星運里的錯講義

Page3—Lateinthewinterofmyseventeenthyear,mymotherdecidedIwasdepressed,presumablybecauseIrarelyle>thehouse,spentquitealotof@meinbed,readthesamebookoverandover,ateinfrequently,anddevotedquiteabitofmyabundant@metothinkingaboutdeath.depressed|di?prest|adj.患抑郁癥的presumably|pri?zju:m?bli|adv.大概地、可能地infrequently|in’fri:kw?ntli|adv.不頻繁地quiteabitof很多的abundant|??b?nd?nt|adj.大量Page3—Wheneveryoureadacancerbookletorwebsiteorwhatever,theyalwayslistdepressionamongthesidee?ectsofcancer.But,infact,depressionisnotasidee?ectofcancer.Depressionisasidee?ectofdying.(Cancerisalsoasidee?ectofdying.Almosteverythingis,really.)booklet|?b?kl?t|n.宣傳冊depression|di?pre?n|n.抑郁癥sidee?ect副作用ButmymombelievedIrequiredtreatment,soshetookmetoseemyRegularDoctorJim,whoagreedthatIwasveritablyswimminginaparalyzingandtotallyclinicaldepression,andthatthereforemymedsshouldbeadjustedandalsoIshouldaXendaweeklySupportGroup.veritably|’verit?bli|adv.千真萬確地paralyzing|’p?r?laizi?|adj.令人麻痹的clinical|?klinikl|adj.臨床的medn藥物治supportgroup互助小Page4—ThisSupportGroupfeaturedao;ngcastofcharactersinvariousstatesoftumor-drivenunwellness.Whydidthecastrotate?Asidee?ectofdying.feature|??:t??|vt.以…為主打；有…樣的特rota@ng|r??’tei@?|adj.輪番上陣cast|kɑ:st|n.全體演acastofcharactersstate|steit|n狀tumor-drivenadj.由腫瘤unwellnessn疾rotate|r???teit|vi輪換；輪番上Page4—TheSupportGroup,ofcourse,wasdepressingas.ItmeteveryWednesdayinthebasementofastone-walledEpiscopalchurchshapedlikeacross.Weallsatinacirclerightinthemiddleofthecross,wherethetwoboardswouldhavemet,wheretheheartofJesuswouldhaveas非EpiscopalChurch|i?pisk?pl|[蘇格蘭和的]圣公board|b?:d|n木Page5—Thenweintroducedourselves:Name.Age.Diagnosis.Andhowwe’rengtoday.I’mHazel,I’dsaywhenthey’dgettome.Sixteen.Thyroidoriginallybutwithanimpressiveandlong-seBledsalitecolonyinmylungs.AndI’mngdiagnosis|?dai?g?n??sis|n.病情thyroid|?θair?id|n.甲狀腺impressve|im?presiv|adj.顯著的 長期的salitecolony菌Page5—Oncewegotaroundthecircle,Patrickalwaysaskedifanyonewantedtoshare.Andthenbeganthecirclejerkofsupport:everyonetalkingabout?gh@ngandbaXlingandwinningandshrinkingandscanning.jerk|d??:k|n無聊的事物shrink|?ri?k|vi.縮小scan|sk?n|vi.掃描Page6—TheonlyredeemingfacetofSupportGroupwasthiskidnamedIsaac,along-faced,skinnyguywithstraightblondhairsweptoveroneeye.redeeming|ri?di?mi?|adj.起補償作用facet|?f?sit|n方skinny|?skini|adj.皮包骨的blond|bl?nd|adj.