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高中英语阅读理解题的解题障碍与高中学生的英语文章阅读理解水平和学生本身所掌握的英语单词词汇量有关。下面是我带来的高中英语课外阅读文章,欢迎阅读! 抱薪救火 Carrying Faggots to Put Out a Fire 摘要:战国末期,秦国向魏国接连发动大规模的进攻,魏国无力抵抗,大片土地都被秦军占领了。到公元前273年,秦国又一次向魏国出兵,势头空前猛烈。 In the last years of the Warring States period, the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei on a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land, for the State of Wei was too weak to defend itself. In 273 B.B., the qin army launched another attack upon the State of Wei with a momentum more vigorous than ever. The king of the State of Wei summoned his officials,and asked with a worried look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the Qin army. After years of chaos caused by the wars,the officials trembled when fighting was mentioned, and no one dared to speak ofresistance. At the critical moment when a large enemy force was bearing down upon the border, most of the offinials persuaded the king to sue for peace, at the cost of giving away to the State of Qin the large area of land north of the Huanghe River and south of the Taihang Mountain. However Su Dai, a counsellor, did not agree. He hurried up to the king and said:"Your Majesty, they don't think about the interests of the country at all.It is just because they are cowardly and afraid of death that they ask you to sue for peace by betraying the country. Of course you can temperarily satisfy the ambition of the king of the State of Qin is insatiably greedy. It will never stop assaulting us until our land is totally given away."Once there was a man whose house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water, but he would not listen. Instead, he carried a faggot to put out the fire, only to make the fire fiercer. That was because he didn't know that,instead of putting out the fire, faggots could only make it burning more vigorously. Isn't it equivalent to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of the State of Wei?" Though Su Dai's argument was very convincing, the king accepted the suggestion of those officials and gave away to the State of Qin a large area of the land of the State of Wei. For the king of the State of Wei was cowardly and only cared for peace at the moment.As might be expected,the Qin army assaulted the State of Wei on a large scale in 225 B.C.,surrounding the capital city Daliang and flooding it by digging open the dykes of the Huanghe River.The State of Wei was finally destroyed by the State of Qin. This story appears in the Historical Records Written by Sima Qian.The set phrase"carrying faggots to put out a fire"is used to mean adopting a wrong method to save a situation and ending up by making it worse. 战国末期,秦国向魏国接连发动大规模的进攻,魏国无力抵抗,大片土地都被秦军占领了。到公元前273年,秦国又一次向魏国出兵,势头空前猛烈。 魏王把大臣们召来,愁眉苦脸地问大家有没有使秦国退兵的办法。大臣们由于经过多年的战乱,提起打仗就吓得哆嗦,谁也不敢谈“抵抗”二字。在这大兵压境的危急时刻,多数大臣都劝魏王,用黄河以北和太行山以南的大片土地为代价,向秦王求和。 谋士苏代听了这些话,很不以为然,忙上前对魏王说:“大王,他们是因为自己胆小怕死,才让您去卖国求和,根本不为国家着想。您想,把大片土地割让给秦国虽然暂时满足了秦王的野心,但秦国的欲望是无止境的,只要魏国的土地没割完,秦军就不会停止进攻我们。”说到这里,苏代讲了一个故事:从前有一个人,他的房子起火了,别人劝他快用水去浇灭大火,但他不听,偏抱起一捆柴草去救火,是因为他不懂得柴草不但不能灭火反而能助长火势的道理。大王若同意拿着魏国土地去求和,不就等于抱着柴草救火吗?” 