“Way” 短语讲解(在线收听

   高三课文中有这样一句话:“Silk from China found its way over land along the Silk Road to India, the Middle East and Rome...”,句中 “find its way ” 表示 “to reach someplace by discovering the right way to get there”。这里运用了拟人手法。把silk比拟做有思想的人,主动地寻找自己的路线,显得生动有活力。全句可译为: “中国的丝绸沿着丝绸之路到达印度﹑中东和罗马……”。英语中有许多含有way的短语,生动形象,意味深长,具有汉语达不到的效果,值得品味:

  ① make one's way: The team slowly made their way through the jungle.
  这一队人艰难地行走在丛林中。
  ② push one's way: He pushed his way through the crowd.
  他推开人群挤出去了。
  ③ lose one's way: He lost his way in the big city.
  在这个大城市里,他迷失了方向。
  ④ pick one's way: He had to pick his way along the muddy path.
  在泥泞的小路上,他只得择路而行。
  ⑤ fight one's way: The surrounded soldiers fought their way out.
  这些被包围的士兵杀出了一条生路。
  ⑥ feel one's way: We couldn't see anything in the cave, so we had to feel our way out.
  我们在洞里什么也看不到,只得摸着出去。
  ⑦ inch one's way: On seeing the snake, he inched his way backwards.
  一看到那条蛇,他就缓慢地退走了。
  ⑧ laugh one's way: He laughs his way through life.
  他一辈子笑待人生
  ⑨ wind one's way: The path winds its way to the top of the mountain.
  这条小路蜿蜒通向山顶。
  ⑩ elbow one's way: He elbowed his way to the front of the queue.
  他(用肘)挤到队前面。
  ? grope one's way : He drank too much and then groped his way back to the bedroom.
  他喝得太多了,踉踉跄跄得摸进卧室。
  ?limp one's way: He was hurt in the left leg so that he had to limp his way home.
  他的左腿受伤,只得一瘸一拐地走回家。
  ?dig one's way: Mark Twain began digging his way to regional fame as a newspaper reporter.
  作为一名记者,马克?吐温开始在当地崭露头角。
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