金黃色的Page6—Paragraph2Andhiseyesweretheproblem.Hehadsomeaa;allyimprobableeyecancer.Oneeyehadbeencutoutwhenhewasakid,andnowheworethekindofthickglassesthatmadehiseyes(boththerealoneandtheglassone)preternaturallyhuge,likehiswholeheadwasbasicallyjustthisfakeeyeandthisrealeyestaringatyou.FromwhatIcouldgatherontherareoccasionswhenIsaacsharedwiththegroup,arecurrencehadcedhisremainingeyeinmortalperil.fantas@cally|f?n?t?st?kli|adv.極其地improbable|im?pr?b?bl|adj.不大可能的preternaturally|?pri:t??n?t?r?li|adv.不尋常地gather|?ɡ?e?|vt.推斷occasion|??kei?n|n.次recurrence|ri?k?r?ns|n.復(fù)發(fā)mortal|?m?:tl|adj.致命的peril|?per?l|n.嚴(yán)重Me:“IrefusetoaXendSupportMom:“Oneofthesymptomsofdepressionisinsymptom|?simpt?m|n.癥狀depression|di?pre?n|n.抑郁癥disinterest|disintr?st|n.無；冷漠Me:“PleasejustletmewatchAmerica’sNextTopIt’sanMom:“evisionisapassivity|p??siv?@|n消Me:“Ugh,Mom,Mom:“Hazel,you’reateenager.You’renotaliXlekidanymore.Youneedtomakefriends,getoutofthehouse,andliveyourlife.”Me:“Ifyouwantmetobeateenager,don’tsendmetoSupportGroup.BuymeafakeIDsoIcangotoclubs,drinkvodka,andtakepot.”pot|p?t|n.Mom:“Youdon’ttakepot,forstartersstarter|?stɑ?t?|n菜Me:“See,that’sthekindofthingI’dknowifyougotmefakeMe:“UGGGGGGGGGGGGG.”Mom:Hazel,youdeservealife.”deserve|di?z?:|vt.應(yīng)該有Page7—倒數(shù)第二段Thatshutmeup,althoughIfailedtoseehowaBendanceatSupportGroupmetthede?ni;onoflife.S@ll,Iagreedtogo—a>erneo;;ngtherighttorecordthe1.5episodesofANTMI’dbemissing.aXendance|??tend?ns|n參de?ni@on|?de??ni?n|n定nego@ate|ni?ɡ?u?ieit|vt.商定；達(dá)成協(xié)episode|?epis?ud|n.一IwenttoSupportGroupforthesamereasonthatI’donceallowednurseswithamereeighteenmonthsofgraduateeduca;ontopoisonmewitho;allynamedchemicals:Iwantedtomakemyparentshappy.ThereisonlyonethinginthisworldshiFerthanbi;ngitfromcancerwhenyou’resixteen,andthat’shavingakidwhobitesitmere|mi?|adj僅僅的；只不過graduateeduca@on教育poison|?p?izn|vt.下毒；毒害chemical|?kemikl|n.化學(xué)藥劑shiXy|??i@|adj.非常糟糕biteitfrom…之Page8Paragraph5~最后一段“IloveyoushesaidasIgotout.“Youtoo,Mom.Seeyouatsix.”“Makefriends!”shesaidthroughtherolled-downwindowasIwalkedaway.rolled-downadj.搖下Ididn’twanttotaketheelevatorbecausetakingtheelevatorisaLastDayskindofac@vityatSupportGroup,soItookthestairs.IgrabbedaandpouredsolemonadeintoaDixiecupandthenturnedaround.lemonade|?lem??neid|n檸檬Dixiecup西小紙AboywasstaringatIwasquitesureI’dneverseenhimbefore.Longandleanlymuscular,hedwarfedthemoldeds@celementaryschoolchairhewassi~ngin.Mahoganyhair,straightandshort.Helookedmyage,maybeayearolder,andhesatwithhistailboneagainsttheedgeofthechair,hispostureaggressivelypoor,onehandhalfinapocketofdarkleanly|li:nli|adv.瘦且健康muscular|?m?skj?l?|adj.強壯dwarf|dw?:f|vt.使顯得矮小；使相形見絀molded|m?uldid|adj.用模具制作的mahogany|m??h?ɡ?ni|adj.