【讀書筆記】E.B.懷特 - 《夏洛的網(wǎng)》17
內(nèi)容簡介:
《夏洛的網(wǎng)》是美國作家E.B.懷特所著的三部被譽(yù)為“二十世紀(jì)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。”于是,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(zhuǎn)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(xué)。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。回想一下你要離家之前,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,演員的語言通常夸張,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(jié)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(dāng)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(gòu)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(guān)系
1)表示回復(fù),反應(yīng)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(gòu)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(jī)會
4)表示人物職位和官銜的詞,如:assistant?to?manager,?ambassador?to?Spain
5)表示權(quán)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(guān)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(guān),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(guān)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(dǎo)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(dǎo)的表示同意,贊同意義的詞組:
consent?to,subscribe?to,
(3)表示調(diào)整,使符合,使適應(yīng)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(xí)慣或是一種適應(yīng)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(jié)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(guān)注,關(guān)于
as?to,with?regard?to
十八、表示關(guān)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(yīng)該或必須含義的句式
It's?time?to?get?up.
We?are?supposed?to?get?here?at?seven.