个23新视野英语教程教案

个23新视野英语教程教案

授课时间：2008.3--2009.1

《新视购;》

课程名称英语教力年级07级专业、层次专科

（读写教才里）

任课教师吴北萍专业技术职务助教授课方式曾学时2节/周

讲授

Book3Unit6

SectionACyberdating:RomanceinCyberspace

授课题目（章、节）

SectionBMeetingE-relationsintheRealWorldIsaTrip

SectionCWritingBusinessLetters

基本教材及主要参考书：

1.NewHorizonEnglishCourse

2.Referencebook

3.LongmanDictionaryOfContemporaryEnglish

教学目的与要求：

一、了解教学大纲中规定的单词和词组

二、了解词语搭配和从句的用法

三、了解商务英语书信技巧

四、了解和本单元有关的背景知识

大体内容与时间安排，教学方法：

一、详细讲解SECTIONA单词的用法

二、讲解和SECTIONA有关的语言背景知识

三、讲解SECTIONA课文

四、讲解SECTIONA的练习，主要是讲解要点，培养学生的语言实际应用能力。

五、简要讲述SECTIONB的单词用法

六、组织学生对SECTIONB的文章进行讨论，在此基础上帮助学生归纳文章的语言知

识，传授学生语言基础知识和培养学生语言应用能力

七、讲解广告写作基本技巧

八、自由提问与复习

教学重点，难点：

1重点：newwords

2难点：wordbuildingandstructure

3思考题：readandunderstandhowtowritebusinessletterinEnglish

SuggestionsforsectionA

TextAdescribescertainpeople'scyberdatingandthestriking

differencesbetweenmeetingpeopleonlineandinreallife,offering

peoplesometipsaboutperson-to-personrelationsthroughthismedium.

Thepresenttexthasthusprovidedapictureofromanceincyberspacein

modernsociety.

Inthisregard,itissuggestedthatyoudrawoutstudents'own

thoughtsaboutsomespecialfeaturesofcyberdating,suchasits

anonymity.

ThedifferencebetweentheInternetandRealLifeEncounters

1.Cyberdating:RomanceinCyberspace

Meaning:Datingonline;thatis,loveaffairsthathappenintheonlineworldofcomputer

networks.

Cyberdateisanewcoinage（新仓U造出的词语）formedwithcyberanddate.Theprefix

cyber-referstosomethinghavingtodowithacomputernetwork.Datecanbeusedasa

verbmeaningtobeaboyfriendorgirlfriendofsomeone（oftheoppositesex）（和异性的

约会；幽会）.

Theterm"cyber-'1hasnowtakenonalifeofitsownandisfrequentlyjoinedwithother

words,forexample:

cybercafe

网吧

cyberize

使网络化

cybernaut

网络用户

cyberpunk

黑客

cyberspeak

网络用语

cyberworld

网络世界

2.It'spossiblethesedaysforpeopletofallinlovesightunseen-thoughnot

unknown.

Meaning:Nowadaysitispossibleforpeoplewhoonlyknowoneanotheronlinetobein

lovewithouthavingphysicallymet.

Notethattheexpressionfallinlovesightunseenisaparody（带有滑稽性质的模仿）ofthe

proverbfallinloveatfirstsight.

Theoppositeoffallinloveisfalloutoflove,whichmeansceasetofeellove（for）（彳:再喜

爱）.

3."Itslikeourtwolostsoulscaughtafeverforeachotherandnowwedon'twantit

toend,"saysChionsini.

Meaning:Chionsinisays,"It'sasifweweretwolonelypeoplewhometandarenowwild

withpassionforeachotherWejustdon'twantittostop."

caughtafeverforeachother=hadastrongpassionforeachother

it=fever

Notethatlikeinthissentenceisnotapreposition.Itisusedasaconjunctionjustlikeasoras

if.

4.Suchself-explorationcanbequitepositive:apersoncangrowintothepersontheypresent.

Meaning:Analyzingandexaminingoneselfonlinecanbeveryhelpfultoaperson's

development:apersoncandevelopandbecome,inreallife,thesortofpersonhe/she

pretendstobeontheInternet(forexample,ashypersoncantrybeingmoreopenonthe

Net).

self-:Itcombineswithadjectivesornounstorefertosomethingthatyoudobyyourselforto

yourself.Forexample,ifyouareself-admiring,youadmireyourself.

