Part II
A tramp may ask you for money, but he will never ask you to feel sorry for him. He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences.
游浪漢可能會向你討錢,但他從來不要你可憐他。他是故意在選擇過那種生活的,并完全清楚以這種方式生活的后果。
單詞:deliberately故意地,深思熟慮的, 考慮周到的 近義:purposefully, on purpose
The foreman accused them of deliberately going slow. 工頭指責他們故意消極怠工。
He was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse. 他要么是真傻,要么是故意裝傻。
Consequence后果,suffer/take ~, 擴展:in /as a ~ of由于
in consequence因此, 結果
in consequence of... 因為...的緣故, 由于
take the consequences of... 承擔...責任
You have to take the consequences of the accidence.
Well, if you insist on eating so much, you'll have to suffer/take the consequences!
Result 一種特殊的行動、運行或過程的結果
Effect n.結果, 效果, 作用, 影響
Outcome n.結果, 成果(自然的結果)
The outcome of the election was in doubt then. 當時大選的結果還看不準。
Be aware of
Buyers must be aware of hazards associated with online auction sites.
購物者必須注意到在線拍賣網站上存在的危險。
Most people nowadays are aware of some of the basic rules of healthy living.
如今,大多數人都能意識到一些健康生活的基本原則。
The crowd is began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger(新二70課)
He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.
他可能從不知道下頓飯有無著落,但他不像有人那樣被千萬樁愁事所折磨。
單詞:anxiety焦慮,焦急(n.), anxious(adj.), be anxious about對...焦慮,be anxious of對...急切
Afflict折磨 be afflicted with... 受...的折磨
She was afflicted with conscience. <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> 她受良心責備。
Every time when Chinese New Year is coming, more and more people will be afflicted with tickets.
每到春節快到的時候, 就有越來越多的人被買票困擾著。
他飽受疾病的折磨,生不如死. Afflicted with a disease, he leads a life worse than death.
短語:be free from免于...,擺脫了...(災禍,痛苦,危險), ~ side effects,~ poverty, ~ trouble
A judge shall be free from prejudice.
Even the wise are not free from error.智者千慮必有一失
His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease.
他幾乎沒有什么財產,這使他能夠輕松自如地在各地奔波。
單詞:possession個人財產,私人財物,近義:property, estate個人財產;不動產,房產
Ease容易,輕松,自在(vt./vi./n.), easeful(adj.)
with ease 熟練地, 輕而易舉地
at ease 安逸, 自由自在
be/feel ill at ease 局促不安, 心神不寧
和領導一起k歌,我們都渾身不自在. Singing in a karaoke bar with our leader, we all felt ill at ease.
put sb. at his ease 使某人寬心, 使某人感到無拘無束
The manager put his shop assistants at their ease. (shop assistant n.店員)
短語:move from place to place。
擴展:sell from door to door挨門推銷, vary from person to person因人而異
By having to sleep in the open, he gets far closer to the world of nature than most of us ever do. He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep himself alive; he may even, in times of real need, do a little work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom.
由于被迫在露天睡覺,他比我們中許多人都離大自然近得多。為了生存,他可能會去打獵、乞討,偶爾偷上一兩回;確實需要的時候,他甚至可能干一點兒活,但他決不會犧牲自由。
單詞:occasionally偶爾地(adv.), occasion場合,時刻,偶爾(n.),
on ~,擴展:表示“有時,偶爾”:now and again, more often than not, once in a while
短語:in times of在...的時候
keep sb alive
Men become desperate for work , any work , which will help them to keepalive their families .
人們極其迫切要求工作,不管什么工作,只要能維持—家人的生活就行。
We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
說起流浪漢,我們常常帶有輕蔑并把他們與乞丐歸為一類。但是,我們中有多少人能夠坦率地說我們對流浪漢的簡樸生活與無憂無慮的境況不感到有些羨慕呢?
單詞:contempt輕視,輕蔑;對(危險,規則等)藐視,不顧。近義:despise,
in contempt of…不顧...
In contempt of his father’s objection, he went aboard.
hold/have sb. in contempt 鄙視某人 = look down upon sb
I hold him in contempt because he has nothing to do every day.
Contemptible adj.可鄙的, 不齒的, 可輕視的
Contemptuous adj.輕蔑的, 傲慢的, 輕視的
Despite n.輕視, 怨[憎]恨, 輕蔑, 侮辱 Scorn(n.輕蔑, 嘲笑)
pour scorn on 不屑一顧, 嘲弄
Scornful(adj.輕視的,藐視的)
Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.
他輕蔑地看了她一眼, 告訴她說, 那件衣服賣出去了。
Envious滿懷嫉妒的(adj./adv.), be ~ of, envy(vt./n.)近義:be jealous of
短語:put sb in the same class as把...和...歸為一類
作為演員, 簡不如蘇珊. As actress Jane is not in the same class as Susan.