Lesson Eight The Model Millionaire(Ⅱ)

1. Lesson EightThe Model Millionaire(Ⅱ)

2. Ⅰ. Outline of the Text • Part 1: (Paras: 1-22) • Hughie met Alan Trevor in a club that night. He was angry at hearing that Alan had told the old man all about him. Alan told Hughie that the model was actually a millionaire and he was very interested in Hughie and his affairs. • Part 2: (Paras: 23-29) • A servant from the millionaire visited Hughie the next morning. The man brought Hughie a cheque for 10,000 as a wedding gift from the millionaire. • Part 3: (Paras: 30-31) • Hughie married the girl he loved.

3. 1.…found Trevor sitting by himself in the smoking room drinking… • 看到特里沃独自坐在吸烟室饮酒 • find sb. doing sth. 发现某人正在做某事 • smoking room ：吸烟室

4. 2 “Well, Alan, did you finish the picture all right?” he said, as he lit his cigarette. • all right: satisfactorily • lit → light

5. 3 “Finished and framed, my boy!” answered Trevor; “and, by the way, that old model you saw has become very fond of you. • by the way 顺便 • you saw （定语从句，省略了 whom ） • be fond of / become fond of: • like sb. or sth. very much 非常喜欢某人或某物

6. 4.I have got heaps of old clothes at home － do you think he would care for any of them? Why, his rags were falling to bits.” • heap n. 堆 • care for 介意，计较，愿意 • rag: worn clothes • bits: pieces • fall to bits: 变得破破烂烂 • break to bits 摔得粉碎

7. 5 “But he looks splendid in them,” said Trevor. “I should never want to paint him in a frock coat for anything. • splendid ： excellent • frock coat: very good clothes 非常好的、华丽的衣服 • Never…for anything: not … at all （口语）决不，肯定不 • 本句翻译：“不过他穿着那身衣服看起来棒极了，”特里沃说。他要是身着长礼服，我说什么也不会画他。

8. 6.…you painters are a heartless lot… 你们画家真是一帮铁石心肠的人 • （ painters have no sympathy for the poor and miserable ） • lot: （口语）一群具有相同特征的人

9. 7…our business is to show the world as we see it, not to make it better ： • … the work of artists is to present the world honestly, not to improve it.

10. 8 “You don‘t mean to say you talked to him about her?” said Hughie. • mean to say: admit readily 愿意承认（一般用于疑问句） • “你不会真的跟他谈起了劳拉吧？”休吉说。

11. 10 “ You told the old beggar all about my private affairs?” cried Hughie, looking very red and angry. • private affairs 私事 • looking very red and angry 现在分词短语，作伴随状语，表明休吉当时的表情和状态。

12. 11.…that old beggar, as you call him, is one of the richest men in Europe • … 你称为老乞丐的那个人是欧洲的大富翁。 • …as you call him ：插入主句中的定语从句， as 是关系代词，代表 old beggar ，在从句中作宾语 him 的补足语。

13. 13 “What I say,” said Trevor. “the old man you saw today in the studio was Baron Hausberg. • you saw today in the studio （为定语从句，修饰 the old man ）

14. What do you expect? It is the whim of a millionaire. You know these rich men. • Whim: a strange idea • 你会料想到什么？这当然是百万富翁一时心血来潮的怪念头，你知道这帮阔老爷是会做这种事的。

15. 14 “Baron Hausberg!” cried Hughie. “Good heavens! I gave him a pound!” and he sank into an arm-chair the picture of dismay. • sank → sink • …he sank into an arm-chair the picture of dismay… 他跌坐进一把扶手椅，一副惊恐的模样。 • the picture of dismay 在句中作主语 he 的补足语。

16. 15 “Gave him a pound!” shouted Trevor and he burst into a roar of laughter. “My dear boy, you‘ll never see it again. His business is with other men’s money.” • burst into 　突然出现；放声（大笑、高唱、痛哭）；闯入 • burst into tears 突然大哭起来；突然之间热泪盈眶 • “给了他一英镑！”特里沃叫到，并放声大笑起来，“可爱的孩子，你的那一英镑是拿不回来了，他做的是别人的钱的生意。”

17. 16 “I think you ought to have told me, Alan,” said Hughie in a bad temper, “and not have let me make such a fool of myself.” • Ought to / Should ＋ have done 　　应该做而没做… • You ought to have finished your homework. 你本应该完成作业的 。 • in a bad temper: 生气地，心情不好 • Lose one‘s temper 生气，发脾气 • keep one‘s temper 忍住气；不发火 • make a fool of oneself 因干愚蠢的事而出丑

