综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads(2)

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

pass away (para3) 1 : to go out of existence 2 : ‘Pass away' is a euphemism for `die'. burst out to suddenly say something loudly: "Don't go!" he burst out. burst into If you burst into tears, laughter, or song, you suddenly begin to cry, laugh, or sing. She burst into tears and ran from the kitchen. ...books that cause adults to burst into helpless laughter. linger to take a long time to leave or disappear: The smell from the fire still lingered days later. It‘s impossible to forget such horrific events - they linger (on) in the memory forever. lingering:lasting a long time: She gave him a long, lingering kiss.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

hesitate to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it: She hesitated slightly before answering the inspector's question. "Do you love me?" she asked. He hesitated and then said, "I'm not sure". If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me. hesitation Any hesitation on the part of the government will be seen as weakness. I have no hesitation in recommending Ms Shapur for the job.

hesitant She gave me a hesitant smile.

stumble crumble, tumble … to step awkwa

rdly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall: Running along the beach, she stumbled on a stone and fell on the sand. in vain unsuccessful or useless: I tried in vain to start a conversation. All the police's efforts to find him were in vain.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Metaphor and simile are the most commonly used figures of speech in everyday language. simile an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words 'as' or 'like', as white as snow

metaphor an expression which describes a person or object in a literary way by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics to the person or object you are trying to describe: 'The mind is an ocean' and 'the city is a jungle' are both metaphors.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Difficult Sentencesmetaphor, indicate one’s life

1. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading toit, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse.sorrow for doing sth. wrong. except, e.g. Nothing but frustration will come from your indecision.

在通往人生终点的道路上，他已走过了60多载，除了过 失和悔恨，他一无所获。

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

pause in or before an action

wait for a time instead of going

2. Those who still linger at the entrance of life, hesitating tochoose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: “O youth, return! Oh give me back my early days!” to catch the foot on the groundwithout success while moving along and start to fall

那些仍然在人生路口徘徊，不知该不该选择光明大道的 年轻人啊，你们一定要记住：当许多年之后，你们在黑 暗的群山中艰难行走之时，再痛心疾首地呼唤：“哦， 回来吧、青春！哦，把我的青春时光还给我！”,但这 只会是徒劳无益的。