unit6-Fools-Paradise

Unit6Fool’sParadiseByIsaacBashevisSinger•fool'sparadise:黄粱美梦。•A:Doesthechairmanrealizethatourcompany'sbusinessisgoingdownhill?•董事长知道我们公司的业务在走下坡吗?•B:Idon'tthinkso.I'mafraidheisstilllivinginafool'sparadise.•我想他不知道。他恐怕还在做他的黄粱美梦呢。•beenaroundtheclock精通，有经验，是个老手。•Let'saskJustinhowtodealwiththissituation.He'sbeenaroundtheclockafewtimes.•去问问贾斯丁怎么处理这种事，他非常有经验。•basketcase毫无能力和希望的情景。•I'mreallyworried--ourcompanyislosingsomuchmoneythesedaysthatifthingsdon'tgetbetterinthenexttwomonthswe'llbeabasketcaseandhavetogooutofbusiness.•我真是非常担心，我们公司这些日子亏损了那么多钱，要是在今后两个月里情况没有好转的话，我们就彻底没有希望，只好倒闭了。•Access，意思很多，英汉不好一一对应，先看一些例句。1、我这里上不了网。Chinglish:Ican'tgooninternethere.（老外还以为是你有事、或这里不适合而不能上网）Revision:Ican'taccesstheweb/theinternethere.（说明想上但是上不了）•2、天！今天我邮箱打不开了！Chinglish:Mygod!Ican'topenmymailboxtoday!（我看也可以这么说，但是这样说不如下面的好）Revision:Mygod!Ican'taccessmymailboxtoday!3、那间房子我无权进入。Clinglish:I'mnotallowedtocomeintothisroom.Revision:Idon'thaveaccesstothatroom.Abouttheauthor•Singer,IsaacBashevis,1904─1991,Americannovelistandshort-storywriterintheYiddishlanguage.HeemigratedtotheUnitedStatesin1935andworkedinNewYorkCityasajournalistontheJewishDailyForward.In1943hebecameanAmericancitizen.Singer'sworkdrawsheavilyonJewishfolklore,religion,andmysticism.ThoughhewroteinYiddish,hewasfluentinEnglishandcloselysupervisedtheEnglishtranslationsofhisworks.•In1978hewontheNobelPrizeinLiterature,thefirstYiddish-languageauthortobesohonored.ManyofhislaterworkstreatthelonelinessofoldageandthesenseofalienationproducedinJewsbythedissolutionofvaluesthroughassimilationwiththeGentile['dʒentaɪl](非犹太人的；异教徒的)world.•HisnovelsincludeTheFamilyMoskat(tr.1950),SataninGoray(tr.1955),TheManor(tr.1967),Enemies(tr.1972),Shasha(tr.1978),ThePenitent(tr.1983),Scum(tr.1991),andtheposthumouslypublishedShadowsontheHudson(tr.1997).Singerisalsohighlyregardedforhisimaginative,perceptive,andwittyshortstories.CollectionsincludeGimpeltheFool(tr.1961),TheSpinozaofMarketStreet(tr.1961),OldLove(tr.1979),andTheDeathofMethuselah(tr.1985).Healsowrotebooksforchildrenandseveralplays,notablyTheMirror(tr.1973).•辛格[Singer,IsaacBashevis]1•意第绪语作家(1904.7.14?俄罗斯帝国波兰拉济明～1991.7.24,美国佛罗里达州瑟夫赛德)文学,人物小传波兰出生的美国小说家和散文作家。早年在波兰华沙拉比派神学院受到传统的犹太教育。出版第一部小说《撒旦在戈雷》(1932)后，于1935年移民到美国，为纽约的一家意第绪语报纸撰写文章。•此后他虽然仍主要以意第绪语写作，但还亲自对有关的英语翻译进行指导。其作品描写犹太人在波兰和在美国的生活，融嘲讽、风趣与智慧于一炉，具有一种神秘怪异的独特风格。其主要的长篇小说有《莫斯卡特一家》(1950)、《卢布林的魔术师》(1960)、《冤家，一个爱情故事》(1972；1989年拍成电影)；短篇小说集有《傻瓜吉姆佩尔》(1957)、《市场街的斯宾诺莎》(1961)和《羽毛做的王冠》(1973；获美国国家图书奖)；还有剧作《杨朵》(1974；1983年拍成电影)。1978年获诺贝尔文学奖。