大学英语精读预备级unit1

1、Unit 1Learning to Think All Over AgainLearning to Think All Over Again Useful expressions Word formation Text interpretation Sentence structure Translation HomeworkThe approach to learning English Imitation Imitation took place on many levels and through many methods. At an elementary level students

2、 used imitation in learningthe rudiments of Greek or Latin (spelling, grammar), copying the purity of speech of a given author. Practice makes perfect. Thinking in English. Link to western culture. Google Movie in English Music in English Magazines and news paper (depends on your interests) Diligenc

3、e About author Graham E. Fuller Mr. Fuller received his BA and MA at Harvard University in Russian and Middle Eastern studies. He served 20 years in the Foreign Service, mostly the Muslim World, working in Germany, Turkey, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, North Yemen, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong, for nearly 17

4、 years of overseas experience. In 1982 he was appointed the National Intelligence Officer for Near East and South Asia at CIA, and in 1986 Vice-Chairman of the National Intelligence Council at CIA, with overall responsibility for all national level strategic forecasting. Text interpretationSummarize

5、 each paragraph:How do children learn their mother tongue?We must learn to do it again when learning a foreign language.Different sounds are used in different languages to represent the same object.1.Get away from translating.Text interpretationSummarize each paragraph:The challenge of new thinking

6、goes much deeper than new words only.An example How to think in a foreign language.5.Get into the language, and youll come to understand it.Text AnalysisPart I (Para.1-2)Part II (Para.3-6)Part III (Para.7)Part IV(Para.8) foreign a. 外国的 foreign language foreign country foreign stamps We are collectin

7、g foreign stamps. -er 人 foreigner process n. 过程 学习对他是个漫长、痛苦的过程。 Learning is a long and painful process for him. in the process of 在.过程中那车正在修理中。 The car is in the process of repair. 文字处理：word processing probably adv. most likely 很可能地，大概 他大概醉了。 He is probably drunk. 约翰可能把整件事都告诉他父亲了。 John probably told

8、 his father all things. point v. 用手指向，瞄准 It is not polite to point at someone. 她指着一个红房子说：“这就是我住的地方。” She pointed to a red house and said, “Thats where I live.” point to 是指指向某个方向 并非物品 而point at 是指指向某个具体的物品或东西 The man points to the sun. 这个男的指向太阳。（这里也是指某个人指向一个方向，在这里即太阳的方向） The baby points at the candy.

9、 这个婴儿指着糖果。（在这里这个婴儿指的就是那颗糖果 并不是仅仅糖果的方向） Point out 指出 associate v. 把与联系在一起 associate one thing with another 把某一事与另一事联系起来 我们想起中国, 就联想到长城。 We associate China with the Great Wall.nassociaten名词 n. C1. 伙伴;同事;朋友;合伙人He is one of my associates at the store. 他是我店里的一位同事。 n2. 有关联的事物n形容词 a. 1. 伙伴的;共事的;合伙的n2. 副的He

10、 is an associate editor of the newspaper. 他是报纸的副主编。 n3. 半正式的n4. 有联系的;联合的 object 1.n. 物体，实物 What are those strange objects? 那些奇异物体是什么? 2.目的,宗旨CWhat is the object of his visit? 他这次访问的目的是什么? 3.不及物动词 vi. 反对(+to)No one objected to the plan. 没有人反对这项计划。 various adj. 各种各样的 dresses of various colors 不同颜色的衣服

11、various views 各种观点 解决这个问题有许多种方法。 There are various ways to solve the problem. leafy adj. 多叶的，叶茂的 leaf leaves the leafy month of June 树叶茂盛的六月 represent v. 表示，代表 The blue lines on the map represents subways. 地图上蓝色的线表示地铁。 Beckham represented Great Britain. 小贝代表英国参赛。 The dove represents peace. 鸽子象征和平 。i

12、nstead adv. 代替 Alice never studies. Instead, she watches TV all day. direct adj. 直接的 directly adv. 直接地 他拒绝直接回答我的问题。 He refused to answer my question directly. 反：indirect image n. 图像，形象，某人或某物在人们心目中的形象 She looked at her image in the mirror. 她看着镜子中自己的形像。 He is the image of honesty. 他非常诚实。 challenge n./

13、 v. 挑战 Challenge sb.to fight 向某人挑战新工作对我来说是个挑战。 The new job is an challenge to me. Linda only likes to study something that really challenges her. substitute v. 代替，替换 substitute A for B 用A代B 我们用红球代替蓝球。 We substitute red ball for blue. 我找到了一个人接替我。 I found someone to substitute for me. 唯有艺术能代替自然。 Only

