Module 3 Literature
词汇短语园地
1. feed v. 喂养；为……提供食品
Have you fed these chickens today？
你今天喂这些鸡了吗？
Whoever feeds the man is his master.
任何给这个男人提供食物的人都是他的主人。
搭配：
（1） feed sb/sth （on） sth 喂人或动物食物
Feed the cattle （on） barley.
喂这些牛大麦。
（2） feed sth to sb/sth 给人或动物喂食物
Feed barley to the cattle.
给这些牛喂大麦。
feed on 以……为食；因……而壮大
That kind of butterfly feeds on the flowers of garden plants.
那个品种的蝴蝶以园林植物的花为食。
2. serve v. （为……）工作；（给……）提供；端上（饭菜等）
She has served the company for fifteen years.
她已在这家公司工作了15年。
Breakfast is served between 7：30 am and 9：00 am.
早饭供应时间是从早上7点半到9点。
搭配：
（1） serve sth with sth 某物和某物被一起端上
Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans.
羊肉要配新鲜土豆和青豆一起上。
（2） serve sth to sb 提供某物给某人
They served a wonderful meal to more than ten delegates.
他们招待十多位代表吃了一餐美味佳肴。
（3） serve sb sth 提供某人某物
His mother served us a delicious lunch.
他的妈妈招待我们吃了一顿可口的午餐。
3. whisper v. 低声地说；耳语；私语
n. 低语（声）；耳语（声）；
私语（声）
My son whispered to me that he was afraid.
儿子低声对我说他害怕。
Don’t you know it’s rude to whisper at the meeting？
难道你不知道在开会时窃窃私语是不礼貌的吗？
Her voice dropped to a whisper while her baby was sleeping.
当她的宝宝睡觉时，她压低声音小声说话。
4. support n. 支持；帮助；支撑物
v. 支持；帮助；支撑；养（家），
维持（生活）
Her families and friends have given her lots of support.
她的家人和朋友给了她很多帮助。
When my father died， I became the real support.
我父亲死后，我成了真正的顶梁柱。
If you raise the question at the meeting， I’ll support you.
如果你在会上提出这个问题，我会支持你。
Nowadays there are many different organizations that support people with different diseases.
现在有很多向各种疾病患者提供援助的各种组织。
in support of （作状语）支持……
Only a few people spoke in support of the proposal.
只有几个人表示支持这一提议。
5.seize v. 捉住；抓住（机会等），理解（意思）；夺
He seized her by the arm.
他抓住她的胳膊。
Seize the chance， otherwise you will regret.
抓住机会，否则你会后悔的。
She was quick to seize the meaning of his words.
她快速地理解了他的话的意思。
seize on/upon sth 抓住（可利用的事物）
The rumors were eagerly seized upon by the local newspapers.
当地报纸迫不及待地对这些传闻加以炒作。
6. scream v. 尖叫；高声喊叫
n. 尖叫；尖锐刺耳的声音
Women were screaming; some of the houses nearest the bridge were on fire.
女人们在尖叫；离桥最近的几所房屋起火了。
The boy let out a scream of pain.
那个男孩疼得大叫一声。
搭配：
（1） scream （out） in/with 以……状态尖叫
The kids were screaming with excitement.
孩子们兴奋地喊叫着。
People ran for the exits， screaming out in terror.
人们惊恐万状，尖叫着奔向出口。
（2） scream （out） for sth/sb 为某事/某人高声喊叫
Someone was screaming for help.
有人在喊救命。
7. in a... voice 用……声音（说）
Please speak in a loud voice in order that we can hear what you say.
请大声说话，以便我们能听见你所说的。
He smiled sadly and replied in a weak voice.
他悲伤地笑了笑，用微弱的声音回答。
（1） be in good voice 嗓音良好
She was in good voice at the concert tonight.
她在今晚的音乐会上唱得不错。
（2） give voice to 表达
After watching the film， he gave voice to his discontent.
看完电影后，他表达了他的不满。
（3） lose sb’s voice 某人的嗓子哑了
He was suffering from flu and lost his voice.
他患了流感，嗓子哑了。
8.bring sth to the attention of sb 使某人关注某事
She says that many times the school nurse is the first one to bring health problems to the attention of parents.
她说，很多时候，学校护士是第一个使家长关注到健康问题的人。
I did the thing with the hope that the media would report on it， and bring cultural discrimination to the attention of the public.
我做这件事是希望媒体报道这件事，并使公众关注文化歧视。
（1） pay attention to 注意
Don’t pay any attention to what they say.
别在意他们说的话。
（2） draw attention to 吸引注意（某事物）
I tried not to draw attention to the weak points in my argument.
我尽量不使人察觉到我论证中的软肋。
幽默小故事
I Am Napoleon
Late one night at the insane asylum， one inmate shouted， “I am Napoleon！”
Another one said， “How do you know？”
The first inmate said， “God told me！”
Just then， a voice from another room shouted， “I did not！”
跟踪导练（一）
阅读理解
Sense and sensibility was written by British author Jane Austen. It shows two sisters’ love experiences and their complicated marriages. The novel offers the contrast between sense and sensibility in a humorous way.
The elder sister， Elinor Dashwood， is the perfect representation of sense. She always refrains （克制） from expressing her emotions， even when she finds out that Edward， her lover， was engaged to another woman. Meanwhile， Marianne Dashwood is the perfect representation of sensibility. She is idealistic. When she is confronted with the disinterest of her lover John Willoughby， Marianne is greatly annoyed.