Lesson 46 Do it yourself自己动手 非谓语动词 结果状语从句

So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.

Our passion for doing things for ourselves is so great that … ^{正常语序（头重脚轻）}
We are becoming increasingly independent of specialized labor. ^替换写法

passion ^{n.强烈情感；激情}

• his passion for table tennis 
• his passion for the girl

表达感情的词后面介词用“for”

do sth. for oneself ^{亲自做某事}

• The following example of 'sick humor' will enable you to judge for yourself.

increasingly  ^{more and more 越来越多的}

• ...and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life. 

• It is also becoming increasingly difficult to deal with the problem of traffic in towns.  ^{考研阅读真题}
• As a result of all these factors, governments are becoming increasingly dependent on biologists and social scientists for planning the appropriate programs and putting them into effect. ^{考研英译汉}

造句：Organic food is becoming increasingly popular. ^{有机食品正在变得越来越流行。}
造句：People are becoming increasingly aware of national and international issues. ^{人们正在变得越来越了解国家和国际间的问题。}

be dependent on … ^依赖于…

• It's a pleasant dream but everything depends on 'if' !
• The area is heavily dependent on tourism. ^{这个地区非常依赖旅游业。}
• She is still financially dependent on her parents. ^{她在经济上仍然依靠父母。}
• She had grown ever more peevishly dependent on him. ^{她脾气变得更坏，对他的依赖更重了。}

造句: So far away does my mother live that we hardly ever see her.^{我母亲住得这么远以至于我们很少 (hardly ever) 见到她。}
造句: So great is our passion for the Internet that we are becoming increasingly less interested in the television. ^{我们对因特网的热情是如此的高涨以至于我们对电视越来越没有兴趣了。}

No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications.

To plead ignorance of a subject is no longer a legitimate / justifiable excuse. ^替换表达

countless / numerous ^{数不胜数的} 

• There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
• There are numerous people, who ... ^相互替换

do-it-yourself ^{复合形容词}

• take-home pay ^税后工资
• a can’t-be-put-down book ^{爱不释手的书}
• a wait-and-see policy ^{观望的政策}
• a good-for-nothing man ^{一无是处的人}

Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.

Armed with ^{装备有、佩戴上} 

• Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
• Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.

reading / writing / building materials ^{阅读/写作/建筑材料}

• The teacher provided a list of reading materials for the course. ^{老师为课程提供了一份阅读材料清单。}
• She went to the store to buy some writing materials for her project. ^{她去商店买了一些写作材料为她的项目做准备。}
• They ordered building materials for the construction of the new house. ^{他们订购了建造新房的建筑材料。}

gaily ^{cheerfully / happily 开心的、兴高采烈的}

• Magda laughed gaily.  ^{玛格达快乐地笑了。}
• She waved gaily to the little crowd. ^{她高兴地向这一小群人挥手。}
• He put on a gaily coloured shirt. ^{他穿上了一件色彩亮丽的衬衫。}

embark on … ^{1.上船；2.开始某个工作、任务}

• We embarked on the ship for Shanghai.

Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.

particularly / especially / in particular ^尤其特别

• She enjoys all genres of music, but she is particularly fond of jazz.^{她喜欢所有类型的音乐，尤其喜欢爵士乐。}
• This restaurant is known for its seafood, especially the lobster.^{这家餐厅以海鲜著称，尤其是龙虾。}
• I love all my classes, but I find the science class in particular fascinating.^{我喜欢所有的课程，但我觉得科学课特别有趣。}

lay out ... ^{布置、摊开、摆放开…}

• While they were laying it out on the decks.
• Lay out the map on the table and let’s have a look.
• As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.

Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.

go so far as to … ^{到…这么一个程度}

• I can only trust him so far. 
• Some go so far as to call the market a bond bubble. ^{甚至有人说现在的债券市场出现泡沫了。}
• She went so far as to rent downtown office space. ^{她甚至还在市中心租用了办公地方。}

1. I got a surprise for you.
2. Yeah? I got one for you too.
3. I’ve watched you do business for years, but I thought there was a limit to how sick you could … 
4. How could you, Linus? How could you do what you did to me and to her? How could you go that far? What the hell makes you think you have the right?
5. Habit. 

build ^{assemble 组装}

• The cupboard is easy to build. ^{这个橱柜容易组装。}
• Last time I tried to assemble a toy train for my son and I almost gave up. ^{上次我试着给我儿子组装玩具火车，我差点就放弃了。}

Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.

cater for ... ^{满足、迎合}

• Schools often fail to cater for the needs of gifted children.
• It is a resort that clearly caters for the well-off.

craze ^{fad / mania 狂热}

• We called that craze "tulip mania". ^{我们称这种狂热为“郁金香狂热”。}
• Bands from London introduced the craze for this kind of music. ^{伦敦的乐队引发了对这种音乐的狂热。}
• More pertinent right now is whether or not the craze has reached a tipping point. ^{现在更重要的是，这股狂热是否已经达到临界点。}

run ^开设…

• The college runs summer courses.

