Lesson 24 Going Out for a Walk 外出散步

Walking for walking's sake may be as highly laudable and exemplary a thing as it is held to be by those who practise it. My objection to it is that it stops the brain. Many a man has professed to me that his brain never works so well as when he is swinging along the high road or over hill and dale.

This boast is not confirmed by my memory of anybody who on a Sunday morning has forced me to partake of his adventure. Experience teaches me that whatever a fellow-guest may have of power to instruct or to amuse when he is sitting in a chair, or standing on a hearth-rug, quickly leaves him when he takes one out for a walk. The ideas that come so thick and fast to him in any room, where are they now ? where that encyclopaedic knowledge which he bore so lightly ? where the kindling fancy that played like summer lightning over any topic that was started ? The man's face that was so mobile is set now; gone is the light from his fine eyes. He says that A (our host) is a thoroughly good fellow. Fifty yards further on, he adds that A is one of the best fellows he has ever met. We tramp another furlong or so and he says that Mrs A is a charming woman. Presently he adds that she is one of the most charming women he has ever known. We pass an inn. He reads vapidly aloud to me:'The King's Arms. Licensed to sell Ales and Spirits.' I foresee that during the rest of the walk he will read aloud any inscription that occurs. We pass a milestone. He points at it with his stick, and says' Uxminster. II Miles.' We turn a sharp corner at the foot of the hill. He points at the wall, and says' Drive Slowly.' .I see far ahead, on the other side of the hedge bordering the high road, a small notice-board. He sees it too. He keeps his eye on it. And in due course.'Trespassers,' he says, 'will be Prosecuted.' Poor man !—mentally a wreck.

New words and expressions 生词短语

For…sake 为……缘故=for the sake of

Art for art’s sake 艺术至上

Learn for learning’s sake 学就是学

Play for playing’s sake 玩就是玩 I will send you Home for safety’s sake /安全起见

for god’s sake

for old’s sake

务必

// eg..

please come to my birthday party for god’s sake

//Liming,would you give me five hundred dollar for old

看在老交情的份上

sake’s sake,.I ‘m in poverty. Please spare me for old sake’s sake

Objection to 反对

He odjects to this suggestion

Mom objects to the match.(match 婚事)

Be oppsee to; take exception to 反对

Laudable adj. 值得称赞的

Laud 赞颂，赞扬 Praise

Laud sb to skies 把某人捧上天

Exalt;eulogize;hail Bush hailed the sound relationship between China and U.S

Ode 赋 // If winter comes,can spring be far behind?

Exemplary adj. 值得效法的

Exemplar 典范

Profess

vt.声称

Praiseworthy 值得称赞的

Announce, claim, dec-lare

Admirable 值得仰慕的

He professed himself to be a Christian.

Announce :make public

Dec-lare 通过法规来宣称

Swing

vi.溜达，轻快地走

//dec-lare the war on Japan

I dec-lare the opening of the game.

Swing 秋千 Stroll 溜达 I strolled on the street.

Ramble

Jog 慢跑

Promenade 漫步 //I take my dog to promedade.

Dale

n.山谷

参与

take part in

adj.广博的

Boast

n.自夸的话

Partake of

Encyclop(a)edic

He is very encyclopaedic./comprehensive/all-inclusive/embracive/all ranging

Kinding

Furlong

n.引火线

n.1/8 英里

Tramp

Vapidily

vi. 步行

adv.乏味地

名词：vapidity

同义词：banal/colorless/toneless/dull/lifeless/monotonous

License vt.准许

Permit 准许

License plate 车上的牌照

Driving license 驾照

He permits me to go

Ale

Inscriptio

n.啤酒

n.题词

Spirits

Hedge

n.烈酒

n.树篱

Trespasser

n.侵犯者

Invader 侵略者

Infringer 侵权者// ( copyright)

Offender (法律)

Wreckn.健康极度受损的人 I’m only a wreck of my former self.。

My health goes from bad to worse.。

prosecut

vt.起诉

// 我的身体一天不如一天

plaintiff 原告(刑事)defender 辩护者 material evidence 物证

verbal evidence 证词

witness 目击者

jury 陪审团

Notes on the text 课文注释

1.

walking for walking’s sake may be as highly laudable and exemplary a thing as it is held

to be by those who practice it.Gone is the light from his fine eyes.

walking for walking’s sake 是主语

as…as 同级比较句

it is held to be (by) 被……以为

maintain;view;argue;decide;hold ->认为(formal)

Sec->Walking for walking’s sake is laudable and exemplary thing whick is held to be……

<表达自己观点的句子不要超过 10 个单词，并要尽快在文章中出现。

西方写作习惯是先提论点，第二步给支持，第三步强调观点。>(西方与中文思维的差异)

2.many a

many a time 许多次

many an occasion 许多场合

many a thing 许多事情 后面的动词用单数形式

highway 高速路

boast 自吹自擂

high road means high moutian

confirm 证实

road 山路 over hill and dale 翻山越岭

介词 of 后的句子是介词宾语

adventure 在这儿有两层意思：1)go to mountains 2)mental adventure

hearth:fireplace

hearth-rug 用来装饰的地毯

3.whatever 是主语(后边可以用 of 结构)

power:ability

to instruct:to teach新概念英语

fellow worker/actor 同事/演员搭挡

a fellow guest(共同赴宴的人) may have 做谓语

4.So thick(丰富的) and fast(迅捷的)

特殊格式：无谓语

名词+名词短语->感叹

eg.Women,who can live with/without them? (表感叹)

The man,who I respect and love so much,where is he now?

fancy 奇思妙想

play 在这儿是发挥作用的意思 play over 对……发挥作用

5.set 僵化(没有思维了)

gone is the light ……倒装句

fine art 工笔艺术

thoroughly=completely

inn 小旅馆(tavern 最小的……-)客栈)I foresee 我预想 milestone 里程碑

sharp corner 急转弯

notice board 提示牌

in due course:at the very moment