新视野2教改A班参考教案

重庆工商大学解程敷餐

课程名称：大学英语

授课教师：左筱林

使用教材：新视野大学英语

教学对象：05级经贸学院A1班

时间：2005—2006学年第二学期

Unit3(Book2)

Thisunittakes6periods,twoforSectionA,twoforpracticeandtwoforSectionB

SectionA

MarriageAcrosstheNations

BackgroundInformation

1.Blacksrefertomembersofaracialgrouphavingbrowntoblackskin,especiallyoneofAfricanorigin.

2.Racismisthebeliefthatraceaccountsfordifferencesinhumancharacterorabilityandthataparticular

raceissuperiortoothers.

3.Mixedmarriagemeansmarriagebetweenpersonsofdifferentracesorreligions.

AimofSectionA

1MainIdea&StructureAnalysis

1)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

ThetextismainlyaboutthemixedmarriagebetweenGailandMark,andGaiTsparents5reaction

towardtheirweddingplans.GailandMarkdecidedtomarryafterlivingtogetherfortwoyears.However

theymetwithsomeresistancefromGail'sparents.Gail'smotheraskedGailtobesureMarkwastheright

life-longpartner.AndGaiFsfatherquotedstatisticstoshowthedifficultiesamixedcouplemighthavein

AmericaandpersuadedGailtochangehermind.

2)Howisthetextorganized?

Thetextfallsintothreeparts:themixedmarriageofGailandMark,thereactionofGaiFsmother

towardtheirweddingplans,andtheresponseofGaiPsfathertowardtheirweddingplans.

Thetextisatypicalexampleofnarrationgiveninthefirstperson.Throughhisnarrative,the

writer,ablackman,tellsthereaderhismixedmarriageandgivesavividdescriptionoftheattitudesofhis

girlfriend'sparentstowardamixedmarriage.

Thenarrationgoeshandinhandwithargumentation.Thiscanbeseenclearlyinthesecondpart.

PartI(Paras.1-4):ThemixedmarriageofGailandMark

Twoyearsoflivingtogether,plusracialandculturaldifferences,enhancedtherelationship

betweenGailandMarksomuchthattheydecidedtomarryeventhoughtheydidnotknowwhat

thefuturewouldholdforthemasamixedcouple.

PartII(Paras.5-9)ThereactionofGail'smothertothemarriage

Gail'smother'sreactiontotheirweddingplan,shereaffirmedthatMark'scolorwasnotthe

problem.HerbiggestworrywasthatGailmightbemarryingMarkforthesamewrongreasonsas

shehad.

PartIII(Paras.10-21)TheresponseofGail'sfathertothemarriage

Gail'sfather'sreactiontotheirweddingplans.Hequotedstatisticsandgaveexamplestopersuade

hisdaughtertochangehermind.

2UsefulPatterns

1)Typicalpatternsforshowingthechangesofone'smind:

TostartwithImustadmitthatatfirstIharboredreservationsaboutamixedmarriage,ButwhenI

metMark,Ifoundhimacharmingandintelligentyoungguy.(L.28)

2)Typicalpatternsforshowingone'sdisapprovalofdoingsth.:

Ifwehadtoresolvealldoubtbeforeweacted,verylittlewouldevergetdone.(L.63)

3)Typicalpatternsforexpressingone'sreservationsaboutsth.:

Youmayberight.ButIstillthinkthatwaitingwon'thurt.(L.41)

3WordsandPhrases

Character,tolerance,compromise,subtle,hatred,illusion,married,mutual,compatible,

incompatible,overlook,expectation,divorcebud,resistance,congratulation,counsel,

subsequent,subsequently,harborreservation,prejudice,charm,guy,son-in-law,beloved,

indication,confirmsuspect,harsh,hesitate,cancel,proceed,quote,hardship,racist,realistic

resolve,upsanddowns,workout,foratime,meetwith,allalong,havenothingtodowith,on

thesurface,atone'sworst,learnof,takecareof

Warm-up

1.Thewholeclassaredividedintofourgroupswitheachgroupgivenoneofthefollowingtopics:

a.Whatdoesmarriageremindusof?b.Whatistheidealmarriageinyourmind?

c.Whatmakesahappymarriage?D.Whatisyouropinionaboutdivorce?

