新視野2教改A班參考教案

重慶工商大學(xué)解程敷餐

課程名稱：大學(xué)英語(yǔ)

授課教師：左筱林

使用教材：新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)

教學(xué)對(duì)象：05級(jí)經(jīng)貿(mào)學(xué)院A1班

時(shí)間：2005—2006學(xué)年第二學(xué)期

Unit3(Book2)

Thisunittakes6periods,twoforSectionA,twoforpracticeandtwoforSectionB

SectionA

MarriageAcrosstheNations

BackgroundInformation

1.Blacksrefertomembersofaracialgrouphavingbrowntoblackskin,especiallyoneofAfricanorigin.

2.Racismisthebeliefthatraceaccountsfordifferencesinhumancharacterorabilityandthataparticular

raceissuperiortoothers.

3.Mixedmarriagemeansmarriagebetweenpersonsofdifferentracesorreligions.

AimofSectionA

1MainIdea&StructureAnalysis

1)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

ThetextismainlyaboutthemixedmarriagebetweenGailandMark,andGaiTsparents5reaction

towardtheirweddingplans.GailandMarkdecidedtomarryafterlivingtogetherfortwoyears.However

theymetwithsomeresistancefromGail'sparents.Gail'smotheraskedGailtobesureMarkwastheright

life-longpartner.AndGaiFsfatherquotedstatisticstoshowthedifficultiesamixedcouplemighthavein

AmericaandpersuadedGailtochangehermind.

2)Howisthetextorganized?

Thetextfallsintothreeparts:themixedmarriageofGailandMark,thereactionofGaiFsmother

towardtheirweddingplans,andtheresponseofGaiPsfathertowardtheirweddingplans.

Thetextisatypicalexampleofnarrationgiveninthefirstperson.Throughhisnarrative,the

writer,ablackman,tellsthereaderhismixedmarriageandgivesavividdescriptionoftheattitudesofhis

girlfriend'sparentstowardamixedmarriage.

Thenarrationgoeshandinhandwithargumentation.Thiscanbeseenclearlyinthesecondpart.

PartI(Paras.1-4):ThemixedmarriageofGailandMark

Twoyearsoflivingtogether,plusracialandculturaldifferences,enhancedtherelationship

betweenGailandMarksomuchthattheydecidedtomarryeventhoughtheydidnotknowwhat

thefuturewouldholdforthemasamixedcouple.

PartII(Paras.5-9)ThereactionofGail'smothertothemarriage

Gail'smother'sreactiontotheirweddingplan,shereaffirmedthatMark'scolorwasnotthe

problem.HerbiggestworrywasthatGailmightbemarryingMarkforthesamewrongreasonsas

shehad.

PartIII(Paras.10-21)TheresponseofGail'sfathertothemarriage

Gail'sfather'sreactiontotheirweddingplans.Hequotedstatisticsandgaveexamplestopersuade

hisdaughtertochangehermind.

2UsefulPatterns

1)Typicalpatternsforshowingthechangesofone'smind:

TostartwithImustadmitthatatfirstIharboredreservationsaboutamixedmarriage,ButwhenI

metMark,Ifoundhimacharmingandintelligentyoungguy.(L.28)

2)Typicalpatternsforshowingone'sdisapprovalofdoingsth.:

Ifwehadtoresolvealldoubtbeforeweacted,verylittlewouldevergetdone.(L.63)

3)Typicalpatternsforexpressingone'sreservationsaboutsth.:

Youmayberight.ButIstillthinkthatwaitingwon'thurt.(L.41)

3WordsandPhrases

Character,tolerance,compromise,subtle,hatred,illusion,married,mutual,compatible,

incompatible,overlook,expectation,divorcebud,resistance,congratulation,counsel,

subsequent,subsequently,harborreservation,prejudice,charm,guy,son-in-law,beloved,

indication,confirmsuspect,harsh,hesitate,cancel,proceed,quote,hardship,racist,realistic

resolve,upsanddowns,workout,foratime,meetwith,allalong,havenothingtodowith,on

thesurface,atone'sworst,learnof,takecareof

Warm-up

1.Thewholeclassaredividedintofourgroupswitheachgroupgivenoneofthefollowingtopics:

a.Whatdoesmarriageremindusof?b.Whatistheidealmarriageinyourmind?

c.Whatmakesahappymarriage?D.Whatisyouropinionaboutdivorce?

