四六级必过 | Day 28
-Wednesday-
对话框回复“早安”或者“morning"，获取清晨元气满满的英文金句
有书英语共读发起“四六级历劫”计划
三个月带你飞升上神！
真题再现
One day, when he went to get his 7-year-oldson from soccer practice, his kid greeted him with a downcast face and a sad voice. The coach had criticized him for not focusing on his soccer drills. The little boy walked out of the school with his head and shoulders hanging down. He seemed wrapped in sadness.
But just before he reached the car door, he suddenly stopped, crouching down to peer at something on the sidewalk. His face went down lower and lower, and then, with complete joy he called out, “Dad. Come here. This is the strangest bug I've ever seen. It has, like, a million legs. Look at this. It's amazing.”
He looked up at his father, his features overflowing with all those legs. “ This is the coolest ever.”
（节选于2015年12月英语四级考试真题）
downcast
英 ['daʊnkɑːst] 美 ['daʊnkæst]
adj. 沮丧的；低垂的；气馁的
criticize
英 ['krɪtɪsaɪz] 美 ['krɪtə'saɪz]
vt. 批评；评论；非难
vi. 批评；评论；苛求
drill
英 [drɪl] 美 [drɪl]
n. 训练；钻孔机；钻子；播种机
vi. 钻孔；训练
wrap
英 [ræp] 美 [ræp]
vt. 包；缠绕；隐藏；掩护
vi. 包起来；缠绕；穿外衣
n. 外套；围巾
crouch
英 [kraʊtʃ] 美 [kraʊtʃ]
vi. 蹲伏，蜷伏；卑躬屈膝
vt. 低头；屈膝
n. 蹲伏
overflow
英 [əʊvə'fləʊ] 美 [ovɚ'flo]
vi. 溢出；泛滥；充溢
n. 充满，洋溢；泛滥；超值；溢值
focus on
英 ['fəʊkəs ɒn] 美 ['fokəs ɑn]
集中于
walk out
走出；罢工；退席；把（某人）领出
hang down
挂下来；下垂； 低； 垂
peer at
凝视，仔细看
call out
唤起；出动；大声叫唤
阅读原文翻译
又一天，他去接7岁的儿子，儿子刚练完足球，耷拉着脸，声音也无精打采。因为教练批评他，训练不专心。小男孩垂头丧气的走出学校，整个人都沉浸在悲伤中。
可就在他走到车门口的时候，他突然停下来，蹲在地上，盯着人行道上的某处看。他的脸越埋越低，到后来开心的叫出声来：“爸爸，快来，这是我见过最奇怪的虫子了，它好像有无数条腿，快来看，太不可思议了。”
他抬头看看他爸爸，他的五官都因为这些腿兴奋起来。“这是最酷的事情了。”
阅读理解
Which argument below can be proved by the little story?
A. Adults do not consider children's feeling when it comes to education.
B. Bad school conditions make it all the more important to turn learning into a joyful experience.
C. Children have strong ability to derive joy from what they are doing.
翻译练习
无数宽敞美丽的庭院藏身于屋舍之间，游客们每到一处都会有惊喜的发现。
重难点解析
1. One day, when he went to get his 7-year-old son from soccer practice, his kid greeted him with a downcast face and a sad voice.
有一天，他去接7岁的儿子，儿子刚练完足球，耷拉着脸，声音也无精打采。
解析：
greet ...with ... 以...来迎接，以...来对待
例如：greet sb with a nod
点头来欢迎某人
补充内容
soccer&football
是美国人为足球运动特别命名的，用来区别在美国被称为football的橄榄球。
现在football一词的官方色彩越来越浓厚，目前的形势是将soccer一词废除。
最为典型的例子就是一些国家足协将其官方名称中的soccer一词改为了国际更常见的football，而现在全球把足球仍然称为soccer的国家就只有美国和加拿大等极少数的国家了。
所以在美国电影中足球仍被称为soccer，但在其他国家基本不会用soccer，而用football来称呼足球。
2. The coach had criticized him for not focusing on his soccer drills. The little boy walked out of the school with his head and shoulders hanging down. He seemed wrapped in sadness.
因为教练批评他，训练不专心。小男孩垂头丧气的走出学校，整个人都沉浸在悲伤中。
解析：
（1）criticize的用法
1) criticize sb for (doing) sth. 批评某人(做)某事
2) criticize sb. for doing sth. 责备某人做某事
3) criticize sb. by name 点名批判
（2）词语辨析：sadness 和grief
两者虽然都有表示悲伤的意思，但程度不同。
sadness一般指心情的低落，而grief更强调发自内心的悲痛程度更深。
例如：
Mother went mad with grief after the child died.
孩子死后,母亲因悲痛而发疯了。
3. But just before he reached the car door, he suddenly stopped, crouching down to peer at something on the sidewalk.
可就在他走到车门口的时候，他突然停下来，蹲在地上，盯着人行道上的某处看。
解析：
（1）词语辨析：just&before
1）before 在......之前；
2）just 只是，仅仅，刚刚
3）just before 就在 ......之前；
4）just after 刚在 ......以后.
（2）词语辨析：stare at，peer at，glare at，glance at
1）stare at
是指盯着眼前的事物或人。
stare at 特别表示“睁大眼睛凝视”，并含有“惊奇”、“傲慢”或“茫然”的意思。
The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds.
那位贵族对那张空白纸凝视了几秒钟。
2）peer at
指凝视；仔细看
She peered at him closely, as if not believing it could really be him.
她仔细地瞧着他,似乎不相信真会是他。
3）glare at
一般指凝视远方
e.g. gaze at the stars.
4）glance at
指看一下或瞥一眼(有意识的)。
He stole a glance at the clock behind her.
他偷偷地看了一眼她背后的钟。
4. His face went down lower and lower, and then, with complete joy he called out, “Dad. Come here. This is the strangest bug I've ever seen. It has, like, a million legs. Look at this. It's amazing.”
他的脸越埋越低，到后来满心欢喜的叫出声来：“爸爸，快来，这是我见过最奇怪的虫子了，它好像有无数条腿，快来看，太不可思议了。”
词组辨析：
（1）call at
到…进行短暂访问
He called at Mr.James this afternoon.
他今天下午到詹姆斯先生家去拜访了他.
（2）call out
大声喊叫; 召集; 命令(工人)罢工; 使跃出; 向......挑战; 要求和......决斗
For further details, please call out company.
欲知详情，请致电本公司。
（3）call on和call at的意思一样，都是"拜访""访问"，但call on后接表示人的名词或代词，call at 后接表示地点或场所的词语。试比较：
I called on the Smiths yesterday.
我昨天拜访了史密斯一家人.
I called at the Smith's yesterday.
我昨天去了史密斯家.
5. He looked up at his father, his features overflowing with all those legs. “ This is the coolest ever.”
他抬头看看他爸爸，他的五官都因为这些腿兴奋起来。“这是最酷的事情了。”
词组辨析：
look up at sb/sth. 抬起头看某人或某物
look down at sb/sth. 低头看某人或某物
look up to sb. 尊敬某人.
look down on/upon sb 瞧不起某人