【讀書筆記】E.B.懷特 - 《夏洛的網(wǎng)》17
內容簡介:
《夏洛的網(wǎng)》是美國作家E.B.懷特所著的三部被譽為“二十世紀讀者最多、最受愛戴的童話”之一。
在朱克曼家的谷倉里,快樂地生活著一群動物,其中小豬威爾伯和蜘蛛夏洛建立了最真摯的友誼。然而,一個最丑惡的消息打破了谷倉的平靜:威爾伯未來的命運競?是成為熏肉火腿。作為一只小豬,悲痛絕望的威爾伯似乎只能接受任人宰割的命運了,然而,看似渺小的夏洛卻說:“我救你?!庇谑?,夏洛用自己的絲在豬欄上織?出了被人類視為奇跡的網(wǎng)上文字,徹底逆轉了威爾伯的命運,終于讓它在集市的大賽中贏得特別獎,和一個安享天命的未來。但,這時,蜘蛛夏洛的生命卻走到了盡?頭……
作者簡介:
E.B.懷特(1899-1985)生于紐約蒙特弗農(nóng),畢業(yè)于康奈爾大學。也許你對美國作家E.B.?懷特(E.B.White)感到陌生,也許你對《Charlotte's?Web》(《夏洛的網(wǎng)》)不是很熟悉,但是一提起一部電影《精靈鼠小弟》,你馬上就知道了,這部電影就是根據(jù)E.B.?懷特(E.B.White)的書改編拍攝的。他還有一部童話叫《吹小號的天鵝》
Chapter?17.?Uncle
【段落賞析】
"You?children?be?quiet?till?we?get?the?pig?unloaded,"?said?Mrs.?Arable.
"Let's?let?the?children?go?off?by?themselves,"?suggested?Mr.?Arable,?"The?Fair?only?comes?once?a?year."?Mr.?Arable?gave?Fern?two?quarters?and?two dimes.?He?gave?Avery?five?dimes?and?four?!"?he?said.?"And?remember,?the?money?has?to?last?all?day.?Don'tspend?it?all?the?first?few?minutes.?And?be?back?here?at?the?truck?atnoontime?so?we?can?all?have?lunch?together.?And?don't?eat?a?lot?ofstuff?that's?going?to?make?you?sick?to?your?stomachs."
"And?if?you?go?in?those?swings,"?said?Mrs.?Arable,?you?hang?on?tight!You?hang?on?very?tight.?Hear?me?"
"And?don't?get?lost!?"?said?Mrs.?Zuckerman.
"And?don't?get?dirty!"
"Don't?get?overheated!"?said?their?mother.
"Watch?out?for?pickpockets!"?cautioned?their?father.
"And?don't?cross?the?race?track?when?the?horses?are?coming!"cried?Mrs.?Zuckerman.
【段落點評】
這里選擇的不是一般的描寫性段落,而是一段人物對話。說是對話,但是我們看到的是父母絮絮叨叨的叮嚀囑咐?;叵胍幌履阋x家之前,你的父母是不是也是這樣千叮嚀萬囑咐,生怕什么東西忘了,你在外面不安全呢?語言方面,幾乎都是同樣句式的命令式句子,一個是口語化,另一方面更凸顯了一對平凡普通的父母形象。人物的語言通常是最能代表一個人身份的,演員的語言通??鋸?,官員的不偏不倚的官腔,孩子的童真戲語都是他們身份的代表。作者顯然對這一表現(xiàn)手法非常的老道,信手拈來的絮叨對話給人一種親切感。
№.1?-?Clinging?upside?down?to?the?ceiling,?she?settled?down?for?a?nap,?leaving?Wilbur?very?much?worried.
【單詞筆記】to
【英英釋義】
1、used?after?a?verb,?noun,?or?adjective?when?aninfinitive?completes?its?meaning
2、used?by?itself?instead?of?an?infinitive?in?order?to?avoid?repeating?the?same?verb
3、used?to?say?where?someone?or?something?goes
【語法筆記】 to的用法歸納
一、表示相對,針對
Aircrafts?are?vulnerable?to?interference?caused?by?radiation.
This?injection?will?make?you immune to?infection.
二、表示對比,比較
1)以-ior結尾的形容詞,后接介詞to表示比較,如:superior,inferior,prior,senior,junior
The?quarrel?happened?prior?to?my?arrival.
2)一些本身就含有比較或比擬意思的形容詞,如equal,similar,equivalent,analogous
A?is?similar?to?B?in?many?ways.
