薄荷英语--2018年10月24日知识点总结

一、每日一句

• I raise my cup to invite the moon, who blends her light with my shadow and we’re three friends.
  举杯邀明月，对影成三人。
  

二、背景知识

1、 鹰为什么会尖叫？

鹰是为了吓跑那些捕猎者，同时警告其他的鹰有危险发生。有时候，当他们翱翔在天际，尖叫是为了彰显它们在某个区域的最高地位。鹰的尖叫声对于一些小动物来说是最可怕的声音，但是鹰知道怎样去利用这一点。当它想要保卫它的领土的时候，鹰会用尖叫声来让自己充满恐吓感；不过它并不总是表现得这么激烈，当它想暗示什么的时候，也会非常地安静。

三、语言知识

• 1.Peter had a hard time/ looking out for her.

have a hard time doing 很难做某事…

• time——》“时期”
• have a hard time doing——》“很难做某事、做….不容易”
  
  The poor often have a hard time saving money.
  穷人很难存到钱。

look out for sb/sth “努力寻找、注意查找”

句子大意：
“Peter找她（looking out for her）
找得很困难（had a hard time）。”

• 2.“Here,” it sounded/ from somewhere. Peter could not see her, for/ she was sitting/ on the ground/ behind a little hill, which was covered with fragrant flowers.

be covered with 被…覆盖、充满着…

The front of Mount Fuji is covered with snow.
富士山顶被白雪覆盖。

句子大意：
“在这里！（Here）
从某处传来了一句回答（it sounded/ from somewhere）。
Peter没看到她（Peter could not see her），
原来她坐在一个小山丘后的地上（for/ she was sitting/ on the ground/ behind a little hill），
小山丘被芳香的鲜花覆盖着（which was covered with fragrant flowers）”。

• 3.The whole air/ was filled with their smell, and/ the child/ drew it in, in long breaths.

smell 动词 v. / 名词 n.

• 动词——》“嗅、闻”
  
  These flowers smell good. 这些花闻起来真香。
• 名词——》“气味”
  
  There is a smell of burning in the room.
  房间里有烧糊的气味。

draw 动词 v.

• draw——》“画、描绘”
  
  She drew a beautiful car.
  她画了一辆小汽车。
• draw——》英文释义是 “to breathe in smoke or air（吸入烟或者气体）”。
  
  I drew a deep breath.
  我深吸了一口气。

句子大意：
“整个空气中（The whole air）
都充满着（was filled with）
它们的香气（their smell），
Heidi（the child）
深（in long breaths）吸了一口芳香的空气（drew it in）”。

• 4.“Follow me now!” Peter called out.

follow me 跟着我

• follow me——》“跟着我、跟我来”
• follow me——》“跟着我做”

句子大意：
“跟着我（Follow me now!），
Peter大声喊（called out）”

• 5.Heidi admitted that, and/ from now on/ she stayed at Peter’s side.

from now on 从现在起、今后

• from——》“从…到…”
• on——》“继续着”
• from now on——》“从现在一直继续下去”——》“从现在起，今后”
  
  I will be more careful from now on.
  从现在起我会更加小心。

at one’s side （立场）站在某人这边

• at one’s side——》表示实际距离，“在某人的旁边、附近”。
  
  You can sit at my side.
  你可以坐在我旁边。
• at one’s side——》表示“在某人身边（给予照顾或支持）”。

I will always be at your side.
我会永远站在你这边（支持你）。

句子大意：
“Heidi承认了这一点（Heidi admitted that），
从现在起（from now on），
Heidi站在Peter旁边（she stayed at Peter’s side）”

• 6.Far down/ she saw/ the bright valley; a large field of snow/ rose high/ in front of her.

field 名词 n.

