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1、Unit6DifficultSentences1.Ourhotelswere“touristtraps”…Whatdoes“touristtrap”mean?(=Itreferstoaplace,suchasashoporresortarea,thatoffersoverpricedgoodsandservicestotourists.)2.Wefoundaboringlookinglittlejointcarelesslydecoratedfortheholiday.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.(=我们找到了一家小餐馆
2、,这小店看着很乏味,只是随便装饰了一下来应节。)3.Iwastoostubbornandtootiredandmiserabletoleave.Paraphrasethesentence.(=IwassotiredandunhappythatIinsistedonstayinghereinsteadoflookingforabetterrestaurant.)4.Sheworeadripping,raggedovercoat,anddraggedherselfinonwet,rundownshoes.Whatcanyouinferfromthesenten
3、ce?(=ShewassopoorthatshehadtosellflowersevenonarainyChristmasEve.Itseemedthatshehadn’tsoldanyflower,soshehadtogoonsellinguntilshewascompletelywetanditwastimetohaveChristmasdinner.)5.…“mayIhavepermissiontopresentthisflowertoyourbeautifuldaughter?”Whydidthesailoruse“daughter”?(=Itwa
4、sprobablyacompliment,meaningthatthewifelookedyoung,orhemightintentionallysaidsojusttocheerthemup.)6.Thepianoplayerbegantosingloudly“GoodKingWenceslaus.”Whatis“GoodKingWenceslaus”?(=OneofthebestlovedChristmascarolsisthe129-year-oldcarol“GoodKingWenceslaus.”In1853,JohnMasonNealechos
5、eWenceslausasthesubjectforachildren’ssongtoexemplifygenerosity.ItquicklybecameaChristmasfavorite.)WhoisKingWenceslaus?(=WenceslauswastheDukeofBohemia(波希米亚)whowasmurderedin929AD.Asthesongindicates,hewasagood,honest,andstronglyprincipledman.Thesongpraiseshishighmoralcharacterbydescr
6、ibingKingWenceslausbravingafiercestorminordertohelpfeedapoorneighbour.WenceslausbelievedthathisChristianfaithneededtobeputintoactioninpracticalways.HewasBohemia’smostfamousmartyrandpatronsaint.HispictureappearedonBohemiancoins,andtheCrownofWenceslausbecamethesymbolofCzech(捷克)indep
7、endence.)7.OneoftheFrenchfamiliescalledforchampagne—madetherounds,kissingeachofusonbothcheeks.Translatethesentence.(=其中的一家法国人要来了香槟——到每张桌上给人敬酒,亲吻每个人的双颊。)8.Theowneroftherestaurantstarted“TheFirstNoel,”andwealljoinedin,halfofuscrying.Whatis“TheFirstNoel”?(=“TheFirstNoel”isatraditiona
8、lEnglishChristmascarol,mostlikely