大学英语教案 Unit49

Unit9SectionA

I.BackgroundKnowledge

1.Themepark

Alsoknownasamusementpark,itisanoutdoorareacontainingamusements,suchas

gamesofskillandbigmachinestoride

on,whicharesometimesallbasedonasinglesubject,forexample,spacetravel.Thefirst

themeparkwasDisneyland,atAnaheim,California,whichopenedin1955andbasedon

WaltDisney'scartooncharacters.

2.TGV

Thename“TrainaGrandeVitesse(TGV)“translatedintoEnglishmeanshighspeed

train.TheTGVisasystemwhichcomprisestrain,track,andsignalingtechnologiesthat

whencombinedmakehighspeeds(typically300km/h,or186mph)possible.TheTGV

systemisownedandoperatedbySNCF,theFrenchnationalrailways,andisanintegralpart

ofFrenchrailtravel.

3.SnowWhite(A)

SnowWhite:themaincharacterinanoldfairytale.Snowwhiteisabeautifulprincess

whohasajealousstepmother.Thestepmotherownsamagicmirrorwhichwhenasked

“Mirror,mirror,onthewall,whoisthefairestofusall?”alwaysanswersthatsheisthemost

beautiful,untilonedayitsays“SnowWhite”.

4.SnowWhite(B)

ThestepmotherisveryangryandsendsSnowWhiteintotheforesttobekilled.Snow

Whitedoesnotdie,butfindsandliveswithsevenDwarfs.Herstepmothertriestokillher

withapoisonedapple,butinsteadofdyingshegoestosleepuntilaprincekissesherand

wakesher,andtheylivehappilyeverafter.

5.PeterPan(A)

PeterPan:themaincharacterinastoryentitledPeterandWendybyJamesM.Barrie

(Scottishplaywrightandnovelist,1860—1937),aboutayoungboywhonevergrowsupbut

livesinamagiclandcalledNever-neverLand.Inthestory,threechildren,Michael,John,

andWendy,gowithPeterPanandTinkerbelltostayintheNever-NeverLand,wherethey

havemanyadventures.

6.PeterPan(B)

PeterPan'senemyinthestoryisCaptainHook,anevilpiratewhohasametalhookin

theplaceofoneofhishands.CaptainHooklosthishandinafightwithPeterPan,andPeter

Panthrewthehandintosomewater.Itwaseatenbyacrocodile,wholikedthetastesomuch

thatitthenfollowedCaptainHookaroundtryingtocatchandeattherestofhim.

7.WaltDisneyWorldinFlorida

WaltDisneyWorldinFlorida:averylargeamusementparkopenedin1971,featuring

manyofthecharactersfromDisneyfilms.BothDisneylandandDisneyworldarevery

popularholidayplacesfortourists,especiallythosewithchildren.

8.MonaLisa

MonaLisa,byLeonardodaVinci,isperhapsthemostfamouspaintingintheworld,

goingsofarastobeiconicofpainting,art,andevenvisualimagesingeneral.Nootherwork

ofartissoromanticized,celebrated,orreproduced.Thework,whichwasaccomplished

between1503and1506,measures77x53cmandisanoilpaintingonwood.Itwasbrought

toFrancebyLeonardowhenKingFrancoisIinvitedthegreatpaintertoworkattheClos

Luceneartheking'schateauinAmboise.Asaresult,theMonaLisatodayhangsinthe

LouvreinParis,andisthemuseum'sstarattraction.

II.TextAnalysis

MainIdeaandStructure

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

ThecaseofDisney'sdressandappearancecodeprovokedculturalissuesonthenewly-built

themepark.FrenchintellectualsviewedtheEuroDisneyasapainfulclashofcultures;theFrench

governmentwasmoreconcernedaboutitssocialeffect;andthekidsprobablynevernoticedit.To

makeitsEuroDisneyasuccess,theDisneyorganizationwouldbuilditintoapleasantblendof

cultures;inotherwords,theywouldmakeitmoreEuropeanbutcharacteristicofabasically

Americanexperience.

2.Howisthetextorganized?

