现代大学英语 wisdom of bear wood 难点重点word版本.ppt

1 ． My father's government job demanded that he go overseas every few years, so I was used to wrenching myself away from friends.(para· 1) demanded that he go ： (not “went'' or “goes”) subjunctive mood every few years ： used for showing how often sth happens ， esp. when there is a regular time between them ( 每隔几年 ) ． wrench yourself away from ： to twist and pull yourself away(or free) from 2 ． Loving nature ， however ， I Was most delighted by the endless patchwork of farms and woodland that surrounded our house ． (para· 2) loving nature ， however ： however ， as ／ because 1 loved nature a patchwork of farms(fields) ： farms that look like small pieces of cloth of different colors when seen from far above woodland ： a piece of land covered with trees 3 ． In the deep woods that verged against our back fence ， a network of paths almost everywhere ， and pheasants rocketed off into the dense laurels as youwalked ． (para ． 2) to verge against ： to be close to ； to be at the edge or border of(This is a rare expression 。 Notice how the preposition ‘‘against'' is used to mean ‘‘next to”, “touching or hitting thesurface of” ， e.g. A heavy rain was pattering against the windows ． He stood his stick against the wall ． The policeman was leaning against the door ． a net work of ： a system of lines ， wires ， roads ， etc. that cross each other and are connected to each other ( 一种网络 ) 4 I spent most of my time roaming the woods and fields alone, playing Robin Hood…(para ． 3) to roam the woods(fields ， streets ， hills ， etc.): idiomatic use of “roam” ， as a transitive word ． Normally it is used as an intransitive verb as in “roam about, or oam around” ． “ To roam” means to walk or travel and usu ． without any clear purpose ． 5 ． Keeping to myself was my way of not forming attachments that l would only have to abandon the next time we moved ． (para ． 3) l did not try to make many friends because in that way I did not have to give up my friendship the next time