3)表示一些先后順序的形容詞,如:second,subsequent,next,preliminary,preparatory
Subsequent?to?the?war,they?returned?to?their?hometown.
4)to也偶爾出現(xiàn)在個別動詞之后,與動詞形成固定詞組,表示比較,如:prefer?to,compare?to,in?contrast?to
【注1】?compare?to?sth.表示比喻或比擬,而compare?with?sth,表示比較,如:
World?is?usually?compared?to?a?stage
Compared?with?his?past,he?has?changed?a?lot.
【注2】Prefer的正確句型是:prefer?A?to?B或prefer?doing?A?to?doing?B,但當prefer后接動詞不定式時,表示比較的介詞to就要改成rather?than
Many?people?prefer?spending?money?to?earning?money.
They?prefer?to?pursue?careers?rather?than?remain?home?as?house?wives.
5)to與及個別的名詞構成比較之意,如:alternative
Going?to?an?under?water?concert?is?a?great?alternative?to?going?to?dinner.
三、表示修飾關系
1)表示回復,反應意思的詞,如:answer?to?question,
solution?to?problem,?response?to?inquiry,?reaction?to?proposal,?reply?to?letter
2)表示建筑構件的詞匯,如:entry,?entrance,?approach,?access,?passage,?exit,?vent,?path
the?approach?to?a?bridge引橋
The?access?to?education?接受教育的機會
4)表示人物職位和官銜的詞,如:assistant?to?manager,?ambassador?to?Spain
5)表示權利和許可的詞匯,如:right,admission
The?employee?finally?got?the?admission?to?the?boardroom.
Everyone?has?an?equal?right?to?….
6)表示柵欄或障礙的詞匯,如:bars?to?development,the?barrier?to?progress
7)表示與書籍,文本相關的詞,如:introduction?to?passage.
8)表示恭喜或是祝賀,如:
The?director?proposed?a?toast?to?the?health?of?the?guests.
9)另外還有一些名詞符合這種用法,有的具有兩者息息相關,缺一不可的含義.
如:key?to?door,?invitation?to?party,?guide?to?action,?limitation?to?life, accessory to?school
四、to還具有依據(jù),伴隨,和著節(jié)奏的含義
如:sing?to?piano,chance?to?the?tune,stamp?to?the?rhythm?of?the?song,add?salt?to?taste
1)表示相關聯(lián),相連接
be?related?to,be?relative?to,in?relation?to,be?relevant?to,link?to
Investigate?all?the?facts?related?to?the?problem.
2)表示反對和贊同。
(1)to引導的表示反對,抗拒,對抗意義的詞組。
Be?opposed?to,be oppsist to,be?contrary?to,be?adverse?to,be?resistant?to,be contradictory to,object?to,oppose?to,deny?to, be aline to
(2)to引導的表示同意,贊同意義的詞組:
consent?to,subscribe?to,
(3)表示調整,使符合,使適應的含義
adapt?to,?adjust?to, conform?to,?habituate?to,?fit?to, suit?to,?correspond?to,?cater?to
(3)表示投降,屈服,服從的含義
be?subject?to,be?subordinate?to,submit?to,subject?to,surrender to,give?in?to, confess?to, admit?to..
五、表示趨勢或傾向
tend?to, be?prone?to,?be?inclined?to,?be?apt?to,?be?liable?to
六、表示對事情的堅持與執(zhí)著
sick?to, hold to, adhere?to, cling?to
七、表示約束,局限
limit?to,confine?to,resrict?to
八、表示一種習慣或是一種適應性
get(be)to,used?to,be?accustomed?to
九、表示起因和原由
owing?to,due?to,thanks?to,attribute?to,come?down?to
十、表示目的或結果
aim?to, lead?to, give?rise?to
十一、表示命運,注定
be?doomed?to, be?destined?to,
十二、表示數(shù)量上的積累或增加
in?addition?to, add?to, amount?to
十三、表示全身心投入的含義
be?addicted?to, contribute?to, devote?to, commit?to
十四、表示展望或是回顧
look?forward?to, date?back?to
The?church?dates?back?to?the?13th?century.
十五、表示方位概念
close?to,next?to
十六、表示依靠或借助
resort?to,turn?to,appeal?to,
十七、表示有關注,關于
as?to,with?regard?to
十八、表示關注或重視
pay?attention?to,attach?to,
十九、表示依據(jù)或是根據(jù)
according?to,in?proportion?to
二十、表示應該或必須含義的句式
It's?time?to?get?up.
We?are?supposed?to?get?here?at?seven.