高级英语复习笔记

高级英语复习笔记Lessonone:RockSuperstars:WhatDoTheyTellUsaboutOurselvesandOurSociety?1.RockSuperstars摇滚乐超级明星rock:rockmusic,rock'n'roll(or:rockandroll)摇滚乐早期的摇滚乐是源于美国的民歌(folk)爵士乐(jazz)勃鲁斯歌曲(blues)等的一种音乐,其特征是具有强烈的节奏(rhythm)单纯的旋律(melody)一再重复的歌词和音符的后拍音(afterbeat)2.Rockisthemusicofteenagerebellion.摇滚乐是青少年的反叛音乐a.teenageadj.pertainingtoateenager(13至19岁的)青少年的.其名词形式为teenager:(13至19岁的青少年).b.rebellion:resistancetoordefianceofanyauthority造反,反派.如;arebellionagainstoldtraditions对旧传统的反叛.3.Byaman’sheroesyeshallknowhim.你将从一个人崇拜的英雄得知其人.a.这句句子的句型与英语中常说的judgeamanbythecompanyhekeeps(以一个人所交的朋友断定其为人)很相似.b.ye=you用于古英语或诗歌中,是第二人称代词thou的复数.如:Yearethesaltoftheearth.你们是社会的中坚.(出自圣经)4.''MidnightRamblerramble:walkforpleasure漫游,既可表动词,也可作名词.如;Theyrambledthroughthewoods.他们在林中漫步.5....hesaid,''Grabsahalf-gallonjugofwaterandrunsalongthefrontplatform,sprinklingitscontentsoverthefirstrowsofswelteringlisteners...''a.grab:toseizesuddenly,eagerly,orroughly;snatch急抓,夺取.如:Hejumpedupfromthetable,grabbedhishatandranoutofthedoor.他从桌子旁跳了起来,抓起自己的帽子,奔出门去.另外,grab后面可以跟其他名词或名词短语.如:grabashower快速冲了澡,grabasandwich,胡乱吃了一个三明治,grabataxi赶搭出租车.有时,还可以作不及物动词.如:Hegrabbedattheopportunityofgoingabroad.他设法抓住这次出国的机会b.sprinkle:toscatterdropsorparticlesofwater,powderorthelikeon洒液体,撒粉末等(于......上).如:Theysprinkledashesontheicysidewalk.他们在积水溜滑的人行道上撒了灰.Wesprinklethelawneveryday.我们每天给草坪洒水.以''sprinkling''引导的短语是动词的''-ing''形式做伴随状语.再如:Theystoodthere,watchingthebasketball.他们站在那里,观看篮球比赛.6.Theysurgetofollowhim,eagertobetouchedbyafewbaptismaldrops.a.surge:tomoveorswellforwardinorlikewaves如波涛汹涌而至.Acrowdsurgedoutofthetheater.观众从剧院里蜂拥而出.b.以形容词''eager''引导的不定式词组在语法功能上起着并列分句的作用.7.Some14,000screamingfanswerecrunchinguptothefrontofthestageatCapitalCenter...a.some:(beforeanumber)approximately,about(在数字前)大约.如:sometwentystudents大约20个学生.b.screamtomakealoud,sharpcry尖声大叫.''screaming''是动词scream的''-ing''形式作前置修饰语,''screamingfans''意为尖声大叫的歌迷c.crunch:toproceedwithacrushingnoise嘎吱嘎吱地往前.如:Thechildrencrunchedthroughthesnow.孩子们嘎吱嘎吱地踩着雪走.8.Ioughttobecrawlingonmyknees.a.crawled:tomovewiththefacedownwardandtheboysclosetotheground爬行.如;Thebuscrawledalong.公共汽车缓慢地行进.注意:短语crawlintothefavorofone'ssuperiors表示卑躬屈膝地讨好上司.b.onone'sknees:双膝跪地.9.Howdoyoufeelaboutallthisadulationandheroworship?a.feelabout:consider,thinkof觉得,感到.经常用于疑问句中,如:Howdoyoufeelaboutthesuggestion?你认为这个建议怎么样?b.adulation是adulate的名词形式.adulate:flatteroradmireexcessively过分赞赏,奉承,恭维.如:Onecanhardlyunderstandwhyyoungpeoplesoadulatefilmstars.年轻人为什么如此过分赞赏影星,真让人费解.10.Orareyoudrawnsomehowtothisstrangeclown,perhapsbecauseheactsoutyourwildestfantasies?a.draw:attracts吸引.