新世纪大学英语第二册

新世纪大学英语第二册第1页/共99页DoyouknowThebooksoftheArabianNights,alsoknownastheOneThousandNightsandaNight,isthefullcollectioncomprisedofliterallyhundredsofstories,manycontainedwithinotherstories,alldatingbackmorethanathousandyears.Itisoneofthemostvaluabletreasuresofallliterature,andstandnearthetopofthelistofliteraryworksthathaveinfluencedwesternliterature.第2页/共99页ThebookisaboutaSassanianking,Shahryar,whodecidestomakesurehiswifeisalwaysfaithfultohimbymarryinganewgirleverynightandkillingherinthemorning.TheKing’svizierisinchargeoffindinganewgirleverydaytomarrytheking.Oneday,thevizier'sowndaughtercomestohimandinsiststhatsheshouldmarrytheking.Thatweddingnight,sheofferstotellhernewhusbandastory.Shetellsagreatstory,butjustatthemostexcitingpartshestopsbecausethesuniscomingupandit'stimeforhertobekilled.ButtheKingwantstoheartheendofthestory,soheagreestoletherliveanotherday.Soshecontinuesherstorythatnight,andagainsheendsatthemostexcitingpart,andagainthekingletsherlive.Shedoesthateverynight,forathousandandonenights,andfinallytheKingseesthatthiswasabadideaandfallslovewithher,andletherliveashisqueen.第3页/共99页InArabianNights,Aladdingotamagiclampwithwhichhecouldfulfillanydesire.Supposeonedayyouweretogetthelampandbeallowedtomakethreewishes,whatwouldyourthreewishesbe?Whywouldyoumaketherewishes?第4页/共99页Studythefollowingquotesaboutthevalueoflife.Whichquotedoyoulikebest?Why?Thepurposeoflifeisalifeofpurpose.---RobertByrneWemakealivingbywhatweget;wemakealifebywhatwegive.---WinstonChurchillLiveasifyouweretodietomorrow.Learnasifyouweretoliveforever.---MahatmaGanhiThereareonlytwowaystoliveyourlife.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle.Theotherisasthougheverythingisamiracle.---AlbertEinstein第5页/共99页

Youthinkyouown_________landyoulandon

Theearthisjustadeadthingyoucan______

ButIknoweveryrockandtreeand_________

Hasalifehasa______hasaname

Youthinktheonlypeoplewhoarepeople

Arethepeople________________________

Butifyouwalkthe_________ofastranger

You’lllearnthingsyouneverknew

Youneverknew

__________________thewolfcry

Tothebluecornmoon

Oraskedthe_________bobcatwhyhegrinned

Canyousingwithallthe_____________________

Canyoupaintwithallthecolorsofthewind

CanyoupaintwithallthecolorsofthewindwhateverclaimcreaturespiritwholookandthinklikeyoufootstepsHaveyoueverheardgrinningvoicesofthemountain第6页/共99页Comerunthe_______pinetrailsoftheforestCometastethesun-sweetberriesoftheearthComerollinalltheriches______________Andforonceneverwonder________________The__________andtheriveraremybrothersTheheronandtheotteraremyfriendsAndweare________________eachotherInacircleinahoopthat________________________________thewolfcryTothebluecornmoonOrlettheeagletellyou________________Canyousingwithallthe____________________CanyoupaintwithallthecolorsofthewindCanyoupaintwithallthecolorsofthewindhiddenallaroundyourainstormallconnectedtowhatthey’reworthneverendsHaveyoueverheardwherehe’sbeenvoicesofthemountain第7页/共99页HowhighdoesthesycamoregrowIfyou___________thenyou’llneverknowAnd________________thewolfcryTothebluecornmoonForwhetherweare______________________Weneedtosingwithallthe___________________WeneedtopaintwithallthecolorsofthewindYoucantheearthandstillAllyou’llownisearthuntilYoucanpaintwith

