Lesson 4 Seeing hands能看见东西的手

Seeing hands ^{看得见的手}

定语从句：Hands that can see things

• The device is designed for seeing hands that can interact with virtual objects. ^{这个设备是为能与虚拟物体互动的看得见的手设计的。}
• She described her ability as having seeing hands that could sense hidden items. ^{她描述自己的能力为拥有能感知隐藏物体的看得见的手。}
• Children with seeing hands can explore the world in unique ways. ^{拥有看得见的手的孩子们能以独特的方式探索世界。}

Several cases have been reported in Russia recently of people who can read and detect colours with their fingers, and even see through solid doors and walls.

介词短语作定语 ^{of people… 修饰 cases}

介词短语后置，修饰先行词 cases

• Several reports have surfaced of scientists who can predict outcomes with high accuracy. ^{出现了几份关于科学家能高精度预测结果的报告。}
• There are stories of adventurers who explored uncharted lands. ^{有关于探险家探索未知土地的故事。}
• News spread of volunteers who dedicated their lives to charity. ^{有关志愿者将一生奉献给慈善事业的消息传开了。}

改变正常语序 ^{使句式平衡}

detect ^费力察觉

• I detected a hint of irony in her words. ^{我在她的话中察觉到一丝讽刺。}
• She can detect things with different parts of her skin. ^{她能用皮肤的不同部位察觉事物。}
• In the breaking and remaking, the writer comes to detect things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began. ^{在打破和重塑中，作家开始察觉到素材中那些他开始时并未有意识想到的事物。}

see through ^{看穿/坚持完成/帮助度过难关}

语言现象 ^{嵌套结构 vs. 并列结构}

英文：嵌套结构；中文：并列结构

• 最近在俄罗斯报道了几个事例, 有人能用手指读书和辨认颜色, 甚至能够看穿厚实的门和墙壁。 ^{嵌套结构在英文中常见，中文更倾向于并列表达。}
• She has a gift that allows her to see things others cannot, which is rare. ^{她有种天赋能看到别人看不到的东西，这种能力很少见。}
• The book describes events that shaped history, which we still study today. ^{这本书描述了塑造历史的事件，我们至今仍在研究。}

One case concerns an eleven-year-old schoolgirl Vera Petrova, who has normal vision but who can also perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls.

concern ^关于

• A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business. ^{最近一则案例关于简·布特林，她的未婚夫约翰经营一家成功的家具生意。}
• A recent piece of news concerns Luo Jing, a popular CCTV newscaster, who died of cancer. ^{最近一则新闻关于罗京，中央电视台的著名播音员，因癌症去世。}
• The documentary concerns the challenges faced by endangered species. ^{这部纪录片关于濒危物种面临的挑战。}

be concerned with ^关于

• A book concerned with music was published last year. ^{一本关于音乐的书去年出版了。}
• The lecture is concerned with modern technological advancements. ^{这场讲座关于现代技术进步。}
• Her research is concerned with sustainable energy solutions. ^{她的研究关于可持续能源解决方案。}

vision ^视力

This ability was first noticed by her father.

notice ^注意到

• Her father was the first to notice her unusual ability. ^{她的父亲是第一个注意到她不寻常能力的人。}
• I noticed a strange smell coming from the kitchen. ^{我注意到厨房里传来一股奇怪的气味。}
• Teachers often notice when students are struggling with their work. ^{老师们常常会注意到学生在学习上遇到困难。}

One day she came into his office and happened to put her hands on the door of a locked safe.

happen to do ^碰巧发生

Suddenly she asked her father why he kept so many old newspapers locked away there, and even described the way they were done up in bundles.

lock sth. away/up ^{把…锁在安全的地方}

• He locked his money away in the safe. ^{他把钱锁在保险箱里。}
• Valuable documents are often locked up in a secure vault. ^{贵重文件通常被锁在安全的保险库里。}
• She locked her diary away to keep it private. ^{她把日记锁起来以保护隐私。}

the way (in which/that/省略) ^正如

• Suddenly she asked her father why he kept so many old newspapers locked away there, and even described the way they were done up in bundles. ^{她突然问父亲为什么把那么多旧报纸锁在那里，甚至描述了它们被捆起来的方式。}
• The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. ^{社会的条件使得技能必须像商店里支付商品一样被支付。}
• One of the strengths of this essay is the way in which it thoughtfully considers the opposing claim. ^{这篇文章的优点之一是它认真考虑对立方观点的方式。}

