北师大版高中英语模块6--Unit 16 Stories Lesson3-3

[00:00.00]Children who can hear learn language easily
[00:04.25]but for a deaf child it is a slow and
[00:06.50]often painful¹ process².But whatever the process
[00:09.90]the result is wonderful.
[00:12.83]At first,when my teacher told me something new
[00:15.66]I asked very few questions.
[00:18.21]But as my knowledge of things
[00:19.72]and my vocabulary³ grew,
[00:21.70]I asked more and more questions,
[00:23.58]eager for further⁴ information.
[00:26.94]I remember the morning that
[00:28.08]I first asked the meaning of the word,"love"
[00:32.32]This was before I knew many words .
[00:35.71]I had found a few flowers in the garden
[00:38.15]and brought them to my teacher .
[00:40.90]She tried to kiss me.
[00:41.77]but I pulled away as at that time,
[00:44.51]I only allowed my mother to kiss me.
[00:48.46]Miss Sullivan put her arm around me instead,
[00:51.10]and spelled into my hand ,"I love Helen.
[00:57.08]"What is love?"I asked,
[01:00.05]She drew me closer to her and said,
[01:02.00]"It is here."pointing to my heart.
[01:05.28]Her words puzzled⁵ my very much,
[01:07.06]because at that stage I did not
[01:08.41]understan anything unless I touched it.
[01:12.39]I smelt⁶ the flowers in her hand,
[01:14.62]and asked half in words.half in signs ,
[01:17.70]a question which meant,
[01:20.05]"Is love the sweetness of flowers?"
[01:24.02]"No,"said my teacher.Again I thought.
[01:29.59]The warm sun was shining on us.
[01:29.59]

1 painful   

adj.(引起)疼痛的；困难的，令人不快的

参考例句：

• He did not want to mention the painful past.他不愿意提起过去的伤心事。
• The memory came back with a painful rush.回忆起往事心里一阵难受。

2 process   

n.程序，进行，过程；vt.加工，处理，对…处置，对…起诉；adj.经加工的，三色版的

参考例句：

• The bridge is in the process of being built.大桥正在建设中。
• We will process your order at once.我们立刻处理您的订单。

3 vocabulary   

n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表

参考例句：

• How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
• You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。

4 further   

adv.（在时间或空间上）距离更大地；更远地

参考例句：

• Have you had any further news?你有进一步的消息吗？
• We will help you further.我们会进一步帮助你的。

5 puzzled   

adj.迷惑的；困惑的

参考例句：

• The student was puzzled about what to do next.这个学生对下一步做什么伤透了脑筋。
• I was somewhat puzzled at his unwillingness to help.他不愿意帮忙让我有点困惑。

6 smelt   

v.熔解，熔炼；n.银白鱼，胡瓜鱼

参考例句：

• Tin is a comparatively easy metal to smelt.锡是比较容易熔化的金属。
• Darby was looking for a way to improve iron when he hit upon the idea of smelting it with coke instead of charcoal.达比一直在寻找改善铁质的方法，他猛然想到可以不用木炭熔炼，而改用焦炭。