2.Onememberineachgroupisaskedtoreporttotheclasstheresultoftheirdiscussion.

3.Listentoashortpassagecarefullyandpreparetoanswersomequestions.

1)ForwhattworeasonsdidGailandMarklivetogether?

2)HowdidGail'sfatherandmotherreacttothenewsabouttheweddingplans?

3)InwhatwaysareGail'sandherfather'sviewsdifferent?

DetailedStudyoftheText

1.GailandIimaginedaquietwedding.(Para.1)

Meaning:GailandIplannedtohaveaweddingwithoutmanypeopleorwithoutmuchactivity.

Imagine:vt.(here)plantohave,thinkabouthaving...

她无法想像竟会住在这么一个小城镇里；她喜欢大城市。

Shecouldn'timaginelivinginasmalltownlikethis;shelikesbigcities.

忙碌了一年，我们打算今年夏天在家过个安静的假期。

Weimagineaquietholidayathomeforthissummerafterabusyyear.

2.Wehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow...(Para.1)

Meaning:Likeanyothercoupleswhowerelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother,we

hadhadbothhappyandunhappyperiods.

Upsanddowns:amixofgoodexperiencesandbadexperiences

人生充满了欢乐与痛苦。Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.

3.Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhanced...agreatdealabouttolerance...(Para.2)

Tolerance:n.

1)[U]willingnessorabilitytoacceptsth.,qualityofallowingotherpeopletosayanddoastheylike,

evenifyoudonotagreeorlikeit

试一试表现得宽容些。Tryandshowsometolerance.

历史上的这个时期并不是以宗教上的宽容为特征的。

Thisperiodinhistoryisnotfamousforitsreligioustolerance.

2)[U]theabilitytobearsth.Unpleasant,ortocontinueexistinginspiteofbadconditions

许多老人的耐寒能力十分有限。Manyoldpeoplehaveaverylimitedtolerancetocold.

toleratevt.容忍；忍受；容许；默许；有耐药性[力]

tolerantadj.adj.容忍的，宽恕的，有耐药力的

betolerantof[toward]对…人能容忍[宽容]

tolerableadj.可忍受的；可容忍的；可原谅的

4....theyoverlookedseriouspersonalityconflicts...(Para.4)

Overlook:vt.

1)failtonoticeorrealizehowimportantsth.Is,miss忽略；没注意；漏看

Youhaveoverlookedseveralofthemistakesinthiswork.你忽略了这项工作中的几个错误。

2)pretendnottonotice;forgive假装不见；宽容；原谅

Sheoverlookedhisoffensivenessandtriedtopretendnothinghadhappened.

她没有计较他的无礼，并尽量装作没事的样子。

3)haveorgiveaviewof(aplace)fromabove俯瞰，俯视

Herbedroomhadlargewindowsoverlookingalake.她的卧室有儿扇对着湖面的大扇子。

试比较oversee和overlook:overseev.俯瞰，监视，检查，视察

5....tomakeeverythingworkoutright,(para.4)

Workout:

1)haveasaresult,turnout,happenorprogressinacertainway

inthissense,theverbphraseisintransitive

Thingswillworkoutwellifyouwilljustbepatient.如果你耐心点，事情会有个圆满的结果的。

2)findbyreasoningorfiguring

Inthissense,theverbphraseistransitive.

Haveyouworkedouttheanswer?你已经的出答案来了没有？

Shehadworkedoutthatitwouldcostover100dollars.她已经算出来那要花100多元。

5....Gail'sparents,...weregoingthroughabitterandpainfuldivorce,...(para.4)

Divorce:n.formalendingofamarriagebylaw

Shegotadivorcefromhimlastyear.她去年和他离了婚。

Thiswordcanalsobeusedasaverb(eithertransitivelyorintransitively)witharelatedmeaning.

