blackmail课后作业答案
Ⅰ. Give brief answers to the following questions, using your own words as much as possible-
1) Did Ogilvie deliberatedly delay his call at the Croydons' suite? Why?
2) Why did the Duchess send her maid and secretary out?
3) Why do you think Ogilvie was being deliberately offensive to the Croydons in the beginning?
4) How did the Duchess know where the Duke had gone the night the accident occurred?
5) How did Ogilvie come to suspect the Croydons of the hit-' n run crime?
6) what is a 'brush trace'?
7) What made the Duchess jump to the conclusion that Ogilvie had come to blackmail them?
8) Why didn't the police come immediately to the hotel to check the cars?
9) Why couldn't the Duchess get her car repaired discreetly in New Orleans?
10) Why did the Duchess decide to make the detective drive their car north?
11) Why did the Duchess offer Ogilvie twenty-five thousand dollars instead of the ten thousand the detective asked for?
12) Did Ogilvie accept the Duchess’offer?
Ⅱ. Paraphrase:
1) The house detective's piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face.
2) Pretty neat set-up you folks got.
3) The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle.
4) He lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice.
5) The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all pretense of blandness gone.
6) The Duchess of Corydon –three centuries and a half of in-bred arrogance behind her -- did not yield easily.
7) "It is no go, old girl. I'm afraid. It was a good try."
8) "That's more like it," Ogilvie said. He lit the fresh cigar, "Now we're getting somewhere."
9) his eyes sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection.
10) The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly.
Ⅲ. Translate the following into Chinese:
1) "I'll tell you, Duke -- I've been in this town and this hotel a long time. I got friends all over.
I oblige them; they do the same for me, like letting me know what gives, an' where. There ain't much, out of the way, which people who stay in this hotel do, I don’t get to hear about. Most of 'em never know I know, or know me. They think they got their little secret tucked away, and so they have –except like now."
2) "Well now, there's no call for being hasty," The incongruous falsetto voice took on a musing note. "What's done's been done. Rushin' any place ain't gonna bring back the kid nor its mother neither. Besides, what they' d do to you across at the headquarters, Duke, you wouldn’t' t like. No sir, you wouldn't like it at all."
3) The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind. It was essential, she knew, that her thinking remain calm and reasoned. In the last few minutes the conversation had become as seemingly casual as if the discussion were of some minor domestic matter and not survival itself. She intended to keep it that way. Once more, she was aware; the role of leadership had fallen to her, her husband now a tense but passive spectator of the exchange between the evil fat man and herself. No matter. What was inevitable must be accepted. The important thing was to consider all eventualities. A thought occurred to her.
Ⅳ. Write out the full words for the following shortenings:
Models: 1) lab -- laboratory
2) Paper -- newspaper
1) ad11) mod
2) bra12) perm
3) doc13) polio
4) fridge14) pop-song
5) gym15) prep
6) hi-fi16) prof
7) intercom17) sis
8) lib18) telly
9) memo19) vet
10) mike20) zoo
Ⅴ. Put the following phrases into English, using adv. + past participle compound adjectives: Model: 抽了一半的雪茄——a half-burned cigar
1) 写了一半的信
2) 半开的窗子
3) 烤得半生不熟得面包
4) 半转过来的身子
5）设备完善的旅馆
6）有礼貌的小学生
7）恰当的用词
8）营养充足的儿童
9）消息灵通人士
10）夸张的语言
Ⅵ. Make sentences with the following words, using the parts of speech indicated in the brackets:
1) sound (v. ) 2) figure (v. )
3) go (n. ) 4) try ( n. )
5) dust (v. ) 6) square (v. )
7) good (n. ) 8) head ( v. )
9) make (n. ) 10) reason (v. )
Ⅶ. Replace the italicized words with more formal words or expressions:
1) This is for real ( )
2) It’s no go. ( )
3) Now we are getting somewhere .( )
4) I’ll spell it out. ( )
5) They do the same for me, like letting me know what gives,an' where. ( )
6) How'd you figure where he was? ( )
7) You an' your wife took off home. ( )
8) Looked right shaken, too, the pair of you. ( )
9) On a hunch I went over to the garage and took a quiet look see at your car. ( )
10) Well now, there's no call for being hasty. ( )
11) Providin' nobody twigs the car ( )
12) Assuming the hotel man was bought off ( )
13) I figure you people are pretty well fixed. ( )
Ⅷ. Replace the italicized words with specific words that appear in the text:
1) We took a general view of the countryside from the top of a hill. ( )
2) He took a long and steady look at the beautiful picture. ( )
3) The searchlight passed swiftly over the sky to search for the plane. ( )
4) He threw the coin with a jerk into the air. ( )
5) The old man laughed quietly in amusement while reading the novel. ( )
6) A car suddenly came out from a side-street. ( )
7) She uttered these words angrily. ( )
8) When she heard the knock on the door, she rose to her feet quickly. ( )
9) The old woman prayed to god with her hands pressed together. ( )
10) The car turned round quickly and went off in the opposite direction. ( )
11) The dentist could discover no sign of decay in her teeth.
