覺得這篇文章是背誦的好文章。
1、Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs of a civilized society.
開頭就很平鋪的說出了文章要說的內容，而且不覺得做作。。對比俺寫文章。。絞盡腦汁想出來的句子，和後面又連不上。。蠻突兀的，而且，punctuality 可以用在闡述character方面的例子。
2、Without it, nothing could ever be brought to a conclusion; everything would be in a state of chaos.
這幾天研究NEC， 發現其實他們蠻喜歡用這種雙重否定的。。或者說 是用本身就帶否定意味的詞來表達，什麽not donot。。出現得不多。而且，是我們chinese喜歡用的排比句式。。。同時，這個句子MS是個虛擬。。。
3、Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to disregard it.
這三句話是連壹起的，所以說這篇文章推薦背誦。三個句子，都是看起來很小兒科的句子，單詞句式都會，但是覺得很自然地，第壹句陳訴觀點，第二句虛擬假設相 反情況，到第三句又很自然地用倒裝來說也有少量情況出現。。。反思俺寫文章，都是心血來潮在前面壹堆類似句式中突然冒壹個其他的句式，多變的目的是達到 了，但是壹點都不靈活。。。— —|
4、He is therefore forgiven, if late for a dinner party.
if引導的條件狀語後置，其實這更多的符合歐美人的表達習慣，後面看到的很多句子，都和我們壹般寫出來的不壹樣。我們壹般寫 if...,he...,或者When..., he....
5、But people are often reproached for unpunctuality(又是壹個直接表示否定意義的詞) when their only fault is cutting things fine.
推薦背的是 cutting things fine 這個詞組——卡得太緊
句子意思是：但人們則常常僅僅由於將時間安排得太緊而引起不準時受到指責。
如果讓我們來寫這個句子的話：
But people are often blamed just because they have arranged their agandas too heavy to be punctuality.— —|
6、The over-punctual can be as much a trial to others as the unpunctual.
感覺很利索的過渡，直接把話題轉移到另外壹個方面，說提前太早到達其實和不按時是壹樣讓人惱火的。。
as much a trial to others as。。覺得這個句子蠻經典的。。很明白地說出了早到也是對人的壹種折磨。。。
7、Although being early may mean wasting a little time, this will be less than if you miss the train and have to wait an hour or more for the next one; and avoid the frustration of arriving at the very moment when the train is drawing out of the station and being unable(又是。。) to get on it.
個人蠻喜歡用的壹種讓步的句子.但是又不是單純的表示讓步，其實是2個並列的句子，同時做了另外壹種情況的比較，覺得就說服力雄厚起來。
同時幾個單詞覺得蠻好：drawing out of the station 壹般都會說 about to leave, take off,...
very,這個詞用在這裏感覺就是正好掐在那壹個讓人覺得很悶郁的關鍵點
avoid the frustration 動詞的名詞形式，記得論壇上有篇蠻經典的帖子就是說 名詞化趨勢，把表達句子中心意思的詞盡量用名詞表達
be unable to ..比couldn't, failed to, not successful。。這些用濫的會不會要好壹點，而且 這個更多的就是強調事情有沒有做成功
8、An even harder situation is to be on the platform in good time for a train and still to see it go off without you.
without..是使用頻率很高的詞，而且這個是介詞短語做補語。這個句子是跟著上面的句子更進壹步推進，加強後果的嚴重性。。
9、She entered the station twenty minutes before the train was due, since her patents had imressen upon her that it would be unforgivable to miss it and cause the friends with whom she was going to stay to maike two journeys to meet her.
since引導的從句再嵌套壹個賓語從句，之下還有壹個限定性的定語從句，結構蠻復雜，但是句子意思表達卻相當清晰。。
10、She felt in her handbag fot the piece of paper...
表達，使用的單詞 feel。。壹般我們寫做習慣：She searched in her bag for the piece of paper..
11、The girl, tear streaming down her face, begged to be allowed to slip into the guard's van.
那個 tear streaming down her face 覺得這個狀語用得蠻好的。。。
第59課
1、 People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
再壹次的 without。。其實讀過去 發現NCE裏面很多這樣的 with, without 帶表示狀態結構
tend to。另外表達喜歡做什麽意思的詞
2、 Those who never have to change house become indiscriminate collectors of what can only be described a clutter.
蠻欣賞指代詞 those 的用法的
of + what引導名詞從句
3、 As they grow old, people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons, lack of physical and mental energy, both of which are essential in turning out and throwing away, and sentiment.
再壹個比較普遍的用法，就是像波浪線這種小的詞組的，
比如說爬山，氣喘噓噓的。。quite out of breath
4、 …and so they gradually acquire a value beyond their true worth.
gradually：逐漸的意味，有隨時間流逝的滄桑感。。。— —|
beyond their true worth：超越了本身的價值
如果自己翻譯怎麽寫？they become more precious than they used to be?