2.Onememberineachgroupisaskedtoreporttotheclasstheresultoftheirdiscussion.

3.Listentoashortpassagecarefullyandpreparetoanswersomequestions.

1)ForwhattworeasonsdidGailandMarklivetogether?

2)HowdidGail'sfatherandmotherreacttothenewsabouttheweddingplans?

3)InwhatwaysareGail'sandherfather'sviewsdifferent?

DetailedStudyoftheText

1.GailandIimaginedaquietwedding.(Para.1)

Meaning:GailandIplannedtohaveaweddingwithoutmanypeopleorwithoutmuchactivity.

Imagine:vt.(here)plantohave,thinkabouthaving...

她無(wú)法想像竟會(huì)住在這么一個(gè)小城鎮(zhèn)里；她喜歡大城市。

Shecouldn'timaginelivinginasmalltownlikethis;shelikesbigcities.

忙碌了一年，我們打算今年夏天在家過(guò)個(gè)安靜的假期。

Weimagineaquietholidayathomeforthissummerafterabusyyear.

2.Wehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow...(Para.1)

Meaning:Likeanyothercoupleswhowerelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother,we

hadhadbothhappyandunhappyperiods.

Upsanddowns:amixofgoodexperiencesandbadexperiences

人生充滿了歡樂(lè)與痛苦。Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.

3.Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhanced...agreatdealabouttolerance...(Para.2)

Tolerance:n.

1)[U]willingnessorabilitytoacceptsth.,qualityofallowingotherpeopletosayanddoastheylike,

evenifyoudonotagreeorlikeit

試一試表現(xiàn)得寬容些。Tryandshowsometolerance.

歷史上的這個(gè)時(shí)期并不是以宗教上的寬容為特征的。

Thisperiodinhistoryisnotfamousforitsreligioustolerance.

2)[U]theabilitytobearsth.Unpleasant,ortocontinueexistinginspiteofbadconditions

許多老人的耐寒能力十分有限。Manyoldpeoplehaveaverylimitedtolerancetocold.

toleratevt.容忍；忍受；容許；默許；有耐藥性[力]

tolerantadj.adj.容忍的，寬恕的，有耐藥力的

betolerantof[toward]對(duì)…人能容忍[寬容]

tolerableadj.可忍受的；可容忍的；可原諒的

4....theyoverlookedseriouspersonalityconflicts...(Para.4)

Overlook:vt.

1)failtonoticeorrealizehowimportantsth.Is,miss忽略；沒(méi)注意；漏看

Youhaveoverlookedseveralofthemistakesinthiswork.你忽略了這項(xiàng)工作中的幾個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。

2)pretendnottonotice;forgive假裝不見(jiàn)；寬容；原諒

Sheoverlookedhisoffensivenessandtriedtopretendnothinghadhappened.

她沒(méi)有計(jì)較他的無(wú)禮，并盡量裝作沒(méi)事的樣子。

3)haveorgiveaviewof(aplace)fromabove俯瞰，俯視

Herbedroomhadlargewindowsoverlookingalake.她的臥室有兒扇對(duì)著湖面的大扇子。

試比較oversee和overlook:overseev.俯瞰，監(jiān)視，檢查，視察

5....tomakeeverythingworkoutright,(para.4)

Workout:

1)haveasaresult,turnout,happenorprogressinacertainway

inthissense,theverbphraseisintransitive

Thingswillworkoutwellifyouwilljustbepatient.如果你耐心點(diǎn)，事情會(huì)有個(gè)圓滿的結(jié)果的。

2)findbyreasoningorfiguring

Inthissense,theverbphraseistransitive.

