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Death of a Pig E. B. White 碱兼科钡拔券却匹睁垒攫伐癣猎甭农挣聚佳枪搁纺活面溶特床肝晒用窒忿death of a pigdeath of a pig Para.1 1. I spent several days and nights in the mid-September with an ailing pig and I feel driven to account for……, and things might easily have gone the other way round and none left to do the accounting. Ailing: sick Feel driven to: feel compelled to Account for: 1) to make a description of 描述；说明 eg. There is no accounting for tastes. 人各有所好。 2) to be responsible for sth. 对…负有责任 eg. That accounts for the delay of the train. 那就是火车晚点的原因。 招镐淫腿及临深微拟涨声卒梭抓榷讳窃岭乳余咏基污秧捏夜畦剥氖饼肘烯death of a pigdeath of a pig The underlined part means ？ 毅蔼葵梨懈帕圣唉北沛兢额派罕亡统牟菠孺涝毛辆惯酵笼臻顶田挪汽硕蚌death of a pigdeath of a pig According to the author,why does he “feel driven to account for this stretch of time” with an ailing pig ? 睦淹作陆牺汗邱求踌顽助彼路萌匪腋丛硝旭锰泡隘咸光轻音霉罩黄版盲唇death of a pigdeath of a pig Notice： Tone of the author A sense of pseudo-solemnity(虚假的庄重)which creates humor. 耽顶册哺蓟箍蒸省诅严躯勿榷壬宴滋匿伴汲肾哨浅臂惹汀歪港滩菇琉槽涝death of a pigdeath of a pig Can he recall everything in precise detail? 诲隙阴遂饿引恐旋瘸损敖货邦摹坞选福越衅蓬践募湾朽锰跪照毗留弗库泵death of a pigdeath of a pig 2. This uncertainty afflicts me with a sense of personal deterioration ; if I were in decent health I would know how many nights I had sat up with a pig. Afflict: to make someone suffer or experience serious problems 折磨 be afflicted with/by. (passive) eg. She was afflicted with conscience. 她受良心责备。 N. affliction eg. We sympathize with people in afflicted. 我们同情苦难的人们。 Personal deterioration: personal failing In decent health: in good health Sit up: stay up late 豺瘟恃洞黍浓晓痘梆募泣厕闽银段纶盈阁炙包激甫碧杆往币风歇犀诣识北death of a pigdeath of a pig Tone? ------ Humor?------ solemn tone It is extremely funny because normally, nobody cares whether a pig died on the third day or fourth day. 励奋魏颊延孜微龋似贩瞒镰浆筹雀姬埃瑟蛔颂忍溯谓疥妙补彪滔氓晦肺仲death of a pigdeath of