和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961: One of the Most Famous Writers of the 20th Century

2011-06-26来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. When I returned to it, I found it had changed as I had changed.

return to返回到…
例句:News of the astronauts' safe return to earth was delayed.
宇航员安全返回地球的消息被推迟。

2. Ole Andreson was lying on the bed with all his clothes on.

lie on位于…之上
例句:Mike awoke to find that he was lying on the beach.
迈克一觉醒来发现自己躺在海滩上。

3. "I was up at Henry's," Nick said, "and two fellows came in and tied me up and the cook, and they said they were going to kill you.”

tie up 包起来; 系紧
例句:The package wasn't tied up securely and came apart while in the mail.
这个包裹没有绑紧, 在邮递途中散开了。

4. "George thought I ought to come and tell you about it.”

ought to 应当,应该
例句:She ought to be praised.
她应该得到表扬。

5. He felt that writers should not be judged by those who could not write a story.

judge by根据〔由〕…作出判断
例句:A man should be judged by his deeds, not his words.
判断一个人应根据他的行为, 而不是他的言词。

6. "My father taught me so much. He was the only one I really cared about.”

care about 喜欢
例句:I really care about the students in my class.
我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。

7. There was a long line of abandoned trucks and carts on a road leading up to a bridge. No one was in sight.

lead up to把…一直带领到;导致
例句:Four fine stone steps lead up to the front door. 
四层精美的石阶引至前门。 
in sight被见到,看得见;在望
No vehicle is in sight.
车子一辆也看不见。

8. The river was high and the bridge had been blown up in the center; the stone arch was fallen into the river and the brown water was going over it.

blow up (使)爆炸, 将…炸毁, 毁掉
例句:A chemical factory blew up in the North of England.
英国北部的一座化工厂爆炸了。
go over穿过,飞过,越过;走向,走过去
He went over the river by ferry boat.
他乘渡船过河。

9. It earned Hemingway a great deal of money.

a great deal of大量的
例句:The magazine contains a great deal of advertising.
这本杂志里有大量广告。

10. The trip to Africa resulted in a book called "The Green Hills of Africa" and a number of stories.

result in导致,结果是
例句:The quarrel resulted in his mother leaving the house.
争吵导致了他母亲离家出走。

11. The novel tells the story of an American who has chosen to fight against the fascists.

fight against与…作斗争〔争吵〕; 反对…
They were fighting against the enemy.
他们在和敌人作战。

12. Their house looked out over the Caribbean Sea.

look out向外看; 面向; 朝外
My hotel room looks out across the lake.
从我住的旅馆房间望出去是一片湖光景色。

13. Later he took part in the invasion of Europe and the freeing of Paris.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
Joe took an active part in the struggle.
乔积极参加斗争。

14. He seemed to be living the story about the writer who had sold his writing skill in order to make money.

in order to为了…
Most people have to work in order to live.
大多数人必须工作以维持生活。
make money挣钱
His single aim was to make money.
他的唯一目标是挣钱。