Forexamples:

ThejudgedivorcedMr.andMrs.Jones.法官判琼斯夫妇离婚。

ItwassuchashamewhenMarthaandJamiedivorced.玛莎和杰米离婚了，真是可惜！

短语：bedivorcedfrom与…离婚，与…脱离,与…分开

divorceoneselffrom与…离婚/脱离，与…分开

6.1harboredreservationsaboutamixedmarriage,prejudicesyoumightevencallthem.(para.7)

Meaning:Ihaddoubtswhetheramarriagebetweenawhiteandablackwouldworkoutwell,whichyou

mightevencallprejudices.

Harbor:vt.have(feelings,thoughts,images,etc.)inone'smindoveralongperiodoftime

Heharborsasecrethatredagainsthisfather.他对她的父亲暗怀憎恨。

7.GaiPsfather,David,whomIhadnotyetmetpersonally,approachedourdecisionwitha

father-knows-bestattitude.(para.10)

Approach:vt.1)Tocomecloseto,asinappearance,quality,orcondition;approximate:

近乎接近，如在外貌，质量，或条件上；接近：

Theperformanceapproachesperfection.性能近乎完美

2)Tobegintodealwithorworkon:着手开始处理或工作于：

approachedthetaskwithdread.惶恐地开始着手这项任务

vi.Tocomenearornearer,asinspaceortime:接近靠近或靠得更近，如在空间或时间上：

Springapproaches.春天近了.

n.1)Theactofapproaching:接近接近的行为：

theapproachofnight.夜幕降临

2)Afairlycloseresemblance;anapproximation.接近相当近似；接近

3)Awayormeansofreachingsomething;anaccess:途径达到某些事的途径或方法；通路：

anapproachtothebridge.通向桥的路

4)Themethodusedindealingwithoraccomplishing:步骤用于处理或完成的方法：

alogicalapproachtotheproblem.对问题的逻辑解决步骤

8....heimmediatelysuspectedthat...(para.10)

Suspect:tr.1)Tosurmisetobetrueorprobable;imagine:猜想，想象猜想为真的或可能的；

Isuspecttheyareverydisappointed.我猜想他们很失望

2)Tohavedoubtsabout;distrust:怀疑，不信任：

Isuspecthismotives.我怀疑他的动机

3)Tothink(aperson)guiltywithoutproof:怀疑(有犯罪之嫌疑)无证据时认为(某人)有罪：

Thepolicesuspectherofmurder.警察怀疑她犯了谋杀罪

vi.Tohavesuspicion.怀疑

n.Onewhoissuspected,especiallyofhavingcommittedacrime.

嫌疑犯被怀疑的人，尤指被怀疑为犯下罪行的人

adj.Opentoorviewedwithsuspicion:可疑的，受到怀疑的：

asuspectpolicy;suspectmotives.可疑的警察；令人怀疑的动机

9....it'snevertoolatetochangeyourmind.(para.21)

Meaning:Youcanchangeyourmindanytime,howeversoonorlate.

Otherexampleswiththepattern“nevertoo...to(do)”:

OneisnevertoooldtoCarn.活到老,学到老。

Itisnevertoolatetomend,(proverb)亡羊补牢,未为晚也。

Exercise

\.Discussion:

Afterreadingthepassage,discussthefollowingtopicswithclassmates.

l)doyouagreethatracialandculturaldifferenceswillleadtothefailuremarryeachother?Whyorwhy

not?

Referenceanswer:No.Therearemanyfactorsforthefailuretomarryeachother.Apartfromcultural

differences,someotherfactorsexertgreatinfluenceonone'smarriage.Tostartwith,theracial

differenceisoneofthebiggestobstaclestoone'smarriage.Manylovers,drivenbythetruelovefor

eachother,gothroughdiversedifficultiesandhardships,onlytopartwitheachotherintheend,just

liketheyoungcoupleshowninthevideo.Besides,thedifferentfamilybackgroundssometimesprevent

theloversfromgettingmarriedbecausetheymeetwithresistancefromtheirfamilies.Asconfirmedin

thevideo,theman'sfathersaid"I'dratherseeyoudeadthanknowyouwerewiththatwhitegirl.^^

2IfyouareGaiPsmotherorfather,howdoyoudealwithGail'splantogetmarried?

2.Translation:translatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishusingthegivenphrases.

