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,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。谢谢。本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。谢谢。不能作为科学依据。,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。谢谢。本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。谢谢。不能作为科学依据。,优异精品课件文档资料,1/29,Lesson Seven,The Greatest Invention,2/29,About the author,Lord Dunsany,(1878-1957),is one of the most acclaimed names in the field of fantastic fiction,held in high esteem by many of todays major writers.,A man of broad ability,in the field of writing alone the Writer Lords work ranged from popular plays through fantasy and science fiction,3/29,Words and expressions,appeal:make a serious and urgent request to sb for sth,E.g.He earnestly ed to his friends for help.,for mercy,They are ing for funds to build a new hospital.,4/29,aspiration:an earnest desire,E.g.have s,for,/,after,fame,His entire life,with its small triumphs and disasters,its boundless hopes and s,for,the future,She had/cherished s,to become,an actress.,5/29,aspire:desire and seek to attain,E.g.,after,truth/knowledge,It is no wonder that human beings,after,a standard pronunciation which will reduce as far as possible the chances of misunderstanding.,He s,at,the character of a good man.,to,the leadership of the party,6/29,bribe(briber,bribery),n.a sum of money or another reward offered or demanded in order to procure an action or decision in favor of the giver,pay/give/offer/accept/take a,The judge rejected a from the defendant,s family.,v.offer or give a to,The traffic offender d the policeman to overlook the violation.,7/29,grip:,V.to take very tight hold of;to take hold of the attention or feelings of,E.g.Walking in the dark,my little child ped my hand in fear.,Her description gripped my imagination.,8/29,Grip n.a firm hold or grasp,His of the rope weakened as he became tired.,get/take a on oneself,:,e.g.,I know you are nervous,but you must get a grip on yourself.You,re due to go on stage in five minutes.,lose one,s,at s,9/29,in the of sth,e.g.The whole country is in the grip of a serious economic recession.,come to/get to grips with sth/sb,e.g.The government has yet to get to grips with the problem of homelessness.,10/29,idle,E.g.hours,lie/stand:,if they are used for a month,they must stand idle for eleven.,His words were just threats;he can,t hurt us.,Stop worrying about rumors.,away,the hours watching TV,11/29,plague,E.g.n.A has broken out.,The is now prevailing in this city.,avoid,like the,v.You,ve been plaguing me,with,silly questions.,12/29,rival,E.g.n.,encounter/defy/defeat/beat/outdo/surpass one,s,a powerful/formidable/worthy,As a book of reference for English students,this dictionary is,without a,.,In the whole Elizabethan age there is no,to,Shakespeare as a tragic dramatist.,v.The two teams ed each other for the championship.,13/29,soothe:bring or restore to a peaceful or tranquil condition;calm;pacify;comfort,The coffee seemed to have d her headache.,The nurse d the crying child with sweets.,14/29,splendor:great brightness;magnificence;impressive character;magnificent feature,E.g.His bright blue eyes shone with uncommon keenness and.,The sun rises with a different in America.,The chateau had been built in imitation of Versailles,but all its had long since been lost.,15/29,Language points in text,cohesive chains,formed by repeated meanings in paragraph 5 to strengthen the connectiveness between sentences:,tropics,tropical sea,tropical sunlight,decent,wine,tavern,offer him a glass of,wine,a bottle of strange local,wine,wine,poured out,watch,it,go down,a certain amount,(of wine),had gone down,16/29,War is no longer a matter,intelligence of scientists,Modern wars no longer depend as much on how large an army you have as the wars in the past.Rather,they depend more and more on the application of advanced science and technology.,17/29,He thought of war simply as an opportunity for,aspirations.,cavalry charges,fine uniforms and glory symbolize the ancient style of warfare.,just aspirations:just goals,undertakings or causes,18/29,let loose a plague,Here it means to launch a germ war that may cause a destructive plague to wipe out a whole nation,as if a monster were released to harm people.,19/29,Must we be silent,shall speak,Must we,?(rhetorical question),be silent:be passive,don,t take actions,speak:take actions or do sth to make us felt or our voice heard by others;be more active and aggressive,20/29,spurred on by a fierce ambition,spur,:prick(a horse)with a spur or spurs in order to urge a faster pace;urge on by the use of spurs;drive on;hasten;impel;stimulate;urge;prompt,E.g.Her loving care red his recovery.,He red his players to fight harder.,The coach red his team to greater efforts.,He was red on by poverty to commit the crime.,21/29,But nothing would turn him from,a man drugged.,Nothing could,divert his attention from,the research in which he was engaged.He was so obsessed and enchanted with his newly conceived ideas that he behaved like an intoxicated person.,22/29,but for a fancy that came to this man,s mind,had it not been for the fancy;if the man had not been gripped by the ideas that occurred to him later on,23/29,I do not work for us,wonder,This statement invokes the ultimate meaning of scientific research,whether it ought to aim at the usefulness,the material benefit,and the practical values only or at the satisfaction of desire on the part of the scientists to explore the field of the unknown and the beauty thus created.,24/29,P182 Ex.7.1)alive,living,live,alive,:used only as a predicative,living:,used as a predicative or attributive,live,:1)that is alive or living,as opposed to dead;chiefly used as an attributive;2)(of performance)heard or watched at the time of its occurrence,seen or heard as it happens,as opposed to recorded on film or tape etc.;or given in front of a public audience,as opposed to in a recording studio etc.,25/29,able:,suggests ability above the average as revealed in actual performance:,proved that she is an able Shakespeare actress,capable,:stresses the having of qualities fitting one for work but does not imply outstanding ability:,capable of doing simple tasks under supervision,competent and qualified,imply having the experience or training for adequate performance:,a leap that any competent ballet dancer can execute;seek help from a qualified medical professional,26/29,examine,suggests looking at sth carefully to see if it is healthy or in good order,The water samples were d for traces of pollution.,The doctor d the patient with scrupulous care.,the quality of the furniture critically,Before entering,Holmes made an examination of the door.,27/29,check,suggests examining sth in order to learn whether it is correct,or to determine the condition,validity etc of sth,Did you lock the door?Ill go and.,Will you please these figures?,Ive ed your answers and none of them are correct.,Next,the gear and hand brake.,28/29,inspect,a more formal word,suggests examining the details of sth thoroughly with a view towards noting discrepancies or deficiencies by critically comparing it to a standard of excellence,quality or the like,The firemen ed an abandoned warehouse for potential fire hazards.,The sergeant ed his own rifle.,the front position,all farms where milk is sold,29/29,
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