综合英语-赵新-现代大学英语精读第1册

授课教案:现代大学英语精读第一册

Unit1Halfaday

学校：北京交通大学课程名称：综合英语

学院：人文与社会科学院教学对象：英语专业本科一年级

教学目的1.了解作者及其背景知识；

2.熟悉本文使用的写作手法；

3.掌握修辞疑问句、倒装句等修辞手法；

4.熟练掌握三类构词法；

5.通过深刻理解文章内涵，培养学生社会洞察力和相关的

讨论能力，同时掌握文中的核心语言点。

教学内容1.热身

2.作者

>教育与背景

>主要著作

>创作观

3.作品赏析

>结构分析

>如何赏析文学作品

>扩展式讨论

4.写作技巧

>省略疑问句和修辞疑问句

倒装句

"with”独立结构

5.语言理解

>长难句解析

>核心词汇学习

>介词练习

>构词法：前缀

6.课堂讨论

7.练与讲

教学重点1.文学作品的赏析;

2.文学中的修辞手法一一省略疑问句和修辞疑问句；倒装句;

“with”独立结构

3.构词法：前缀

教学方法结合实际吸收各种教学法（讲授、问答、讨论、模仿、练习、多媒

体使用）的优点。

教学手段用投影仪播放PowerPoint课件及板书；群发电子邮件布置课堂资料

和课后作业（或其来源）。

HalfaDay

ByNaguibMahfouz

PictureTalkingforWarming-up(10minutes)

Today,wewillstudyHalfaday\）yNaguibMahfouz.Let'sfirstappreciate

ThePersistenceofMemory,1931bySalvadorDali（萨尔瓦多-达利的油画

《记忆的永恒》）.Canyoufindanyclueaboutlifeandtimefromthepicture?

Doyouknowanysayingsorquoteswiseenoughtoexpressyourfeelings?

Iwillwritedownacoupleontheblackboardashints.

Let'scategorizethesayingsandquotesaccordingtotheimplications

theycarry.Hopefully,someexpressionsmayhelpyoubetterunderstand

thestoryHalfaDay,andmeanwhile,youwillfinditexcellenttohave

lotstoexpressyourselfinbothwritingandspeaking.

Quotesandsayings

劝诫“Theyalwayssaytimechangesthings,butyou

actuallyhavetochangethemyourself.“一Andy

Warhol

感慨“Lifeisshortandtimeisswift.”

无余“Timeisagreatteacher,butunfortunatelyitkills

allitspupils.〃一HectorBerlioz

Morequotesandsayingsoftimeandlife:

>Ifyouwanttomakegooduseofyourtime,you'vegottoknowwhat，s

mostimportantandthengiveitallyou，vegot.

一一Leelacocca

>Nothingisworthmorethanthisday.

一一JohannWolfgangvonGoethe

Everysecondisofinfinitevalue.

--JohannWolfgangvonGoethe

>Halfourlifeisspenttryingtofindsomethingtodowiththetime

wehaverushedthroughlifetryingtosave.

一一WillRogers

>Don，tsayyoudon，thaveenoughtime.Youhaveexactlythesamenumber

ofhoursperdaythatweregiventoHelenKeller,Pasteur,

Michaelangelo,MotherTeresea,LeonardodaVinci,ThomasJefferson,

andAlbertEinstein.

一一H.JacksonBrown,Jr.

ATimeiswhatwewantmost,butwhatweuseworst.

——WilliamPenn

课前口头描述图画练习（10分种）

由口头描述相关图画入手，以了解学生预习课文内容的深度，提高学生描述场景的口语

表达能力，帮助学生把扩充词汇量和在具体情景中使用词汇有机结合起来。课前有趣的

话题、竞争的气氛和合作的态度也有助于加快学生进入最佳的学习状态。

>TimeisbutthestreamIgoa-fishingin.

一HenryDavidThoreau

Butwhatminutes!Countthembysensation,andnotbycalendars,andeach

momentisaday.

--BenjaminDisraeli

>Mentalkofkillingtime,whiletimequietlykillsthem.

一一DionBoucicault

>Thetimeforactionisnow.It'snevertoolatetodosomething.

一-CarlSandburg

>“Howwespendourdaysis,ofcourse,howwespendourlives.”

-AnnieDillard

>Maketodaythefirstdayoftherestofyourlife.

>Theonlythingconstantischange.

