現(xiàn)代大學英語精讀2 lesson10

1、 the richer, the poorerintroduction to the textn1. comparison and contrastna good example of comparison and contrast: it concentrates on the differences of the two sisters different lifestyles and experiences from childhood to old age.nthe climax is their reunion in old age, when they, for the first

2、 time, seem to share similar opinions on life.introduction to the textn2. point of viewnfrom lotties point of view. nlottie: all work and no play make a satisfactory life in ones old age. nbess: eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.discussionn1. what is so called “moonlight goddess” in the mo

3、dern society? whats their opinion and behavior toward life and work?n2. do you remember walt disneys animated movie named “the ants and grasshopper”, which one do you like - the ants or the happy grasshopper?n3. whom do you agree with - lotties life experience or bess happy but poor life? why? for t

4、hem who is richer and who is poorer?n4. what is work for - earn money/ house/ bank account/ for your old age/ for your parents and children?nor for spend money/ enjoy life?n5. one of my friends once saw a car accident and an innocent person died. she was shocked by the scene and felt great pity for

5、the young victim. then after her work she bought something beautiful and expensive she dreamed but never spent for. she also had a good meal in a decent caf. whats your comment on her unusual act?n1.ambition: desire for advancement or distinction, or for specific attainmentnbe full of ambition nambi

6、tious: adj. full of ambition neg: he is ambitious of success in life.n2.clarity: clearnessnclarify: make or become clearer to see or easier to understand =(refine simplify explain)neg: can you clarify the situation?nclarification: n.n3.conscience: moral sense of right and wrong na clear conscience 無

7、愧于心nsearch ones conscience 捫心自問自我反省nstir the conscience 喚起的良心nupon my conscience憑良心說non ones conscience: causing one feelings of guiltnconscientious: adj. =(righteous faithful responsible cautious)n4.contrast: n. (to) difference so revealed, thing or person having noticeably different qualitiesnv. (

8、with) set in opposition to reveal contrastncompare and contrast比較對比nin/by contrast（一般用于句子開頭）nin contrast to/with 與相比與相反n5.dismal: causing or showing gloom; miserablen=(gloomy depressing)ndismal weather nthe news was as dismal as ever.n這消息還是叫人提不起精神na dismal performance in the election n在選舉中差勁的表現(xiàn)n6. e

9、mbrace: n. the act of holding sb. close to you as a sign of lovenv. hold closely in the arms as a sign of affection n=(accept adopt include grasp comprise etc.)neg: she embraced her son before leaving.nembrace an offer, opportunitynthe term mankind embraces men, women and children.n人類一詞包括男人，女人和兒童n7.

10、emerge: come up or out into view ; become known or recognized =(appear arise)nantonym :submerge n. emergenceneg: the moon emerged from behind the clouds.nno new evidence emerged during the enquiry. nemerge into在里出現(xiàn) n8.enhance: increase (the good qualities of sb/sth); make (sb/sth) look bettern=(boos

11、t improve enrich)neg: enhance the status, reputation, position of sb. nthose clothes do nothing to enhance her appearance.n9.fantasy: u imagination when completely unrelated to reality =fancyneg: live in a fantasy world nc product of the imagination; wild or unrealistic notionneg: stop looking for a

12、 perfect job, its just a fantasy.nfantastic: adj. wild and strange; impossible to carry out, not practical ;口excellent very large extraordinary =fantastical neg: fantastic dreams/stories nfantastic proposalnshe is a fantastic swimmer.ntheir wedding cost a fantastic amount of money.nfantasticate: vt.

13、 n10.frugal: careful and thrifty with money and food ; of life in which such care is shown生活儉樸的；costing little small in quantityn eg: a frugal housekeeper n they lived a very frugal existence, avoiding all luxuries.na frugal meal of bread and cheesenfrugally: adv. frugality: n.n11.grieve: cause grea

14、t sorrow to sb. feel a deep sorrow because of lossn eg: your mother is grieved by your refusal to return home.n their daughter died over a year ago, but they are still grieved.ngrieve for/ over /about sb(sth)因（失去）感到悲痛ngrieve at/over/about sth（對某事）感到后悔ngrievous: adj. causing suffer; (of sth bad) seve

