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直面卡米尔飓风
直面卡米尔飓风
I.
LasVegas.LasVegascityistheseatofClarkCountyinSouthNevada.In1970ithadapopulationof125,787people.Revenuefromhotels,gambling,entertainmentandothertourist-orientedindustriesformsthebackboneofLasVegas'seconomy,Itsnightclubsandcasinosareworldfamous.Thecityisalsothecommercialhubofaranchingandminingarea.Inthe19thcenturyLasVegaswasawateringplacefortravelerstoSouthCalifornia.In1.855-1857theMormonsmaintainedafortthere,andin1864FortBakerwasbuiltbytheU.S.army.In1867,LasVegaswasdetachedfromtheArizonaterritoryandjoinedtoNevada.(fromTheNewColumbiaEncyclopedia)
Ⅱ.
1.Hedidn'tthinkhisfamilywasinanyrealdanger,HisformerhousehadbeendemolishedbyHurricaneBetsyforitonlystoodafewfeetabovesealevel.Hispresenthousewas23feetabovesealeveland250yardsawayfromthesea.Hethoughttheywouldbesafehereasinanyplaceelse.Besides,hehadtalkedthematteroverwithhisfatherandmotherandconsultedhislongtimefriend,CharlesHill,beforemakinghisdecisiontostayandfacethehurricane.
2.MagnaProductsisthenameofthefirmownedbyJohnKoshak.Itdesignedanddevelopededucationaltoysandsupplies.
3.Charliethoughttheywereinrealtroublebecausesaltywaterwasseawater.Itshowedtheseahadreachedthehouseandtheywereinrealtroublefortheymightbewashedintotheseabythetidalwave.
4.AtthisCriticalmomentwhengrandmotherKoshakthoughttheymightdieatanymoment,shetoldherhusbandthedearestandthemostpreciousthingshecouldthinkof.Thiswouldhelptoencourageeachotherandenablethemtofacedeathwithgreaterserenity.
5.JohnKoshakfeltacrushingguiltbecauseitwashewhomadethefinaldecisiontostayandfacethehurricane.Nowitseemedtheymightalldieinthehurricane.
6.GrandmotherKoshakaskedthechildrentosingbecauseshethoughtthiswouldlessentensionandboostthemoraleofeveryone.
7.JanisknewthatJohnwastryinghisbesttocomfortandencourageherforhetoofelttherewasapossibilityoftheirdyinginthestorm.
Ⅲ.
1.Thispieceofnarrationisorganizedasfollows..introduction,development,climax,andconclusion.Thefirst6paragraphsareintroductoryparagraphs,givingthetime,place,andbackgroundoftheconflict-manversushurricanes.Theseparagraphsalsointroducethecharactersinthestory.
2.Thewriterfocuseschieflyonactionbuthealsoclearlyandsympatheticallydelineatesthecharactersinthestory.
3.JohnKoshak,Jr.,istheprotagonistinthestory.
4.Manandhurricanesmakeuptheconflict.
5.ThewriterbuildsupandsustainsthesuspenseinthestorybydescribingindetailandvividlytheincidentsshowinghowtheKoshaksandtheirfriendsstruggledagainsteachonslaughtofthehurricane.
6.Thewritergivesorderandlogicalmovementtothesequenceofhappeningsbydescribingaseriesofactionsintheorderoftheiroccurrence.
7.Thestoryreachesitsclimaxinparagraph27.
8.IwouldhaveendedthestoryattheendofParagraph27,becausethehurricanepassed,themaincharacterssurvived,andthestorycouldcometoanaturalend.
9.Yes,itis.BecausethewriterstateshisthemeorthepurposebehindhisstoryinthereflectionofGrandmotherKoshak:
"Welostpracticallyallourpossessions,butthefamilycamethroughit.WhenIthinkofthat,Irealizewelostnothingimportant.
Ⅳ.
1.We're23feetabovesealevel.
2.Thehousehasbeenheresince1915,andnohurricanehasevercausedanydamagetoit.
3.Wecanmakethenecessarypreparationsandsurvivethehurricanewithoutmuchdamage.
4.Watergotintothegeneratorandputitout.Itstoppedproducingelectricity,sothelightsalsowentout.
5.Everybodygooutthroughthebackdoorandruntothecars.
6.Theelectricalsystemsinthecarhadbeenputoutbywater.
7.AsJohnwatchedthewaterinchitswayupthesteps,hefeltastrongsenseofguiltbecauseheblamedhimselfforendangeringthewholefamilybydecidingnottofleeinland.
8.()hGod,pleasehelpustogetthroughthisstormsafely.
9.GrandmotherKoshaksangafewwordsaloneandthenhervoicegraduallygrewdimmerandstopped.
10.Janisdisplayedratherlatetheexhaustionbroughtaboutbythenervoustensioncausedbythehurricane.
Ⅴ.
Seethetranslationofthetext.
Ⅵ.
1.main:
aprincipalpipeorlineinadistributingsystemforwater,gas,electricity,etc.
2.sitout:
stayuntiltheendof
eby;(AmericanEnglish)payavisit
4.blowin:
burstopenbythestorm.
5.douse:
putout(alight,fire,generator。
etc。
)quicklybypouringwateroverit
6.kill:
(AmericanEnglish)tocause(anengine-etc.)tostop
7.swath:
thespacecoveredwithonecutofascythe;alongstrip0rtrack0fanykind
8.bar:
ameasureinmusic;thenotesbetweentwoverticallines0namusicsheet
9.1ean—to:
ashedorothersmalloutbuildingwithaslopingroof.theupperendofwhichrestsagainstthewallofanotherbuilding
10.Seabee:
amemberoftheconstructionbattalionsoftheCivilEngineerCorpsoftheU.S.Navy,thatbuildharborfacilities,airfields,etc.SeabeestandsforCB,shortforConstructionBattalion.
