English Intensive Reading 吉林大学远程教育学院
Introduction Text Language Points Grammar
				Lesson 3    Language Points  ( Page 5)
			zigzag (n.): (of a line, path, etc) turning right and left alternately at sharp angles 锯齿形的，之字形的 1. We hurried in a zigzag way along the path… 我们沿着曲曲折折的小径急忙地赶路… 2. They are surprised at the zigzags of the mountain roads. 他们惊诧山路的蜿蜒曲折。 (v.): go in a zigzag 曲折地前进 1. We zigzagged up the hill. 我们曲曲折折爬上小山。 2. The narrow path zigzags up the cliff. 这条狭窄的小径曲曲折折地向峭壁延伸。 At a second angle in the road was a large flat rock, jutting out northward, overlooking the deep valley from which the road ascended. Meaning: The large flat rock stands at a second angle in the road, it stuck out northward, looked down at the deep valley from which the road went up. 注：这是一个倒装句，句子的主语是“the large flat rock”。 接下来的那个拐角处矗立着一块巨大而平坦的岩石。它向北突出，俯瞰着整个山谷。前面提到的那条大道就是经由这个山谷通向山上的。 to jut out: to be in a position further forward than its surrounding; stick out 突出；伸出 1. His chin juts out rather a lot. 他的下巴突出得很厉害。 2. The balcony juts out over the street. 阳台伸到街道上空。 overlook (v.): to have or give a view of (something or someone) from above 俯瞰，俯视 1. My room overlooks the sea. 从我的房间可眺望大海。 2. We overlook the church from our house. 我们可从家中俯瞰教堂。 ascend (v.): to go up 渐渐上升，升高 1. The narrow path started to ascend more steeply at the rocky side. 狭窄的道路在多岩石的一面陡然上升。 2. We watched the mists ascending from the valley below. 我们看着薄雾从下面的山谷中升起。