1)面对彼此的弱点，夫妻要学会宽容；看到彼此的长处也要学会欣赏。(toconfrontthe

weaknessesandstrengths)

2)面对意见分歧，我们要开诚布公，而不是相互猜疑。(tobeopenwitheachother)

3)令我们担心的是，许多中学生热衷于电脑游戏，以致不专心学业。(tobesoinvolvedwith

sth.)

4)许多学生从大学毕业时，就指望不久能找到称心的工作；但常常是事与愿违。(inthe

expectationthat...)

5)政府的救济只能帮你渡过燃眉之急，而不能为你解决一切问题。(tomakeeverything

workoutright)

6)越来越多的证据表明，父母的言行对子女有潜移默化的影响。(tohaveaneffecton)

7)起初，他每天早晨在公园散散步，过了一个月他开始做慢跑运动。(tostartwith)

8)表面上她似乎很腼腆，而当你了解她时就会发现并非如此。(onthesurface)

1)Confrontingeachother'sweaknesses,acoupleshouldlearnhowtobetolerant;and,inresponsetoeach

other'sstrengths,bothshouldalsolearnhowtobeappreciative.

2)Facedwiththedifferencesofopinions,weshouldbeopenwitheachotherratherthanfeeldoubtful

aboutoneanother.

3)Toourworry,manymiddleschoolstudentsaretooinvolvedwithcomputergamestomindtheirstudies.

4)Manystudentsgraduatefromcollegeintheexpectationthattheycansoonlandjobsaftertheirown

hearts;butinmostcasesthingsgocontrarytotheirwishes.

5)Thegovernmentreliefcanonlyhelpyoutideoverthemostpressingneedbutcannevermake

everythingworkoutrightforyou.

6)Agrowingbodyofevidenceshowsthatwhatparentssayanddohasasubtleeffectontheirchildren.

7)Tostartwith,hewalkedintheparkforawhileeverymorning,andthenamonthlaterhebegantojog.

8)Sheseemsrathershyonthesurface,butthatisnotthecasewhenyougettoknowher.

3.Sentencemaking:makecompletesentencesusingthewordsorphrasesgiveninthefollowing.

1)subtle2)overlook3)resist4)congratulate5)suspect

6)proceed7)resolve8)confirm9)beinvolvedin10)gothrough

11)workout12)hesitatetodosth.

SectionB

BackgroundInformation

1.chickenpoxn.［医］水痘

2.InchreferstoaunitoflengthintheU.S.CustomaryandBritishImperialsystems,equalto!/12ofafoot

(2.54centimeters).寸，英寸美国标准的和英制的长度单位，等于!/12英尺(2.45厘米)

3.A-OKisalwaysusedincolloquialEnglish,meaningsatisfactorily,verywell,perfectly.

WordsandExpressions

brilliantarrangeingredientconcerninganticipatecriticismspotcompelbehalfinnocent

criticizehopefulsomehowmiserablemodestcomeupwithwinover

fromheadtotoethinkofholdone'sbreathproceedtodoeventhough

putsb.tobedhititoff

DetailedStudyoftheText

1.comeupwith:findorproduce(ananswer,asolution,etc.)找至U,想出（答案、解决方法）

彳列句：Hecameupwithagoodideafortheproductpromotion.

Ihopeyoucancomeupwithabetterplanthanthat.

2.brilliant:a.\).fulloflight,shiningorbrightincolor光辉的，明亮的

2)highlyskilled,unusuallygood,veryclever出色的，才华横溢的，聪颖的

彳列句：Theroomswereallpaintedbrilliantwhite.

“Didyoulikethefilm?”"Ithoughtitwasbrilliant.”

3.winover:gain(sb/s)supportorfavor争得(别人的)支持或恩惠

例句：Hedisagrees,butwecanwinhimovertoourpointofview.

