應用型大學英語綜合教程 第一冊 Unit8

1、上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 Book I應 用 型 大 學 英 語 系 列 教 程應 用 型 大 學 英 語 系 列 教 程 Application-oriented college English Course 2上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNext Language Skills Development Language in Use Enhancement of Language Abilities Unit EightTable of Contents3上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNextStarterText: Return to par

2、adise Working with words and phrasesDiscussionPractice: interpretingPractice: translationPractice: writingSurfing the InternetHighlightsTable of ContentsPart 1 Language Skills Development4上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNextHighlightsL: A song: yesterday once moreL: Three ways to save a marriageR: Return to

3、paradiseW: Compound-complex sentences (2)Internet work: Introducing the attractions in Paris Part 1 Language Skills Development5上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNext Listen to the song Listen to the song Yesterday Once MoreYesterday Once More and answer the and answer the following questions. following questi

4、ons.1. Have you ever heard the song before?2. Do you know the singer of the song?3. What is the song about?Yes, I have. / No, I havent.Yes, Its Karen Anne Carpenter. It is mainly about the recollecting of the good old time.1. Starter6上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNextTapescript1. Starter Yesterday Once Mor

5、eWhen I was young Id listen to the radioWaitin for my favorite songsWhen they played Id sing alongIt made me smileThose were such happy times and not so long agoHow I wondered where theyd goneBut theyre back again just like a long lost friendAll the songs I loved so wellEvery sha-la-la-la every wo-o

6、-wo-oStill shinesEvery shing-a-ling-a-ling that theyre starting to singsSo fine7Warm UpBackNextText Lead-in上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 Read the quotes of romance. Say if you agree with all these quotes. Then put them into Chinese. 愛情讓人忘卻時間，并隨著時間的推移而被遺忘。愛情讓人忘卻時間，并隨著時間的推移而被遺忘。 愛情會蒙蔽人的雙眼。愛情會蒙蔽人的雙眼。 真愛銘心，情義無價。真愛

7、銘心，情義無價。 愛情讓兩個愚蠢的人在一起。愛情讓兩個愚蠢的人在一起。 真愛到永遠。真愛到永遠。 患難之交見真情?；茧y之交見真情。 情人眼里出西施。情人眼里出西施。 8Read the text . Fill in the blanks with the numbers of the paragraphs.BackNextText Lead-in上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 Text OrganizationPartsParagraphsMain ideasPart 1Paras. _Part 2Paras. _Part 3Paras. _Part 4Para. _1234589Lis

8、as memories of their marriage three years agoChanges during the three yearsThe meeting between Lisa and JamesDecision of returning to paradise9Meaning: Lisa looked steadily out to the Caribbean Sea and felt the light wind gently blowing against her face. She shut her eyes and felt the white warm san

9、d between her uncovered toes. bare: a. 1) 裸露的；缺少遮蓋的；沒有保護的e.g. Dont walk on that broken glass with bare feet. The trees are bare in the winter. 2) 空的；幾乎空了的e.g. The room is bare of furniture.gaze: vi. 凝視，注視e.g. The child gazed at the toys in the shop window. n. 注視，凝視e.g. Under his intense gaze she fel

10、t uncomfortable. gaze out: 向外注視e.g. At night he would stand on the shore and gaze out to sea. faint: a. 微弱的；模糊的；暗淡的；隱約的e.g. Her breathing became faint. 2) （指想法等）模糊的，不明確的e.g. There is a faint hope that she may be cured. vi. 昏厥；昏倒e.g. He fainted from hunger. n. 昏厥；不省人事e.g. She fell to the ground in a

11、dead faint. breeze: n. 1) 微風e.g. There is not much breeze today. 2) 容易做的事物；容易享受的事物e.g. Some people think learning to drive is a breeze. beyond belief: 難以置信地；超出想象地e.g. The slum area was sordid and filthy beyond belief. I find his behavior irresponsible beyond belief. Similar expressions: beyond doubt

12、, beyond reach, beyond expression beyond repairbare和naked的區(qū)別：bare和naked都含“沒有衣物或必需的遮蔽物的”、“赤裸的”意思。naked 指“沒有必需物遮蓋的”、“全裸或身體某部分裸的”，語氣較強。 e.g. She was completely naked. （她一絲不掛。）bare 指“(指物)沒遮蔽物的”、“(指人)部分裸體的”。 e.g. a tree bare of leaves（光禿禿的樹）; bare arms（赤臂）上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNext1. Text: Return to Par

13、adiseReturn to Paradise 1 Lisa gazed out over the Caribbean Sea, feeling the faint breeze against her faceeyes shut, the white sand warm between her bare toes. The place was beautiful beyond belief, but it was still unable to ease the grief she felt as she remembered the last time she had been here.