自我；自己

Pleasenoticethefollowingsimilarwordformation:

self-criticism

自我批评

self-control

自缶

self-improvement

自我完善

self-study

自学

5.Online,youcan'tbesureifthepersondescribinghimself/herselfasatwenty-year-old

studentstudyingengineeringisreallyasixty-year-oldtrainconductoror,worse,adangerous

conartist.

Meaning:OntheNet,yousimplydon'tknowifthepersonwhoclaimstobeastudentof20

studyingengineeringisactuallyatrainfarecollectorwhoisalready60yearsold.Andeven

worse,thepersoncouldbedangerousorskillfulatcheating.

Noticealsothatonlineisusedasanadverbmeaning"whileyouareconnectedtothe

telecommunicationssystem".Butdon'tconfuseonlinewithontheline.Thelattermeansin

completecommitmentandatgreatrisk(冒极大的危险;处在危险中).Forexample:

Heputshisfutureonthelinebybackingthatpolicy.

他不惜牺牲自己的前途以支持那项政策。

Hedidn'tdarefightandputhisjobontheline,sohewentalongwiththem.

他不敢冒丢掉饭碗的危险抗争，所以附和了他们的意见。

6.Achatroomisdesignedforopenconversation-exceptthatthere'snorealroom.

Meaning:Achatroomisusedjustlikearealroominthatyoucantalkasmuchasyou'dlike

to-theonlydifferenceisthattheconversationsdonothappeninrealrooms.

Notethatunlikemostprepositions,exceptcangovernanounclauseintroducedbythat.For

example:

Iwouldgoexceptthatit'stoofar.

要不是太远我就去了。

Shewoulddoeverythingexceptthatshecooksforme.

除了做饭，她愿意帮我做任何事情。

Alsonoticetheuseofexceptfor:exceptforisusedtointroducetheonlythings,people,or

ideasthatpreventyourmainstatementfrombeingcompletelytrue（除..；惟有）.

Everyonewasgoneexceptforme.

除了我，每个人都去了。

ExceptforyouIwouldbedead.

没有你我会死的。

7.Roomsmaybeusedasanexhibitionareadirectedtowardsingles,specialinterestssuchas

astrologyorbiking,specificgroupssuchasgaysandlesbians,orpeoplefromdifferent

religionsorgeographicregions.

Meaning:ChatroomsofferaboundlessspaceforpublicuseontheInternetwheremany

kindsofpeople,suchashomosexuals,peopleholdingdifferentreligiousbeliefsorcoming

fromdifferentpartsoftheworld,cangettogethertotalkaboutspecialinterestssuchas

astrologyorbiking,etc.

anexhibitionareadirectedtowardsingles...=anexhibitionareathatisdirectedtoward

singles...

Notethat"singles","specialinterests..."and"specificgroups..."aretheobjectsofthe

proposition"toward".

8,"Thehallwaysarewheretherealactionis,"saysAlanLuxenbergofPhiladelphia,whomet

hiswifeonline.

Meaning:HThehallwaysaretheplaceswhereromancesstartafterthepartners'talks",says

AlanLuxenbergofPhiladelphia,whosemarriagebeganasacyberromance.

9.Then,formanywhodevelopfeelingsforsomeoneonline,amajorconcernarises:whether

tomeetface-to-face.

Meaning:Then,formanywhofindsomeoneofinterestonline,thequestionarises:should

theymeeteachotherinreallife?

Pleasenoticetheorderofthesentence.Normally,itshouldbe:

Thenamajorconcernarisesformanywhodevelopfeelingsforsomeoneonline:whetherto

meetface-to-face.

whethertomeetface-to-face=whethertheyshouldmeetface-to-face

formany=formanypeople

Notethatalthoughariseandrisecanbeusedinterchangeably,ariseismoreformalandeven

consideredasarchaic（陈腐语）.

10.Willthepersonthey'vegtvntoknowactually"be"thepersonasadvertised?