紅褐色的tailbone|?teilb?un|n.尾椎骨posture|?p?st??|n.(坐立)的aggressively|??ɡresivli|adv氣焰囂張地poor|p?:|adj.糟糕Page9—Look,letmejustsayit:HewashotAnonhotboystaresatyourelentlesslyanditis,atbest,awkwardand,atworst,aformofassault.Butahotboy...well.relentlessly|ri?lentl?sli|adv.不停atbest往最好了awkward|??:kw?d|adj.令人尷尬assault|??s?:lt|n人身Page9—Ipulledoutmyphoneandclickeditsoitwoulddisythe@me:4:59.Thecircle?lledinwiththeunluckytwelve-to-eighteens,andthenPatrickstartedusoutwiththeserenityprayer:God,grantmetheserenitytoacceptthethingsIcannotchange,thecouragetochangethethingsIcan,andthewisdomtoknowthedi?erence.Theguywass@llstaringatme.Ifeltratherblushy.disy|di?splei|vt.顯?llin填twelve-to-eighteens十二至十八歲serenity|s?’ren?@|n寧靜serenityprayer寧靜禱文grant|ɡr?nt|vt.給予blushy|bl??i|adj.臉紅的Page10—Finally,Idecidedthattheproperstrategywastostareback.BoysdonothaveamonopolyontheStaringBusiness,a>erall.SoIlookedhimoverasPatrickacknowledgedforthethousandth@mehisball-lessnessetc.,andsoonitwasastaringcontest.A>erawhiletheboysd,andthen?nallyhisblueeyesglancedaway.Whenhelookedbackatme,I?ickedmyeyebrowsuptosay,Iper|?pr?p?|adj.恰當(dāng)?shù)膕trategy|?str?t?d?i|n.策略monopoly|m??n?p?li|n.monopolyon…對...的acknowledge|?k?n?lid?|vt.承認(rèn)glance|ɡlɑ:ns|vi.瞥；匆匆一看?ick|?ik|vt.使)突然快速移動Page11—Paragraph3Therewere?veothersbeforetheygottohim.HesdaliXlewhenhisturncame.Hisvoicewaslow,smoky,and y.“MynameisAugustusWaters,”hesaid.“I’mseventeen.IhadaliXletouchof aayearandahalfago,butI’mjustheretodayatIsaac’srequest.”turnn.輪到smoky|?sm??ki|adj煙霧繚繞a|?s@??sɑ:’k??m?|n骨肉瘤request|ri?kwest|n正式或禮貌的)要求atsb.’srequest出于的請求Page11—Paragraph7—Line6~Page12—“Augustus,perhapsyou’dliketoshareyourfearswith“Ifearoblivion,”hesaidwithoutamoment’spause.“Ifearitliketheproverbialblindmanwho’safraidofthedark.”oblivion|??blivi?n|n.害怕Page12—Paragraph9~Page13—Ihadn’tbeeninproperschoolinthreeyears.Myparentsweremytwobestfriends.MythirdbestfriendwasanauthorwhodidnotknowIexisted.Iwasafairlyshy—notthehand-raisingproper|?pr?p?|adj.真正的；像樣fairly|?fe?li|adv.相當(dāng)type|taip|n.類Andyet,justthisonce,Idecidedtospeak.IhalfraisedmyhandandPatrick,hisdelightevident,immediaysaid,“Hazel!”Iwas,I’msureheassumed,openingup.ingPartOfThedelight|di?lait|n.高興；愉快evident|?evid?nt|adj.顯而易見的assume|??sju:m|vt.假定；認(rèn)為openup敞開心扉IlookedoveratAugustusWaters,wholookedbackatme.Youcouldalmostseethroughhiseyestheyweresoblue.“Therewillcomea@me,”Isaid,“whenallofusaredead.Allofus.Therewillcomea@mewhentherearenohumanbeingsremainingtorememberthatanyoneeverexistedorthatourspecieseverdidanything.Therewillbenoonele>torememberAristotleorCleopatra,letaloneyou.species|?spi:?i:z|n.