>“Timelostistimewhenwehavenotlivedafullhumanlife,time

unenrichedbyexperience,creativeendeavor,enjoyment,and

suffering.一DietrichBonhoeffer

>“Bemindfulofhowyouapproachtime.Watchingtheclockisnotthesameas

watchingthesunrise.z/--SophiaBedford-Pierce

>Toliveissostartlingitleaveslittletimeforanythingelse.

--EmilyDickinson:

Reference1：AboutThePersistenceofMemory,1931bySalvadorDali

萨尔瓦多-达利（Sa/小而1904年5月11日生于西班牙菲格拉斯，1989年1月23日逝世。西班牙

超现实主义画家和版画家，以探索潜意识的意象著称。与毕加索、马蒂斯一起被认为是二十世纪最有代表

性的三个画家。

他是一位具有卓越天才和想象力的画家。在把梦境的主观世界变成客观而令人激动的形象方面，他对

超现实主义、对20世纪的艺术做出了严肃认真的贡献。达利的•生充满了传奇色彩。除了他的绘画，他的

文章、口才、动作、相貌以及胡须均给欣赏他的人们留下了扑朔迷离的印象。

柔软的钟表是达利最广为人知的题材。达利著名的油画《记忆的永恒》、雕塑《时间的贵族气息》、

《时间马鞍》、《时间的侧影》等都出现了仿佛是快被烈日晒化的钟表。柔软的钟表达了达利与时间之间

的狂热关系，以及他对时间的制约性和时间对记忆固有的重要性的理解。达利经常把时间的使者一钟描

绘得软绵绵的，这种象征主义的手法只限于他所痛恨的事物。在《达利的秘密生活》一书中，他指出：“机

械从来就是我个人的仇敌：至于钟表，它们注定要消亡或根本不存在。”

BackgroundInformation(40minutes)

I.NaguibMahfouzEducation&Background

NaguibMahfouzwasbornonthe11thDec.1911inanoldquarterofCairo,

theyoungestsonofamerchant.HestudiedphilosophyatKingFaudI(now

Cairo)University,graduatingin1934.Heworkedinuniversity

administrationandthenin1939heworkedfortheMini-stryofIslamic

Affairs.HewaslaterHeadoftheStateCinemaOrganisationattheMinistry

ofCulture.Healsoworkedasajournalist.Althoughwidelytranslated,

hisworksarenotavailableinmostMiddleEasterncountriesbecauseof

hissupportofSadat'sCampDavidinitiative.In1994hesurvivedan

assassinationattemptbyIslamicextremists.

背景知识（40分钟）

通过问答和讲解的方式，帮助学生了解

1.纳吉布.•日福兹所受教育和一般背景;

Heismarried,hastwodaughtersandlivesinCairo.

NaguibMahfouzimportantworks

NaguibMahfouzwasthefirstArabtowintheNobelprizeforliterature,

in1988.Hehasbeendescribedas〃aDickensoftheCairocafCs"and"the

BalzacofEgypt”.

Heisnowtheauthorofnofewerthan30novels,morethan100shortstories,

andmorethan200articles.Halfofhisnovelshavebeenmadeintofilms

whichhavecirculatedthroughouttheArabic-speakingworld.

Mahfouzbeganwritingwhenhewas17.Hisfirstnovelwaspublishedin

1939andtenmorewerewrittenbeforetheEgyptianRevolutionofJuly1952,

whenhestoppedwritingforseveralyears.Onenovelwasrepublishedin

1953,however,andtheappearanceofTheCairoTrilogyin1957madehim

famousthroughouttheArabworldasadepictoroftraditionalurbanlife.

Worksofhissecondwritingperiod:

TheChildrenofGebelawi(1959)

TheThiefandtheDogs(1961)

AutumnQuail(1962)

SmallTalkontheNile(1966)

Miramar(1967)

severalcollectionsofshortstories.

III.NaguibMahfouzhowhepicturestheworld

ThepictureoftheworldasitemergesfromthebulkofMahfouz,sworkisverygloomy

indeed,thoughnotcompletelydespondent.Itshowsthattheauthor,ssocialutopia

isfarfrombeingrealized.

Mahfouzseemstoconceiveoftimeasametaphysicalforceofoppression.Hisnovels

haveconsistentlyshowntimeasthebringerofchange,andchangeasaverypainful

process,andveryoftentimeisnotcontentuntilithasdealthisheroesthefinal

blowofdeath.