Shehaswonoveralotofvillagerssinceshe'sbeenleaderofthevillage

4.arrange:v.1).planthedetailsof(afutureevent);organize准备，筹备，组织，安排

2).putsth.inorder;makeorganized,orattractive排歹U，整理，布置

例句：I'vearrangedthatoneofmyclassmateswillmeetyouattheairport

Shearrangedtheflowersinavase.

arrangementn.n.排歹U,安排

5.concerning:prep,about(sb./sth.)关于

伤!I句：Wereadstoriesconcerningvisitorsfromouterspace.

beconcernedoversth.为某事忧虑；beconcernedatsth,为某事忧虑

beconcernedinsth.和某事有牵连；beconcernedwith牵涉到，与…有关，参与

bemuchconcernedabout卜分挂念

6.anticipate:v.1).see(whatisgoingtohappenorwhatneedstobedone)andthenact事前处理,

预先准备

例句：Hiswifeanticipatesallhisneedseachtimehecomesbackfromabusinesstrip.

Anticipatingthatitwouldsoonbedark,allofthemtookflashlights.

2)expect(sth.)预料，预期，期待

例句：Doyouanticipatemeetinganytrouble?

7.spot:n.1).smallraisedareaormarksontheskin粉刺,丘疹

2).asmallmark小点，斑点，污点

3).aparticularplaceorpoint地点，处所

例句：Teenagersoftensufferalotfromspots.

Theboy'swhiteshirtwasmarkedupwithspotsofink.

v.1).markwithspots玷污

2).seeornoticesomeoneorsomething,usuallybecauseyouarelookinghard认出，发现

例句：Themudspottedhistrousers.

MyEnglishteacherspottedseveralspellingmistakesinmycomposition,

onthespot马上，立刻；当场；在现场；当机立断

Thequestionputmeonthespot.这个问题使我得做出反应了。

8.compel:v.makesb.dosth.;force强迫，迫使

例句：Hewascompelledbyillnesstogiveuphisstudies.

Wecannotcompelyoutodoit,butwethinkyoushould.

字根pel,意思为“drive”(驾驶)

dispelv.卸除expelv.驱除expellant，.驱除剂

impelv.推进impellent推进力propelv.推进

propellern.螺旋桨repel也击退repellentn.驱虫剂

9.behalf:erest;side利益，方面

例句：Thelegalguardianmustactonbehalfofthechild.

Kenisnotpresent,soIshallaccepttheprizeonhisbehalf.

10.proceedtodosth:dosomethingafteryouhavedonesomethingelse继续进行；继续做下去

彳列句：Theoldmantookadrinkfromhiscupandproceededtotellusabouthiswarexperiences.

11.somehow:adv.1).insomeway;bysomemeans以某种方法或方式，设法

2).forareasonthatisunknown由于某种未知的理.由

例句：Wemuststophimfromseeinghersomehow.

IalwaysknewFdgetthejob,somehow.

Unit4

Thisunittakes6periods,twoforSectionA,twoforpracticeandtwoforSectionB

SectionA

StudyingAbroad

BackgroundInformation

1.Hostfamilyisthefamilythatprovides“boardandroom"，food,etc.foroverseasvisitorsorstudents.

YoucanfindtwoAmericanexamplesat/oisa/hostfatn.html(Ohio)or

/Admin/Cie/host.htm(Wisconsin).ACanadiansiteathttp://www.cd/icollege.

bc.ca/hostfam.htmmaybeamoreinterestingexamplebecauseitisanESLcollegewithaninternational

exchangeprogram.Youcanalsotakealookat,au/-johnbaxt/family.htmlthatcan

providesapersonalaccountfromtheperspectivesofanAustralianhostfamily.Itisastoryaboutan

internationalexchangeprogramNOTassociatedwithaparticularcollege,butrather,fostering

internationalunderstandingandfriendship.(Thetextitselfmaybealittlemoredifficultforthestudents

tocomprehend.)

2.ChristiansarefollowersofJesuswithwhomtheyhaveapersonalrelationshipandwhomtheyaccept/

receiveintotheirlivesasGod'ssonandthewaytoheaven.TheybelievethatthereisoneGod.Most

Christiansaremembersofoneofthreemajorgroups——RomanCatholic,Protestant,orEastern

Orthodox.ChristianityhashadanenormousinfluenceonWesterncivilization,especiallyonart,

business,government,andsocialrelations.Seeforanswerstosome

frequentlyaskedquestionsaboutChristianity.