allthecolorsofthewindcutitdownwhiteorcopper-skinnedyou‘llneverhearvoicesofthemountain第8页/共99页第9页/共99页Oneday,someAmericansworkinginAfricadecidedto___________forwildanimals.Theystoppedatavillage.Thisvillagewasverypoor.Thelocalpeopleweredirtyand_______.Buttheylooked________andseemedto____________whattheyweredoing.SeeingthisoneAmericansaid:“Thisplaceis________.Thesepeoplelivejustlike_________.”AyoungAmericanofficersaid,“Yeah,theyhavegot___________________;theymayaswell________.”TheoldAmericanofficerwasa______man.Infact,helookedjustlikeoneofthe___________inthevillage.HedisagreedwiththeothertwoAmericans.Hethoughtthatthelocalpeoplevaluedtheirlivesbecausetheyhadsomethingtolivefor.Hesaid,“Maybeit’sthose______inrages,orthe________theylove,orthe________theyenjoy,orthe_______theylike.”1.Listentotherecordingandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.gohuntinginrageshappybeenjoyingterribleanimalsnothingtoliveforbedeadquietlocalmenkidswomenfreedomwork第10页/共99页2.Workingroupsoftwoorthreeanddiscussthefollowingquestions:Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?WhydidtheAmericansstopatthevillage?Canyoudescribethevillageandthelocalpeople?WhatistheyoungAmericanofficer’sattitudetowardsthelocalpeople?WhatistheoldAmericanofficer’sattitudetowardsthelocalpeople?第11页/共99页Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?WhydidtheAmericansstopatthevillage?Canyoudescribethevillageandthelocalpeople?ThepoorlocalAfricanpeoplevaluetheirlivesjustasmuchasothersdo.Theystoppedatthevillagetohiresomelocalmentoactasguidesforhuntingwildanimals.Thisvillagewasverypoor.Thehousesweremadeofmudandtherewasnoelectricityorrunningwater.Thestreetsweredirtyandthewholevillagesmelledbadly.Themenworedirtyclothes.Thewomencoveredtheirfaces,andthechildrenhadrunnynosesandweredressedinrags.Butthelocalpeoplelookedhappyandseemedtobeenjoyingwhattheyweredoing.第12页/共99页WhatistheyoungAmericanofficer’sattitudetowardsthelocalpeople?WhatistheoldAmericanofficer’sattitudetowardsthelocalpeople?TheyoungAmericanofficertookanegativeattitudetowardsthelocalpeople.Hebelievedthatthelocalpeoplehadnothingtoliveforandtheymightaswellbedead.TheoldAmericanofficerunderstoodthelocalpeople.Hethoughtthatthelocalpeoplevaluedtheirlivesandthelivesoftheirlovedones,justasmuchasAmericansvaluetheirlives.