English Intensive Reading 吉林大学远程教育学院    
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Not a mountain, not a canyon which had not much to tell him, not a change... he could not interpret.
Meaning:Every mountain and every canyon meant a great deal to him and he could also predict every change in the weather 每一座山，每一个峡谷，在他看来都有讲不完的故事，每一次的天气变化都在他的意料之中。
... travel with an open mind, an alert eye
Meaning:..one should be ready to learn and keen to see and observe when traveling…
…扩大知识面的旅游，捕捉信息的旅游..
alert: (adj.) watchful;fully awake;lively 留心的；警觉的
1.He is alert in answering questions. 他很留心的回答问题。
2.She was alert to what he said. 她对他说的一切很警觉。
...rather than looking in them for a mirror image of oneself.
Meaning:Instead of expecting them to be the exactly same as yourself, you should try to find and understand something new and different in other people and other place.
…而不仅仅是期待着发现和自己相同之处。
resolve: (v.) to decide;to determine 决心；决定
1.He resolved to succeed. 他决定要成功。
2.He resolved on making an early start. 他决定早日着手。
appreciate:
(v.)to judge rightly the value of;to understand and enjoy
正确地判断…的价值；了解鉴赏；鉴赏
1.We all appreciate a holiday after a year of hard work.
经过一年之辛苦工作之后,我们大家都能领略假期的乐趣。
2. I appreciate his personality very much. 我非常欣赏他的性格。
Every new art you learn appears like a new window on the universe; it is like acquiring a new sense.
Meaning: Every new art may provide you a new prospect to look at the world, to observe the world and enables you to appreciate what has been beyond your understanding before.
你所学到的每一种新的技能，犹如宇宙中敞开的新窗；就象在获得一种新的感知。
acquire:
(v.) to gain by skill or ability,by one’s own effort or behavior
(技术、能力、努力或行为的)获得；得到
1.He acquired a good taste for brandy. 他养成了喝白兰地的好习惯。
2.The man acquired a reputation for dishonesty. 这个人蒙上不诚实的臭名。
but he gradually learned to square off the paper and the board,
Meaning:…but gradually he learned to make the paper and board square.
…但是，他渐渐地学会了将纸张和纸板裁成正方形…
.. eventually, he started a private press…
Meaning: he finally established a private press.
…最终他创立了私人出版社…
private: (adj.)personal 私人的；私用的
1.This is a private letter. 这是私人信件。
2.He works in a private enterprise. 他在一家私人企业工作。
essential:(adj.)
(1)necessary;most important 必要的；最重要的
1.Is wealth is essential to happiness? 财富对于幸福时必要的吗？
2.Fresh air is essential for us. 新鲜空气对我们来说是必不可少的。
(2)fundamental;basic 基本的
1.Honesty is an essential quality for people. 诚实是人的基本品质。
2.Hardworking is one essential factor to succeed 勤奋是成功的一个基本的要素。
One is the pleasure of apprehending the unexpected,
Meaning: Being able to understand something new may give you a lot of pleasure. ……一种了解新鲜事物的乐趣……
apprehend:
(v.)(1)to understand 了解；明了
1.I apprehended what he meant. 我明了他的意思。
2.He couldn't apprehend her words. 他不明白她的话的意思。
(2)(formal)to fear （正式用语）忧虑恐惧
1.Do you apprehend any difficulty? 你怕有困难吗？
2.I have nothing to apprehend. 我什么都不怕。
one meets a new author who has a new vision of the world.
Meaning: new understanding or new interpretation of the world that is different from yours.
一个人遇到一位对世界持有新看法的新作家。