Haveyouworkedouttheanswer?你已經(jīng)的出答案來(lái)了沒(méi)有？

Shehadworkedoutthatitwouldcostover100dollars.她已經(jīng)算出來(lái)那要花100多元。

5....Gail'sparents,...weregoingthroughabitterandpainfuldivorce,...(para.4)

Divorce:n.formalendingofamarriagebylaw

Shegotadivorcefromhimlastyear.她去年和他離了婚。

Thiswordcanalsobeusedasaverb(eithertransitivelyorintransitively)witharelatedmeaning.

Forexamples:

ThejudgedivorcedMr.andMrs.Jones.法官判瓊斯夫婦離婚。

ItwassuchashamewhenMarthaandJamiedivorced.瑪莎和杰米離婚了，真是可惜！

短語(yǔ)：bedivorcedfrom與…離婚，與…脫離,與…分開(kāi)

divorceoneselffrom與…離婚/脫離，與…分開(kāi)

6.1harboredreservationsaboutamixedmarriage,prejudicesyoumightevencallthem.(para.7)

Meaning:Ihaddoubtswhetheramarriagebetweenawhiteandablackwouldworkoutwell,whichyou

mightevencallprejudices.

Harbor:vt.have(feelings,thoughts,images,etc.)inone'smindoveralongperiodoftime

Heharborsasecrethatredagainsthisfather.他對(duì)她的父親暗懷憎恨。

7.GaiPsfather,David,whomIhadnotyetmetpersonally,approachedourdecisionwitha

father-knows-bestattitude.(para.10)

Approach:vt.1)Tocomecloseto,asinappearance,quality,orcondition;approximate:

近乎接近，如在外貌，質(zhì)量，或條件上；接近：

Theperformanceapproachesperfection.性能近乎完美

2)Tobegintodealwithorworkon:著手開(kāi)始處理或工作于：

approachedthetaskwithdread.惶恐地開(kāi)始著手這項(xiàng)任務(wù)

vi.Tocomenearornearer,asinspaceortime:接近靠近或靠得更近，如在空間或時(shí)間上：

Springapproaches.春天近了.

n.1)Theactofapproaching:接近接近的行為：

theapproachofnight.夜幕降臨

2)Afairlycloseresemblance;anapproximation.接近相當(dāng)近似；接近

3)Awayormeansofreachingsomething;anaccess:途徑達(dá)到某些事的途徑或方法；通路：

anapproachtothebridge.通向橋的路

4)Themethodusedindealingwithoraccomplishing:步驟用于處理或完成的方法：

alogicalapproachtotheproblem.對(duì)問(wèn)題的邏輯解決步驟

8....heimmediatelysuspectedthat...(para.10)

Suspect:tr.1)Tosurmisetobetrueorprobable;imagine:猜想，想象猜想為真的或可能的；

Isuspecttheyareverydisappointed.我猜想他們很失望

2)Tohavedoubtsabout;distrust:懷疑，不信任：

Isuspecthismotives.我懷疑他的動(dòng)機(jī)

3)Tothink(aperson)guiltywithoutproof:懷疑(有犯罪之嫌疑)無(wú)證據(jù)時(shí)認(rèn)為(某人)有罪：

Thepolicesuspectherofmurder.警察懷疑她犯了謀殺罪

vi.Tohavesuspicion.懷疑

n.Onewhoissuspected,especiallyofhavingcommittedacrime.

嫌疑犯被懷疑的人，尤指被懷疑為犯下罪行的人

adj.Opentoorviewedwithsuspicion:可疑的，受到懷疑的：

asuspectpolicy;suspectmotives.可疑的警察；令人懷疑的動(dòng)機(jī)

9....it'snevertoolatetochangeyourmind.(para.21)

Meaning:Youcanchangeyourmindanytime,howeversoonorlate.