14、Translation重返伊甸園 1 莉薩注視著加勒比海，感受著迎面吹來的微風她閉上雙眼，感受著裸露的腳趾間溫暖的沙粒。這個地方美得令人難以置信，但當她回憶起上一次在這里的情景時，這般美景仍然無法緩解她心中的傷痛。 Meaning: The place was so beautiful that its difficult for people to believe its real, but such a beautiful place still could not reduce her sadness when she recalled her marriage here with Ja

15、mes three years ago. 10上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 2 She had married James right here on this spot three years ago to the day. Dressed in a simple white shift dress, miniature white roses attempting to tame her long dark curls, Lisa had been happier than she had ever thought possible. James was even less for

16、mal but utterly irresistible in creased summer trousers and a loose white cotton shirt. His dark hair slightly ruffled and his eyes full of adoration as he looked at his bride-to-be. (To be continued) Translation Meaning: She had married James in just the same place where she stood now on the same d

17、ay three years ago. 1. Text: Return to ParadiseBackNext spot: n. 1) 地點，場所e.g. This is the spot where the two trucks collided. This is the spot where he was murdered. 2) 斑點，斑塊e.g. Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? 3) 圓形的斑點或污跡e.g. The boys white shirt was marked with spots of ink. to the day:

18、 恰好，一天也不差e.g. Strange enough they were the same age to the day. shift: n. 1) 寬松直筒連衣裙2) （位置、性質(zhì)、形式等的）改變，轉變e.g. There has been a shift in fashion from formal to more informal dress. vi./vt. 1) 改變位置或方向e.g. The tools shift around in the car boot every time we turn a corner. 2) 轉移或轉換某事物e.g. In August we s

19、hifted our furniture to Dublin. miniature: a. 微型的，縮小的e.g. The little girl has miniature furniture for her dolls. n. 1) 微型畫；（通常指）微型人畫像e.g. Mr. Hunter collects early English miniatures. 2) 微型復制品；微小模型e.g. He has a miniature of the Eiffel Tower on his desk. tame: vt. 使易于控制；馴服，馴化e.g. Many kinds of squirr

20、els are easy to tame. She is an expert in taming animals. curl: n. 卷發(fā)e.g. The lovely boy has beautiful blonde curls. utterly: ad. 全然，完全地，徹底地e.g. You are utterly mad! I am utterly convinced of your loyalty. irresistible: a. 1) 有不可抗拒的魅力的e.g. I cannot refuse this offer; it is irresistible. 2) 不可抗拒的e.g.

21、 He had an irresistible desire to run away. loose: a. 1) 不緊的，寬松的e.g. She wears loose garments in summer. 2) 自由的，不受束縛的；松開的e.g. The cows had got out of the field and were loose in the road. ruffle: vt. 1) 弄皺或弄亂某物e.g. Who ruffled your hair? A breeze ruffled the surface of the lake. 2) 擾亂（某人）的情緒；激怒（某人）e

22、.g. Anne is easily ruffled by awkward questions. adoration: n. 愛慕；熱愛；敬愛e.g. She is worthy of your adoration.2 三年前的今天，她就是在這里和詹姆斯結婚的。她身穿簡潔的白色寬松直筒連衣裙，小小的白玫瑰頭飾勉強壓住她那又長又黑的卷發(fā)，她從未想到過自己會如此幸福。詹姆斯更加休閑，身穿帶有折痕的夏褲和寬松的白色棉質(zhì)襯衫，但魅力不可擋。他的黑發(fā)稍稍有些凌亂，他用充滿愛意的目光看著他的準新娘。 11上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 The Justice of the Peace had rea

23、d their vows as they held hands and laughed at the sheer joy of being young, in love and staying in a five-star resort on the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic. They had seen the years blissfully stretching ahead of them, together forever. They planned their children, two she said, he said