3.Incometaxisoneofthetaxationsonindividualsandcompanies.Inmanycountriesorregionssuchas

theUSandWesternEuropeincometaxisoneofthemajorfinancialresourcesofthegovernment.

4.Healthinsuranceisasystemfbrtheadvancefinancingofmedicalexpensesbymeansoffeesortaxes

paidintoacommonfundtopayforallorpartofhealthservicesspecifiedinaninsurancepolicyorlaw.

Healthinsurancemayapplytoalimitedorbroadrangeofmedicalservices.Benefitsmayconsistofthe

righttocertainmedicalservicesorrepayingtheinsuredforspecifiedmedicalcostsandmaysometimes

includeincomebenefitsforworkingtimelostowingtosicknessormaternityleave.Forinformationand

introductiontohealthinsuranceintheUS,youcanvisitthewebsiteoftheHealthInsuranceofAmerica

athttp:〃,especiallytheconsumerinformationsectionat

/consumer/guides.cfm.Thelattersectioncontainsintrocductorymaterialsthatare

idealfbrclassroominstruction.

AimofSectionA

1.MainIdea&StructureAnalysis

l)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

EveryyearagreatnumberofteenagersleavehometostudyinAmerica.Theygothereforavarietyof

purposes,includingincreasingtheircommandofEnglish,finishinghighschoolorunderstanding

Americanwaysoflife.Butnomatterwhatpurposestheyhaveinmind,theycanhardlyavoid

encounteringsuchproblemsasdifferentcustoms,newlifestyle,homesick,etc.,whichmaybecomea

torturetothem.Therefore,studyingoverseasiscompletelyaculturalshock.

2)Howisthetextorganized?

Thepassageconsistsofthreeparts:thefirstpartintroducesthetopic-studyingabroad;thesecondpart

explainswhypeoplestudyabroad;thethirdanalysestheproblemsandchallengespeoplemayencounter

inthenewland.Thepassageisatypicalexampleofexpositiondevelopedbynarration.Thefirstpart

narratestheflighttoLosAngeles,thusleadingthereadertothetopic.Throughrelatingthelife

experiencesofthoseoverseasstudents,thegeneralideasofparttwoandthreebecomevividand

convincing.

3)graphThroughnarratingtheflighttoLosAngeles,

theauthornaturallyleadsthereadertothe

topicofthewholepassage-studying

abroad,whichindicatesthestartofanew

experienceandalifewithoutparents'

(para1-2)

ManypeoplestudyinAmerica

fivervvenr

Ageneralstatementsupportedbyspecificreasons

isatypicaldeviceappliedtothispart:the

authorfirstpointsoutthat“thingsarenot

alwayssoeasy”,andthendevoteseight

(para5-12)paragraphstoexplainingtheproblemstobe

Peopleencountermany

2.UsefulPatterns

l)Typicalpatternsforrevealingdifferentwaysofseeingsth.

a)原句：Atfirstglance,thisisjuslanotherroutineflightto...Yetfor38youngpassengersbetweenfifteen

andeighleenyearsofage,itisthestartofanewexperience:...(L.2)

Atfirstglance,sth./sb.isjust...orsb.justfeels...Yetforsb.else,sth./sb.is…乍一看.某事/某人只不过

是……然而对其他人来说,某事/某人是……

应用:乍一看，她只不过是一位普通的妇女。然而对于这个曾经无家可归的孩子来说，她是一位无私的

伟大的母亲:她把自己所有的爱和精力都倾注到他的成长中。

Atfirstglance,sheisjustanordinarywoman.Yetforthischildwhousedtobehomeless,sheisagreat

unselfishmother:shedevotesallherloveandenergytohisgrowth.

b)原句：Forthemajority,thedecisiontostudyabroadistakenonlyafteraperiodofatleastsixmonthsof

carefulplanning.4<Forme,"says...,4tifsmoreimportantto...thanitisto...”.(L.10)

Forsb.,sth./doingsth,is/means...Yetforsb.else,itismoreimportanttodosth,elsethanitistodo_

sth.对某人而言，某事/做某事是/意味着……然而对于另一人，做其它事比做某事更重要。

应用:对于多数大学生来说，大学生活意味着获取专业知识与技能。而对少数大学生而言，寻求快

乐比寻求知识更重要。

Forthemajorityofstudents,thecollegelifemeansacquiringspecialknowledgeandskills.Yetforthe

minority,itismoreimportanttoseekpleasuresthanitistoseekknowledge.