5、 Some things are collected deliberately in the home in an attempt to avoid waste.
in an attempt to: 表示目的
6、 Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for boredom.
還是by 狀語的插入位置，也許這樣更加符合他們的表達習慣吧。。
第58課
1、 Her shopping had tired her and her basket had grown heavier with every step of the way home.
通過這樣壹種比較級來強調tired。。。
2、 In the lift her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest…
壹般我們寫，只想著做什麽什麽，just thinking, concentrate on..
3、 She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the room doors were open, yet following her regular practice she had shut then before going out.
Yet的用法，印象中老師壹直強調yet的用法，也是屬於英語中活用比較多的詞
4、 It was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during her absence.
5、 Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then she decided that at her age it might be more prudent to have someone with her, so she went to fetch the porter from his basement.
第壹反應：這個impulse 更加形象的說出了是當時立刻的反應，帶有沖動不理智的色彩。。
選詞的準確也許更多的是理解相近詞各自不同的感情變化吧。。
第57課
1、 He did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman’s care; but I lacked for nothing, for he was both father and mother to me.
看到這裏的時候會發現，幾乎在這裏的每篇文章裏面都會出現without , 以及本身帶有否定意味的詞而使句子變成雙重否定。
lack for。。記得高中做改錯題這個是出現得最多的。。壹般錯寫成lack of。。註意註意
2、 His roots and mine had become too firmly embedded in the new land.
這個句子的引申：比如說 某些觀念已經深入地建立在人們心中。。
Several ideas have become too firmly embedded in people’s mind.
3、 I hired a car the day after landing and bought a comprehensive book of maps, which I found most helpful on the cross country journey, but which I did not think I should need on the last stage.
這個句子的轉折蠻有意思的：在登陸的同日我租了壹輛汽車並購了壹本詳盡的地圖冊，我覺得它對越野旅行很有幫助，不過在旅行最後階段我認為它未必有用。
Comprehensive：感覺上也是外國人用得比較多的詞 eg: comprehensive education 綜合教育
On the last stage: 另外壹種表達“最後”
還有劃線的。。這個看起來蠻小兒科的，就是I don’t think。。否定前提。 但是在母語環境的影響下，在不知不覺的情況下，還是會說出 I think it does not…
4、 It was not that I actually remembered anything at all.
接著上句的賓語從句。文章裏面作為穿插出現的短句子，以調整長短句的搭配和結構。
5、 Fortunately for me, as I was wondering what to do next, there appeared on the horizon a man on horse back, riding in my diction.
As 的用法，老師曾經強調過，屬於比較靈活的詞語，像引導定語從句，也可以引導原因狀語從句，語氣的強弱問題。。只是沒太弄明白，所以多背壹點有關的來提高對這個詞的感覺吧。。。——|
There appeared 這個是壹個很簡單的倒裝句，因為前面的文字說作者感覺自己像掉進了壹個夢魘，周圍冷清沒有壹個人出現，所以這個倒裝句更好地突出了 appeared 表達看見活物的心情，和強調了Fortunate for me
第56課
1、 Without it we could not make a living.
還是without，以及雙重否定的壹個虛擬結構。同時 make 這個詞是很經典的。
這句話很適用TWE作文的寫作裏面，作為自己支持觀點的引語。
Eg: creativity v.s knowledge
Without creativity we could not make a living in such a fast-developing society.
2、 We know instinctively, just as beekeepers with their bees, that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.
利用類比來說。
Eg: We know instinctively, just as beekeeper with their bees, that a good eating habit is necessary for one to keep fit.
3、 This is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom goes to extremes.
帶as 的句子。。這裏是引導原因的連詞
同時 this is a rare occurrence 這個表達，比普遍的 this seldom happens。。要好
4、 Next came a horse, swimming bravely, but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted.
這段話的層次很清晰。又是壹個倒裝開始，用壹個進行時的狀語。
第55課 From the Earth: Greetings
1、 Radio telescopes have one big advantage over conventional telescopes in that they can operate in all weather conditions and can pick up signals coming from very distant stars.
這個 over 這個詞。。以及 in that 表示原因的用法。
2、 The radio telescope at Iodrell Bank in England was for many years the largest in the world.
狀語的位置，習慣了把for+時間段的放在句子前後，偶爾看壹下這樣的表達會覺得不適應
3、 A new telescope, over twice the size, was recently built at Sugar Grove in West Virginia.
劃線的用法。
4、 Astronomers no longer regard as fanciful the idea that they may one day pick up signal which have been sent by intelligent beings on other worlds.
regard as fanciful the idea that….這個句子，剛開始看沒太懂結構。
其實正常的應該是 regard the idea that they… as fanciful. 為了平衡句子結構所以把as fanciful這個給提前了。蠻地道的表達。。至少是蠻不中式英語的表達
在舊托福裏，這樣的語法結構也考過。
5、 Highly advanced civilizations may have existed on other planets long before intelligent forms of life evolved on the earth.
