大學(xué)英語第三單元講解

1、Unit 3 Text AI. Part Division of the Text PartsPara(s).Main Ideas1135In a fast-food restaurant, Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager.236108In the Thompson family dining room, Father embarrassed Diane by persuading a work-mate into pressing his son to ask her to th

2、e senior prom.3109130In an office at Heidis high school, Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an official about how bright she was.II. Further Understanding 1. For Part 11. Group PresentationStudents work in pairs. One student tries to describe Heidis attitudes toward her father according to her

3、speech at the very beginning of the play. Then the other student makes a speech to class.2. For Part 21. True or False1. Diane disliked Kyle and did not want to go to the senior prom with him. (= FDiane liked Kyle and wanted to go to the senior prom with him.)2. Mother thought the children should re

4、spect their father. (= T)3. Dan Lucas invited Father to have lunch at the French restaurant on Third Road. (= FFather invited Dan Lucas to have lunch at the French restaurant on Third Road.)4. Dan Lucas promised to ask his son to make a phone call to Diane because Father told him Diane was intereste

5、d in his son. (= T)5. As an honor student, Diane was pleased with the result. (= FAs an honor student, Diane was humiliated with the result.)3. For Part 31. Group DiscussionStudents form groups of three to four, and find out what Father said in the office. Then find out the response of Heidi and Mrs

6、. Higgins. Discuss why they seemed to have different topics and what they thought during the interview.(= In the office Father boasted to Mrs. Higgins how bright Heidi was. He listed several examples. He kept on talking even though Mrs. Higgins was not interested in the topic. He showed a typical ex

7、ample of a proud father.Mrs. Higgins wanted to get down to business and finished the interview. So her topics focused on the enrolment of a new student. As she was frequently interrupted by Father, she got impatient and a little annoyed. But she tried to be polite and not to hurt the feelings of a p

8、roud father.Heidi was embarrassed when her father boasted to Mrs. Higgins. She tried to stop her father, but her father ignored her. She couldnt understand her fathers pride.) III. Difficult Sentences1. (Title) “Father Knows Better”1. What does “Father knows better.” mean?(=“Father knows better.” or

9、 “Father, you know better than that.” literally means Father was wise enough not to do something. Actually it does not have this meaning. It means Father was not wise when he meddled with his childrens affairs.)2. How many times does this sentence occur in the text? What can you infer from the sente

10、nce?(=This sentence occurs six times in the text. The children said it satirically to show their disapproval of Fathers meddling with their affairs. )2. (LL.3940) “Im sure hes a good worker but a typical teenager, if you know what I mean.”1. What did Father mean by saying this?(=Father was proud of

11、his son as he thought his son would work well, but he was a little worried that his son was a boy and he might make some mistakes in his work.)2. What was the managers response?(=As a young man, the manager didnt understand a fathers feeling, and showed no interests.)3. (LL.4243) “And I assure you t

12、hat if there are any subjects that need to be addressed, Sean and I will have a man-to-man talk.”1. What is a man-to-man talk?(=A talk that takes place between two men, especially two men who need to discuss a serious personal matter.)2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.(=你放心，要是有什么問題需要解決的話，我和肖恩會(huì)開

13、誠(chéng)布公地談一談的。)4. (LL.6061) “If that sort of thing happened only once in a while, it wouldnt be so bad. Overall, I wouldnt want to trade my dad for anyone elses.”What can you infer from the sentence?(=Father was always meddling with his childrens affairs, and the children disliked it. However, the childr

14、en loved Father and if he interfered with their affairs only once in a while, they could bear it. )5. (LL.9192) “Through clenched teeth, the words are in a monotone and evenly spaced.”Translate the sentence into Chinese.(=咬緊牙，一字一頓地說。)6. (L.134) “Why back in my day ”1. Paraphrase the sentence.(=Well,

15、 when I was young, we didnt behave like that.)2. What does the sentence imply?(=It implies a gap between the young generation and the older generation.)7. (L.138) “Get this over with, more likely.”1. What is the correct order of this sentence?(=It is more likely to get this over with. )2. Translate

16、the sentence into Chinese.(=還不如說，是把這份罪受完算了。)8. (LL.166168) “And its not just one of us whove felt the heavy hand of interference. Oh, no, all three of us live in constant dread knowing that at any time disaster can strike”Translate the sentence into Chinese.(=不止我一個(gè)人深受他橫加干預(yù)之苦。哦，絕非我一個(gè)人。我們兄妹三個(gè)整天提心吊膽，知道

17、倒霉的是隨時(shí)可能來臨)7 / 7文檔可自由編輯打印Unit 3 Text BLanguage Study1. (Para. 2) “I made some comment about him, but I got the typical teenager guttural sigh and Katie rolled her eyes at me as if to say, Oh Dad, you are so out of it ”. Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=“我說了幾句評(píng)論他的話，但是得到的卻是十幾歲孩子慣用的用喉音低聲發(fā)出的嘆

18、息。凱蒂對(duì)著我翻白眼，似乎在說，喔，爸，你怎么這么閉塞?！?2. (Para. 2) comment:1. n. a written or spoken remark giving an opinion* Wed like to invite your comments on our performance.博客帶來了素不相識(shí)之人作出的討厭的評(píng)論。(=With blogs come nasty comments made by someone you hardly know.)2. v. express an opinion about sb. or sth.*Dear friends, ki

