unitthree∶marriageacrossthenations

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k music began loudly. click: (1) v. make a short, sharp sound The key clicked in the lock. 钥匙在锁里 咔嗒 响了一声。 (2) n. a short, sharp sound The door closed with a click. 门 咔嗒 一声关了。 blast: v. make a sudden, loud sound She was so angry that she blasted him with insults and loudly mentioned all his faults. 她气愤之极，恶声恶气地辱骂他，并大声把他的短处数落殆尽。 2. Like a shot, the music woke Sandy. (Para. 1) Meaning: Sandy heard the music and woke up as if startled by a gunshot. ◆ Please notice that these three words click, blast and shot in the first three sentences are used to suggest a sense of suddenness. 3. Sandy sang along with the words as she lay listening to her favorite radio station. (Para. 1) Meaning: Sandy followed the words of the song although she was still in bed, listening to her favorite radio station. along with: in pany with, together with I39。 ll go along with you. 我和你一道去。 There was a bill along with the letters. 信里还附着一份账单。 As in the sentence here is used as a conjunction, meaning while. As she ran to catch the school bus, Sandy thought of her brother. 在赶校车时，桑迪想起了哥哥。 a few pockets of support (一小股支持力量 ) / a few pockets of greenery (small areas where plants, trees, etc. grow) / pockets of fighting after the ceasefire / a small pocket of native speakers / the distribution of unemployment pockets (小批失业人员的分布情况 ) 4. ... turn that music off! (Para. 2) Means: ... stop that music! turn off: stop Never fet to turn off the lights of your car after you park, or you won39。 t be able to start your car. 停车后千万不要忘记关上灯，否则你就不能发动汽车了。 5. Steve Finch burst into her room. (Para. 2) Meaning: Steve Finch rushed into her room without knocking or warning her in advance. burst into: (1) enter hurriedly or explosively The children burst into the room looking for toys. 孩子们冲进房间找玩具。 (2) start suddenly She burst into laughter. 她突然大笑了起来 6. It39。 s the same thing over and over. (Para. 2) Meaning: You listen to the same music again and again. over and over： again and again, repeatedly Read the word over and over until you do it right. 反复读这个单词，直到你读对了为止。 I have told them over and over again, so they know what to do. 我反复跟他们说了好多次 了，他们知道该做什么。 ◆ Notice that you can say over and over or again and again, or over and over again, but never say again and over. 7. ... though it does have rhythm. (Para. 2) Meaning: ... though it really has rhythm. rhythm: n. regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements That music has a strong rhythm. 这音乐的节奏很强。 Here does is used for emphasis (强调 ) and should be followed by the bare infinitive form of the verb. He does have a brother in England. 他的确有个弟弟在英国 8. It is definitely horrible stuff. (Para. 2) Meaning: The music is certainly very bad. definitely: ad. certainly, with no doubt Without enough teachers the education in this area is definitely a problem。 no one can argue that it is not serious. 没有足够的师资，这个地区的教育肯定成问题，没有人能否认这个问题的严重性。 horrible: a. awful, unpleasant What a horrible mistake you39。 ve made! 你犯了个多么可怕的错误。 9. ... it39。 s my favorite group — Green Waves. (Para. 3) Meaning： I like this musical group best. Its name is Green Waves. Here group refers to a band (乐队 ), that is, a group of musicians. 10. It has a really powerful message. (Para. 3) Meaning: The music is really meaningful. message: n. a lesson or moral contained in a story, a film, a piece of music, or a speech The message of the story A Busy Weekday Morning is that there is a generation gap between the old and the young. 短篇小说《一个繁忙的早晨》说的是老年人与青年人之间存在着代沟。 11. Sandy reached for the radio to turn it up louder. (Para. 3) Meaning: Sandy stretched her hand out to increase the volume of the radio. reach for: stretch one39。 s hand so as to touch or hold something In reach for, reach is used as an intransitive verb. There was no time for me to reach for my gun. 我没有时间伸手拿枪。 ◆ Please notice that the verb reach is often used as a transitive verb, meaning (1) get to, e to, arrive at You can see the house when you reach the top of the hill. 到了山顶上，你就能看到那座房子了。 Your letter reached me yesterday. 我昨天收到了你的信。 (2) touch, get in touch with I am short and cannot reach the top of the wall. 我个子矮，摸不到墙顶。 turn up: increase (a flame, a sound, etc.) usually by moving a switch We turned up the heat to make the room warmer. 我们把暖气调高使房间更加暖和。 12. I can39。 t stand it. (Para. 4) Meaning: I cannot bear it. stand: vt. endure, bear Here stand is used as a transitive verb, but it39。 s not as formal as bear. I can39。 t stand her makeup. 我不能忍受她化的妆。 He can stand more pain than anyone else I know. 他比我所知道的任何人都更能忍受痛苦。 13. ... and the musicians didn39。 t use such offensive language. (Para. 4) Meaning: ... and the musicians didn39。 t use such bad language. offensive: a. bad, very unpleasant The room has an offensive smell. Why not open the window and air it? 房间的味道难闻死了，干嘛不开窗透透气。 14. Turn that radio down ...(Para. 4) Meaning: Reduce the sound of the radio ... turn down: reduce (a flame, a sound, etc.) usually by moving a switch Please turn the television down. I39。 m trying to sleep. 请把电视机关小点声，我想睡觉了。 15. Now, would you please hurry up and turn it off? (Para. 4) Meaning: Now, would you please move faster and turn the radio off? hurry up: move or do something faster Hurry up, children, the taxi39。 s waiting outside! 孩子们，快点，出租车在外面等着呢。 16. ... and turned on the shower. (Para. 5) Meaning: ... and switched on the shower. turn on: switch on, cause to flow or operate When I e home from work in the evenings, sometimes I am too tired to even turn on the television. 我晚上下班回家，有时累得连电视也不想打开。 ◆ Up to now we have learned four verbal phrases beginning with the verb turn, that is, turn on,。