Meaning:Theywonderwhetherthepersontheyhavebecomequitefamiliarwiththrough

onlinecommunicationwillreallyturnouttobetheonepresented/portrayedbyhim/herself?

Notethatthepatterngetto+verbmeanstodosomethinggraduallyorwiththepassingof

time.（逐渐做；随时光流逝而变得）

Notethatascanberegardedasarelativepronounthatreferstotheperson.Henceas

advertisedisequivalenttoashehasbeenadvertised.

Hereadvertise（oneself）meansdescribeorpresent（oneself）.

11.Unfortunately,there'snoonlinemetertomeasurehowpeoplewillfeeloncetheymeet.

Meaning:Whatisunluckyisthatthereisn'tanythingonecanusetomeasureorpredict（预

测）whatpeople'sfeelingsorresponseswillbethemomenttheymeet.

Meterisusedfigurativelyinreferencetoasensitiverecorder（i己录器）orindicator（指示器）.

agas-meter

煤气表

anelectricity-meter

电表

awater-meter

水表

aparkingmeter

停车计费表

12.Theacceptedwisdomisthatit'sbestforcouplesfirsttogettoknowoneanotherthrough

e-mail.

Meaning:Whatwouldserveamanandawomanbestwouldbetobecomefamiliarwithone

anotherthroughe-mailcorrespondence;thisisthecommon-senseapproach.

Here,acceptedmeansgenerallyapprovedandadopted（公认的）.Acceptedwisdommeans

whatonedoesiscommonlyheldtobereasonable.

13.Iftheydecidetomeet,theyshouldbejustascarefulastheywouldbewhenmeetingany

stranger-gettingtogetherinapublicplacewithotherpeoplearound.

Meaning:Iftheyfeltlikeseeingeachother,theyshouldbeascarefulaspossible.Theyshould

datetheirpartnersinapublicplacewhereotherpeoplefrequentlypassby,eventhoughthey

havealreadyspokenwiththeirpartnersontheInternetforquiteawhile.

Noticethestructurein"...theyshouldbejustascarefulastheywouldbe...":Thestructure

as+adj./adv.+asexpressestothesamedegreeoramount（incomparisonofequality）.For

example:

ThisquestionisaseasyasABC.

这个问题像ABC一样容易。

Myleftlegisasheavyaslead.

我的左腿像铅一样重。

NewWords

cyberdate

v.dateonline网络约会

［例］CanyouimaginethatDavidfoundhiswifethroughcyberdating?你能想像戴维是通

过网络约会找到太太的吗？

［例］Cyberdatingisincreasinglyacceptedbyyoungpeople.如今网络约会渐渐被年轻人接

受了。

romance

n.［C］aloveaffair罗曼史，风流韵事

［例］aromancebetweenakingandapoorgirl一个国王和一个贫穷女孩之间的浪漫史

口列］Shethoughtitwasgoingtobethebigromanceofherlife,butheleftherafteronlya

fewweeks.她以为这将成为她生命中刻骨铭心的风流韵事，不料才过了没几个星期就被

他遗弃了。

cyberspace

n.［U］thespacemadeupofallthecomputernetworks;theonlineworldofcomputer

networks网络空间；网络世界

［例］Nowadays,manypeopledobusinessincyberspace.如今，很多人在网络上做生意。

［例］HaveyoueverspentyourChristmasincyberspace?你过过网络圣诞节吗？

bee

n.［C］astinginginsectthatmakessweethoney,livesinlargesocialgroups,andissupposedto

beverybusy蜜蜂

［例］Hewasstungbyabeebecausehetriedtostealhoney.他因为想偷蜜被蜜蜂蛰了。

fiance

n.［C］(French)amantowhomawomanisengagedtobemarried(法)未婚夫

［例］CanIintroduceyoutomyfiance?请让我介绍我的未婚夫吧?