• field——》“田地、田野；牧场；领域”
  
  They went for walks together in the fields.
  他们一起在田野里漫步。
  
  This discovery has opened up a completely new field of research.
  这个发现开辟了一个崭新的研究领域。

ice fields冰原

• a large field of snow——》“有雪的field”

句子大意：
“在远处（Far down）她看见了明亮的山谷（she saw/ the bright valley），
一大片雪（a large field of snow）
高高耸立（rose high）
在她面前（ in front of her）。”

• 7.Heidi sat/ a long time/ without moving, with Peter asleep/ by her side/ and the goats/ climbing about between the bushes.

with Peter… the bushes

句子大意：
“Heidi一直坐在那里（Heidi sat a long time）一动不动（without moving），
此时（with），Peter在她旁边睡着了（Peter asleep/ by her side），
羊群也跑到上面有灌木丛中的地方去了（and the goats/ climbing about between the bushes）。”

• 8.Suddenly/ she heard a loud, high scream, and looking up/ she saw the largest bird/ she had ever seen/ flying/ above her.

句子大意：
“突然（Suddenly），她听见一声尖锐的鸣叫（she heard a loud, high scream），
她抬头一看（and looking up/ she saw），
一只她见过的鸟里最大的鸟（the largest bird/ she had ever seen）
盘旋在头顶（flying/ above her）”。

• 9.Peter got wide awake, and then/ they both watched the bird/ breathlessly.

get wide awake 睡意全无

• get——》“变得”
• get wide awake——》“睡意全无”

句子大意：
“Peter睡意全无（Peter got wide awake），
然后他们一起屏息（breathlessly）
看着这只鸟（and then/ they both watched the bird）”。

• 10.It rose/ higher and higher/ into the blue sky, till/ it disappeared/ at last/ behind the mountain peak.

higher and higher 越来越高

• 比较级+and+比较级——》“越来越…”
• shorter and shorter ——》越来越短

句子大意：
“老鹰（It）在天上（ into the blue sky）
飞得越来越高（rose/ higher and higher/），
直到它最后消失（till/ it disappeared/ at last）
在山峰后面（behind the mountain peak）”

• 11.Grandfather has told me / not to let you fall down the rocks, so we can’t go!”

fall down 摔倒

Babies often fall down the stairs when they are learning to walk.
宝宝在学走路时经常从楼梯上摔下来。

句子大意：
“爷爷告诉过我（Grandfather has told me）
不要让你从石头上掉下来（not to let you fall down the rocks），
所以我们不能去（so we can’t go）”。

• 12.But it took some time/ before she obeyed his call.

take 动词 v.

• 动词 ——》“拿、取”
  
  let me take your scarf. 让我帮你拿围巾吧。
• 动词 ——》“花费、占用（时间）”
  
  Because of the bad roads, the journey took us a long time.
  由于路况很糟糕，我们路上花了很长时间。

call 动词 v. / 名词 n.

• 动词——》“称呼；给…打电话”
  
  He always wanted to call the cat Mumu for some reason.
  不知怎么的，他老想把这只猫唤作木木。
• 动词——》“呼吁、号召、要求”
  
  calls for national unity.
  国家统一的呼声
• 名词——》“要求”
  obey the call——》“听从要求”

句子大意：
“但是她过了一会儿（But it took some time/）
才听从Peter的要求（before she obeyed his call）”。

• 13.When/ you are through with/ the milk, I’ll get you/ some more.

be through with 完成

1）“you have finished doing it and will never do it again.（完成了某件事，并且再也不会做这件事了）”

I’m through with the explaining.
我不想再解释了。

2）“you do not want to have anything to do with someone again.（再也不想跟某人做任何事情）”

I’m through with Lisa.
我再也不会和Lisa交往了。

句子大意：
“当你喝完这些牛奶（When/ you are through with/ the milk），
我会再给你一些（I’ll get you/ some more）”。

• 14.She also handed him/ the whole slice of cheese, saying: “You can eat/ that, I have had enough!”

hand名词 n. / 动词 v.