Otherexampleswiththepattern“nevertoo...to(do)”:

OneisnevertoooldtoCarn.活到老,學(xué)到老。

Itisnevertoolatetomend,(proverb)亡羊補(bǔ)牢,未為晚也。

Exercise

\.Discussion:

Afterreadingthepassage,discussthefollowingtopicswithclassmates.

l)doyouagreethatracialandculturaldifferenceswillleadtothefailuremarryeachother?Whyorwhy

not?

Referenceanswer:No.Therearemanyfactorsforthefailuretomarryeachother.Apartfromcultural

differences,someotherfactorsexertgreatinfluenceonone'smarriage.Tostartwith,theracial

differenceisoneofthebiggestobstaclestoone'smarriage.Manylovers,drivenbythetruelovefor

eachother,gothroughdiversedifficultiesandhardships,onlytopartwitheachotherintheend,just

liketheyoungcoupleshowninthevideo.Besides,thedifferentfamilybackgroundssometimesprevent

theloversfromgettingmarriedbecausetheymeetwithresistancefromtheirfamilies.Asconfirmedin

thevideo,theman'sfathersaid"I'dratherseeyoudeadthanknowyouwerewiththatwhitegirl.^^

2IfyouareGaiPsmotherorfather,howdoyoudealwithGail'splantogetmarried?

2.Translation:translatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishusingthegivenphrases.

1)面對(duì)彼此的弱點(diǎn)，夫妻要學(xué)會(huì)寬容；看到彼此的長(zhǎng)處也要學(xué)會(huì)欣賞。(toconfrontthe

weaknessesandstrengths)

2)面對(duì)意見(jiàn)分歧，我們要開(kāi)誠(chéng)布公，而不是相互猜疑。(tobeopenwitheachother)

3)令我們擔(dān)心的是，許多中學(xué)生熱衷于電腦游戲，以致不專心學(xué)業(yè)。(tobesoinvolvedwith

sth.)

4)許多學(xué)生從大學(xué)畢業(yè)時(shí)，就指望不久能找到稱心的工作；但常常是事與愿違。(inthe

expectationthat...)

5)政府的救濟(jì)只能幫你渡過(guò)燃眉之急，而不能為你解決一切問(wèn)題。(tomakeeverything

workoutright)

6)越來(lái)越多的證據(jù)表明，父母的言行對(duì)子女有潛移默化的影響。(tohaveaneffecton)

7)起初，他每天早晨在公園散散步，過(guò)了一個(gè)月他開(kāi)始做慢跑運(yùn)動(dòng)。(tostartwith)

8)表面上她似乎很靦腆，而當(dāng)你了解她時(shí)就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)并非如此。(onthesurface)

1)Confrontingeachother'sweaknesses,acoupleshouldlearnhowtobetolerant;and,inresponsetoeach

other'sstrengths,bothshouldalsolearnhowtobeappreciative.

2)Facedwiththedifferencesofopinions,weshouldbeopenwitheachotherratherthanfeeldoubtful

aboutoneanother.

3)Toourworry,manymiddleschoolstudentsaretooinvolvedwithcomputergamestomindtheirstudies.

4)Manystudentsgraduatefromcollegeintheexpectationthattheycansoonlandjobsaftertheirown

hearts;butinmostcasesthingsgocontrarytotheirwishes.

5)Thegovernmentreliefcanonlyhelpyoutideoverthemostpressingneedbutcannevermake

everythingworkoutrightforyou.

6)Agrowingbodyofevidenceshowsthatwhatparentssayanddohasasubtleeffectontheirchildren.

7)Tostartwith,hewalkedintheparkforawhileeverymorning,andthenamonthlaterhebegantojog.