19、ndly comment on my essay on values.他評(píng)論說這本小說是美國(guó)文學(xué)的杰作。(=He commented that this novel was a masterpiece in American literature.)3. (Para. 6) rely on: depend upon sb. or sth. to do what you need or expect them to do*More employers are relying on pre-employment testing to help them make smarter hiring de

20、cisions.傳統(tǒng)的廣告依靠諸如電視、雜志等媒體去接觸盡可能多的觀眾。(=Traditional advertising has relied on such media as television and magazines to read the greatest number of audience possible.)4. (Para. 6) define: vt. give the distinguishing characteristics of; state precisely the meaning of*Have scientists defined the age of

21、earth precisely?你如何定義成功與你的幸福感有很大關(guān)系?(=How you define success has a lot to do with your sense of happiness?)5. (Para. 6) apart from: in addition to; except for*Apart from being too large, this house is too far away from public transportation.盡管出了車禍，但除了一些擦傷，她沒有受傷。(=Apart from a few bruises, she was unh

22、urt despite the car accident.)6. (Para. 7) As telephones became ubiquitous in the last century, users adults and teenagers alike found a form of privacy and easy communication unknown to Alexander Graham Bell or his daughters. Paraphrase the sentence. (=The popularity of telephones in the last centu

23、ry enables the users, both adults and teenagers, to keep their privacy and communicate easily, which is quite beyond Alexander Graham Bell or his daughters expectations.)7. (Para. 7) alike:1. adj. similar, like one another*The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod.雖然這些綿羊看起來很相像，但那位老人仍能一一區(qū)別。 (=Much

24、as the sheep look alike, the old man can tell one from another.)2. adv. in a similar way*Laws treat all people alike, be they foreign visitors or local VIPs.我相信北京將向運(yùn)動(dòng)員、現(xiàn)場(chǎng)觀眾和全世界的電視觀眾一樣證明，這是一塊神奇的土地。(=I believe that Beijing will prove to be a land of wonders to athletes, spectators and the worldwide te

25、levision audience alike. )8. (Para. 9) popularity: n. the quality of being well liked or admired*Despite its popularity, 90 percent of Chinese can't pronounce the Chinese character囧, according to an online survey. 教育展在高中畢業(yè)生及其家長(zhǎng)中非常受歡迎。(=The education exhibition enjoyed huge popularity among high

26、school graduates and their parents.)9. (Para. 9) trend: n. a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing*Economic globalization has become a general trend.2001年，紐約引領(lǐng)了禁止駕駛時(shí)使用移動(dòng)電話的潮流。(=In 2001, New York led the trend towards some sort of prohibition on mobile phone use while drivi

27、ng. )10. (Para. 9) impact: n. strong effect or influence*The war had a devastating impact on Europe.電腦對(duì)現(xiàn)代生活產(chǎn)生了很大影響。(=The computer has made a great impact on modern life.)11. (Para. 9) mobile: adj. not fixed in one position, able to move freely or be moved easily from place to place*Mobile hospitals

28、were urgently needed in the earthquake-stricken area.在北京幾乎每三人中就有一人屬于流動(dòng)人口。(=Nearly one of every three people in Beijing belongs to the mobile population.)12. (Para. 11) consume: vt. use (time, energy, fuel, etc.)*The toilets in a busy restaurant can consume a lot of water, so it's important to in

29、stall low-flow units.從現(xiàn)在起中國(guó)將出口更少的高能耗產(chǎn)品。(=From now on China will export fewer high energy consuming products.)13. (Para. 12) Baby boomers who warned decades ago that their out-of-touch parents couldnt be trusted now sometimes find themselves raising children who thanks to the Internet and the cellpho

30、ne consider Mom and Dad to be clueless, too.Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=嬰兒潮中誕生的人幾十年前曾警告說，他們的父母脫離時(shí)代，不能信任?，F(xiàn)在他們自己也有了孩子，這些孩子由于互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和手機(jī)的緣故，也認(rèn)為爸媽一無所知。)14. (Para. 13) and the like: and so on*My drawer is full of pens, books and the like.孩子們?cè)谕袃核軐W(xué)習(xí)唱歌、跳舞、繪畫及諸如此類的東西。(=Children can learn singing, danc

31、ing, drawing and the like at the daycare center.)15. (Para. 13) opportunity: n. a chance to do something*This is a good opportunity to apply what youve learned in class to practical work.很遺憾他錯(cuò)過了出國(guó)旅游的機(jī)會(huì)。(=Its a pity that he missed the opportunity to travel abroad.)16. (Para. 16) prompt: vt. make (sb.

32、) decide to do sth.*My interest in the position of Supply Manager has prompted me to forward my resumé for your consideration.一再降息緣于最近的經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)。(=The repeated interest cuts were prompted by the recent economic crisis.)17. (Para. 17) interview: n. (of a reporter, etc.) have a meeting with (sb.) for

33、questions，opinions，etc.*What questions should I ask during a job interview?別人羨慕她能采訪比爾蓋茨。(=Others envied her for landing an interview with Bill Gates.)18. (Para. 18) keep at bay: prevent (sb.) from coming close or prevent (sth. bad) from affecting you*She was furious but kept her anger at bay and con

34、tinued to plan her escape.人們種草來防止沙漠化。(=The desert is being kept at bay by grass planting.)19. (Para. 18) keep in the dark: not tell (sb.) sth. that you want to keep secret*Passengers are being kept in the dark over the pilots strike.貪婪的銀行鼓勵(lì)窮人們貸款卻不讓他們知道實(shí)際的貸款成本。(=Greedy banks encouraged poor people to borrow while keeping them