2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note

MarkTwainMarkTwainwasbornin①FloridaandspenthisboyhoodinHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiRiver.Threeofhismostfamousbooksdescribepeopleonthisgreatriver.TheyareTheAdventuresofTomSawyer(《汤姆·索亚历险记》),TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》)andLifeontheMississippi(《密西西比河上的生涯》).Indeed②，thisauthorlovedtheriversomuchthatevenhispennameisabouttheriver.“Twain”isanoldwordfor“two”.So,“marktwain”istosaythatthewateristwofathoms(英尺)deepanditisanavigable③depthforthesteamshipemployedontheMississippiRiverthosedays.Twainleftschoolattheageoftwelvetolookfor④work.Overthenexttwodecadeshewasaprinter,ariverboatpilot⑤，asoldier,agoldminer,abusinessmanandanewspaperreporter.In1865,hepublished⑥TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty(《卡拉维拉斯郡大名鼎鼎的跳蛙》)whichwasaboutajumpingfrogcontest.Hebecamerichfrommanynovels,shortstoriesandtraveljournals⑦hewroteandwasverypopularatpublicreadings.However,thelaterpartofhislifewasheavilyovershadowed(蒙上阴影)byseveralmisfortunes⑧.HediedinRedding,Connecticut,on21stApril,1910aged75.Yetheisstilloneofthemostpopularwritersintheworldtoday.[多积词汇]①bebornin出生于②indeedadv.的确；实在；真正地③navigableadj.可航行的；适于通航的④lookfor寻找⑤pilotn.飞行员；领航员⑥publishv.出版；发行⑦journaln.报纸；日志；日记⑧misfortunen.灾难；不幸事故[读文清障][原文呈现]THEMILLIONPOUNDBANKNOTEActⅠ，Scene3NARRATOR：Itisthesummerof1903①.Twooldandwealthybrothers,RoderickandOliver,havemadeabet②.①thesummerof19031903年的夏天summer夏季，四季之一，表泛指时其前不加冠词，但指某一年夏天时，须加定冠词the。②makeabet打赌SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—Pre­reading[读文清障][原文呈现]Oliverbelievesthatwithamillionpoundbanknote③amancouldsurvive④amonthinLondon.HisbrotherRoderickdoubts⑤it.Atthismoment,they⑥seeapenniless⑦③with...note为介词短语，作条件状语。with意为“有”。④survive此处用作及物动词，指“活过”。⑤doubt＋n./pron./whether/if怀疑……⑥seeapennilessyoungmanwandering为seesb.doingsth.结构，表示“看到某人正在做某事”。⑦penniless/'penɪlɪs/adj.贫困的；身无分文的[读文清障][原文呈现]youngmanwandering⑧onthepavement⑨outsidetheirhouse.ItisHenryAdams,anAmericanbusinessman⑩，whoislostin⑪Londonanddoesnotknowwhatheshoulddo⑫.⑧wander/'wɒndə/vi.漫游；漫步；漂泊⑨pavement/'peɪvmənt/n.人行道(＝〈美〉sidewalk)⑩businessman/'bɪznɪsmæn/n.商人⑪belostin在某地方迷路；沉浸于⑫who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰anAmericanbusinessman。[读文清障][原文呈现]RODERICK：Youngman,wouldyoustepinside⑬amoment,please?HENRY：Who?Me,sir?RODERICK：Yes,you.OLIVER：Throughthefrontdoor⑭onyourleft⑮.HENRY：(Aservantopensadoor)Thanks.⑬stepinside走进(＝walkin)⑭throughthefrontdoor通过前门。门属于立体空间，不是平面，穿过它须用介词through。⑮onone's/theleft在左边；onone's/theright在右边[读文清障][原文呈现]SERVANT：Goodmorning,sir.Wouldyoupleasecomein?Permit⑯metoleadtheway,sir.OLIVER：(Henryenters)Thankyou,James.Thatwillbeall⑰.