2)Typicalpatternsforrevealingcontrastsinsb.

原句：Basically,moststudentsleaveknowingtheywillhavetodowithouttheiraccustomedparental

protectionandleamtotakecareofthemselves.However,noonepackshisorherbagsalone.(L.35)

Basically(Infact),sb.doessth,knowingthathe/shewill...However,sb.(still)...事实上，当某人做

某事时，都知道他/她将……然而，某人(仍然)……

应用:事实上，当这些勇敢的年轻人冲入火海救人时,都知道这是很危险的，且可能失去生命。然而，在

危机时刻，他们却毫不犹豫。

Basically,thesebraveyoungmenjumpedintotheseaofflamestosaveothersknowingitwasdangerous

andtheymaylosetheirlives.However,theymadenohesitationatthecriticalmoment.

3)Typicalpatternsforemphasizingdifficultyindoingsth.

原句:Things,astheysay,arenotalwayssoeasy.EvenyoungstudentswhoplanonstayingintheUnited

Statesjustlongenoughtofinishtwosemestersofhighschoolhavedifficultyfindingahostfamily.(L.

16)

Sth.,assb.says(expects/estimates),isnotalwayssoeasy(encouraging/pleasing/...).Eventhose

who...havedifficulty(trouble)doingsth..正如某人所说那样，某事不总是...甚至那些..也很

难做某事。

应用:正如许多人所说的那样，漫漫人生路不总是那么平坦。甚至那些至今已克服了诸多困难的人

要达到目标仍有许多困难。

Ourgreatjourneythroughlife,asmanypeoplesay,isnotalwayssosmooth.Eventhosewhohavesofar

overcomealotofdifficultiesstillhavemuchtroubleattainingtheirgoals.

3.Words&Phrases

1)departure:ngoingaway;actiondifferentfrom(whatisusual)

Mr.Robert'sdeparturefromthecompanywasquiteasurprisetoallofus.

Thetimetableshowsarrivalsanddeparturesofalltheflights.

Therecanbenodeparturefromtherules.

2)routine:nfixedandregularwayofdoingthings

Thesoldierscheckedoneveryoneasamatterofroutine.

Havingaholidayisgoodforyoutobreakfromroutine.

3)fluent:a(ofaperson)abletospeakorwritealanguageorperformanactionsmoothly,accurately

andwithease

4)grant:vgivesthformallyorlegally:grantsthtosb

Tearscametohereyeswhensheacceptedthecertificategrantedbythepresident.

TheUSagreedtograntthenewstatediplomaticrecognition.

5)authority:npowertogiveordersandmakeothersobey

6)accustomed:a(attrib)usual;habitual

hetookhisaccustomedplacebeforethefire.

Be/get/becomeaccustomedto:Be/get/becomeusedto

Ittookhersometimetogetaccustomedtobeingtheonlyladyintheoffice.

Haveyougetaccustomedtohiswayofthinking?

7)descend:vcomeorgodown

Weturnedthecornerandsawthattheroaddescendedsharply.

Afeelingofsadnessdescendedonhimandmadehimleavethesitting-roomquietly.

8)await:vt(ofaperson)waitfbr(sborsth);bereadyorwaitingfor(sborsth)

9)domestic:aoforinsideaparticularcountry,notforeignorinternational

domesticflights

Domesticpublicopinionhadturnedagainstthewar.

Manywomenfeeltheycannotapplyforthetopjobsbecauseofdomesticduties.

Shelovesgoingout,butheisverydomestic.

10)adapt:vbecomeaccustomedtonewconditions,etc

11)command:

nabilitytouseorcontrolsth;anorder

HehasagoodcommandoftheFrenchlanguage.

Hehasnocommandoverhimself.

Youwillrunforwardatmycommand.

Hehated