12) They all looked with their eyes wide open in astonishment.
Ⅸ. Explain how the meaning of the following sentences is affected when the italicized words are replaced with the words in brackets. Pay attention to the shades of meaning of the words.
1) The house detective’s piggy eyes surveyed her .sardonically from his gross yowled face. (sarcastically)
2) Even the self-assurance of Ogilvie flickered for an instant.( self-confidence)
3) What you accuse us of is true. (charge... with)
4) Wearily, in a gesture of surrender, the Duchess of Croydon sank back into her chair. (tiredly)
5) The house detective took his time, leisurely puffing a cloud of blue cigar smoke (slowly)
6) I oblige them; they do the same for me. (help)
7) "If the work were done discreetly we could pay well.”(carefully)
8) The Duchess of Corydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind. (quick)
9) Her husband now a tense but passive spectator of the exchange between the evil fat man and herself (nervous)
10) The important thing was to consider all eventualities.(possibilities)
11) "We would achieve nothing by paying you, except possibly a few day's respite”. (relief)
12) There must be no mistake, no vacillation or dallying because of her own smallness of mind.(indecisiveness)
Ⅹ. Choose the right word from the list given below for each blank.Pay attention to the correct combinations of nouns.
perspiration steel work music
sleep time thought laughter
events the moment a doubt
refusal lab our mind
1) I didn’t have a wink of ___ last night.
2) He hasn't done a stroke of ____ so he deserves no pay.
3) On the spur of ___he decided he would go to Spain for his holiday.
4) When you interrupted me, you broke my train of ___
5) There was never a shadow of____ that he was innocent.
6) He caught his bus in the nick of ____
7) Only by division of___ can an increase in production be achieved.
8) A bead of ___stood out on his forehead.
9) He had to play by ear because he couldn't read a note of___
10) When he saw the flames, he had the presence of ____to ring the fire brigade.
11) He must have nerves of___ to be able to withstand such an ordeal.
12) The recent turn of ___in Iran has been rather disturbing.
13) His obese body shook in a fit of ___
14) She shook her head as a gesture of___
Ⅺ.Translate the following into Chinese:
1) He is never put out by unexpected questions.
2) They will put out more rice next year.
3) Here is a pretty go!
4) He is itching to have a go at it.
5) The old man is still full of go.
6) This small shop sells fancy goods.
7) Do you fancy anything to drink?
8) The boy is shooting up fast.
9) The girl is a dead shot.
10) The two big shots had a private meeting.
11) We were fixed up for the night in a hostel.
12) He found himself in a fix.
13) Suddenly I hit upon an idea.
14) His science fiction was quite a hit in the States.
Ⅻ. Translate the following into English (using the following words or expressions: to suggest, to conceal, to take one's time, to assume, chance, adept, to betray, to comply with, alternative, unless):
1)不用着急，慢慢来。
2)你的意思是说我在撒谎吗？
3)他企图尽一切办法掩盖事实的真相。
4)虽然成功的机会很少，我们仍然要竭尽全力去干。
5)如不另行通知，我们的会在明天上午十点开。
6)我们俩谁也不善于计算数字。
7)假定五点出发，我们在黄昏前能到达那里吗？
8)他不愿意依从她的要求。
9)我知道你是南方人，一听你的口音就知道了。
10)在这件事情上，我们没有任何选择的余地。
ⅩⅢ. Topic for oral work
Describe and comment on the three characters.
XIV. Write a short summary of the story within 400 words.
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习题全解
I .
1)Yes, he did, because he wanted to make them more anxious.
2)Because she didn't like her maid and secretary to know what they would talk to the detective.
3)Because he thought that he knew their secret and that he was in an advantageous position.
4)She found a note made but not destroyed by her husband.
5)He found that on the night the couple entered the hotel through the basement instead of the lobby, both very much shaken.
6)A brush trace is a mark left on something when lightly touched or rubbed.
7)Ogilvie came to talk with them rather than go to report to the police.
8)They had to spend one day or two investigating in the suburban areas.
9)Because every repair shop had been told to report to the police when a car needing fixing like theirs came in.
10)She thought that was safe for them by making use of the detective's avidity.
11)Originally, the detective asked for ten thousand only to keep silent and not to report to the
police. But now the Duchess was asking him to drive their car north and she was ready to offer such a large sum. She knew the detective was greedy. Given so much money, he would do as she told him to.
12)Yes, Ogilvie accepted the Duchess' offer.
Ⅱ.
1)The house detective's small narrow eyes looked her up and down scornfully from his fat face with a heavy jowl.
2)This is a pretty nice room that you have got.
3)The fat body shook in a chuckle because the man was enjoying the fact that he could afford to do whatever he liked and also he was appreciating the fact that the Duchess knew why he had come.