物Aristotle|??rist?tl|亞里（古希臘大哲學(xué)家，科Cleopatra(埃及女王)letalone…更不用說...EverythingthatwedidandbuiltandwroteandthoughtanddiscoveredwillbeforgoXenandallofthis”—Igesturedpassingly—“willhavebeenfornaught.Maybethat@meiscomingsoonandmaybeitismillionsofyearsaway,butevenifwesurvivethecollapseofoursun,wewillnotsurviveforever.Therewas@mebeforeorganismsexperiencedconsciousness,andtherewillbe@mea>er.Andiftheinevitabilityofhumanoblivionworriesyou,encourageyoutoignoreit.Godknowsthat’swhateveryoneelsedoes.”passingly|in?k?mp?si?li|adv.環(huán)繞一圈naught|n?t|n零；虛collapse|k?l?ps|n坍organism|??:ɡ?niz?m|n.有機體；生物consciousness|?k?n??sn?s|n意識；知覺inevitability|inevitability|n.必然性oblivion|??blivi?n|n.害怕被遺忘I’dlearnedthisfrommyoeme;onethirdbestfriend,PeterVanHouten,thereclusiveauthorofAnImperialA?ic;on,thebookthatwasascloseathingasIhadtoaBible.PeterVanHoutenwastheonly I’devercomeacrosswhoseemedto(a)understandwhatit’sliketobedying,and(b)nothavedied.aforemen@oned|??f?:?men??nd|adj前面提reclusive|ri?klu?siv|adj.離群索居的imperial:|?m?p??ri?l|adj.的；的a?ic@on:|????k?n|n.苦惱；哀傷comeacross碰到A>erI?nished,therewasquitealongperiodofsilenceaswatchedasspreadallthewayacrossAugustus’s—nottheliXlecrookedsoftheboytryingtobe whilehestaredatme,buthisreals,toobigforhisface.“Goddamn,”Augustussaidquietly.“Aren’tyousomethingelse.”crooked|?kr?k?d|adj斜Page14—Paragraph3~Page15—WhenPatrickwas?nished,wesaidthisstupidmantratogether—LIVINGOURBESTLIFETODAY—anditwasover.AugustusWaterspushedhimselfoutofhischairandwalkedovertome.Hisgaitwascrookedlikehiss.Hetoweredoverme,buthekepthisdistancesoIwouldn’thavetocranemynecktolookhimintheeye.“What’syourname?”heasked.mantra|?m?ntr?|n禱gait|ɡeit|n步crooked|?kr?k?d|adj斜tower|?tau?|vi.高于towerovercrane|krein|vt.為看得更清楚而)探著身子；伸長(脖“No,yourfull“Um,HazelGraceLancaster.”Page16—Paragraph11~Page17—“WhyareyoulookingatmelikeAugustushalfsd.“Becauseyou’rebeau@ful.Ienjoylookingatbeau@fulpeople,andIdecidedawhileagonottodenymyselfthesimplerpleasuresofexistence.”Abriefawkwardsilenceensued.Augustusplowedthrough:“Iout,allofthiswillendinoblivionandeverything.”deny|di?nai|vt.接受ensue|in?sju:|vi接著發(fā)生plow|u|vi.費力做giventhat…考慮到...Ikindofsco?edorsighedorexhaledinawaythatvaguelycoughyandthensaid,“I’mnotbeau—sco?|sk?f|vi.譏笑sigh|sai|vi.嘆息exhale|eks?heil|vi呼氣vaguely|?veiɡli|adv略coughy|k??|adj咳嗽“You’relikeamillennialNataliePortman.LikeVVendeXaNataliemillennial|m?’len??l|n.千禧一代的人(80/90后“Neverseenit,”I“Really?”heasked.