Tosumup,inMahfouzJsdarktapestryoftheworldthereareonlytwobrightspots.

Theseconsistsofman，scontinuingstruggleforequalityontheonehandandthe

promiseofscientificprogressontheother;meanwhile,lifeisatragedy.

Reference2:MidaqAlley(DVDavailable)

PlotSummaryforCallejondelosmilagros(MidaqAlley)yEl(1995)

2.纳吉布•马福兹的主要著作:阿拉伯世界的第一位诺贝尔文学奖获得者;

3.纳吉布•马福兹笔下的世界：无尽的拼搏与悲剧的人生

BasedontheNobelPrizeWirmer's

novel,theEgyptianNaguibMahfouz.

Thestory,translatedfromElCairo

toMexicoCity'sdowntown,narrates

thelifeofthemembersofthe

neighbourhoodandtheconnection

betweenthemDonRu,theownerofthe

localpub;Eusebia,hiswife;Guicho,

hissonandAbelhisfriend,who

emigratetoUSAinsearchoffortune;

Susanita,thesinglelandtender

alwaysdreamingtomarryagoodman;

Jimmy,thepub'semployee,who

extractsthemoneywhenDonRuisnot

thereandfinallymarriesSusanita;

Alma,theverygoodlookinggirl,the

AbeTsdream,whobecomesaluxury

prostitutewhilehesaway,etc.This

moviewontheAriel(theMexican

Oscar)asbestmoviein1995

Appreciation(50minutes)

I.Structureofthetext(10minutes)

Thetextcanbeconvenientlydividedintothreeparts.Inthefirstpart

(para.1-7),welearnabouttheboy'smisgivingsaboutschool.Hefound

ithardtobeawayfromhomeandmom,andthoughtschoolwaspunishment.

Thesecondpart(para.8-16)describeshowtheboyfeltaboutschool.He

foundthatlifeatschoolwasrichandcolorfulinmanyways,although

italsorequireddisciplineandhardwork.Inthelastpartofthetext,

theboywalkedoutoftheschooltofindthattheoutsideworldhadchanged

beyondmeasureandthathehadgrownintoanoldman.

=2\*ROMANII.Howtoappreciateliterature(15minutes)

>Plotofthestory:

>Settingofthestory:

>Protagonistv.s.Antagonists:

ADramaofthestoryliesin:

Writingtechnique:(Haveyoueverreadastoryusingthesimilar

technique?)

Themeofthestory:

=3\*ROMANIIIFurtherdiscussion(15minutes)

1.Readthefollowingsuggestionsmadebythefather.Whichonesdoyou

agreewithandwhichonesnot?Haveyoueverbeengivensomesuggestions

byyourparentswhenenteringtheuniversity?Listthemout.

>Schoolisaplacethatmakeusefulmenoutofboys.

>Don'tyouwanttobeusefullikeyourbrothers?

>Putasmileonyourfaceandbeagoodexampletoothers.

>Beaman.

ATodayyoutrulybeginlife.

A・・・

2.FromthedescriptionbetweenPara.8andPara.16,wecanseedifferent

aspectsofschoollife.Trytolistasmanyaspectsaspossibleinthe

followingtable.

3.Inthelastpartofthetext,theboywalkedoutoftheschooltofind

thattheoutsideworldhadchangedbeyondmeasure.Howmighthefeelabout

thechanges?Listexactwordsthatsupportyourchoice.

Hewas

?frightened?surprised?angry?puzzled?excited

?satisfied?delighted?sad?indifferent?critical

Supportingwords

startled,

4.After-classthinking

>"who,throughworksrichinnuance-nowclear-sightedlyrealistic,now

evocativelyambiguous-hasformedanArabiannarrativeartthatappliesto

allmankind”

Afterreading“HalfaDay”,howdoyouunderstandthecommentonNaguib

Mahfouz?

>Greatworksneverfailtorevealthecommonhumanexperience.

Afterreadingthestory,doyoufeelemotionallyorspirituallytouched?Why

orwhynot?

Writingdevices(30minutes)

I•Ellipticalquestion&rhetoricalquestion

“Whyschool?”Iaskedmyfather."WhathaveIdone?”

A:Headmaster:Wewantyoutogoandtelltheboy'sparentsthenews.

B:Teacher:Whyme?

Father:We'11gotoTianjinthisweekend.

Daughter:Whatfor?/Whythisweekend?/WhyTianjin?

Don'tyouwanttobeusefullikeyourbrothers?