24、four, so they compromised on three (two girls and a boy of course); where they would live, the traveling they would do togetherit was all certain, so they had thought then. Translation太平紳士宣讀了他們的誓言，他們手牽手，并為自己的年輕、相愛以及身處多米尼加共和國加勒比島嶼的五星級度假勝地而歡笑。他們看到幸福的未來在他們面前展開，相攜永遠。他們商量著生孩子的事，她說要兩個，他說要四個，所以他們折衷一下，決定生三個

25、（當然是兩女一男）；他們計劃著將來住在哪里，一起去哪兒旅游所有事情都確定無虞，他們當時就是這么想的。 Meaning: They had seen the beautiful future in front of them and thought they would be living happily together forever. Question about Para. 21. Text: Return to ParadiseBackNext justice: n. 1) 法官2) 公平，公正；正義e.g. Everyone should be treated with justic

26、e. vow: n. 誓約，誓言e.g. We made a vow to stay friends forever. vt. 就（某事物）起誓；立誓；發(fā)誓e.g. She vowed never to speak to him again. sheer: a. 1) 完全的，徹底的，十足的e.g. She fainted from sheer weariness. I think that it is a sheer waste of time to have such a meeting. 2) （指織物等）薄的，輕的，幾乎透明的e.g. She wore a sheer white dr

27、ess. resort: n. 度假勝地e.g. There are many summer resorts in the mountains. blissfully: ad. 幸福地，充滿喜悅地e.g. He spent his blissfully carefree childhood in the countryside. George and Jill are blissfully happy togetherthey were obviously made for each other. stretch: vi. 綿延；延續(xù)；伸展e.g. The ocean stretched as

28、 far as they could see on all sides. The long summer holiday stretched ahead (of them). ahead of: 1) 在前面，在前方e.g. A new life lay ahead of him. 2) 提前；早于e.g. Our plan is ahead of schedule. compromise: vi. 以折衷的方法解決爭端；妥協(xié)，讓步e.g. I wanted to go to Greece, and my wife wanted to go to Spain, so we compromise

29、d on Italy. compromise on: 就妥協(xié)e . g . T h e y w e r e o b l i g e d t o compromise on lesser questions. We can not compromise on this. 12上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNext 1. When and where did Lisa marry James?Lisa had married James on the beach of Caribbean Sea three years before the story began. 2. How

30、did Lisa feel when she married James?Lisa was happier than she had ever thought possible. 3. What did they plan when they got married?They planned their children, where they would live, and the traveling they would do together. 1. Text: Return to Paradise13Meaning: It was exactly three years since L

31、isa had been married to James and they returned to the same place. However, they were here not for the beachside marriage that the island was famous for, but to have the quickie divorce that the island was also popular for. drive a wedge: 破壞關系；在中打進楔子e . g . We s h o u l d n t a l l o w differences o

32、f opinion to drive a wedge between us two.quickie: a. 簡短的，速成的e.g. a quickie training courseMeaning: Great changes may take place in just a few yearstoo much pain can change a persons mind, damage the most solid relationships, and even destroy the strongest love. 上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNext3 But that

33、 seemed such a long time ago now. A lot can change in just a few yearsa lot of heartache can change a person and drive a wedge through the strongest ties, break even the deepest love. Three years to the day they had returned, though this time not for the beachside marriages the island was famous for

34、 but for one of its equally popular quickie divorces.Translation 3 然而這一切已經(jīng)恍若隔世。短短幾年就可能發(fā)生許多變故太多的傷痛可以改變一個人，可以破壞最牢固的關系，甚至可以摧毀最最深切的愛情。三年后的今天他們又回到了這個地方，但這次回來不是因為這個島聞名的沙灘婚禮，而是因為它同樣聞名的閃電離婚。 1. Text: Return to Paradise heartache: n. 傷心，情感上的痛苦e.g. The love is the feeling of heartache. divorce: n. 離婚e.g. She

35、got a divorce from him last year.Question about Para. 314上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNext 4. Why did they return to the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic three years later?They returned to the island three years later to dissolve their marriage. 1. Text: Return to Paradise15上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 Ba

36、ckNext 4 Lisa let out a sigh that was filled with pain and regret. What could she do but move on, find a new life and new dreams? The old one was beyond repair. How could this beautiful place, with its lush green coastline, eternity of azure blue sea and endless sands be a place for the agony she fe