8)Sheseemsrathershyonthesurface,butthatisnotthecasewhenyougettoknowher.

3.Sentencemaking:makecompletesentencesusingthewordsorphrasesgiveninthefollowing.

1)subtle2)overlook3)resist4)congratulate5)suspect

6)proceed7)resolve8)confirm9)beinvolvedin10)gothrough

11)workout12)hesitatetodosth.

SectionB

BackgroundInformation

1.chickenpoxn.［醫(yī)］水痘

2.InchreferstoaunitoflengthintheU.S.CustomaryandBritishImperialsystems,equalto!/12ofafoot

(2.54centimeters).寸，英寸美國(guó)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的和英制的長(zhǎng)度單位，等于!/12英尺(2.45厘米)

3.A-OKisalwaysusedincolloquialEnglish,meaningsatisfactorily,verywell,perfectly.

WordsandExpressions

brilliantarrangeingredientconcerninganticipatecriticismspotcompelbehalfinnocent

criticizehopefulsomehowmiserablemodestcomeupwithwinover

fromheadtotoethinkofholdone'sbreathproceedtodoeventhough

putsb.tobedhititoff

DetailedStudyoftheText

1.comeupwith:findorproduce(ananswer,asolution,etc.)找至U,想出（答案、解決方法）

彳列句：Hecameupwithagoodideafortheproductpromotion.

Ihopeyoucancomeupwithabetterplanthanthat.

2.brilliant:a.\).fulloflight,shiningorbrightincolor光輝的，明亮的

2)highlyskilled,unusuallygood,veryclever出色的，才華橫溢的，聰穎的

彳列句：Theroomswereallpaintedbrilliantwhite.

“Didyoulikethefilm?”"Ithoughtitwasbrilliant.”

3.winover:gain(sb/s)supportorfavor爭(zhēng)得(別人的)支持或恩惠

例句：Hedisagrees,butwecanwinhimovertoourpointofview.

Shehaswonoveralotofvillagerssinceshe'sbeenleaderofthevillage

4.arrange:v.1).planthedetailsof(afutureevent);organize準(zhǔn)備，籌備，組織，安排

2).putsth.inorder;makeorganized,orattractive排歹U，整理，布置

例句：I'vearrangedthatoneofmyclassmateswillmeetyouattheairport

Shearrangedtheflowersinavase.

arrangementn.n.排歹U,安排

5.concerning:prep,about(sb./sth.)關(guān)于

傷!I句：Wereadstoriesconcerningvisitorsfromouterspace.

beconcernedoversth.為某事憂慮；beconcernedatsth,為某事憂慮

beconcernedinsth.和某事有牽連；beconcernedwith牽涉到，與…有關(guān)，參與

bemuchconcernedabout卜分掛念

6.anticipate:v.1).see(whatisgoingtohappenorwhatneedstobedone)andthenact事前處理,

預(yù)先準(zhǔn)備

例句：Hiswifeanticipatesallhisneedseachtimehecomesbackfromabusinesstrip.

Anticipatingthatitwouldsoonbedark,allofthemtookflashlights.

2)expect(sth.)預(yù)料，預(yù)期，期待

例句：Doyouanticipatemeetinganytrouble?

7.spot:n.1).smallraisedareaormarksontheskin粉刺,丘疹

2).asmallmark小點(diǎn)，斑點(diǎn)，污點(diǎn)

3).aparticularplaceorpoint地點(diǎn)，處所

例句：Teenagersoftensufferalotfromspots.

Theboy'swhiteshirtwasmarkedupwithspotsofink.

v.1).markwithspots玷污

2).seeornoticesomeoneorsomething,usuallybecauseyouarelookinghard認(rèn)出，發(fā)現(xiàn)

例句：Themudspottedhistrousers.