4)He had an unnaturally high-pitched voice. now, he lowered the pitch. When he spoke
5)Ogilvie spat out the words, throwing away his politeness. pretended
6)The Duchess was supported by her arrogance coming from parents of noble families with a history of three centuries and a half. She wouldn't give up easily.
7)It's no use. What you did just now was a good attempt at trying to save the situation.
8) "That's more acceptable," Ogilvie said. He lit another cigar, "Now we're making some progress. "
9)...he looked at the Duchess sardonically as if he wanted to see if she dared to object to his smoking.
10)The house detective made noises with his tongue to show his disapproval.
Ⅲ. See the translation of the text.
IV.
1)advertisement 2)brassiers 3)doctor 4)refrigerator 5)gymnasium 6)high fidelity(radio, photography, etc. ) 7) intercommunication system 8)liberation 9)memorandum 10)microphone 11)modern 12)permanent wave 13)poliomyelitis 14)popular-song 15)preparatory (school) 16)professor 17)sister 18)television 19)veterinarian 20)zoological
1)a half-finished letter 2)a half-closed window 3)a piece of half-baked bread 4) a half-turned body 5) a well-appointed hotel 6)well-behaved pupils 7)well-chosen words 8)well-fed children 9)well-informed sources (people) 10) high-flown language
VI.
1)sound (v.) His words sound lofty and pretentious.
2)figure (v.) Commerce figures largely in the prosperity of the city.
3)go (n.) He is always on the go from early morning till late at night.
4)try (n.) He didn't succeed in his first try, but he kept on jumping.
5)dust (v.) They are dusting
6)square(v. ) He squared his the crops with insecticide. shoulders to show his determination．
7)good(n．)Overworking yourself will do more harm than good．
8)head(v．)On hearing that，he headed straight for the gate without looking back．
9)make(n．)I don't like a bicycle of this make．
10)reason(v．)If you reason from false premises．how can you expect the conclusion to be sound?
Ⅶ.
1)real 2)of no use／useless3)are making some progress／are accomplishing something 4)explain it exactly and in detail 5)what happens 6)deduce/reason out 7)started for 8)upset 9)a quick examination or inspection 10)need／occasion 11)observes／notices 12)bribed 13)wealthy／well—to—do
Ⅷ.
1)surveyed 2)gaze 3)swept 4)flipped 5)chuckled 6) shot out 7)spat forth these words8)sprang to her feet 9)clasped lO)swung around 11)detect 12)stared
Ⅸ.
1)sardonic重在嘲讽，sarcastic重在嘲笑。
2)self-confidence意为依靠自己的力量；self-assurance指过于相信自己的能力，带贬义，可指自负。
3)accuse可用于正式场合，也可用于非正式场合，可用于官方，也可用于私人;charge指正式控告，到法院控告某人。
4)tired指疲劳或疲倦；weary指厌倦，不能或不愿继续下去。
5)leisurely意为不紧不慢地或从容不迫地。
6)oblige指为……帮忙；help意义广泛得多。
7)discreetly意为保持沉默，不让别人知道。
8)racing指脑筋在飞快地转动，quick指的是反应快，聪明(quick—minded)。
9)tense和nervous都表示害怕、担心；tense还可指焦虑不安,神经上紧张。在这里，用tense 暗示公爵不是一个生性紧张的人，而是当时焦虑不安和害怕。
10)eventuality指可能出现的结果，possibility指可能出现的事情。
11)respite指延期、推迟或短时间的休息；relief指解除痛苦、疲劳、忧虑等之后的轻松。
12)vacillate指思想一时动摇，拿不定主意；indecisiveness则指人优柔寡断的性格。
Ⅹ．
1)sleep 2)work 3)the moment 4)thought 5)a doubt 6)time 7)labour 8)perspiration 9)music lO)mind 11) steel 12)events 13)laughter 14)refusal
Ⅺ．
1)他从不会被出乎意料的问题难倒。
2)明年他们将生产更多的稻米。
3)这事真难办。(或：这事真糟。)
4)他跃跃欲试。
5)这位老人仍然精力充沛。
6)这个小店出售花哨的小商品。
7)你想喝点什么?
8)这个男孩正在猛长个儿。
9)这个女孩是个神枪手。
10)这两位大人物进行了私下会晤。
11)我们被安排在招待所里过夜。
12)他发现自己陷入了困境。
13)突然我想到了一个主意。
14)他的科学幻想小说在美国轰动一时。
Ⅻ．
1)There is no call for hurry．Take your time．
2)Are you suggesting that I am telling a lie?
3)He tried every means to conceal the fact．
4)Our chance to succeed is very slim．Nevertheless we shall do our utmost．
5)We will have our meeting at 10 tomorrow morning unless notified otherwise．
6)Neither of us is adept at figures．
7)Would it be possible to reach that place before dark assuming we set out at 5 o'clock(in the morning)?
8)He was reluctant to comply with her request.
