Contemporary College English Notes on the Text 1.About the author Michael Welzenbach(1954-2001)was an art critic as well as a poet and a novelist.He wrote some of the most stimulating criticism of art and music for the Washington Post. 2.Berkshire(para.2) The name of a county lying along the Thames River in southern England.Notice that"shire" is the old usage of"county"and appears in many names of places in England. 3.Robin Hood(para.3)罗宾汉 This was the name of a legendary English outlaw of the 12th century,hero of many ballads, who robbed the rich to give to the poor.Robin Hood lived and presided over his band of followers in Sherwood Forest.He was believed to be a perfect model of courage,generosity and justice,as well as of skill in archery. The stories about Robin Hood and his"merry men"are similar in their popularity to th stories of the 108 famous outlaws in the Chinese classic novel Water Margin(《水浒传》). 4.Bear Wood(para.4) This is the name of a wood,where,presumably,there are or used to be bears. Notice the word“bear"here does not mean“忍受”.This refers to that large animal“熊 These two words are called homonyms,which mean words that happen to have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning and are put in dictionaries as separate entries.More examples: ie躺 mine我的lead领导finc好的found找到ball球bit一点 lie说谎mine矿 lead铅fine罚款found建立ba舞会bit咬（过去时） 5.In the deep woods that ve ed against our back fence.a network of paths led se laurels ahead as you walked.(para.2) Notice the use of the word"against"when it means"close to." Notice also the use of"rocket off"in which the word"rocket"is no longer used as a noun but is used as a verb.Although this kind of conversion has been discussed before it is still worth our special attention. 6.d. runks for og带品ad Notice the metaphorical use of“vaulted cathedral,.”"needles,”“carpeted floor'”and many others in the text
Unit 6 The"is often used before an adiective to form a plural noun when you are referring to people of a particular type or a particular country.More examples: the rich:the poor,the unemployed;the oppressed;the British;the Japanese Glossary abandon/a'baendan/ to leave a person,a thing or place,esp.because it is impossible to stay with the person or stay at the place accumulation n.the state of getting more and more of sth.over a period of /a,kju:mju'leifan/ time attached/'taetJt/ adi.a strong feeling of affection for sb./sth. attachment/a'tatfmant/ n.having a strong feeling of affection for sb./sth.;form 感情 barbed-wire ad.of wire having a barb or barbs带刺铁丝的 /'ba:bd'wara(r)/ binoculars n.an instrument,like two small telescopes fixed together,that /br'npkjula(r)z/ makes objects that are far away seem nearer when you look through it双筒望远镜 blissful/blisful/ adv extremely happy brim/brim/ v.(of a cup,container,etc.)to be so full of a liquid that it flows over the edge;~over溢出 bug/bAg/ n.(esp.AmE)any small insect carve/ka:v/ v.to write sth.on a surface by cutting it;-d stone castle/'ka:sl/ n.ancient古城保 cathedral/k'0i:drol/ n.the main church of a district under the care of a Bishop (=a priest of high rank) clumsily /'klAmz adv.of lacking physical coordination,skill,or grace;awkwardly 笨拙地 dangle/'daengl/ v.to hang or swing freely;-from one3neck在.脖子上挂着 definitely /'definitl/ adv.a way of emphasizing sth.that is true and that there is no doubt about it dense/dens/ adj.containing a lot of people,things,plants,etc.with little space between them茂密的，浓密的 147
Contemporary College English ease/i:z n.the state of feeling relaxed or comfortable;put sb.at 使感到自在 echo/'ekau/ v.to repeat(a sound)by the reflection of sound waves from a surface发出回声，起反响，起共鸣 familiarity /fo,mil'aerit/ n.the state of knowing sb.or sth.well fascinated/'faesineitid/ adj.very interested fellow/'felau/ adj.used to describe sb.who is the same as you in some way; ~students同学 fortress/'fo:tris/ n.a building or place that has been strengthened and protected from attack fossil/'fosal/ n.the remains of an animal or plant which have become hard and tumed into rock frail /freil/ adj.physically weak and thin front/frAnt/ v.to serve as a front for装饰的正面，glass-~ed case以玻璃 罩面的书柜 gamekeeper n.a person whose job is to take care of the wild animals on a piece /'geimki:pa(r)/ of private land猎场看守人 glimpse/glimps/ v.to see sb./sth.for a moment,but not very clearly glow/glau/ v to shine wit油a soft color;~pink发出粉红色的光 hike/hark/ v.to go for a long walk in the country holy /"hault/ ad.important in a religious sense神圣的 identify/ar'dentifal/ v to recognize sb./sth.and be able to say who or what they are illustration/,la'streifan/ n.a drawing or picture in a book,magazine,etc.,esp.one that explains sth. immense/I'mens/ adj.extremely large insect/'insekt/ n.any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts instinctively/'stktrvl/ adv by instinct invisible/in'vizabl/ adi.cannot be seen ivory /'arvar/ n.a hard yellowish-white substance like bone that forms the long teeth of elephants and some other animals;figures of 雄刻的人物 impenetrable adj.impossible to be entered,passed through or seen through /im'penitrabl/ 难以渗透的 inclined/in'klaind/ ad.tending to do sth.;less~to laugh不喜欢笑，不想笑 laurel/loral/ n.a bush with dark smooth shiny leaves that remain on the bush and stay green through the year月柱树 148
Unit 6 legacy/'legasi/ n.a situation that exists now because of events,actions that took place in the past贵留的东西.遗 major/'meid3(r)/ adj.large or important munch/mAntf/ v.to eat sth.steadily and noisily,esp.sth.crispy network/'netw3:k/ n.a complicated system of roads,lines,tubes,nerves,etc.that cross each other:a of paths交织的小路 nickname/'nikneim/ n.an informal,often humorous,name for a person odds and ends n.(infiml)small items that are not valuable or are not part of a /'pdzaend,andz/ larger set零星物件 overseas/'auva'si:z/ adv toor in a foreign country;go~出 patchwork/'paetfw3:k/ n.a thing that is made up of many different pieces or parts 的图案或其他物件 pheasant/'fezont/ n.a large bird with a long tail,the male of which is brightly colored野鸡 pillar/'prl(r)/ n.a large stone,metal or wooden post that is used to support a bridge,the roof of a building potential/pau'tenfal/ n.the possibility of sth.happening潜在的 practically/'praektikal/ adv.almost,very nearly private/'prarvit/ adj.opposite of public,enjoyed only by a particular person ora group,not for everyone;~paradise辟静的天地 proceed/prau'si:d/ v.to move or travel in a particular direction property /'propotI/ n.land and the buildings on it房地产 regarding/'ga:di/ prep.concering sb./sth rewarding/rr'wo:din/ adj.worth doing;that makes you happy because you think it useful or important;~friendship使人受益匪浅的友谊 roam /raum/ v.to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction:~the woods林间散步 rocket/'rokit/ v.to move very fast;~of突然飞出去 rustle /'rAsl/ v.to make sounds like leaves or paper moving or rubbing together发出树叶的沙沙声 seemingly/'si:minli/ adv.in a way that appears to be true but may in fact not be; ~different貌似不同 shortbread/'fo:tbred/ n.(BrE,also shortcake)a rich crispy biscuit/cookie made with flour,.sugar and a lot of butter黄油甜酥饼干 soccer/spka(r n.(AmE)football soul /saul/ n.a person's inner character containing true thoughts and feelings sting/stm/ v.(stung,stung)to hurt or make sth.hurt with a sudden sharp pain for a short time;:~one's eyes刺眼 149
Contemporary College English surround/sa'raund/ v.to be around sth./sb.on every side suspect/sa'spekt/ v.to think that sth.is probably true tart/ta:t/ n.an open pie filled with sweet food such as fruit;jam~果源 tome/taum/ n.(fml)a large heavy book,esp.one dealing with a serious topic trespass/'trespas/ vto enter land or a building that you do not have the permission or the right to trunk/trAnk/ n.the thick main stem of a tree tutor/tiu:ta(r)/ y to teach twitter/'twita(r)/ n.a series of short high sounds that birds make vaulted/'vo:Itrd/ adj.made in the shape of an arch or a series of arches;having a ceiling or roof of this shape拱形的 verge/v3:d3/ vto be very close toa place wary/'weari/ adj.careful when dealing with sb./sth.because you think that there may be a danger or problem well/wel/ n.a deep hole in the ground from which people obtain water; ~of knowledge知识的源泉 wistful/wrstfol/ adj.thinking sadly about sth.that you would like to have,esp. sth.in the past that you can no longer have woodland/'wudland/ n.an area of land that is covered with trees wow /wau/ n.(infml)exclamation used to express great surprise or admiration wrench/rentJ/ v.to pull or twist suddenly and violently Preview Listen to the recording of the text and then answer the following questions. 1.Where did the boy Michael come from?How did he get to England? 2.Did he make many friends there?Why did he like to keep to himself? 3.What did he like to do to amuse himself?Why did Bear Wood become his favorite place?What attracted him to the wood? 4.How did he meet Mrs.Robertson Glasgow?What did he learn about this woman? 5.Why did the boy begin to like the old woman quickly?Was it the jam tarts she made? 150