［例］ThisismyfianceJohn.Wegotengagedafewweeksago.这是我的未婚夫约翰，我们

在几星期前订婚了。

net

n.1.［U］(usuallycapitalized)theInternet(常大写)互联网

［例］IspentmoretimeontheNetthanIhadintendedto.我在互联网上待的时间比原来打

算的更长。

［例］ANetusercandownloadfilesfrommanywebsites.互联网用户可以从很多网站上下

载文件。

2.［C;U］amaterialofstrings,wires,threads,etc.twisted,tied,orwoventogetherwithregular

equalspacesbetweenthem网

［例］abutterflynet捕蝶网

［例］Theyuseaspecialfishnettocatchsharks.他们用■种特制的渔网捕鲨鱼。

adj.(ofanamount)whennothingfurtheristobesubtracted(量)纯净的；净得的

［例］netprofit纯利

［例］Thisjarofcoffeehasanetweightof250grams.这瓶咖啡净重250克。

fever

n.1.［singular;U］anextremelyexcitedstate高度兴奋，激动(不安)

［例］Hewasinafeverofimpatiencewaitingforhertocomehome.他极不耐烦地等待她的

到来。

［例］Footballfevergrippedthetownwhenthelocalteamreachedthecupfinals.在当地足球

队打进了优胜杯的决赛以后，全镇掀起了一阵足球热。

2.［singular;U］(amedicalconditioncausedby)anillnessinwhichthesufferersuddenly

developsaveryhightemperature发热，发烧

［例］Whenshewassenttothehospital,shehadalreadyhadaveryhighfever.当被送到医院

时，她已经烧得很厉害了。

［例］Don*worry.Thefeverwillsoongodown.别担心，高烧很快就会退去。

link

v.joinorconnect连接；联系

［例］Theroadlinksallthenewtowns.这条路把所有的新城镇都连接起来了。

［例］Thepolicesuspectthatthetwocrimesmaybelinked.警方怀疑这两起犯罪案件之间

可能有关联。

n.［C］somethingthatconnectstwootherparts连接物；联系

［例］Researchhasestablishedalinkbetweensmokingandlungcancer.研究已确定吸烟和

肺癌之间有关联。

［例］Thecountryhasnowbrokenalllinkswithitsformerally.该国现已断绝和其前盟国之

间的一切联系。

modem

/?.［C］adevice（装置）inanetworkthatconvertssignalsfromoneform,whichacomputer

understands,intoanotherform,sothatthesignalscanbesentfromonecomputertoanother

alongatelephoneline,byradio,etc.调制解调器

［例］Themodemdoesn'tworkwell.这解调器不太好用。

［例］Youneedtoreplacethemodem.你需要更换这解调器。

anonymity

n.［U］theconditionofbeingunknownbyname无名，匿名

［例］Thedefendants*anonymitywasmaintaineduntiltheywerebroughttocourt.被告人的

姓名•直没公开，直到他们被带上法庭时才予以披露。

［例］Somepeoplecommitcrimesbytakingadvantageofanonymityincyberspace.一些人

利用网络匿名的特点犯罪。

level

n.1.［C］ageneralstandardofqualityorquantity水平，水准

［例］ahighlevelofachievement高水平的成就

［例］Thelevelofyourworkisnotsatisfactory;youneedtoimproveit.你的工作水平不能令

人满意，你需要改进。

2.［C;U］alineorsurfaceparalleltotheground;apositionofheightinrelationtoaflat

surface平面；层次

［例］Thegardenisarrangedontwolevels.这花园有高低两个层面。

［例］Thetopofthismountainissixkilometersabovesealevel.这座山的山顶海拔6,000米

另JO

adj.havingasurfacethatisflatandsmooth;notsloping;horizontal平（坦）的

［例］alevelspoonfulofsugar平平的•匙糖

［例］Afootballfieldneedstobelevel.足球场必须平坦。

output

n.1.［U］theinfbnnationproducedbyacomputer输出

［例］dataoutput数据输出

口列］Somethingiswrongwiththecomputer;thereisnosignaloutput.电脑出I句题了，没有

输出信号。

2.［C;U］production生产；产量

［例］anoutputof36tonsaday日产量36吨