尽管苏代讲得头头是道,但是胆小的魏王只顾眼前的太平,还是依大臣们的意见把魏国大片土地割让给秦国。到公元225年,果然秦军又向魏国大举进攻,包围了国都大梁,掘开黄河大堤让洪水淹没了大梁城,魏国终于被秦国灭掉了。 故事出自《史记·魏世家》。成语“抱薪救火”比喻用错误的方法去消灭祸害,结果反而使祸害扩大。 高中英语课外阅读文章阅读 掩耳盗铃 At the time when Fan, a nobleman of the state of Jin, became a fugitive, a moner found abell and wanted to carry it off on his back. But the bell was too big for him. When he tried toknock it into pieces with a hammer there was a loud clanging sound. He was afraid thatsomeone will hear the noise and take the bell from him, so he immediately stopped his ownears. To worry about other people hearing the noise is understandable, but to worry about himselfhearing the noise as if stopping his own ears would prevent other people from hearing isabsurd. 【中文】 春秋时侯,晋国贵族智伯灭掉了范氏。有人趁机跑到范氏家里想偷点东西,看见院子里吊著一口大钟。钟是用上等青铜铸成的,造型和图案都很精美。小偷心里高兴极了,想把这口精美的大钟背回自已家去。可是钟又大又重,怎么也挪不动。他想来想去,只有一个办法,那就是把钟敲碎,然后再分别搬回家。 小偷找来一把大大锤,拼命朝钟砸去,咣的一声巨响,把他吓了一大跳。小偷着慌,心想这下糟了,这种声不就等于是告诉人们我正在这里偷钟吗?他越听越害怕,不同自由地抽回双手,使劲捂住自已的耳朵。“咦,钟声变小了,听不见了!”小偷高兴起来,“妙极了!把耳朵捂住不住就听不进钟声了吗!”他立刻找来两个布团,把耳朵塞住,心想,这下谁也听不见钟声了。于是就放手砸起钟来,一下一下,钟声响亮地传到很远的地方。人们听到钟声蜂拥而至把小偷捉住了。 高中英语课外阅读文章学习 幸福就是投入 Under the scorching sun, an old man sat by the bank staring at the buoy on the river. Fromdawn to dusk he still got nothing in his hands. However, the old man was happy at ease. I feltso puzzled about it. The old man said with a *** ile,”I’m the fish and the fish is me, I’m fishing and I’m also beingfished; like playing chess, the fish and I have such an equal stamina that I have a wonderfultime.” At this point, an urchin threw a stone into the water. A circle of ripples wafted over. Theold man said, “The wind rises.” Life is a chess game while happiness is devotion. 【中文译文】 烈日下,一老翁坐在岸边,两眼一动不动的盯着河面的浮标,从日出到日落,依然两手空空,老翁却怡然自得,乐在其中。我很是纳闷。 老翁笑着说:“我即鱼,鱼即我,我在钓鱼,鱼也在钓我,就像下棋,我和鱼的耐力旗鼓相当,这才过瘾.”一顽童向水中扔一块石头,一阵波纹飘荡过来,老翁曰:“起风了。” 人生就是一盘棋,而幸福就是投入。
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这是一篇关于中国人的“乐天知命”的观念的文章,后面附有翻译和练习题,欢迎大家阅读。
(be content with 以…为满足;lot n. 命运)
1. Peter Hessler described two lifestyles and asked his Chinese students to choose the one they preferred, either a very long yet ultimately average and uneventful life, or a very exciting, fan-filled life that only lasted 24 years. Almost all of his 20 something year old students chose the first option. This surprised Peter because, from his experience with American youths, he was sure the Americans wouldn't have chosen a long, uneventful life.
1、彼得•赫斯勒(简称PH)请他的中国学生在以下两种生活方式(two lifestyles)中选择其一(they preferred定语从句,修饰the one;prefer vi. 喜欢;ask sb. to do sth. 要求某人做某事):一种是平庸却长寿(uneventful adj. 平凡的),另一种是只能活24年(that only lasted 24 years)却享乐无比。那些20岁左右(something adj. 大约,没想到还有这个意思,所以要特别注意)的学生们几乎都选择了第一种生活。彼得十分惊讶,在他看来美国青年并不会如此一致地选择平庸但长寿的生活(可译为:这令彼得十分惊讶,因为以他对美国青年的经验,他认定他们不会选择平庸但长寿的生活)。
2. The Chinese traditionally think (that) an uneventful, but long life is better than a short life fall of fan and adventure. There's even an idiom for the traditional Chinese attitude, "A good death is worse than a lazy life." This saying reveals a deeply ingrained sense of optimism and acceptance of fate. It's nothing at all like the Western idea of heroes made through tragedy.
