cherish ['teri] vt.珍爱;怀抱
shapeless ['eiplis] adj.不成形的;不定形的;不像样的
stroke [struk] n.中风;冲程;笔画;打击;尝试;轻抚 vt.抚摸;敲击;划尾桨;划掉 vi.击球;作尾桨手
soothing ['su:i] adj.抚慰的;使人宽心的 v.安慰;减轻痛苦(soothe的现在分词)
watercolor ['w:t,kl,'w-] n.水彩画,水彩;水彩颜料 adj.水彩的,水彩画的
filing ['faili] n.文件归档;锉;锉屑 vt.锉(file的现在分词)
visualize ['vizjulaiz] vt.形象,形象化;想象,设想 vi.显现
instructor [in'strkt] n.指导书;教员;指导者
参考译文
帆布上的“天使”
在我的小书房里,画笔和颜料散落在我周围。
我在纸上用蓝色颜料涂上第一层,记得我的老师把这称为“底色”。我闭上眼睛,试着去想象我要画的东西。但是,我所能看到的只有巨大的黑洞,令人压抑的重重乌云如漩涡翻涌,仿佛要将我吞噬。我脑子里满是愤怒、恐惧、惊慌。
我十一年的婚姻破裂了。我们的财务状况,我发现,也是一团糟。我必须在几天内搬离这所房子--这个我一直想要为我的丈夫和孩子营造一个“家”的地方。我目所能及的每处地方都会让我回想起挫败,回想起那些没有按照我的计划去实现的美梦。
我的生活就像这幅画一样,我心想。在一张纸上,只有那么不像样的几笔。我凝视着它,试着去想象一幅场景,某个遥远的地方,以及一些抚慰人心的事,只是,这样做毫无用处。
我当了一辈子的演员,绘画对我而言却是一种新体验。之前有一位艺术家主动要教我水彩画基础知识,我只上了两堂一小时的课程。我很乐意让他教我,一心想着要找些东西让自己的思想从法庭文件及财务文件中抽离出来。
“想象一下你将要画的事物的细节,”我的导师说道,“看看它们的形状及颜色,所有的白色及深色。有些时候,你看不到的东西才是最重要的。”
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Review Plan
复习计划
期末考试终于就要来了,我们都加入了复习的大军中,此时的自习室已是座无虚席。
1、句子
01
How is your day arrangement for the review
你们每天是怎么安排各科的复习计划的?
02
Who can help me to formulate a detailed review plan of English Level Four
谁能帮我制定一个详细的英语四级复习计划?
03
The exam will remain a month,how can you still not have a complete plan of study
离考试就剩一个月了,你怎么还没有一个完整的学习计划呢?
04
I just make a very suitable plan for my English learning.
我刚刚制定了一个适合自己的英语学习计划。
05
A good study plan is not always suitable for everyone.
一个好的学习计划并不总是适合每个人的。
06
A good learning plan is good for us.
一个好的学习计划对我们是有好处的。
07
Professor King has just helped us develop a review plan for this exam.
金教授刚刚帮我们制定了一个针对这次考试的学习计划。
2、对话
Let's Make Our Preparations Together
John:What's the date of our final examination.
Jasmine:There is one more week left before the exam begins.Have you prepared well for it.
John:No.I haven't begun my preparations.
Jasmine:Then,let's make our preparations together.
John:We're going to be examined in six subjects.We'd better make a plan for the review.
我们就一起准备吧。
约翰:我们期末考试是哪一天?
茉莉:离考试时间还有一周多一点了,你准备好了吗?
约翰:没有,我还没有准备。
茉莉:那么,我们就一起准备吧。
约翰:我们将要考六门课程。我们最好订个复习计划。
Notes 注释
examination n.考试,考查,试题;检查,调查
preparation n.准备(工作),预备;制定
3、文化加油站(心灵鸡汤)
One Centigrade Degree's Love
In a cold winter,a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy.The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife.So she thought,"he doesn't love me any more,he just cares his business...not me".
One day,she began to take a bath,and he stopped her at the door,"Let me take it first,okey""Why not let me shower first,"she asked."I was tired,sweetie,you take it later,okey"She was totally depressed.
On a morose day,she found nothing to do and turned on his computer,a few words blurred her eyes...it was his diary:Today,I was quite sad,she asked me why I was always taking the bath first,and I said to her,I was exhausted.She was unhappy,in her mind,I treated her not as well as usual,but how can I do I wasn't as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment,there was only a shower at a bathroom,it was so cold to take a shower in such a freezing winter.But I found that if one person took the shower first,the room could get a little warmer,so every time I rushed to the bathroom first.I was thinking that,when she took the shower,the room would get warmer,at least1℃,2℃or 3℃.