如:Somemutualinterestsdrawustogether.一些共同的兴趣把我们吸引到一块了.b.somehow:insomewaynotspecifiedorknown不知什么缘故.如:SomehowIdon'tlikethisnovelthoughitissopopular.这本小说虽然很流行,但不知什么原因我却不喜欢它.c.fantasy:imagination,esp.whenitisletfreeandnotheldback(自由奔放的)想象,幻想,狂想.wildestfantasies,最为狂妄的奇想.11.Thesearen'tidlequestions.idle:ofnorealworthorpurpose无聊的.如:idlerumor无聊的谎言.12.Horwitzseestherockmusicarenaasasortofdebatingforum,aplacewhereideasclashandcrash.a.see...as...:consider...as...把......看作......b.forum:ameetingplaceofdiscussionofmattersofpublicinterest论坛.c.aplace是asortofdebatingforum的同位语,后面由where引导的句子是定语从句,修饰aplace.''ideasclashandcrash''意为各种思想冲撞.13.''Theredefinition,''Horowitzsays''isataskuniquelyperformedbytheyoung...''''uniquelyperformedbytheyoung''是过去分词短语,用于修饰前面的''atask''.14.Itistheyalonewhocombineinventionandexaggeration...a.itis..who(that)是强调句式.b.lone:(afteranounorpronoun)only(在名词或代词后面)仅,只.Hisnamealonewasenoughtodrawalargeaudience.仅仅他的名字就足以吸引一大批观众.15.''Rockmusic,''hesays''isreallyasociologicalexpressionratherthanamusicalforce.''ratherthan:insteadof而不是(肯定前者,否定后者.)比如:Heisapoetratherthananovelist.与其说他是小说家,不如说他是诗人.这里介绍另一个短语orrather,意为moreexactly更为确切地说.如:latelastnight,orratherearlythismorning昨天深夜,更为确切地说,是今天清晨.16.It'sjustthatElvismanagedtoembodythefrustratedteenagespiritofthe1950s.a.句中的it有thereason的意思,that=because.b.embody:giveadefiniteformto具体体现如:Thestatueembodiesthesentimentofthesculptor.这尊塑像表现了雕像家的感情.Thelatestmodelofthelorryembodiesmanyimprovements.卡车的最新式样体现了许多改进的地方.17.TVnetworkbannedhim.a.network:agroupofradioortelevisionstationslinkedbywireormicrowaves(广播,电视)广播网b.ban:prohibit,forbid禁止.如:Studentsarebannedfromreadingdirtybooks.禁止学生阅读色情书刊.18.Mostoftheolderviewersfrowned,whilemostoftheyoungerviewersapplauded.a.frown:towrinkletheforehead,suchaswhenoneisdispleasedorindeepthought皱眉.如:听到我说错了答案,他便皱起了眉头.短语frownon(upon)表示不赞同.如:Hefrowneduponmyplan.他不赞同我的计划.b.applaud:toclapthehandstogetherinapprovalorappreciation鼓掌喝彩;称赞.如:Theaudienceapplaudedwildly.观众热烈鼓掌.c.连接词while在这里表示对照,再如:Ilikebookswhilemybrotherlovessports.我喜欢书,而我的兄弟则热衷于体育.19.TheRollingStones,arrogantstreet-fightingmen,demandedrevolution.arrogant||'ærəgənt]:actingasifoneweremoreimportantthanothers傲慢的;妄自尊大的.如;Hewasjusttooarroganttohissubordinates.他对他的部下太傲慢了.20.Feelings,alwaysapartofanymusicalstatement,wereamajorsubject.这里alwaysapartofanymusicalstatement是feelings的同位语.21.TheBeatlesshowedtherewerearangeofemotionsbetweenloveandhate.range:anumberofdifferentthingsofthesamegeneralsortortype(变动的,可供选择的)范围;幅