Can'tyouseeFmbusy?(Don'tdisturbme!)

Whatgoodisapromiseforanunemployedworker?

Doesnothingeverworryyou?

Pleasegivemoreexamples.

II.Invertedsentences

・・,hereandtherestoodconjurersshowingofftheirtricks,ormaking

snakesappearfrombaskets.

Conjurersstoodeverywhere.Theywereshowingofftheirtricksor

makingsnakesappearfrombaskets.

Moreexamples:

>Therearesomeexceptionstothisreaction.

>Weretherenoairontheearth,therewouldbenolifeonit.

>Innocaseshouldwewasteourtime.

>Theregoesthebell.

AAwayhurriedthecustomers.

III.“with"absolutestructure

课后思考讨论

写作技巧(30分钟)

1.省略疑问句和修辞疑问句

2.倒装句

3.“with”独立结构

Thentherewasaband...,withclownsandweightlifterswalking

infront.

Moreexamples:

>Hestoodtherewithastickinhishand.(with+n・+prep.)

APaulsoonfellasleepwiththelightstillburning,(with+n.

+participle)

AShecan'tgooutwithallthesedishestowash,(with+n.+to

do.)

AHewaslyingonthebedwithallhisclotheson.(with+n・+adv.)

LanguageUnderstanding(60minutes)

I.SentenceParaphrase(20minutes)

1.Theydidnotmakemehappy,however,asthiswasthedayIwastobe

thrownintoschoolforthefirsttime.

Whatdoes“they"referto?

Whatdoesthenarratorimplybyusing"tobethrownintoschool”?

2.Mymotherstoodatthewindowwatchingourprogress,andIturned

towardsherfromtimetotime,hopingshewouldhelp.

■Whatdoes"progress”meanhere?

■Whatkindofhelpcouldhismotheroffer?

■Whatdoesthesentencetellusabouttheboy'srelationshipswith

hisparents?

3.astreetlinedwithgardens

astreetwheretherearegardensalongbothsides

linedwith•••:pastparticiplephraseusedheretomodify“astreet”.

Itcanberegardedasarelativeclausecutshort,eg.

anovel(thatwas)writtenbyCharlesDickens

personalcomputers(thatare)madeinChina

4.Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingme

awayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge,high-walledbuilding.

Thereisnogoodtobehadindoingsth.

Itisnogood/usedoingsth.

5.・・・fromeachfloorwewereoverlookedbyalongbalconyroofedin

wood.

・・・ononesideofthecourtyardwasabuildingwithalongwood-roofed

balconyoneachfloorwherewecouldbeseen.Or

・・・fromthebalconyoneachfloorofthebuildingpeoplecouldseethe

patternintowhichweformed.

6.Well,itseemedthatmymisgivingshadhadnobasis.

Well,perhapsmydoubt,worryandfearaboutwhatschoolwouldbelike

wereallgroundless.Or

Well,itseemedthatIwaswrongtothinkthatschoolwasadreadful

place.

7.Inaddition,thetimeforchangingone'smindwasoverandgoneand

therewasnoquestionofeverreturningtotheparadiseofhome.

Thereisnoquestion(ofdoing):thereisnopossibility

Besides,itwasimpossibleforustoquitschoolandreturntothegood

olddayswhenwestayedhomeplayingandfoolingaroundallday.Our

childhoodwasgone,nevertocomeback.

8.Nothinglayaheadofusbutexertion,struggle,andperseverance.

nothingbut:only

Wewouldhavetodoourbestandkeepworkingveryharduntilwefinished

school.ThisiswhatIimaginedourschooldayswouldbelike.Or

Thekindoflifethatwaswaitingforusatschoolwouldbefullof

exertion,struggleandperseverance.

9.Thosewhowereabletookadvantageoftheopportunitiesforsuccess

andhappinessthatpresentedthemselves.

topresentitself/themselves:(formal)toappear,happen

Iftherecameopportunities,capablestudentswouldseizethemto

achievesuccessandhappiness.

II.Wordstudy(20minutes)

1.tomakesb./sth.(out)ofsb./sth.

It'saplacethatmakesusefulmenoutofboys.

(makeboysbecomeusefulmen)

eg.

Thearmymadeamanofhim.

HesaidtheGovernmentwerefrightenedofnothing.Therealtrouble

wasweweremakingamountainoutofamolehill.

2.Thereisnogoodtobehadindoingsth.

Itisnogood/usedoingsth.

