04 Chapter 4 05

原文内容

10 句
英文原文
I/aɪ/have/hæv/suffered/ˈsʌfəd/too/tuː/much/mʌtʃ/grief/ɡriːf/in/ɪn/setting/ˈsetɪŋ/down/daʊn/these/ðiːz/memories/ˈmeməriz/.
Sixsɪksyearsjɪəzhavehævalreadyɔːlˈredipassedpɑːstsincesɪnsmymaɪfriendfrendwentwentawayəˈweɪfromfrəmmemiː,withwɪðhishɪzsheepʃiːp.
IfɪfIaɪtrytraɪtotudescribedɪˈskraɪbhimhɪmherehɪə(r),itɪtisɪztotumakemeɪksureʃʊə(r)thatðætIaɪshallʃælnotnɒtforgetfəˈɡethimhɪm.
Totuːforgetfəˈɡetaəfriendfrendisɪzsadsæd.
Notnɒteveryˈevrionewʌnhashæzhadhædaəfriendfrend.
AndændifɪfIaɪforgetfəˈɡethimhɪm,Iaɪmaymeɪbecomebɪˈkʌmlikelaɪktheðəgrown-upsˈɡrəʊn ʌpswhohuːareɑː(r)nonəʊlongerˈlɒŋɡə(r)interestedˈɪntrəstɪdinɪnanythingˈeniθɪŋbutbətfiguresˈfɪɡəz...
Itɪtisɪzforfɔː(r)thatðætpurposeˈpɜːpəs,againəˈɡen,thatðætIaɪhavehəvboughtbɔːtaəboxbɒksofəvpaintspeɪntsandəndsomesəmpencilsˈpenslz.
It/ɪt/is/ɪz/hard/hɑːd/to/tuː/take/teɪk/up/ʌp/drawing/ˈdrɔːɪŋ/again/əˈɡen/at/ət/my/maɪ/age/eɪdʒ/,when/wen/I/aɪ/have/həv/never/ˈnevə(r)/made/meɪd/any/ˈeni/pictures/ˈpɪktʃəz/except/ɪkˈsept/those/ðəʊz/of/əv/the/ðə/boa/ˈbəʊə/constrictor/kənˈstrɪktə(r)/from/frəm/the/ðə/outside/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/and/ənd/the/ðə/boa/ˈbəʊə/constrictor/kənˈstrɪktə(r)/from/frəm/the/ðə/inside/ˌɪnˈsaɪd/,since/sɪns/I/aɪ/was/wəz/six/sɪks/.
I/aɪ/shall/ʃæl/certainly/ˈsɜːtnli/try/traɪ/to/tuː/make/meɪk/my/maɪ/portraits/ˈpɔːtreɪts/as/æz/true/truː/to/tuː/life/laɪf/as/æz/possible/ˈpɒsəbl/.
ButbʌtIaɪamæmnotnɒtatætallɔːlsureʃʊə(r)ofɒvsuccesssəkˈses.
中文翻译
在写下这些回忆时，我承受了太多的悲伤。
自从我的朋友带着他的羊离开我，已经过去六年了。
如果我在这里试图描述他，那是为了确保我不会忘记他。
忘记朋友是件悲伤的事。
并非每个人都曾有过一位朋友。
而如果我忘记了他，我可能会变得像那些除了数字之外对任何事物都不再感兴趣的大人一样。
正是为了那个目的，我再次买了一盒颜料和一些铅笔。
在我这个年纪重新开始画画是很困难的，因为自从六岁起，除了从外部和内部画蟒蛇之外，我从未画过任何图画。
我当然会尽力使我的肖像画尽可能逼真。
但我对成功完全没有把握。

重点词汇

9 个
grief/ɡriːf/
n.悲痛，悲伤
原句：I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories.
memories/ˈmeməriz/
n.记忆，回忆
原句：I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories.
describe/dɪˈskraɪb/
v.描述，描绘
原句：If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him.
grown-ups/ˈɡrəʊn ʌps/
n.成年人
原句：I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures . . .
figures/ˈfɪɡəz/
n.数字
原句：I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures . . .
paints/peɪnts/
n.颜料
原句：It is for that purpose, again, that I have bought a box of paints and some pencils.
boa constrictor/ˈbəʊə kənˌstrɪktə/
n.蟒蛇
原句：I have never made any pictures except those of the boa constrictor from the outside and the boa constrictor from the inside, since I was six.
portraits/ˈpɔːtrɪts/
n.肖像，画像
原句：I shall certainly try to make my portraits as true to life as possible.
success/səkˈses/
n.成功
原句：But I am not at all sure of success.

重点语法

5 个
1
It is...that... 强调句型
It is/was + 被强调部分 + that + 句子其余部分
原文
It is for that purpose, again, that I have bought a box of paints and some pencils.
正是为了那个目的，我才买了一盒颜料和一些铅笔。
例句
It was yesterday that I met him.
我是在昨天遇见他的。
2
since 引导的时间状语从句
主句（现在完成时）+ since + 从句（一般过去时）
原文
Six years have already passed since my friend went away from me, with his sheep.
自从我的朋友带着他的羊离开我，已经过去六年了。
例句
I have lived here since I was born.
我自从出生就住在这里。
3
to do不定式作目的状语
to + 动词原形，表示目的
原文
If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him.
如果我试图在这里描述他，那是为了确保我不会忘记他。
例句
He studies hard to pass the exam.
他努力学习是为了通过考试。
4
no longer...but... 结构
no longer...but... 表示“不再……而是……”
原文
...the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures . . .
……那些除了数字对任何事物都不再感兴趣的成年人……
例句
He is no longer a student but a teacher.
他不再是个学生，而是个老师了。
5
as...as possible 固定搭配
as + 形容词/副词 + as possible，表示“尽可能……”
原文
I shall certainly try to make my portraits as true to life as possible.
我当然会尽力使我的肖像画尽可能逼真。
例句
Please come as soon as possible.
请尽快来。