我们将帘子横挂在窗子上遮住阳光。
split up：解散；决裂；离婚
Did you know that John and Mary have split up? 约翰和玛丽已经分手了，你知道吗？
After the meeting we split up and went home. 散会以后，我们就分开回家了。
name...after：以…命名；按…命名
They decided to name the baby after the doctor who saved it. 他们决定以救了孩子的医生的名字来给孩子起名。
hold up：支撑起；举起；推迟
The chair was too weak to hold up Tom. 这把椅子承受不起汤姆的体重。
We were held up for 5 minutes in a traffic jam. 我们遇到了交通阻塞，耽搁了五分钟。
count on/upon：依靠，指望
Don't count on a salary increase this year. 别指望今年会加薪了。
figure out：理解，想出
I can't figure out why he quit his job. 我琢磨不透他为什么要辞掉工作。
discourage sb. from doing sth.：劝阻某人干某事；打消某人要做…的念头
The bad weather discouraged people from attending the parade. 恶劣的天气阻挠了人们去参加游行。
end up+ prep./adj. /v-ed/v-ing：以…结束
If he carries on driving like that, he'll end up in prison/dead/injured/being killed. 他照这样开车，早晚得坐牢/死于非命/受伤/死于非命。
put up with：忍受，容忍
We can't put up with the smell coming from the river behind our school. 我们忍受不了从学校后面那条河里发出的气味。
in particular：尤其，特别地
Was there anything in particular that you wanted to talk about? 有什么你特别想谈的吗？
一词多义：on one’s side 侧身；支持某人
He lay on his side and looked out of the window of the attic. 他侧身躺着，望着顶楼的窗外。
Many of them are privately on his side but cannot support him in public. 他们中间许多人私下站在他的一边，但却不能公开支持他。
阅读必备词汇
biography n. 传记；档案；个人简介 fantasy n. 幻想；想象；白日梦 horror n. 惊恐，恐惧
victim n. 受害者；受骗者；牺牲
criteria n. 标注；尺度；准则（名词criterion的复数形式） volcanic eruption 火山爆发 preserve vt. 保护，保存；维护 capsule n.太空舱；胶囊；小容器 witness v．目击；见证；为…作证 tremble v. 颤抖，发抖；忧虑
particularly adv. 特定地；特别地，尤其 loss n. 遗失，丢失；损失
awesome adj. 令人敬畏的；可怕的；了不起的，精彩的 rewind v. 倒回；转回；重绕
architecture n. 建筑；建筑学；建筑物 authentic adj. 原作的；真正的，真实的 characteristic n. 特点；特性；特色；特质
monument n. 纪念碑；纪念堂；历史遗物；不朽作品 gather v．(使)聚集；(使)集中；搜集；收拾 sorrow n. 悲伤；懊悔；伤心事 sympathy n. 同情；同情心；赞同 specific adj.特定的；明确的；详细的； significance n. 重要性；意义
abnormal adj.反常的；不正常的；变态的 vivid adj. 生动的；鲜明的；栩栩如生的
hardship n.艰难；困苦
origin n. 起源，开端；起因；出身 admirable adj. 值得钦佩的；值得赞赏的 tease v.嘲笑；欺负；嘲弄 suspension bridge 吊桥；悬桥 superb adj. 极佳的；卓越的 severe adj. 严重的；严厉的 restriction n.限制；约束
unbearable adj. 难以忍受的，不能忍受的 stubborn adj. 顽固的；倔强的；难对付的 former adj. 前任的；前者的；以前的
troublesome adj.令人烦恼的；讨厌的；困难的 straightforward adj.直接的；坦率的；易懂的；笔直的 precise adj. 准确的；精确的；严格的 precious adj. 宝贵的
gradual adj. 逐渐的；逐步的；平缓的 expand v. 膨胀；张开；详述；伸展 complex adj.复杂的；合成的；复合的 apparent adj. 明显的；表面上的 sweetness n. 甜蜜；温柔；美味；芳香 warmth n. 温暖；热情，热心 breakthrough n. 突破；进展
uncertain adj. 不确定的；不稳定的；易变的 tiresome adj.令人厌倦的；讨厌的
awkward adj. 令人尴尬的，别扭的；笨拙的 tense adj. 紧张的
dizzy adj. 眩晕的；困惑的；极快的 applaud v. 拍手喝彩；称赞；鼓掌 clumsy adj.笨拙的；不得体的；笨重的 pay rise 薪水增长；加薪
once upon a time 从前
二、重点句型
Pliny described a cloud coming down the mountain，blocking out the sun and burying everything in its path，including whole villages and towns.
解析：此句不是主从复合句，而是一个简单句；主干为：Pliny described a cloud。并列的现在分词短语coming
down…， blocking out…和 burying…作名词 cloud 的后置定语；句中including... 并非和前三个一样为现在分词，而是
介词短语。现在分词作定语时，与所修饰名词是主动关系。
翻译：普利尼描述道，一团云自山巅而降，遮天蔽日，将所经之处的一切，包括一座座村庄和城镇统统吞没。
However，much more than buildings and objects，it is the forms of the people who were caught in the disaster that have made the city a monument to human history.
解析：本句前半句much more than…是比较级用法；后半句为强调句型It is…that，强调 the forms of the people...，who were caught… 是定语从句，修饰先行词the people。
翻译：但是，与城里的建筑及物品相比，那些在那场灾难中遇难的人的轮廓形象更能使这个城市成为人类历史上 的一座纪念碑。
拓展：强调句的结构是：“It is/was＋被强调部分＋that/who＋句子其余部分”。把构成强调句型结构的词It is
(was) … that(who)… 去掉，被强调部分归位后，能形成一个完整的句子（这也是判断是否是强调句型的方法）。
所以，此句可以还原为：the forms of the people who were caught in the disaster have made the city a monument to human history.
As you walk，you will pass people gathered together for protection in their last hours of life.
解析：此句为主从复合句，as you walk 是时间状语从句；gathered together 是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰名
词people。过去分词短语用作定语时，一般置于所修饰的名词之后，与被修饰词之间是被动关系。 翻译：当你走过时，你会看到在生命的最后时刻紧紧拥抱在一起寻求保护的人们。
Another man，lying on his side，looks as if he is trying to get up.