2019年英语新译林选修九（江苏专用）讲义Unit4SectionⅠWeletotheunitReading-Pre-reading

Section_ⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—Pre­readingReadthepassageandtranslatethefollowingsentences;especiallypayattentiontothemeaningoftheunderlinedparts.1．Don’ttalkwithhim.Hecan’tseparate_the_sheep_from_the_goats.2．Hescoredagoalat_the_eleventh_hour.Washone’shandsofsomethingThismeansoneisnolongerinvolvedinsomethingorresponsibleforsomething.InBiblicaltimes,Pilate,whohandedJesusovertobecrucified(把人钉死在十字架上),tookwaterandwashedhishandsinfrontofthecrowdsaying“I’minnocentofthisman’sblood,seetoityourselves.”HemeantthathewasnotresponsibleforJesus’death.AttheeleventhhourAccordingtotheancientJews,adayisdividedinto12hours,thatisfromsunrisetosunset.Thustheeleventhhourisnearthelasthouroftheworkday.InmodernEnglish,itmeansatthelastpossiblemoment,orjustintime.Awolfinsheep’sclothingThestoryreferstoapersonwhopretendstobegood,butisactuallybad,oritdescribesapersonwhohasevilintentionsbutappearstobeharmless.Thus,Jesuswarnedpeopleofthesehypocrites(伪君子)sayingthat“Bewareoffalseprophets(先知),whocometoyouinsheep’sclothingbutinwardlyareravenous(极其饥饿的)wolves.”SeparatethesheepfromthegoatsItmeanstodividegoodorusefulpeoplefrombadoruselessones.AccordingtotheBible,inthedayofthejudgmentofthenations,allthenationswillbegatheredbeforeJesusChrist,andhewillseparatepeopleonefromanotherasashepherdseparatesthesheepfromthegoats.Therighteouswillgotoheavenandthesinners(罪人)willgotohell.TheexpressionsintroducedabovearepopularwithEnglishlearners.It’sadvisabletogiveyourattentiontosuchexpressions,whichwillimproveyourunderstandingofwesternculture.WelcometotheunitCanyouguessthemeaningsoftheunderlinedwords?1．wolf_in_sheep’s_clothing披着羊皮的狼2.A:Oh,myGod!Whathappened?Whyareyoublackandblue?B:IgotbeatenbyPeter’sbrother.A:That’sa_bad_apple！Let’sthinkupawayandteachhimalesson.abadapple坏蛋，坏家伙3.A:IthinkitwasJasonwhostolemydocument.B:Fat_chance!A:He’stheonlyonewholeftherelate.B:Iknowhim.He’llneverdothatsortofthing.Fatchance微小的机会；极少的可能4.WewerenotexpectingtoseeJoan.Whenshearrivedout_of_the_blue,_wewereallsurprised.outoftheblue突然地，未预料到地Fast­readingScanthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1．Whichofthefollowingidiomsisoftenusedtodescribethelovefromparents?A．Theappleofsomebody’seyes.B．Afeetofclay.C．Seethehandwritingonthewall.D．Youreapwhatyousow.2．Thewriterwrotethepassageto________.A．introducesomeidiomsB．introducetheoriginoftheBibleC．tellussomestoriesfromtheBibleD．tellpeopletheimportanceoflearningidioms3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutidiomsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Overtime,Biblicalidiomshavechangedsomuchthattheynowhavenoconnectiontotheiroriginalmeanings.B．TheBiblewasfirstwritteninHebrewandthentranslatedintoGreek.C．Biblicalidiomsareoftenmeanttotellpeopleamoralstory.D．HavingagoodknowledgeofEnglishidiomsishelpfultothepeople’sappreciatingofthehistoryandculturesofEnglishspeakingcountries.答案：1.A2.D3.ACareful­readingReadthetextagainandfillintheform.The(1)______ofidiomsAnidiomisagroupofwordsthathasaspecialmeaningwhichisnotusually(2)________.The(3)______ofidiomsQuiteafewofidiomscomefromthe(4)________.Different(5)______tounderstandthemeaningsofidiomsUnderlinethemoralofastoryandgivestheaudiencea(6)________tohelpthemunderstandthestorybetterFeetofclay;seethehandwritingonthewallUse(7)________KillthefattedcalfUse(8)________lifeorfoodtheappleoftheirparents’eyeyoureapwhatyousowThe(9)______ofidiomsStudyingidiomscanhelpimproveourcomprehensionandbylearningenoughimportantidioms,wecandevelopahighlevelofcompetenceinour(10)________skills.答案：(1)definition(2)apparent/clear(3)origins(4)Bible(5)ways(6)picture(7)animals(8)agricultural(9)importance/significance/functions(10)communicationSummaryBiblicalidiomsinEnglishAnidiomisagroupofwordsoran1.________whosemeaningoftencannotbeunderstoodbylookingatthemeaningsofthe2.________wordsinit.Inotherwords,itsmeaningcanbecompletelydifferentfromthemeaningsofits3.________.Idiomsoftenuseanumberofwordstorepresentasingleobject,personorconcept,amongotherthings,andunlessyourecognizewhenanidiomisbeingused,youcaneasily4.________whatyoureadorhearspoken.TherearemanyidiomsusedinEnglishandquiteafewofthemcomefromthe5.________.TheBiblewasfirstwritteninHebrewGreek,bothofwhichusemanyidioms.ThismeansthatsincetheBiblewastranslatedinto6.________centuriesago,manyHebreworGreekidiomshavebecome7.________oftheEnglishlanguage.Abiblicalidiomsisoftenanexpressionthat8.________themoralofastoryandgivetheaudiencesapicturetohelpthemunderstandthestorybetter.Idiomsareanimportantpartoflanguage,andareusedineverythingfrom9.________tofilmsandnewspapers.Alloftheexampleslistedonthiswebpageareoftenusedinoraland10.________English.Studyingthemcanhelpimproveyourcomprehension,andbylearningenoughimportantidioms,youcandevelopahighlevelofcompetenceinyourcommunicationskills.答案：1.ponents4.misunderstand5.Bible6.English7.part8.underlines9.literature10.writtenDiscussionDoyouthinkunderstandingidiomsisanimportantpartoflanguagelearning?Whyorwhynot?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案：Idiomsareanimportpartoflanguage.S