薄荷英語--2018年10月24日知識點總結

• 一、每日一句
• 二、背景知識
• 1、 鷹為什麼會尖叫？
• 三、語言知識
• 四、今日短語

一、每日一句

• I raise my cup to invite the moon, who blends her light with my shadow and we’re three friends.
  舉杯邀明月，對影成三人。
  

二、背景知識

1、 鷹為什麼會尖叫？

鷹是為了嚇跑那些捕獵者，同時警告其他的鷹有危險發生。有時候，當他們翱翔在天際，尖叫是為了彰顯它們在某個區域的最高地位。鷹的尖叫聲對於一些小動物來說是最可怕的聲音，但是鷹知道怎樣去利用這一點。當它想要保衛它的領土的時候，鷹會用尖叫聲來讓自己充滿恐嚇感；不過它並不總是表現得這麼激烈，當它想暗示什麼的時候，也會非常地安靜。

三、語言知識

• 1.Peter had a hard time/ looking out for her.

have a hard time doing 很難做某事…

• time——》“時期”
• have a hard time doing——》“很難做某事、做….不容易”
  
  The poor often have a hard time saving money.
  窮人很難存到錢。

look out for sb/sth “努力尋找、注意查詢”

句子大意：
“Peter找她（looking out for her）
找得很困難（had a hard time）。”

• 2.“Here,” it sounded/ from somewhere. Peter could not see her, for/ she was sitting/ on the ground/ behind a little hill, which was covered with fragrant flowers.

be covered with 被…覆蓋、充滿著…

The front of Mount Fuji is covered with snow.
富士山頂被白雪覆蓋。

句子大意：
“在這裡！（Here）
從某處傳來了一句回答（it sounded/ from somewhere）。
Peter沒看到她（Peter could not see her），
原來她坐在一個小山丘後的地上（for/ she was sitting/ on the ground/ behind a little hill），
小山丘被芳香的鮮花覆蓋著（which was covered with fragrant flowers）”。

• 3.The whole air/ was filled with their smell, and/ the child/ drew it in, in long breaths.

smell 動詞 v. / 名詞 n.

• 動詞——》“嗅、聞”
  
  These flowers smell good. 這些花聞起來真香。
• 名詞——》“氣味”
  
  There is a smell of burning in the room.
  房間裡有燒糊的氣味。

draw 動詞 v.

• draw——》“畫、描繪”
  
  She drew a beautiful car.
  她畫了一輛小汽車。
• draw——》英文釋義是 “to breathe in smoke or air（吸入煙或者氣體）”。
  
  I drew a deep breath.
  我深吸了一口氣。

句子大意：
“整個空氣中（The whole air）
都充滿著（was filled with）
它們的香氣（their smell），
Heidi（the child）
深（in long breaths）吸了一口芳香的空氣（drew it in）”。

• 4.“Follow me now!” Peter called out.

follow me 跟著我

• follow me——》“跟著我、跟我來”
• follow me——》“跟著我做”

句子大意：
“跟著我（Follow me now!），
Peter大聲喊（called out）”

• 5.Heidi admitted that, and/ from now on/ she stayed at Peter’s side.

from now on 從現在起、今後

• from——》“從…到…”
• on——》“繼續著”
• from now on——》“從現在一直繼續下去”——》“從現在起，今後”
  
  I will be more careful from now on.
  從現在起我會更加小心。

at one’s side （立場）站在某人這邊

• at one’s side——》表示實際距離，“在某人的旁邊、附近”。
  
  You can sit at my side.
  你可以坐在我旁邊。
• at one’s side——》表示“在某人身邊（給予照顧或支援）”。

I will always be at your side.
我會永遠站在你這邊（支援你）。

句子大意：
“Heidi承認了這一點（Heidi admitted that），
從現在起（from now on），
Heidi站在Peter旁邊（she stayed at Peter’s side）”

• 6.Far down/ she saw/ the bright valley; a large field of snow/ rose high/ in front of her.

field 名詞 n.

