【英语】2013年真题文本精讲151期
2013年text2第一段:
①A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic included settlers and sojourners. ②Along with the many folks looking to make a permanent home in the United States came those who had no intention to stay, and who would make some money and then go home. ③Between 1908 and 1915, about 7 million people arrived while about 2 million departed. ④About a quarter of all Italian immigrants, for example, eventually returned to Italy for good. ⑤They even had an affectionate nickname, "uccelli di passaggio," birds of passage.
句子切分:
第一句:
1. A century ago,
2. the immigrants from across the Atlantic included settlers and sojourners.
翻译解析:一个世纪以前,来自大西洋彼岸的移民中有定居者也有旅居者。
第二句:
1. Along with the many folks looking to make a permanent home in the United States
2. came those who had no intention to stay, and who would make some money and then go home.(倒装,正常语序是those(who...and who...) came.)
翻译解析:同这些希望能在美国永久居住的(后置定语前置)人一同到来的,还有一些无意久留的人以及打算赚点钱就返回故乡的人(定语从句信息过长,分开翻译)。
第三句:
1. Between 1908 and 1915,
2. about 7 million people arrived
3. while about 2 million departed.
翻译解析:1908年至1915年间,大约有700万人来到美国,而大约200万人离开了。
第四句:
1. , for example,
2. About a quarter of all Italian immigrants eventually returned to Italy for good.
翻译解析:比如,四分之一的意大利移民永远回到了意大利。
第五句:
They even had an affectionate nickname, "uccelli di passaggio," birds of passage.
翻译解析:他们甚至有个亲切的昵称:“birds of passage”,候鸟。
动词及短语(重点):
include:包括,包含;注意与involve涉及,牵涉,包含相结合记忆;
immigrate(动词,移民)-immigrant(名词,移民的人)-immigration(名词,移民这一动作):本文的主题词就是“移民”,跟移民相关的这几个词可以结合记忆;真题中多次出现移民的概念,高频;
settle(动词,定居;另外还有一个非常重要的意思表示解决,相当于figure out/solve)-settler(定居者)
have intention to do sth:有意向做某事;就相当于intend to do sth
arrive-depart:这组词在这里是一对反义词,前者表示到达;后者表示离开;
affect(动词,影响,感染,感动)-affection(情感)-affectionate(深情的,充满爱的)
其他相关词汇:
sojourner:旅居者;另外有个形近词souvenir纪念品(旅游时买的纪念品),可以结合记忆;
along with:同...一起;相当于as well as
folk:这里泛指人们;注意与mass群众,民众相结合记忆;
permanent(永久的,不变的)-temporary(暂时的,临时的)
for good:永久的,一劳永逸的
nickname:昵称
birds of passage:候鸟
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