15、re or seriousn eg: grievous news/ losses/ wrongs/pain/wounds/fault/crimen12.indulge: allow oneself to have what he likes or wants; to satisfy; allow sb to enjoy the pleasure of sthneg: they indulge their child too much; its bad for his character.nwill you indulge my curiosity and tell me how much it

16、 cost?n indulge in a long hot bath nindulgent: adj. inclined to indulge eg: indulgent parents nindulgence: n. state of being allowed whatever one wants ;hobby n13.miserly:1)like a miser; mean or selfish 2)barely adequateneg: miserly habits nmiserly allowance/share/portionnmiser: n. n14.threadbare: 1

17、)(of clothes )worn thin; shabby 2)too often used or too well known to be effective n eg: a threadbare carpet/coatn a threadbare joke/argument/plotn15.wistful: full of or expressing sad or vague longing(尤指過去的或不可得的事物 )n =sorrowful/ desirous n eg: wistful eyena wistful moodnwistfully: adv. signing wist

18、fully發(fā)愁的嘆息n16.freshman =freshernsophomore junior senior graduategypsynthe gypsies, or romani, first appeared in western europe in the early 15th century. linguistic evidence points to several group migrations from the indian subcontinent, the first possibly around 390bc.gypsynmost gypsies lived in t

19、ents, though travelling vans were adopted by some from the mid nineteenth century.gypsys occupationsnthe following occupations were commonly practised by gypsies, who provided goods and services to local communities in the course of their travels. the terms dealer and general dealer were frequently

20、used by gypsies from the late 19th century, but the terms were also used to describe other traders and shopkeepers. nhawker, licensed hawker, pedlar nbasket maker, mat maker, beehive maker, brush maker, chair bottomer, sieve bottomer ntinker, tinman, razor grinder, knife grinder ndealer, general dea

21、ler, marine store dealer, wardrobe dealer npeg maker, umbrella mender, chimney sweep, horse dealer phrasesn1.lottie had a bank account that had never grown lean.n=lottie always had quite a sum of money deposited in the bank.nlean (adj.) :small in amount or quality; meagren2.she looked after babies,

22、she ran errands for the old.n=she earned some money by babysitting and making short trips for the old people.ngo on/run errands for sb : to go somewhere for other people to take a message , to buy sth. to deliver goods, etc.neg: when i was a child, i liked to run errands for my parents. n3.when the

23、dimes began to add up to dollars, she lost her taste for sweets.n=when her saving grew considerably, she was too old to want candy any more.nadd up to : to amount to; to lead to a particular resultneg: these numbers add up to 100.nadd (sth.) up : calculate the total of (two or more numbers or amount

24、s)neg: add up all the money i owe you.nadd to sth : increase sth.neg: the bad weather add to our difficulties.nadd to (idiom) 1)add fuel to flamesn2)add insult to injuryn4.bess grieved because she had no child, not having sense enough to know she was better off without them.n=bess felt sorry that sh

25、e had no children. she was not sensible and practical enough to know that with children, their conditions would have been worse still.nbe better off : to have more money =be wealthy/richnbe badly offn5.the years, after forty, began to race.n=after one reach forty, one grew old rapidly.n6.lottie, tra

26、pped by the blood tie,nblood tie :family relationshipn7.when she was through the room looked so fresh and .nbe through (with sth./sb.) : to finish; to have no further relationshipneg: im through with all the painting.n we hope you are through with drugs.n8.she knew she would have redo that room, too

27、, and went about doing it eagerly.ngo about sth./doing sth : to start working on sth.neg :how should we go about planting these trees?n he went about improving his pronunciation.n9.youve too much catching up to do waste a minute of a waking hour feeling sorry for yourself.n=youve got to do too many

28、things to make up for what youve missed in life, so you shouldnt waste a minute on self-pity.nwaste sth. (in) doing sth./on sth.: to use more of sth. than necessary or usefulneg: youve just wasting your time trying to talk him out of the idea.n she never wasted her money on fancy clothes.nwaking hou

29、rs: the hours when you are not sleepingn10.i know im too old to kick up my heels,.nkick up ones heels: to be relaxed and enjoy oneself; to die neg: he plans to kick up his heels and go on a trip to europe when he finishes his book.n he kicked up his heels by a sudden shoot.nkick ones heel: to have nothing to do while waiting for sb./sth.neg: were just kicking our heels until the next semester begins.vocabulary exercisesn1. the teacher wishes to speak to you _ your being late for the class.na. with regard