UNIT 10Notes on the TextPompeii: an ancient Italian city on the Bay of Naples, which was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.Author: Robert SilverbergStructure:Pt.1 Brief AccountPt.2 Detailed DescriptionLanguage Highlight1/Nothing lives inPompeii except crickets and beetles and lizards…1)不断使用连词and以达到语气强调的效果2) beetle:The Beetles 披头士/ The Beetle 甲壳虫汽车2/It died suddenly, in a terrible rain of fire and ash.= fire and ash fell like rain.这里a rain of的使用就如同a storm of 属于metaohor3/The tragedy struck on…v.a)突击；攻击Police fear that the killer may strike again.警方担心杀人犯可能再次下手。
b)(不用于进行时) (想法或念头)突然想到；一下子想起；猛地意识到An awful thought has just struck me.刚才我脑子里突然闪过一个可怕的念头。
c) 给（某人以…）印象；让（某人）觉得How does the idea strike you?你觉得这个主意怎么样？d) 擦，划（火柴）；击出（火星）to strike a match on a wall在墙上擦火柴e) 开采出；钻探到They had struck oil!他们开采出了石油！f) 行进；加劲走We left the road and struck off across the fields.我们下了公路，穿过旷野往前走。
g)strike fear, etc. into sb/sb's heart(formal)使某人感到恐惧等strike gold打开成功（或财富）之门；踏上通往成功（或财富）之路He has struck gold with his latest novel.他凭借最新的一部小说叩开了成功之门。
strike a pose/an attitude摆出某种姿态strike a blow for/against/at sth维护（或损害）某种信念或原则等He felt that they had struck a blow for democracy.他感觉他们维护了民主制度。
strike a bargain/deal达成（对双方都有利的）协议h)strike out独立出去；自立谋生/(AmE,informal)失败；砸锅I knew it was time I struck out on my own.我知道我该独立谋生了。
The movie struck out and didn't win a single Oscar.那部影片砸锅了，奥斯卡奖一项都没得着。
strike up (with sth) | strike up sth(乐队等)开始演奏The orchestra struck up and the curtain rose.管弦乐队奏起音乐，幕启。
strike up sth (with sb)(和某人）建立友谊，开始来往，交谈起来He would often strike up conversations with complete strangers.他爱和根本不相识的人攀谈。
n. （珍贵东西的）意外发现；（尤指石油的）发现;（有损声誉的）不利因素，打击4/Beneath the protecting shroud of ash…n.裹尸布；寿衣/ (literary) 覆盖物；遮蔽物The organization is cloaked in a shroud of secrecy.这个组织笼罩着一种诡秘的气氛。
a shroud of smoke一片烟雾v.(黑暗、云、织物等) 覆盖；隐藏；遮蔽The city was shrouded in mist.城市笼罩在雾霭之中。
隐瞒；保密His family background is shrouded in mystery.他的家庭背景蒙上了神秘的色彩。
5/There were still loaves of b read in the ovens of …n.一条（面包）a loaf of breadhalf a loaf is better than no bread (saying)半块面包比没有面包强；聊胜于无v. ~ (about/around) (informal)游手好闲；无所事事；闲荡SYN: hang about/aroundA group of kids were loafing around outside.一群小孩在外面四处游荡。
6/A good imagination is all you need to restore it to activityThe measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy.这些举措旨在恢复公众对经济的信心。
He is now fully restored to health.他现在完全恢复了健康。
to restore ancient traditions恢复古老的传统The police have now restored the painting to its rightful owner.警察已经把这幅油画归还给了它的合法主人。
7/…carrying slate s and followed by their dogsn.[可数名词](AmE)（选举中的）候选人名单the Democratic slate民主党候选人名单a clean sheet/slate 无过错记录；清白的历史No government operates with a completely clean sheet.没有任何政府执政一点也不失误。
v.（尤指在报纸上）批评，抨击to slate a book/play/writer批评一部书/ 一出戏/ 一位作家[常用被动态]预定；计划；安排The houses were first slated for demolition five years ago.这些房子在五年前就确定要拆除了。
(informal,esp.AmE) 推举；选定I was told that I was being slated for promotion. 我听说，我被定为提升的人选。
8/ talk business说正经话，谈正经的9/break loose （使）摆脱，挣脱He cut himself loose from his family.他摆脱了家庭的束缚。
His anger break loose.10/blow up爆炸；被炸毁The bomb blew up.炸弹爆炸了。
A crisis has blown up over the President's latest speech.总统最近的讲话引发了一场危机。
(+at sb.) (informal)对某人）发火，动怒11/raining death on thousands=bringing death on thousands12/branch out=spread out; enlarge the scope of one’s interests, business, or activities.涉足（新工作）；拓展（新业务）SYN: diversifyThe company branched out into selling insurance.该公司开展了保险销售业务。
13/…and crammed jewelry and money into a sack.1)a)I managed to cram down a few mouthfuls of food.我好歹狼吞虎咽地吃了几口东西。
b)（为应考）临时死记硬背SYN: swotHe's been cramming for his exams all week.他整个星期都一直在拼命准备应考.2)双写规则：a)辅音+元音+辅音b)闭音节重读3）sackv.(informal,esp. BrE)解雇；炒鱿鱼She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays.她因拒绝在星期天上班被解雇了。
（尤指旧时军队等）破坏，劫掠/ (美式足球)擒杀（四分卫sack out (AmE,informal)入睡；上床睡觉14/A new trouble was in store for Pmpeii.即将发生（在某人身上）；等待着（某人）We don't know what life holds in store for us.我们不知道等待我们的将是什么样的生活。
15/…in a crazy fruitless dash toward safety.= in vain16/ … as the terrible night advanced. 夜深17/Not once had Vesuvius stopped hurling pumice stones and ash into the air.倒装句。