Unit-4-The-Lady-on-Pemberton-Street1

AlbertDiBartolomeoName:AlbertDiBartolomeoOccupation:authorofthenovelsWorks:TheVespersTapesFool'sGold.structureThefirstmeetThecleansweepThealleygateTheblockcleaningThedebtII.StructurePartI–GettingacquaintedwithMablePartII–ThecleansweepofthestreetbyMablePartIII–TherepairoftheAlleygatebythewriterPartIV–TheblockcleaningbyallneighborslivingonPembertonStreetPartV–ThedebtIII.MainideaofthetextMableHoward,oneofthosepeoplewhoconsciouslyprotecttheenvironment,isablockcaptainofastreetinPhiladelphia,PA.Hereffortstokeepherblockcleanhavesignificantlyhelpedmakethestreetasafeandniceplacetolivein.Moreover,shehasinspiredherneighborstokeeptheirblockclean,combatforcesofdisorder,paymoreattentiontotheenvironmentissuesandbeaconsciouscleaner.IV.TextAnalysisMobility(流动性)isoneofthetypicalAmericanpersonality.Americaisoftencomparedtobeacountryonautomobile.Thedesiretostartanewlifeinanewplaceisnoticeablethroughoutthenation.TheAmericansareadventurous,theyliketotrysth.new.NearlyhalfAmericanschangeresidenceseveryyear.TheonlyplacewithinourmeanswasarowhouseonalittlestreetcalledPemberton.(Part1Para1Line3)tobaseone’sexpenditureuponone’sincometolivebeyondone'smeans联立成排的房屋，有时后面有小巷可通后院；也叫terracedhouse。TheonlyplacewithinourmeanswasarowhouseonalittlestreetcalledPemberton.按收入状况，我们只能住在一条叫做潘伯敦的小街上的联立房屋。FairlyhandyBegoodathandworkQuitetheoppositeAbsolutelycontraryExchangepleasantriesTotalkwithsbaboutdailylifeIndisgustAstrongfeelingofdislikeforsbLordknowswhatNobodyknowsSeesb’spointToknowsb’spurposePuttogetherToconfigureOnthesideAsaparttimejobbattle–fightagainst抵抗,与….战斗litter–rubbish,trashdecay–rottedmatterdisorder–confusionenchanting–charmingblock–(esp.U.S.A)areaofbuildingsboundedbyfourstreets街区(四条街道当中的区域)Skillful―Americansliketobehandyatallthings.Theywanttobejack-of-all-trades（personwhocanturnhishandtoanything;workmanknowingsth.ofmanytrades万能先生；对许多事都懂一点的人；博艺而不精的工人）.Nearlyeveryoneknowshowtousetools,makesimplerepairstoplumbing（水管设施）orelectricalfixtures,refinishfurnitureorpaintawall.Farfrombeingthoughtadisgraceifheperformsthese“menial”(适合仆人做的)tasks,amanisthoughtridiculousifhedoesnotknowhowtoperformthem.means–money;wealth;resourceswithinone’smeans在经济能力之内livewithinone’smeans–baseone’sexpenditureuponone’sincome量入为出地生活livebeyondone'smeans过着超过自已收入的生活row–acontinuouslineofbuildingsalongastreet沿街的一系列建筑物arowhouse:oneofaseriesofidenticalhousessituatedsidebysideandjoinedbycommonwalls(美)联立成排的房屋,联房,排房,有时后面有小巷可通后院；也叫terracedhousehandy–skillfulinusingone'shands手巧的dilapidated–(ofthings)brokenandold残破的;inastateofdisrepair失修的;fallingtopieces倒塌的Isensedthatwewerebeingwatched.Whowaswatchingthem?Mablerap–knockreedy–shrill尖声的somewherebetween/about/around大约;接近Youridealweightshouldprobablybesomewherearound126pounds.你理想的体重可能应该差不多是126磅。frail–physicallyweaktough–strongandresilient结实且富有弹性的sinew–tendon腱,肌肉eye–watchcloselyprey–ananimalhuntedorcaughtforfood;quarry捕获物，猎物coordinate–harmonizehandiwork–workperformedbyhand手艺活ontheside–asasecondaryoccupation兼职luscious–deliciousShedrewoutthelastwordasifrespondingtothesightofalusciouscake.Why?Shewashappytoknowthatbecauseshemightaskhimtodosomehandiworkforherandfortheblock.pleasantry–apolitesocialutterance;acivility礼仪；客套escort–accompanyasanescortinscribe–tomarkorengrave(asurface)withwordsorletters雕刻swish–strikewithawhistlingsound嗖嗖地挥动scatter–disperse,strew散播Onsuchdaysweshookourheads.Why?WethoughtthatMabledidn’thavetodothiswhentheweatherwasnotfine.crack–apartialsplitorbreak部分分裂或裂开vial–asmallcontainer,usuallywithaclosure,usedesp.forliquids小瓶riffraff–litter-thrower;rubbish,trashvestibule–asmallentrancehallorpassagebetweentheouterdoorandtheinteriorofahouseorbuilding门廊,前厅Iheardhermutteringasshesweptupsomecrackvials.Riffraff,shesaid,andshookherheadindisgust.(Part2Para6)我听到她一边扫着破碎的小瓶子，一边嘟囔着。她说，“渣滓”，厌恶地摇着头。“Riffraff”,shesaidandshookherheadindisgust.Whydidsheshakeherheadindisgust?Shelookeddownuponthelitter-throwerwhomadethestreetuntidy.scrawl–writehastilyorillegallyslot–anarrowingopening狭槽,缝insomnia–sleeplessnessalley–anarrowstreetorpassagewaybetweenorbehindcitybuildings胡同，小巷abreast–sidebyside并肩，并列Whyshouldthealleybeaprivateplaceforcrudebehavior,justbecauseitwaspublicproperty?为什么仅仅因为这条小巷是公共财产，就该成为野蛮攻击的目标？Therewasacertaincombativenessinhervoice,asifthosewhodidnothelphadsidedwiththedarkforcesresponsibleforlitter,decayanddilapidation.她的声音里透着某种好战的情绪，似乎那些不遵从她号令的都站到了黑暗势力的一边，要对乱扔垃圾、颓败、破败负责。StandwithIhadlongagostoppedtryingtoreturnthemoney,eventhoughIammoreinMable'sdebtthansheisinmine.很久以前，我就不再试图把钱还回去--即使我欠她的比她欠我的多。ThisyearagehascaughtuptoMable.今年，mable已感到上了年纪了。disrepair–theconditionofbeinginneedofrepair失修，破损slat–anarrowstripofmetalorwood板条,狭板point–themajorideaoressentialpartofaconceptornarrative要点(义)crude–nothavinggrace,taste,orrefinement粗野的commence–startfiery–brightlyred火红色的rectangle–afour-sidedplanefigurewithfourrightangles矩形，长方形enamel–adornwithabrightlycoloredsurface用亮丽的表面装饰affix–attach粘贴placard–asignornoticefordisplayinapublicplace布告标语牌admonish–advisespecify---Ifyouspeci