“Pixie-hairedgorgeousgirldislikesauthorityandcan’thelpbutfallforaboysheknowsistrouble.It’syourautobiography,sofarasIcanl.”pixie|?piksi|n.gorgeous|?ɡ?:d??s|adj.美麗動人authority|?:?θ?r?@|n.autobiography|??:t?bai??ɡr??|n自傳Hiseverysyllable?irted.Honestly,hekindofturnedmesyllable|?sil?bl|n.音節(jié)?irt|??:t|vi.turnsb.on讓動情Page17—Paragraph6—Line5~Page17—“So,seeyounext@me,maybe?”I“Youshouldseeit,”hesaid.“VforVendeXa,Imean.”“Okay,”Isaid.“I’lllookitup.”“No.Withme.Atmyhouse,”hesaid.Istoppedwalking.“Ihardlyknowyou,AugustusWaters.Youcouldbeanaxmurderer.”ax|?ks|n.斧Page19—Paragraph5—Line2~Page21—ThenAugustusWatersreachedintoapocketandpulledout,ofallthings,apackofcigareXes.He?ippeditopenandputacigareXebetweenhislips.pack|p?k|n商品的)紙包,紙袋,紙?ip|?ip|vt.快速翻God,youjustruinedthewhole“Whichwholething?”heasked,turningtome.ThecigareXedangledunlitfromtheunsmilingcornerofhisdangle|?d??ɡl|vi.懸unlit|??n?lit|adj.未點燃“ThewholethingwhereaboywhoisnotunaXrac@veoruninligentorseeminglyinanywayunacceptablestaresatmeandpointsoutincorrectusesofli lityandcomparesmetoactressesandasksmetowatchamovieathishouse.Butofcoursethereisalwaysaham;aandyoursisthatoh,myGod,eventhoughyouHADFREAKINGCANCERyougivemoneytoa inexchangeforthechancetoacquireYETMORECANCER.Oh,myGod.Letmejustassureyouthatnotbeingabletobreathe?SUCKS.Totallydisappoin@ng.Totally.” lity|l?t?’r?l?t?|n.實實在在hamar@a|?hɑ:mɑ:’t??|n.致命弱點freaking|?fri:ki?|adj.該死的acquire|??kwai?|vt.獲取；得到assure|???u?|vt.使確信；向…保證“Ahamar@a?”heasked,thecigareXes@llinhismouth.;ghtenedhisjaw.Hehadaofajawline,unfortuna@ghten|?taitn|vt.使變jaw|d??:|n下jawline|?d??:lain|n.下頜“Afatal?aw,”Iexined,turningawayfromhim.Isteppedtowardthecurb,leavingAugustusWatersbehindme,andthenIheardacarstartdownthestreet.ItwasMom.She’dbeenwai@ngformeto,like,makefriendsorfatal|?feitl|adj.致命的?aw|??:|n.弱點curb|k?:b|n.馬路牙子Ifeltthisweirdmixofdisappointmentandangerwellingupinsideofme.Idon’tevenknowwhatthefeelingwas,really,justthattherewasalotofit,andIwantedtosmackAugustusWatersandalsorecemylungswithlungsthatdidn’tsuckatbeinglungs.IwasstandingwithmyChuckTaylorsontheveryedgeofthecurb,theoxygenball-and-chaininginthecartbymyside,andrightasmymompulledup,Ifeltahandgrabmine.wellup迸smack|smak|vt.suck ngsth.某件事情做得很ChuckTaylors匡威旗下的一款 n罐ball-and-chainvi.束縛；拖累cart|kɑ:t|n.手推車；手拉車pullup停車Iyankedmyhandbutturnedbacktohim.yank|j??k|vt.猛拉；猛拽“Theydon’tkillyouunlessyoulightthem,”hesaidasarrivedatthecurb.“AndI’veneverlitone.It’sametaphor,see:Youputthekillingthingrightbetweenyourteeth,butyoudon’tgiveitthepowertodoitskilling.”metaphor|?met?f?