37、lt now?Translation 4 莉薩深深地嘆了一口氣，滿是傷痛和遺憾。除了繼續(xù)前行，尋找新的生活和夢想，她又能做些什么呢？往事已無法彌補。這里有著繁茂的綠色海岸線、無邊的蔚藍大海和一望無際的沙灘，但如此美景怎么卻成了她的傷心之地？ 1. Text: Return to Paradise let out: 1) 發(fā)出（叫喊等）e.g. She let out a scream of terror. 2) 泄露（秘密等）e.g. Dont let it out about me losing my job, will you? move on: 繼續(xù)前進e.g. The soldiers

38、 shouldered their kit and moved on. They need courage to move on! beyond repair: 無法補救；無法修理e.g. His health seems (to be) beyond repair. The car is well and truly smashed: its totally beyond repair. coastline: n. 海岸線e.g. The coastline in this area is quite irregular. eternity: n. 永恒；永生，不朽e.g. He gave

39、her an eternity ring when their son was born. agony: n. （精神或肉體的）極大痛苦e.g. The wounded man was in agony. She was in an agony of indecision.Question about Para. 416上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNext 5. What mood was Lisa in when she came to the same place three years later?Lisa was in great agony and even the

40、 beautiful place could not ease the grief she felt. 1. Text: Return to Paradise 17上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNext 5 The man stood watching from the edge of the palm trees. He couldnt take his eyes off the dark-haired woman he saw standing at the waters edge, gazing out to sea as though she was waiting f

41、or something, or someone. She was beautiful, with her slim figure dressed in a loose flowing cotton dress, her crazy hair and bright blue eyes not far off the color of the sea itself. (To be continued) Translation5 男人站在棕櫚樹下注視著她。他的目光無法離開這位佇立水邊，凝望著大海的黑發(fā)女子，她似乎在等待著什么或者是什么人。她非常美麗，身材修長，一身寬松的棉質(zhì)裙子在風中飄舞，頭發(fā)隨風

42、飄揚，明亮的藍眼睛可以與大海的顏色相媲美。 Meaning: She was beautiful. She was wearing a loose cotton dress which was flowing in the wind and her figure was slim. Her hair was sent wildly flying by the wind and her eyes were bright and blue just like the color of the sea itself. 1. Text: Return to Paradise take ones eye

43、s off: 把視線移開e.g. If you take your eyes off the dials for one instant, you may miss an important change in temperature. Shes a pretty girl. The one you cant take your eyes off. Love at first sight? slim: a. 1) 苗條的，修長的e.g. The fashion model had a very slim figure. A rigid diet will make you slimmer. 2

44、) 微小的，微薄的e.g. He lived on a slim income. His chances for getting the scholarship were very slim.18上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 BackNextIt wasnt her looks that attracted him though; he came across many beautiful women in his work as a freelance photographer. It was her loneliness and intensity that lured him.

45、Even at some distance he was aware that she was different from any other woman he could meet. Translation 1. Text: Return to Paradise come across: 偶然遇見或發(fā)現(xiàn)；碰見e.g. I came across an old school friend on Oxford Street this morning. She came across some old photographs in a drawer. freelance: a. 自由職業(yè)（者）的

46、e.g. His freelance work brings him 5,000 a year. intensity: n. 1) （感情的）強烈程度，深刻程度e.g. I didnt realize the intensity of peoples feelings on this issue. 2) 強烈，劇烈，緊張e.g. The pain increased in intensity. lure: vt. 吸引e.g. Many young Japanese engineers have been lured to the Middle East by the promise of h

47、igh wages. The price also lures students.但吸引他的并非她的容貌，作為一名自由攝影師，他已見過很多美女。吸引他的是她的落寞和深沉。雖然隔著一段距離，他仍感覺到她不同于他所遇到過的任何其他女性。19上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 6 L i s a s e n s e d t h e m a n approaching even before she turned around. She had been aware of him standing there staring at her and had felt strangely calm ab

48、out being observed. She looked at him and felt the instant spark of c o n n e c t i o n s h e h a d o n l y experienced once before. He walked slowly towards her and they held each others gaze. It felt like meeting a long-lost friend, not a stranger on a strange beach. NextBackTranslation6 莉薩未曾轉身，就已

49、感覺到這個男人正在向她走來。她早已察覺到他站在那里注視著她，奇怪的是，她在他的注視下卻覺得異常平靜。她望著他，一瞬間感受到了那種她此生僅有過一次的心靈撞擊。他慢慢走近，兩人四目相對，仿佛是舊友重逢而非他鄉(xiāng)遇新知。 Meaning: At the sight of him, she felt the flame of attachment kindled right away. She had had this kind of experience only once in her life. 1. Text: Return to Paradise be aware of: 知道，意識到e.g.

