Lesson 2
1. slip to 滑到,跌至 slip to a stop
2. have a lump in my throat and a lot of sad thoughts on my mind 喉咙哽咽,忧思万缕
eg. Because I had a lump in my throat and a lot of sad thoughts on my mind that had little to do with anything a Nippon railways official might say.因为当时心情沉重,喉咙哽咽,忧思万缕,几乎顾不上管那日本铁路官员说些什么。
3. step on this soil 踏上这片土地
4. reportorial assignment 采访活动
5. previous adj. 以前的,先前的;(时间或顺序上)稍前的;(formor)
<非正式>过早的,过急的 (premature)
6. at the scene of the crime 在犯罪现场
7. preoccupation n. 全神贯注,入神;当务之急;关注的事物;抢先占据;成见(preconception/preoccupancy/absorption)
8. rub shoulders with 摩肩接踵,与...并肩
9. be oblivious of 忘却,不顾 be oblivious to 不在意的,不以为意的
10. grocery store 食品杂货店 tobacco shop 烟草店
11. at the (very) sight of 一看到...就
12. grin at 对…露齿而笑,咧嘴而笑
13. rearview mirror 后视镜
14. set off at top speed through the narrow street 在狭窄的街道全速奔驰
15. martyred adj. 故作受苦状的;有牺牲精神似的,殉难的 v. 杀害,折磨(slew)
16. lurch from side to side 前俯后仰,东倒西歪
17. in response to 响应;回答;对…有反应
18. sharp twists of the wheel 急转弯
19. screech to a halt 嘎的一声停下来
20. to avoid loss of face before foreigners, will not admit their ignorance, and will accept any destination without concern for how long it may take them to find it.避免在外国人面前丢脸,从不肯承认这一点,无论乘客指定的目的地在哪,他们都毫不犹豫地应承下来,根本不考虑自己要花多长时间才能找到目的地
21. intermezzo n. 间奏曲;插曲;幕间剧;芭蕾舞表演(incident、episode)
22. Gigantic adj. 巨大的,庞大的(huge、enormous、tremendous、massive、macro)
23. The usher bowed deeply and heaved a long, almost musical sigh 接待人员深深地鞠了一躬,然后声调悠扬地长叹了一口气
24. sketch ( chalk out、 adumbrate)
n. 素描,速写,草图;(任何作品的)粗样,初稿;简述,概述;幽默短剧,滑稽小品;<非正式,旧>滑稽的人(或物)
v. (给…)画速写,画素描;简述,概述;(用手或身体)做(姿势)
25. canal embankment 运河堤岸
26. moored adj. 停泊的;系泊的 v. 停泊( berth、 tie up、 wharf)
27. The rather arresting spectacle of little old Japan adrift amid beige concrete skyscrapers is the very symbol of the incessant struggle between the kimono and the miniskirt.漂浮在水面上的旧式日本小屋夹在摩天大楼之间,这一引人注目的景观正象征着和服与超短裙之间持续不断的斗争。
28. stunning (wonderful、excellent、famous、super、great)
adj. 极好的,极吸引人的;令人震惊的
v. 使震惊,使惊讶;打昏,击昏;给(某人)以深刻印象,使深深感动
29. experiencing a twinge of embarrassment 感到一阵尴尬
30. at the prospect of 期待着 (想到要)
31. overwhelmed(overpower、 sweep over、 whelm、 overcome、 overtake)
adj. 被压倒的,被淹没的;受宠若惊的,不知所措的
v. (情感)难以禁受;压倒,使受打击;使应接不暇;淹没,漫过
be overwhelmed by 受不起
32. atomic bombardment 原子弹轰炸
33. thousands upon thousands of 成千上万
34. slay (kill、strike down)
v. 杀,杀死,屠杀;谋杀;(非正式)给某人深刻印象,逗笑
n. (纺织)筘座
35. linger on to die in slow agony 在痛苦中慢慢死去
36. inhibited(suppressive、forbornerestrained)
adj. 抑制的;禁止的;羞怯的 v. 抑制;控制
37. spinal column 脊柱
38. flexible adj. 灵活的;柔韧的,易弯曲的( elastic、 pliable、 pliant、 whippy)
39. extraordinarily adv. 极其,极端地;奇怪地( inordinately、badly、highly、greatly)
40. it is a very great honor to do这是我莫大的荣幸
41. murmur(whisper)
n. 低语;低语声;低声抱怨;潺潺声
vi. 低声说;私下抱怨;发出轻柔持续的声音
42. agitated adj. 焦虑不安的;激动的 (excited、anxious、heated、inflammatory)
43. agitate for 鼓动
44. a town known throughout the world for 因...而举世闻名
45. sink in渗入;完全被理解
46. jolt me out of my sad reverie把我从悲伤中拉出来
47. misery n. 痛苦,苦难;穷困,悲惨境遇(smart、disaster、hurt、evil、grief)
48. heinous crime十恶不赦的大罪
49. go off with speech 发表演讲,继续进行演讲
50. in prise of 赞扬,歌颂
51. sea food 海鲜,海味
52. pay attention to 注意,重视
53. confess v.承认,坦白,忏悔,供认 (accept/ recognize)
54. cataclysm /ˈkætəklɪzəm/ 灾难,大洪水,地震
feel the impact of the atomic cataclysm 未摆脱原子弹灾难的阴影
55. 没有人再去谈它了。No one talks about it any more.