|n.隱“It’sametaphor,”Isaid,dubious.Momwasjustdubious|?dju:bi?s|adj感到懷疑idle|?aidl|vi.空轉(zhuǎn)；掛空“It’sametaphor,”he“Youchooseyourbehaviorsbasedontheirmetaphoricalresonances...”Isaid.metaphorical|?met??f?rikl|adj.隱喻resonance|?rez?n?ns|n共“Oh,yes.”Hesd.Thebig,goofy,reals.“I’mabelieverinmetaphor,Hazelgoofy|?ɡu:?|adj.傻Iturnedtothecar.Tappedthewindow.Itrolleddown.“I’mgoingtoamoviewithAugustusWaters,”Isaid.“PleaserecordthenextseveralepisodesoftheANTMmarathonforme.”tap|t?p|vt.輕敲marathon|?m?r?θ?n| 式Page23—Paragraph6~Page25—Paragraph1Thereareanumberofwaystoestablishsomeone’sapproximatesurvivalxpec;onswithoutactuallyIusedtheclassic:“So,areyouinschool?”Generally,yourparentspullyououtofschoolatsomepointiftheyexpectyoutobiteit.approximate|??pr?ksim?t|adj.大約survival|s??vaivl|n.存活expecta@on|?ekspek?tei?n|n預(yù)期classic|?kl?s?k|n.經(jīng)典biteit艱難地“Yeah,”hesaid.“I’matNorthCentral.Ayearthough:I’masophomore.sophomore|?s?f?m?:|n.高中/大學(xué))二年級Iconsideredlying.Noonelikesacorpse,a>erall.ButintheendItoldthetruth.“No,myparentswithdrewmethreeyearsago.”corpse|k?:ps|n.尸withdraw|wie?dr?:|vt.使退出；使“Threeyears?”heasked,astonished.astonished|??st?ni?t|adj.感到十分驚訝的ItoldAugustusthebroadoutlineofmymiracle:withStageIVthyroidcancerwhenIwasthirteen.(Ididn’tlhimthatthediagnosiscamethreemonthsa>erIgotmy?rstperiod.Like:Congratula@ons!You’reawoman.Nowdie.)Itwas,weweretold,broad|br?:d|adj.概括的；不具體的outline|?autlain|n.要點；梗概broadoutlineof…對...大致的描述diagnose|?dai?ɡn?uz|vt.診斷sb.bediagnosedwith…被診斷患thyroid|?θair?id|n.甲狀period|?pi?ri?d|n.；例Ihadasurgerycalledradicalnecks;whichisaboutaspleasantasitsounds.Thenadi;on.Thentheytriedsomechemoformylungtumors.Thetumorsshrank,thengrew.Bythen,Iwasfourteen.Mylungsstartedto?llupwithwater.IwaslookingpreXydead—myhandsandfeetballooned;myskincracked;mylipswereperpetuallysurgery|?s?:d??ri|n.外科手術(shù)radical|?r?dikl|adj.根治的dissec@on|da?’sek?n|n.切除radia@on|?reidi?ei?n|n放射性治療chemo|?ki:m?u|n.化療tumor|?tju:m?|n.腫瘤shrink|?ri?k|vi.縮小balloon|b??lu:n|vi腫脹crack|kr?k|vi.破裂perpetually|p?’pet???l?|adv.They’vegotthisdrugthatmakesyounotfeelsocompleyterri?edaboutthefactthatyoucan’tbreathe,andIhadalotofit?owingintomethroughaPICCline,andmorethanadozenotherdrugsbesides.Butevenso,whenitoccursoverthecourseofseveralmonths.terri?ed|?terifaid|adj恐懼的PICCperipherallyinsertedcentralcatheter經(jīng)外周靜脈置linen.導(dǎo)unpleasantness|?n?plezntn?s|n.