第13页/共99页Oneday,someAmericansworkinginAfricadecidedtogohuntingforwildanimals.Theystoppedatavillagetohiresomelocalmentoactasguides.Thisvillagewasverypoor.Thehousesweremadeofmudandtherewasnoelectricityorrunningwater.Thestreetsweredirtyandthewholevillagesmelledbadly.Themenworedirtyclothes.Thewomencoveredtheirfaces,andthechildrenhadrunnynosesandweredressedinrags.Butthelocalpeoplelookedhappyandseemedtobeenjoyingwhattheyweredoing.Seeingthis,oneAmericansaid,“Thisplaceisterrible.Thesepeoplelivejustlikeanimals.”AyoungAmericanofficeradded,“Yeah,theyhavegotnothingtolivefor;theymayaswellbedead.”第14页/共99页Butjustthen,anoldAmericanofficerspokeup.Hewasaquietman.Infact,helookedjustlikeoneofthelocalmeninthevillage.HelookedattheyoungAmericanandsaid,“youthinktheyhavenothingtolivefor,doyou?Well,ifyouaresure,whydon’tyoujusttakeyourknife,andgotrytokilloneofthem?”Therewasdeadsilenceinthetruck.Hiswordshadsilencedthenegativetalkaboutthelocalpeople.Theoldofficerwentontosay,“Idon’tknoweitherwhytheyvaluetheirlivessomuch.Maybeit’sthosekidsinrags,orthewomentheylove,orthefreedomtheyenjoy,ortheworktheylike.Butwhateveritis,theycareabouttheirlivesandthelivesoftheirlovedones,justthesameaswedo.”第15页/共99页第16页/共99页Imagineyou,whousedtohavegoodsight,nowweretoldtohaveonlythreedaystosee.Howwouldyouspendthelastthreedayswithyoursight?Howwouldyouspendthesepreciousdays?Exchangeyourideaswithyourclassmatestoseewhosedecisionsarethemostimpressive.IfIhadonlythreedaystosee,Iwould…第17页/共99页HelenKeller:(1880-1968)deaf-blindAmericanauthor,activistandlecturer第18页/共99页HelenKellerwasbornin1880innorthernAlabama,USA.Nineteenmonthsaftershewasborn,shewasextremelyill,andlostbothhersightandhearing.Whenshewasseven,herparentshiredatutornamedAnneSullivan.ShetaughtHelentoreadandwriteandhowtothink.HelenenteredRadcliffeCollege,thewomen’sbranchofHarvardUniversityattheageof20.Herfirstbook,TheStoryofMyLife,wastranslatedintomanylanguages.Shealsodidresearch,gavespeechesallaroundtheworld,andhelpedraisemoneyformanyorganizationsfortheblind.Helenreceiveddozensofawards,suchasthePresidentialMedalofFreedom,thehighesthonorthatanAmericanciviliancanreceive.Shediedinhersleepin1968.第19页/共99页AnneSullivanwasbornonApril14,1866.Whenshewasonly20yearsold,shebecameHelen’steacher.ShechangedHelenfromabad-temperedkidintoagentlechild.ThenshetaughtHelentoreadandwrite,butmostimportantly,shetaughtHelenhowtothink.Annespenttherestofherlife,49years,withHelentillshediedin1936.ShehelpedHelenfulfillherlifeandwasconsideredamiracleworker.April5,1887wasadaythatbothHelenandAnnecouldn’tforget,whenAnnemadethe“miracle”breakthrough,teachingHelenthateverythinghadanamebyspellingW-A-T-E-RintoHelen’shandaswaterflewoverherpalm.第20页/共99页HelenKellerbeganwriting