the time/moment/day (when/at which/that/省略) ^{时间定语从句}

• From the moment he arrived there, everything changed. ^{从他到达那里的那一刻起，一切都变了。}
• I’ll never forget the day she arrived. ^{我永远不会忘记她到达的那一天。}
• It was the time she was here that I cherished most. ^{她在这里的那段时间是我最珍惜的。}

do … up ^捆起来

• He stopped to do up his shoe lace. ^{他停下来系鞋带。}
• All the packages are done up and ready for the post. ^{所有包裹都已捆好，准备邮寄。}
• She did up the gifts in colorful wrapping paper. ^{她用彩色包装纸把礼物捆起来。}

in + 数量词 ^成组地

• Lions often hunt in pairs. ^{狮子常常成对狩猎。}
• People began to arrive in twos and threes. ^{人们开始三三两两地到达。}
• The books were packed in bundles for shipping. ^{书籍被捆成捆准备运输。}

Vera's curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives, and in April she was given a series of tests by a special commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federal Republic.

be brought to sb.’s notice/attention ^{受到某人注意}

give sb. a test ^{给某人做测试}

• She was given a test to assess her unique abilities. ^{她接受了一项测试以评估她的独特能力。}
• The students were given a test to evaluate their understanding of the material. ^{学生们接受了一项测试以评估他们对材料的理解。}
• The doctor gave him a test to check his reflexes. ^{医生给他做了一项测试以检查他的反应能力。}

a series of ^一连串的

the Ministry/Department of ^部门

• The proposal was reviewed by the Ministry of Health. ^{该提案由卫生部审查。}
• She works for the Department of Education in the U.S. ^{她在美国教育部工作。}
• The policy was issued by the Ministry of Finance. ^{该政策由财政部发布。}

During these tests she was able to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and, stranger still, by moving her elbow over a child's game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it; and, in another instance, wearing stockings and slippers, to make out with her foot the outlines and colours of a picture hidden under a carpet.

stranger still ^{更奇怪的是}

并列句省略主语和谓语 ^{省略重复部分}

• In 1975, the number of students in our school was about five hundred, and in 1981, over two thousand. ^{1975年，我们学校的学生人数大约为五百，而在1981年，超过两千。}
• She could read a newspaper through a screen, and in another instance, describe colors with her foot. ^{她能透过屏幕读报纸，在另一个情况下，用脚描述颜色。}
• He was tired after work, and later, too exhausted to eat. ^{他工作后很累，之后太疲惫而吃不下饭。}

make out ^{依稀看见/听见}

• I could just make out a figure in the darkness. ^{我在黑暗中只能依稀看见一个身影。}
• I couldn’t make out what he was saying. ^{我听不清他在说什么。}
• She made out the outlines of the picture under the carpet with her foot. ^{她用脚依稀辨认出地毯下图片的轮廓。}

Other experiments showed that her knees and shoulders had a similar sensitivity.

sensitivity ^敏感性

• Her knees and shoulders showed a remarkable sensitivity to colors. ^{她的膝盖和肩膀对颜色表现出惊人的敏感性。}
• The device has a high sensitivity to detect faint signals. ^{该设备对检测微弱信号有很高的敏感性。}
• His sensitivity to light made it hard to work outdoors. ^{他对光的敏感性使他在户外工作很困难。}

During all these tests Vera was blindfold; and indeed, except when blindfold she lacked the ability to perceive things with her skin.

indeed ^事实上

• She was talented, and indeed, her skills amazed everyone. ^{她很有天赋，事实上，技能令人惊叹。}
• The task was difficult, indeed, impossible without help. ^{这项任务很难，事实上，没有帮助是不可能的。}
• It was cold, indeed, freezing outside. ^{天气很冷，事实上，外面冷得要命。}

状语从句省略 ^{省略主语和be动词}

• He is therefore forgiven if late for a dinner party. ^{因此，如果他晚到晚宴会被原谅。}
• Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled. ^{金属加热时膨胀，冷却时收缩。}
• Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes. ^{法官无论多么睿智或杰出，都是人，可能会犯错。}

It was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.

cease to do/doing ^{停止做某事}

the moment (when/at which/that/省略) ^{时间定语从句}

• From the moment he arrived there, everything changed. ^{从他到达那里的那一刻起，一切都变了。}
• I felt nervous the moment I stepped into the room. ^{我一踏进房间的那一刻就感到紧张。}
• She smiled the moment she saw her friend. ^{她一看到朋友的那一刻就笑了。}

wet ^湿的