YiddishisalanguagewhichcomesmainlyfromGermanandisspokenbymanyJewishpeopleofEuropeanorigin.意第绪语,依地语(犹太人使用的国际语)•Singer'sworkdrawsheavilyonJewishfolklore,religion,andmysticism.•Ifyoudrawonordrawuponsomethingsuchasyourskillorexperience,youmakeuseofitinordertodosomething.•CurriculadrawheavilyonthevariousacademicdepartmentsoftheUniversity.•课程表主要是根据大学各个专业情况而制定的。•Gender/Sex•Themasculine['mæskjʊlɪn]/feminine['femɪnɪn]gender•Partsofspeech•某男，亦初通英文，至使館，有表要填，有一欄是「sex」。該男思之久已，毅然下筆：onceaweek.簽證官觀後暴笑，曰：Thisitemshouldbefilledinwithmaleorfemale.該男頓時赧顏，思之，填下：female.官楞之，曰：Shouldn'titbemale?男急釋曰：Iamanormalman,soIhavesexwithfemale.Moreaboutthestory•Thestoryhasbeenverypopularandhasbeenadaptedtothestage.Thefollowingisacommentonaversionofchamberopera.Itcanhelpyouunderstandthestory.•ThechamberoperaFool'sParadiseisinspiredbydistinguishedYiddishwriterandNobelPrizelaureateIsaacBashevisSinger'sstoryofthesamename.Howisitthatsuchashortchildren'sstoryshouldbeworthyofanentireopera?Whileitisasimpletale,itencompassesthefullscopeoflife'sexperiences.Childhood,adolescence,love,death,burial,resurrectionandweddingallservetomakethisadramaticstorywhichisbiggerthanlife.•Theoperaisintendedforchildren.Inapproachingsuchaprojectonemustquestionwhethercomposingespeciallyforchildrenisanydifferentfromcomposingforadults.Childrendonotaskformuch;theyhaveagreatdealofintuitionandawealthofimagination.Infact,inmanywaysalltheyaskoftheadultauthororcomposeristospeaktotheminclearsimplelanguageandallowforsomemysteryandmagic.Ignitetheirimaginationsandtheycandotherestontheirown!•Finally,thereisthebeautifulmessageofFool'sParadise.Initsabsurdway,asimplebutimportantmorallessonisconveyed:lifeisbetterthandeathandwonderfulParadiseisnowhereelsebuthere—onearth.Thisisalessonrelevanttoeveryone,childrenandgrown-upsalike.Languagenotes•1.Itwastakenforgrantedthatwhentheygrewuptheywouldmarry.•(人们理所当然地认为，他们长大成人后就会结婚。)•Totakesomethingforgrantedmeanstobelievesomethingtobetrueorcertaintohappen.•2.Inparadiseoneatethemeatofwildoxenandthefleshofwhales;onedrankthewinethattheLordreservedforthejust;onesleptlateintotheday;andonehadnoduties.•(在天堂里，人们吃野牛和鲸鱼的肉；喝上帝专门为正直的人准备的酒；白天睡到很晚才起床;没有什么义务要承当。)•Justhereisanadjective,meaninghonorableandfair.Thejustreferstothosepeoplewhoarejust.注意定冠词与某些形容词或分词搭配，可以表示某一类的人或某一类的事情或概念，例如：•Thesick（病人）arehereverywellcaredfor.Theyoung（年轻人）areimpatient;theywantchanges.Theoppressed（被压迫者）andtheexploited（被剥削者）alllookforwardtotheirliberation.Therewillalwaysbesuchoppositesastherightandthewrong（对与错）,thegoodandtheevil（善与恶）,thebeautifulandtheugly（美与丑）.•3.The