Ⅶ.
1.destroy一词最为常见,主要强调破坏的力度之大和彻底,一般不带感情或修辞色彩。
demolish和raze通常用于巨大物体,如大型建筑物等。
demolish常用引申义,指任何复合体的被毁,如demolishatheorywithafewincisivecomments。
意即“用几句锋利的评语推翻某种理论”。
而raze几乎无一例外地用于指建筑物的被毁。
annihilate在这些词中所表示的损坏程度最为强烈,字面意思是“化为乌有”,但实际上往往用于指对人或物的严重损伤。
如说annihilateanenemyforce,是指使敌军遭到重创,不仅没有还手之力。
而且没有招架之功。
如说annihilateone’sopponentinadebate,是指彻底驳倒对手。
2。
decay常指某物自然而然地逐渐衰败腐化。
如:
Histeethhavebeguntodecay.(他的牙齿开始老化变坏。
)rot指有机物质,如蔬菜等因菌毒感染而腐败变质,如:
rottingapples(烂了的苹果)。
spoil用于非正式文体,常指食物变质。
如:
Fishspoilsquicklyinsummer。
(鱼在夏天极易变质。
)molder用于指物体缓慢、逐步地腐朽。
如:
Oldbuildingsmolderaway.(老房子渐渐腐烂了。
)disintegrate意指把某物从整体变为碎片或一个个部分。
如:
rocksdisintegratedbyfrostandrain(被霜和雨蚀裂成碎块的岩石)。
decompose指将物质分解为其构成成分。
如:
Watercallbedecompose(bedecomposed)intohydrogenandoxygen.(水可分解成氧和氧。
)该词还可用来替代rot,使语气略显委婉。
Ⅷ.
1.television=tele+vision,acombiningform"tele-"plusanoun"vision".Furtherexamples,telegram,telephone,telescope,telegraph,telecommunication,telecast,etc.
2.northwestward=north+west+wardornorthwest+ward."-ward"isasuffixmeaning“ina(specific)directionorcourse".Furtherexamples:
eastward.westward.backward,upward,inward,outward,seaward,home-ward.etc.
3.motel=motorist+hotel,ablendwordformedbycombiningpartsofotherwords.Furtherexamples:
smog=smoke+fog.smaze=smoke+haze,brunch=breakfast+lunch,moped=motor+pedal,galumph=gallop=triumph,etc.
4.bathtub=bath+tub,acompoundwordformedbycombiningtwonouns.Furtherexamples:
bathrobe,bathroom.bedroom,roommate,butterfly,dragonfly,football.housekeeper,etc.
5.returnees=return+ees,averbplusanounformingsuffix"-ee"designatingapersoninspecifiedcondition.Furtherexamples:
employee,refugee,retiree,examinee,escapee,nominee,interviewee,divorcee.
IX.
1."lash"asin""'CamillelashednorthwestwardacrosstilegulfofMexico".Avividwaytosay"strikewithgreatforce".
2."pummel"asin"ItwascertaintopummelGulfport..."Becausethe'wordisoriginallyappliedtohumanbeings,meaning"beatrepeatedlywiththefists".
3."whip"asin"Windandrainnowwhippedthehouse".Becauseitismorevividthan"fallheavilyon".
4."kill"asin"theelectricalsystemshadbeenkilledbywater".Becauseitleavesadeeperimpressiononthereadersthan"stop"does.
5."inchone'sway"asin"Waterincheditswayupthesteps…”Itmakesthereadersalsoseeclearlythatwaterwasrisinglittlebylittle.
6."bother"asin"nohurricanehaseverbotheredit".Itvirtuallymeans"dodamageto"here.
7."lap"asin"Johnwatchedthewaterlapatthesteps…",meaning"extendbeyondsomelimit"or,infact,"riseslowly".
8."skim"asin"thehurricane...liftedtheentireroofoffthehouseandskimmedit40feetthroughtheair",whichgivesthereadersadeepimpressionofhowstrongthewindwas.
9."seize"asin"Itseizeda600,000-gallonGulfportoiltank1anddumpedit3ymilesaway".Itseemedasifthehurricanehadaverystrongandlargehand.
10."crack"and"snap"asin"Telephonepolesand20-inchthickpinescrackedlikegunsasthewindssnappedthem",providingthereaderswithavividpictureofwindsblowingviolently.
X.Simile:
1.Thechildrenwentfromadulttoadultlikebucketsinafirebrigade.(comparingthepassingofchildrentothepassingofbucketsofwaterinafirebrigadewhenfightingafire)
2.Thewindsoundedliketheroarofatrainpassingafewyardsaway.(comparingthesoundofthewindtotheroarofapassingtrain)
Metaphor:
1.Wecanbattendownandrideitout.(comparingthehouseinahurricanetoashipfightingastormatsea)
2.Windandrainnowwhippedthehouse.(Strongwindandrainwaslashingthehouseasifwithawhip.)
Personification:
1.Amomentlater,thehurricane,inonemightyswipe,liftedtheentireroofoffthehouseandskimmedit40feetthroughtheair.(Thehurricaneactedasaverystrongpersonliftingsomethingheavyandthrowingitthroughtheair.)
2.Itseizeda600,000-gallonGulfportoiltankanddumpedit31/2milesaway.(Thehurricaneactedasaverystrongmanliftingsomethingveryheavyanddumpingit31/2milesaway.).
Ⅺ.
Ellipticalandshortsimplesentencesgenerallyincreasethetempoandspeedoftheactionsbeingdescribed.Henceinadramaticnarrationtheyservetoheightentensionandhelpcreateasenseofdangerandurgency.Forexamplesseethetext,paragraphs10-18and21-26.
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