公共英語(yǔ)Unit 2-3.ppt

1、Text A The Freedom Givers,D R _ word _ breeze 1,breeze: n.,a gentle wind微風(fēng),涼爽清新的微風(fēng),a cool, refreshing breeze,All of the following words are related to wind. Can you match them with their definitions?,NB:,Part 1 (Paras1-5),Para 1,Hurricane 颶風(fēng),D R _ word _ breeze 2,a strong, abrupt rush of wind a very

2、 strong wind a severe tropical cyclone旋風(fēng), usu. involving heavy rains a rotating column of air,Gust 強(qiáng)風(fēng)，猛刮,Gale 大風(fēng)（突發(fā)一陣）,Tornado 龍卷風(fēng),Plains countable noun a large area of flat dry land 平原 The grassy plain gave way to an extensive swamp. the vast plains of central China.,2) not beautiful or attractive平

3、凡的 Mrs. Cookson was a rather plain woman.,3)very clear, and easy to understand or recognize it is plain (that) 明顯 It was plain that Giles was not going to agree. make yourself plain (=make what you are saying clear) 使你自己更清晰易懂 If you do that again you will be severely punished. Do I make myself plain

4、?,A slender woman in black dress was walking beside me, and she would guide me back to a time when this piece of land used to be the home of an American hero. 我身邊是一位苗條的黑衣女子，把我?guī)Щ氐竭^(guò)去的向?qū)?。那時(shí)安大略省得雷斯頓這一帶住著美國(guó)歷史上的一位英雄。,Alongside me was a slender woman in a black dress, my guide back to a time when the surro

5、unding settlement in Dresden, Ontario, was home to a hero in American history.,D R _ word _ slender 1,1. (of people) slim; not very wide but comparatively long or high苗條，身材均勻,slender fingers 細(xì)長(zhǎng)的手指,slender: adj.,2. (of things) slight; inadequate 不足的,有苗條身材的女子,a woman with a slender figure,a slender wa

6、ist 細(xì)腰,渺茫的希望slender hopes,a slender income 微薄的收入,D R _ word _ slender 2,slender, thin support sb./sth支持，維護(hù),我所有的朋友都會(huì)支持我。,All my friends will stand up for me.,stand up to: to oppose fearlessly; to bear, to last勇敢面對(duì),你的論點(diǎn)根本經(jīng)不起仔細(xì)檢查。,Your argument just wont stand up to close scrutiny.,Para 2,At the though

7、t: when the idea occurs to sb.一想到什么 She felt terrified at the thought of moving to a strange place. on second thought (s)繼而一想 Ill call her tomorrow - no, on second thought, Ill try now. spoken used to say that you have changed your mind about something,D R _ Sentence 1 _ Josiah Henson was ,Paraphras

8、e the sentence.,Josiah Henson observed/followed moral principles.,Josiah Henson was a man of principle.,D R _ word _ principle 1,principle: n. a rule or standard, especially of good behavior原則,我們恪守人人都應(yīng)受到公平對(duì)待的原則。,We adhere to the principle that everyone should be treated fairly.,D R _ word _ principl

9、e 2,Collocation：,違反原則,against ones principle,作為原則性問(wèn)題,as a matter of principle,按照原則，根據(jù)原則,by principle,有原則的,of principle,堅(jiān)持原則,adhere to ones principles,拋棄原則,abandon ones principles,D R _ word _ historic 1,historic: adj.,famous or important in history,a historic spot古跡,兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的具有歷史意義的會(huì)見(jiàn),a historic meetin

10、g between the two leaders,historic give authority to批準(zhǔn)，授權(quán),I have authorized him to act for me during my absence.,主任允許我們?cè)趯?shí)驗(yàn)室工作。,The director authorized us to work in the laboratory.,Be scheduled to do 定于,The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38.,D R _ word _ exploit 1,exploit:,1. n.