⑯permit/pə'mɪt/vt.&vi.许可；允许；准许/'pɜːmɪt/n.通行证；许可证；执照⑰Thatwillbeall.没你的事了。all此处为代词，意为“一切；全部”。百万英镑第一幕，第3场旁白：1903年的夏天，一对年老而又富有的兄弟，罗德里克和奥利弗，打了一个赌。奥利弗认为，一个人靠一张百万英镑的钞票能在伦敦生活一个月。他的兄弟罗德里克对此表示怀疑。这时，他们看见一个身无分文的年轻人正在他们房子外面的人行道上游荡。他叫亨利·亚当斯，一个美国商人，在伦敦迷了路，不知道该做什么。罗德里克：年轻人，请你进来一会儿，好吗？亨利：先生，你叫谁呀？是叫我吗？罗德里克：是的，就是你。奥利弗：从你左侧的前门进来。亨利：(一个仆人给他打开门)谢谢。仆人：早上好，先生，你要进来吗？先生，请让我来带路吧。奥利弗：(亨利走进来)谢谢你，詹姆斯，没你的事了。[原文呈现]RODERICK：Howdoyoudo,Mr...er...?HENRY：Adams.HenryAdams.OLIVER：Comeandsitdown,MrAdams.HENRY：Thankyou.RODERICK：You'reanAmerican?HENRY：That'sright,fromSanFrancisco.RODERICK：HowwelldoyouknowLondon?HENRY：Notatall.It'smyfirsttriphere.[读文清障][原文呈现]RODERICK：Iwonder,MrAdams,ifyou'dmindusasking⑱afewquestions.HENRY：Notatall⑲.Gorightahead⑳.⑱mind(sb./one's)doingsth.介意(某人)做某事mind后跟动名词而非动词不定式作宾语。⑲notatall没什么，没关系，别客气⑳goahead用于表示同意对方的提议或请求，在本句译为“可以”。本义是“前行”，引申为“继续”，有时根据语境还可译为“说吧；做吧；干吧；吃吧”。罗德里克：你好，先生，你贵姓？亨利：亚当斯，亨利·亚当斯。奥利弗：来，请坐，亚当斯先生。亨利：谢谢。罗德里克：你是美国人？亨利：是的，从旧金山来。罗德里克：你对伦敦熟悉吗？亨利：一点儿也不熟，这是我第一次来伦敦。罗德里克：亚当斯先生，不知你是否介意我们问几个问题。亨利：不介意。请问吧。[读文清障][原文呈现]RODERICK：Mayweaskwhatyou'redoinginthiscountryandwhatyourplansare?HENRY：Well,Ican'tsaythatIhaveanyplans.I'mhopingtofindwork.Asamatteroffact○21，IlandedinBritainbyaccident○22.○21asamatteroffact(＝infact＝inreality＝actually)事实上○22byaccident(＝bychance)偶然；无意中；不小心其反义词组是：onpurpose“故意地；有意地”。[读文清障][原文呈现]OLIVER：Howisthatpossible?HENRY：Well,yousee,backhomeIhadmyownboat.Aboutamonthago,Iwassailingoutof○23thebay○24...(hiseyesstareat○25whatisleftofthebrothers'dinneronthetable○26)○23sailoutof驶出○24bay/beɪ/n.海湾○25stareat盯着看；凝视stare/steə/vi.凝视；盯着看○26whatisleft...作介词at的宾语。此处left为形容词，意为“剩下的”，of短语作what的后置定语。[读文清障][原文呈现]OLIVER：Well,goon.HENRY：Oh,yes.Well,towardsnightfall○27Ifoundmyselfcarriedout○28toseabyastrongwind.Itwasallmyfault○29.○27nightfall/'naɪtfɔːl/n.黄昏○28foundmyselfcarriedout为“find＋宾语＋宾补”结构。○29Itwasallmyfault.这都是我的错。fault/fɔːlt/n.过错；缺点；故障[读文清障][原文呈现]○30givemyselfupforlost＝givemyselfupforbeinglost因为迷失方向而要放弃自己，引申为“感到绝望”。○31spot/spɒt/vt.发现；认出n.斑点；污点；地点这里spotted相当于found或discovered。○32I'djustaboutgiven...when...为haddone...when...句式，意为“刚已经做了某事这时……”。其中justabout意为“刚刚”，此处用来加强语气。○33itwastheshipthat...为强调句型，强调主语theship。Ididn'tknowwhetherIcouldsurviveuntilmorning.ThenextmorningI'djustaboutgivenmyselfupforlost○30whenIwasspotted○31byaship○32.OLIVER：AnditwastheshipthatbroughtyoutoEngland○33.[读文清障][原文呈现]HENRY：Yes.ThefactisthatIearnedmypassage○34byworkingas○35anunpaid○36hand,whichaccountsfor○37myappearance.○34passage/'pæsɪdʒ/n.“船费(包括食宿)”。还可表示“通道；一段文章”。earnone'spassage挣船费○35workas担当……角色；做……工作○36unpaid/ˌ