Thepassageisarrangedintothreeparts.Thefirstpartservesasalead-inofthetopicwhether

EuroDisneyisapleasantblendofculturesorapainfulculturalclash.Thesecondpartisa

transition,directingthereader'sattentiontowardhowpeopleandorganizationsrespondtothe

EuroDisney.Thethirdpartdealswiththedifferentresponsesfrom,say,Frenchgovernment,

ordinarypeopleandtheDisneyorganization.

Part1(Paras.1-7)

AlawcaseontheDisney'sdressandappearancecodebroughtouttheculturalissues

onopeningEuroDisneynearParis.

Part2(Para.8)

Atransitionalparagraph:whetherEuropeanswouldliketheAmericanrecreation.

Part3(Paras.9-18)

Frenchgovernment,ordinarypeopleincludingintellectualsandkidsandtheDisney

organizationhavedifferentresponses.

3.Structureofeachpart

Partl(Paras.1-7)

(1)Mainidea:TheDisneyorganizationwastakentocourtforitsdressand

appearancecodebeforeitopeneditsthemeparknearParis.Yet,faced

withsuchculturalissues,theDisneymanagementheldthatallthe

employeeshadtoobeyrulesaboutappearance.

(2)Devicesfordevelopingit?Citation(弓|证法)

Throughthecitationofatypicalcase,theauthorgivesavividdescriptionofhow

theculturalissueswerefocusedonthenewly-builtEuroDisney.

Specificdetailsofthecase:

1.DoesMickeyMousehaveabeard?

2.DoesthismeanthatFrenchmenseekingworkwiththeDisneyorganizationmust

shaveofftheirmoustachestoo?

3.AlaborinspectortookthetheDisneyorganizationtocourtthisweek...

Maintopic:Thecaseisanillustrationofsomeofthedelicateculturalissuesthe

companyfacesasitgetsreadytoopenitsthemepart20mileseastofParisinfive

months'time.

Part2(Para.8)

(1)Mainidea:Thisisatransitionalparagraph,whichaskswhatthepeoplethinkofEuro

Disney.

(2)Devicesfordevelopingit?Explanation(解释法)

Question:ButwhatthepeoplethinkofEuroDisney?

Explanation:PeopleeverywherearewonderingwhetherEuropeanswouldlikethe

Americanrecreation.

Part3(Paras.9-18)

(1)Mainidea:TheFrenchgovernmentwelcomedEuroDisneywhiletheintellectualswere

notpleasedwiththeproject.TheDisneyorganizationtriedallmeanstomaketheEuro

DisneymoreEuropeanbutprovideabasicallyAmericanexperienceforthosewhoseek

it.

(2)Devicesfordevelopingit?General-specific(总分法)

Generalstatement:Ontheotherhand,thiseffortisnotbeingtakentoofarbymaking

EuroDisneyhaveafewAmericantouches.

Specifics:1.Provide.

Dealwith—andperhapsevenoffendingmustaches.

Paras.(15-16)

III.LanguagePoints

Expressions

1.toseekworkwith(anorganization)(L.3)在(某单位)求职

e.g.Toseekworkwithafamouscompany,youmustgetreadytomeetwithfierce

competitionandchallengesfromallsides.

在有声望的大公司求职，你必须做好准备迎接激烈的竞争以及来自各方面的挑战。

2.toshaveoff(L.3)剃去；削去

e.gShesaidtomeonthephone,“Mybiggestwishisgetafacelifttoshavetenyearsoff

myage.”

她在电话上对我说：“我的最大愿望就是整一次容，使自己年轻十岁J

3.totakesb.tocourt(L.6)对某人提起诉讼

e.g.Itisanindicationofincreasedlegalawarenessamongthepublicthatordinarypeople

begintotakesomegovernmentagenciestocourt.

普通百姓开始把某些政府部门告上法庭，这是公众法制观念增强的体现。

4.acastof12,000(L.11)一支由12000人组成的演员队伍

e.g.Thisfilmiswellworthseeing,foritscast,amongothers,iscrowdedwithstarsand

superior.

这部电影很值得一看，单演员阵容就明星云集，很是强大。

5.toputsth.before/aheadofsth.else(L.14)认为....比......更重要

e.g.Anationshouldputthepeople'sinterestbeforeeverythingelse,andinturnthepeople

shouldputthenation'sinterestaheadofanythingelse.

