SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModule[原文呈现][读文清障]Dickens'LondonDickens'cast①ofcharacterslivedinLondon,thelargestandrichestcityintheworld.Butitswealthwasdistributed②unfairly③amongthepopulation.Everychapter④ofhisnovelsdescribesthesights,sounds,andsmellsofthecity,andprovidesasocialcommentaryofLondonlife.Inthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Londonwasafilthy⑤cityforrichandpoorpeoplealike⑥.Althoughoncleardaystheairwasfilledwith⑦sparrows⑧andseagulls⑨flyinghighabove⑩，moreoftenthesmokingchimneypipes⑪createdsmog⑫whichwassostrongthatitchoked⑬theinhabitants⑭.TheRiverThameswaspolluted,causingdiseaseanddeatheverywhere⑮，andifyoufellin,itwasdangeroustoswallow⑯thewater.①cast/kɑst/ːn.演员阵容，全体演员②distribute/dI'strIbjut/ːv.分发，分配，分送distribute...among/between在……之间分配，给某人发某物③unfairlyadv.不公平地④chapter/'tæpt/ʃən.章节⑤filthy/'fIlθi/adj.十分肮脏的，污秽的⑥alikeadv.同样地⑦befilledwith(＝befullof)充满⑧sparrow/'spær/əʊn.麻雀⑨seagull/'siɡl/ːˌʌn.海鸥⑩flyinghighabove作后置定语，修饰“麻雀”和“海鸥”。⑪pipe/paIp/n.(通常埋在地下的)管，管子，管道chimneypipes烟囱⑫smog/smɡ/ɒn.烟雾⑬choke/tk/ʃəʊv.(使)窒息，(使)噎住，(使)呼吸困难⑭whichwassostrongthatit...是定语从句，修饰smog。该从句中含有so...that...“如此……以致……”句式，that引导结果状语从句。⑮causingdiseaseanddeatheverywhere作结果状语，表示自然的结果。⑯swallow/'swl/ɒəʊv.吞下，咽下(食物或饮料)狄更斯时代的伦敦[第1～2段译文]狄更斯笔下的人物住在伦敦，这是世界上最大最富有的城市，但它的财富分配不公。他的小说的每个章节都描述了这个城市的景象、声音和气息，并对伦敦的生活做出了社会评价。在19世纪中叶，伦敦对富人和穷人来说都是个同样脏乱的城市。尽管在晴朗的天气里会有麻雀和海鸥在高高在天空翱翔，但更多的是烟囱里冒出的浓烟使居民们感到窒息。泰晤士河受到污染，引发各地的疾病和死亡，如果你掉进河里，吞了河水的话是很危险的。TheEastEndwasLondon'spoorestdistrict,wherechildrenworerags⑰forclothesandthewomensearchedindustbins⑱for⑲food⑳.Fewpeoplecouldeverhopetoattain○anacceptable○standardofliving○.Manypeoplesufferedfrom○theeffectsofpoornutrition○andevenstarvation○becauseofalackof○food,yettheirwelfare○wasofno○concern○tothetaxpayers○ofLondon.Shipsfromallpointsofthecompass○woulddropanchor○hereatthemainportofLondon.SouthoftheriverliesSouthwark,anotherpoordistrict○.TheGeorgeInn○wasabusycoachingstopwithfoodandaccommodationfortravellersleavingLondon,andforcarriers○takinggoodsintothecity○.ButsomeLondonershadaccumulated○enormouswealththroughtrade.IntheoldCityofLondonarehoused○themanybanksandcorporations○whichDickensmentions○.Furtherwestandopposite○SouthwarkstandsSomersetHouse，○whereDickens'fatherworkedforthenavy○.ClosebyaretheLawCourts,wherelawyersandtheirclerks,carryingpiles○of○paperwork○，wouldhurrytothetrials○.Thereweremanysquaresandgardenswithwaterpumps○andfountains○，aswellas○smartrestaurantsandpubs○.⑰rag/ræɡ/n.(一小块)旧布；抹布⑱dustbin/'dstbIn/ʌn.垃圾箱，垃圾桶⑲searchfor寻找⑳wherechildren...forfood是非限制性定语从句，修饰district。○attain/'teIn/əv.获得，达到○acceptableadj.可接受的○standardofliving生活标准○sufferfrom遭受○nutrition/nju'trIn/ːʃn营养(作用)；滋养○starvation/stɑ'veIn/ːʃn.挨饿，饿死○alackof缺乏○welfare/'welfe/ən.幸福，福祉；健康○“beof＋某些抽象名词”表示“具有……特征，特点”。beofimportance＝beimportant重要的beofsignificance＝besignific...
