王青

【New words and expressions】生詞和短語（16）

bullfight n. 斗牛

drunk n. 醉漢

wander v. 溜達，亂走

ring n. 圓形競技場地

unaware adj. 不知道的，未覺察的

bull n. 公牛

matador n. 斗牛士

remark n. 評論；言語

apparently adv. 明顯地

sensitive adj. 敏感的

criticism n. 批評

charge v. 沖上去

clumsily adv. 笨拙地

bow v. 鞠躬

safety n. 安全地帶

sympathetically adv. 同情地

★sensitive adj. 敏感的，神經過敏的，易生氣的，介意的（常與to+名詞連用）

Mary is sensitive to smells.

You’re too sensitive. 你太敏感了（太容易生氣）。

Mary has a sensitive ear.

★charge v. 沖上去

① vt. &vi. 要價，收費

They charged us too much for repairs.

How much do you charge for this dress?

② vt. 指控，指責

The police charged him with murder.

He charged Gary with speeding.

③ vt. &vt. 猛攻，沖向，沖鋒，向前沖

The bull charged at the drunk.

★bow v. 鞠躬

① vt. &vt. 鞠躬，欠身，低下（頭等）

The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.

As she couldn’t answer the question, she bowed her head.

② vi. 讓步，屈服，服從

Why did you bow to their decision?

He finally bowed before money and married the other girl.

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③ vt. 壓彎，壓倒

My mother is bowed with age. 我母親因年老而腰彎背駝。

The little tree is bowed with snow.

【Text】

During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began to shout, but the

drunk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of

the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot

all about the matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however, seemed

quite sure of himself. When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass. The crowd broke

into cheers and the drunk bowed. By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly

dragged the drunk to safety. Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the

drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.

參考譯文

在一次斗牛時，一個醉漢突然溜達到斗牛場中間，人們開始大叫起來，但醉漢卻沒有意識到危險。當

時那公牛正忙于對付斗牛士，但突然它看見了醉漢，只見他正大聲說著粗魯的話，手里揮動著一頂紅帽子。

對挑釁顯然非常敏感的公牛完全撇開斗牛士，直奔醉漢而_____來。觀眾突然靜了下來，可這醉漢像是很有把握

似的。當公牛逼近他時，他踉蹌地住旁邊一閃，牛撲空了。觀眾歡呼起來，醉漢向人們鞠躬致謝。然而，

此時已有3個人進入斗牛場，迅速把醉漢拉到安全的地方。好像連牛也在為他感到遺憾，因為它一直同情

地看著醉漢，直到他的背影消逝，才重新將注意力轉向斗牛士。

【課文講解】

1、The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger.

be unaware of… 不知道，沒有覺察……

While she read the book, she was unaware of the noise around her.

I was unaware that you were coming. 我不知道你要來。

2、The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting

rude remarks and waving a red cap.

catch sight of… 突然看到……

As I came out of the shop, I caught sight of Dan in the crowd.

3、The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself.

be/feel sure of oneself 有自信心

She’s always so sure of herself.

4、Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.

sensitive to criticism 對挑釁/批評敏感

charge at … 向……攻擊

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5、The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.

break into cheers 突然喝起彩來

break into… 突然發出，突然……起來

On hearing the news, she broke into tears.

When Sally saw the woman wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse, she broke into laughter.

6、Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the

way before once more turning its attention to the matador.

look on 旁觀，觀看

Many people just looked on while the two men robbed a woman.

out of the way 不礙事，不擋路

While making meat pies, I always order the children to keep out of the way.

在做肉餡餅時，總是命令孩子們不要礙事。

【Letter Writing】

常用開頭語：

I have not forgotten that…

You will find it hard to believe, but…

I am afraid I…

【Key structures】

與 for，with，of，to，at，from，in，on和about 連用的形容詞

與 for 連用的形容詞：eager for（渴望），enough for（足夠），famous for（以……而聞名），fit for（合

適），grateful for/to（因……而感激），qualified for/in（能勝任），ready for/to（準備好），responsible for（對……

負責），sorry for（對……感到遺憾），sufficient for（充足的），thankful for/to（感謝），valid for（有效期為……）

We have enough apples for the children.

They were eager for the performance to begin.

My aunt is famous for her beauty.

與with連用的形容詞：angry with sb./at sth.（因某人或某事生氣），busy with/at（忙于……），consistent

with（與……一致），content with（對……滿足），familiar with/to（與……熟悉），patient with（有耐心），

popular with（為……所喜愛）

Why was Mary angry with you?

She wasn’t content with her life.

Uncle Sam is always popular with children.

與of 連用的形容詞：afraid of（害怕），ahead of（在……前面），aware of（知道），capable of（能夠），

careful of/with（小心），certain of（確信），conscious of（意識到），envious of（妒忌），fond of（愛好），guilty

of（有……罪的），ignorant of（不了解），independent of（獨立于），jealous of（妒忌），kind of/to（對……

和藹），north/south/east/west of（在……的北/南/東/西面），short of（缺乏），shy of（顧慮），sure of（肯定），

worthy of（值得）

She is careful his coming. 她注意衣著。

I was short of money at that time.

與to連用的形容詞：close to（接近于），contrary to（與……相反），cruel to（對……殘忍），dear

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to（對……很重要），equal to（與……相等），faithful to（忠于……），fatal to（對……是致命的），harmful

to（對……有害______的），identical to（與……相同的），indifferent to（對……不關心），inferior to（劣于……），

liable to（對……有義務的），new to（對……沒有經驗），obedient to（對……服從），obvious to（對……清

楚的），polite to（對……有禮貌），previous to（先于），rude to（對……粗暴無禮），sensitive to（對……敏

感），similar to（與……相似），useful to（對……有用）

Most people are sensitive to criticism.

Though the bicycle is old, it is very dear to me. 雖然這輛自行車破舊，但我很珍視它。

All these words are new to me. 所有這些單詞我都是第一次遇到。

It’s obvious to everyone that he’s lying. 大家都清楚他在撒謊。

My car is similar to yours. 我的車與你的車相似。

與 at 連用的形容詞：bad at（不善于……），clever at（擅長），efficient at（能勝任的），expert at/in（能

熟練做……），good at（善于），indignant at（對……感到憤慨），quick at（很快），sad at/about（因……而

悲傷），slow at（對……遲鈍），skillful at/in（熟練）

I am good/bad at swimming.

Tom is quick/slow at learning new things.

與from 連用的形容詞：away from（距……遠的），different from（與……不同的），far from（遠離），

safe from（無危險的）

The man was far from comfortable while being confined to the wooden box.

那人被悶在木箱里時一點兒也不舒服。

與 in連用的形容詞：deficient in（缺少），fortunate from（在……很幸運），honest from（對……很誠實），

weak from（在……薄弱的）

You’re fortunate in having a house of your own.

Frank is honest in business.

I’m weak in/at chemics.

與on連用的形容詞：dependent on（依賴于……），intent on（專心于……），keen on（熱心于……）

She was keen on tennis.

You shouldn’t be so intent on making money.

Are you still dependent on your father?

與about連用的形容詞：curious about（對……好奇的），doubtful about/of（對……有疑問），enthusiastic

about（對……熱心），reluctant about/to（勉強），right about/in（在……是正確的），uneasy about（對……

感到不安）

She is uneasy about her future. 她為自己的前途擔心。

I’m doubtful about/of his words.