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    新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)課文重點(diǎn)精講解析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. 對(duì)......發(fā)表意見(jiàn)
    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
    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 安排某人負(fù)責(zé)
    in addition to
    act the role: play the role
    be absent from: be away from
    not only 位于句首，引導(dǎo)完整的語(yǔ)句，部分倒裝
    below, above常用的修飾詞是well
    bump into: knock oneself into / onto
    背熟： reluctantly came to the conclusion that...
    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!
    新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)課文重點(diǎn)精講解析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 : 下定決心
    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 ...... 產(chǎn)生的
    result in: lead to / cause
    Failure will result in frustration. 失敗會(huì)導(dǎo)致挫敗心理。
    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. 由于意識(shí)到了此事的重要性，我竭盡全力來(lái)把它實(shí)現(xiàn)。
    limit oneself to
    ambitions: New Year resolutions
    limit: 限定到點(diǎn)
    restrict: 限定到范圍
    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...that... 句型
    It was exhausted condition that betrayed my secret.
    troop in: went / came into the room in group
    unsettle: upset
    背熟：That was really unsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea.
    fend off: defeat
    wane: diminish step by step
    argue: got a good excuse
    keep one’s mind fresh for doing sth.
    背熟：Resisting the hypnotizing effect of television, I sat in my room for a few evenings with my eyes glued to a book.
    the temptation to do
    slip back into our bad old ways / I was back to where I had started from / got back to my old bad habit
    dozing off: half sleep
    I soon got back to my old bad habit of nodding.
    a book entitled: a book which is entitled
    We must be true in word and resolute in deed.
    新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)課文重點(diǎn)精講解析Lesson51
    1. Predicting the future is notoriously difficult.
    notoriously adv. (尤指因壞事)眾所周知地，如：
    This organization is notoriously inefficient.
    Doctors notoriously neglect their own health and do not seek help when they should.
    2. Mainframe computers were very large indeed, often occupying whole air-conditioned rooms, employing full-time technicians and run on specially-written software.
    employ v. 雇用，使用(to pay sb. to work，use)，本文中的意思是"使用"，如：
    How many people does your company employ?(雇用)
    They have employed different approaches to obtain these results.(使用，可以用taken代替)
    3. Though these large machines still exist, many of their functions have been taken over by small powerful personal computers, commonly known as PCs.
    be taken over: be replaced by。關(guān)于take over的用法，我們?cè)倏磧蓚€(gè)例子：
    他的兄弟接替了他成為總裁。(練習(xí)(3)，漢譯英)
    I've asked my assistant to take over preparing for the conference. 我叫我的助手接手準(zhǔn)備會(huì)議。(take over doing sth.. )
    4. In 1975, a primitive machine called the Altair, was launched in the USA.
    launch這里指推出一種新產(chǎn)品(a new product was developed)，如：
    公司上周推出一種新牌子啤酒。(練習(xí)(4)，漢譯英)
    5. It can properly be described as the first 'home computer' and it pointed the way to the future.
    properly這里表示appropriately，適當(dāng)?shù)?properly還可表示satisfactorily，令人滿意地。如：
    The car is not working properly.
    point the way to: show the way/direction to。如：
    A line of restaurants pointed the way to the theatre.
    Recent medical discoveries are already pointing the way to more efficient treatment.
    6. In the early 1980s, the computer giant, IBM produced the world's first Personal Computer.
    giant n. 巨人，偉人。如：
    如果我看得更遠(yuǎn)只是因?yàn)槲艺驹诰奕说募绨蛏稀?牛頓名言)(練習(xí)(5)，漢譯英)
    The takeover battle is between two of American's industrial giants. (industrial giants，工業(yè)巨人)
    7. This ran on an 'operating system' called DOS, produced by a then small company named Microsoft.
    by a then small company: by a small company at that time, but the company was no longer small. 再看一個(gè)例子：
    I wanted to live in the city, but my then husband preferred the country. (He is no longer my husband now. )
    8. The IBM Personal Computer was widely copied.
    copy這里的意思是模仿( imitate )，如：
    They have copied the basic design from the Japanese model and made a few adjustments of their own.
    9. From those humble beginnings, we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common use today.
    humble這里表示simple，簡(jiǎn)單的，簡(jiǎn)陋的。我們?cè)賮?lái)看humble其它的一些意思：
    Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her humble background. (這里表示low in rank, 卑微的出身)
    Whenever you saw him, he was always wearing a humble smile. (這里表示unpretentious，謙遜的)
    user-friendly: easy to be use，通常用來(lái)描述計(jì)算機(jī)以及與計(jì)算機(jī)相關(guān)的事物，如：
    a user-friendly printer / software
    The computer manual is supposed to be user-friendly, but I cannot understand a word of it. 電腦的使用說(shuō)明書(shū)應(yīng)當(dāng)是容易使用的，但我一個(gè)字也看不懂。
    friendly也經(jīng)常用于其它后綴，如：customer-friendly, environment-friendly
    10. ......was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.
    predict: foretell, 預(yù)測(cè)。predict還可用于predict to do sth, predict + that從句以及其它從句。如：
    Storms are predicted to reach the north of the country this evening.
    Who could have predicted that within ten years he would be in charge of the whole company?
    We cannot predict when the next earthquake will happen.
    11. Bagrit dismissed the idea that computers would learn to 'think' for themselves and would 'rule the world'.
    dismissed the idea that: refused to believe in that。我們?cè)賮?lái)看dismiss其它的一些用法：
    The teacher dismissed the class early because she had to attend a meeting. (dismissed the class，下課)
    He laughed and dismissed my suggestion as naive. (dismissed my suggestion: refused to consider my suggestion)
    12. ... and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
    alternative: some other thing to replace 替代性的。如：
    They are looking for an alternative venue for the concert. 他們?cè)跒橐魳?lè)會(huì)尋找另外的場(chǎng)所。
    alternative energy, alternative medicine
    relieve ... of ... 把...從...解除出來(lái)，如：
    The baby-sitter relieved her of many of the chores. 保姆給她解決了很多家務(wù)的問(wèn)題。
    13. ... that enables us to communicate instantly with anyone in any part of the world...
    instantly: immediately, 當(dāng)即。如：
    The driver was killed instantly. I recognized him instantly.