2、无聊无趣(平凡的)但天长地久地活下去,好过(is better than)冒生命之险求得享乐的短命,这似乎是中国传统的价值观(直译为:具有传统观念的中国人认为:平凡但长寿要好过沉浸于快乐与冒险的短寿)。有习语(idiom)为证(attitude n. 态度):“好死不如赖活着。”它透露出根深蒂固的乐观与宿命(acceptance of fate; acceptance n. 接受; fate n. 命运)(saying n. 谚语;reveal vt. 透露;ingrained adj. 根深蒂固;optimism n. 乐观;)。与英雄产生于悲剧(tragedy n.)的西方价值观完全不同(It's nothing at all;at all 根本;完全,用于否定句中)。
3. 30 years ago, at the beginning of China's reform, a group of intellectuals believed the acceptance of one's lot would hurt the growth of the People's Republic. The way they saw it, the Westerners' "seafaring culture" had allowed them to expand and advance while China's "agrarian culture" had shut the country off from the world and kept it focusing on itself.
3、30年前改革开放之初(at the beginning of China's reform),一批知识分子(intellectuals)认为乐天知命、安于本分的传统观念(the acceptance of one's lot; lot n. 命运,没想到还有这个意思,所以要特别注意)有害于中华民族的发展。在他们看来(The way they saw it),西方的“蓝色文明(seafaring culture航海文化)”使其开放、进步(allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人作某事);而(while)中国的“黄土文化(agrarian culture耕地文化)”使之封闭、守旧(shut off 切断;keep doing sth. 一直做某事;focus on 集中于)。(这翻译翻的,短的翻长了,长的翻短了,要好好体会)
4. Researching the unique traits of a nationality can reveal a number of interesting features. David N. Keightly is a professor of history at the University of California Berkeley and he made a study of the unique attitudes of the Chinese people. He believed their acceptance of fate originates from a geographical standpoint. The birthplace of the Chinese civilization is the Central Plains where the climate has less variation than the Mediterranean or the Near East. China's two main rivers, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, both run from West to East, and don't change much in latitude. This means the cultivation both upstream and downstream are very similar. This uniformity of the agrarian culture reduced the incentive for mutual trade and the need for people to travel very far. Hence, the exchange of thoughts, ideas and technology became restricted and the ancient Chinese culture tended to isolate itself within their regions of influence.
4、研究一个民族的某种特性是件有趣的事情(Researching the unique traits of a nationality现在分词短语做主语;unique adj. 独特的;独一无二的;trait n. 特性;品质;feature n. 特色,特征,特点;直译为:研究一个民族的特质可以揭示许多有趣的事情)。美国加州大学伯克利分校的历史学教授大卫•凯特利(简称DNK)研究分析了(made a study of)中国人乐天知命的独一无二的人生观(the unique attitudes)。他认为这种特性(宿命,即接受或满足于命运的安排)源于中国特有的地理环境(originate from 起源于; geographical adj. 地理的; standpoint n.立场;观点)。与地中海和近东地区相比,中国文明的发祥地中原地区的气候类型更加有规律可寻(where引导的定语从句修饰the Central Plains; birthplace n. 出生地;variation n. 变化;直译为:中国文明的发源地是在中原地区,这里的气候与地中海和近东地区相比,更加缺少变化)。中国的两大主要河流——黄河和长江——都是自西向东流,而且它们的纬度(latitude)变化也不大,这意味着河流上游和下游(both upstream and downstream)所种植的农作物类型差别不大(cultivation n. 耕种;培养;similar adj. 相似的)。因此就缺乏了相互贸易的动力(the incentive for mutual trade),中国的古代文明自然就成为农耕文明(uniformity n. 均匀性;一致;incentive n. 动机;刺激;mutual adj. 共同的;相互的;the need for…的必要;直译为:上下游“耕地文明”的一致性减少了相互贸易的动力及人们向更远处旅行的必要)。而那些很少旅行的人们就没有可能去交流思想和技术,封闭由此产生(restricted adj. 受限制的;isolate vt. 使隔离;使孤立;直译为:因此交流思想和技术受到限制,中国古文化趋于在自身势力范围内自我封闭)。
5. According to Professor Keightly's theory, the climate of ancient China was very good. This would create a sense of optimism in the Chinese culture. In comparison, the people of the Mediterranean and the Near East had to face more natural disasters and were less optimistic. Besides the geographical factor which influences the development of cultures, Keightley believes the Chinese practice of ancestor worship has significantly influenced the makeup of the Chinese people. Keightley says, "I believe, the cultures that engage in ancestor worship are going to be conservative cultures. They're not going to find new things attractive because, that will be a challenge to the ancestors. There's no room in this culture for a skeptic."
