是块禁地。 He seems to regard that end of the office as his territory.他似乎把办公室的那一端视作是他 的个人地盘 12....and it seems to me that the ceaseless rhythm of the wheels is like scissors cutting a three-thousand-mile rip through my life. From now on, my life will be divided into two parts, with the line drawn by that train.(Para.3) Meaning: As the train goes on, with the rhythm of the wheels continuing endlessly, I feel as if my life was divided into two parts by the running of the train, with my past on one side and the future on the other There is a distance of three thousand miles between the two sides 13. After a while I shrink into a silent indifference, ...(Para. 4) Meaning: After a while, I lose all my interest in anything around me and become silent 14.After a while, I shrink into a silent indifference,.( Para. 4) 1)move away from something or somebody unpleasant She is shy by nature and shrinks from any stranger.她生性羞怯,怕见生人 The little boy shrank back with a cry at the sight of a snake.这个小男孩一看到蛇,就惊叫 声往后退缩 We must not shrink from difficulties.我们不应该在困难面前退缩。 2)become smaller, esp. because of water, heat or cold Will the shirt shrink in the wash?这件衬衣洗过以后会缩水吗? Car sales have been shrinking recently.近来汽车的销售量在减少。 The hot water shrank my sweater.热水使我的毛衣收缩了。 The productivity increase has shrunk our costs by25%.生产率的提高使我们的成本减少了 15.After a while I shrink into a silent indifference,.(Para. 4) indifference: n. lack of interest Jack' s father is rather angry with him for his indifference to the future.杰克的父亲因为杰克 对未来漠不关心而对他很生气。 talked to him for two hours, but he only listened to me with indifference.我和他谈了两个小 时,但他只是漠不关心地听着 different: a. having no interest in, not caring about or noticing People are worried about the governments indifferent attitude toward drug dealing.人们因政 府在毒品交易问题上所表现出的漠不关心的态度而感到担心。 If the adjective has a complement, we should use the preposition to How can you be so indifferent to the suffering of the people around you?你怎么能对身边的 人所受的苦难如此漠不关心呢? I was so excited to see snow that i was indifferent to the cold.看到雪,我非常激动而不感到 寒冷。 16... these are not the friendly fields, the farmyards of Polish countryside;.(Para. 4) Meaning:. these are not the farmyards in Polish countryside that I am so familiar with. These fields make me feel strange 17... this is vast, tedious and formless. (Para. 4) tedious: a tiring, because of being too long, slow or dull; boring是块禁地。 He seems to regard that end of the office as his territory. 他似乎把办公室的那一端视作是他 的个人地盘。 12.…and it seems to me that the ceaseless rhythm of the wheels is like scissors cutting a three-thousand-mile rip through my life. From now on, my life will be divided into two parts, with the line drawn by that train. (Para.3) Meaning: As the train goes on, with the rhythm of the wheels continuing endlessly, I feel as if my life was divided into two parts by the running of the train, with my past on one side and the future on the other. There is a distance of three thousand miles between the two sides. 13.After a while, I shrink into a silent indifference, … (Para.4) Meaning: After a while, I lose all my interest in anything around me and become silent. 14.After a while, I shrink into a silent indifference, … (Para.4) shrink: vi. 1) move away from something or somebody unpleasant She is shy by nature and shrinks from any stranger. 她生性羞怯，怕见生人。 The little boy shrank back with a cry at the sight of a snake. 这个小男孩一看到蛇，就惊叫一 声往后退缩。 We must not shrink from difficulties. 我们不应该在困难面前退缩。 2) become smaller, esp. because of water, heat or cold Will the shirt shrink in the wash? 这件衬衣洗过以后会缩水吗？ Car sales have been shrinking recently. 近来 汽车的销售量在减少。 shrink: vt. cause sth. to become smaller The hot water shrank my sweater. 热水使我的毛衣收缩了。 The productivity increase has shrunk our costs by 25%. 生产率的提高使我们的成本减少了 25% 15.After a while, I shrink into a silent indifference, … (Para.4) indifference: n. lack of interest Jack’s father is rather angry with him for his indifference to the future. 杰克的父亲因为杰克 对未来漠不关心而对他很生气。 I talked to him for two hours, but he only listened to me with indifference. 我和他谈了两个小 时，但他只是漠不关心地听着。 indifferent: a. having no interest in, not caring about or noticing People are worried about the government’s indifferent attitude toward drug dealing. 人们因政 府在毒品交易问题上所表现出的漠不关心的态度而感到担心。 If the adjective has a complement, we should use the preposition to. How can you be so indifferent to the suffering of the people around you? 你怎么能对身边的 人所受的苦难如此漠不关心呢？ I was so excited to see snow that I was indifferent to the cold. 看到雪, 我非常激动而不感到 寒冷。 16…these are not the friendly fields, the farmyards of Polish countryside; …(Para.4) Meaning: …these are not the farmyards in Polish countryside that I am so familiar with. These fields make me feel strange. 17... this is vast, tedious and formless. (Para. 4) tedious: a. tiring, because of being too long, slow or dull; boring