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Scene4: (Par.16-18) Cultivation of Soil
1.conspicuous: adj. attracting attention by being unexpected, unusual, outstanding惹人注目的，
显眼的
2.give sb. a second glance: to pay more attention to sb., look twice to satisfy one’s curiosity 3.Gibraltar (Strait of Gibraltar): Channel, connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. Lying between southernmost Spain and north westernmost Africa, it is 36 mi (58 km) long and narrows to 8 mi (13 km) between Point Marroquí (Spain) and Point Cires (Morocco). It has long been of great strategic and economic importance.
4. Suez (Suez Canal): A ship canal, about 166 km (103 mi) long, traversing the Isthmus of Suez and linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez with the Mediterranean Sea. Location 5. Chances are that : (oral) it is possible e.g.: Chances are that he has heard the news. 6. ones’ eyes take in: see, look at
e.g.：I was too busy taking in the beautiful furniture to notice who was in the room.
Her eyes were taking in nothing but the expensive hats.
7. the Distressed Areas: area where there is widespread unemployment, poverty, e.g., a slum 8. grove: (n.) : orchard果园
9. Foreign Legionnaires: France organized a foreign legion shortly after the conquest of Algiers in 1830, enlisting recruits who were not French subjects. Its international character and the tradition of not revealing enlistees’ backgrounds have helped to surround the Foreign Legion with an aura of mystery and romance
10. back—breaking (adj.) : requiring great physical exertion；very tiring费劲的；辛苦的，累
人的
11. lucerne (n.) : a type of plant whose leaves grow in groups of three and which is used
for feeding farm animals紫花苜蓿
12. fodder (n.) : gorse food for cattle，horses，sheep，etc. as cornstalks，hay and straw(牛、马、
羊的)粗饲料；饲草
13. yoke (v.) : put a yoke on；join together；link用轭连起；连合 14. furrow (n.) : a narrow groove made in the ground by a plow沟; 犁沟 15. subsoil (n.) : the layer of soil beneath the surface soil底土，下层土 II. Paraphrase
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a white skin: synecdoche
However, a white-skinned person is always very noticeable.
(2) In a tropical landscape one’s eye takes in everything except the human beings. (Par. 16)
If you take a look at the landscape in a tropical region, you will see everything but the human being.
(3) No one would think of running cheap trips to the Distressed Areas. (Par. 17)
No one would think of organizing cheap trips for the tourists to visit the poor slum areas. (4) For nine-tenth of the people the reality of life is an endless, backbreaking struggle to wring a little food out of an eroded soil (Par. 17) wring: twist, squeeze; eroded: poor
Life is very hard for 90% of the people. They can only produce a little food on the poor soil with their back-busting toil. Scene5: (Par.19-21) Life of Women
1. a file of: a line of people one behind the other
2. mummify: to dry up, to become thin and withered, look like a mummy
3. creep: vi. to move slowly, quietly and carefully, esp. so as not to attract attention爬, 蹑手蹑脚,
蔓延
e.g.: The sight of snake makes my flesh creep.
The thief crept along the corridor.
4. hobble (v.) : go unsteadily，haltingly，etc．蹒跚
5. leathery (adj.) : 1ike leather in appearance or texture. tough and flexible(外观或质地)似皮革
的；坚韧的，粗硬的
6. fifteen-hands: unit of measurement, especially for the height of horses; a hand, the breadth of
the human palm, is now usually taken to be 4 inches.
7. packsaddle: a saddle designed to support the load carried by a pack animal 驮鞍 8. bridle: n. a head harness for guiding a horse; it consists of stall, bit and reins马勒, 缰绳 9. halter: n. a rope, cord, strap, etc. usually with a a headstall, for trying or leading an animal,
with or without a lead rope （缰绳）（马）笼头
10. tip: v.t to pour sth. from one place or container into another 倾覆、倒 11. gut: (usu. Pl.) the bowels; entrails 内脏
have the guts to do sth. 有胆量做某事 II. Paraphrase
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(1) Par. 19: She accepted her status as an old woman, that is to say as a beast of burden. She took it for granted that as an old woman she was the lowest in the community, that is to say, she was only fit for doing heavy work like an animal.
(2) Par. 20: though they had registered themselves on my eyeballs I cannot truly say that I had
seen them.
My eyes must have recorded the scene but I did not consciously observe what was happening (for I did not see the old woman carrying the heavy load of firewood) (3) Par. 21: This kind of things makes one’s blood boil. metonymy.
The cruel treatment of the donkey makes one very angry. (4) Par. 21: People with brown skin are next door to invisible.
People with brown skins are almost invisible. Scene6: (Par22-26) The Soldiers
1. stork: n. any of a group of large, long-legged wading birds, having a long neck and bill, and
related to herons 鹳
2. infantry: soldiers who fight on battle 步兵
3. clump: v. to cause to form the sounds of heavy footsteps e.g.: Grandpa clumped along in his boots. 4. clatter: n. A rapid succession of loud, sharp noises 急促的敲击声 5. reach-me-down: adj. colloq. Second-hand or ready made 6. khaki (adj.) : made of khaki (cloth) 卡其(布)制的 7. squash (v.) : force one’s way；squeeze挤进，挤入
8. slump (v.) : have a drooping posture or gait低头弯腰(而行)；消沉 9. sensitive: impressive
10. sullen: showing resentment, sulky; glum 揾怒的，闷闷不乐的 11. inquisitive (adj.) : inclined to ask many questions or seek
information; eager to learn好询问的；好奇
12. scrub: to clean by rubbing hard
13. syphilis (n.): an infectious venereal disease, caused by a s- pirochete and usually transmitted
by sexual intercourse or acquired congenitally梅毒
14. garrison: troops stationed in a fort or fortified place驻军；卫戍部队 15. in this connection: while speaking of such things, in this point
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16. it doesn’t matter twopence: it doesn’t matter at all 17. charger: n. a horse ridden in battle or on parade 战马，军马 18. N.C.O.: Noncommissioned Officer军士，士官 19. ranks: the body of soldiers of an army 士兵 II. Paraphrase
(1) Their splendid bodies were hidden in reach-me-down khaki uniforms (Par. 23)
The Senegalese soldiers were wearing ready—made khaki uniforms which hid their beautiful well—built bodies．
(2) How long before they turn their guns in the other direction? (Par. 25)
How much longer before they turn their guns around and attack us?
(3) Every white man there had this thought stowed somewhere or other in his mind. (Par. 26)
Every white man, the onlookers，the officers on their horses and the white NCOs, marching with the black soldiers, had this thought hidden somewhere or other in his mind.
Unit 3 Pub Talk and the King’s English
Part1: (Par.1-3)
1. indulge: v. to allow oneself or someone else to have or do what they want e.g.: (1) Don't always indulge in empty talk.
(2) This is no time to indulge in sarcasm. indulgence n.
e.g.: (1) I must ask the readers' kind indulgence for any inaccuracies and omissions that may
possibly occur.
(2) We are sorry indeed that you have been troubled and we asked your indulgence.
indulgent adj.
e.g.: They are indulgent parents. be indulgent of other’s shortcomings
2. …as it meanders or leaps an sparkles or just glows
--meander (v.) : wander aimlessly or idly；ramble Leap: to flow swiftly, joyously
Sparkle: to burn brightly, throwing off sparkles Glow: to burn steadily without flame
--metaphor
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