5、凯特利教授相信中国古代的气候良好(according to 根据;直译为:根据凯特利教授的理论,中国古代的气候良好),因此生成了中国文化中的那种乐观主义(a sense of optimism)。相比较之下(in comparison),无论是地中海还是近东,都面临着更多的自然灾害(more natural disasters; disaster n.灾难;不幸; have to do sth. 不得不做某事),因而少了些乐观。除了地理环境对文化发展的影响(直译为:除了影响文化发展的地理因素外),凯特利教授认为中国人对祖先的崇拜(the Chinese practice of ancestor worship;practice of ….有…的习惯;practice n. 惯例,没想到还有这个意思,所以要特别注意;ancestor worship 祖先崇拜)也极深地(significantly)影响了中国人的特性(makeup n. 天性)。凯特利教授相信:“这种祖先崇拜(that engage in ancestor worship定语从句修饰the cultures;engage in 从事于;参加;忙于)的文化,是一种保守的(conservative adj.)文化(be going to do sth.)。你不会去发现新的有吸引力的东西(new things attractive),因为那是对祖先的挑战(challenge)。中国文化中没有怀疑的余地(skeptic n. 怀疑者)。”
6. Chinese people tend to want to return to the past, while Westerners are always looking towards the future. By comparing their lives to the past, it creates an unlimited feeling of satisfaction. With no other desires, people in ancient times had the opportunity to coexist harmoniously with nature. They worked towards an existence where their social development was in sync with the natural world. This sort of self-satisfaction and oneness with nature helped Chinese people develop a more optimistic attitude towards life.
6、中国人趋向于回顾过去(tend to do sht.倾向于做某事; want to do sth. 想要做某事),而西方人更多的是展望未来(look towards 期待)。与过去相比较(compare to… 与…比较),就会对当下的生活生出无限的满足感(an unlimited feeling of satisfaction; unlimited adj. 无限制的)。无欲无求(desire n. 欲望;要求),在古代,人们就能够定下心来与自然和谐相处(to coexist harmoniously with nature 不定式做定语,修饰the opportunity; opportunity n. 机会;机遇;coexist vi. 共存;和平共处;harmoniously adv. 和谐地),努力达到天人合一的境界(where 引导的定语从句修饰an existence; work towards 争取;努力达到;existence生存方式;存在;sync n. 同步)。这种自我满足以及与自然和谐共存,使中国人产生出乐观的生活态度。
7. The Westerners have the opposite approach because they fear the uncertainty of the future. This leads them to work hard in changing their current situation in the hope of making tomorrow better than today. During this process, it's almost impossible to abide by the rules of the natural world or human nature. The idea of being content with one's lot is hard-pressed to take hold in this sort of environment.
7、西方人的观点与此相反(the opposite approach 相反的看法),源于对未来的不确定感(fear vt. 害怕;为…担心;uncertainty n. 不确定性),这促使他们努力改变现状(lead sb. to do sth. 引导某人做某事;current situation 现状),以期明天比今天更好(in the hope of希望)。在努力的过程中难免会违反自然规律和扭曲人性(不定式短语是真正的主语,由于主语较长,在英语中习惯将其置后,而用it是形式主语,同时表语提前;abide by 遵守;直译为:在努力的过程中,遵守自然规律和人性几乎是不可能的)。乐天知命、安于本分的价值观在这样的文化氛围中(in this sort of environment)是难以形成的(to take hold 不定式作结果状语;hard-pressed adj. 处于困境的;take hold 生根;直译为:满足于自身命运的价值观在这样的文化氛围中是难于生根的)。
8. Over these past few decades, the ideas of the West and the East have practically been reversed. The Chinese people have little choice but to drop the traditional idea of being content with one's lot if they want to improve their economic standing. They now emulate the West in opening up and becoming more enterprising. Unfortunately, this process of chasing materialistic dreams results in the destruction of nature. People have had to deal with increasing pressure and the income gap between rich and poor has become larger and larger. People are beginning to realize that the traditional idea we inherited from our ancestors, of being content with what one's lot, makes a lot of sense. As the West has forged ahead over the centuries, on the basis of its enterprising attitude, corruption and malpractice has kept pace. Today, the West is turning towards the East to find a way out.
