新概念英语第二册Lesson 76.ppt

Lesson76,AprilFoolsDay,BY:LYNN,Backgroundkowledge,APRILFOOLSDAY,WhatdoyouknowaboutAprilFoolsDay?,Onthe1stofApril,peoplesaysomethingfoolish,butnoonecares.Ifsomeonegetsangryinthejoke,he/shewouldbecalledafool.,ANSWERS,Traditionally,insomecountriessuchasNewZealand,theUK,Australia,andSouthAfrica,thejokesonlylastuntilnoon,andsomeonewhoplaysatrickafternooniscalledan“AprilFool”.Elsewhere,suchasinFrance,Ireland,Italy,SouthKorea,Japan,Russia,Germany,Brazil,andtheU.S.,thejokeslastallday.,WhenAprilFoolsDaycomes,howwillpeoplecelebrateit?Whatistheaim?,Thedayismarkedbypranks（恶作剧）,hoaxes（愚弄；欺骗）,andotherpracticaljokesonfriends,neighbors,colleagues,classmates,andfamily.Theaimistoembarrassthegullible（易受骗的；轻信的）-bysendingthemonfoolserrandsorbyplayingmischief,orcausingembarrassmenttothem.,Itisthoughtthatthiscustomhavestartedin16thcenturyinFrance.In1582KingCharlesIXadoptedachangeinthecalendar.The“newyear”celebrationwasmovedfromApril1sttoJan1st.Thepeoplewhoknewaboutthechangebegantomakefunoftheoneswhodidnotknow.Thesepeoplewerecalled“fools”.,TheOriginofAprilFoolsDay,KingCharlesIX,TheOriginofAprilFoolsDay,Someonebelievesthat“AprilFoolsDay”derivesfromthetrickthatCleopatra(埃及艳后)playedonherloverMarcoAntonio.Shechallengedhimtoafishingcompetitionbutsoondiscoveredthathewastryingtocheat.Soshedecidedtoattachafalsefishtohishooktopunishhim.,CustomontheAprilFoolsDay,Daffodils,Fishfeast,Faces,InFrance,peoplecalltheAprilFools“AprilFish”.Theytapeapaperfishtotheirfriendsbackstofoolthem.Whenheorshefindsthis,theyshout“AprilFish!”,CustomontheAprilFoolsDay,whydopeoplespeakabout“fish”?,Somebodythinksthatthiscustommaycomefromunfruitfulspringfishing.InthefirstdaysofAprilsomefishermenventuredintheoceanhopingtofindoutgoodfish.Butmanytimestheydidnotfindanyprey,andwhentheycamebacktotheport,theotherfishermenmadefunofthemfortheiruselesswandering.,NewWordsandExpressions,Eg:Onlyafoolwillbelievehecanturnpapertomoney.只有傻瓜才相信他能把纸变成钱。Anyfoolcanseeheisdrunk.傻瓜都看得出来他喝醉了。AprilFoolsday愚人节makeafoolofsomeone愚弄某人，让某人出丑e.g.Dontmakeafoolofpoorpeople.不要嘲笑穷人。foolishadj.傻的3)v.愚弄，骗，骗取eg.Hehasfooledalotofpeopleintobelievingthatheisanhoneststatesman.他骗许多人相信他是个诚实的政治家。,fooln.傻瓜v.愚弄,谚语：Afoolalwaysrushestothefore.谚愚人总喜强出头。Afoolandhismoneyaresoonparted.谚愚人有钱留不住。Afoolmayaskmorequestionsinanhourthanawisemancananswerinsevenyears.谚聪明人也会被傻瓜难倒。,2.bulletin,1)n.(政府机关的)公报，告示，公告2)n.新闻快报anewsbulletin新闻简报bulletinboard（美）布告牌=noticeboard（英）布告牌词组拓展：bulletinboardsystem（BBS）电子布告栏系统记忆点拨：bullet（子弹）-in,announcern.（电视、电台）播音员,Theannouncersaidthatthecontestantshadbeenchosenatrandom.播音员说参赛选手是随机选出来的。1)announce(1)v.发表，宣布，告知eg.ThenewswasannouncedtothepubliconTV.这个新闻在电视上对公众播出。Pleaseannouncetoyourclassthattherewillbenoschooltomorrow.请告知你们同学明天没有课。(2)v.显示，预告eg.Awarmsunshineannouncesthecomingofspring.温暖的阳光预示着春天的到来。,2)announcementn.发表，公布，告知，宣告eg.Idliketomakeanimportantannouncement.我要发表一项重要的声明。Theofficialannouncementofthecauseoftheaccidentappearedinthenewspaper.关于事故原因的官方公告登在报纸上。,A.Thiscompanyplaysaleadingroleinthedevelopmentofcolortelevisionindustry.这个公司在彩电行业的发展方面起着主要作用。B.Byherearly30s,shehadbecomealeadingexpertonthecountrysgeneticengineering到她三十出头的时候她已经成这个国家最重要的基因工程学专家了。C.theworldsleadingmanufacturerofmeidicalinstruments世界领先的医疗器械制造商,leadingadj.主要的；领先的,adj.excellentorveryfine极好的;beautifulandimpressive壮丽的，辉煌的A.ThesceneryoftheXihuLakeissosplendidthatitattractstouristsfromallpartofthecountry.西湖的风景很美，吸引了各地的游客。B.Ihopeyouhaveasplendidfuture.我希望你有一个美好的前程。C.Ihavegotasplendidsuggestion.我有一个很棒的建议。相关表达：A.excellentadj.极好的，卓越的B.outstandingadj.突出的,显著的C.magnificentadj.华丽的,高尚的,宏伟的,7.splendid,1)n.茎，叶柄，花梗cherrystalks樱桃的梗sternstalk花茎petel花瓣leaf叶子root根2)v.大踏步地走，昂首阔步的走eg.Hestalkedoutinanger.他气得大踏步地走出去。,stalkn.梗,gather,1)v.收成，摘取，收集eg.Shegatheredflowersfromthegarden.她从花园里摘花。afarmergatheringinthecrop正在收割的农民aboygatheringhistoyup正在收拾玩具的男孩子2)v.获知，推测为eg.Igatheredfromherremarksthatsheisntsatisfiedwithherjob.