第3節(jié)　語料素材

一、人物描寫

高分詞匯

a graceful figure優(yōu)美的身段

a shapely figure勻稱的體形

a skinny figure瘦削的身材

a slim figure苗條的體形

a well-developed figure發(fā)育良好的身體

an imposing/a dashing/a handsome/a striking figure儀表堂堂

have a good figure(人)形體很好

an average build中等身材

a well-built man身材魁梧的人

lack of responsibility缺乏責任感

with the virtue of具有……的美德

a sense of responsibility責任感

light-hearted and optimistic無憂無慮且樂觀的

be both wise and diligent既聰明又勤勉

be enthusiastic about...熱衷于……

be honest and reliable誠實可靠

be modest about...對……謙虛

be sensitive about...對……敏感

be considerate of...對……考慮周到

be pessimistic about...對………感到悲觀

增分靚句

1．He had a wide mouth and humorous grey eyes.

他有一張大嘴巴和幽默的灰色眼睛。

2．She arrived late for class，her hair wet and messy.

她上課遲到了，頭發(fā)又濕又亂。

3．She was fair-skinned，having reddish hair and long fingers.她皮膚白皙，有著紅發(fā)和修長的手指。

4．His strongly-built body and sun-tanned skin make him look like a sportsman.他強壯的身體和黝黑的皮膚使他看起來像一個運動員。

5．He has sparking blue green eyes，thinning silver hair that spills onto his forehead，big ears，a triangular nose，and tufts of graying eyebrow.

他有一雙閃亮的藍綠色的眼睛，稀疏的銀發(fā)散落在前額，大耳朵，三角形的鼻子和幾綹灰白的眉毛。

6．A dreaming look came over her face.

她臉上浮現(xiàn)出夢幻般的神情。

7．He smiled，his eyes full of laughter.

他露出了笑容，雙眼充滿笑意。

8．Color glowed in his face and his strange eyes widened with joyfulness.

他的臉熠熠閃光，奇特的眼睛因歡樂而大大睜開。

9．Aley became happy now and a gentle smile spread over her face.

現(xiàn)在阿利變得很開心，整張臉洋溢著溫和的微笑。

10．She rode the rest of the way home wearing a Mona Lisa smile of peace and grace.她帶著蒙娜麗莎式的平靜而優(yōu)雅的微笑，騎完了剩下的回家路。

語段欣賞

1．The young woman was tall，with grace and elegance.She had a great amount of dark hair that was beautifully shown in the sunlight，and a face more beautiful than any other，with dark，mysterious eyes.She was polite and well-mannered，with a tender look.這個年輕的女人很高，且很優(yōu)雅。她有一頭烏黑的頭發(fā)，在陽光下顯得十分美麗，她的臉比任何其他人都漂亮，她有一雙神秘的黑眼睛。她彬彬有禮，舉止文雅，目光溫柔。

2．His eyes lit up when she walked into the room.A smile lit up her face.The smile spread across her face，which lit up his gloomy afternoon.

看見她走進房間，他雙眼一亮。她笑了，臉上露出了喜色。她滿臉的微笑點亮了他陰郁的下午。

3．I watch him as he makes his way toward the stage.Medium height，stocky build，ashy blond hair that falls in waves over his forehead.The shock of the moment is registered on his face，and you can see his struggle to remain emotionless，but his blue eyes show the alarm I’ve seen so often in prey.Yet he climbs steadily onto the stage and takes his place.

我看著他走上舞臺。中等身材、健壯結(jié)實、淺灰色的金頭發(fā)垂在前額。這一刻帶給他的震驚仍寫在臉上，看得出他在竭盡全力保持鎮(zhèn)靜，但他藍色的眼睛里還是透著驚恐不安，我在捕獵時經(jīng)常看到這種神情。他強裝鎮(zhèn)定，走上舞臺，站在自己的位置上。

二、動作描寫

高分詞匯

wear sweet smiles on one’s face面帶甜甜的微笑

have a slight frown on one’s face 微微皺眉

with tears welling up in one’s eyes 熱淚盈眶

catch a glimpse of 瞥一眼……

with one’s eyes fixed on某人的目光緊盯著……

raise/lift one’s eyes抬起頭來

cry out大叫

speak to oneself 自言自語

shout at the top of one’s voice高聲地喊叫

with one’s mouth wide open張大著嘴巴

nod one’s head 點頭

shake one’s head 搖頭

scratch one’s head 撓頭

bury one’s head in...把頭埋進……

shake one’s hand握手

wave goodbye to sb向某人揮手告別

wander around the street在街上閑逛

tiptoe to the bed躡手躡腳地走到床邊

增分靚句

1．It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave—he wiped the tables，then sat down and turned on the TV.

