Day 2: Will You Believe What People Tell You Mysteriously

Sunday

各位书友,今天我们一起阅读《And Then There Were None》10-17页。And Then There Were None is a mystery novel by English writer Agatha Christie, widely considered her masterpiece. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1939, as Ten Little Niggers. Its American reprints and adaptations were all retitled And Then There Were None.

Question

Will you believe what people tell you mysteriously?

一些人神神秘秘跟你说的话你会信吗?

欢迎各位书友留言,文字语音都可以,中文英文均不限。

您的每一条留言对于我们都很重要!*3

英语共读编辑团队在后台等您来!在后台等您来!等您来!

Key Sentences(重点句子)

1. He'd had a fancy lately that fellows were rather lighting shy of him. 

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近来,他怀疑人家是不是在躲着他。

同义句:He had been in doubt that fellows are hiding from him lately.

讲解:

have a fancy, “猜想,有一个设想”,后that引导的同位语从句解释“设想”的内容。

he'd had,这里有两个had,第一个是过去完成时的标志,后面的had是have a fancy中have的变形。

2. The letter he had received had been rather vague in its terms, but there was nothing vague about the accompanying cheque. 

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一则来信措辞含糊,二则毫不含糊的倒是那张随信附来的支票。

同义句: The content in the letter was not clear, but the attached cheque had some specific meaning.

讲解:

cheque [tʃɛk] n.支票;

accompanying [ə'kʌmpəniiŋ]  adj. 陪伴的,附随的

term [tɝm] n. 学期;术语;条款;期限

“he had received”是省略关系连词的which/that的定语从句,修饰letter信件;

3. Anthony Marston proceeded on his triumphal progress.

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安东尼·马斯顿神气活现地继续着他的旅程。

同义句:Anthony Marston kept his smooth journey.

讲解:

triumphal [traɪ'ʌmfl] adj. 凯旋的,胜利的

“proceeded on”按照…行事;“progress”进步,发展,前进。

这个句子中,“proceeded on …progress”,两个词的前缀均是“pro”,押头韵,   使得句子读起来朗朗上口。

4. Don't see how I can slip up on it. 

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看不出会有什么意外。

同义句:There was nothing wrong can be seen.

讲解:

slip up v. 疏忽;跌倒;引申为“遭到不幸,出意外”

5. The train stopped at a station and the old fellow rose unsteadily.

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火车靠站停下了。老家伙颤颤巍巍地站了起来。

同义句:The train stopped at a station, and the old man stood up tremblingly.

讲解:

unsteadily ['ʌn'stedili]

adv. 不稳定地,摇摆地;形容人走路时翻译为“颤颤巍巍、踉踉跄跄”,《哈利波特》中例句:

Lockhart was getting unsteadily to his feet. His hat had fallen off and his wavy hair was standing on end.

洛克哈特踉踉跄跄地站了起来,他的帽子掉了,波浪形的鬈发根根竖立。

Key Words(重点词汇)

fancy

英 ['fænsɪ]  美 ['fænsi]

n. 幻想;想象力;爱好

adj. 想象的;奇特的;昂贵的;精选的

vt. 想象;喜爱;设想;自负

vi. 幻想;想象

例句:

The teacher's story titillated the fancy of the pupils.

老师的故事激发了学生们的想像力。

词根: fan

adj.

fanciful 想像的;稀奇的

fancied 空想的;虚构的;受喜爱的;被特别爱好的

adv. fancifully 梦想地;奇异地;想像地

n. fancier 爱好者;空想家;育种者

vague

英 [veɪg]  美 [veɡ]

adj. 模糊的;含糊的;不明确的;暧昧的

例句:

One must not be vague on matters of principle.

在原则问题上不能含糊。

固定搭配:

vague language 模糊语言 ; 模糊语 ;

vague plans  不明确的计划

词根: vague

adv.

vaguely 含糊地;暧昧地;茫然地

n.

vagueness 模糊;含糊;暧昧;茫然

triumphal

英 [traɪ'ʌmf(ə)l]  美 [traɪ'ʌmfl]

adj. 凯旋的,胜利的

例句:

So far, he is a stranger to the triumphal stories that his father and grandfather tell.

到目前为止,他还没有亲自体验到父亲和祖父所讲的故事

词根: triumph

n. triumph 胜利,凯旋;欢欣

vi. triumph 获得胜利,成功

slip

英 [slɪp]  美 [slɪp]

vi. 滑动;滑倒;犯错;失足;减退

adj. 滑动的;有活结的;活络的

例句:

He slipped on the street and broke his leg.

他在马路上滑了一跤,摔断了腿。

词根: slip

adj.

slipping 渐渐松弛的

slippy 光滑的;敏捷的

n.

slippage 滑移;滑动;下降

slipping 滑动

v. slipping 滑动(slip的现在分词)

unsteadily

英 [ʌn'stedɪli]  美[ʌn'stɛdɪli]

adv. 不稳定地;摇摆地(unsteady的副词)

例句:

I remain seated, andhe walks unsteadily down the hall and into his bedroom.

我仍然坐着,他摇摇晃晃的走向大厅,走进他的卧室。

词根: unsteady

vt. unsteady使不稳定;动摇

adj.

unsteady 不稳定的;不规则的;摇摆的;

unsteadiness 不稳定;动摇;古怪


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—共读书籍简介—

《无人生还》And Then There Were None),原名《孤岛奇案》,是著名的英国侦探推理女王作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的作品,也是她生涯中最著名的作品之一,被认为是历史上成就最高的推理小说之一,全球销量超过一亿册。被改编成多部影视、戏剧、漫画、游戏作品。小说巧妙地构思了八个素不相识的人受邀来到海岛印第安岛上,后来十个人都被谋害的精彩推理剧情,情节跌但起伏却毫不荒诞。该书出版于1939年。


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