18. 17 “Well, to begin with, Hughie,” said Trevor, “It never entered my mind that you went about giving money away in that careless manner. • to begin with: first of all 首先（用来引出要讲的第一点或是最重要的一点）。 • go about doing sth. 着手做某事 • careless 粗心大意的

19. It never entered my mind that you went about giving money away in that careless manner ： • 我真没想到你会这样随便乱给别人钱。 • That 从句是主语， it 为形式主语。

20. You know he wasn‘t in full dress ：你是知道的，他当时穿着可是不雅观。 • in full dress ： 礼服，正式场合的穿着（此处指有身份的人一般穿戴的衬衫、西服领带等）

21. 19 “Not at all. He was in the highest spirits after you left; kept laughing to himself and rubbing his old wrinkled hands together. • Laugh to oneself: 对自己笑 • talk/think to oneself 自言自语 ／心中想，自思自忖 • 本句翻译：“根本不是这样。你走之后，他的心境极佳，不断对自己大笑，一个劲地搓他那布满皱纹的双手。”

22. He‘ll invest your pound for you, Hughie, pay you the interest every six months, and have a wonderful story to tell after dinner.” • invest 投资 • invest in… 投资于…… • He invested in trade. 他投资于贸易。 • interest <n.> 兴趣，利息，利益 • 他会用你那一英镑去投资，每六个月给你付一次利息，茶余饭后把这件奇闻趣事当故事讲给别人听。

23. 22.However, Hughie wouldn‘t stay, but walked home, feeling very unhappy, and leaving Alan Trevor helpless with laughter. • … feeling very unhappy… 现在分词作伴随状语 • …leaving Alan Trevor helpless with laughter ： • Hughie‘s embarrassment amused Trevor so much that he started laughing and could not stop. • 可是，休吉再也呆不下去了，他满面愁容地走回了家，把艾伦·特里沃乐得喘不上气来 。

24. 小结： • Hughie met Alan Trevor in a club that night. He was angry at hearing that Alan had told the old man all about him. Alan told Hughie that the model was actually a millionaire and he was very interested in Hughie and his affairs.

25. Part 2: (Paras:23～29) • A servant from the millionaire visited Hughie the next morning. The man brought Hughie a cheque for 10,000 as a wedding gift from the millionaire.

26. 23 The next morning, as he was at breakfast, the servant brought him a card on which was written, “Monsieur Gustave Naudin, for M.le Baron Hausberg.” • … on which … 为定语从句，修饰 card。 • for: on behalf of 代表 • M. 是 Monsieur 的缩写， le 是法语的一个冠词，相当于英语的 the 。

27. 24 An old gentleman with gold glasses and grey hair came into the room and said, in a slight French accent, “Have I the honor of speaking to Monsieur Erskine ?” • accent 口音 • Have the honor of doing sth: 荣幸做 … • Have I the honor of speaking to Monsieur Erskine ： • 您是厄斯金先生吗？

28. 27 “I beg, sir, that you will offer him my sincerest apologies,” stammered Hughie. • beg v. 请求,乞求 • sincere adj. 诚挚的，真诚的 • stammer v. 结结巴巴地说

29. 28 “The Baron,” said the old gentleman with a smile, “has commissioned me to bring you this letter”; and he held out a sealed envelope. • Commission sb. to do sth: to ask sb. to do sth. （正式）委托某人做某事 • …has commissioned me to bring you this letter ： • 委托我把这封信交给您。 • sealed ： adj. 密封的

30. Part 3: (Paras:30～31) • Hughie married the girl he loved.

31. 30 When they were married Alan Trevor was the best man, and the Baron made a speech at the wedding breakfast. • best man n．男傧相 • make a speech 发表演说

32. 　“Millionaire models,” remarked Alan, “are rare enough; but model millionaires are rarer still! ： “Few millionaires want to be painted as a beggar; even fewer millionaires really know how to use money wisely.” said Alan. • See sb./sth. doing sth • See about doing sth.:考虑；照料　　 • See into sth.: to investigate 调查 • See sb. off : （给某人）送行 • See that: 设法做到 • See to sb./ sth.: take care of 负责；照料 • Will you see to the children? （你能照顾孩子吗？）

33. Tell sb. to do sth. • Tell sb. sth./about sth. • Tell sb./sth. apart: 辨别 • To tell the truth: to be frank 说实话 • To tell the truth, I don‘t really like her. • Tell one‘s fortune （财富，命运）算命 • You can never tell./You never can tell. 说不准

34. Exercises • （1） To finish the job today, we‘ll have to depend （on/upon） ourselves. Everybody else is busy. • depend on 依靠 • （2） It must be pointed （out） that this matter is （of） great importance to us. • point out 指出 • be of + n.= be + adj.