56. 在这个牡蛎之城,有两派不同的看法,一派主张保存原子弹爆炸留下的痕迹,另一派则主张销毁一切痕迹,甚至要拆除立于爆炸中心的纪念碑。(school:a group of people sharing the same thought学派;get rid of;monument /ˈmɒnjumənt/ 纪念碑memorial; erect竖立,建造build/put up)
There are two different schools of thoughts in this city of oysters, one that I would like to preserve traces of the bomb, and the other that would like to get ride of everything, even the monument that was erected at the point of the impact.
57. demolish 拆除 destroy
58. 时代在前进。(march on)Time marches on/ahead.(move on/advanced)
59. 他面带微笑,一双眼睛在厚厚的镜片后面眯成了一条缝。(独立主格)
He smiles, his eyes nearly closed behind their thick lenses.
60. gay快乐的cheery(最高级: gayest=most delightful)
61. 如果你要报道这个城市/写关于这座城市的文章,请不要忘记指出这是日本最为欢快的城市,即使这里的很多市民身上还带着暗伤,还有灼痕。
If you write about this city, do not forget to say that it is the gayest city in Japan, even if many of the town’s people still bear hidden wounds,and burns.
62. 和其他任何一家医院一样,这家医院里弥漫着甲醛和乙醚的气味。(smell of)
Like any other, the hospital smelled of formaldehyde and ether。
土壤里散发着青草的气味。The soil smells of fresh grass.
63. 轮椅wheelchair 担架 stretcher
64. send shivers (up and) down one’s spine:feeling of shaking from cold ,or fear使人脊背发凉
65. 我是以捕鱼为生的。I am a fisherman by trade.(by trade:by occupation;by way of making a living)
That elderly grey-haired man is a coppersmith by trade.
那个上了年纪的灰头发的人是铜匠。
66. 穿着睡衣的老人 an old man in pajamas
67. 我以为我们总算幸免于难了。I thought somehow I had been spared.(narrow escape幸免于难,九死一生,千钧一发)
Could you spare me a few minutes?我可以占用你几分钟时间吗?
Could you spare me a ticket?你能匀出一张票子给我吗?
※spare
v. 抽出,留出,匀出;剩下;饶恕forgive,赦免pardon,放过,使逃脱,使幸免survive;不吝惜,尽力endeavour;努力工作;使免遭
a. 备用的;多余的additional,闲置的;空闲的unoccupied;瘦削的thin
n. 备用品standby/backup
Phrase:spare a thought for 为......着想
68. 后来我的头发慢慢脱落,腹部开始水肿。
Later my hair began to fall out, and my belly turned to water.
69. commit suicide自杀身亡
70. 在这座城市苟延残喘是一中耻辱。(humiliate)It is humiliating to survive in this city.
71. genetic遗传的,基因的
72. encounter 遭遇meet with/run into邂逅come across
73. The old fisherman gazed at me politely and with interest.
那位老渔民彬彬有礼、兴致勃勃地定睛望着我。
74. Every day that I escape death, each day of suffering that helps to free me from earthly cares, I make a new little paper bird, and add it to the others.
每当我从死神那儿挣脱出来的那一天,每当病痛将我从尘世烦恼中解放出来的那一天,我都要叠一只新的小纸鸟,加到原有的纸鸟群里去。