Now I can't give her comfortable life,bring her to the luxury restaurant,buy expensive dresses for her,but at least,I can give her the "1℃"love.
疑难解析
luxury ['lkri,'lɡri] n.奢侈,奢华;奢侈品;享受 adj.奢侈的[ 复数luxuries ]
villa ['vil] n.别墅;郊区住宅
bankruptcy ['bkrptsi] n.破产 [ 复数bankruptcies ]
bath [bɑ:θ/bθ] n.沐浴;浴室;浴盆 vt.洗澡 vi.洗澡
depress [di'pres] vt.压低;使沮丧;使萧条
morose [m'rus] adj.郁闷的;孤僻的
blur [bl:] vt.涂污;使……模糊不清;使暗淡;玷污 vi.沾上污迹;变模糊 n.污迹;模糊不清的事物
exhaust [iɡ'z:st] vt.排出;耗尽;使筋疲力尽;彻底探讨 vi.排气 n.排气;废气;排气装置
参考译文
一摄氏度的爱情
一个寒冷的冬天,一对夫妇因为破产,不得不从豪宅里搬出。丈夫日夜辛勤工作以维持家庭开支,但没有时间关心妻子。于是,妻子暗自想道:“他不再爱我了,他只在乎他的个人事务,而不是我。”
一天,妻子准备去洗澡,可丈夫在门口叫住了她,“让我先洗吧,好么?”“为什么不让我先洗呢?”“因为我很累,宝贝,你等下再洗吧,好么?”妻子对此情绪非常低落。
一天,妻子无所事事,郁郁寡欢,于是她启动了丈夫的电脑。上面的几行字让她泪眼朦胧,她看到的是他的日记:今天,我很悲伤,因为她问我,为什么总是我先洗澡,而我对她说,因为我太累了,想先洗。她心里不高兴,觉得我对她不像从前那么好了。但是我该怎么做呢?我不像以前那么富有!我们搬到了一个小公寓,只有一个沐浴间,在如此寒冷的冬天洗澡真是冻死人了。但我发现,如果一个人先洗沐浴的话,浴室内就会暖和一些,所以每次我都第一个抢着去浴室。我想,等她进去浴室时,至少暖和一两度吧。
现在,我不能给她舒适的生活,带她去高级餐厅,给她买漂亮的衣服,但至少我还能给她一摄氏度的爱情。
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Staying Up Late for
Schoolwork
熬夜赶作业
今天一位同学过生日,下完课后还没来得及写作业就被他们拉去参加生日聚会了,哎……可总觉得放不下那一大堆的作业呀,看来今晚又要开夜车了。
1、句子
01
With so much homework unfinished,I'm quite worried about that.
堆了那么多作业没做,我真是愁得要死。
02
I'm very sleepy today because I stayed up late to do my homework yesterday.
昨晚熬夜赶作业,所以我现在很困。
03
I have to stay up to finish my homework tonight.
今晚我得熬夜做作业。
04Have you got your work done for today
你今天的功课做完了吗?
05
Last time the teacher forgot to collect our homework was the day she came down with a flu.
上次老师忘了收我们的家庭作业,是因为那天她患流感病倒了。
06
Anyway,it cannot be finished now,instead,it can be done tonight.
现在反正做不完了,索性今晚再做吧!
07
Due to he often stayed up late to do homework,he fell ill recently.
由于经常熬夜写作业,他最近病倒了。
2、对话
Have You Finished the Assignment
John:Have you finished the assignment
Jasmine:No,I haven't started yet.
John:Are you crazy The teacher will collect it tomorrow morning.
Jasmine:I'm going to write it tonight.
John:Then you have to stay up all night.
你做完作业了吗?
约翰:你做完作业了吗?
茉莉:没,还没开始呢。
约翰:你疯了?老师明天上午要收作业了。
茉莉:我打算晚上写。
约翰:那你只好熬夜了。
Notes 注释
assignment n.(分派的)任务,(指定的)作业;分配
stay up all night 通宵未睡
3、文化加油站(心灵鸡汤)
All the Good Things
He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris,Minnesota.All 34 of my students were dear to me,but Mark Eklund was one in a million.Very neat in appearance,he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.