常春藤解析英語 45 No Sweat讓人尷尬的『水手』

No Sweat　讓人尷尬的『水手』

by Marcus Maurice

A man finally calls the woman he has liked for a while and asks her out on a date. She says yes and they go to the movies. Halfway through the film, the woman reaches over to hold the man's hand. _(1)_ she does this, she feels a wet, cold palm. Both the man and woman give each other a fake smile. The man knows his date has been _(2)_ when the woman slowly pulls her hand away and slips to the bathroom. Things were going fine _(3)_ the woman felt his sweaty hand. He knows he has to do something about his problem.

Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating on one or more parts of the body. This can include the hands, feet, forehead, and underarms. Scientists believe that hyperhidrosis is hereditary and activated by extreme anxiety. Certain foods and drinks, _(4)_ nicotine, can also cause increased perspiration.

Sweating profusely can be uncomfortable and _(5)_. Luckily, there are simple treatments for those with minor hyperhidrosis, including wearing deodorant or taking medication. If a person has a serious case of hyperhidrosis, they can take extreme _(6)_. This includes getting Botox injections, which disable the sweat glands for four to six months at a time. Also, sweat glands can be _(7)_ or diminished with minor surgery that takes less than an hour. With these treatments, sufferers of hyperhidrosis don't have to let the condition put a damper on their lives.

1. (A) As soon as (B) As far as (C) As long as (D) As well as

2. (A) broke (B) terrific (C) ruined (D) potential

3. (A) after (B) until (C) though (D) because

4. (A) except for (B) rather than (C) along with (D) in spite of

5. (A) amazing (B) breathtaking (C) satisfying (D) embarrassing

6. (A) measures (B) offense (C) methods (D) effect

7. (A) recycled (B) removed (C) recovered (D) rejected

原來如此

1.As soon as she does this, she feels a wet, cold palm.

理由:

a.(A)As soon as + S + V, S + V　一……就……

例: As soon as you leave work, please give me a call.

(你一下班，就打通電話給我吧。)

(B)As far as sb is concerned, S + V　就某人而言，……

例: As far as I'm concerned, there's no better way to spend a Sunday than going hiking.

(就我而言，健行是消磨星期日最好的方式了。)

(C)As long as + S + V, S + V　只要……，……

(D)A as well as B　　A 和 B

例: This charity collects old clothes as well as money to help the poor.

(這個慈善團體收集舊衣物和募款來幫助窮人。)

b.根據(jù)上述語意和用法，可知應選 (A)。

2.The man knows his date has been ruined when the woman slowly pulls her hand away...

理由:

a.(A)broke　a. 破產(chǎn)的

(B)terrific　a. 極佳的

例: That action movie is terrific. I'd recommend it to anyone.

(那部動作片超棒，我要推薦給所有人。)

(C)ruin　vt. 毀壞，破壞

(D)potential　a. 有潛能的;可能的 & n. 潛力

例: That horse is a potential champion.

(那匹馬有潛力跑冠軍。)

b.根據(jù)語意，可知應選 (C)。

3.Things were going fine until the woman felt his sweaty hand.

理由:

a.(A)after　conj. 在……之后

(B)until　conj. 直到……

例: I have to care for my son until he gets better, so I can't go with you.

(我得照顧我兒子直到他身體好轉(zhuǎn)，所以我沒辦法和你一起去。)

(C)though　conj. 雖然

(D)because　conj. 因為

b.根據(jù)語意，可知應選 (B)。

4.Certain foods and drinks, along with nicotine, can also cause increased perspiration.

理由:

a.(A)except for...　除了……之外

注意:

except for 使用時，必須與表完全概念的形容詞 all、every、any、no 等并用。

例: Except for a dog, the beggar had nothing.

(除了一只狗外，這個乞丐什么都沒有。)

(B)rather than...　而非……

例: You should tell the child what to do rather than just scold him.

(你應告訴小孩該怎么做，而不是一味責備他。)

(C)along with...　連同……一起

= together with...

注意:

along with 和 together with 連接主詞時，該句動詞要隨第一個主詞作變化。

例: Sally, along with me, has to stay behind after work.

(下班后，莎莉和我都得留下來。)

(D)In spite of + N/V-ing, S + V

= Despite + N/V-ing, S + V

盡管∕雖然……，……

例: In spite of being from America, Al hadn't spoken English for years.

(盡管來自美國，艾爾已經(jīng)多年沒說過英文了。)

b.根據(jù)語意、用法，可知應選 (C)。

5.Sweating profusely can be uncomfortable and embarrassing.

理由:

a.(A)amazing　a. 令人驚訝的

(B)breathtaking　a. 令人嘆為觀止的

例: The view of the sea from Vicky's house is breathtaking.

(從薇琪家看出去的海景令人嘆為觀止。)

(C)satisfying　a. 令人滿意的

例: Neil finds his new job very satisfying.

(尼爾覺得自己的新工作很令人滿意。)

(D)embarrassing　a. 令人尷尬的

b.根據(jù)語意，可知應選 (D)。

6.If a person has a serious case of hyperhidrosis, they can take extreme measures.

