From hill to hill no bird in flight;
From path to path no man in sight.
A lonely fisherman afloat,
Is fishing snow in lonely boat.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1.flight sight 押韵 /aɪt/
2.afloat boat 押韵 /əʊt $ oʊt/
3.lonely 难发音组 /əʊn $ oʊn/
言之有物:
1. From hill to hill no bird in flight; From path to path no man in sight.
千山鸟飞绝,万径人踪灭。
① from hill to hill 从一座山到另一座山;形容山多 → 千山
from path to path 从一条路到另一条路;形容路多 → 万径
→hill n. 小山,小丘,山冈
Over the hill lies another village.
翻过小山就是另一个村庄。
→path n. 小径,小道
Follow the path along the river to the bridge.
沿着河边的小路走到那座桥。
词链儿:from…to… 从…到...
Conditions vary from school to school.
各所学校的情况不同。
housewives who work from morning to night
从早忙到晚的家庭主妇
★原声例句:So that you actually can move from school to work.
这样你就可以从学校搬到工作处。
★原声例句:What do you do from morning to night?
你从早到晚都做些什么?
② no bird in flight 没有鸟儿飞翔→鸟飞绝
no man in sight 没有人在视野之内→人踪灭
→in flight 飞行,飞翔
a bird in flight =a bird that is flying
a flock of geese in flight
一群飞翔的鹅
The bird is easily recognized in flight.
这种鸟飞翔时很容易认出来。
With your feet on the ground. You're a bird in flight.
即使脚踩大地,你也可以像鸟一样飞翔。
图片源自《大梦想家》
And the birds would lose their way in flight.
鸟儿会迷失航向。
图片源自《城市广场》
词链儿:in sight 在视力范围内;看得见
There was no one in sight.
一个人也看不见。
The end is in sight (= will happen soon).
结局已现端倪。
And I don't see a cop in sight.
而且眼前一个警察也没有。
图片源自《魔力麦克》
Sheep roaming free and no shepherd in sight.
看来是野生羊群,没发现牧羊人。
图片源自《女巫季节》
The end in sight. I can see him.
就快结束了,我看见他了。
图片源自《美国恐怖故事》
2. A lonely fisherman afloat, Is fishing snow in lonely boat.
孤舟蓑笠翁,独钓寒江雪。
fisherman 复合词 n.钓鱼者;渔民,渔夫
A lonely fisherman afloat
漂浮在水上的孤独的渔夫
Is fishing snow in lonely boat. 正在孤独的小船上钓雪
→孤舟蓑笠翁,独钓寒江雪。
注:boat 为可数名词,该诗为了照顾音步和韵脚,省略了“in a lonely boat" 中的不定冠词”a“。
→afloat adj.(在水上)漂浮的
A ship is afloat.
一条船漂浮在水上。
The children set their new boat afloat on the lake.
孩子们让新船漂在湖中。
Being the only good swimmer, I managed to stay afloat.
我水性好得以逃生。
图片源自《圣殿春秋》
→拓展 afloat adj. 经济上周转得开的;
He is struggling to keep afloat after a series of emotional and health problems.
在经历了一系列的情感打击和健康问题后,他正努力使自己能够支撑下去。
But I have two jobs just to keep us afloat.
但我要兼两份工才能养活我两。
图片源自《灵书妙探》
*lonely 点击回顾 词汇辨析:alone & lone & lonely
活学活用:
请用from...to... 随意造句
江雪
千山鸟飞绝,万径人踪灭。
孤舟蓑笠翁,独钓寒江雪。
这是唐代诗人柳宗元于永州创作的一首五言绝句。诗中运用典型概括的手法,选择千山万径,人鸟绝迹这种最能表现山野严寒的典型景物,描绘大雪纷飞,天寒地冻的图景;接着勾画独钓寒江的渔翁形象,借以表达诗人在遭受打击之后不屈而又深感孤寂的情绪。全诗构思独特,语言简洁凝练,意蕴丰富。
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