［例］Thecarfactoryhopestoincreaseitsoutputby30%nextyear.汽车厂希望明年把产量

增加30%o

exploration

n.［C;U］anexaminationordiscussionofsomethingtofindoutmoreaboutit探索

［W］spaceexploration太空探险

［例］Theremustbeafullexplorationofallthepossibilitiesbeforewedecide.在我们做出决

定之前，必须仔细研究一切可能发生的情况。

deception

n.［C;U］theactofdeceivingorsomethingthatdeceives欺骗；诈骗

［例］practicedeceptionwiththepublic欺骗公众耳目

［例］Thiscriminalisamasteroftrickeryanddeception.这个罪犯是个诡计多端的家伙。

engineering

n.［U］thescienceorprofessionofanengineer工程学；工程师行业

［^ij］anengineeringfirm一家工程公司

［例］Shestudiedengineeringatuniversity,butshebecameahousewifeaftergraduation.她

在大学读的是工程学；毕业后却成了家庭主妇。

conductor

n.1.［C］theguardonatrain列车员

［例］Hehasbeenatrainconductorfortenyears,andnowheisaseniorconductor.他当歹U车

员已经10年了，现在是列车长了。

2.［C］apersonemployedtocollectpaymentsfrompassengersonapublicvehicle（公共汽

车、电车等）售票员

［例］abusconductor公共汽车售票员

［例］Thenewconductor,Andrew,isahandsomeandwarm-heartedyoungman.新来的售票

员安德鲁是个热心肠的帅小伙。

con

adj.deceptive欺诈的

［例］acongame骗局

［例］Heisacompleteconman;don'tbelievehim.他是个大骗子，别信他的话。

facility

n.1.（plural）thingssuchasbuildings,shops,orservicesthatareusefulorhelponetodo

something（提供方便、服务等的）设施

［例］Thehouseiswellsituatedinreachofgoodshoppingandtransportfacilities.这所房子

的位置很好，离商店和交通设施都不远。

［例］Theschoolhasexcellentsportingfacilities.这个学校有良好的运动设施。

2.［U］abilitytodoorperformsomethingeasilyandwell（做好某事的）才干；能力

［例］Hehasgreatfacilityinlearninglanguages.他有学语言的天赋。

［例］Herfacilitywith/inlanguagesissurprising.她在语言方面的才能令人吃惊。

script

n.1.［C］awrittenformofaspeech,play,film,orbroadcast（演讲、广播等的）原稿；（戏

剧、电影的）脚本

［例］Thescriptwasdeliveredtothedirectoraheadofschedule.剧本已提前送交导演了。

［例］Wealwaysrelyonhimtorevisethescript.我们总是靠他改剧本。

2.［singular;U］writingdonebyhand,especiallyasinEnglishwiththelettersofwordsjoined

手迹；笔迹

［例］Shewrotethepaperwithaflowingscript,她用流利的草体写论文。

breakneck

adj.veryfastordangerous高速而危险的

［例］drivingatbreakneckspeed以危险的高速开车

［例］breakneckrivalrybetweentwocountries两国之间你死我活的竞争

unlike

prep,differentfrom不像...，和不同

［例］She'sveryunlikehermother.她一点不像她的母亲。

［例］Unliketheircommercialrivals,thecompanyhasmadebigprofitsthisyear.与他们的商

业对手不同，这家公司今年赚取了巨大利润。

adj.notalike;different不同的,相异的

［例］unlikeinappearanceorcharacter外貌或性格都不同

［^ij］Fortwins,theyareveryunlike.作为一对双胞胎，他们很不•样。

flavor

n.1.(singular)aparticularqualityorcharacteristic特色，特点

［例］Thisnewspaperhasasportingflavor.这张报纸有体育运动的特色。

［例］Thishandmadebaghasastrongregionalflavor.这个手工包颇有地方特色。

2.［C］ataste;aqualitythatonlythetonguecanexperience味，味道

［例］Thisdishhasastrongflavorofcheese.这道菜带有很浓的干酪味道。

［例］Choosefromsixpopularflavors!6种受欢迎的味道中请任选一种！

exhibition

n.1.［C］apublicshowofobjects展览会,展览

［例］aninternationaltradeexhibition国际贸易展览会