• field——》“田地、田野；牧場；領域”
  
  They went for walks together in the fields.
  他們一起在田野裡漫步。
  
  This discovery has opened up a completely new field of research.
  這個發現開闢了一個嶄新的研究領域。

ice fields冰原

• a large field of snow——》“有雪的field”

句子大意：
“在遠處（Far down）她看見了明亮的山谷（she saw/ the bright valley），
一大片雪（a large field of snow）
高高聳立（rose high）
在她面前（ in front of her）。”

• 7.Heidi sat/ a long time/ without moving, with Peter asleep/ by her side/ and the goats/ climbing about between the bushes.

with Peter… the bushes

句子大意：
“Heidi一直坐在那裡（Heidi sat a long time）一動不動（without moving），
此時（with），Peter在她旁邊睡著了（Peter asleep/ by her side），
羊群也跑到上面有灌木叢中的地方去了（and the goats/ climbing about between the bushes）。”

• 8.Suddenly/ she heard a loud, high scream, and looking up/ she saw the largest bird/ she had ever seen/ flying/ above her.

句子大意：
“突然（Suddenly），她聽見一聲尖銳的鳴叫（she heard a loud, high scream），
她擡頭一看（and looking up/ she saw），
一隻她見過的鳥裡最大的鳥（the largest bird/ she had ever seen）
盤旋在頭頂（flying/ above her）”。

• 9.Peter got wide awake, and then/ they both watched the bird/ breathlessly.

get wide awake 睡意全無

• get——》“變得”
• get wide awake——》“睡意全無”

句子大意：
“Peter睡意全無（Peter got wide awake），
然後他們一起屏息（breathlessly）
看著這隻鳥（and then/ they both watched the bird）”。

• 10.It rose/ higher and higher/ into the blue sky, till/ it disappeared/ at last/ behind the mountain peak.

higher and higher 越來越高

• 比較級+and+比較級——》“越來越…”
• shorter and shorter ——》越來越短

句子大意：
“老鷹（It）在天上（ into the blue sky）
飛得越來越高（rose/ higher and higher/），
直到它最後消失（till/ it disappeared/ at last）
在山峰後面（behind the mountain peak）”

• 11.Grandfather has told me / not to let you fall down the rocks, so we can’t go!”

fall down 摔倒

Babies often fall down the stairs when they are learning to walk.
寶寶在學走路時經常從樓梯上摔下來。

句子大意：
“爺爺告訴過我（Grandfather has told me）
不要讓你從石頭上掉下來（not to let you fall down the rocks），
所以我們不能去（so we can’t go）”。

• 12.But it took some time/ before she obeyed his call.

take 動詞 v.

• 動詞 ——》“拿、取”
  
  let me take your scarf. 讓我幫你拿圍巾吧。
• 動詞 ——》“花費、佔用（時間）”
  
  Because of the bad roads, the journey took us a long time.
  由於路況很糟糕，我們路上花了很長時間。

call 動詞 v. / 名詞 n.

• 動詞——》“稱呼；給…打電話”
  
  He always wanted to call the cat Mumu for some reason.
  不知怎麼的，他老想把這隻貓喚作木木。
• 動詞——》“呼籲、號召、要求”
  
  calls for national unity.
  國家統一的呼聲
• 名詞——》“要求”
  obey the call——》“聽從要求”

句子大意：
“但是她過了一會兒（But it took some time/）
才聽從Peter的要求（before she obeyed his call）”。

• 13.When/ you are through with/ the milk, I’ll get you/ some more.

be through with 完成

1）“you have finished doing it and will never do it again.（完成了某件事，並且再也不會做這件事了）”

I’m through with the explaining.
我不想再解釋了。

2）“you do not want to have anything to do with someone again.（再也不想跟某人做任何事情）”

I’m through with Lisa.
我再也不會和Lisa交往了。

句子大意：
“當你喝完這些牛奶（When/ you are through with/ the milk），
我會再給你一些（I’ll get you/ some more）”。

• 14.She also handed him/ the whole slice of cheese, saying: “You can eat/ that, I have had enough!”

hand名詞 n. / 動詞 v.

