大学英语教学课件：Unit 2

LanguagePointsPartI(Paras1-20)Mainidea:FromaconversationwiththecabdrivertheauthorlearnedhowmuchheregrettedfailingtokeepupcorrespondencewithhisoldfriendEd.Thekeysarenowheretobefound.ImusthavedroppedthemwhenIgotoutofthecar.Youmustbeveryproudofyoursonbecauseheisanhonorstudentintheschool.表示对过去发生的事情或动作做出的肯定猜测。

must(+do)

表示对现在发生的事情、动作或状态等的肯定猜测。否定句要用can’tmust(+havedone)e.g.比较musthavedone(Para.1)LanguagepointsI’msorry,Ididn’thearyou.Iwaslostinthought.=beabsorbedin;=befilledwith

be(get)lostine.g.belostin(Para.1)available(~for)(para.2)a.(sth.+)e.g.Theseticketsareavailableforonemonthonly.b.(sb.+)e.g.Areyouavailableforameetingtomorrowmorning?在asif或asthough引导的方式状语从句中，如其含义与事实相反，其动词用虚拟形式。asif引导的表语从句若表示有明显迹象，的确要发生某事时，可用陈述语气

Thecloudsaregettingdarkeranddarker.Itlooksasifitisgoingtorain.

Hesoundedasifhehadacoldorsomething.(para.2)------thesadstateofmindthetaxidriverwasin

Thetwostrangerstalkedasifthey______friendsforyears.

A:shouldbeB:wouldbe

C:havebeenD:hadbeen

orsomething诸如此类的事:usedwhenyouarenotverysureaboutwhatyouhavejustsaid.e.g.Here’ssomemoney.Getyourselfasandwichorsomething.

Thebuildingofthenewbridgewillgoaheadasplanned.Don’tmindaboutme.Goaheadwithyourwork.=continue=moveon+with+n.goaheade.g.goahead

(para.3)Ididmeetsomelovelypeopleontheroad.Thebandhasbeenontheroadforamonth.=travelling,esp.asasalesman,performerortramp在旅途中(尤指销售员、演出者或流浪者)ontheroade.g.ontheroad

(para.5)Cometothinkofit,Ishouldgivehimacalltoday.

=etothinkofit

(para.6)Youmightaswellsendyourresumetothecompanyandgiveitatry.Imightaswellgiveyouthemoneynow,sinceyou’llbeneedingitsosoon.

usuallyspoken,usedtosuggestdoingsomethingthatyoudonotreallywanttodobecauseyouhavenobetterideas

might(just)aswelle.g.mightjustaswell

(para.6)Heisnotmuchofapainter.

=notaverygood…

notmuchofae.g.notmuchofa

(para.6)DR_correspondence2Collocation:carryoncorrespondence

breakoffcorrespondence

business/commercialcorrespondence

personalcorrespondence

incorrespondencewith

进行通信中断通信商业书信私人通信与…有通信联系Correspondence(para.6)Itookitthatyoutwowouldliketobeputnexttoeachotherintheseatingplan.

assume;suppose(usedtosaythatyouexpectsomeonewilldosomething,knowsomethingetc.)Itakeit(that)e.g.Itakeitthat

(para.7)I’velosttouchwithallmyoldfriends.Hereismynumberincaseyouneedto

getintouch.getintouchwithkeepintouchwith

lose/beoutoftouchwithsb./sth.losetouchwithsb.(para.12)

kindof/sortof:(infml;"kindof"isesp.AmE,"sortof"esp.BrE)alittlebit,insomewayordegree(usedbeforev.orafteralinkverb)有几分，有点儿

e.g.Shewasn'tbeautiful.Butshewaskindofcute.kindof/sortof:(para.12)Mydeputyhasresigned,soI’vegotalotonmymindjustnow.

=havesomethingonone’smind;=worryaboutbeonone’smind(para.16)e.g.Similarphrases:Inone’smind=inone’sopinionabsenceofmindbear(keep,have)sth.inmindchangeone’smindmakeupone’smindbeoutofone’smind=becrazy/mad把某事记心上PartII(Paras.21-35)Mainidea:Readingtheletterbyhimself,theauthorlearnedmoreaboutthelifelongfriendshipbetweenthedriverandoldEd.QuestionsWhatdidtheauthormeanbysayingthefirstsentenceintheletterremindedhimofhimself?Whydidthedriversayhebegantheletterwith“OldFriend”?HowdidthedriverfeelaboutOldEd’sfriendshipwithhim?Ididn’tmeantointerruptyourconversation.=intendtodoMeandoing

meantodosthe.g.meantodosth

(para.21)