我从她的言谈中可以推测她对她的工作不满意。,process,1)n.过程，经过，（自然的）作用theprocessofdevelopment发展过程eg.Doyouknowwhatchemicalprocessesareinvolvedwhenfoodindigested?你知道食物消化的时候会引起什么化学作用吗？2)n.制法，程序，处置anewprocesstorefinecrudeoil提炼原油的新方法theprocessofmakingcake做蛋糕的程序beintheprocessof在进行中间，在之中eg.Thebuildingisintheprocessofbeingrestored.这幢大楼在重建之中。3)v.加工，处理加工奶酪、肉、小麦processcheese/meat/wheat,studion.播音室电影工作室filmstudio舞蹈房adancestudio画家的工作室apaintersstudio,Whatwasthejoke?,Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer,weregoingovertothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareaforoversixhundredyears.Twooftheleadinggrowers,GiuseppeMoldovaandRiccardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegunearlierthanusual.Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho,betweenthem,havejustfinishedcuttingthreecartloadsofgoldenbrownmacaronistalks.ThewholevillagehasbeenworkingdayandnightgatheringandthreshingthisyearscropbeforetheSeptemberrains.,Ontheright,youcanseeMrs.Brabanteherself.Shehasbeenhelpingherhusbandforthirtyyearsnow.Mrs.Brabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocalfactorywherethecropisprocessed.Thislastsceneshowsyouwhatwillhappenattheendoftheharvest:thefamousCalabrianmacaroni-eatingcompetition!SignorFratelli,thepresentchampion,haswoniteveryyearsince1991.Andthatendsourspecialbulletinfortoday,Thursday,April1st.Werenowgoingbacktothestudio.,TextAnalysis,thevoiceof声音gooverto表示“往走过去”，暗示中间原有一段距离。field指（一块）田，为可数名词，常用复数eg.Manypeoplearebusyharvestinginthericefields.稻田里许多人正忙着收割。,Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer,weregoingovertothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.,Twooftheleadinggrowers,GiuseppeMoldovaandRiccardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegunearlierthanusual.,twoof其中两个leading:表示某个人/事情处于最重要的/最负责任的位置;表电视/电影中的主角earlierthanusual比往常早,usual与usually区别,（1）usual通常为形容词，表通常的、平常的、惯常的等：eg.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.（asusual表示像平常一样、照例，它有时可放在句首）eg.OnMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusual.Itisusualforhimtogetuplate.他常起床起得晚。Iparkedthecarattheusualplace.我在往常那个地方停了车。（usual既可以作定语，又可以作表语）（2）usually为频度副词，表示平常、通常：eg.Heusuallygetsuplate.他通常起得晚。eg.Whendoyouusuallyhavesupper?你平常几点吃晚饭？,Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho,betweenthem,havejustfinishedcuttingthreecartloadsofgoldenbrownmacaronistalks.,1）betweenthem:两者共享/共有.;betweenand在两者之间between作介词时含义之一是“作为共同努力的结果”例：Betweenthemtheykilledthesnake.他们一起杀死了那条蛇。2）Finishdoing完成3）acartloadof一满车,BetweenandAmong（1）介词between表示在（两者）之间：eg.Ipickedupthereceiverbetweentwostickyfinger.eg.CanyoutellthedifferencebetweenIndianmusicandjazz?Betweenthemtheyfinishedcuttingthreecarloadsofmacaronistalks.他们协力割下了3车通心粉秸。当表示两两之间的相互关系时，between可用于3个（或3个以上）的具体名词前：eg.Thevillageliesbetweenariver,amountainandaroad.（2）among表示在中间或被环绕，指3者以上：eg.Thechurchliesamongmountains.这教堂位于群山之中。eg.Amongthoseboys,Danisthetallest.那些男孩中丹最高。,ThewholevillagehasbeenworkingdayandnightgatheringandthreshingthisyearscropbeforetheSeptemberrains.,thewhole=allthedayandnight日日夜夜theSeptemberrains9月雨季rain当rain指“雨季”、“季节性的雨”，尤其是热带地区的雨季时，要用复数形式。例：Sometimesspringrainsarereallyannoying.有时绵绵春雨真让人心烦意乱。,Ontheright,youcanseeMrs.Brabanteherself.Shehasbeenhelpingherhusbandforthirtyyearsnow.,Herself反身代词Ontheright在晚上Havebeendoing现在完成进行时,Mrs.Brabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocalfactorywherethecropisprocessed.,themanagerof的经理manager,director与headmaster的区别这三个都是表示职务的词，manager通常译为经理“director可表示主任、董事等，headmaster则指（中学）校长“eg.Ienteredthehotelmanagersofficeandsatdown.eg.Beforeheretired,Frankwasthedirectorofaverylargecompany.弗兰克退休前是一家非常大的公司的主管。eg.Ihaventmettheheadmasterofthisschoolyet.我没见过这个学校的校长。where引导的定语从句,Thislastsceneshowsyouwhatwillhappenattheendoftheharvest:thefamousCalabrianmacaroni-eatingcompetition!SignorFratelli,thepresentchampion,haswoniteveryyearsince1991.,Happentosb发生attheendof在.的结束