TheStoryofMyLife

in1902,whenshewas22yearsoldandstillastudentatRadcliffeCollegeTheStoryofMyLifehasbecomeanenduringclassicofAmericanliterature.ItwasalwaystobethemostpopularofHelenKeller'sworks,withnumerouseditionspublishedthroughouttheyears.第21页/共99页Shecouldn’tseeorhear,butshewasacollegegraduate,aproductivewriter,aworld-famousspeaker,andeventuallyshebecameaheroineandicon.HelenKellermadeherselfamiracle.acollegegraduate:ShelearnttoreadFrench,German,Greek,andLatin.ShewasthefirstdeafandblindpersontoattendcollegeandgraduatewithaBachelorofArtsdegreefromRadcliffeCollegeofHarvardUniversity.第22页/共99页aproductivewriter:Shewrotenearlyadozenbooksandalotmorearticles.Herfirstbook,TheStoryofMyLife,wastranslatedintomanylanguages.OneofhermostfamousbooksTheTeacherwaslatermadeintoaplaycalledTheMiracleWorker.aworld-famousspeaker:Shetraveledallovertheworld,visitingmanycountriesonfivedifferentcontinents,togivespeechesandhelpraisemoneyformanyorganizationsfortheblind,suchastheAmericanFoundationfortheBlindandtheAmericanFoundationfortheOverseasBlind,whichisnowcalledHelenKellerWorldwide.第23页/共99页aheroineandicon:Sheinspiredmanyworksofart,includingtwoOscar-winningmovies.TIMEfeaturesherasoneofthemostinfluentialpeopleofthetwentiethcentury.SheiscategorizedasaHeroandIcon,whoexemplifies“courage,selflessness,superhumanabilityandamazinggrace”.第24页/共99页Directions:ReadParagraphs1–5andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhydoesHelenKellerthinkthatitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow?2.AccordingtoHelenKeller,whatistherightwaytoliveeachday?3.WhatdoesHelenKellermeanbysayingthatmostofustakelifeforgranted?4.WhatdoesHelenKellerthinkoftheattitudethatmostofusadopttowardsourfacultiesandsenses?第25页/共99页Directions:ReadParagraphs1–5andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhydoesHelenKellerthinkthatitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow?Becauseshebelievesthatsuchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevalueoflife.2.AccordingtoHelenKeller,whatistherightwaytoliveeachday?Accordingtoher,weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciation.第26页/共99页Directions:ReadParagraphs1–5andanswerthefollowingquestions.3.WhatdoesHelenKellermeanbysayingthatmostofustakelifeforgranted?Althoughweallknowthatwewilldiesoonerorlater,wetendtopicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.So,wegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudestowardslife.Inotherwords,wetakelifeforgranted.4.WhatdoesHelenKellerthinkoftheattitudethatmostofusadopttowardsourfacultiesandsenses?Shethinksthatwetendtotakeourabilitiestoseeandhearforgrantedandseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Thatiswhyweoftenfailtomakeourlifefullerandricher.第27页/共99页Directions:ReadParagraphs6-10toseewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.3.Helenthoughtthatshe“saw”morethingsthantheseeingpeoplejustthroughtouch.1.Peopleareblessediftheyarestrickenblindanddeaf.2.Helenshoweddisbeliefwhenherfriendsaidshehadseennothingparticularduringalongwalkinthewoods.4.Blindasshewas,Helenwasmoresensitivetotheworldthanushealthypeople.5.Theseeingshouldmakebetteruseofsighttoaddfullnesstolife.第28页/共99页PartⅠPara.1-4PartⅡPara.5-10第29页/共99页Directions:WorkinpairstoperformaninterviewbetweenacorrespondentandHelenKeller.Thetopicyouaretalkingaboutistherightattitudesweshouldholdtoourfacultiesandlives.Yourconversationcanbebasedonthetextandtheinterviewshouldcoverthefollowingpoints:1.Howdomostofusviewlifeanddeath?2.Howdomostofusviewourfaculties?3.Howshouldweliveeachday?4.Howshouldwemakeuseofourfacultiesandsenses?第30页/共99页Wetendtotakewhatwehaveforgranted,andseldomdowethinkaboutthevalueoflife.Yet,HelenKeller,beingbothblindanddeaf,taughtushowtomakethefullestuseofourwonderfulsensestoappreciatelifefromawhollydifferentview—withloveandpassion.第31页/共99页Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive.Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours.Butalwayswewereinterestedindiscoveringjusthowthedoomedmanchosetospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak,ofcourse,offreemenwhohaveachoice,notcondemnedcriminalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlyconfined.Suchstoriessetusthinking,wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.Whatevents,whatexperiences,whatassociations,shouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings?Whathappinessshouldwefindinreviewingthepast,whatregrets?第32页/共99页SometimesIhavethoughtitwouldbeanexcellentruletoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Suchanattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevalueoflife.Weshouldliveeachdaywithagentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantpanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome.Therearethose,ofcourse,whowouldadoptthemottoof“Eat,drink,andbemerry”,butmostpeoplewouldbepunishedbythecertaintyofdeathMostofustakelifeforgranted.Weknowthatonedaywemustdie,butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture.Whenweareingoodhealth,deathisallbutunimaginable.Weseldomthinkofit.Thedaysstretchoutendlessly.Sowegoaboutourpettytasks,hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardslife.第33页/共99页