不愉occur|??k?:|vi發(fā)生；出I?nallyendedupintheICUwithp onia,andmy kneltbythesideofmybedandsaid,“Areyouready,swee@e?”andItoldherIwasready,andmydadjustkeptlingmehelovedmeinthisvoicethatwasnotbreakingsomuchasalreadybroken,andIkeptlinghi thatIlovedhim,too,andeveryonewasholdinghands,andIcouldn’tcatchmybreath,andmylungswereac@ngdesperate,gas,pullingmeoutofthebedtryingto?ndaposi;onthatcouldgetthemair,andIwasembarrassedbytheirdespera@on,disgustedthattheywouldn’tjustletgo,andIremembermymomlingmeitwasokay,thatIwasokay,thatIwouldbeokay,andmyfatherwastryingsohardnottosobthatwhenhedid,whichwasregularly,itwasanearthquake.AndIrememberwan@ngnottobe intensivecareunit重癥監(jiān)護(hù)室 onia|nju:?m?uni?|n.kneel|ni:l|vi.跪下desperate|?desp?r?t|adj.絕望gasp|ɡɑ:sp|vi喘posi@on|p??zi?n|n.disgusted|dis?ɡ?s@d|adj.厭惡的；sob|s?b|vi.抽噎；啜regularly|?reɡj?l?li|adv.經(jīng)Page32—Paragraph8~Page34—“Sowhat’syourstory?”heasked,si~ngdownnexttoatasafe“Ialreadytoldyoumystory.Iwasdiagnosedwhen—“No,notyourcancerstory.Yourstory.Interests,hobbies,passions,weird;shes,etce |?et?set?r?|等“Don’tlmeyou’reoneofthosepeoplewho theirdisease.Iknowsomanypeoplelikethat.It’sdisheartening.Like,cancerisinthegrowthbusiness,right?Thetaking-people-overbusiness.Butsurelyyouhaven’tletitsucceedprematurely.”disheartening|dis?hɑ:tni?|adj.令人沮喪ItoccurredtomethatperhapsIhad.IstruggledwithhowtopitchmyselftoAugustusWaters,whichenthusiasmstoembrace,andinthesilencethatfolloweditoccurredtomethatIwasn’tveryinteres@ng.“IampreXyoccur|??k?:|sth.occurtosb.想到pitch|pit?|vt.推enthusiasm|in?θju:zi?z?m|n.熱embrace|im?breis|vt.擁extraordinary|ik?str?:dnri|adj.不一般的；非凡“Irejectthatoutofhand.Thinkofsomethingyoulike.?rstthingthatcomestoreject|ri?d?ekt|vt.接outofhand不假思索(等“UmReading?”“Whatdoyouread?”“Everything.From,like,hideousromancetoos?c@ontopoetry.hideous|?hidi?s|adj令人厭惡的；惡俗preten@ous|pri?ten??s|adj矯揉造作whatever|w?t?ev?|pron什么都可“Doyouwritepoetry,too?”“No.Idon’twrite.”“There!”Augustusalmostshouted.“HazelGrace,youaretheonlyteenagerinAmericawhoprefersreadingpoetrytowri@ngit.Thislsmesomuch.Youreadalotofcapital-Ggreatbooks,don’tyou?”capital-G對后面詞的強調(diào)，表示非?！癐“Um,”Isaid.Myfavoritebook,byawidemargin,wasAnA?ic@on,butIdidn’tliketolpeopleaboutit.Some@mes,youreadabookandit?llsyouwiththisweirdevangelicalzeal,andyou 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|?nɑv?l??ze??n|n.(由或電視系列劇)改Page36—Paragraph4~Page37—“HazelGrace,”hesaid,mynamenewandbeXerinhisvoice.“Ithasbeenarealpleasuretomakeyourmakesb.’sacquaintance認(rèn)識“DiBo,Mr.Waters,”Isaid.Ifeltshylookingathim.Icouldnotmatchtheintensityofhiswaterblueeyes.diXo|?dit?u|adv同intensity|in?tens?