8、有趣的是,近几十年来(over these past few decades),至少在表面上,东西方似乎呈现出一种互换的态势(have practically been reversed; reverse vt. 颠倒)。中国人因为经济的落后,不得不抛弃(drop)传统的乐天知命观,学习西方的`进取和开拓(emulate vt. 模仿;尽力赶上;open up 开创;enterprising adj. 有事业心的有进取心的;直译为:如果中国人想要改善他们的经济状况,不放弃传统的乐天知命观,他们可选择的道路不多,现在他们开始效仿西方人的开创和进取精神)。不幸的是(Unfortunately),在尽全力追逐物质主义的过程中,环境遭到破坏(chase vt. 追逐;materialistic adj. 唯物的;result in 结果是;destruction n. 破坏;摧毁)。社会财富分配不均衡(income gap 收入差距),人们不得不承受巨大的心理压力(两个现在完成时态的并列句;people 做主语时,其谓语动词(包括助动词)要使用复数形式)。这令人意识到老袓宗“乐天知命”的价值观念自有其道理(we inherited from our ancestors 是定语从句,修饰the traditional idea;inherit from 从…继承…;make a lot of sense 很有道理;老师说过,逗号之间的句子多数用于补充说明,有时可以跳过,方便分析句子的成分,而不会影响整个句子的意思)。西方人在数百年的无休止进取后,弊端丛生(forge ahead 取得进展;锐意进取;on the basis of 根据;基于…; corruption n. 贪污,腐败;malpractice adj. 玩忽职守;keep pace 并驾齐驱),如今也纷纷转向东方的价值观寻找出路(to find a way out 不定式做目的状语;turn towards 转向;find a way out找到出路)。
9. Maybe there's something in the text-message that's doing the rounds on the Internet, when it says, "Once you're 50, pretty and ugly look the same. Once you're 60, high-rank and low-rank look the same. Once you’ re 70, lots of money and little money look the same. Once you're 80, men and women look the same. Once you're 90, living and dying look the same."
9、最近有一则网上流行的短信(that’s doing the round on the Internet做定语修饰the text-message):“到了五十,好看难看一个样;到了六十,官大官小一个样;到了七十,钱多钱少一个样;到了八十,男的女的一个样;到了九十,活的死的一个样。”(look the same 看起来一样)
10. In a way, the message, pretty much, suggests that, even though China exported computers to America and Chinese people have traded in their bikes for BMWs, the past thirty years of reform hasn't changed our traditions and, the idea of being content with one's lot has never left our bones.
10、在某种程度上,这条短信似乎(pretty much 几乎)暗示(suggest vt.):改革开放30年,尽管(even though)中国生产的电脑已经卖到了美国(export to 向…出口;输出到),并且中国人已经丢掉自行车,开起了宝马(trade in…for… 以旧换新),但仍没有改变他们的传统,乐天知命的价值观(the idea of being content with one's lot)仍在骨子里,不曾磨灭。(本段翻译做了小改动)
1. … or a very exciting, fan-filled life that only_______24 years.
A. lastedB. laterC. lateD. last
2. This _______ reveals a deeply ingrained sense of optimism and acceptance of fate.
A. saysB. saidC. sayingD. say
3. The Westerners' "seafaring culture" had allowed them_______while China's "agrarian culture" had shut the country off from the world and kept it _______ itself.
A. expanding and advancing; focusing on
B. to expand and advance; focus on
C. to expand and advance; focusing on
4. He believed their acceptance of fate originates _______ a geographical standpoint.
A. toB. fromC. intoD. of
5. This would create a sense of _______in the Chinese culture.
A. optimisticB. optimismC. pessimismD. pessimistic
6. They worked _______ an existence _______ their social development was in sync with the natural world.
A. towards; whereB. backwards; whichC. towards; while
7. Over these past few decades, the ideas of the West and the East _______ .
A. have practically reversed
B. have practically been reversed
C. be practically reversed
8. _______, this process of chasing materialistic dreams results _______the destruction of nature.
