Passage B
◆Important Words and Expressions◆
deliver［d IˈlIvə］vt.bring to a destination递送，交付
e.g. 1.It is impossible to deliver this letter because the address is illegible.
由于地址模糊不清，这封信无法投递。
2.When the sale is complete,you must deliver the house over to the new owner.
交易完成后，你必须把房子交付给新房主。
drape［dreIp］vt.hang clothes，materials，etc.loosely on sb./sth.悬挂，披
e.g. 1.Natasha took the coat and draped it over her shoulders.娜塔莎拿起外套披在肩上。
2.He draped himself in the national flag and went round the track.
他身披国旗在跑道上奔跑。
stride［straId］vt.＆vi.walk with long steps in a particular direction大步走，阔步行进
e.g. 1.We strode across the snowy fields.我们阔步走过雪地。
2.He turned abruptly and strode off down the corridor.他突然转身，大步走下楼梯。
athletic［æθˈletIk］adj.physically strong，fit and active健壮的，健美的；connected with sports such as running，jumping and throwing体育运动的，田径运动的
e.g. 1.He was tall，with an athletic build.他个子高，身材健美。
2.This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这片区域划为体育运动场所。
soak［səʊk］vt.＆vi.put sth.in liquid for a time so that it becomes completely wet浸泡，浸透
e.g. 1.If you soak the tablecloth before you wash it,the stains should come out.
把桌布浸泡一下再清洗，污渍就会去掉。
2.Water had soaked his jacket and shirt.水浸湿了他的外套和T恤。
aggrandize［əˈgrændaIz］vt.make sb.seem richer，more powerful，and more important than they really are夸大，吹捧；increase the power or importance of a person or country扩大权力，提高地位
e.g. 1.At the dinner table,my father would go on and on,showing off,aggrandizing himself.
聚餐的时候，父亲不停炫耀，吹捧自己。
2.All he desired was to aggrandize his estate.
他所想要的就是提高自己的地位。
influential［ˌInfluˈenʃl］adj.having or exercising influence or power有影响的，有权势的
e.g. 1.He always tries to get in with the most influential people.
他总是试图巴结最有影响力的人。
2.As an artist，she was hugely influential.她是一位具有巨大影响力的艺术家。
evoke［Iˈvəʊk］vt.bring a feeling，a memory or an image into one's mind引起，唤起（感情、记忆）
e.g. 1.The music evoked memories of her youth.这个音乐唤起了她对青春的记忆。
2.His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy.他的案件不太可能得到公众的同情。
◆Explanations of Difficult Sentences◆
（1）In 1892,Rodin finished an outline for the Monument to Balzac,standing and draped.
•1892年罗丹完成了《巴尔扎克像》的轮廓——人物站立，身披长袍。
•在这句话中，standing and draped这一现在分词和过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰前面的名词the Monument to Balzac。
（2）Abandoning the classical appearance step by step,Rodin finally arrived at a highly simplified version,showing a commanding,somewhat menacing Balzac,covered by the empty⁃sleeved coat.
•逐渐地，罗丹摒弃了古典创作中形似的做法，最终确定一个异常简洁的版本：神情威严甚至有些可怕、身披长袍的巴尔扎克。
•在这句话中Abandoning the classical appearance step by step是现在分词短语作原因状语；showing a commanding，somewhat menacing Balzac是现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰前面的名词version；covered by the empty⁃sleeved coat是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰前面的名词Balzac。
•arrive at在这句话中的意思是“达成，获得”。
e.g. ①arrive at a decision作出决定
②The failure to arrive at a common language on many problems is not to be wondered at.
在很多问题上没有共同语言是不足为怪的。
③We have subtracted﹩25 per adult to arrive at a basic room rate.
我们已给每位成人房客减去了25美元，这就是基本的房费价格了。
（3）According to Rodin,the sculpture aims to portray the writer's persona rather than a physical likeness.
•根据罗丹的构想，他的《巴尔扎克像》所要表达的是作家内在的精神与气质，而不是外在的形体和容貌的像与不像。
•rather than的意思是“（而）不是”。
e.g. ①They think his mother's illness is acute rather than chronic.
他们认为他母亲的病是急性的，不是慢性的。
②They sensibly invested their prize money rather than spending it.
他们明智地把奖金用于投资而不是花掉。