Thesamelistlessness,Iamafraid,characterizestheuseofallourfacultiesandsenses.Onlythedeafappreciatehearing,onlytheblindrealizetheblessingsthatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversufferedlossofsightorhearingdamageseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Theireyesandearstakeinallsightsandsoundshazily,withoutconcentration,andwithlittleappreciation.Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit,ofnotbeingconsciousofhealthuntilweareill.第34页/共99页Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeingwerestrickenblindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife.Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight;silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound.NowandthenIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee.RecentlyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods,andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved.“Nothinginparticular,”shereplied.ImighthaveshowndisbeliefhadInotbeenaccustomedtosuchresponses,forlongagoIbecameconvincedthattheseeingseelittle.第35页/共99页

Howwasitpossible,Iaskedmyself,towalkforanhourthroughthewoodsandseenothingworthyofnote?Iwhocannotseefindhundredsofthingstointerestmethroughmeretouch.Ifeelthedelicatesymmetryofaleaf.Ipassmyhandslovinglyaboutthesmoothskinofasilverbirch,ortheroughbarkofapine.InspringItouchthebranchesoftreeshopefullyinsearchofabud,thefirstsignofawakeningNatureafterherwinter’ssleep.Ifeelthedelightfultextureofaflower,anddiscoveritsremarkablefolds;andsomethingofthemiracleofNatureisrevealedtome.第36页/共99页Occasionally,ifIamveryfortunate,Iplacemyhandgentlyinasmalltreeandfeelthehappyquiverofabirdinfullsong.Iamdelightedtohavecoolwatersofabrookrushthroughmyopenfingers.TomeathickcarpetofpineneedlesorsoftgrassismorewelcomethanthemostluxuriousPersianrug.

Tomethecolorfulseasonsareathrillingandunendingdrama,theactionofwhichstreamsthroughmyfingertips.第37页/共99页Attimesmyheartcriesoutwithlongingtoseeallthesethings.IfIcangetsomuchpleasurefrommeretouch,howmuchmorebeautymustberevealedbysight.Yet,thosewhohaveeyesapparentlyseelittle.Thepanoramaofcolorandactionwhichfillstheworldistakenforgranted.Itishuman,perhaps,toappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongforthatwhichwehavenot,butitisagreatpitythatintheworldoflightthegiftofsightisusedonlyasamereconvenienceratherthanasameansofaddingfullnesstolife.Oh,thethingsthatIshouldseeifIhadthepowerofsightforthreedays!第38页/共99页thrilling

adj.extremelyexcitingandinterestingQ:Whatistheusageof“thrilling”,“limited”and“specified”here?Theyare-ingand-edformsofverbsusedasadjectives.Inthe-ingcasethenounbeingmodifiedisthedoeroftheactionandinthe-edcasethenounbeingmodifiedisoftenthereceiveroftheaction.e.g.ItissuchathrillingexperiencetoseethevastAfricanlandscape.毛骨悚然的，

令人兴奋的，

令人震颤的e.g.Watching

a

live

game

is

muchmore

thrilling.

第39页/共99页specifyv.tostateordescribesomethingclearlyandexactlye.g.[+questionword]

Thenewspaperreportdidnotspecifyhow

themenwerekilled.e.g.[+(that)]

Mycontractspecifies

(that)

Imustgiveamonth'snoticeifIleavemyjob.指定；详细说明；列举请确切说明你明天何时会在家。e.g.Please

specify

whenyouwillbeathometomorrow.doom

v.n.(willhave)death,destructionoranyverybadsituationthatcannotbeavoided2012Doomsdayvt.

注定，判定n.

毁灭，厄运，判决，死亡e.g.Everyoneis

doomed

todie.meetone’sdoom

走向毁灭,灭亡doomandgloom

前景暗淡,无望第40页/共99页speak…of谈到；论及e.g."DidyougetmuchrainwhileyouwereinSingapore?"