• 名词——》“手”
  
  Put your hands up if you know the answer.
  知道答案就举手。
• 动词——》“将…递给”
  
  Please read this paper carefully and hand it to your friends.
  请仔细阅读这张纸并交给你的朋友们传阅。

have enough 吃饱了

• enough——》代词，“充足、足够”的意思。
  
  Sorry，I have enough for the dinner.
  不好意思，我晚餐已经吃饱了。

句子大意：
“她还递给他一整片奶酪（She also handed him/ the whole slice of cheese），
并说（saying）：
你可以吃掉它（You can eat/ that），
我已经吃饱了（I have had enough!）”

• 15.Peter was speechless/ with surprise, for it would have been impossible/ for him/ ever to give up/ any of his share.

with surprise 惊讶地

All of the people including Anna gazed at them with surprise.
所有的人包括Anna都惊奇地注视着他们。

句子大意：
“Peter惊讶地（with surprise）说不出话（was speechless），
因为（for）对他来说（for him），
他不可能（it would have been impossible）
放弃他自己的任何一份（give up/ any of his share）”

• 16.Not taking Heidi seriously, he doubted/ till she put/ the things/ on his knees.

take sb/sth seriously 认真对待某人或某物

The teacher always take every students seriously.
这位老师总是认真对待每一位学生。

句子大意：
“他没有认真对待Heidi（说的话）（Not taking Heidi seriously），
他心存疑惑（he doubted）
直到她把东西放在他的膝盖上（till she put/ the things/ on his knees）。 ”

• 17.Then/ he saw/ she really meant it, and he seized his prize.

mean it 是认真的

I know but this time I mean it.
我知道，但是这次我是认真的。

句子大意：
“他看到她是认真的（he saw/ she really meant it），
然后他抓住了他的奖赏（and he seized his prize）”。

• 18.Nodding his thanks/ to her, he ate the best meal/ he had ever had/ in all his life.

nod one’s thanks to sb 向某人点头致谢

句子大意：
“他向Heidi点头致谢（Nodding his thanks/ to her），
然后他吃了（ he ate）
人生中（he had ever had/ in all his life）
最好的一顿饭（the best meal）。”

• 19.The boy could tell them all / to her, for their names were/ about the only thing/ he had to carry/ in his head.

carry… in one’s head 将某事记在脑海中

• carry——》“携带、带着”
• in one’s head——》“在某人脑子里”——》“携带某物在某人脑子里”——》“将某事记在脑海中”。
  
  You must carry this rule in your head.
  这条规矩你必须记在脑子里。

句子大意：
“男孩可以告诉她所有羊的名字（The boy could tell them all to her），
因为（for）这些名字是他唯一记在脑海中的事（their names were/ about the only thing/ he had to carry/ in his head.）”

• 20.She soon knew them, too. One of them was the Big Turk, who tried to stick his big horns/ into all the others.

句子大意：
“她很快也认识了它们（She soon knew them, too），
它们中有一只是Big Turk（One of them was the Big Turk），
他试着把他的大羊角刺向所有其他羊（who tried to stick his big horns/ into all the others）”

• 21.A small, white goat, called Snowhopper, kept making sounds/ in the saddest way, which made Heidi comfort it/ several times.

句子大意：
“一只叫Snowhopper的小白羊（A small, white goat, called Snowhopper），
一直不停地发出最凄惨的声音（ kept making sounds/ in the saddest way,），
这让Heidi去安抚了它好几次（which made Heidi comfort it/ several times）”

• 22.What is the matter with you, Snowhopper?

What’s the matter with you, Li? You are upset, I can tell.
莉，你怎么了？我看得出来你不高兴。

句子大意：
“你怎么了（What is the matter with you），Snowhopper”

• 23.Why do you always/ cry for help?”

cry for help 求助

The woman who was carrying a small baby began crying for help.
一名带着孩子的妇女大声求援。

句子大意：
“为什么你老是（Why do you always）在求助（cry for help）呢？”

• 24.“Don’t be sad anymore; see, I am coming up/ with you/ every day/ now, and if there is anything/ the matter, you can come to me.”

not… anymore 不再…

Don’t argue anymore.
不要再说了。

句子大意：Heidi是在安慰失去了妈妈的小羊羔不要再难过啦（Don’t be sad anymore），
她现在每天都会上山来陪着小羊羔（I am coming up/ with you/ every day/ now），
如果小羊羔遇到了麻烦，可以来找Heidi帮忙（if there is anything/ the matter, you can come to me）。

参考资料
1.http://animal-council.blogspot.com/2014/02/why-do-eagles-scream.html?m=1

四、今日短语