1.Universe
n. 天地万物；宇宙；世界 =everything that exists everywhere
e.g.
Somewhere in the universe there must be
another world like ours.
宇宙中某处一定有与我们世界相似的另一个世界。
2.cultivate
vt. 耕 =prepare (land) for crops by ploughing
e.g.
Peppermint is cultivated on some farms
here.
这儿有些农场重薄荷。
3.beneath
prep. 在…底下 =below, under
e.g.
There is a large cellar beneath the kitchen.
厨房下面有一个大地窖。
4.nostril
n. 鼻孔 =either of the two external openings into the nose
e.g.
Glasses and stick are the breath of her nostrils
for the old lady.
对这个老太太来说，眼睛和拐杖是必不可少的东西。
5.suitable
adj. 合适的 =right for the purpose or occasion
e.g.
We’ve found a suitable place for a picnic.
我们已经找到了一个适合野餐的地方。
6.companion
n. 同伴 =person who goes with
e.g.
Lisa is a perfect companion on the journey.
丽莎是个理想的旅伴。
7.flesh
n. 肉体 =soft substance, esp muscle, between the skin and bones of animal
bodies
e.g.
Tigers are flesh-eating animals.
虎是肉食动物。
8.embarrassed
adj. 窘的，尴尬的 =awkward or ashamed
e.g.
He is embarrassed by lack of money.
他因缺钱而窘迫。
9.cunning
adj. 狡诈的 =clever at deceiving
e.g.
This businessman is a cunning old fox.
这个商人是个狡猾的老狐狸。
10.naked
adj. 裸体的 =without clothes on
e.g.
He is as naked as the day he was born.
他象他出生时那样赤裸裸的。
11.bear
vt. 承担；忍受 =carry, endure
e.g.
The pain was almost more than he could bear.
那疼痛几乎使他受不了。
12.curse
n. 灾祸；诅咒 =word, phrase or sentence calling for the punishment, injury or destruction
of sth or sb
e.g.
The witch put a curse on the princess.
女巫对公主施了咒语。
13.crawl
vi. 爬行 =move slowly, pulling the body along the ground or other surface
e.g.
The wounded soldier crawled into a shell-hole.
那受伤的士兵爬入一个炮弹坑。
14.belly
n. 肚子，腹部 =abdomen
e.g.
His joke caused a belly laugh.
他的笑话引起一阵高声大笑。
15.offspring
n. 后代；儿女 =child or children
e.g.
He is the offspring of a scientific genius
and a ballet dancer.
他是一位天才科学家和一位芭蕾舞蹈家的后代。
16.crush
vt. 碾碎；压坏 =press, be pressed, so that there is breaking or injury
e.g.
Don’t crush this box; it has flowers in
it.
不要把这个盒子压破了；里面装的是花。
17.pregnancy n. 怀孕 =the state of being pregnant
e.g.
She’s had six pregnancies in six years.
她在六年中怀孕六次。
18.subject
adj. 受…支配的；从属的 =under control of
e.g.
We are subject to the laws of the country.
我们都受到国家法律的约束。
19.thorn
n. 荆棘 =kinds of shrub or tree with thorns
e.g.
His presence is a thorn in the host’s flesh.
他的出席使主人觉得如芒在背。
20.sweat
vi. 出汗 =give out sweat
e.g.
The long hot climb made him sweat.
长距离的攀登使他出汗。
1.the
same day 当天
e.g.
He paid in cash and received the goods the same
day.
他用现金付账并于当天收到了货物。
2.fall
into a sleep 入睡
e.g.
After a long day’s hard work, he fell into a sound
sleep immediately.
辛苦地干了一天活之后，他立即陷入沉睡中。
3.call
out to…
向…大声喊叫
e.g.
She called out to the police for help.
她大声向警察求救。
4.hide
from 躲避
e.g.
The future is hidden from us.
未来是我们难以预卜的。
5.trick
… into (doing) 诱骗…做
e.g.
He tricked the poor girl into
marrying him by pretending that he was rich.
他假装有钱而骗那可怜女孩与他结婚。
6.because
of 因为
e.g.
Because of his bad leg, he couldn’t walk
so fast as the others.
因为他的腿有毛病，他不能跟别的人走得一样快。
7.be under a
curse 受诅咒而遭殃
e.g.
It is said that anyone living in that house will be under a curse.
据说住在那栋房子里的人会受到诅咒而遭殃。
Translation of some difficult sentences
from the text
1.…
he breathed life-giving breath into his nostrils and the man began to
live.
上帝朝他鼻孔吹了一口生气，于是男人就有了生命。
英语中有一类动宾词组，动词和宾语是同源词，使用时能达到强调的表达效果。在这种用法中宾语前常有形容词修饰。如：
She
died a heroic death.
He
smiled a contemptuous smile.
She
dreamt a sweet dream.
Today
we are living a happy life.
He
sighed a sigh.
2.“At
last, here is one of my own kind —
Bone taken from
my bone, and flesh from my flesh.
‘Woman’ is her
name because she was taken out of man.”
“现在，终于有了和我同类的生灵——
骨取自我骨，肉取自我肉，
这就称之为女人，因为她取自于男人。”
3.“From
now on you will crawl on your belly, and you will have to eat dust as
long as you live. I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring
and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head,
and you will bite their heel.”
“你要终身用肚皮爬行，啃泥过活。我要让你和女人互相仇恨，而且世代为敌。她的后代都将砸你的头，而你则会咬他们的脚跟。”
4.“I
will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth.”
“我要增加你的苦难，使你备受怀孕和分娩之痛苦。”
5.“Because
of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse.”
“由于你偷吃了禁果，土地因你受诅咒而遭殃。”
6.“You
will have to work hard and sweat to make the soil produce anything, until
you go back to the soil from which you were formed. You were made from
soil, and you will become soil again.”
“一直到你入土之日，你都得辛勤劳动，用汗水耕耘土地，使之生产万物。你原来自于泥土，你将回到泥土中去。”
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