Thereisnogoodtobehadinbuyingaboatwhenyoudon'thaveenough

sparetimetouseit.

It'snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk.

Itisworthdoingwellwhatisworthdoing.

itisno(notmuch)good

itisno(notany,hardlyany,little)use

itisuseless

itisnottheslightestuse

itisworth(worthwhile)

thereisno(nogood,nouse)

Thereisnodenyingthatwomenareplayinganimportantroleintheworld

today.

3.totearsb.awayfromaplace

to(makesb.)leaveaplaceorapersonunwillinglybecauseonehasto

eg.

Can,tyoutearyourselfawayfromtheTVfordinner?

Ifoundtheprogramabsolutelyfascinating.Icouldn'ttear

myselfaway一eventofinishanurgente-mail.

4.toclingtosth.

toholdtightly;notreleaseone'sgripon

eg.

Thelittlechildclungtohismotherforcomfort.

Someofthevictimsofthefireclimbedoutofthebuilding,clung

tothewindowledgesforaminuteortwoandthendroppedtotheirdeath

ahundredfeetbelow.

Shestillclingstothebeliefthathersonisalive.

5.burstinto(tears,sobs;laughter,aguffaw,song)

begin,suddenlyand/orviolently,tocry,laugh,singetc.

eg.

AuntAnnabel,whohasbeennervousandjumpylately,suddenlyburst

intotears.

Asthecomicgotintohisstride,theaudienceburstinlohools

oflaughter.

cf.

Theaircraftturnedonitsbackandburstintoflames.

Theorchardsseemedtohaveburstintoblossomovernight.

Imentionedtheincidentlatertoatailorfriendandheburstout

1aughing/crying.

6.sortpeopleintoranks

put...inorder;arrange

Theysortedtheapplesaccordingtosizeintolargeonesandsmall

ones.

cf.

Shespentahappyafternoonsortingouthercoinsandstamps.

It'snogoodstandingbackandwaitingforthingstosort

themselvesout.

7.toresortto

tomakeuseof;toturntosth.(esp.sth.bad)asasolution

eg.

Terroristsresortedtobombingcitycentersasameansofachieving

theirpoliticalaims.

Thesearemeanswehaveneverresortedtotoobtaininformation.

8.topresentoneself

toappear,happen

eg.

WhenthechancetostudyatHarvardpresenteditself,Ijumpedat

it.

Hewasorderedtopresenthimselfatthechairman'sofficeatnine

o'clocknextmorning.

Guessthewordmeaning

TheyunwrappedtheirChristmaspresents.

Hiswifepresentedhimwithabrand-newbabygirl.

Hissuddenresignationpresentsuswithatrickysituation.

TheNationalTheatreispresenting“KingLearnnextmonth.

Itwasunfairtodiscusshiscaseifhewasn,tpresent.

III.Prepositionexercises(5minutes)

Fillintheblankswithproperprepositions.

Thechangeofairisparticularlybeneficial_______herhealth.

Heisnowconvincedthetruthofthereport.

Pleasedonotbeirritatedhisbadmannerssinceheismerely

tryingtoattractattention.

Theoldwomanisunbearablycuriousotherpeople'sbusiness.

Prefixes(15minutes)

Fillintheblankswithproperwordshavingtherequiredprefix.After

class,studysuchwordsasmuchaspossible.mis-=wrong(ly),bad(ly),

ill(misgiving***)

1.Theirresponsibleofadrunkendriverresultedin

anaccident.

2.nevercomesingly.

3.Ilikeyourplaninprinciple;myonlyisthatitmay

taketoolongtocarryout.

4.Howcanweclearupthebetweenthetwo

families?

Fillintheblankswithproperwordshavingtherequiredprefix.After

class,studysuchwordsasmuchaspossible.

over-=above,across,beyond(overlook,・・・)

1.Thefirewascompletelybydaybreak.

2.Waterfromthekitchensinkontothefloor.

3.Ourgardenisfromtheneighbor,swindows.

4.Well,I'11itthistime;butdon'tdoitagain.

Fillintheblankswithproperwords

havingtherequiredprefix.After

class,studysuchwordsasmuchas

possible.

var⑴=diverse,tochange(vary,

variation,various,variety,...)

1.Featuressuchasheight,weight,andskincolorfromindividualtoindividual

andfromfacetoface.

2.Theweathermanbroadcaststheintemperaturetwiceaday.