11、 brave or adventurous deed or action業(yè)績(jī)，功勛,歌頌?zāi)橙说墓?jī),sing sb.s exploits,Their heroic exploits will go down in history.,他的戰(zhàn)功使我感到驚異。,His military exploits amazed me.,D R _ word _ exploit 2,2. vt. employ to the greatest possible advantage 挖掘，剝削,充分發(fā)揮某人的才能,exploit ones talents,利用自己的朋友,exploit ones friends,這

12、家公司用長(zhǎng)工時(shí)、低工資的方法來(lái)剝削工人。,The company exploited its workers with long hours and low pay.,D R _ word _ be intent on doing sth.,be intent on doing sth.:,be eager and determined to do sth.,他決心去法國(guó)繼續(xù)深造。,He is intent on going to France to continue his studies.,D R _ word _ peer 1,peer: vi.,She peered at him cl

13、osely, as if not believing it could really be him.,look closely or carefully, esp. as if unable to see well (followed by at/through/into, etc.)凝視，窺視,She peered through the mist, trying to find the right path.,Part 2 (Paras.6-23)Part 1(Para 6-10),D R _ word _ peer 2,peer, gaze secretly 作為兼職；悄悄地,他雖有妻室

14、，但暗地里還有一個(gè)女朋友。,Hes married but he has a girlfriend on the side.,D R _ Sentence 5 _ Eventually he saved ,Paraphrase the sentence.,In Kentucky, where he was now headed, there was a $1000 reward for his capture, dead or alive.,In Kentucky, anyone who captured him, no matter he was dead or alive, would b

15、e rewarded $1000 and now he was going to Kentucky.,D R _ word _ capture,capture:,He was released yesterday, six months after his capture by the terrorists.,1. n. the act of taking by force or of being taken by force俘虜,2. v. take (a person or animal) as a prisoner 捕獲,She was captured trying to escape

16、 from the country.,D R _ Sentence 7 _ There was room ,There was room for all but two.,What does but mean? What is the part of speech of but in this sentence?,Here but is a preposition, which means “except”. all but 幾乎, 差一點(diǎn)；除了都 It was all but impossible to climb back into the boat. 再回到小船上已幾乎不可能了。 He

17、is the chairman of the committee all but the name. 除了沒(méi)掛名以外，實(shí)際上他就是委員會(huì)的主席。,D R _ word _ close in (on/around),close in (on/around):,The people were trapped when the enemy army began to close in on them.,come near to, esp. in order to attack from several directions; surround包圍,Night is closing in.,D R _

18、 Sentence 8 _ The others made ,1. What does made it mean?,Make it means “succeed in doing something”. Here made it means “arrived (at the Ohio shore)”.,The others made it to the Ohio shore, where Parker hurriedly arranged for a wagon to take them to the next “station” on the Underground Railroad the

19、 first leg of their journey to safety in Canada.,2. What does leg mean?,Leg means “a stage of a journey or course”. For example, the last leg of the flight (飛行中的最后一段路程).,arrange for 1.為 . 作準(zhǔn)備, 為 . 作安排,If you can arrange for me, I will be very grateful. 如果你能為我安排一下，我將不勝感激。 2. make it possible for sb.

20、to have or do sth. The company will arrange for a taxi to meet you at the airport. Dave arranged for someone to drive him home.,Homework,1.P44,45第一二題，P49第三題以及P51第一題,D R _ word _ religious,Part 2(Paras.11-15) religious: adj.,of religion,a religious service,宗教儀式,宗教問(wèn)題,a religious question,D R _ word _

21、conviction,conviction: n. firm opinion or belief,She expressed her firm conviction that television was harmful to children.,她堅(jiān)信她是對(duì)的。,She had a firm conviction that she was right.,Collocation：,終身的信仰,a lifelong conviction,政治信念,political conviction,增強(qiáng)/加深某人的信念,strengthen/deepen ones conviction that ,47,

22、Quaker貴格會(huì)/公誼會(huì)信徒,Any member of the Society of Friends, a religious group established in England in the 1650s by George Fox. They were originally called Quakers because members were thought to “quake” or shake with religious excitement. Quakers worship Christ without any formal ceremony or fixed belie

23、fs, and their meetings often involve silent thought or prayer. They are strongly opposed to violence and war, and are active in education and charity work.,48,George Fox,According to the Bible, we should help those people who are in need, but it does not tell us to make a distinction between whites

24、and blacks. 圣經(jīng)上只是要我們給饑者以食物，無(wú)衣者以衣衫，但沒(méi)提到過(guò)膚色的事。,D R _ word _ impose,impose: vt.,1. place (a penalty, tax, etc.) officially on sb./sth.征稅、罰款等,New duties were imposed on wines and spirits.,征收進(jìn)口稅,impose a tax on imports,2. try to make sb. accept (an opinion or a belief)強(qiáng)加于,She imposed her ideas on the gro