A. unfortunate; inB. fortunately; in
C. unfortunately; from D. unfortunately; in
9. People _______ had to deal with increasing pressure and the income gap between rich and poor _______ become larger and larger.
A. has; hasB. has; haveC. have; haveD. have; has
有关翻译要求和原则的说明——
由严复老师提出的翻译要求和原则,常在文言翻译中被人提起,具体是文言文翻译要做到“信、达、雅”三个字。翻译原则,不仅仅用于文言,外语翻译也一样的。
“信”是指译文要准确无误,就是要使译文忠于原文,如实地、恰当地用另一种语言把原文翻译出来。
“达”是指译文要通顺畅达,就是要使译文符合翻译后的语言的语法及用语习惯,字通句顺,没有语病。
“雅”就是指译文要优美自然,就是要使译文生动、形象,完美地表达原文的写作风格。
“信、达、雅”是翻译的三种不同境界。我们不是翻译家,因此在翻译时我们要基本做到“信”,力争做到“达”,就足够了。
有关常见词汇的偏意——
记得在某个英语培训中,老师特别提到考试中会对常见词汇的“偏意”进行考核,因此我们在学习中也要加强学习和记忆。如,
capital n. 首都;偏意:n. 资金
suggest vt. 建议;偏意:vt. 暗示
……
本文中出现的常见词汇“偏意”有:
lot 许多;大量;偏意:n. 命运;一块地
practice n. 实践;练习;偏意:n. 惯例
something pron. 某事;偏意:adj. 大约
我8想說
一、There be 结构的非谓语形式 There to be 和there being 是there be 结构的非谓语形式,前者是不定式形式,后者是ing 形式。这两种结构可以在句中充当不同成分,要注意理解和区分。 1. 作主语 It is impossible for there to be an escape from the building. 要从那幢楼里逃生是不可能的。 It would be surprising for there not to be any objections. 没有任何异议倒是令人感到意外的。 2. 作宾语 She denied there being any misunderstanding between them. (动词宾语) 她否认他们之间存在误会。 He was disappointed at there being no money left. (介词宾语) 钱已分文不剩了,他很失望。 3. 作状语 There being形式可作为独立主格结构,在句中充当状语。 There being nothing else to do, they went home. 因为无事可做,他们回家了。 There being no other choice, we had to give up. 因为别无选择,我们只好放弃。 二、There + 情态动词/ 助动词 + be 这类结构表示“推测、可能”或过去经常存在的情况。例如: There must be lots of people waiting. 一定有许多人在等着。 There used to be an old pine tree here. 这儿过去曾有一棵老松树。 三、There + 某些半助动词 + be(很少使用完成时态),如be going to, be certain to, be sure to, be likely to, be bound to, have to be等。 There is going to be a heavy snow. 要下大雪了。 There’s likely to be an investigation. 可能会有一次调查。 There has to be some reason. (这事)一定有原因。 四、There is no v.ing 结构 这种结构表示“不可能……”,相当于“It is impossible + 不定式”结构。 There is no accounting for habits. 习惯是无法说清楚的。 There is no denying the fact that she is right. 不可否认,她的话是正确的。 五、There is no... in v.ing结构 这一结构等同于“It is no good + v.ing”结构,意为“……是没有意义的/无用的”。 There is no point in making the same suggestions. 提相同的建议是没有意义的。 There is no use in beating about the bush. 拐弯抹角是没用的。 六、There + live, exist, appear, happen, seem, remain, lie 等表存在、发生等意义的不及物动词,表示状态。 例如: There remains nothing more to be done. 再没什么可做的了。 There once lived a poor farmer who had four sons. 从前有一个穷苦的农夫,他有四个儿子。 七、There + arise, enter, follow, run, fly, occur, flash, pass, emerge等不及物动词,表示动作。 例如: Suddenly there entered a woman in red. 突然走进来一个穿红衣服的妇女。 There arose the question of how to get enough money. 问题出现了,不知道怎样来筹集足够的资金。 八、There be + p.p. (过去分词) 结构 这种结构实际上是正常语序的被动式。例如: There were found all kinds of birds in the national park. (=All kinds of birds were found in the national park.) 国家公园里发现了各种各样的鸟。 There are displayed summer clothes in the shop windows. (= Summer clothes are displayed in the shop windows.) 夏季服装正在商店橱窗里展出。