［例］ThenewlydiscoveredGreeksculptureisnowonexhibitionatthenationalmuseum.新

发现的希腊雕刻目前正在国家博物馆展出。

2.［C］anactofshowing显示;展示;表现

［例］Thegamewasasuperbexhibitionoffootballatitsbest.这场球赛展示了•流的足球

技术水平。

［例］Thespeechhegaveisanexhibitionofhisabilityasaleader.他的演讲展示了他作为

领导的才能。

astrology

n.［U］theartofunderstandingthesupposedinfluenceofthesun,moon,stars,andplanetson

eventsandonpeople'scharacter占星术

［例］TheChineseandtheWesternsystemsofastrologyarequitedifferent.中国和西方的占

星术很不一样。

［例］Iwonderedifastrologycouldexplainthismystery.我想知道占星术是否能解释这个

谜。

gay

77.［C］ahomosexualperson,especiallyaman［非正式］(尤指男性)同性恋者

［^J］therightsofgays同性恋者的权利

adj.homosexual;cheerful;happy;bright;merry快乐的

［例］Helivesinagaycommunity.他生活在一个快乐的社区。

［例］Thisisagayfamily.这是一个快乐的家庭。

［fjij］Iamingoodhealth,gayandcheerful.我身体健康、快快乐乐、无忧无虑。

lesbian

n.［C］awomanwhoissexuallyattractedtowomenratherthantomen女同性恋者

［例］Thisisanewinternationallesbianstudiesjournal,这是一本新的研究女同性恋者的期

刊。

［例］AlesbianartsfestivalwasheldlastyearinLondon.伦敦去年举办了一次女同性恋者

艺术节。

geographic

adj.oforrelatingtogeogr叩hy地理学的；属于或关于地理学的

［例］GeographicdistancefromherparentsoftenMadeherhomesick.与父母相距遥远使她

常常想家。

［例］Collegesvaryinsizeandgeographiclocation.大学与大学之间的规模和地理位置都

有差异。

exit

vi.（ofaperson）goout;leave（人）离开；走出去

［例］Sheexitedprettyquicklywhensheheardhimarriving.她听到他来时，便迅速离开。

［例］Heexitedquicklyaftertheargument.争论完了后他很快就走了。

n.1.［C］anactofleaving退场;离去

［例］Hemadeaquickexitwhenheheardthepolicecoming.他听到警察来了，便迅速离去。

［例］Makeyourexitthroughthedooratthebackofthestage.请你从舞台后面的门退场。

2.［C］（oftenwrittenoveroronadoor）awayout口

［例］Howmanyexitsaretherefromthiscinema?这家电影院有儿个出口？

click

n.［C］aslightshortsound喀哒声

［例］Thekeyturnedwithaclick.钥匙转动时发出喀哒的响声。

［例］Iheardtheclickofheelsassherandownthestairs.她跑下楼梯时我听到她鞋后跟踏

出的喀哒声。

v.makeashort,slight,sharpsoundornoise发出喀哒声

［例］Thedoorclickedshut.门喀哒一声关上了。

［例］Toopenafileonthecomputer,clickonthemouse.按一下鼠标便可打开计算机上的

文件。

mouse

几1.［C］asmallboxconnectedtoacomputerbyawirewhich,whenmovedbyhand,causesa

cursortomovearoundonaVDUsothatchoicescanbemadewithintheprograminuse（电

脑）光标移动控制盒，鼠标器

［例］Youcanpickyourfavoritegoodsthroughmousecontrol.你可以通过鼠标选择自己喜

欢的商品。

2.［C］asmallfurryanimalwithalongtailthatlivesinhousesandinfields,relatedtobut

smallerthanarat老鼠，耗子

［例］Ithinkwe!vegotmiceinthekitchen.我觉得我们的厨房里有老鼠。

hallway

n.［C］thepassagejustinsidetheentranceofahouse,fromwhichtheotherroomsandusually

thestairsarereached（住宅的）门厅；（正门入口处的）走廊

［例］Hangyourcoatupinthehallway.把你的外套挂在门厅里。

［例］Maryranexcitedlydownthehallwaytogreethergrandfather.玛丽激动地跑过走廊去

欢迎她的祖父。

drawing

n.［C］apicturemadebydrawing图画；素描

［例］adrawingofacat猫的素描

［例］Joneshaddoneadrawingofhermother,buthermotherwasnotverysatisfiedwithit.