很明顯，咖啡館的經(jīng)理在等李方離開——他擦好桌子，然后坐下來，打開電視。

2．His eyes stare at what is left of the brothers’ dinner on table.

他的眼睛盯著兄弟倆留在餐桌上的殘羹剩菜。

3．Oliver gets it from a desk and gives it to Henry like a gift.奧利弗從桌上拿起它，像送禮物一樣遞給亨利。

4．The hostess screams，the other customers look at her and she puts a hand to her mouth.

老板娘尖叫起來，其他顧客都望著她，于是她用手捂住了嘴巴。

5．Charlie first picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.

查理先把鞋帶挑出來，像吃意大利面一樣把它們吃了。然后他把皮制的鞋頭切下來，就好像那是最美味的牛排。

6．She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands，as if in defence.

她往后退了退，顯得很吃驚，舉起了手，想要自衛(wèi)。

7．The boys who had never come across anything like this before started jumping out of the windows.

以前從來沒有見過這種情況的男孩們嚇得從窗戶跳了出去。

8．Professor Higgins carelessly throws a handful of money into her basket.希金斯教授漫不經(jīng)心地朝她的籃子里扔了一把錢。

9．Daniel runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily.丹尼爾跑進臥室，生氣地關(guān)上了門。

10．As I dropped my dad off，I watched him，dressed in his work clothes，getting his tools from the trunk of my car.我讓父親下車，看著他穿著工作服，從車的后備箱里拿出工具。

語段欣賞

1．The Eagle’s captain knocked the ball to the ground with his hand，and then kicked it and scored.The referee blew the whistle；the match was over and the Eagles had won.老鷹隊的隊長用手將球擊倒在地，踢了一腳，進球得分了，裁判吹響了哨子。比賽結(jié)束，老鷹隊贏了。

2．Hearing the familiar voice，Mary stopped her pace.She turned around，and staggered forward a few steps.She found it was her elder brother.So excited，she jumped up and threw her arms around the man’s neck.She buried her face in his shoulder and sobbed for a few moments.Then she said in a loud and excited voice.聽到這熟悉的聲音，瑪麗停下腳步。她轉(zhuǎn)過身來，往前踉蹌走了幾步。她發(fā)現(xiàn)那是她的哥哥。她太興奮了，跳了起來，雙臂摟住那人的脖子。她把臉埋在他的肩膀上，啜泣了一會兒，然后興奮地大聲說話。

三、情感描寫

高分詞匯

be mad/wild with joy欣喜若狂

jump with/for joy 高興得跳起來

lose one’s temper發(fā)脾氣

a burst of anger 怒火的迸發(fā)

with a heavy heart 心情沉重地

one’s heart seems to be torn apart 某人的心似乎被撕裂了

be in floods of tears 淚如雨下

suffer from stress 有精神壓力

have a worried look 愁眉苦臉

shake with fear 嚇得發(fā)抖

with one’s eyes full of horror 某人的眼睛里充滿恐懼

a sense of shame 羞恥感

be embarrassed beyond words無比尷尬

增分靚句

1．My heart began to race and my mind went blank.

我的心跳開始加速，腦子里一片空白。

2．So ashamed was she that she could feel the blood rush to her face.

她是如此的羞愧以至于臉如充血般發(fā)燙。

3．When the host announced that she won the prize，a wide excitement took hold of her.

當主持人宣布她獲獎時，她的激動之情溢于言表。

4．His heart sank when he heard the news that he failed to win a prize.

聽到他沒獲獎的消息，他的心情很沉重。

5．Terror and death struck，and her heart was beating painfully fast，banging against her ribs.恐怖和死亡襲來，她的心臟跳動得非常快，撞擊著她的肋骨。

6．I felt that the blood in my body cooled/froze rapidly because of the terrible sight.因為這可怕的景象，我感覺我的血液都快速凝固起來。

7．He was sick with fear，but the thought of the consequences urged him on.

他極度害怕，但一想到結(jié)果，他還是要繼續(xù)下去。

8．I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.

我不知道這是不是因為我太久無法出門的緣故，我變得對一切與大自然有關(guān)的事物都無比狂熱。

9．I was a little nervous at first，but everyone was so nice and friendly that I soon stopped worrying.

起初我有點緊張，但是大家都那么友好，我很快便不再擔心了。

10．I felt so ashamed.I must be really stupid to fail a simple math quiz！我感到很丟臉。我一定是蠢到家了才會連一次簡單的數(shù)學(xué)測試都沒通過！

語段欣賞

Tom’s mind was made up now.He was gloomy and desperate.He was an abandoned，friendless boy，he said；nobody loved him；when they found out what they had driven him to，perhaps they would be sorry，tears would be shed and hearts would be broken.Although he had no friend to complain to，he had tried to do right things and get along with others.

