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Life now became rather difficult for the Durbeyfields．

德北一家的生活陷入了困境。

Without Prince to carry loads，

没有“王子”运货，

John Durbeyfield could not buy and sell as he used to．

约翰·德北就不能像过去那样做买卖了。

He had never worked hard or regularly，

他从来没有坚持卖力地干过活儿，

and now he only occasionally felt like working．

现在也就偶尔才会想找点活儿干。

Tess wondered how she could help her parents．

苔丝琢磨着怎样才能帮上父母的忙。

One day her mother made a suggestion．

一天，她母亲提出了一个建议。

词汇精学

1. rather

使用语境：usu indicating criticism, disappointment or surprise

通常表示批评、失望或惊奇

语法用法：used before adjs and advs

用于形容词和副词之前 adv.

双语释义：to a certain extent; fairly

在一定程度上；颇

典型例句：We're having rather cold weather for June.

在六月里, 这样的天气未免有点冷。

The book is rather long.

这本书有点长。

2. load

双语释义：thing that is being carried or to be carried, esp if heavy

负荷物, 载荷物（尤指沉重的）C.N.

典型例句：It is a load of sand.

这是运载的一批沙子。

3. occasionally

双语释义：sometimes but not often

偶尔地，非经常地

典型例句：Occasionally she had to take sleeping pills.

她偶尔不得不吃安眠药。

短语诠释

固定搭配的短语：

1. be difficult for：对于......来说困难

注解：注意介词for，不要用to。常用的一个写作句型是：It is difficult for sb to do something.

例句：He deliberately made things difficult for me.

他有意跟我过不去。

It is difficult for a teacher to give individual attention to children in a large class.

教师在人数多的班上很难对各个学生都照顾到。

2. used to：过去常常

注解：to是动词不定式的标示，不是介词，如果看做介词的话，它后面接动名词，上文是用作动词不定式，used to do。

例句：I used to go to work by underground when I was in London.

我在伦敦时通常乘地铁上班。

He used to be painfully shy but now he's started to blossom out.

他以前极腼腆，现在活泼起来了.

3. feel like：想要

注解：like是介词，如果后面跟动词的话，要使用其动名词形式，上文中就是这一例，feel like working（想要做点事）。

典型例句：We' ll go for a walk if you feel like it.

你愿意的话, 咱们就去散散步.

Do you feel like eating?

想吃东西吗？

4. make a suggestion：提建议

注解：这个短语也可以改为这个结构：have a suggestion to make。

典型例句：Do you mind if I make a suggestion?

如果我给你提个建议你会介意吗？

If I may make a suggestion: give the students some examples of this.

如果我可以提一个建议的话，那么给学生们举些这方面的例子吧。