50、 I dont think people are really aware of just how much it costs. I am fully aware of the truth. spark: n. C 火花；火星e.g. Rubbing stones together produces sparks to start a fire.Question about Para. 620上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 NextBack 6. What did it feel like when the man walked towards Lisa?It felt like mee

51、ting a long-lost friend, not a stranger on a strange beach. 1. Text: Return to Paradise21上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 7 Later, sitting at one of the many bars on the resort, sipping the local cocktails, they began to talk. First pleasantries, their hotels, the quality of the food and friendliness of the local

52、s. Their conversation was strangely hesitant considering the naturalness and confidence of their earlier meeting. Onlookers, however, would have detected the subtle flirtation as they mirrored each others actions and spoke directly into each others eyes. Only later, after the alcohol had had its loo

53、sening effect, did the conversation deepen. (To be continued)NextBackTranslation7 稍后，他們坐在這個度假勝地的一家酒吧里，啜飲著當?shù)氐碾u尾酒，開始了交談。寒暄過后，他們聊起了各自的酒店，食物的好壞和當?shù)厝说挠押谩：拖惹暗哪欠葑匀粡娜菹啾?，他們聊起來卻有一種莫名的躊躕。但是，旁觀者卻能從他們的互動和說話時直視對方的神情中，察覺到些許曖昧。后來，在酒精的作用下，兩人才漸漸放松，進入了深談。 1. Text: Return to Paradise sip: vt./vi. 小口喝；抿e.g. Bees sip hone

54、y from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave. I sipped at the coffee. pleasantry: n. 1) 有禮貌的話，客氣話e.g. After an exchange of pleasantries, the leaders started their negotiations. 2) 幽默的話；笑話e.g. The children smiled politely at the visitors pleasantries. naturalness: n. 自然狀態(tài)；自然e.g. The naturalnes

55、s of the dialogue made the book so true to life. hesitant: a. 猶豫的；躊躇的；遲疑的 e.g. Im rather hesitant about signing this. She was hesitant about accepting the invitation. detect: vt. 發(fā)現(xiàn)、察覺或查出（某事物）e.g. The dentist could detect no decay in her teeth. I detected a smell of gas. subtle: a. 1) 難以察覺或描述的；細微的；精

56、細的e.g. Note the subtle gradation of color in this painting. 2) 巧安排的；巧妙的；狡詐的e.g. This enabled us to see through their subtle scheme. 3) 敏銳的；感覺靈敏的e.g. She has a very subtle mind. mirror: vt. 1) 反射，映照e.g. The clear water mirrored the blue sky. 2) 反映e.g. The music of the time mirrored the feeling of opt

57、imism in the country. Meaning: The conversation did not touch the more personal ground until the alcohol had taken effect and made them more relaxed. loosen: vt. 1) 放松；變松；使松開e.g. I loosened my tie, but I didnt take it off. My belt is too tight; I must loosen it. 2) 使（紀律）松弛；放寬（限制）e.g. Congress has lo

58、osened the restrictions on immigration. 22上海交通大上海交通大學學出版社出版社 They talked of why they were here and finally, against her judgment, Lisa opened up about her heartache of the past year and how events had led her back to the place where she had married the only man she believed she could ever love. She

59、told him of things that had been locked deep inside her, of which she was unable to tell anyone. She told him how she had felt after she had lost her baby. She was six months pregnant and the happiest she had ever been when the pains had started. She was staying with her mother as James was working

60、out of town. He hadnt made it back in time. (To be continued)NextBackTranslation 1. Text: Return to Paradise open up: 揭露，展開，打開，開發(fā)，開始e.g. The book will open up to readers new vistas on economic thinking. Now weve got a foot in the door, we are hoping to open up a big market in China. make it: 成功，達到預定