14、art can substitute for nature. depend depend on 1)依赖=rely on The students depend on their parents. Your success depends on your hardworking. dependent a.依赖的 independent a.独立的 be independent from/of 独立于 bundle n. 捆，扎，包 一连串，大量 a bundle of facts. 大量事实。 a bundle of rags/paper/firewood 一捆碎布/报纸/柴火 concept

15、 n. 概念，观念 他提出了一种宇宙起源的新概念。 He presented a new concept of the beginning of the universe. convert v. （使）转变，（使）转化 convert defeat into victory 转败为胜 将水变成冰 Convert water into ice. single adj. 单一的 a single red rose 仅有的一朵红玫瑰 she wrote down every single word. 她把每一个词都写下 they didnt receive a single reply. 他们甚至连

16、一个答复都未收到。 previous adj. 以前的，先前的 The author mentioned it in the previous paragraph. 作者在前一段里提到这件事。 looking back on previous events. 回顾往事。sink sank sunk sink (船等)下沉;(日,月)落,没The sun was sinking in the west. 夕阳西下。 The ship sank. Useful expressionsall over again: start again from beginning 重新杰克在作业中出现了很多错误

17、，他得重新做。Jack made so many mistakes in his homework that he had to do it all over again.get away from 摆脱，离开 get away from poverty get away from pressure这个城镇是摆脱压力的很好去处。This town is a lovely place to get away from pressure.break down into: separate into把分解成 任务task 把任务分成三部分 break down the task into three

18、 parts separate the task into three partsover and over again: repeat for many times一再，再三 think over and over again再三思考 I have told him to drive carefully over and over again. 我一而再再而三地告诉他开车要小心。 bit by bit: gradually, little by little build up: develop or increase gradually larger 搭房子：build up the hou

19、se 我爸爸一点点地把房子搭起来了 My father is building up the house bit by bit. get into: become interested in (sth)； become strongly involved with sth投入，从事；对感兴趣 These days I am really get into jazz. 动词take在不同的语言环境中可以表示许多不同的意思，了解并掌握其用法很有必要。常见的用法有：1）表示“拿走、带走、带去”。如：你把它拿到教室里去好吗？ Could you take it to the classroom? 2）

20、表示“带给”如：再端一杯茶给他。 Take him another cup of tea. 3）表示“吃、喝、服用”。如：每天服药三次。Take the medicine three times a day. 4) 表示“乘车（船）”等。如：你可以做第2路公共汽车去。 You can take the No.2 bus. 5)表示“花费/用（时间）”。如：it takes sb some time to do sth doing sth takes sb some time It takes them three years to build this road.Repairing this

21、car took him the whole afternoom.6）与不同的词搭配，构成不同的固定短语。如：take a walk 散步take away food可带走熟食take ones temperature量体温take ones time 不急/从容不迫take exercise做运动take a look看一看take off脱下/脱掉take (good) care of照顾，照料take out取出/拿出1. 1 substituted 为了减肥，katie把她的饮食中一些高热量的食物用低热量食物来替代，比如说，用低脂牛奶来代替普通牛奶。 2 analogy 我们科学老师用

22、水流动的方式来与光流动的方式进行类比。 3 represented 在字典中，名词这个单词经常用n.来代表。 4.associated 很有趣的是不同款式的裙子可以与不同种类的音乐联系在一起。 5.challenge 艾滋病是这个世纪我们所面对的一种对健康的最大挑战的疾病。 6.converted 煤可以转变为气体。 8.reduced 这个著名的电视制作人成功得把太空旅行的历史压缩到两个小时的纪录片中。 9.image 在我的头脑中有一幅我梦想中的房间的图像。 10.bundles Jack 把一大堆的旧衣服和旧杂志搬到了垃圾回收处。 11.choose 这些都是非常美的照片。让我其中挑一幅

23、最漂亮的真的好难。 12.pointed 当问起他妈妈在哪里，这个小男孩指向了厨房。 13.Instead John最终还是没有娶Mary，他娶了Julie. 14.various 旅行最大的收获是你可以预见不同的人以及学到各种各样的风俗习惯。 1.get away from 家应该是一处人们可以远离害怕和危险的地方。 2.put together V教授做了一个清单，让他的学生把上面的所有条目都读出来。 3.getting into Jennifer对于时装设计非常感兴趣。 4.broken into 要完成一个困难的任务，远比把它拆散为零散的，相对简单的任务简单得多。 5.a great deal 当吃了药以后，那个病人感觉好多了。 6.over and over again 很多次我都让Steve戒烟，但是他从来不听。 7.depend on 他到底会不会被录用完全取决于面试。1.The police are still trying to find out what cause the fire.2.I dont know what size of shoes my f