国家应以人民利益为重，而人民要以国家利益为先。

6.tobeuntroubledabout...(L.25)对....不担忧

e.g.Betroubledaboutaffairsofthestatebeforeothers;

Beindulgedinthecomfortoflifeafterothers.

先天下之忧而忧;后天下之乐而乐。

7.tomakeaseriesofconcessions(L.27)做出一系列的让步

e.g.ApermanentcurefortheproblemoftheMiddleEastconflictdependsonwhetherboth

sidesarewillingtomakeheavyconcessionstothesensitiveissues.

中东冲突问题的彻底解决取决于双方是否肯就敏感问题作出重大让步。

8.tocomeintoservice(use,effect,force,power)(L.34)交付使用(生效、执政)

e.g.Everyofficialmustkeepitinmindthathe/shecomesintoofficetoservethepeople

withheartandsoulratherthanprofitfromthem.

每个官员必须牢记：当官是要全心全意为人民服务，而不是从他们身上牟利。

9.tobehitby/with...(L.39)遭遇到....打击/受到.....影响

e.g.Hitbytheincreasedenrollmentinsuccessiveyears,collegegraduatesfinditharderto

seekworkwithtraditionallygoodorganizations.

受到连年扩招的影响，大学毕业生发现要到传统意义上的好单位就职越来越难。

10.nottofindmanykindthingstosayaboutsth./sb.(L.41)对....没有好感

e.g.Oneisoldindeedwhenheorshealwaysfindsnokindthingstosayaboutwhatmost

youthsareseekingafter.

当一个人对多数青年人追求的东西总是没有好感时，那他/她真的老了。

11.inresponsetosth./inanswertosth.(L.46)响应某事；回应某事

e.g.Quiteafewteenagersoftengotoextremesinresponsetotheirparents'suggestions

thattheyshouldnotdosomething,thusdoingmorehurttotheirparents.

为数不少的青少年常常采取过激行为，作为对父母建议他们不要做某事的回应,

从而给父母造成了更大的伤害。

12.tofigureprominently/largelyin(L.50/L.72)在.....中占突出地位/

起突出作用

e.g.Accordingtotheexperts,thebitterestlessonlearnedfromthecurrenteducationisthat

intellectualtrainingfigurestoolargelyintheschoolworktoleaveroomformoral

culture.

据专家们讲，现行教育最惨痛的教训是，学校工作中过于突出了智育而忽视了德育。

13.tobetakentoofar(L.60)(某事)做得过分

e.g.Thedevelopmentofchildren'spotentialsshouldnotbetakentoofar;otherwise,itmay

becomeaburdenanddragonthem.

对儿童潜能的开发不能过分。否则，这种开发就会变成孩子们的负担与拖累。

14.asaconcessiontosth.(L.68)是对某事的让步

e.g.Ifyouhaveyourearsshuttowhatisgoingonoutsidethewindowasapainful

concessiontothechangeableworld,youwillfailtofeelthepleasantsurprisefromthe

outsideworld.

如果你两耳不闻窗外事是给变幻莫测的世界作出痛苦的让步，那你就感受不到来

自外界的惊喜。

15.inaflash(L.71)转眼间；一眨眼

e.g.Believeitornot,ideascreategreatfiguresthatoccurtotheirmindsinaflash.Acase

inpointisthestoryofWatt.

信不信由你，闪念造就伟人。瓦特的故事就是最好的例证。

16.tobeanotherprizeforsb.(L.74)对某人来说是又一收获

e.g.Behonestwithothersandyouwillfindyourreward.Oneprizeforyouisyour

freedomfromguilt;andalargecircleoffriendsisanotherprizeforyou.

为人诚信会使你收益多多。收益之一是没有负疚感；而朋友多则是收益之二。

17.toputsth.atthetopofalistofthingstodo(L.75)把某事作为要处理事务的

首选

e.g.Whenonehasmanythingstomind,itiswiseofhimtoputthemostpressingatthe

topofalistofmatterstodealwith.