35. （3） The singer is very popular （with） young people （in /throughout） Southeast Asia. • Be popular with sb. 受…欢迎 • （4） He was very fond （of） the small town and went there （on） a monthly basis. • Be fond of: like sth. very much 喜欢

36. （5） We must improve our programme. Otherwise, the viewers will get tired （of） watching the same old stuff. • get tired of: 对…厌烦了 • Get rid of 除去 • Get/be tired of 对…厌烦了 • Stuff: thing

37. 6） She is so shy that she blushes （at） every word a stranger says to her. • Blush at… 因…而脸红 • （7） One should never take advantage （of） other people‘s misfortune. • take advantage of ：利用

38. （8） He always blames others （for） anything he himself has done wrong. • Blame sb. for sth. 因……责备某人 • （9） We have to use that money wisely because that‘s all we live （on） for the next three months or so. • Live on 靠…过活 • （10） As I was driving to the pool with my sister-in-law and our children, I got （into） an argument （with） a teenager who was driving fast and tailing our car. • Get into an argument with sb. 与…发生争吵

39. （11） She found it difficult to get rid （of） the habit of eating between meals. • （12） The boy talked his parents （into） allowing him to visit Shanghai by himself. • Talk sb. into doing sth: persuade sb. to do 说服某人做某事

40. （1） In many parts of the world the only （permanent） water supply lies below the ground. • （ continuous 持续的， permanent 永远的 ，永久的） • （2） These wild flowers are so （rare） that I want to do whatever I can do to save them. （ rare ， scarce） • Rare: 罕见 的 ，珍贵的 • A rare bird 一种稀有的鸟，珍品 • Scarce （有用，但不足）　 • The food is scarce . • Rare time 珍贵的 时间

41. （3） Thank you for a （delightful/cheerful） evening. • （delightful, cheerful ） • （4） Everyone was （surprised） at how calm and relaxed she was before her first public speech. • （ surprised 感到惊讶的， astonished （惊讶的程度更大））

42. （5） What are you doing out here all （alone） ? （alone, lonely） • Alone adj. 独自的 • lonely adj. 孤单的 ，孤独的 • along adv./prep . 沿着 • I‘m lonely. 我很孤单 • I went there alone. 我自己去。

43. Object Complement • 1.名词、形容词、介词词组作宾语补足语 • 　　① We elected him Monitor.　　我们选他作班长。 • 　　划分句子结构：主语： We 谓语： elected 宾语： him （宾语） monitor （宾补） • 　　② He gave me a present.　　他送给我一件礼物。 • 　　划分句子结构：主语： He 谓语： gave 宾语： me （间接宾语） a present （直接宾语）

44. 2.动词不定式、分词作宾语补足语 • I found him dancing.　　我发现他在跳舞。see 看到hear 听到notice 注意到

45. 3.as+ 名词/形容词/分词作宾语补足语 • regard…as • You mustn‘t think of me as being rude to you. （分词词组） • Please tell the story as seen by the main character. （分词词组） • 　　注意 ：用分词作宾补的情况，关键看宾补与宾语的关系（如果是主动 关系，用现在分词 ；如果是被动关系，用过去分词）。

46. （1）Unfortunately, there‘s nothing we can do to（change）the situation.（change改变,reform改革） • Reform and Open Policy 改革开放政策 • （2）Don‘t tell anyone else what I’ve told you; it‘s a（secret）.（private, secret） • 不要告诉任何人我告诉你的事情，这是一个秘密。

47. （3）She looked as（pretty）as a picture in her long white dress.（pretty, handsome） • （4）He always wore an expensive gray（suit）and a dark red tie to go with it.（clothing, suit） • clothing 所有的衣物总称，布料。 • suit制服，一套衣服。 • go with sth. 搭配

48. （5）This building is the（finest）example of its type. • （greatest伟大的, finest ：out standing） • 这则建筑是这种类型建筑最好的例子。 • Lincoln is regarded as the greatest president in the America. • 林肯被认为是美国历史上最伟大的总统。