湯姆現(xiàn)在拿定了主意。他既沮喪又絕望。他說他是一個被遺棄的、沒有朋友的男孩子；沒有人愛他；當他們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們把他逼成什么樣時，也許他們會后悔、會流淚、會心碎。雖然他沒有可以抱怨的朋友，但他試著做正確的事，和他人好好相處。

四、環(huán)境描寫

高分詞匯

the setting sun落日

a rainy season多雨的季節(jié)

a stormy night暴風(fēng)雨之夜

be buried in snow深埋在雪中

unbearably hot難以忍受的酷熱

in the warm spring sunshine在春天溫暖的陽光中

clear up放晴

bathe in (the) sunshine沐日光浴

a favorably situated city位置優(yōu)越的城市

a small village off the map一個偏僻的小村子

within a stone’s throw of the beach離海濱僅咫尺之遙

be situated at the northern extreme of...位于……最北端

in a village among the hills在群山環(huán)抱的村莊里

room facing south朝南的房間

the thinly populated rural area人煙稀少的農(nóng)村地區(qū)

be located somewhere on the Pacific coast位于太平洋沿岸某處

增分靚句

1．The sun began to rise in the sky，bathing the mountain in golden light.

太陽開始升起，給山披上了一層金紗。

2．The sun rose over a quiet world and looked warmly down upon the peaceful village.太陽在一個寧靜的世界里升起，溫暖地俯視著這個寧靜的村莊。

3．The sky is clear blue now and the sun has flung diamonds down on meadows，river banks and woods.

此時已是萬里藍天，太陽將鉆石般燦爛奪目的陽光灑向草原、河岸和樹林。

4．The grounds were covered with dark green grass through which stretched a straight white stone path.庭院里處處是碧綠的芳草，綠草中鋪著潔白筆直的石路。

5．The beautiful scenery is a feast for your eyes.

美麗的景色令人大飽眼福。

6．It was so quiet in the classroom that the sound of a needle dropping onto the ground could be heard.

教室里很安靜，連一根針掉在地上的聲音都能聽得見。

7．When we reached the top of the hill，a magnificent view of the sea greeted us.

當我們到達山頂時，我們看到了一片壯麗的海景。

8．The dark，rainy evening，the wind，the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power.

那漆黑的雨夜，刮著大風(fēng)、電閃雷鳴、烏云滾滾，我完全被這種景象鎮(zhèn)住了。

9．However，the lakes shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful.

然而，湖水在落日的余暉下閃亮如鏡，景色迷人。

10．Upon the arrival of spring，beautiful birds will sing happily in the park.春天一到，美麗的鳥兒們就會在公園里歡快地歌唱。

語段欣賞

1．At the close of the afternoon service，we returned by an exposed and hilly road，where the bitter winter wind，blowing over a range of snowy summits to the north，almost greyed the skin from our face.

下午的禱告結(jié)束以后，我們沿著一條光禿崎嶇的山路返回。冬日刺骨的寒風(fēng)吹過大雪覆蓋的山峰，吹向北邊，吹得我們一臉蒼白蕭索。

2．It was the cool gray dawn，and there was a sense of peace deep in the woods.Not a leaf stirred；not a sound disturbed great Nature’s meditation.Dewdrops stood upon the leaves and grasses.A white layer of ashes covered the fire，and a thin blue breath of smoke rose straight into the air.

正是涼爽的、灰蒙蒙的黎明時分，樹林深處一片寧靜。沒有葉子在動，沒有任何聲音打擾大自然的沉思。露珠還掛在樹葉和草上。火上覆蓋著一層白色的灰燼，一縷藍色的輕煙直直地飄向空中。

五、結(jié)尾升華句

助人與善舉主題升華

1．Sometimes，a small act of kindness may be powerful enough to make a huge difference.

有時候，一個小小的善舉可能足以產(chǎn)生巨大的影響。

2．One simple act of kindness is a blessing for both the giver and the receiver.

一個簡單的善舉對施予者和接受者都是一種祝福。

3．Never underestimate the power of your action.With one small gesture，you may not only spread love，but also positively influence others’lives.

永遠不要低估你的行動的力量。憑借一個小小的舉動，你不僅可以傳播愛，還可以積極地影響別人的生活。

4．After all，everyone has bad days and good days.Some days you need a helping hand and some days you can be the one giving the helping hand.