"None/nothingtospeakof."e.g.IamnotfreeonSundays,notto

speakof

Mondays.我连星期天都没空，更别提星期一了。speakwellofsomeonespeaktheworstofsomeonespeakillofsomeonenothingtospeakoftospeakofspeakhighlyofnottospeakofspeakevilof称赞某人,说某人的好话尽量往坏处讲说某人坏话不值一说(没有说...值得一提称赞不用说(当然,不待言)说坏话(诽谤)第41页/共99页condemnv.tocriticizesomethingorsomeonestrongly,usuallyformoralreasons谴责；判刑(to)，定罪；声讨e.g.Theprisonerwascondemnedtodeath.我们强烈谴责任何形式的暴力行为。e.g.Weallstronglycondemnviolenceofanysort.condemnto 判处(判罪,迫使处于)condemnfor 因...而宣告...有罪sentence,

condemn,

judge,

convict,

doom

sentence:法律用词，指根据罪犯所犯罪行的轻重而宣判处罚。condemn:指法院对审理结束的案件做出的定罪判刑。judge:指对案件作出审理判决，但判决内容较笼统，不如sentence

和condemn使用广泛。convict:法律用词，指审判后判定有罪，但未作最后判决。doom:书面用词，指郑重他宣判某人有罪。第42页/共99页confine:v.tolimitanactivity,personorprobleminsomewaye.g.Iwishthespeakerwouldconfinehimselftothesubject.这次事故之后她坐在轮椅上度过了后半生。e.g.Shewasconfinedtoawheelchairfortherestofherlifeaftertheaccident.confine,imprison&jail限制，禁闭confineimprisonjail指把某人关在监狱里，一般罪比较重。较正式用词，指把某人关在监狱里面或者阻止某人离开把某人关进监狱，一般罪比较轻。第43页/共99页1.Themurdererwillbe___________fortherestofhislife.2.Janehatesthejobasasecretarybecauseshefeels_________intheofficeallday.3.Heattackedapolicemanaftergettingdrunk,andwas_________fortwoweeks.4.It’scruelto_________abirdtoacage.imprisonedconfinedjailedconfinesphereofn.asubjectorareaofknowledge,work,etc:e.g.Thescientistisdistinguishedinmany

spheres

ofknowledge.

范围；sphere:有明显分界线的范围或领域，强调彼此不会干扰、各不相关。domain:指知识艺术、兴趣或人类活动的领域。field:主要指经选定在一段时间内作专题研究的方面或领域。territory:指科学知识、活动等的领域或范围。第44页/共99页emphasize强调，着重，使突出v.toshoworstatethatsomethingisveryimportantorworthgivingattentiontoe.g.I'djustliketoemphasize

how

importantitisforpeopletolearnforeignlanguages.我们再怎样强调学驾驶的重要性也不为过。e.g.Wecannot

emphasize

toomuchtheimportanceoflearningEnglish.n.emphasisemphasize(on)第45页/共99页1.Whatdoestheword“which”refertohere?

Agentleness,avigor,andakeennessofappreciation.2.Whydomostofuslosethegentleness,thevigorandthe

keennessofappreciation?

Becausedayafterday,timeseemstobeendlessinourlife.3.TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.

每一天我们都应该怀着柔情,充满活力,心存感激,而这些在来日

方长时却常被我们所忽视。第46页/共99页stretch

v.tocausesomethingtoreach,oftenasfaraspossible,inaparticulardirectione.g.Shestretchedouther

hand

andhelpedhimfromhischair.伸展，延伸，张开，夸大e.g.Thedesert

stretched

awayintothedistance.keen:adj.1)sb.withakeenmindisquicktounderstandthingsSheiskeenonballet.2)sb.whoiskeenonsth.isveryinterestedinitorenjoysdoingitverymuchakeenobserverakeenmind敏锐的，敏捷的；渴望的；强烈的；热心的第47页/共99页picture

vt.imagine;conceiveof;seeinone'sminde.g.Ican't

picture

thevillagewithouttheoldchurch.e.g.IhadnevermetJohn,butIpicturedhimasapale,thinyoungman