当一个人有许多事情要专注时•，明智的做法是把最紧迫的事作为要处置事务的首

选。

Patternsforyoutouseasmodels

l.Typicalpatternsforfurnishinganillustrationofsth.:

原句：Thecaseisanilluslralionofsomeofthedelicateculturalissuesihecompanyfacesas

itgetsreadytoopenitsthemepark20miles(32kilometers)eastofParisinfive

monthsHime.(L.9)

迪斯尼公司正准备五个月后在巴黎以东20英里(32公里)的地方修建一个主题

公园，而这一案子正说明了公司面临的一些文化方面的棘手问题。

句型提炼：

Thecase(of...)isanillustrationofsth.delicate/sticky/difficultsb.facesashe/

she…

正当某人.....，而这一(.......)案子正说明了某人面临的某一棘手问题/难题。

应用：a.Thecaseoffakemilkpowderisanillustrationoftheimperfectnessofourlegal

systemwefaceasourcountryisexperiencinganoverallconversionoftheplanned

economyintothemarket-basedeconomy.

我国正经历着从计划经济向市场经济全面转轨，而假奶粉案正说明了我们所面

临的法制不健全的问题。

应用：b.Theanti-dumpingcaseisanillustrationofsomeofthedelicatetradeproblemsour

enterprisesfaceastheygetreadytoenlargetheirshareoftheinternational

commerce.

我国企业正准备扩大在世界贸易中所占的份额，而这一反倾销案正说明了它们

所面临的一些贸易方面的棘手问题。

2.Typicalpatternsforrevealingthefocusofsb.'smindonsth.:

原句：Forallitsconcernaboutanditsdefenseagainst•••,France'sSocialist

governmenthasbeenuntroubledabout…andhasbeenmoreconcernedabout…

(L.22)

尽管对......感到不安，尽管要保护.....不受.......，法国的社会党政府

对.....并不担忧，而是更多地关心......

句型提炼：

Forallhis/her+anounphrase,sb.is(more)adj./v-ed+prep,phrase.

尽管.....,某人却(更多地)......

应用：a.Foralltheirstrongresentmentatsocialmalpractices,somepeopleinoursocietyare

perfectlycontent/satisfiedwiththeirgainsatotherpeople'sexpenseandtheir

commissionsforimproperdeals.

社会上有些人，尽管对社会的不正之风很不满，却对自己占的小便宜和吃的不

正当回扣心满意足。

应用：b.尽管贪官显得很关心人民的冷暖，而他们一直更关心自己仕途的升迁和个人财

富的积累。

Foralltheirapparentconcernwiththewell-beingofthepeople,thecorruptofficials

havebeenmoreconcernedabouttheiradvancementincareerandtheirbuildupof

personalwealth.

3.Typicalpatternsforshowingsb・'sarguments：

原句：Officialspointout,forexample,ihatSleepingBeauty'scaslle,ihecentralfeatureofthe

themepark,isbasednotonHollywood,assomemightthink,butontheillustrationsina

medievalEuropeanbook.(L.51)

公司的行政人员指出，例如,睡美人的城堡这个主题公园的中心建筑不是像一些人

所想的那样根据好莱坞的作品创造的，而是根据一本欧洲中世纪的书中的插图建造

的。

句型提炼：

Sb.pointsout/arguesthatsth.,anoun(phrase),isv-ed+not+prep,phrase(or:adj.+

not+prep,phrase),assomemightthink,butprep,phrase.

某人指出/坚持认为，某事，即....•，不是像一些人所想的那样......，而是......

应用：a.Thetopachieverpointsoutthatsuccess,thefocusofeveryone?sconcern,is

dependentnotonluckandpowerfulconnections,assomemightthink,butonprofound

knowledgeandunusualwillpower.

这位顶尖成功人士指出，成功这个人人关注的焦点，不是像一些人所想的那样依

靠运气和背景，而是依靠渊博的知识和非凡的毅力。

应用：b.Thebestmindpointsoutthathappiness,thedreamofone'sdreams,isderivednot

frommoneyorpower,assomemightthink,butfromone'soutlookonitortheprocess

ofone'sstruggleforit.