25、up.,D R _ word _ transport,transport: vt.,take sth./sb. from one place to another in a vehicle運(yùn)送,It took all day to transport the furniture to the new apartment.,公共汽車(chē)把我們從機(jī)場(chǎng)送到城市。,A bus transported us from the airport to the city.,D R _ word _ disguise,disguise: vt. give sb./sth. a false appearance,He

26、 disguised himself as a woman.,The soldiers disguised themselves by wearing white garments in the snow.,這一事實(shí)是無(wú)法隱瞞的。,It is impossible to disguise the fact.,D R _ word _ abolish,Part 3(Paras 16-23) abolish: vt. end the existence of (a law, custom, system, etc.),廢除奴隸制,abolish slavery,壞的風(fēng)俗應(yīng)當(dāng)廢除。,Bad cust

27、oms should be abolished.,D R _ Sentence 9 _ Making the best ,1. What does lot mean in this sentence?,Making the best of his lot, Henson worked diligently and rose far in his owners regard.,Lot means “ones fortune in life, fate”.,2. Paraphrase “rose far in his owners regard”.,He was regarded highly b

28、y his owner.,亨森利用命運(yùn)給他的一切機(jī)會(huì)，干活勤勉，深受 主人器重。,D R _ word _ compel,compel: vt. make (sb.) do sth.; force,Duty compelled the soldiers to volunteer for the mission.,大雨迫使我們呆在屋內(nèi)。,The heavy rain compelled us to stay indoors.,Collocation：,強(qiáng)迫某人做某事,compel sb. to do sth.,不得不（做）,be compelled to (do),D R _ word _ at

29、 risk,at risk: threatened by the possibility of loss, failure, etc.; in danger處境危險(xiǎn),The disease is spreading, and all children under five are at risk.,Collocation：,無(wú)論冒什么危險(xiǎn)；無(wú)論如何,at all risks (=at any risk),冒之險(xiǎn)；不顧之風(fēng)險(xiǎn),at the risk of,D R _ word _ starve,starve: v. (cause a person or an animal to) suffer

30、severely or die from hunger,starve to death,Whats for dinner? Im starving!,晚飯吃什么? 我餓死了!,starve for news,渴望消息,Shes lonely, and starving for companionship.,她很寂寞，渴望友誼。,in the eyes of : in the opinion of 在(某人)看來(lái) eg. In the eyes of my parents, Im forever a child. 【Collocation】: * keep an eye on 照看，注意： Wo

31、uld you keep an eye on my baby for a while? *have an eye for 對(duì)有鑒別能力： She has an eye for beauty. 她很有審美能力。,D R _ word _ pass for,pass for: appear like; be accepted or looked upon as (same as pass as)被當(dāng)做,He can pass for a Frenchman.,I cant imagine how this place passes for a five-star hotel.,他被認(rèn)為是個(gè)醫(yī)生。,

32、He passes for a doctor.,他被誤認(rèn)為是個(gè)有學(xué)問(wèn)的人。,He passes for a learned man.,Collocation: pass by: 經(jīng)過(guò)，過(guò)去 eg. A bus has just passed by. pass out:昏倒 eg. She passed out from the intense heat. 由于高溫她暈了過(guò)去。 pass over: 忽略 eg. How could you pass over such an important matter? 你怎么能忽略如此重要的事情? pass on: 繼續(xù)下去；傳遞 eg. Now, l

33、ets pass on to the next question. Would you pass it on to the next person?,Proverbs and Quotations 1. Give me liberty, or give me death. 不自由，毋寧死。 2. A new breeze is blowing - and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on: there is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken. - Ge

34、orge Bush, American president 一陣新風(fēng)正在吹來(lái) 為自由激勵(lì)的民族隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備前進(jìn)：開(kāi)拓新 的道路，采取新的行動(dòng)。 美國(guó)總統(tǒng) G. 布什 3.A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom. - I. A. Baraka, French writer 人要么是自由的，要么是不自由的，從來(lái)就不存在過(guò)渡階段。 法國(guó)作家 I. A. 巴拉卡,A R _ Useful Expressions 1,Useful Expressions,1. 微風(fēng),a gentle breeze,2. 支持,stand up for,3. 有原則的人,a man of principl