琼斯给她母亲画了一幅像，但她母亲不太满意。

cent

n.［C］(acoinequalto)0.01ofanycertainunitsofmoney,suchasthedollar分；分币

［^!］］notwortharedcent一文不值；毫无用处

［例］Couldyouexchangesomecentsforme?能帮我换些分币吗？

arise

eintobeingorbegintobenoticed;happen;appear出现；发生

［例］Astrongwindarosesuddenlyinthesummerafternoon.夏日的下午忽然刮起了一阵强

风。

［例］Somedifficultieshaveariseninsettingthingsup.我们准备时出现了•些意外的困

难。

2.(olduseorpoet)standupfromsitting,kneeling,orlying起立；起来；起身

［例］IaroseearlyinthemorningwhenIwasincollege.上大学时我每天早上起得很早。

［例］IwillariseandgonowtoLondon.我就要动身去伦敦。

ash

n.1.［U］(alsoashes)thesoftgraypowderthatremainsaftersomethinghasbeenburnt灰，灰

烬

［例］cigaretteash香烟灰

［例］Afterabigfire,thehouseburnttoashes.大火过后，房子烧成了灰烬。

2.(onlyplural)theremainsofadeadhumanbodyafterburning骨灰

［例］Hemadeherpromisetosprinklehisashesoverthesea.他叫她保证把他的骨灰撒在大

海里。

［例］Inhiswillheaskedhiswifetocarryhisashestohishometown.他在遗嘱里叫妻子将

他的骨灰带回家乡。

fallinlove

cometofeellove(for)喜爱；爱上

［例］Ithinkshefellinlovewithyouryoungerbrother.我认为她爱上了你弟弟。

［例］Hefellinlovewithheratfirstsight.他对她一见钟情。

tensofthousands

several10,000好几万

［例］Tensofthousandsofworkerswillbeemployedinthisproject.这项工程将聘用好几万

工人。

［例］Theseanimalsarevisitedbytensofthousandseveryyear.每年有好几万人来观看这

些动物。

signon

engageoneselfbyorasifbyasignature签名(以从事某项活动)

［例］Thebillwillbepaidautomaticallyonceyousignon.你一签名，账单就会自动付清。

［例J］Onceyousignon,youarecommittedtothedevelopmentofthisorganization.彳尔——旦签

名，就要致力于该组织的发展。

growinto

becomeasaresultofgrowing成为；成长为

［例］Attheageofeighteen,hehasgrownintoafineyoungman.18岁时,他已长成了一个

英俊少年。

［例］Anover-indulgedchildwillgrowintoanunreasonableperson.一，个过度娇惯的孩子长

大后常常会变成一个不讲理的人

giveout

makeknown;publish;announce;giveoff发布；公布；发出

［例］Thedateoftheelectionwillbegivenoutsoon.不久将公布选举日期。

［例］Theygaveoutontheradiothatthepresidenthaddied.他们在广播中宣布总统已经去

世。

［例］Thecarexhaustgivesoutpoisonousftimes.汽车排放有毒浓烟。

designfor

planordevelopforacertainpurposeoruse设置；计戈U

［例］abookdesignedmainlyforuseincolleges,本主要供大学生使用的书

［例J］Thisentrancehasbeenspeciallydesignedforpeopleinwheelchairs.这个入口是专「J

为坐轮椅的人设计的

atonce

atthesametime同时

［例］Don*talltalkatonce!Speakonebyone.不要同时说！•个•个讲。

［例］Itisquiteunexpectedtohavesomanyvisitorsatonce.同时来了这么多来访者真让人

意想不到。

attimes

sometimes有时

［例］AttimesIwonderififsallworthwhile.我有时怀疑干这件事是否值得。

［例］Iwaslonelyandunhappyand,attimes,veryangry.我很孤单、不开心，有时还很生气。

atbreakneckspeed

extremelyandoftendangerouslyfast极快地

［例］Theyoungmandrovethecaratbreakneckspeed.这个年轻人把车开得飞快。

［例］Theywerecyclingalongatbreakneckspeed.他们骑车骑得飞快。

get(aword)in

enter,involve;interruptinaconversation插(话)