wearingglasses.想像，画Whatdoesthissentenceimply?Wespendourlifeonmeaninglessthings,butneverrealizethatwearesoindifferenttothetruevalueoflife.2.TranslatethispartintoChinese.所以我们忙于琐事，几乎不曾意识到自己对生活的态度有多么冷漠。第48页/共99页characterizev.tobetypicalofsomeoneorsomething:e.g.Herbehaviourinclasshasbeencharacterizedbyrudenessandlaziness.e.g.Bright

colors

and

bold

strokes

characterize

his

earlypainting

.描绘…的特性；具有…的特征

Whatrhetoricaldeviceisusedinthissentence?Inversionisusedinthissentence.Thisisapartialinversionwiththeword“particularly”atthebeginningofthesentence.第49页/共99页takein:understandandremembernewfactsandinformation学生们发现老师教的东西很容易领会。e.g.Thestudents

found

iteasy

to

take

in

what

their

teacher

hadtaught

.

e.g.Ihopeyouwilltaketheadviceingoodpart.e.g.Theclubtookinanewmemberlastweek.e.g.TheUnitedKingdom

takesin

England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.e.g.Thesalesman

finds

iteasy

to

take

in

old

ladies

.

e.g.Iftheskirtistoobig,wecan

takein

thewaist.接受，让…进入，理解，包括，欺骗，改短

第50页/共99页beconsciousof:adj.noticingorrealizingsth.e.g.Onseeingthenew-bornbaby,theyoungfatherbecameconsciousofhisresponsibilities.意识到stricken:adj.verybadlyaffectedbytrouble,illness,unhappiness,etc.e.g.Thelittleboywasstrickenwithfever.受伤或患病的，受灾的，受挫的e.g.Thelady

was

stricken

totheheartbythe

death

of

her

baby.

strike

n.罢工,打击;

v.打,撞poverty-strickenadj.非常贫穷的conscience-strickenadj.内疚的,受良心谴责的panic-strickenadj.极度受惊的grief-strickenadj.极度忧伤的heart-strickena.伤心的,痛心的horror-strickenadj.吓坏的第51页/共99页beappreciativeofsth

gratefulforsth.e.g.I'mveryappreciative

of

allthesupportyou'vegivenme.黑暗会使他更珍惜光明；沉寂将教他享受声音的欢快。Translatethesentence:Darknesswould

make

him

more

appreciative

of

sight

;

silence

would

teach

himthe

joys

of

sound

.感谢convince:vt.makesb.feelcertainthatsth.istruee.g.Heeventuallyconvincedmeofhissincerity.说服；使确信，使信服Patterns:convincesb.ofsth.convincesb.(that)…他必须说服我他有胜任作这份工作的能力。e.g.He

hasto

convince

me

of

his

ability

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do

thisjob

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第52页/共99页Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?Thissentenceisinasubjunctivemood.Theauthorhasbeenusedtogettingresponseslikethis,sosuchresponsesdon’tseemsounbelievabletoher.虚拟条件句的从句部分如果含有were,should,或had,可将if省略，再把were,should或had移到从句句首，实行倒装。

Weretheyherenow,

theycouldhelpus.

=Iftheywereherenow,theycouldhelpus.Hadyoucomeearlier,youwouldhavemethim

=Ifyouhadcomeearlier,youwouldhavemethim.

Shoulditrain,thecropswouldbesaved.

=Wereittorain,thecropswouldbesaved.第53页/共99页worthyof(note)值得(注意的)e.g.Hewhodoeshisdutyis

worthyof

praising.他们这样努力应得到你的支持。e.g.Theireffortsare

worthyof

yoursupport.anfoeworthyofsomeone‘ssteel值得某人与之一斗的劲敌TranslatethesentenceintoChinese春天里，我怀着希望触摸着树枝寻找新芽，那是大自然从冬眠中苏醒第一个征象

第54页/共99页sign:n.anevent,fact,etc.thatshowsthatsth.ishappeningorthatsth.istrueorexistse.g.Allthesignsshowthatourguesswillturnouttobetrue.警方彻底搜查了房屋，没有发现任何非法闯入的迹象。e.g.Thepolicesearchedthehousethoroughly,b