容词 adj. / 动词 v.
- long——》adj. “长的”
go a long way 走了一大段路- long——》v. “渴望”
I long for love. 我渴望得到爱。
be able to do 会、能
I know someone who should be able to cheer you up.
我知道有个人能让你振作。
句子大意：
“我渴望（I longed that）
Peter有一天会把这本祈祷书读给我听（Peter should read them to me/ some day），
但他永远都做不到（but/ he will never be able to ）”。
- 7.Peter’s mother/ got up/ from her work/ now, saying, “I must make a light.
make a light 点一盏灯
The house is so dark, let’s make a light to bright it up.
屋子里太黑了，让我们点一盏灯照亮它吧。
句子大意：
“Peter的妈妈放下手里的活儿，站起身来（Peter’s mother/ got up/ from her work）说（now, saying），
我必须要点一盏灯了（I must make a light）”。
- 8.Go with her, Peter, and/ take care/ that/ she does not fall.
take care 小心、注意
Take care, or you will get hurt.
注意点，要不你会受伤的。
句子大意：
“和她一起去吧，Peter（Go with her, Peter,）,
留意一下（ and/ take care），
别让她摔倒了（that/ she does not fall）”。
- 9.“I am glad/ you kept your word, Heidi,” he said.
keep your word 遵守你的诺言
In order to make a good impression, you’d better keep your word.
为了留下一个好的印象，你最好遵守诺言。
句子大意：
“我很高兴（I am glad）
你遵守了你的诺言（you kept your word），
Heidi他说（he said）”。
- 10.Packing her/ into her cover, he started/ up the hill, carrying the child/ in his arms.
句子大意：
“爷爷给Heidi套上外套（Packing her/ into her cover），
抱着这孩子（carrying the child/ in his arms），
开始向山上走去（he started/ up the hill）”。
- 11.As soon as they were inside the hut/ she began: “Grandfather, we must take/ some nails and a hammer down/ tomorrow;
as soon as 一…就…
As soon as the ring rings, the students rush out of the classroom.
铃声一响，学生们就冲出了教室。
句子大意：
“他们一回到棚舍（As soon as they were inside the hut），
Heidi就说（she began）：
爷爷，我们明天得带些钉子和一把锤子去山下（Grandfather, we must take/ some nails and a hammer down/ tomorrow）”。
- 12.Heidi had been holding on to her grandfather/ and/ looking up to him/ with trusting eyes.
hold on to 紧紧抓住
Every time when his father leaves home, he will hold on to his father and say: “Don’t go, please. ”
每一次他的爸爸离开家，他都会紧紧抓住他爸爸说：“不要走”。
句子大意：
“Heidi紧紧抓住她的爷爷（Heidi had been holding on to her grandfather），
抬起头用信任的眼神看着他（and/ looking up to him/ with trusting eyes）”。
- 13.At last/ he said, glancing down: “All right, child, we’ll see/ that it won’t make any sounds. We can do it/ tomorrow.”
see 动词 v.
- see——》“看、看见”
I can see five people on the playground.
我能看见操场上有5个人。- see——》“确认、确保”
We will see (that) you get an answer.
我们一定会给你答复。
句子大意：
“最后他朝下看了一看说（At last/ he said, glancing down）：
好吧，孩子（All right, child），
我们会确保小屋不再发出任何声音（we’ll see/ that it won’t make any sounds），
我们可以明天做这事明天（We can do it/ tomorrow）”。
- 14.Suddenly/ violent blows were heard/ outside; the grandmother/ in her fright/ nearly upset the spinning-wheel/ and/ screamed: “Oh, God! The hut is falling down!”
upset 形容词 adj. / 动词 v.
- upset——》形容词，“不快的、心烦意乱的”
She was very upset about the way her friend treated her.
朋友那样对她，她感到十分难受。- upset——》动词， “打乱、搅乱 ”
upset the balance of the environment 破坏环境的平衡
句子大意：
“突然（Suddenly），从外面传来一阵猛烈的击打声（violent blows were heard/ outside），
惊恐中的祖母差点搅乱了纺车（the grandmother/ in her fright/ nearly upset the spinning-wheel），
她尖叫到，噢我的天哪，小屋要倒塌了！（and/ screamed: “Oh, God! The hut is falling down!）”。
- 14.Surely/ that is a hammer. Ask him to come/ in a moment, for I must thank him.”
in a moment 马上、很快
- moment——》“时间点”
- a moment——》表示很短暂的时刻
- in a moment——》“在很短的时间以后”——》“马上、很快”
I’ll come back home in a moment.
我马上会回家。
句子大意：
“那确实是锤子的声音（Surely/ that is a hammer），
马上请他进来（Ask him to come/ in a moment），
因为我必须要谢谢他（for I must thank him）”。
- 15.We are very thankful to you, and mother would like to see you. Uncle, how can we thank you?”
句子大意：
“我们非常感谢你（We are very thankful to you），
我妈妈想要见见你（and mother would like to see you），
叔叔，我们能怎样谢谢你呢？（Uncle, how can we thank you?）”。
- 16.“That will do,” he interrupted.
that will do 行了、够了
That will do, I don’t want to see your behavior like that.
够了，我不想再看到你那样的举动。
句子大意：
“这样就行了（That will do），
他打断了她（ he interrupted）”。
- 17.Go in, for I can find/ what needs fixing/ myself.”
need fixing 需要修复
This house needs fixing after that sandstorm.
经过那场暴风雨后，这房子需要修复了。
句子大意：
“进去吧（Go in），
因为我自己能找到需要修复的东西（for I can find/ what needs fixing/ myself）”。
- 18.All afternoon/ the uncle hammered around;
hammer 名词 n. / 动词 v.
- hammer——》名词，“榔头、锤子”
a carpenter’s hammer 木匠的锤子- hammer——》动词，“锤击、锤打”
hammer the nails 锤钉子
句子大意：
“整个下午（All afternoon），
uncle都在四处锤锤打打（the uncle hammered around）”。
- 19.The darkness had come, and Heidi was ready/ to go up/ with him, packed warmly/ in his arms.
句子大意：
“天黑了（The darkness had come），
Heidi准备好被他（爷爷）温暖地抱在怀里（packed warmly/ in his arms）
上山了（Heidi was ready/ to go up/ with him）”。
- 20.Early every morning/ she would begin to listen for Heidi’s footsteps.
listen for 留心听
Listen for the moment when the voice halts.
留心听声音停止的那一瞬间。
句子大意：
“每天清晨（Early every morning），
她会留心听Heidi的脚步声（she would begin to listen for Heidi’s footsteps）”。
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四、今日短语