9)I know you are from the South. Your accent has betrayed you.
10)We have no alternative in this matter.
XIII. Omitted.
XIV.
Summary
The Duke and the Duchess occupy a luxurious suite in a large hotel in New Orleans. On Monday evening while driving with his wife from a gambling house, the Duke knocks down a woman and her child. Both are killed. The Duke and the Duchess, however, drive away. The hit-and-run becomes top sensational news in the city. The hotel's chief house detective Ogilvie notices the battered car when it comes back. He does not go to report this to the police, instead, he comes to the couple's suite and has a talk with them. He promises to keep quiet about what he knows and asks for a large sum of money in return for the favour. The Duke, now totally at a loss as to what to do, has to let his wife handle the problem. The Duchess, a clever woman, first pretends to know nothing about what the detective says and denies the fact that they have killed the woman and the girl, but later admits it after the detective has produced a lot of evidence. She understands that to get themselves out of this mess, the car has to be driven out of the south where people are alerted about the hit-and-run. So she offers to pay Ogilvie twice more than he has asked on condition that he drives the
高级英语Blackmail文段分析
Blackmail, the lesson we’ve learned, is an excerpt [ek's?:pt, 'eks?:pt]from the novel Hotel, written by Arthur Hailey. And today, I will show u guys my understanding of the image which runs through the passage, the cigar smoke from the detective, Ogilvie. So, what’s the purpose of the author to describe this? What kind of meaning this image implies? What’s its function? Now, here we go. In general, there’re several points. First, the cigar smoke is a reflection of the detective’s character, a person who is impolite and vulgar ['v?lɡ?]. Second, the behavior of the detective with the cigar implies the change of the situation between the duchess and the detective. Last, if you are careful enough, u will notice that the whole conversation last within 2 cigars, showing this is an emergency. As we move on, I will do some detail explanations base on related paragraphs. Para 3: A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie in. The image of smoke is always considered to be neutral ['nju:tr?l] or even negative. This sentence describes the ve ry first time Ogilvie’s appearance, the author use the cigar smoke to let us feel that Ogilvie is an uninvited guest with unfriendly purpose. Para 5: Taking his time, Ogilvie removed the offending cigar, knocked off the ash and flipped the butt toward an ornamental fireplace on his right. He missed, and the butt fell upon the carpet where he ignored it. This is a series of moves that done by Ogilvie after hearing the disapproval towards his cigar from the Duchess. Even Ogilvie agreed to put off the cigar, but he was actually unwilling to do so. His cigar is offensive, so do his behavior. All he had done is nothing but disrespect. Para 16: He took out a fresh cigar and bit off the end. Para 21: He lit the fresh cigar. Para 23: The house detective took his time, leisurely puffing a cloud of blue cigar smoke, his eyes sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection. As the conversation becoming closer and closer to the point, Ogilvie was sure about what kind of serious crime the noble Croydons ['kr?id?n] had committed. Thinking of being the upper hands in the negotiation named as blackmail, Ogilvie began to smoke again; he knew that the Du ke and Duchess had to put up with it even they didn’t like his smoking. The reason is he was the advantage side, and he knew exactly the secret the couple wanted to hide. Para 42: He paused to puff again at the cigar as his listeners waited silently. P ara 108: At length Ogilvie spoke. “This cigar botherin’ you, Duchess?” As the story goes, the powerful Duchess tried to turn things around, she offered a big sum of money far more than the Ogilvie wanted and attempted to use Ogilvie’s greedy to help them fix the car in a proper way. Situation changed, now the initiative was back to the Duchess. Finally, Ogilvie agreed the deal, and he returned to be modest and humble.