［例］Healwaysgetshisfavoritestoryinwhenhemakesaspeech.他作报告时总喜欢插进

他喜爱的那段故事。

［例］ShespokesofastthatIcouldrftgetawordin.她说话很快，我一句也插不进。

gettoknow

becomeacquaintedwith认识；了解

［例］Heisastrangeman,butquitepleasantwhenyougettoknowhim.他是个怪人，但一旦

你跟他熟了，会发现他是个爽快的人。

［例］Ihadnodesiretogettoknowheratall.我一点也不想了解她。

SectionBMeetingE-relationsintheRealWorldIsaTrip

SuggestionsforTeachingTextB

LikeTextA,themessagethattheauthorwishestogetacrossthereaderisthatinestablishing

e-relationstherearebothadvantagesanddangers,ontheonehand,makingfriendsviae-mailis

novelandexciting.Ontheotherhand,innocentpeopleeadilyfallintotrapssetbyconmenand

women.

Yet,youshouldbearinmindthatthemainthemeofthetextistodemonstratethattheInternetcan

makeourlifemoreconvenientandeffective,ratherthantheotherwayaround.Thestudents

wouldbemislediftheirattentionweredrawnmainlytotheproblemswithcyberspace,suchas

anonymityanddeception

1.MeetingE・relationsintheRealWordisaTrip

Meaning:Meetingpersonsyouhavecontactedonlinecanbeexciting,scary,andsometimes

evenfoolish.

E-relationsreferstoe-mailrelationships.However,e-mailrelationsaretechnically

^electronicrelations"andtheletterne"standsforelectronic.Inallofthefollowingwordsnen

referstoelectronic:

e-dictionary:electronicdictionary

电子词典

e-commerce:electroniccommerce

电子商务

e-services:electronicservices

电子化服务

Notethattheword"trip"doesnotmeanjourneyortravel.Inthepresentcontexttwo

meaningsof"trip"mayapply.Thefirstmeaningisexcitingdelusions(幻觉)onehasafter

takingdrugs.Thesecondmeaningisstumbleoversomethingandfall,hencetripmeanstoa

trap(陷阱).E-relations,whenmetwithreality,canbeatrapbecausepeoplecanall-too-easily

deceiveoneanotheronline,onlytobefacedwiththelie(i.e.thetrap)whentheycome

face-to-face.

2.AsIstepoutoftheelevator,sheoffersherhand.

Meaning:AsIleave(orwalkoutof)thelift,sheextends(orputsout)herhandtome(tobe

shaken).

Noticetheuseofpresenttensetodescribethepastevent.Thepurposeofusingthepresent

tensehereistodramatizethenarrationofthestory.

Alsonotethatwhenwesaysomebodyoffershis/herhand,itusuallymeanshe/sheextends

his/herhandtobeshakenasasignoffriendship.Here,offerimpliesreadinesstodoorgive

something.

3.Thisisthefirsttimewe'vemetinperson...

Meaning:Thisisourfirstpersonalmeetingsincethestartofoure-mailexchanges(or:since

theestablishmentofoure-relationship).

"We'vemetinperson...Hcanberegardedasarelativeclause(关系从句)withtheconjunction

(连词)thatorwhenomitted.Notethatthepredicateverbinthiskindofclausealwaystakes

theperfectiveaspect(完成体).

4.Althoughit'safairlyvaluoneutralcommentonmyappearance,itstillleavesme

wondering...

Meaning:AlthoughhercommentonwhatIlooklikedoesnotreflectastrongsenseoflike

norofdislikeonherpart,itmakesmethinkalot...

Value-neutralessentiallymeansthatthepersonmakingthecommentreallyisnotinvested,

onewayortheother,inwhathe/shcissaying.Itsoppositeisvalue-laden.

Idon*tlikeitwhenpeoplearevalue-neutral.

当有人不明确表示自己的价值观时我不喜欢。

Noticethestructure"leavesomebodydoingsomething”(meaning"leaveandletsomebodydo

somethingalone*1):

Sheleftmestandingonthebridge.

她离开了，抛下我一人站在桥上。

Themotherwentoutforwork,leavingheryoungsonplayingaloneinthesittingroom.

这位母亲出去工作了，抛下小儿子孤单单地在起居室里玩。

5....andlongdistance,semi-anonymousrelationshipshavegoneonbyphonefora

c