综合英语Book IV Unit 9 The Pearl.pptVIP

homework Finish ex. in workbook Before panting little boys could strangle out the words, their mothers knew it. pant: To breathe rapidly in short gasps, as after exertion. 喘气： strangle: 1) To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle. 扼死：掐住喉咙以使…窒息而死；掐死 2) To suppress, repress, or stifle: 压抑：压制、抑制或镇压： 他在送医院急救之前便窒息而死。 He strangled before help could reach him. Before panting little boys could strangle out the words, their mothers knew it. Please paraphrase the sentence: The mothers had already learned the news before their sons could stammer it out. Please translate: 独裁者的第一步是扼杀新闻自由。 The dictators first step was to strangle the free press. The news swept on past the brush houses, and it washed in a foaming wave into the town of stone and plaster. Please paraphrase the sentence: The news spread from one brush house to another and continued to travel fast into the town. And when it was made plain who Kino was, the doctor grew stern and judicious at the same time. stern: 1) Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character: severe 严格的 2) Grim, gloomy, or forbidding in appearance or outlook. 苛刻的 3) Firm or unyielding; uncompromising. 坚定的或不屈服 4) Inexorable; relentless: 毫不宽容的；无情的： Please paraphrase the sentence: When the doctor realized that Kino was the man who had asked fro his help, he became both serious about the treatment and wise about how he could gain. And when it was made plain who Kino was, the doctor grew stern and judicious at the same time. Please translate the sentence: 当弄清楚是一只大老鼠导致传动系统中断运转时，我们都松了一口气。不久传送系统便恢复了正常运转。 When it was made plain that it was a big rat that had caused the breakdown of the transmission system, we all felt relieved. Soon the system was brought to its normal operation. And the doctor’s eyes rolled up a little in their fat hammocks and he thought of Paris. Please paraphrase the sentence: For a moment, the doctor’s eyes were focused on nothing as his thoughts turned to Paris. …for it had happe