3.TheremarkableoflifeontheGalopagosIslandsinspiredCharlesDarwin

toestablishhistheoryofevolution.

In-classdiscussionandpresentation(40minutes)

1.Ifyouhadonlyhalfadaylefttolive,whatwouldyoumostwantto

do?Listthetopfivethingsyouwoulddoandgiveusyourreason.

2.Supposethenarratorfoundhishomeatlast.Whatwouldhappenafter

that?

3.Workingroup.Makeupyourownstoryof“HalfaDay”andperform

it.

Textbookexercises(70minutes)

1.In-classnewsreport

2.In-classdictation

2.P.11-P.21(ContemporaryCollegeEnglish1)

现代大学英语精读第一册

Lesson2-GoingHome

教学目的

i了解作家作品

2掌握重点词汇和短语的意义及用法.

3掌握、运用简单的TransitionalExpression。

4.通过句子释义，理解课文中难句。

5.通过篇章结构分析，掌握文章的主旨大意和写作方法

教学内容

1.课文背景介绍（1/2学时）

2.语言难点（2学时）

3.语言技能训练（1/2学时）

4.难句讲解（1学时）

5.写作手法分析（1/2学时）

6.篇章结构分析（1/2学时）

7.课堂讨论（1/2学时）

8.练习及作业（1/2学时）

教学重点

1.掌握重点词汇及其同义、同形词辨析。

2.明喻和暗喻写作修辞手法。

3.加强学生的口语练习。

教学方法

讲授+问答+讨论+练习

教学手段

多媒体+黑板+网络

教学内容

1.课文背景介绍（1/2学时）

%6out成JLutfior

PeteHamillwasborninBrooklyn,N.Y.in1935.HeattendedMexicoCityCollegein

1956-1957,studyingpaintingandwriting.HehasbeenacolumnistfortheNewYorkPost,

theDailyNews,andNewYorkNewsday,andhaswonmanyjournalisticawards.

Atthesametime,Hami11haspursuedacareerasafictionwriter,producing8novels

and2collectionsofshortstories.His1997novel,SnowinAugust,wasontheNewYork

Timesbestsellerlistforfourmonths.Hismemoir,4DrinkingLife,^asonthesameNew

YorkTimeslistfor13weeks

Florida:the"SunshineState"(FL)

FloridawasnamedbytheSpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonin1513.Hecalledtheregion

“LaFlorida”,roughlytranslatedasLandoftheFlowers.Heprobablychosethisname

becausehewasimpressedbythemanycolorfulflowers.StatehoodforFloridacamein

1845(27thstate).FloridaisoneoftheleadingtouriststatesintheUnitedStates.

Greatstretchesofsandybeachesandawarm,sunnyclimatemakeFloridaayear-round

vacationland.MajorattractionsincludeDisneyWorld,MiamiBeach,theEverglades

NationalParkandtheFloridaKeys.Touristsmayalsovisithistoricsitesthatdate

backtotheSpan!shexplorers.

NewJersey:the"GardenState"(NJ)

Oneoftheoriginal13states,NewJerseywasnamedaftertheislandofJerseyinthe

EnglishChannel.NewJerseyisastateofindustrialcitiesandtowns,butalsoof

glisteningbeachesandpopularsummerresorts.Itisoneofthegreatcoastalplaygrounds

oftheUnitedStates.AtlanticCityisoneofthemostwell-knownresorts.NewJersey

islocatedbetweenNewYorkCityandPhiladelphia,makingitaconvenientlocationfor

touriststothearea

2.语言难点(2学时)

1.vanish

v.todisappearsuddenly,esp.inawaythatcannoteasilybeexplained

Examples:

Iturnedaroundagain,theboyhadvanished.

ItisabadideatoletTomCruisevanishforalmostanhourinthemiddle

ofhispicture.

ManyspeciesinSouthAmericahavevanishedcompletely.

Cf.varnish,tarnish,furnish

varnish:tocoverwithvanish给…涂清漆

Hevarnishedthewoodentable.

Afterhefixedtheshelf,hevarnishedthewholetoahighshine.

tarnish:(esp.ofmetalsurfaces)lose,causethelossofbrightness(尤指金属表面)

使失去光泽

Thedampatmospherehastarnishedthegilt.

Hisreputationistarnished.

furnish:supplyorprovide;putfurniturein

Therecordsfurnishedtheinformationrequired.

Thepresidentsofficeistastefullyfurnishedwithmo