Detailed studies dart: move forward suddenly and quickly.奔,急速而突然向前奔 Explanation: Small boys are usually unable to keep quiet about anything they know, and tend to run around talking about it; women are likewise supposedly good at spreading news through gossiping but the news that Kino had a large and valuable pearl travelled faster than either ●L6 Kino's brush house lino's house made of small branches implies that he was very poor ●L7 the nerves of the town were pulsing and vibrating with the news Kino had found the pearl of the world Meaning: The whole town was excited because of the news that Kino had found the biggest pearl in the world pulsing and vibrating: beating steadily(as the heart does)and moving rapidly, here refers to" ',"alert ●L8 panting; breathing quickly-气喘吁吁,上气不接下气 strangle out: stammer out结结巴巴地说出
Detailed studies dart: move forward suddenly and quickly.飞奔, 急速而突然向前奔 Explanation: Small boys are usually unable to keep quiet about anything they know, and tend to run around talking about it; women are likewise supposedly good at spreading news through gossiping; but the news that Kino had a large and valuable pearl travelled faster than either. L6 Kino’s brush house Kino’s house made of small branches implies that he was very poor. L7. the nerves of the town were pulsing and vibrating with the news—Kino had found the Pearl of the World. Meaning: The whole town was excited because of the news that Kino had found the biggest pearl in the world. pulsing and vibrating: beating steadily (as the heart does) and moving rapidly, here refers to “active” , “alert”. L8 panting: breathing quickly 气喘吁吁, 上气不接下气 strangle out: stammer out 结结巴巴地说出
Detailed studies ●L9-10 The news swept on past the brush houses, and it washed in a foaming wave into the town of stone and plaster. See the note 6 on P152 Meaning: The news spread from one brush house to another and continued to travel fast into the town ●L15 a woman whose illness was age, though neither she nor the doctor would admit it Meaning: the woman was old, not ill, though neither the doctor nor the woman would admit this because the doctor was interested in his fees and the woman did not want to face up to the fact that she was no longer young ●L16 and when it was made plain who Kino was, the doctor grew stern and judicious at the same time stern and judicious: serious and thoughtful Meaning When the doctor realized that Kino was the man who had asked for his help, he became both serious(about the treatment) and wise/clever(about how he could gain e.g. When it was made plain that it was a big rat that had caused the breakdown of the transmission system, we all feel relieved. Soon the system was brought to its normal operation
Detailed studies L9-10 The news swept on past the brush houses, and it washed in a foaming wave into the town of stone and plaster. See the Note 6 on P152 Meaning: The news spread from one brush house to another and continued to travel fast into the town. L15 …a woman whose illness was age, though neither she nor the doctor would admit it. Meaning: the woman was old, not ill, though neither the doctor nor the woman would admit this, because the doctor was interested in his fees and the woman did not want to face up to the fact that she was no longer young. L16. and when it was made plain who Kino was, the doctor grew stern and judicious at the same time. stern and judicious: serious and thoughtful Meaning: When the doctor realized that Kino was the man who had asked for his help, he became both serious(about the treatment) and wise/clever(about how he could gain). e.g. When it was made plain that it was a big rat that had caused the breakdown of the transmission system, we all feel relieved. Soon the system was brought to its normal operation