services for novices ^尾韵

• the institute for the destitute
• Haste makes waste. ^欲速不达
• Man proposes, God disposes. ^{谋事在人、成事在天}

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.  — Thomas Edison

Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.

outlet ^{n. means of releasing energy, strong feelings, etc.（精力、强烈情感等的）发泄的途径}

• Sport became the perfect outlet for his aggression. ^{运动成为他攻击性心理的最佳出路。}
• Her father had found an outlet for his ambition in his work. ^{她父亲在工作中找到了施展抱负的途径。}
• She needed to find an outlet for her many talents and interests. ^{她的多才多艺、兴趣广泛需要找个施展的机会。}

pent-up ^{adj. pent-up feelings or energy have not been expressed or used for a long time（情感、精力等）被压抑的，郁积的}

• He needs an outlet for all that pent-up anger. 
• He still had a lot of pent-up anger to release. ^{他仍有许多被压抑的愤怒要发泄。}
• She was too pent-up to speak. ^{她闷闷不乐，不想说话。}
• She burst into tears, releasing all her pent-up emotions. ^{她放声大哭，发泄出全部郁积起来的情感。}

not 与 all, every, everything, everyone, both ^{连用多表示部分否定}

• All that glitters is not gold.
• Every machine here is not produced in our plant.
• Both of the substances do not dissolve in water.

be born + 名词 ^{表示出生以后的状态}

• sb. are born handymen
• He was born an idiot.
• He was born idiotic.

Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.

tend to do ^{往往、常常、倾向做某事(客观情况、多数情况下会...)}

• Women tend to live longer than men. 

Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics.

drive ^{钉进去（驱动钉子进去）}

• drive the posts into the ground
• I had to use our sledgehammer to drive the pegs into the side of the path.  ^{我不得不用我们的大锤把桩子砸进路边。}

born ^{adj.天生的}

• He is a born leader / musician. 
• Jack was a born teacher.  ^{杰克是个天生的教师。}

When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.

rickety ^{shaky 摇摇晃晃的}

• Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairs. ^{莫娜爬上了摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。}
• The chair is a bit rickety [shaky]. ^{这椅子有点摇晃。}
• The rickety barn needs repairing. ^{摇摇欲坠的谷仓需要修理。}

somehow ^{adv. 含义1. in some way, or by some means, although you do not know how 以某种方式}

• Don't worry, we'll get the money back somehow.

somehow ^{adv. 含义2. for a reason that you do not know or understand 不知怎么搞的，出于未知的原因}

• Somehow, I don't feel I can trust him.
• …, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.

And I couldn’t remember what it felt like when I could not walk down the street without holding her hand. I mean she was the same woman I fell in love with, she hadn’t changed. But somehow everything’s different. We’ve lost something along the way. ^{《遗愿清单》}

put … right / in order ^{使…恢复正常}

• The technician was called to put the malfunctioning equipment right. ^{技术员被叫来修理故障设备。}
• She took some time to put her desk in order before starting work. ^{她花了一些时间把她的桌子整理好然后开始工作。}

The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.

live under the delusion that § ... ^误以为

• I was / lived under the illusion / delusion that he intended to marry me.^{我有一种错觉，他要娶我。}
• He is / lives under the illusion / delusion that he is Napoleon.^{他患了妄想症，认为自己是拿破仑。}
• Tom was / lived under the illusion / delusion that he was a VIP.^{汤姆怀有错觉，认为自己是个要人。}

It is a question of pride as much as anything else.

a question of … ^…的问题

• She is so diligent and talented that her success is only a question of time. 
• There would definitely be some job losses; it was just a question of how many. 
• I can’t take the money. It is a matter of principle.  ^{原则的事儿/问题}

as … as anything (else) ^{【英式口语】加强语气}

• It’s as easy as anything (else).  ^{very easy}
• He’s as fat as anything (else). ^{very fat}

Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower.

call sb. ⇔ in ^{to ask sb. to come and help you with a difficult situation 叫某人来帮忙}

• Your father is very sick. You’d better call in a doctor at once. 

look at … = examine … ^{检查（看看怎么回事）}

• have a look at … ^{（看一下怎么回事）}
• have a close look at …  ^{(仔细的看一下)}

It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it.

get round / around to sth. / doing ^{有时间（找到时间）做某事}

• I finally got around to cleaning the garage this weekend.^{我终于在这个周末抽出时间打扫了车库。}

I would not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it myself.

not hear of sth. ^{不同意某事}

• I wanted to pay but she wouldn't hear of it.