高级英语第六课Blackmail译文
第六课 讹诈 阿瑟?黑利 负责饭店保安工作的欧吉维探长打了那个神秘的电话，本来说好一个小时后光临克罗伊敦夫妇所住的套房的，可实际上却过了两个小时才到。结果，当外间门上的电铃终于发出沉闷的嗡嗡声时，公爵夫妇的神经都紧张到了极点。 公爵夫人亲自去开门。此前她早已借故把女仆支开，并且狠心地给那位脸儿圆圆的、见到狗就怕得要死的男秘书派了一个要命的差事，让他牵着贝德林顿狼犬出去散步。想到这两个人随时都会回来，她自己的紧张情绪怎么也松弛不下来。 随着欧吉维进屋的是一团雪茄烟雾。当他随着她走进起居室时，公爵夫人目光直射着这个大肥佬嘴里叼着的那烧了半截的雪茄。“我丈夫和我都讨厌浓烈的烟味，您行行好把它灭了吧!” 探长那双夹在面部隆起的肉堆中的猪眼睛轻蔑地将她上下打量了一番。接着，他便移动目光，对这个宽敞豪华、设备齐全的房间扫视了一周，看到了那位正背朝窗户、神色茫然地望着他们的公爵夫人。 “你们这套房间布置得倒挺讲究的呢。”欧吉维慢条斯理地从口中拿下雪茄，敲掉烟灰，然后将烟蒂扔向靠右边的一个装饰性壁炉，但他失了准头，烟蒂掉到地毯上，他也不去管它。公爵夫人的嘴唇绷得紧紧的。她没好气地说道，“我想你该不是为谈论房间布置到这儿来的吧。” 他乐得咯咯直笑，肥胖的身子也跟着抖动起来。“不是的，夫人，怎么会呢!不过，我确实喜爱高雅的东西。”他压低了他那极端刺耳的尖嗓音接着说，“比如像你们那辆小轿车，就是停在饭店的那辆，美洲虎牌，是的吧?” “噢!”这声音不像是从口中说出来的，倒像是从克罗伊敦公爵鼻子中呼出来的。他的夫人马上瞪了他一眼，以示警告。 “我们的车子与你有什么相干呢?” 公爵夫人的这句问话似乎是个信号，一听到这个信号，探长的态度马上就变了。他猝然问道，“这儿还有别的人么?” 公爵回答道，“没有。我们早把他们都打发出去了。”
高级英语第一册lesson6-Blackmail-课文详解2-detail-study、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习
高级英语第一册lesson6-Blackmail-课文详解2-detail-study、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习
高级英语第一册lesson6 Blackmail 课文详解2 detail study、背景知 识、文章结构及修辞学习 2008-02-11 12:11:18| 分类：默认分类| 标签：|字号大中小订阅 高级英语第一册lesson6 Blackmail 课文详解2 detail study、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习 2007年01月01日星期一下午11:48 96. bulbous: shaped like a bulb, swelling and disgustingly fat and round bulbous dome / nose 97. peremptorily: (fml) showing an expectation of being obeyed at once and without questi on, impolitely and unfriendly, commanding, insisting obedience 98. rivet: metal pin for fasten plates. to hold or fasten with or as if with rivets cf: glare, stare, fix 99. feature: any of the noticeable parts of the face a man with Oriental features Her mouth is her worst feature / best feature, like a cherry. 100. set in a mould: When you take a picture, you set your body, your countenance ...in a certain way. That is to set in a mould. (A lame one-eyed king taking a picture) mould (Am.E) = mould (Br.E): character, distinctive nature, a person's character, nature, et c., considered as having been shaped by family type, education, training, experience, etc. Be cast in a mould of a particular kind means to have the characteristics, attitudes, behavio ur or lifestyle that are typical of that kind of person be made / cast in mould of He is made in his father's mould. (He has the same personality and character as his father' s) 101. imperious: in tensely compelling, marked by arrogant assurance, dominating. This wo rd is related to imperial. The whole sentence can be paraphrased as follows: Her handsome high-cheekboned features were set in a way which shows her imperial char acter.
Blackmail课文翻译
(高级英语课文翻译) Book 1 Lesson 3 Blackmail 敲诈 --阿瑟?黑利 负责饭店保安工作的欧吉维探长打了那个神秘的电话，本来说好一个小时后光临克罗伊敦夫妇所住的套房的，可实际上却过了两个小时才到。结果，当外间门上的电铃终于发出沉闷的嗡嗡声时，公爵夫妇的神经都紧张到了极点。 公爵夫人亲自去开门。此前她早已借故把女仆支开，并且狠心地给那位脸儿圆圆的、见到狗就怕得要死的男秘书派了一个要命的差事，让他牵着贝德林顿狼犬出去散步。想到这两个人随时都会回来，她自己的紧张情绪怎么也松弛不下来。 随着欧吉维进屋的是一团雪茄烟雾。当他随着她走进起居室时，公爵夫人目光直射着这个大肥佬嘴里叼着的那烧了半截的雪茄。“我丈夫和我都讨厌浓烈的烟味，您行行好把它灭了吧!” 探长那双夹在面部隆起的肉堆中的猪眼睛轻蔑地将她上下打量了一番。接着，他便移动目光，对这个宽敞豪华、设备齐全的房间扫视了一周，看到了那位正背朝窗户、神色茫然地望着他们的公爵夫人。 “你们这套房间布置得倒挺讲究的呢。”欧吉维慢条斯理地从口中拿下雪茄，敲掉烟灰，然后将烟蒂扔向靠右边的一个装饰性壁炉，但他失了准头，烟蒂掉到地毯上，他也不去管它。公爵夫人的嘴唇绷得紧紧的。她没好气地说道，“我想你该不是为谈论房间布置到这儿来的吧。” 他乐得咯咯直笑，肥胖的身子也跟着抖动起来。“不是的，夫人，怎么会呢!不过，我确实喜爱高雅的东西。”他压低了他那极端刺耳的尖嗓音接着说，“比如像你们那辆小轿车，就是停在饭店的那辆，美洲虎牌，是的吧” “噢!”这声音不像是从口中说出来的，倒像是从克罗伊敦公爵鼻子中呼出来的。他的夫人马上瞪了他一眼，以示警告。 “我们的车子与你有什么相干呢”
高级英语第一册lesson6 Blackmail 课文详解2 detail study、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习
高级英语第一册lesson6 Blackmail 课文详解2 detail study、背景知 识、文章结构及修辞学习 2008-02-11 12:11:18| 分类：默认分类| 标签：|字号大中小订阅 高级英语第一册lesson6 Blackmail 课文详解2 detail study、背景知识、文章结构及修辞学习 2007年01月01日星期一下午11:48 96. bulbous: shaped like a bulb, swelling and disgustingly fat and round bulbous dome / nose 97. peremptorily: (fml) showing an expectation of being obeyed at once and without question, imp olitely and unfriendly, commanding, insisting obedience 98. rivet: metal pin for fasten plates. to hold or fasten with or as if with rivets cf: glare, stare, fix 99. feature: any of the noticeable parts of the face a man with Oriental features Her mouth is her worst feature / best feature, like a cherry. 