MyEnglishteacherspottedseveralspellingmistakesinmycomposition,

onthespot馬上，立刻；當(dāng)場(chǎng)；在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)；當(dāng)機(jī)立斷

Thequestionputmeonthespot.這個(gè)問(wèn)題使我得做出反應(yīng)了。

8.compel:v.makesb.dosth.;force強(qiáng)迫，迫使

例句：Hewascompelledbyillnesstogiveuphisstudies.

Wecannotcompelyoutodoit,butwethinkyoushould.

字根pel,意思為“drive”(駕駛)

dispelv.卸除expelv.驅(qū)除expellant，.驅(qū)除劑

impelv.推進(jìn)impellent推進(jìn)力propelv.推進(jìn)

propellern.螺旋槳repel也擊退repellentn.驅(qū)蟲(chóng)劑

9.behalf:erest;side利益，方面

例句：Thelegalguardianmustactonbehalfofthechild.

Kenisnotpresent,soIshallaccepttheprizeonhisbehalf.

10.proceedtodosth:dosomethingafteryouhavedonesomethingelse繼續(xù)進(jìn)行；繼續(xù)做下去

彳列句：Theoldmantookadrinkfromhiscupandproceededtotellusabouthiswarexperiences.

11.somehow:adv.1).insomeway;bysomemeans以某種方法或方式，設(shè)法

2).forareasonthatisunknown由于某種未知的理.由

例句：Wemuststophimfromseeinghersomehow.

IalwaysknewFdgetthejob,somehow.

Unit4

Thisunittakes6periods,twoforSectionA,twoforpracticeandtwoforSectionB

SectionA

StudyingAbroad

BackgroundInformation

1.Hostfamilyisthefamilythatprovides“boardandroom"，food,etc.foroverseasvisitorsorstudents.

YoucanfindtwoAmericanexamplesat/oisa/hostfatn.html(Ohio)or

/Admin/Cie/host.htm(Wisconsin).ACanadiansiteathttp://www.cd/icollege.

bc.ca/hostfam.htmmaybeamoreinterestingexamplebecauseitisanESLcollegewithaninternational

exchangeprogram.Youcanalsotakealookat,au/-johnbaxt/family.htmlthatcan

providesapersonalaccountfromtheperspectivesofanAustralianhostfamily.Itisastoryaboutan

internationalexchangeprogramNOTassociatedwithaparticularcollege,butrather,fostering

internationalunderstandingandfriendship.(Thetextitselfmaybealittlemoredifficultforthestudents

tocomprehend.)

2.ChristiansarefollowersofJesuswithwhomtheyhaveapersonalrelationshipandwhomtheyaccept/

receiveintotheirlivesasGod'ssonandthewaytoheaven.TheybelievethatthereisoneGod.Most

Christiansaremembersofoneofthreemajorgroups——RomanCatholic,Protestant,orEastern

Orthodox.ChristianityhashadanenormousinfluenceonWesterncivilization,especiallyonart,

business,government,andsocialrelations.Seeforanswerstosome

frequentlyaskedquestionsaboutChristianity.

3.Incometaxisoneofthetaxationsonindividualsandcompanies.Inmanycountriesorregionssuchas

theUSandWesternEuropeincometaxisoneofthemajorfinancialresourcesofthegovernment.

4.Healthinsuranceisasystemfbrtheadvancefinancingofmedicalexpensesbymeansoffeesortaxes

paidintoacommonfundtopayforallorpartofhealthservicesspecifiedinaninsurancepolicyorlaw.

Healthinsurancemayapplytoalimitedorbroadrangeofmedicalservices.Benefitsmayconsistofthe

righttocertainmedicalservicesorrepayingtheinsuredforspecifiedmedicalcostsandmaysometimes

includeincomebenefitsforworkingtimelostowingtosicknessormaternityleave.Forinformationand

introductiontohealthinsuranceintheUS,youcanvisitthewebsiteoftheHealthInsuranceofAmerica

athttp:〃,especiallytheconsumerinformationsectionat

/consumer/guides.cfm.Thelattersectioncontainsintrocductorymaterialsthatare

idealfbrclassroominstruction.