畢竟，每個人都有壞的時候和好的時候。有些時候你需要別人的幫助，而有些時候你可以成為那個伸出援助之手的人。

5．No good deed ever goes wasted.Therefore，share your love from your heart today and fill your life with acts of kindness.

沒有一件好事是白做的。因此，今天就分享你內(nèi)心的愛，讓你的生活充滿善舉。

6．It dawned on me that a moment of kindness could mean so much to another，and that a simple act could make the world so much better.

我突然意識到，一個善意的時刻可能對另一個人來說意義重大，一個簡單的行為可以讓世界變得如此美好。

7．May your life be full of giving，caring，and helping that bring joy to you while you bring joy to others.

愿你的生活充滿了給予、關(guān)心和幫助，這些給你自己帶來快樂，而你也給別人帶來快樂。

8．Never had I anticipated that a random act of kindness would inject such great power into others and change their life.

我從來沒有預(yù)料到，一個偶然的善舉會給別人注入如此巨大的力量，改變他們的生活。

逆境、改變、希望主題升華

1．If we were allowed to go through our life without any toughness，it would cripple us.

如果我們被允許沒有任何波折地度過一生，那將使我們有缺陷。

2．Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.

困苦常使普通人為非凡的命運做準備。

3．Adversity is inevitable，but difficulties or misfortunes don’t have to keep us from achieving our intended goals.

逆境是不可避免的，但困難或不幸并不一定會阻止我們實現(xiàn)既定的目標。

4．Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

衡量成功的標準，與其說是看一個人在生活中所達到的地位，不如說是看他克服了多少障礙。

5．Fear never builds the future，but hope does.

恐懼永遠不能創(chuàng)造未來，但希望可以。

6．The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

人類有史以來最大的發(fā)現(xiàn)就是一個人可以僅僅通過改變他的態(tài)度來改變他的未來。

7．I can’t change the direction of the wind，but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

我不能改變風(fēng)的方向，但我可以調(diào)整我的帆，使我總能到達目的地。

8．Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.

時代和環(huán)境瞬息萬變，我們必須始終把目標放在未來。

積極的態(tài)度主題升華

1．Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.

生活的10%是發(fā)生在我們身上的事，90%是我們應(yīng)對的方式。

2．The positive thinker sees the invisible，feels the intangible，and achieves the impossible.

積極的思考者能看到看不見的，感受無形的，實現(xiàn)不可能的。

3．It’s not what happens to you，but how you react to it that matters.

在你身上發(fā)生了什么并不重要，重要的是你如何應(yīng)對。

4．When life gives you lemons，make lemonade.

當生活給了你檸檬，就把它做成檸檬水(隨遇而安，苦中作樂)。

5．Instead of worrying about what you cannot control，shift your energy to what you can create.

與其擔心你無法控制的事情，不如把你的精力轉(zhuǎn)移到你能創(chuàng)造的事情上。

6．You cannot control the behavior of others，but you can always choose how you respond to it.

你無法控制他人的行為，但你永遠可以選擇如何應(yīng)對。

7．The more you feed your mind with positive thoughts，the more you can attract great things into your life.

越是用積極的思想充實你的頭腦，你就越能吸引美好的事物進入你的生活。

8．Your attitude will make a difference on how you view the facts in your life.

你的態(tài)度會影響你如何看待生活中的事實。

夢想主題升華

1．It’s true: If the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count.

心中有目標，風(fēng)雨不折腰。這句話沒錯。

2．“All of the hard work and sacrifice paid off，” she said.“When you have a dream，believe it with all of your heart.”

“所有的努力和犧牲都得到了回報，”她說?！爱斈阌袎粝霑r，要全心全意地相信它。”

3．Anyone with a dream，courage and persistence will be successful.

任何一個有夢想、勇氣和毅力的人都會成功。

4．I know now that big ambitions need not just time to develop，but firm belief in them.And I will not allow anyone else to decide for me what’s possible.

我現(xiàn)在知道，遠大的抱負不僅需要時間來發(fā)展，還需要堅定的信念。我不會讓別人替我決定什么是可能的。

5．The key is to focus on your dreams，instead of the hardships you encounter along the way.

關(guān)鍵是要專注于你的夢想，而不是你一路上遇到的困難。

6．Fulfilling one’s dream has nothing to do with age，disability or the thoughts or expectations of others，but a firm belief in yourself.

實現(xiàn)一個人的夢想與年齡、缺陷或他人的想法或期望無關(guān)，而與對自己的堅定信念有關(guān)。

7．When I held fast to my dream，even during the tough times，the miracles really began to happen.

即使在艱難的時候，當我堅持我的夢想時，奇跡真的開始發(fā)生了。

8．The world always makes way for the dreamer.