理由:

a.(A)measure　n. 措施，辦法(常用復數(shù))

take (...) measures　　采取(……)措施

例: The government has taken immediate measures to improve the economy.

(政府已采取立即措施改善經(jīng)濟。)

(B)offense　n. 冒犯;觸怒

take offense (at...)　　(對……)動怒

例: She took offense at my remarks.

(她對我說的話感到生氣。)

(C)method　n. 方法

* 無 "take methods" 之用法。

(D)effect　n. 效果

take effect　　生效

例: The new law will take effect in January next year.

(這條新法規(guī)將于明年一月生效。)

b.根據(jù)上述用法及語意，可知應選 (A)。

7.Also, sweat glands can be removed or diminished with minor surgery...

理由:

a.(A)recycle　vt. 回收

(B)remove　vt. 移除

remove A from B　　從 B 移除∕除去 A

例: Please remove your car from my parking space.

(請把你的車從我的停車位移走。)

(C)recover　vt. 重新獲得(= regain)& vi. 復原

recover from...　　從……復原∕康復

例: After recovering from his illness, Nick decided to take a vacation.

(生病復原后，尼克決定去渡個假。)

(D)reject　vt. 拒絕

b.根據(jù)語意，可知應選 (B)。

精解字詞詞組

1.ask sb out on a date　　約某人外出約會

例: My best friend is going to ask my sister out on a date.

(我最要好的朋友要約我妹妹出去約會。)

2.do something about...　　對……有所行動

do nothing about...　　對……沒有作為

例: There is no use complaining about your problem. Instead, you should do something about it.

(光抱怨你的問題是沒用的;你應該要有所行動才對。)

3.extreme　　a. 極度的，極端的 & n. 極端(的手段)

go to extremes　　走極端

例: Some people go to extremes to impress their dates.

(有些人會無所不用其極讓自己在約會對象的心中留下深刻印象。)

4.take medication　　吃藥

注意:

表『吃藥』時，不可說成 "eat medication" 或 "eat medicine"。

例: Some diabetics have to take medication every day.

(有些糖尿病患者必須每天服藥。)

5.disable　　vt. 使無能力;使無法使用

the disabled　　殘障人士

= the physically challenged

例: No one realized that there was a fire until it was too late because someone had disabled the smoke detectors.

(等到發(fā)現(xiàn)火災時已經(jīng)太遲了，因為有人把煙霧偵測器弄壞了。)

6.diminish　　vt. & vi. 減少，縮小

例: The typhoon's strength is diminishing.

(臺風的威力正在減弱中。)

7.put a damper on...　　讓……掃興

例: Nate's bad attitude put a damper on our party.

(奈特差勁的態(tài)度讓我們的派對掃興。)

單字小鋪

1. sweat n. 汗水 & vi. 流汗

no sweat　　沒問題，小意思

2. halfway adv. 中途;半途

3. palm n. 手掌

4. fake a. 假裝的

5. slip vi. 溜走，悄悄地走

6. sweaty a. 多汗的

7. hyperhidrosis n. 多汗癥

8. excessive a. 過多的

9. forehead n. 額頭

10. underarm n. 腋下

11. hereditary a. 遺傳的

12. activate vt. 起動，觸發(fā)

13. anxiety n. 焦慮

14. nicotine n. 尼古丁(香煙中致癌的物質(zhì))

15. perspiration n. 流汗

16. profusely adv. 大量地

sweat profusely　　汗流浹背

17. treatment n. 治療

18. minor a. 不嚴重的;較小的

19. deodorant n. 體香劑，除臭劑

20. Botox n. 肉毒桿菌

21. injection n. 注射

inject vt. 注射

22. gland n. 腺體

sweat gland　　汗腺

23. sufferer n. 受苦者;患者

中文翻譯&標準答案

一名男子終于打電話約自己心儀一段時間的女子出去約會。她答應了，于是兩人一起去看電影。電影演到一半，女子伸出手握住男子的手。她一這么做時，便感覺到又濕又冰的手掌。兩人給彼此一個假笑。女子慢慢收回她的手并溜進洗手間，男子便知道約會泡湯了。在女子碰到汗涔涔的手之前，一切都進展得很順利。他知道自己必須采取行動解決這個問題。

多汗癥是指身體一個或多個部位出汗過多。這個部位可能是手、腳、額頭或腋下?？茖W家相信多汗癥是遺傳造成，因過度焦慮而引發(fā)。某些食物飲料，還有尼古丁，也會導致多汗。

大汗淋漓很不舒服，也很難為情。還好，輕微多汗癥患者有簡單的治療方法，包含擦體香劑或服用藥物。但如果是重度多汗癥患者，則可以采取極端的作法，包含注射肉毒桿菌，注射一次能抑制汗腺四到六個月之久。另外，也可以透過不到一小時的小手術(shù)切除或縮小汗腺。有了這些治療方法，多汗癥患者就不用讓多汗掃了生活中的種種雅興。

標準答案: 1. (A)　2. (C)　3. (B)　4. (C)　5. (D)　6. (A)　7. (B)