这位智者指出，幸福这个人们的梦想之最，不是像一些人所想的那样源于金钱或

权势，而是源于人的幸福观或为之奋斗的过程。

IV.Writing

Topic:InspirationfromSomething

1.某事物给人们带来了益处

2.通过对比说明该事物带给我们的启迪

写作模式(对比说明文)

1)Withthequickeningpaceofsth.enablespeopletobenefitalotfromeachother.2)The

storyofforexample,teaches...howto...whilethesuccessin...provesthat...3)Sothe

wisestcourseofactionopentousis...4)TheotherdayIhappenedtointimeto•・,(故事的

起因)5)—6)(故事的发展)7)(故事的结果和作者的结论)8)Asacontrast,wemay

considermysimilarbutearlierexperiencewith•••9)(故事的起因)10)—11)(故事的发展)12)

(故事的结果和作者的结论)

Topic:InspirationfromExchangesacrossCultures

1)跨文化交流给各国人民带来了益处；

2)通过对比说明异国文化给我们的启示。

参考范文：

1)Withthequickeningpaceofglobalization,exchangesacrossculturesenablepeoplesto

benefitalotfromeachother.2)ThestoryofLeiFeng,forexample,teachestheforeignershowto

integrateone'saspirationsintotheprosperityofhis/hernationwhilethesuccessinBillGates'

lifeprovesthatthegenuinecoreofone'scompetenceservesasthekeytolaughinglastinthe

worldofcompetition.3)Sothewisestcourseofactionopentousistoabsorbfromsuch

exchangesasmuchenlightenmentaspossible.

4)TheotherdayIhappenedtodineinarestaurantintimetoseealittleboyfalloffachair

andstartcryingonend.5)Hismothertriedtocoaxhimtostopcrying,butwithoutsuccess.6)So

sheresortedtohertrumpcard,asmanyotherChinesewomendo,askingherhusbandtotakepart

inhereffortswhilesayingtoherson,“Oh,myhoney,donotcry.It'sthechairthatismuchto

blame.Look,yourdadiskickingit."7)Eventually,shesucceededinstoppingtheboyfrom

crying;butalsomadeitrootedinhislittlemindthatone'sfailureisduelargelytoothersrather

thanone'sself.

8)Asacontrast,wemayconsidermysimilarbutearlierexperiencewithalittleforeigngirl

inthesamerestaurant.9)Whilediningwithherparentsatthetablenexttomine,thelittlegirl,

perhapsseizedwiththeattractionoftheChinesebean-curdwithhotpepper,tookabigswallowof

itjustassoonasitwasserved.10)Butnosoonerhadsheeatenthecurdthanshestartedgasping

hard,withherlittlehandspullingtheburningtonguealloutofherwide-openedmouthandbig

teardropsrunningdownherredcheeks.11)Muchtomyshock,herparentswentonwiththeir

deliciousmealsasifnothinghadhappened.12)WhenIwentovertocomfortthepoorgirl,

however,theysmilinglydeclinedmykindnessforthesimplereasonthatthediverseflavorsoflife

hadtobetriedinperson.

SectionB

I.ReadingSkills

1.DenotationandConnotation(Review)

WetalkedaboutdenotationandconnotationinUnit10,Band3.Bothdenotationand

connotationconcerntheunderstandingofwordmeanings.Denotationistheliteralmeaningofa

word-whatyoufindinadictionary.Connotation,ontheotherhand,istheimpliedmeaningofa

word—whatawordsuggeststoyou,orwhatitmakesyoufeel,whatitmakesyouthinkof.

Fortheword"die”,forexample,thedenotationis“stopliving”.Butinthesentence”Some

dieat30butarenotburieduntilthey're70”,theword"die"connotes"stoplivingspiritually^^or

“stopgrowingintellectually."Anotherexampleistheword“black”,whichmeans“thedarkest

color"or"thelackoflight”.Whatwehavebeenstudyinguptothispointthen,arethedenotation

ofthisword—thatis,whatthewordliterallymeans.Goingbeyonddenotation,wecan

understandthat"blackisbeautifuF,andthathavingabusiness“intheblack“isalsoagoodthing.

Ontheotherhand,youwouldn'twanttobeknownas“theblacksheep“ofyourfamilyorto

havepeoplethinkyourheartwas"black”.Aswesee,evenasimplewordnamingacolorcanhave

awiderangeofpossiblemeanings,dependingonhowweuseit.Thisiswhatismeantby

connotation,theimpliedorsuggestedmeaningofaword.

