1、Lesson 76April Fools Day第1页单词学习单词学习fool n.傻瓜傻瓜bulletin n.新闻简报新闻简报announcer n.(电视、电台)播音员(电视、电台)播音员macaroni n.通心面,空心面条通心面,空心面条leading adj.主要主要grower n.种植者种植者splendid adj.极好极好stalk n.梗梗gather v.收庄稼收庄稼thresh v.打(庄稼)打(庄稼)process v.加工加工Signor n.(意大利语)先生(意大利语)先生present adj.当前当前第2页Bulletinn.1)(电台或电视台)新闻简报)(
2、电台或电视台)新闻简报News bulletin专题新闻专题新闻2)公告,布告)公告,布告A medical bulletin on the Presidents health关于总统健康情况医疗汇报关于总统健康情况医疗汇报The library bulletin is a good place to put up your tutor ad.第3页Announcer n.主持人;(机场车站)广播主持人;(机场车站)广播员员Presenter;host那个广播播音员告诉我他之所以得到那份那个广播播音员告诉我他之所以得到那份工作是因为老板非常喜欢他那有磁性嗓音。工作是因为老板非常喜欢他那有磁性嗓
3、音。The radio announcer told me that he got his job because his boss really liked his strong voice.第4页Leading adj.(无比较级、最高级无比较级、最高级)1)一流一流,卓越卓越a leading university一流大学一流大学the leading countries of Europe(在经济、军在经济、军事方面事方面)欧洲一些先进国家欧洲一些先进国家2)主要主要;主角主角,主演主演play the leading part role担任主角担任主角因为选择不健康食品,在北美心脏病
4、是主因为选择不健康食品,在北美心脏病是主要死亡原因。要死亡原因。Due to unhealthy food choices,the leading cause of death in North America is heart disease.第5页gather1)gather sth(together/up)收拢,归拢收拢,归拢2)认为,猜测;推断;了解)认为,猜测;推断;了解我从心中了解到你并不喜欢你工作我从心中了解到你并不喜欢你工作I gather from your letter that youre not enjoying your job第6页Process n.&v.1)n.
5、过程;进程过程;进程Were in the process of selling our house.我们正在出售自家住宅我们正在出售自家住宅2)n.工艺流程;工序工艺流程;工序Manufacturing processes3)v.加工;处理加工;处理我们买大部分食品都用某种方法加工过。我们买大部分食品都用某种方法加工过。Most of the food we buy is processed in some way第7页Present Adj.1).当前当前In the present situation/case 在当前形势在当前形势/情况下情况下当前我们没有深入消息当前我们没有深入消息W
6、e do not have any more information at the present time2)出席出席 present at 只有少数人出席会议只有少数人出席会议Only a few people were present at the meeting.第8页Present n.for the present 当前当前;眼前眼前,暂且暂且up to the present至今至今,到当前为止到当前为止at present=new现在现在,当前当前Youve got to forget the past and start living in the present.你必须忘记
7、过去,开始现在生活。你必须忘记过去,开始现在生活。很抱歉他这会儿不在。很抱歉他这会儿不在。Im sorry hes out at present第9页课文讲解课文讲解“To end our special news bulletin,”said the voice of the television announcer,were going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.Two of the leading growe
8、rs,Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante,tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.Here you can see two workers who,between them,have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks第10页The whole village has been
9、 working day and night gathering and threshing this years crop before the September rains.On the right,you can see Mrs.Brabante herself.She has been helping her husband for thirty years now.Mrs.Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.This last scene shows
10、you what will happen at the end of the harvest:the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!Signor Fratelli,the present champion,has won it every year since 1991.And that ends our special bulletin for today,Thursday,April 1st.Were now going back to the studio.第11页were going over to the macaroni
11、fields of Calabria.(1)go over表示表示“往往走走过过去去”,暗示中,暗示中间间原有一段距离:我走到那个盲人身原有一段距离:我走到那个盲人身边边,帮,帮他他过马过马路。路。I went over to the blind man to help him across the road.(2)field指指“(一(一块块)田)田”、“块块”,为为可数可数名名词词,惯惯用复数:用复数:Many people are busy harvesting in the rice fields.稻田里稻田里许许多人正多人正忙着收割。忙着收割。第12页field(活动、研究活动、研究
12、)领域领域,范围范围ofthe field of medicine医学领域医学领域,医学界医学界be outside out of ones field在某人本行外在某人本行外Many scientists are working in this.许多科学家正从事这领域许多科学家正从事这领域方面方面研究研究第13页Here you can see two workers who,between them,have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.between作介词时含义之一是作介词时含
13、义之一是“作为作为共共同努力结果,协力同努力结果,协力”:他他们们一起一起杀杀死了那条蛇。死了那条蛇。Between them they killed the snake.我我们协们协力把力把树树拉倒了。拉倒了。Between us we pulled down the tree.第14页Between and Among1)between prep.在(二者)之间在(二者)之间 I picked up the receiver between two sticky finger.我用两根黏糊糊手指拿起了我用两根黏糊糊手指拿起了话话筒。筒。你能分辨出印度音你能分辨出印度音乐乐和爵士和爵士乐吗乐
14、吗?Can you tell the difference between Indian music and jazz?第15页当表示两两之间相互关系时,当表示两两之间相互关系时,between可用可用于于3个(或个(或3个以上)名词前:个以上)名词前:The village lies between a river,a mountain and a road.2)among prep.在在中间,被中间,被围绕围绕(指三者以上)(指三者以上)教堂位于群山之中。教堂位于群山之中。The church lies among mountains.Among those boys,Dan is the
15、 tallest.第16页The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this years crop before the September rains.rain n.当当rain指指“雨季雨季”、“季季节节性雨性雨”,尤其,尤其是是热带热带地域雨季地域雨季时时,要用复数形式:,要用复数形式:the September rains 9月雨季月雨季有时绵绵春雨真让人心烦意乱。有时绵绵春雨真让人心烦意乱。Sometimes spring rains are really annoying.第17
16、页harvesting has begun earlier than usual1)usual通常通常为为形容形容词词,表示,表示“通常通常”、“日常日常”、“惯惯常常”等:等:It was warm last Sunday,so I went and sat on the river bank as usual.as usual“像日常一像日常一样样”、“照例照例”既能既能够够作定作定语语,又能,又能够够作表作表语语It is usual for him to sit up late at night.他经常他经常熬夜熬夜I parked the car at the usual place.我在往常那个地方停了我在往常那个地方停了车车。2)usually 频率频率副副词词,表示,表示“日常日常”、“通常通常”:He usually gets up late.他通常起得晚。他通常起得晚。When do you usually have supper?第18页