100. set in a mould: When you take a picture, you set your body, your countenance ...in a certain way. That is to set in a mould. (A lame one-eyed king taking a picture) mould (Am.E) = mould (Br.E): character, distinctive nature, a person's character, nature, etc., cons idered as having been shaped by family type, education, training, experience, etc. Be cast in a mould of a particular kind means to have the characteristics, attitudes, behaviour or lif estyle that are typical of that kind of person be made / cast in mould of He is made in his father's mould. (He has the same personality and character as his father's) 101. imperious: in tensely compelling, marked by arrogant assurance, dominating. This word is rel ated to imperial. The whole sentence can be paraphrased as follows: Her handsome high-cheekboned features were set in a way which shows her imperial character. 102. respite: a short period of pause or rest, during a time of great effort pain, or trouble, a time of relief (as from labour, suffering or war) or delay (as before sentencing or executing).
Blackmail课文翻译
（高级英语课文翻译） Book 1 Lesson 3 Blackmail 敲诈 --阿瑟?黑利 负责饭店保安工作的欧吉维探长打了那个神秘的电话，本来说好一个小时后光临克罗伊敦夫妇所住的套房的，可实际上却过了两个小时才到。结果，当外间门上的电铃终于发出沉闷的嗡嗡声时，公爵夫妇的神经都紧张到了极点。 公爵夫人亲自去开门。此前她早已借故把女仆支开，并且狠心地给那位脸儿圆圆的、见到狗就怕得要死的男秘书派了一个要命的差事，让他牵着贝德林顿狼犬出去散步。想到这两个人随时都会回来，她自己的紧张情绪怎么也松弛不下来。 随着欧吉维进屋的是一团雪茄烟雾。当他随着她走进起居室时，公爵夫人目光直射着这个大肥佬嘴里叼着的那烧了半截的雪茄。“我丈夫和我都讨厌浓烈的烟味，您行行好把它灭了吧! ” 探长那双夹在面部隆起的肉堆中的猪眼睛轻蔑地将她上下打量了一番。接着，他便移动目光，对这个宽敞豪华、设备齐全的房间扫视了一周，看到了那位正背朝窗户、神色茫然地望着他们的公爵夫人。 “你们这套房间布置得倒挺讲究的呢。”欧吉维慢条斯理地从口中拿下雪茄，敲掉烟灰，然后将烟蒂扔向靠右边的一个装饰性壁炉，但他失了准头，烟蒂掉到地毯上，他也不去管它。公爵夫人的嘴唇绷得紧紧的。她没好气地说道，“我想你该不是为谈论房间布置到这儿来的吧。” 他乐得咯咯直笑，肥胖的身子也跟着抖动起来。“不是的，夫人，怎么会呢! 不过，我确实喜爱高雅的东西。”他压低了他那极端刺耳的尖嗓音接着说，“比如像你们那辆小轿车，就是停在饭店的那辆，美洲虎牌，是的吧?” “噢! ”这声音不像是从口中说出来的，倒像是从克罗伊敦公爵鼻子中呼出来的。他的夫人马上瞪了他一眼，以示警告。 “我们的车子与你有什么相干呢?” 公爵夫人的这句问话似乎是个信号，一听到这个信号，探长的态度马上就变了。他猝然问道，“这儿还有别的人么?” 公爵回答道，“没有。我们早把他们都打发出去了。”
高英-Blackmail原文+翻译+修辞
Blackmail 敲诈 Arthur Hailey--阿瑟?黑利 ○1The chief house officer, Ogilvie, who had declared he would appear at the Croydons suite an hour after his cryptic telephone call actually took twice that time. As a result the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed when the muted buzzer of the outer door eventually sounded. 负责饭店保安工作的欧吉维探长打了那个神秘的，本来说好一个小时后光临克罗伊敦夫妇所住的套房的，可实际上却过了两个小时才到。结果，当外间门上的电铃终于发出沉闷的嗡嗡声时，公爵夫妇的神经都紧到了极点。 ○2The Duchess went to the door herself. Earlier she had dispatched her maid on an invented errand and, cruelly, instructed the moon-faced male secretary – who was terrified of dogs – to exercise the Bedlington terriers. Her own tension was not lessened by the knowledge that both might return at any moment. 公爵夫人亲自去开门。此前她早已借故把女仆支开，并且狠心地给那位脸儿圆圆的、见到狗就怕得要死的男秘书派了一个要命的差事，让他牵着贝德林顿狼犬出去散步。想到这两个人随时都会回来，她自己的紧情绪怎么也松弛不下来。○3 A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie in. When he had followed her to the living room, the Duchess looked pointedly at the half-bur ned cigar in the fat man’s mouth. “My husband and I find
高英3版第3课Blackmail-课文全文
Blackmail Arthur Hailey ○1The chief house officer, Ogilvie, who had declared he would appear at the Croydons suite an hour after his cryptic telephone call actually took twice that time. As a result the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed when the muted buzzer of the outer door eventually sounded. ○2The Duchess went to the door herself. Earlier she had dispatched her maid on an invented errand and, cruelly, instructed the moon-faced male secretary –who was terrified of dogs –to exercise the Bedlington terriers. Her own tension was not lessened by the knowledge that both might return at any moment. ○3 A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie in. When he had followed her to the living room, the Duchess looked pointedly at the half-burned cigar in the fat man’s mouth. “My husband and I find strong smoke offensive. Would you kindly put that out." ○4The house detective's piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face. His gaze moved on to sweep the spacious, well-appointed room, encompassing the Duke who faced them uncertainly, his back to a window. ○5"Pretty neat set-up you folks got.” Taking his time, Ogilvie removed the offending cigar, knocked off the ash and flipped the butt toward an ornamental fireplace on his right. He missed, and the butt fell upon the carpet where he ignored it. ○6The Duchess's lips tightened. She said sharply, imagine you did not come here to discuss décor ". ○7The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle . "No, ma'am, can't say I did. I like nice things, though." He lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice." Like that car of yours. The one you keep here in the hotel. Jaguar, ain't it?"