Awriterhasmanyoptionsinchoosingwordstomakeapoint,andwehavetobeawarethat

thewriter'schoiceofonewordoverasimilaronecaninfluenceuswhenweread.Infact,writers

canmakeusfeelthewaytheywantustofeelthroughconnotationsofwords.Dictionariesdonot

usuallyincludeintheirdefinitionsalltheconnotationsofaword.Thafswhereourknowledgeof

awordcomes.Themorewecandevelopasenseofconnotation,themorewewillunderstandhow

awritercaninlluenceouremotionalreactionstowords.

ReadcarefullythefollowingsentencestakenfromPassageA,payingcloseattentiontothe

underlinedwordsinthem.Theyallhavecleardenotations,buteachhasanumberofconnotations.

Findoutthedenotationofthewordandatleastoneofitsconnotations.

Example1

Thecaseisanillustrationofsomeofthedelicateculturalissuesthecompanyfacesas...

(Paragraph6,PassageA,Unit9)

Denotation:easilymadeill;needingcarefulhandling

Connotation(s):sensitive;difficultorhardtodealwith

Example2

Forallitsconcernaboutforeignculturalinvasionanditsdefenseagainstthepollutionof

theFrenchlanguagebyEnglishwords,...(Paragraph8,passageA,Unit9)

Denotation:

invasion:anattackinwarwhentheenemyspreadsintoandtriestocontrolacountry

pollution:theactionofpollutingorthestateofbeingpolluted

Connotation(s):

invasion:intrusion;stronginfluence

pollution:makingsomethingbecomenotpure;makingsomethingamixtureof

Example3

TheopeningofEasternEuropeisanotherprizeforthecompany,whichthinksthat

millionsofpeoplewillputDisneylandatthetopofalistofplacestovisitontheirfirsttripto

WesternEurope.(Paragraph17,passageA,Unit9)

Denotation:areward

Connotation(s):anadvantage

2.Practice

ReadcarefullythefollowingsentencesfromPassageB,payingcloseattentiontothe

underlinedwordsinthem.Theyallhavecleardenotations,buteachhasanumberofconnotations.

Writethedenotationofthewordanditsconnotations.Notethatthesourcesaremarkedoutin

bracketssothatyoumaybeawareofthecontexts.

(1)TheEuroDisneyCorporation,acknowledgingthatitselaboratethemeparkhadnotperformed

asstronglyasexpected,...(Para.1)

Denotation:___________________________

Connotation(s):_______________

Answers:

carryoutaduty;actorshow

work,oroperate

(2)Butsincethentheparkhasbeenhitbyanumberofproblems.(Para.3)

Denotation:____________________________

Connotation(s):______________

Answers:

strike;comeagainstwithforce

meet;facewith

(3)TheannouncementamountedtoanextraordinaryreversalforEuroDisney,...(Para.6)

Denotation:________________

Connotation(s):_________________________

Answers:

cometo,reachto

beequalto;bethesameas

(4)Thelong-termacceptanceisstrong,therestisjustdetails.(Para.7)

Denotation:_____________________________

Connotation(s):_______________________

Answers:

pointsorfactsaboutsomething

unimportantsmallpoints

(5)ThemainproblemconfrontingEuroDisneyappearstobemanagingitscostsandfindingan

appropriatepricelevelforitsover5,000hotelrooms.(Para.10)

Denotation:___________________________________

Connotation(s):

Answers:

succeedindoing;runortakechargeof

control

ILLanguagePoints

1.elaborate:a.containingalotofcarefuldetailormanydetailedparts精巧的;详尽的

e.g.l.Thebeautyofthiskindofpatterningisthatyoucanproducereallyexcitingandelaborate

designswiththesimplestmachines.

这种图案结构的美就在于你可以用最简单的机器制造出令人激动的、复杂的设计。

e.g.2.Shemadeelaboratepreparationsfortheparty,butnooneshowedup.

她为了聚会精心准备，但是一个人也没来。

2.sustain:v.1.sufferorexperience(esp.damageorloss)忍受,经得起

2.keep(sth.)inexistence维持

e.g.l.Viciouslybeaten,hesustainedseriousinjuryleadingtomajorbrainsurgeryand

permanentdisability.

这场毒打让他受了重伤，做了很大的脑外科手术并留下了永久性的残疾。

e.g.2.Theboatstrandedontherocksandtheboatmanhadtosustainhimselfwithlivefish

beforerescuecame.