Highly這個詞。。。覺得很多贊美的感情都包括在裏面了。。
最震撼的是看俺爸爸幫我改郵件， 最後壹句 我本來寫的是
I’m waiting for your replay.。。。。。 蠻土的
Your reply will be highly appreciated.。。。以後俺發郵件最後壹句都是這個了。。。
還有advanced，壹個用法比較多的詞，屬於要掌握好的詞吧。
6、 Aware of the fact that it would be impossible to wait thousands or millions of years to receive an answer from a distant planet, scientists engaged in Project Ozma ate concentrating their attention on stars which are relatively close.
過渡句，連接2段間邏輯關系的句子。可以用做進壹步詳細的闡述，也可以做轉折。
engage in 參與
7、 A single picture would tell us more than thousands of words.
這個簡單句可以用於很多寫作的論述中間。 比如說電腦的作用：
A simple operation on the computer would save us more than thousands of minutes.
8、 In an age when anything seems to be possible, it would be narrow-minded in the extreme to ridicule these attempts to find out if there is life in other parts of the universe.
很好的結尾總結句子。還是那個 creativity v.s knowledge
In an age when anything seems to be full of innovation, it would be narrow-minded in the extreme to regard knowledge gained as superior than creativity.
今日總結：
1、其實好多詞光背了發現自己寫作用的詞匯還是沒有提高，而從課文中抽出句子來，壹方面是對語感的提高，而且也了解了這個詞的適用場合，或者說，在妳想到壹個表達的時候，反應出來的不是單詞，而是壹個句子
2、插入語，以及壹些小的結構是在老外們表達的時候很喜歡用的。也避免了滿篇的which, who什麽的定語從句，而且使句子結構比較靈活。而這些小成分放的位置，有時候是很形象地突出他所要表達的意思。
第54課 Instinct or Cleverness
1、 We have been brought up to fear insects.
我們自幼就在對昆蟲的懼怕中長大。
2、 We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good.
我們把昆蟲當作害多益少的無用東西。
3、 We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths.
我們在日常生活中，不但憎惡如蜘蛛、黃蜂之類令人討厭的昆蟲，而且憎惡並無大害的飛蛾等。
4、 Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
即使知道勤奮的螞蟻生活具有高度組織性的社會裏，當看到大群螞蟻在我們精心準備的午間野餐上爬行時，我們也無法抑制對它們的反感。
5、 We enjoy staring at them, entranced as they go about their business, unaware (we hope) of our presence.
我們喜歡入迷地看它們做事，它們不知道（但願如此）我們就在它們身邊。
6、 Who has not stood in awe ate the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle?
當看到蜘蛛撲向壹只蒼蠅時，壹隊螞蟻擡著壹只巨大的死甲蟲凱旋歸時，誰能不感到敬畏呢？
第53課 In the Public Interest
推薦背誦課文。
1、 As long ago as 1809, the Swedish Parliament introduced a scheme to safeguard the interest of the individual.
Introduce: 引進 bring in 的另外壹種的表達
Individual: 到處都在強調的用法。
2、 The Ombudsman is not subject to political pressure.
司法特派員不受任何政治壓力的制約。
3、 If a citizen’s complaint is justified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf.
On one’s behalf: 代表某人的利益
如果公民的意見正確，司法特派員便為他伸張正義。
4、 There was nothing in the record to show that the foreigner’s complaint was justified and the Chief of Police stoutly denied the accusation.
材料中沒有任何文字記載證明外國人所說的情況符合事實，警察局長矢口否認這壹指控。
第52課 Mud is Mud
推薦背誦課文。
1、 Mud is mud.
實事求是。
我們校訓就是這個。但是在校訓下面寫的是：Extract truth from the facts.
。。。不知道是不是中式英語。但是明顯那個比這個好。
2、 Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, grayish substance.
盡管那只瓶子呈淡綠色，但細心的客人很快就會發現瓶裏裝的是壹種看上去黏稠，顏色發灰的東西。
Observant： 細心。下次說人心細或者觀察仔細不要光說careful，considerable，watch carefully..了
3、 This brief experiment would dispel any further doubts you might entertain.
Entertain：To hold the attention of with something amusing or diverting。使有興趣的用法。
這壹簡單的試驗會消除妳可能存有的壹切疑慮
4、 How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
哈裏如何得到這種稀奇古怪的東西的，這裏有個有趣的故事，而且他挺愛把它講給別人聽。
5、 He expected the girl to look at him in blank astonishment.
他原想女售貨員會驚奇地望著他，不知所措
blank 和 sheer 這個詞壹樣，蠻形象的。。
6、 Harry decided that this little game he had invented might prove to be expensive.
他認識到自己發明的小小惡作劇是要付出很大的代價的。
有點因小失大的意思。
比如說，覺得“采納這樣的方法是得不償失的。”
The suggestion to be carried out might prove to be expensive.