Unit 1 The Green Banana(new)

TheGreenBananaDonaldBatchelderTextOrganizationPara.1—4chanceencounterwiththegreenbananausedasglueandtherockmarkingthecenteroftheworldPara.5—8reflectionontheimplicationofthegreenbananaandthecenteroftheworldAlthoughitmighthavehappenedanywhere,myencounterwiththegreenbananastartedonasteepmountainroadintheinteriorofBrazil.情态动词(might,must,etc)+havedone表示推测可能性他房间里的灯亮着，他可能在家。Hemust/mighthavebeenathomeasthelightinhisroomison.情态动词(should,oughtto)+havedone表示应该做但实际上没有做。你应该告诉我实情。这样，我也就不会在她面前出洋相了。Youshouldhavetoldmethetruth.Ifso,Iwouldn’thavemadeafoolofmyselfbeforeher.Althoughitmighthavehappenedanywhere,myencounterwiththegreenbananastartedonasteepmountainroadintheinteriorofBrazil.n.suddenorunexpectedmeeting突然或意外的相遇v.meetunexpectedly邂逅;meetorfindoneselffacedby(sth./sb.unpleasant,dangerous,difficult,etc)遇到或发现自己面临今天上午逛街时遇到一个多年不见的同学，令我兴奋不已。ItwasexcitingformetoencounteroneofmyclassmatesIhaven’tseenforyearswhenIwaswindowshoppingthismorning.Althoughitmighthavehappenedanywhere,myencounterwiththegreenbananastartedonasteepmountainroadintheinteriorofBrazil.(ofaslope,stairs,etc)risingorfallingsharply,notgradually;precipitous陡的；陡峭的；陡直的Althoughitmighthavehappenedanywhere,myencounterwiththegreenbananastartedonasteepmountainroadintheinteriorofBrazil.n.thepartofacountrythatisfarthestawayfromthecoast内地；腹地adj.[onlybeforenoun仅用于名词前]insideorindoors内部的；里面的；室内的西藏是中国的一个内陆省份。TibetisanautonomousregionintheinteriorofChina.TibetisaninteriorautonomousregioninChina.exteriorinternal内在的external外在的内部装修interiordecoration内政internalaffairsMyancientjeepwasstrainingupthroughspectacularcountrysidewhentheradiatorbegantoleak,tenmilesfromthenearestmechanic.makethegreatestpossibleeffort;useallone’spower,energy,etc(todosth.)竭力；用全力(做某事)我扯着嗓门喊他，他就是装着没听见，不理我。Istrainedmyvoicetoshoutathim,buthejustpretendednottohearmeandthereforemadenoresponsetomyshout.我伸长耳朵听，张大眼睛看，可我什么也没听见，什么也没看见。Istrainedtolistenandlook,butIheardnothingandsawnothing.Myancientjeepwasstrainingupthroughspectacularcountrysidewhentheradiatorbegantoleak,tenmilesfromthenearestmechanic.spectacleimpressiveorextraordinary引人注目的；出色的afterwhich;andjustthen(implyingsuddenness)其后；就在那时就在他不知不觉地要睡着时，电话铃突然响了。Hehadjustdriftedofftosleepwhenthephonerang.atorduringthetimethat当……的时候Thephonerangwhenhehadjustdriftedofftosleep.Myancientjeepwasstrainingupthroughspectacularcountrysidewhentheradiatorbegantoleak,tenmilesfromthenearestmechanic.(ofacontainer)allowliquidorgastogetinoroutwrongly渗漏；reveal泄露必须采取严密措施以防走漏风声。Strictmeasuresmustbetakentopreventtheinformationfromleaking.Theover-heatedengineforcedmetostopatthenextvillage,whichconsistedofasmallstoreandascatteringofhouses.bemadeupof;becomposeof由…组成，由…构成联合国安理会是由五个成员国组成的。UNSecurityCouncilconsistsoffivememberstates.主语parts构成/组成/形成宾语awholemakeupcomposecompriseformconstitute主语awhole由……构成/组成宾语partsconsistofbemadeupofbecomposedofbecomprisedofcompriseasmallnumberoramountseparatedwidely,asifbythrowing分散；稀疏的少量consist(~in)在于；存在于真正的财富不是我们拥有的财产而是我们自身的价值。Thetruewealthdoesn’tconsistinwhatwehavebutinwhatweare.(~with)协调；一致那位政客的所作所为与他在演说中所做的承诺不符。Thepolitician'sactionsdonotconsistwiththepromisesinhisspeeches.Thepeoplegatheredtolook.Threefinestreamsofhotwaterspoutedfromholesinthejacketoftheradiator.Why?Theywanttoknowwhathashappenedandtoseewhattheycandotohelpthevisitor.(~outof/fromsth.)(ofaliquid)comeoutwithgreatforce喷出；涌出他不小心割破了食指，血从伤口处涌了出来。Hecuthisforefingerduetohiscarelessnessandbloodwasspoutingfromthewound.“That’seasytofix.”amansaid.Hesentaboyrunningforsomegreenbananas.repairAmericanEnglishBritishEnglish秋天fallautumn电梯elevatorlift行李baggageluggage卡车trucklorry手电筒flashlighttorch套房apartmentflat挡风玻璃windshieldwindscreen动词v.+宾语O+介词on/in/by+名词n.打(beat;hit);拍(pat);抓(take;hold;seize)我正看着那幅画出神，他突然在我背上拍了一下，把我吓了一跳。WhenIwasentranced/fascinatedbythepainting,heabruptly/suddenlypattedmeonthebackandtookmebysurprise.Iwasentranced/fascinatedbythepaintingwhenhepattedmeonthebackandtookmebysurprise.Hepattedmeontheshoulder,assuringmeeverythingwouldworkout.“Greenbananas,”hesmiled.Everyoneagreed.Hepattedmeontheshoulder,assuringmeeverythingwouldworkout.“Greenbananas,”hesmiled.Everyoneagreed.Cf.assure;ensure;insureassure–tellsomeonesomethingpositivelyorconfidentlytodispelanydoubtstheymayhave使确信；使放心(~sb.ofsth.;~sb.that…;~sb.todosth.)ensure–makecertainthatsomethingwilloccurorbethecase保证，担保；保证获得(~sth.;~that…)insure–保险(~sb./sth.against)我可以向你保证这消息是可靠的。Icanassureyouthattheinformation/newsisreliable/trustworthy.Icanassureyouofthereliabilityoftheinformation/news.Hepattedmeontheshoulder,assuringmeeverythingwouldworkout.“Greenbananas,”hesmiled.Everyoneagreed.tohaveagoodresult;becapableofbeingsolved产生效果；能够解决事情的结果很不错，我们都感到欣喜若狂。Weareallmadwithjoythatthingshaveworkedoutquitewell.toarriveatbycalculating计算；算出如果知道长和宽，计算面积就容易了。Theareacaneasilybeworkedoutifweknowthelengthandthebreadth.todevise;toplan;toarrange设计；制定；安排没多久我们就制定出了一个大家都能接受的计划。Itwasn’tlongbeforewehadworkedoutaplanacceptable.WeexchangedpleasantrieswhileImulledovertheramificationsofthegreenbanana.[一般用复数]afunnyornotveryser