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新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第 2 册

Unit 3 section A

Journey through the odyssey years

奥德赛岁月之旅

1 Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to parallel different

age groups and life stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.

We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age, with each

unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges. These challenges

can be overcome by acquainting ourselves with them, such as the child's need

to learn, the adult's need to find the right career and build a family, and the

senior's need for support and good health care.

1 我们大多数人都知道，根据不同的年龄和生活阶段，人生可与此平行划分为童年、青春

期、成年和老年这四个阶段。我们把这些阶段想象为婴儿在童年之前，中年在老年之前，

每个阶段都会面临一系列特有的挑战，如孩子对学习的需要，成人对找到合适的职业生涯和

建立一个家庭的需要，以及年长者对得到帮助和良好医疗保健的需要。通过对它们的充分了

解，我们就可以战胜这些挑战。

1 Most of us know about the phases of life which we label to parallel different age

groups and life stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. (Para. 1)

Meaning: Most of us know about the different life stages that we describe according to

different age groups: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.

2 We think of infancy before childhood and middle age before old age, with each

unique phase bringing its own peculiar set of challenges. (Para. 1)

Meaning: We sequence the life stages of infancy, childhood, middle age and old age

according to their natural order, with each particular life stage facing its own featured

challenges.

Sentence structure note:

“with＋名词/代词＋现在分词”作独立主格结构

“with＋名词/代词＋现在分词”构成独立主格结构，主要用作状语，可以表示伴随、方式、原

因、时间等。

with 之后的名词和其后的现在分词构成主谓关系，其中现在分词表示主动或正在进行的动作。

例如：

She sat down at the table, with each dish emitting a delicious smell. 她在餐桌旁坐了下来，

每道菜都散发出扑鼻的香味。（状语表示伴随）

The girl sat there quite silent with her eyes fixing on the wall. 女孩坐在那里一言不发，目

不转睛地盯着墙壁。（状语表示方式）

With our food running out, we had to walk to a village for help. 由于我们的食物即将吃完，

新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第 2 册

我们不得不步行到一个村子寻求帮助。（状语表示原因）

With summer coming, it is becoming hotter and hotter. 随着夏季来临，天气变得越来越热。

（状语表示时间）

Usage note: peculiar, characteristic, unusual

peculiar, characteristic 和 unusual 都可用作形容词，都含有表示“有特点的；有特色的”等意

思，但有细微差别。

1 从词义上说，peculiar 着重“独特性”，强调“与众不同的”特征；characteristic 常强调所指

性质的典型性,也可以表示这些性质使某一事物区别于其他的事物；unusual 强调“少见的”，

与通常的情况“截然不同的”或“未曾预料的”特征。例如：

The wine has a peculiar taste. 这种酒有种独特的味道。

It’s characteristic of her that she never complained. 从来不发牢骚是她的个性。

It was not unusual for me to come home at two or three in the morning. 凌晨两三点回家对

我来说是很平常的事。

2 从用法上说，peculiar 通常和介词 to 搭配，表示“为某人或某物所特有”；characteristic

通常和介词 of 搭配，表示“某物或某人有…特性、特征、特色”；unusual 通常和介词 for 搭

配，表示“对…不同寻常”。例如：

Great minds in general look at life in a way peculiar to themselves. 一般来说，伟大的思想

家都以自己独特的眼光来看待生活。

With the friendly and generous care so characteristic of these people, they opened their

house to over 50 guests. 这些人以特有的友好和慷慨关爱，在家接待了 50 多位客人。It’s

not unusual for teenagers to go through a phase when they feel ashamed of their parents,

afraid that they might not live up to their friends’ standards. 青少年经历为自己的父母感到

羞愧的阶段是很平常的，他们生怕自己的父母达不到他们朋友所设的标准。

He asked me if there was anything unusual about the man who had robbed me, but I

couldn't accurately describe the man. 他问我那个抢劫了我的男人是否有什么不寻常之处，

但我不能准确地描述那个男子。

3 These challenges can be overcome by acquainting ourselves with them, such as

the child’s need to learn, the adult’s need to find the right career and build a family,

and the senior’s need for support and good health care. (Para. 1)

Meaning: By familiarizing ourselves with the particular challenges such as the needs for

different age groups: child, adult, and senior, we can surely overcome all these challenges.

Meaning beyond words: If we stay positive and optimistic, we’ll successfully handle the

challenges at different life stages.

2 Interestingly, ideas about the stages of life are changing.

2 有趣的是，关于人生阶段的观念正在发生变化。