高级英语第一册Blackmail的赏析
Blackmail About the author. This novel is written by Arthur Hailey.He is a bestsellers novelist. Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, Hailey served in the Royal Air Force from the start of World War II during 1939 until 1947, when he went to live in Canada. Hailey's last novel, Detective(1997), is a mystery told from the perspective of a Miami homicide detective. This detective also happens to be a former Catholic priest who has lost his religion; the work deals with themes of religion and questions the Catholic Church. Hailey told the Walden Book Report that his aim in writing this book was to share his own thoughts about religion without "mak[ing] it a lecture." He says that he lost his own faith while serving in Cyprus during World War II, and that since ex-priests have many occupations he might as well give his protagonist an exciting one.After working at a number of jobs and writing part-time, he became a writer full-time during 1956.Following the success of Hotel during 1965, he moved to California; in 1969, he moved to the Bahamas to avoid Canadian and U.S. income taxes, which were claiming 90% of his income.His best sellers include:Hotel,Airport,Wheels,The Final Diagnosis and The Moneychangers. About the best sellers of author
高级英语(1)第三版 Lesson 3 Blackmail Paraphrase
Paraphrase 1.The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all pretense of blandness gone. 2.When they find who done that last night, who killed that kid an' its mother, then high-tailed it, they'll throw the book, and never mind who it hits, or whether they got fancy titles neither. 3.The Duchess of Croydon – three centuries and a half of inbred arrogance behind her – did not yield easily. 4.Even the self-assurance of Ogilvie flickered for an instant. 5.The house detective took his time, leisurely puffing a cloud of blue cigar smoke, his eyes sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection. 6.There ain't much, out of the way, which people who stay in this hotel do, I don't get to hear about. 7.The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind. 8.And when they stopped for petrol, as they would have to, their speech and manner would betray them, making them conspicuous. 9.There must be no mistake, no vacillation or dallying because of her own smallness of mind. 参考答案 1.Ogilvie spat out the words with great contempt and sudden rudeness, throwing away his pretended politeness. 2.When they find who killed the mother and the kid and then ran away, they will deal out the maximum punishment, and they will not care who will be punished in this case or what their social position is. 3.The Duchess was supported by her arrogance coming from parents of noble families who belonged to the nobility for more than three hundred years. So she did not give in easily. 4.The Duchess was a good actress and she appeared so firm about their innocent that, for a brief moment, Ogilvie felt unsure if his assumption about them was right. But the moment was very short and passed quickly. 5.The house detective was in no hurry. He enjoyed his cigar and puffed a cloud of blue cigar smoke in a relaxed manner. At the same time, his eyes were fixed disdainfully on the Duchess as if openly daring her to object to his smoking a cigar, as she had done earlier. 6.If anybody who stays in this hotel does anything wrong, improper or unusual, I always get to know about it. There isn’t much that can escape me. 7.The Duchess kept firm and tight control of her mind which is working quickly. Here the Duchess is thinking quickly but at the same time keeping her thoughts under control, not letting them run wild. 8.And when they stopped for petrol, as it would be necessary, their speech and manner would reveal their identity. British English would be particularly noticeable in the south. 9.She mustn’t make any mistakes in her plan, or waver in mind and show decision or deal with the situation carelessly due to small mindedness. In other words, she has to take a big chance, to do something very daring, so she must be bold, resolute and decisive. She has to rise to the occasion.