AimofSectionA

1.MainIdea&StructureAnalysis

l)Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

EveryyearagreatnumberofteenagersleavehometostudyinAmerica.Theygothereforavarietyof

purposes,includingincreasingtheircommandofEnglish,finishinghighschoolorunderstanding

Americanwaysoflife.Butnomatterwhatpurposestheyhaveinmind,theycanhardlyavoid

encounteringsuchproblemsasdifferentcustoms,newlifestyle,homesick,etc.,whichmaybecomea

torturetothem.Therefore,studyingoverseasiscompletelyaculturalshock.

2)Howisthetextorganized?

Thepassageconsistsofthreeparts:thefirstpartintroducesthetopic-studyingabroad;thesecondpart

explainswhypeoplestudyabroad;thethirdanalysestheproblemsandchallengespeoplemayencounter

inthenewland.Thepassageisatypicalexampleofexpositiondevelopedbynarration.Thefirstpart

narratestheflighttoLosAngeles,thusleadingthereadertothetopic.Throughrelatingthelife

experiencesofthoseoverseasstudents,thegeneralideasofparttwoandthreebecomevividand

convincing.

3)graphThroughnarratingtheflighttoLosAngeles,

theauthornaturallyleadsthereadertothe

topicofthewholepassage-studying

abroad,whichindicatesthestartofanew

experienceandalifewithoutparents'

(para1-2)

ManypeoplestudyinAmerica

fivervvenr

Ageneralstatementsupportedbyspecificreasons

isatypicaldeviceappliedtothispart:the

authorfirstpointsoutthat“thingsarenot

alwayssoeasy”,andthendevoteseight

(para5-12)paragraphstoexplainingtheproblemstobe

Peopleencountermany

2.UsefulPatterns

l)Typicalpatternsforrevealingdifferentwaysofseeingsth.

a)原句：Atfirstglance,thisisjuslanotherroutineflightto...Yetfor38youngpassengersbetweenfifteen

andeighleenyearsofage,itisthestartofanewexperience:...(L.2)

Atfirstglance,sth./sb.isjust...orsb.justfeels...Yetforsb.else,sth./sb.is…乍一看.某事/某人只不過(guò)

是……然而對(duì)其他人來(lái)說(shuō),某事/某人是……

應(yīng)用:乍一看，她只不過(guò)是一位普通的婦女。然而對(duì)于這個(gè)曾經(jīng)無(wú)家可歸的孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，她是一位無(wú)私的

偉大的母親:她把自己所有的愛(ài)和精力都傾注到他的成長(zhǎng)中。

Atfirstglance,sheisjustanordinarywoman.Yetforthischildwhousedtobehomeless,sheisagreat

unselfishmother:shedevotesallherloveandenergytohisgrowth.

b)原句：Forthemajority,thedecisiontostudyabroadistakenonlyafteraperiodofatleastsixmonthsof

carefulplanning.4<Forme,"says...,4tifsmoreimportantto...thanitisto...”.(L.10)

Forsb.,sth./doingsth,is/means...Yetforsb.else,itismoreimportanttodosth,elsethanitistodo_

sth.對(duì)某人而言，某事/做某事是/意味著……然而對(duì)于另一人，做其它事比做某事更重要。

應(yīng)用:對(duì)于多數(shù)大學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，大學(xué)生活意味著獲取專業(yè)知識(shí)與技能。而對(duì)少數(shù)大學(xué)生而言，尋求快

樂(lè)比尋求知識(shí)更重要。

Forthemajorityofstudents,thecollegelifemeansacquiringspecialknowledgeandskills.Yetforthe

minority,itismoreimportanttoseekpleasuresthanitistoseekknowledge.

2)Typicalpatternsforrevealingcontrastsinsb.