I would not hear of the suggestion that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower. ^完整版

One Saturday afternoon, I hauled the machine into the garden and had a close look at it. 

had a close look at it = … and examined it carefully ^{仔细的检查}

• Let's have a close look at the above example.^{让我们仔细查看一下上面的这个例子。}
• Have a close look at the design, it is in depth and with a strong spatial sense.^{这个图案仔细看进去，它有深度的，空间感很强。}
• Jane has a close look at the flier.^{简仔细地看着宣传页。}

As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.

as far as I can see ^在我看来

• That's the problem as far as I can see.^{在我看来，那就是问题所在。}
• As far as I can see, you've done nothing wrong.^{依我看，你没有做错任何事。}
• As far as I can see, it is a perfect plan.^{在我看来，这是个完美的计划。}
• As far as I can see, he says much the same as they do.^{在我看来，他谈的就跟他们那套差不多。}

as good as ...  ^{almost / nearly  很新的差不多}

• The injured man is as good as dead. 
• Everything is as good as settled.

as good as…^{像…一样好}

• Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing. 

Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple.

not quite so simple ^{没那么简单}

• But the story is not quite so simple.^{但是故事远没有这么简单。}
• Unfortunately, things are not quite so simple.^{不幸的是，事情并非那么简单。}
• All of that is the good news. But things are not quite so simple, because galaxies-like solar systems-have habitability zones of their own.^{虽然好消息有很多，但事情也没那么简单，因为银河和太阳系一样，也有他自己的可居住带。}

The mower firmly refused to mow, so I decided to dismantle it.

The mower mow ^加强对比

• The waiter refused to wait on us. 
• The waiter refused to serve us. ^不对比
• If we see the unutterable, it is unwise to try to utter it, …
• We only help those who really need help.

dismantle it ^{拆卸（较正式）}

…, so I decided to take it apart.  ^替换

The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn mower.

be littered / cluttered with …^{（杂乱的）堆满了}

• The floor was littered / cluttered with broken glass.
• Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed.

There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.

But I was extremely pleased with myself.

be pleased with ...^{既开心又满意}

• Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
• I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain―until I got back to the ship.
• The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, 'Just one more thing, Mr. Eames.'

I had traced the cause of the trouble.

trace ^{track down 找到}

• The president vowed to trace / track down those responsible for the bombing. 

One of the links in the chain that drives the wheels had snapped.

snap^{（用词形象）啪的一声绷断了}

• She closed her purse with a snap. ^{她啪嗒一声合上了钱包。}
• He shut the book with a snap and stood up. ^{他啪的一声合上书，站了起来。}
• I could obtain with the snap of my fingers anything I chose. ^{只要打一下响指，我就可以得到我选中的任何东西。}

After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again.

be faced with ... ^面临着

• We are faced with a difficult choice.^{我们面临着困难的抉择。}
• They are faced with a mountain of bureaucracy.^{他们面临着一大堆的官僚制度。}
• He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor.^{他面临着听众一连串的愤怒质问。}

I was not surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere.

for the simple reason that … = simply because ... ^{只不过是因为}

• People who work in offices are frequently referred to as ‘white collar workers’ for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.

leave sb. with sth. ^{把某事留给某人}

• The movie left me with a sense of hope and inspiration.^{这部电影给我留下了一种希望和启发的感觉。}
• They left me with all the clearing up.^{他们把什么都留给我来收拾。}
• She left me with the impression that she was unhappy with her job.^{她给我的印象是她不满意自己的工作。}

shaped ^{某种形状的}

• Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.

fit ^{go 放进去（大小刚刚合适）}

• The key won’t fit / go in the lock. 

I gave up in despair.

in despair ^绝望地

• He killed himself in despair.

With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.  ^{我有一个梦想}

The weeks passed and the grass grew.

pass ^{go by / elapse 时间的流逝}

• He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her. ^{他想像不出为什么他这么长时间没跟她联系。}
• As the years passed he felt trapped by certain realities of marriage. ^{随着岁月的流逝，他感到受困于某些婚姻的现实情况。}
• The children passed the time playing in the streets. ^{孩子们在街上玩耍消磨时间。}

… passed and the grass grew. ^{(音韵和谐)}

• An idle youth, a needy age. ^{少壮不努力老大徒伤悲(音节对齐)}
• It's running across the grass.

When my wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow.

nagged (at) sb. to do sth. ^{唠叨着某人去做某事}

• My girlfriend nagged me to cut my hair.^{我女朋友唠叨着催我去理发。}
• The children have nagged me into taking them to the cinema.^{孩子们对我纠缠不休，使我终于带他们去看了电影。}
• But you nag me or tell me I'm supposed to spend time with the kids. ^{而你，却要么是来烦我，要么是说让我同孩子们去耍。}

Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle.

Needless to say = As you can imagine, … ^{不用说你也知道}

• Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay.
• As you can imagine, the trip is no piece of cake.^{如你所想，这次旅行绝非易事。}

Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn mower which I have promised to repair one day.

promise to do ^{承诺做某事}

•  He reneged on a promise to leave his wife. ^{他背弃了诺言，离开了他的妻子。}
• Claire had made me promise to tell her the truth. ^{克莱尔已经逼我答应了告诉她真相。}
• We promise to deliver to your door within 48 hours of you ordering. ^{我们承诺在接到订单后48小时内送货上门。}