新概念英语第三册课文重点精讲解析Lesson49~51
新概念英语第三册课文重点精讲解析Lesson49
背熟：If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.
air one’s views on sth. / sb. 对......发表意见
背熟：lived in that leisurely age when
背熟：She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death.
attach to
resolve to do sth 背熟：she persisted in living there long after her husband's death.
persist in doing sth.
long after
short after
long before
short before
even my uncle's huge collection of books was kept miraculously free from dust.
背熟：She always referred to them as 'the shifting population', for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.
refer to / regard sb. as
背熟：she was extremely difficult to please.
背熟：While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days, even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.
carry on
During that time
put sb. in charge of 安排某人负责
in addition to
act the role: play the role
be absent from: be away from
not only 位于句首，引导完整的语句，部分倒装
below, above常用的修饰词是well
bump into: knock oneself into / onto
背熟： reluctantly came to the
come to the conclusion
draw a conclusion
arrive at conclusion
reach conclusion
jump to conclusion
have a difficult time doing sth. : have trouble / difficulty in doing sth
背熟：They had mysteriously found their way there from the wine cellar!
新概念英语第三册课文重点精讲解析Lesson50
背熟：The New Year is a time for resolutions.
a time for
The spring Festival is a time for gathering.
Mentally: at heart
We become illogical when we decide what can be eaten and what can not be eaten.
背熟：The same old favorites recur year in year out with monotonous regularity.
favourite: resolution
recur: happen / take place
year in year out: one year after another / year by year
day by day / one day after another / day in day out
resolve to : 下定决心
背熟：Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment.
It is hard for us to attain some certain accomplishment
inveterate: deep rooted
背熟：If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.
Because we have too often experience the frustration, it means nothing to me.
result from : 由 ...... 产生的
result in: lead to / cause
Failure will result in frustration. 失败会导致挫败心理。
背熟：Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out.
carry out: carry off
fail in our efforts / attempt
Eg: We accumulate clutter in an attempt to avoid waste.
背熟：We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways.
Eg: If you often make some common mistakes, you will get the frustration.
slip back into: return to the normal way
背熟：Aware of these pitfalls, this year I attempted to keep my resolutions to myself.
keep my resolutions to myself: keep my resolutions secret
Eg: We arrived at our destination exhausted.
Exhausted, we arrived at our destination.
Aware of the importance, I attempt to carry it out. 由于意识到了此事的重要性，我竭尽全力来把它实现。
limit oneself to
ambitions: New Year resolutions
limit: 限定到点
restrict: 限定到范围
A good beginning is half success.
背熟：but on the second, I applied myself assiduously to the task.
apply oneself to / apply one’s time to / apply one’s mind / energy to
be devoted / dedicated to
In 2002, I shall apply myself to learning English.
propose to do / I decided to do
The self-discipline required to study English hard is considerable as well.
nevertheless: however
背熟：I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition.
in an exhausted condition: exhausted
It... 句型
It was exhausted condition that betrayed my secret.
troop in: went / came into the room in group
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