Unit3

Words

1

forefather

ancestor 祖先

2

infancy

1. early childhood；babyhood 婴儿期

2. the early stage of development 初创期

3

shimmer

n. a soft trembling light 闪烁的光

v. to shine with a soft light 闪烁；发出微光

4

condemn

1. to express strong disapproval of sb./sth. 谴责

2. to pronounce a sentence on sb. in a court of law 宣判

5

afford

1. to have enough money/time to do sth.   支付得起

2. (with can/could) to run a risk by doing sth.  承担得起（后果） 

3. to provide sb. with sth.   提供

Phrases

1

now and then

occasionally 偶尔；有时

2

in spite of

without taking account of sth.  虽然；尽管

3

pass on to

to hand or give sth. to sb. else, esp. after receiving or using it oneself   传递

4

a bag of bones

a very thin person or animal

5

in rags

wearing old and worn or torn clothes

Words

1

heal

1. to become healthy again 使康复

2. to end or put an end to sth.  使结束

2

insult

to offend sb. by saying sth. rude 侮辱；辱骂

3

barter

to exchange goods without using money以物易物

4

scarcity

not having enough, esp. food 匮乏

5

replace

1. to put sth. back where it was before  放回原处

2. to take the place of sth.  代替；取代

3. to change sth. that is broken or stolen  更换；更新

Phrases

1

tend to

to be inclined to; have a direction 倾向于

2

spring up

to appear, develop, grow, etc. quickly or suddenly 迅速出现；突然兴起

3

at peace with

in harmony with

4

tie sb. down

to restrict sb./sth. to certain conditions 限制；束缚

5

occur to

if an idea or thought occurs to you, it suddenly comes into your mind 某人想到过

Translation

1

Sometimes, they get bullied and insulted, and it is like a knife piercing my heart.

有时他们会受欺负、受侮辱，这让我心如刀割

2

The soft cool breeze moves the sheaves, which ripple and shimmer like waves of gold.

凉爽、柔和的微风吹拂着地里密密的稻禾，水稻像金色的波涛一样起伏着，闪闪发光。

3

If that kind of thing had happened when I was young, the whole village would have condemned such an ungrateful son, and his father would surely have given him a good beating.

如果这种事情发生在我年轻的时候，全村人都会责骂这个忘恩负义的儿子，他的父亲肯定会狠狠的揍他一顿。

4

Our piece of land is small, and it is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year and, like us, getting old and exhausted.

我们的这片土地很小，而且日渐贫瘠，经过年复一年的耕种，就像我们一样，年迈体衰了

5

The soil is not difficult to till when there is a lot of rain, but in a bad year, it's not only the ploughs that break but our hearts, too.

雨水充沛的时候土地还不难耕种，可要是碰上旱灾，干硬的土地不仅使我们的犁断了，也使我们的心碎了