课文详注 Further notes on the text

1.… the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by theliving. ……据说死去的人要回到他们的家里来，活着的人则对他们表示欢迎。

(1)the dead与the living 均为定冠词+ 形容词结构，表示某类人。(cf.第54课语法)

(2)被动语态 the dead are said 在这里的作用是缓和说话语气，因为对事情是否属实的把握不太大。(cf.第58课语法)

2.… food is laid out for them. ……为他们摆放好了食品。

lay out 为短语动词，其含义之一为"摆出"、"摊开"：

Just as he laid out his book, the telephone rang.他刚把书摊开电话就响了。

Don't lay out your clothes on the bed. Put themaway.别把你的衣服都摊在床上。把它们收起来。

3.specially-made lanterns，特制的灯笼。

specially-made 是个复合形容词，由副词+过去分词构成。在第60课的词汇学习中，我们学习了名词+名词构成的复合名词。过去分词经常与其他词构成复合形容词：

well-intentioned 善意的

well-known 著名的

well-preserved 保存/保养得好的

widespread 广泛流传的

candle-lit 点着蜡烛的

a horse-drawn cart 一辆二轮马车

a tree-lined street 林阴街道

4.all night long，整夜。新概念英语第四册

long 在这里是副词，表示"整个"、"在整段期间中"，通常与 all 连用：

It snowed all day long.一整天都在下雪。

She stayed with her grandfather all summer long.她整个夏天都和她爷爷呆在一起。

5.their return journey to the other world，返回另一个世界。

world 可以与一些限定词连用以表示"今世/现世"、"来世"、"黄泉"等：

the next world / the world to come 来世

She believes that she will meet her dead parents in the otherworld.她相信她会与她死去的父母在阴间重逢。

6.a moving spectacle，一个感人的场面。

moving 为形容词，表示"动人的"、"感人的"：

I've just read a moving story / letter.

我刚读了一个感人的故事/一封感人的信。

新概念英语第二册第96课的词汇学习 Word study

1.drift vi.

(1)漂流，漂移：

Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea.成千上万只灯笼慢慢漂向大海。

The boat drifted gently across the water.小船在水面上慢悠悠地漂流。

(2)漂泊，游荡：

He has lost his job and just drifts in the city all daylong.他失业了，成天就在这座城市里游荡。

He drifted from France to Italy.他从法国漂泊到意大利。

2.guide vt.

(1)给……领路：

The old man guided the explorers through the forest.老人领着探险队员们穿过森林。

These lanterns will guide the dead on their return journey to the otherworld.这些灯笼将指引亡灵返回另一个世界。

(2)指导(……的行动);影响(……的决策等)：

We should be always guided by truth.我们应该永远受真理的指导。

Don't let your wife's opinion guide your actions.别让你妻子的观点左右你的行动。

新概念英语第二册第96课的课后练习答案 Key to written exercises

1.难点练习答案

A 1 usual 2 among 3 manager 4 clothes

5 greets 6 clean 7 washing 8 temper

9 too 10 fairly 11 enough 12 single

13 queue

B 1 in 2 out of 3 up 4 over

5 away from 6 for 7 in 8 out

9 down 10 after 11 into 12 over

13 out 14 up

2.多项选择题答案

1 d 2c 3c 4b 5a 6d

7c 8d 9a 10b 11c 12b

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