船在岩石上搁浅，船夫在遇救前只好靠活鱼维持生命。

3.gearup:prepare(sth.orsb.)foraction(使)准备好，作好安排

e.g.l.Nomatterwhattheproject,we'regeareduptohelpyouachieveyourobjectives.

不管这是什么项目，我们已经准备好帮助你实现你的目标。

e.g.2.Iftheindustryhadtakentheadvicethatweputforwardthreeorfouryearsago,itwould

havebeenwellgeareduptomeetthepresentchallenge.

如果这行业在三、四年前就采纳我们提出的建议,它就完全能准备好应付目前的挑战。

4.warnsb.againststh.:advise(sb.)toavoid告诫，提醒(某人)以防备(……的危险等)

e.g.l.Themotherwarnedherdaughteragainstgoingoutsidealoneatnight.

这位母亲提醒女儿晚上不要单独出去。

e.g.2.Butatthesametimethepresidentwarnedagainstmassmovementsofpeoplewhichwill

createpressuresandcouldbringinstability.

但总统同时告诫要防备会造成压力、带来不稳定的大规模人群迁移。

5.amountto:1.seemtobeinfact;beequalto等于,相当于

2.makeatotalof(afigure)合计,共计

e.g.l.Wastingyourowntimeamountstocommittingsuicide.

浪费自己的时间就等于自杀。

e.g.2.Thelossamountedtotenmilliondollars.

损失总计1,000万美元。

6.reactto:feelandexpresstheeffectof;respondto(sth.orsb.);actina

particularwayasadirectresultofsth.else(对...)作出反应

e.g.l.Ifcompanieshadreactedtoearlysignsofslowdownwithlargecutsinproductionand

investment,thesituationwouldhavebeendifferent.

要是公司对经济放缓的早期迹象作出大幅度削减生产和投资的反应，形势就会不一

样了。

e.g.2.Heistheonewhohasreactedtosuccessbybecomingobsessiveaboutpeaceandquiet,

abouttakingmoretimetoreadandwrite.

他就是这样一个人，面对成功时他的反应就是，着迷于平静与安宁，用更多的时间

阅读和写作。

7.besuperiorto:bebetterthan优于

e.g.l.Hehastheunshakeablefaithinwomen'sabilitytoorganize,tobecaringandtobe,justin

somanyways,superiortomen.

他坚信妇女的组织能力、关心别人的能力等许许多多方面都优于男人。

e.g.2.Despitetheriskoflossofface,theJapanesesoonrealizedthatPerry9sshipswerefar

superiortotheirown.

尽管他们要冒丢脸的风险，日本人不久意识到佩里的船远远要比他们自己的好。

8.ona/an...basis:inawayinwhichsth.isarrangedororganized以.方式

e.g.l.Youmayfindyouhavearoomorroomsinyourownhousewhichcaneasilybeconverted

onatemporarybasisforanexhibition.

你会发现你家中的某个或某些房间可以很容易地改成暂时的展览厅。

e.g.2.Doyouhavetotravelonaregularbasisoronlyoccasionally?

你是经常旅行呢，还是偶尔去旅行？

9.inthelongterm:overalongperiodoftime从长远来说，长期来说

e.g.l.Inthelongterm,toomuchdrinkcancausehighbloodpressureandstomachdisorders.

从长远来说，喝酒过多会导致高血压和胃病。

e.g.2.Butinthelongtermheopenedthewaytothegreatrevolutioninindustrythatcamewith

theadvancesonhisoriginalidea.

但从长远来说，他打开了通向这场工业上的伟大革命的道路。这场革命随着他的独

创性思想的发展而来到了。

10.hangover:threatenorbethefateof(sth.orsb.);belikelysoontohavean

effecton(sb.);surround(sth.),aswithfear,doubt,etc.

(威胁、危险等)临头，笼罩，迫近

e.g.l.Thethreatofwarhungoverthiscountryforalmostoneyear.

战争的威胁在这个国家持续了近一年。

e.g.2.Theheavycloudofdisappointmentseemedtohangoverthewholeproceedings.

失望的阴云似乎笼罩着整个诉讼。

11.accountfor:X.formthetotalof;be(指数量等)占

2.explain解释，说明(原因等)

e.g.l.Overseasear