新三lesson 8

1、Lesson 8 A famous monastery NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH 3NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH 3 Developing Skills monastery n. 男修道院 -monk 男修道士, 僧侣 godfather-神父 monastic a. 修道院的，简朴的 monastic architecture/library 寺院 建筑/图书馆 Mother Teresa lived a life of monastic simplicity. 特蕾莎修女过着苦行僧似的简朴生活 修道院又叫“神学院” seminary n. monasticism n

2、. 寺院生活， 隐修生活方式 convent n. 女修道院 - nun n. 修女，尼姑 abbey n. 男修道院或女修道院总称 Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特大教堂 pass n. 1) a way by which one may move or travel through or over a place, esp over a range of mountains 山口，要隘 2) 通行证 We have to show our passes to the security guard = pass check Passbook 银行存折 password 密码 考

3、试及格 pass mark及格分数 pass certificate及格证书 pass student 成绩普通的学生 straight-A student 三好学生 (merit student;three good student) 4) 传球 give me the pass watchdog = guard dog 看门狗 走狗 flunky n. 引申：监视者，监督机构 a government watchdog on sanitation/food/insurance/stocks Watch n. 看守，监视 keep a close/careful watch on sb/st

4、h 密切监视 rashly adv. 鲁莽地，冒失地 rash = brash 1)adj. 急躁的，鲁莽的 年轻人太鲁莽，太冲动。冲动是魔鬼。 Young men are always rash and hotheaded. Impulse is devil. impulsive adj. light-headed adj. 头晕的，轻浮的 我一时冲动读了英语专业。 I in a rash movement applied for an English major due to my fathers remarks. (= rashly adv.) rashness n. u Please

5、forgive my rashness to ask you a private question. 2) n. 一堆，一阵 a rash of 我们总是抱怨生活的不幸和无聊 We are always pouring a rash of complaints about how miserable and boring life is. 我兴奋的大叫，10元发票中了20元。 With a rash of excitement, I yelled that I won 20 RMB in a 10-RMB invoice. enclosure n. 1)围场，圈地 enclosure move

6、ment 圈地运动 Fortress Besieged 围城 2) (信件的)附件，装入物 enclosures with manuscripts 手稿附件 Cf. attachment n. 附件 Enclose v. 1）把围起来(围墙，篱笆)be enclosed 我想有个家，有篱笆围起来的花园。 Id like to have a house with a garden enclosed by fences. 2）把装入信封 随信附上本人玉照一张。 I enclosed a photo of mine (with this letter). monk n. 僧侣，和尚 monkish

7、a. 似僧侣的 Sakuragi wears a monkish hairstyle. The hood does not make the monk. =It is not the hood that makes the monk.谚穿上袈裟不一定就 是和尚 不可以貌取人 Never judge a book by its cover. privacy n. 隐私 隐私问题 privacy problem 别管我 Leave me alone. I want to live in privacy. 不受干扰的独处 Private adj. 1) 隐私的，不为人所知的 (表语) Age is

8、quite private. (定语) He dropped out of school for some private reasons. 由于某种不为人知的秘密，他退学了。 in private adv. 私下地 我想找你私下聊聊。 I want to talk to you in private Cf. personal adj. 和个人有关的 personal rights/call/information 权利 电话 信息 2) 私营的，私有的 私营学校 private school 私人律师/医生 private lawyer/doctor 私宅private mansion sk

9、ier n. 滑雪者 ski 1)v. skied, skiing 滑雪 go skiing - go water skiing 滑水 skate v. 滑冰 花样滑冰Figure Skating 速度滑冰Speed Skating roller skating 轮滑 board skating 滑板 2) n. = skis 滑雪板，雪橇 ski suit/stick/pants/boots 滑雪衣/滑雪杖/滑雪裤/滑雪靴 Easter = Resurrection Sunday 三月二十一日或该日后月圆以后第一个星 期日 “Easter, anniversary of the Resurr

10、ection of Christ, observed on the first Sunday after a full moon on or after 21 March.” 万圣节 Halloween 1.The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy. At 2,473 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. connect to/with 连接 = join.and. link.with.（电源，电话，网络等） e.g. Click here to connec

11、t to the Internet. Please hold on. Im trying to connect you. 联系 e.g. There is no evidence to connect them to the murder. It is important to be connected with our friends. 在.高度(height, speed, temperature等） 介词at e.g. At 39 degree, it has been the highest temperature during this summer. 海拔1980米的长白山天池是中

12、国最髙的景点. At 1,980 meters,Heavenly Lake is the highest tourist attraction in China. 2.For hundreds of years, St. Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass. Ing 现在分词作定语 3.Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year,

13、 the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty. now that.既然，由于 带ever的复合词引导让步状语从句 whenever,whatever,wherever,however让学生 造句 be in difficulty处于困境；遇到困难 4.Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot. despite=in spite

14、of attempt to尝试,试图. 作名词 e.g. The young pilot made his first attempt to cross the English Channel but failed. 5.During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, for it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars. in cars=by car 6.As there are so many people about, the dogs have

15、to be kept in a special enclosure. about作副词=around,作“到处”讲 7.The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy. prefer.to.跟名词或者动名词 prefer to.rather than.跟动词原形 e.g. He always prefers to stay at home rather than go out on weekends.宅男 8.The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter. parties of一伙，一批，一群 at Christ