1）forgettodo

忘记去做某事（此事未做）

forgetdoing忘记做过某事（此事已做或已发生）

Remember.Regret,stoptodo中断或停止，然后接着做另外一件事

stopdoing停止正在做的事

trytodo努力，企图做某事

trydoing试着做某事

meantodo打算要做某事

meandoing意味着goon继续同一事/todo不同事Halloween

iscelebrated

annually.Itisonthe

nightof31October,whenpeopleoncebelievedthatghostscouldbeseen.Now,inBritainandAmerica,itisatimewhenchildrenhaveparties,dressupaswitches,make

lanternsoutofpumpkins,andplay"trickortreat"."Trickortreat"isatraditionalactivityatHalloween.Childrendressincostumesand

visithouses.Ateachhousetheysay"trickortreat".Thismeansthattheywill

playa"trick",orjoke,onthepeopleinthehouseunlesstheyaregivena"treat",e.g.

sweetsormoney.Mostpeopleprefertogivetreatsratherthanhavingtricksplayedonthem.

WhatIhavetosayreferstoallofyou.Thespeakeroftenreferredtohisnotesduringyesterday’slecture.refertoTalkof,mentionofBeinvolvedwithCheckrelativeinformationreferreferencebookWith/inreferenceto=asforWithoutreferenceto=regardlessreferencee.g.注意Reference

(para.16)

HespokeinreferencetothecowboysThisessaywaswrittenwithoutreferencetoourstudy.Absolutely=totally=completely-Doyouagreewithme?-Absolutely.Don’thangoutwiththatguyanylonger.

Heoftenhangsoutwithhisfriendsatthemallonweekends.=stroll=roam=wanderspendalotoftimeinaparticularplaceorwithparticularpeoplehangoute.g.hangout

(para.28)

Marywasallchokedupwhenshetalkedaboutherlatehusband.=tooupsettospeak=becomespeechless,asfromemotionchokeupe.g.chokeup

(para.30)

PartIII(Paras.36)Mainidea:Thedriver’sexperienceurgedtheauthortoreachforhispen.QuestionsWhatwasthelessonthestorytellerlearnedfromthecabbie?Whichwordinthelastsentenceshouldbestressedwhenwereaditaloud?DR_Hesoundedasif…Hesoundedasifhehadacoldorsomething.(Para2)Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?Thissentenceimpliesthesadstateofmindthetaxidriverwasin.

DR_Itmightjustaswell…Itmightjustaswellhavebeenfamily.(Para.6)TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.也可以算是一家人。

DR_ButIrealizedthat…ButIrealizedthatOldEdwasstillonhismindwhenhespokeagain,almostmoretohimselfthantome:“Ishouldhavekeptintouch.Yes,”herepeated,“Ishouldhavekeptintouch.”(Para.16)1.Paraphrasethesentence.

ButIrealizedthatthetaxidriverwasstillthinkingofOldEdwhenhespokeagain.Itseemedthathespokemoretohimselfthantome.Herepeatedthatheshouldhavekeptintouch.2.Whydidthedriverrepeatthatheshouldhavekeptintouch?HecouldhaveletEdknowhowhemissedhim.

DR_Ithadreferences…Ithadreferencestothingsthatprobablymeantsomethingtothedriver.(Para.21)1.Whatdoesitreferto?Itreferstotheletter.2.Whatdoesreferencemeanhere?Itmeanstheactofmentioning.3.Paraphrasethesentence.Thelettermentionedsomethingthatmightbeimportanttothedriver.DR_Likeitsaysthere…“Likeitsaysthere,”heanswered,“aboutallwehadtospendinthosedayswastime.”(Para.23)Paraphrasethesentence.“Asthelettersaysthere,”heanswered,“thoughwedidn’thavemuchmoneywehadalotoffreetime.”DR_Therearefewer…Therearefewerandfewerstillaround.(Para.25)Paraphrasethesentence.Fewerandfewerofusareleftalive.DR_Butwehungout…Butwehungoutonthesamecornerwhenweweresingle.(Para.28)ParaphrasethesentenceandtranslateitintoChinese.Butwepassedourfreetimetogetherbeforewegotmarried.不过没成家时我俩总在一起闲荡。DR_Butforthelast…Butforthelast20or30yearsit’sbeenmostlyjustChristmascards.(Para.28)Paraphrasethesentence.ButgenerallyspeakingwehavesentonlyChristmascardstokeepintouchwitheachotherforthelast20or30years.DR_Yourfriendshipover…Yourfriendshipovertheyearshasmeantanawfullottome,morethanIcansaybecause