• 名詞——》“手”
  
  Put your hands up if you know the answer.
  知道答案就舉手。
• 動詞——》“將…遞給”
  
  Please read this paper carefully and hand it to your friends.
  請仔細閱讀這張紙並交給你的朋友們傳閱。

have enough 吃飽了

• enough——》代詞，“充足、足夠”的意思。
  
  Sorry，I have enough for the dinner.
  不好意思，我晚餐已經吃飽了。

句子大意：
“她還遞給他一整片乳酪（She also handed him/ the whole slice of cheese），
並說（saying）：
你可以吃掉它（You can eat/ that），
我已經吃飽了（I have had enough!）”

• 15.Peter was speechless/ with surprise, for it would have been impossible/ for him/ ever to give up/ any of his share.

with surprise 驚訝地

All of the people including Anna gazed at them with surprise.
所有的人包括Anna都驚奇地注視著他們。

句子大意：
“Peter驚訝地（with surprise）說不出話（was speechless），
因為（for）對他來說（for him），
他不可能（it would have been impossible）
放棄他自己的任何一份（give up/ any of his share）”

• 16.Not taking Heidi seriously, he doubted/ till she put/ the things/ on his knees.

take sb/sth seriously 認真對待某人或某物

The teacher always take every students seriously.
這位老師總是認真對待每一位學生。

句子大意：
“他沒有認真對待Heidi（說的話）（Not taking Heidi seriously），
他心存疑惑（he doubted）
直到她把東西放在他的膝蓋上（till she put/ the things/ on his knees）。 ”

• 17.Then/ he saw/ she really meant it, and he seized his prize.

mean it 是認真的

I know but this time I mean it.
我知道，但是這次我是認真的。

句子大意：
“他看到她是認真的（he saw/ she really meant it），
然後他抓住了他的獎賞（and he seized his prize）”。

• 18.Nodding his thanks/ to her, he ate the best meal/ he had ever had/ in all his life.

nod one’s thanks to sb 向某人點頭致謝

句子大意：
“他向Heidi點頭致謝（Nodding his thanks/ to her），
然後他吃了（ he ate）
人生中（he had ever had/ in all his life）
最好的一頓飯（the best meal）。”

• 19.The boy could tell them all / to her, for their names were/ about the only thing/ he had to carry/ in his head.

carry… in one’s head 將某事記在腦海中

• carry——》“攜帶、帶著”
• in one’s head——》“在某人腦子裡”——》“攜帶某物在某人腦子裡”——》“將某事記在腦海中”。
  
  You must carry this rule in your head.
  這條規矩你必須記在腦子裡。

句子大意：
“男孩可以告訴她所有羊的名字（The boy could tell them all to her），
因為（for）這些名字是他唯一記在腦海中的事（their names were/ about the only thing/ he had to carry/ in his head.）”

• 20.She soon knew them, too. One of them was the Big Turk, who tried to stick his big horns/ into all the others.

句子大意：
“她很快也認識了它們（She soon knew them, too），
它們中有一隻是Big Turk（One of them was the Big Turk），
他試著把他的大羊角刺向所有其他羊（who tried to stick his big horns/ into all the others）”

• 21.A small, white goat, called Snowhopper, kept making sounds/ in the saddest way, which made Heidi comfort it/ several times.

句子大意：
“一隻叫Snowhopper的小白羊（A small, white goat, called Snowhopper），
一直不停地發出最悽慘的聲音（ kept making sounds/ in the saddest way,），
這讓Heidi去安撫了它好幾次（which made Heidi comfort it/ several times）”

• 22.What is the matter with you, Snowhopper?

What’s the matter with you, Li? You are upset, I can tell.
莉，你怎麼了？我看得出來你不高興。

句子大意：
“你怎麼了（What is the matter with you），Snowhopper”

• 23.Why do you always/ cry for help?”

cry for help 求助

The woman who was carrying a small baby began crying for help.
一名帶著孩子的婦女大聲求援。

句子大意：
“為什麼你老是（Why do you always）在求助（cry for help）呢？”

• 24.“Don’t be sad anymore; see, I am coming up/ with you/ every day/ now, and if there is anything/ the matter, you can come to me.”

not… anymore 不再…

Don’t argue anymore.
不要再說了。

句子大意：Heidi是在安慰失去了媽媽的小羊羔不要再難過啦（Don’t be sad anymore），
她現在每天都會上山來陪著小羊羔（I am coming up/ with you/ every day/ now），
如果小羊羔遇到了麻煩，可以來找Heidi幫忙（if there is anything/ the matter, you can come to me）。

參考資料
1.http://animal-council.blogspot.com/2014/02/why-do-eagles-scream.html?m=1

四、今日短語