@|n強“MayIseeyouagain?”heasked.Therewasannervousnessinhisendearing|in?di?ri?| Isd.“Sure.”“Pa@ence,grasshopper,”Icounseled.“Youdon’twantseemgrasshopper|?ɡrɑ:sh?p?|n.螞counsel|?kaunsl|vi.勸overeager|’??v?r'i:g?|adj.過于急“Right,that’swhyIsaidtomorrow,”hesaid.“Iwanttoseeyouagaintonight.ButI’mwillingtowaitallnightandmuchoftomorrow.”Irolledmyeyes.“I’mserious,”hesaid.“Youdon’tevenknowme,”Isaid.Igrabbedthebookfromthecenterconsole.“HowaboutIcallyouwhenI?nishthis?”centerconsole|k?n?s?ul|n.汽車?yán)锏目刂婆_“Butyoudon’tevenhavemyphonenumberhesaid.“Istronglyyouwroteitinthebook.”Hebrokeoutintothatgoofys.“Andyousaywedon’tknoweachother.”breakoutintoas露出微goofy|?ɡu:?|adj.傻Page48—AIAisaboutthisgirlnamedAnna(whonarratesthestory)andherone-eyedmom,whoisaprofessionalgardenerobsessedwithtulips,andtheyhaveanormallower-middle-classlifeinaliXlecentralCaliforniatownun@lAnnagetsthisrarebloodcancer.AIAAnImperialA?ic@on首字母narrate|n??reit|vt.敘述obsessed|?b’sest|adj.著迷的normal|?n?:ml|adj.典型的Page49—Also,Annaishonestaboutallofitinawaynooneelsereallyis:Throughoutthebook,shereferstoherselfasthesidee?ect,whichisjusttotallycorrect.Cancerkidsareessen;allysidee?ectsoftherelentlessmuta;onthatmadethediversityoflifeonearthpossible.referstoAasB把A稱作Bessen@ally|i?sen??li|adv.本質(zhì)上relentless|ri?lentl?s|adj.持續(xù)強烈的muta@on|mju:?tei?n|n生物物種的)變異,突變diversity|dai?v?:s?@|n.多樣性Soasthestorygoeson,shegetssicker,thetreatmentsanddiseaseracingtokillher,andhermomfallsinlovewiththisDutchtuliptraderAnnacallstheDutchTulipMan.TheDutchTulipManhaslotsofmoneyandveryeccentricideasabouthowtotreatcancer,butAnnathinksthisguymightbeaconmanandpossiblynotevenDutch,andthenjustasthepossiblyDutchguyandhermomareabouttogetmarriedandAnnaisabouttostartthiscrazynewtreatmentregimeninvolvingwheatgrassandlowdosesofarsenic,thebookendsrightinthemiddleofaeccentric|ik?sentrik|adj.古怪的；異乎尋常con|k?n|n.regimen|?red?im?n|n.養(yǎng)生wheatgrassn.小麥草dose|d?us|n.劑量arsenic|?ɑ:snik|n.砒霜Page51~Page52—ThenIrememberedmypromisetocallhima>erreadingThePriceofDawn,soIfoundhisnumberonits@tlepageandtextedhim.text|tekst|vt.給發(fā)PriceofDawnreview:ToomanybodiesNotadjec;e.How’sreview|ri?vju:|n.(對書籍、戲劇、等的)評介,評adjec@ve|??d?ik@v|n.形容HerepliedaminuteAsIrecall,youpromisedtoCALLwhenyou?nishedthebook,nottext.recall|ri?k?:l|vi回SoI“HazelGrace,”hesaiduponpicking“Sohaveyouread“Well,Ihaven’t?nishedit.It’ssixhundred?>y-onelongandI’vehadtwenty-fourhours.”“Howfarareyou?”“Four?>y-three.”thatI’mfeelingabitembarrassedtohavegivenyouThePriceofDawn.”withhold|wie?h?uld|vt