原句：Basically,moststudentsleaveknowingtheywillhavetodowithouttheiraccustomedparental

protectionandleamtotakecareofthemselves.However,noonepackshisorherbagsalone.(L.35)

Basically(Infact),sb.doessth,knowingthathe/shewill...However,sb.(still)...事實(shí)上，當(dāng)某人做

某事時(shí)，都知道他/她將……然而，某人(仍然)……

應(yīng)用:事實(shí)上，當(dāng)這些勇敢的年輕人沖入火海救人時(shí),都知道這是很危險(xiǎn)的，且可能失去生命。然而，在

危機(jī)時(shí)刻，他們卻毫不猶豫。

Basically,thesebraveyoungmenjumpedintotheseaofflamestosaveothersknowingitwasdangerous

andtheymaylosetheirlives.However,theymadenohesitationatthecriticalmoment.

3)Typicalpatternsforemphasizingdifficultyindoingsth.

原句:Things,astheysay,arenotalwayssoeasy.EvenyoungstudentswhoplanonstayingintheUnited

Statesjustlongenoughtofinishtwosemestersofhighschoolhavedifficultyfindingahostfamily.(L.

16)

Sth.,assb.says(expects/estimates),isnotalwayssoeasy(encouraging/pleasing/...).Eventhose

who...havedifficulty(trouble)doingsth..正如某人所說(shuō)那樣，某事不總是...甚至那些..也很

難做某事。

應(yīng)用:正如許多人所說(shuō)的那樣，漫漫人生路不總是那么平坦。甚至那些至今已克服了諸多困難的人

要達(dá)到目標(biāo)仍有許多困難。

Ourgreatjourneythroughlife,asmanypeoplesay,isnotalwayssosmooth.Eventhosewhohavesofar

overcomealotofdifficultiesstillhavemuchtroubleattainingtheirgoals.

3.Words&Phrases

1)departure:ngoingaway;actiondifferentfrom(whatisusual)

Mr.Robert'sdeparturefromthecompanywasquiteasurprisetoallofus.

Thetimetableshowsarrivalsanddeparturesofalltheflights.

Therecanbenodeparturefromtherules.

2)routine:nfixedandregularwayofdoingthings

Thesoldierscheckedoneveryoneasamatterofroutine.

Havingaholidayisgoodforyoutobreakfromroutine.

3)fluent:a(ofaperson)abletospeakorwritealanguageorperformanactionsmoothly,accurately

andwithease

4)grant:vgivesthformallyorlegally:grantsthtosb

Tearscametohereyeswhensheacceptedthecertificategrantedbythepresident.

TheUSagreedtograntthenewstatediplomaticrecognition.

5)authority:npowertogiveordersandmakeothersobey

6)accustomed:a(attrib)usual;habitual

hetookhisaccustomedplacebeforethefire.

Be/get/becomeaccustomedto:Be/get/becomeusedto

Ittookhersometimetogetaccustomedtobeingtheonlyladyintheoffice.

Haveyougetaccustomedtohiswayofthinking?

7)descend:vcomeorgodown

Weturnedthecornerandsawthattheroaddescendedsharply.

Afeelingofsadnessdescendedonhimandmadehimleavethesitting-roomquietly.

8)await:vt(ofaperson)waitfbr(sborsth);bereadyorwaitingfor(sborsth)

9)domestic:aoforinsideaparticularcountry,notforeignorinternational

domesticflights

Domesticpublicopinionhadturnedagainstthewar.

Manywomenfeeltheycannotapplyforthetopjobsbecauseofdomesticduties.

Shelovesgoingout,butheisverydomestic.

10)adapt:vbecomeaccustomedtonewconditions,etc

11)command:

nabilitytouseorcontrolsth;anorder

HehasagoodcommandoftheFrenchlanguage.

Hehasnocommandoverhimself.

Youwillrunforwardatmycommand.

Hehated