(共23张PPT)
(Language points)
B3U2 The Power of Good
It is August 1939, and a group of frightened children are boarding a train at Prague’s Wilson Station.
上火车
broad adj.
aboard prep. /adv.
abroad adv.
broaden one’s views/horizons
go abroad/ at home and abroad
These are among the 669 children, most of them Jewish, that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of the Nazis.
独立主格结构
定从
go on to do sth. 继续做某事
go on with sth. 继续某事
save from 从...中救出,使免遭
at the hand(s) of 在...手上
独立主格结构的逻辑主语与主句的主语不一致,它独立存在。该结构在句中一般作状语,表示时间、条件、原因、伴随状况等。
独立主格(逻辑主语--n./pron.)结构的常用形式
逻辑主语+现在分词(表主动)
逻辑主语+过去分词(表被动)
逻辑主语+动词不定式(表将来)
逻辑主语+形容词/副词/名词/介词短语(表状态)
Examples
The guide leading the way, we had no trouble getting out of the forest. 导游带路,我们很容易出了森林。
The manager looks relaxed, many things settled. 许多事都解决了,经理看起来很放松。
Such an able man to help you, you will surely succeed sooner or later. 这么一个有能力的人帮你,迟早你会成功的。
The Trojans asleep, the Greek soldiers crept out of the hollow wooden horse. 特洛伊人睡着了,于是希腊士兵从中空的木马里悄悄爬了出来。
The meeting over, our headmaster soon left the meeting room.
His first shot failure, he fired again. 他第一枪没击中,又打了一枪。
Two hundred people died in the accident, many of them children. 两百人死于事故,其中有许多儿童。
Every afternoon a very old woman hobbled past the old house,a vast load of firewood on her back. 每天下午,一个背着一大背柴禾的老妇人都会从那间破旧的房屋前蹒跚着走过。
These are among the 669 children, most of them Jewish, that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of the Nazis.
Translation
这些孩子大都是犹太人,他们是尼古拉斯
·温顿即将从纳粹手里解救的669名儿童中的一部分。
The family later took British nationality. On leaving school, Winton worked in banks in Germany and France. He returned to Britain in 1931, where he worked in business.
取得英国国籍
非限定从
Translation
一家人后来加入了英国国籍。从学校毕业后,温顿先后在德国和法国的银行工作。他于1931年回到英国,从事商业工作。
In December 1938, a friend asked Winton to come to Prague to aid people who were escaping from the Nazis.
定从
◆aid v./n. 帮助,援助,资助
aid sb. in (doing) sth. 在(做)某事方面帮助某人
aid sb. with sth. 以/用某物帮助某人
aid sb. to do sth. 帮助某人做某事
first aid 急救
with the aid/ help/ assistance of 在...的帮助下
◆escape (doing) sth. 逃避(做)某事
◆escape from (doing) sth. 从(做)某事逃脱
In Prague, Winton saw people living in terrible conditions and whose lives were in danger. He decided to help transport children to safety in Britain.
后置定语
定从
be in danger 处于危险中
transport ... to ... 将... 运到...
Translation
在布拉格,温顿看到人们生活在恶劣的环境中,连生命都受到威胁。他决定帮助把孩子转移到英国安全的地方。
He established an office to keep records of the children, and then returned to Britain to find temporary homes for them.
keep records of 记录
◆record v.记录; 记载; 录制; 录(音); 录(像)
n. 记载; 唱片; (尤指体育运动的)纪录
temporary adj. 短暂的; 暂时的; 临时的
n. 临时工; 临时雇员
permanent adj. 永久的; 永恒的; 长久的
He used donated funds and his own money to pay the 50 pounds per child that the British government required. By August 1939, Winton had saved 669 children.
前置定语
定从
Translation
他用捐款和自己的钱来支付英国政府向每个孩子征收的50英镑的费用。截至1939年8月,温顿已经解救了669个孩子。
During World War II, Winton served as an officer in Britain’s Royal Air Force. He left the military in 1954. He then worked for international charities and for various companies.
serve as 用作,充当
military adj. 军事的; 军队的; 武装的
n. 军人; 军队; 军方
charity n. 慈善机构(或组织); 慈善; 赈济; 施舍; 仁爱
Translation
二战期间,温顿曾在英国皇家空军担任军官。他于1954年离开部队。之后他在一些国际慈善机构和多家公司工作过。
For the most part, he did not mention the children he saved, and his actions soon disappeared from people’s memories.
省略who/that的定从
for the most of part 在很大程度上
Translation
他极少提及自己救孩子的事情,于是这些事渐渐淡出了人们的记忆。
The journal contained photographs and names of the children and addresses of the families that took them in.
收留,吸收
take down/ off/ on/ over/ after/ up
Translation
日记里夹着孩子们的照片,上面记录着孩子们的名字以及寄养家庭的地址。
At one point, the host asked people in the audience to stand up if Nicholas Winton had saved their lives.
at one point 曾经,在某一时刻
save one’s life (lives) 拯救某人的生命
A shocked Winton watched as the majority of people rose to their feet.
“当...时”,时间状从
rise to their feet 站起身来
◆as的用法
Examples
The programme brought his actions to public attention, and Winton became a respected figure around the world.
bring ... to public attention 使...引起某人的注意
◆figure v. 计算,认为 figure out 弄清楚,计算出
n.画像,人/动物,身材,数字,图/表,雕像
Translation
这个节目让他的善举为公众所了解,也让温顿被世界各地的人们所尊敬。
Later, Winton received various honours for his achievement, including a knighthood in 2003, and the Czech government’s highest honour, the Order of the White Lion, in 2014.
make an achievement/achievements in 在……方面取得成就
Translation
此后,温顿因其成就而获得了各种荣誉,其中包括2003年获得爵士称号,以及2014年获得捷克政府的最高荣誉“白狮勋章”。
◆achievement n. 成就,功绩
◆achieve vt.实现(目标/理想等);取得(胜利/成功等)
achieve one's goal/ dream/ success
Nicholas Winton passed away on 1 July 2015, at the age of 106. As the Chinese saying goes, “A kind-hearted person lives a long life.”
pass away 去世,逝世
at the age of 在...岁时
live a ... life 过...的生活
Translation
尼古拉斯·温顿于2015年7月1日与世长辞,享年106岁。正如中国谚语所说:“仁者长寿。”
非限定从, “正如”
正如谚语所说
Thank you!