Walking for walking's sake may be as highly laudable and exemplary a thing as it is held to be by those who practise it. My objection to it is that it stops the brain. Many a man has professed to me that his brain never works so well as when he is swinging along the high road or over hill and dale.
This boast is not confirmed by my memory of anybody who on a Sunday morning has forced me to partake of his adventure. Experience teaches me that whatever a fellow-guest may have of power to instruct or to amuse when he is sitting in a chair, or standing on a hearth-rug, quickly leaves him when he takes one out for a walk. The ideas that come so thick and fast to him in any room, where are they now ? where that encyclopaedic knowledge which he bore so lightly ? where the kindling fancy that played like summer lightning over any topic that was started ? The man's face that was so mobile is set now; gone is the light from his fine eyes. He says that A (our host) is a thoroughly good fellow. Fifty yards further on, he adds that A is one of the best fellows he has ever met. We tramp another furlong or so and he says that Mrs A is a charming woman. Presently he adds that she is one of the most charming women he has ever known. We pass an inn. He reads vapidly aloud to me:'The King's Arms. Licensed to sell Ales and Spirits.' I foresee that during the rest of the walk he will read aloud any inscription that occurs. We pass a milestone. He points at it with his stick, and says' Uxminster. II Miles.' We turn a sharp corner at the foot of the hill. He points at the wall, and says' Drive Slowly.' .I see far ahead, on the other side of the hedge bordering the high road, a small notice-board. He sees it too. He keeps his eye on it. And in due course.'Trespassers,' he says, 'will be Prosecuted.' Poor man !—mentally a wreck.

New words and expressions 生词短语

For…sake 为……缘故=for the sake of
Art for art’s sake 艺术至上
Learn for learning’s sake 学就是学
Play for playing’s sake 玩就是玩 I will send you Home for safety’s sake /安全起见
for god’s sake
for old’s sake
务必
// eg..
please come to my birthday party for god’s sake
//Liming,would you give me five hundred dollar for old
看在老交情的份上
sake’s sake,.I ‘m in poverty. Please spare me for old sake’s sake
Objection to 反对
He odjects to this suggestion
Mom objects to the match.(match 婚事)
Be oppsee to; take exception to 反对
Laudable adj. 值得称赞的
Laud 赞颂，赞扬 Praise
Laud sb to skies 把某人捧上天
Exalt;eulogize;hail Bush hailed the sound relationship between China and U.S
Ode 赋 // If winter comes,can spring be far behind?
Exemplary adj. 值得效法的
Exemplar 典范
Profess
vt.声称
Praiseworthy 值得称赞的
Announce, claim, dec-lare
Admirable 值得仰慕的
He professed himself to be a Christian.
Announce :make public
Dec-lare 通过法规来宣称

Swing
vi.溜达，轻快地走
//dec-lare the war on Japan
I dec-lare the opening of the game.
Swing 秋千 Stroll 溜达 I strolled on the street.
Ramble
Jog 慢跑
Promenade 漫步 //I take my dog to promedade.
Dale
n.山谷
参与
take part in
adj.广博的
Boast
n.自夸的话
Partake of
Encyclop(a)edic
He is very encyclopaedic./comprehensive/all-inclusive/embracive/all ranging
Kinding
Furlong
n.引火线
n.1/8 英里
Tramp
Vapidily
vi. 步行
adv.乏味地
名词：vapidity
同义词：banal/colorless/toneless/dull/lifeless/monotonous
License vt.准许
Permit 准许
License plate 车上的牌照
Driving license 驾照
He permits me to go
Ale
Inscriptio
n.啤酒
n.题词
Spirits
Hedge
n.烈酒
n.树篱
Trespasser
n.侵犯者
Invader 侵略者
Infringer 侵权者// （ copyright）
Offender (法律)
Wreckn.健康极度受损的人 I’m only a wreck of my former self.。
My health goes from bad to worse.。
prosecut
vt.起诉
// 我的身体一天不如一天
plaintiff 原告（刑事）defender 辩护者 material evidence 物证
verbal evidence 证词
witness 目击者
jury 陪审团

Notes on the text 课文注释
1.
walking for walking’s sake may be as highly laudable and exemplary a thing as it is held
to be by those who practice it.Gone is the light from his fine eyes.
walking for walking’s sake 是主语
as…as 同级比较句
it is held to be (by) 被……以为
maintain;view;argue;decide;hold ->认为(formal)
Sec->Walking for walking’s sake is laudable and exemplary thing whick is held to be……
<表达自己观点的句子不要超过 10 个单词，并要尽快在文章中出现。
西方写作习惯是先提论点，第二步给支持，第三步强调观点。>(西方与中文思维的差异)
2．many a
many a time 许多次
many an occasion 许多场合
many a thing 许多事情后面的动词用单数形式
highway 高速路
boast 自吹自擂
high road means high moutian
confirm 证实
road 山路 over hill and dale 翻山越岭
介词 of 后的句子是介词宾语
adventure 在这儿有两层意思：1）go to mountains 2)mental adventure
hearth:fireplace
hearth-rug 用来装饰的地毯
3．whatever 是主语(后边可以用 of 结构)
power:ability
to instruct:to teach
fellow worker/actor 同事/演员搭挡
a fellow guest（共同赴宴的人） may have 做谓语
4．So thick(丰富的) and fast（迅捷的）
特殊格式：无谓语
名词+名词短语->感叹
eg.Women,who can live with/without them? (表感叹)
The man,who I respect and love so much,where is he now?
fancy 奇思妙想
play 在这儿是发挥作用的意思 play over 对……发挥作用
5．set 僵化（没有思维了）
gone is the light ……倒装句
fine art 工笔艺术
thoroughly=completely
inn 小旅馆（tavern 最小的……-）客栈）I foresee 我预想 milestone 里程碑
sharp corner 急转弯
notice board 提示牌
in due course:at the very moment