2023学年完整公开课版WordPowerUnit2

ColloquialismsYouaretellingmeI’mlazy.Ha,lookwhatamessyourroomis!Thatislikethepotcallingthekettleblack

!Thisisacolloquialism.Doyouknowwhatdoesitmean?AcolloquialismisaninformalexpressionusedinspokenEnglish.

ColloquialismsareneverusedinformalEnglishorinwriting,butareoftenusedinconversations.Whatisacolloquialism?spokenEnglishspeakEnglishEnglish-speakingEnglishspokenWecanhear________________allovertheworld.Australiaisan________________country.Hecan_______________well.Her________________isverygood.EnglishspokenEnglish-speakingspeakEnglishspokenEnglishDon’tworry.It’sapieceofcake!somethingeasytodoDon’tbeawetblanket.Havesomefun!boring/afraidtohavefunGoon,tellme.I’mallears.listeningcarefullyAreyouserious?Don’tpullmyleg.jokewithsomeone1.apieceofcake小菜一碟容易的事e.g.YouneednotworryabouttheMid-teamexam.Itwillbeapieceofcake.

你们不必担心期中考试,它会很简单。2.

awetblanket令人扫兴的人这一表达的来源是：当发生火灾的时候，为了扑火，把湿毛毯盖到火上。后用来指在社交场合泼冷水，令人扫兴的人。如：I’msorrytobesuchawetblanket,butI’mafraidIhavetogohomenow.throwawetblanketon这个说法相当于中文里的一句俗语：给人当头泼凉水。人们逐渐引伸了这个说法用awetblanket来比喻把周围兴高采烈的人们都弄得热情冷却的一个人。然而wetblanket并不只是用来说人，也可以指事情。如：MyfriendsandIweregoingtothebeachthisweekendforsomesunandswimming.Buttheweatherforecast

threwawetblanketon

ourplans—itsaysit’llberainyandcold.我和朋友们原来打算这个周末去海滨晒太阳、游泳，但是天气预报却给我们当头泼了一瓢凉水。据说天要下雨而且很凉。3.allears形容很专心地倾听,全神贯注Whensomeoneisallears,

heorsheislisteningwithcompleteattention．

e.g.WheneveryoutellJohnnysomegossip,he’s

allears.每当你说闲话给约翰尼听时，他总是全神贯注。4.topullone’sleg逗别人，开别人玩笑e.g.

Myroommatesaidthisgirlhadtoldhimshewouldn’tmindgoingoutwithme.ButwhenIinvitedhertoamovie,Ilearnedhewasjust

pullingmyleg.我的室友说，那个女孩愿意和我一起出去玩。可是，当我请她去看电影的时候，我才发现我那同学是逗我，开我的玩笑。Hey,stop

pullingmyleg,willyou?Idon’tbelievethatgirlreallysaidshelikesmeandwouldlikemetotakeherout.喂，你别逗我行不行！我才不信那个女孩真的说了她喜欢我，还要我邀她出去玩。Readthesentencesandexpresswhatthecolloquialismsunder-linedmean.1.Thoughyouarebusy,couldyoujust

lendmeanear

foramoment?

lendmean

ear:to

listenandpayattentionto倾听；注意；仔细地听

2.IfHustonRocketscanwinthisbasketballgamebytwentypoints,Iwill

eatmyhat.

eatmyhat:Youare100percentcertainthatsomethingwillhappen.拓展：eat(one’s)words:toretractsomethingthatonehassaid.食言：对自己说的话又反悔3.IhaveneverexpectedLilytoact

as

coolasacucumber

inthetrafficaccident.

ascoolasacucumber:verycalmandcontrolledindifficultsituations.

像黄瓜一样凉爽

就是当一个人碰到困难和麻烦时很冷静、很放松。4.AllthefamilymemberscometopersuadeJimtochangehisidea,but

heis

asstubbornasamule.

asstubbornasamule:refusingtochangeone’sopinion

倔得像头骡子5.As

agreenhand,

Robertnearlydroveintothegroceryonroadside.

greenhand:onewhoisnewinacertainfield

生手,没有经验的人6.BecauseTodfailedinhismaths

exam,hewas

asquietasamouse

whenhisfatherscoldedhim.

asquietasamouse:makingverylittlenoise

非常安静,不声不响Guesswhattheexpressionsmean.1.MrsBlack’sgardenisthebestinourtown.Shehasrealgreenfingers._____________________________2.Hemakeseverydecisioninourcompany.Heisthetopdog.__________________________________begoodatgardening(园艺能手）

animportantpersoninanorganization3.Whydidyougiveherthecoldshoulder?Youaregoodfriends,aren’tyou?_____________________4.IwishIhadbroughtmyumbrella.It’srainingcatsanddogs.__________________________5.Footballisjustnotmycupoftea—Ilikeplayingvolleyball.____________________benotfriendlytoherrainingheavily(下倾盆大雨)

notreallytomytasteFillintheblankswiththecolloquialismswehavelearned.1.Kate,don’tbe_____________attheparty.Let’sdancetogether.2.Jim,whenIexplainthelanguagepoints,youshould_____________.

awetblanketleadmeanear3.Robisalwayslateforschool.Ifhecanarriveatschoolontimetoday,Iwill____________.4.----Oh,yougotwetallover.Howisit,Daniel?----Mum,don’tyouknowit___________________onmywayhome?eatmyhatanddogsrainscats5.----Hey!Ellen,yougotanAforyourhistoryexam.----Don’t__________.Areyouserious?6.LookatMr.Smith’garden.Hehas______________.pullmyleggreenfingers7.----Whoisthatdullboy?Heevendoesn’tknowwherehisof