高级英语 blackmail summary
Blackmail (summary) The story takes place in the hotel. It is about a hit-and-run accident caused by the Duke and Duchess of Croydons.One night, the duke had gone to a night club and the duchess reaches the club to find her husband. On their way back the duchess hits a woman and her daughter and both the woman and her daughter died on the spot. However, in the accident the headlight and the trim ring of the car had damaged. The couple are hiding out in the hotel from their responsibility for the gruesome hit-and-run accident which had been the highlight of the newspaper as the famous hit-and-run case. Nevertheless, a detective called Ogilvie, gets hint of it and tries to blackmail the duke and duchess. What Ogilvie says suggests that he know everything about the accident or crime. And the purpose of Ogilvie’s coming is blackmail. With deep consideration, the couple decide to escape from incrimination to avoid loss of nobility and reputation, and compromise to the detective. The plan of Duchess is to make Ogilvie drive the car with the accident traces to Chicago in the north to avoid police investigation. She offers to pay Ogilvie more than double the amount he asked for.Facing the enormous lure, Ogilvie succumbs to the requirement, and startsto change hisdemeanorand tone.
Blackmail课文翻译
（高级英语课文翻译） BookILess on 3Blackmail 敲诈 --阿瑟？黑利 负责饭店保安工作的欧吉维探长打了那个神秘的电话，本来说好一个小时后光临克罗伊敦夫妇所住的套房的，可实际上却过了两个小时才到。结果，当外间门上的电铃终于发出沉闷的嗡嗡声时，公爵夫妇的神经都紧张到了极点。 公爵夫人亲自去开门。此前她早已借故把女仆支开，并且狠心地给那位脸儿圆圆的、见到狗就怕得要死的男秘书派了一个要命的差事，让他牵着贝德林顿狼犬出去散步。想到这两个人随时都会回来，她自己的紧张情绪怎么也松弛不下来。 随着欧吉维进屋的是一团雪茄烟雾。当他随着她走进起居室时，公爵夫人目光直射着这个大肥佬嘴里叼着的那烧了半截的雪茄。“我丈夫和我都讨厌浓烈的烟味，您行行好把它灭了吧！” 探长那双夹在面部隆起的肉堆中的猪眼睛轻蔑地将她上下打量了一番。接着，他便移动目光，对这个宽敞豪华、设备齐全的房间扫视了一周，看到了那位正背朝窗户、神色茫然地望着他们的公爵夫人。 “你们这套房间布置得倒挺讲究的呢。”欧吉维慢条斯理地从口中拿下雪茄，敲掉烟灰，然后将烟蒂扔向靠右边的一个装饰性壁炉，但他失了准头，烟 蒂掉到地毯上，他也不去管它。公爵夫人的嘴唇绷得紧紧的。她没好气地说道，
“我想你该不是为谈论房间布置到这儿来的吧。” 他乐得咯咯直笑，肥胖的身子也跟着抖动起来。“不是的，夫人，怎么 会呢!不过，我确实喜爱高雅的东西。”他压低了他那极端刺耳的尖嗓音接着说， “比如像你们那辆小轿车，就是停在饭店的那辆，美洲虎牌，是的吧 “噢！”这声音不像是从口中说出来的，倒像是从克罗伊敦公爵鼻子中 呼出来的。他的夫人马上瞪了他一眼，以示警告。 “我们的车子与你有什么相干呢？” 公爵夫人的这句问话似乎是个信号，一听到这个信号，探长的态度马上 就变了。他猝然问道，“这儿还有别的人么？” 公爵回答道，“没有。我们早把他们都打发出去了。” “还是检查一下的好。”这个大胖子以敏捷得出奇的动作对整个套房前 前后后地巡查了一遍，凡是有门的地方就打开往里看看。显然，他对整套房间布局是极为熟悉的。他再次打开外间的房门并重新关上之后，面带满意的神色回到了起居室。 公爵夫人已端坐在一张直背靠椅上，欧吉维还是站立着。 “我说，”他开口了，“你俩怎么撞了人就开车逃跑呢?! 她直视着他的眼睛。“你在胡扯些什么呀？” “别做戏了，夫人。这可不是闹着玩儿的。”他又掏出一支新雪茄，把 烟头咬掉。“你们该看过报纸吧，电台里也广播得不少哩。” 克罗伊敦公爵夫人那本来很苍白的双颊上泛起了两团红晕。“你那些含