书虫入门级读物注释:[1]《威廉.退尔》
1、William Tell
1.Baron Gessler makes everyone bow to his hat.(P2)
make sb do sth 使某人做某事
make v. 使某人怎样 make 作此用法后面一定要接动词原形
2.They are all afaid of him.(P2)
But Tell is not afaid.(P4)
Don't be afaid. (P6)
They are not afaid of him any more.(P8)
afaid adj. 害怕的
be afaid 害怕
be afraid of sb 害怕某人
be afraid of sth 害怕某物
be afraid of doing sth 害怕做某事
not … any more 不再
3. walk past the Baron's hat without bowing(P4)
past prep. 经过
walk past = pass pass v.经过
walk past the Baron's hat without bowing
=pass the Baron's hat without bowing
without prep. 注意介词(prep.)后面的动词要加-ing
4. Shoot through this apple.(P4)
…it goes through the apple and into the tree!(P6)
through prep. (从内部)穿过
5. Tell takes two arrows out, and gets ready to shoot.(P6)
get ready to do sth 准备做某事
6. He is good with boats.(P8)
be good with 灵巧的,与……相处得好
2、Tom Blood
1. The King steals everything from me(P18)
So I must steal something from him.(P18)
The parson's stealing the jewels.(P20)
steal (sth) from sb(sth) 从某人或某处偷了(某物)
2. In the jewel room one night, Tom hits Talbot on the head.(P18)
hit sb on the head 猛击某人的头部
注:这两个词的用法,与中文习惯不同,中文是偷某人的东西,猛击某人的头,但是英文用对应的介词表示,注意不要受中文干扰。
3、Lord Bao and the Stone
1. Everyone stops laughing and Lord Bao's servant opens his bag.(P28)
stop doing 停止当前在做的事情
2. He shouts at the stone. (P26)
shout at … 对……大叫
4、King Matthias and the Good Shepherd
1. "I can make him lie,"says the King of Prussia with a smile.(P34)
make sb do sth 使某人做某事
say sth with a smile 微笑着说
2. I hear you have a sheep with a fleece of gold.
fleece n. (一只羊一次剪下的)毛 (用作这种用法的时为可数名词)
a sheep with a fleece of gold 长着金羊毛的羊
3. I can see you're in love with her.(P40)
be in love with sb 爱上某人
5、Johnny Appleseed
1. He looks out of the window and sees an apple tree!(P44)
out of 从内部到外部
look out of 向外看
2. I see a land full of apple trees.(P44)
fullof …满是……
3. "Over the hills, and across the plain.Under the sun and through the rain,"he sings.(P46)
all across America(P50)
across prep. (从外部)穿过
through prep.(从外部)穿过
Shoot through this apple.(P4)
…it goes through the apple and into the tree!(P6)
4. Johnny Appleseed's trees are alive today.(P50)
alive adj. 活着的
5.——and today many have nice red apples onthem now!(P50)
苹果长在树上用介词on,小鸟停留在树上用介词in
the bird in the apple tree苹果树上的小鸟
6、Lady Godiva
1. “To stop the taxes you must ride nakedthrough the streets of Coventry!”he says. (P56)
through the streets 纵穿马路
across the streets 横穿马路
When she rides through the city, peoplemust stay in their house. (P56)
She wants to ride naked through the town. (P56)
The day comes when Godiva must ride throughCoventry. (P58)
throughthe city/town/ Coventry. 穿过城市/城 镇/考文垂(要用介词through)
2. Soon Lady Godiva arrives back at thecastle. (P60)
arrive at the castle 到达城堡