世界總是會給夢想家讓路。

9．My dream has powered so much energy in me that my life has become colorful every day.So，however hard it will be to stick to my dream，no way will I give it up!

我的夢想為我提供了如此多的能量，我的生活變得每天都豐富多彩。所以，無論堅持我的夢想有多么艱難，我都不會放棄它！

10．That dream helped me put everything behind me and gave me the confidence to pursue new possibilities.

那個夢想幫助我拋下一切，給了我追求新的可能性的信心。

親情主題升華

1．Love and care for the one you love every single day of your life.You may think what you did is just a small deed，but it may mean a lot.Some relations are made to last longer but they still need to be nurtured with love and care.

在你生命中的每一天，都要愛護和關(guān)心你所愛的人。你可能認為你所做的只是一件小事，但它可能意義重大。有些關(guān)系可以維持得更久，但它們?nèi)匀恍枰脨酆完P(guān)心來養(yǎng)護。

2．Sometimes we feel that we could progress quickly and reach the newer heights in our life if we were not tied up with our family.However，we fail to realize that our family and our loved ones help us survive the tough time in our lives with their support and encourage us to reach higher heights in our life.They are not holding us，but are supporting us.Never let go of our loved ones.

有時我們覺得，如果我們沒有與家人捆綁在一起，我們就能快速進步，到達生命中的新高度。然而，我們沒有意識到，是我們的家人、我們愛的人支持著我們度過生活中的艱難時刻，鼓勵我們在生活中達到更高的高度。他們不是在牽制我們，而是在支持我們。永遠不要放棄我們愛的人。

3．Parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy.We take it for granted，and we don’t appreciate all they do for us until it’s too late.When you find a path of success in your life，carry on but don’t leave your parents behind as they are the true reason of your success.

父母永遠都在那里，付出他們的一切，只是為了讓你幸福。我們認為這是理所當然的，也并不感激他們?yōu)槲覀兯龅囊磺校钡綖闀r已晚。當你找到一條成功之路時，堅持走下去，但不要把父母拋在身后，因為他們是你成功的真正原因。

4．Each person is different，which may be due to their own circumstances.This can often lead to many differences.However，we must try to understand each other and adjust a little to make a healthy relationship with each other.And，when such differences arise between persons，it is the duty of their loved ones to keep them calm and guide towards the right path.

每個人都是不同的，這可能是由于他們自己的境遇。這通常會導(dǎo)致許多差異。但是，我們必須試著互相理解，做一些調(diào)整，才能建立健康的關(guān)系。當人與人之間出現(xiàn)這種分歧時，他們所愛的人有責任讓他們保持冷靜，并引領(lǐng)他們走向正確的道路。

5．There is no shame in accepting your mistake or forgiving each other.We should be kind and humble.We should try to stay together as a family and not break away from it over the petty arguments.

承認自己的錯誤或原諒對方并不可恥。我們應(yīng)該善良和謙遜。我們應(yīng)該盡量像一個家庭一樣團結(jié)在一起，而不是因為瑣碎的爭吵而分裂。

6．Spend much time as you can loving and caring about people who love you.Enjoy each moment with them before it’s too late.There is nothing more important than family.

花盡可能多的時間去愛護和關(guān)心那些愛你的人。趁還來得及，享受和他們在一起的每一刻。沒有什么比家庭更重要了。

諺語主題升華

1．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患難見真情。

2．It’s never too old to learn.

活到老學(xué)到老。

3．Where there is a will，there is a way.

有志者，事竟成。

4．Constant dropping wears the stone.

滴水穿石。

5．No cross，no crown.

不經(jīng)歷風(fēng)雨，怎能見彩虹？

6．It’s better to lose money than to lose honesty.

寧失萬貫，不失誠信。

7．Diligence is the mother of success.

勤奮是成功之母。

8．It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

與其詛咒黑暗，不如燃起蠟燭。

9．It is more important for a man to keep his promise than to guard his property.

遵守自己的諾言比守衛(wèi)財產(chǎn)更重要。

10．One good turn deserves another.

善有善報。

11．Help others more and create more happiness.

多幫助他人，多創(chuàng)造快樂。

12．Light a lamp for others，and you will not only light up for others but also yourself.

為別人點一盞燈，照亮別人，也照亮了自己。

13．It is a kind of happiness to be loved by others，and it is also a kind of happiness to care for others.

被人關(guān)愛是一種幸福，關(guān)愛他人也是一種幸福。

14．God helps those who help themselves.

天助自助者。

15．He who laughs last laughs best.

笑到最后的人笑得最好。