1、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,*,Unit 2,The Dinner Party,晚宴,I.Word Study and word building,un,expect,ed (a.),意外的,e.g.He made an unexpected appearance and took up two hours out of my limited time.,The old woman was shocked by the unexpected death of her son.,考题:,Circus tigers,although the
2、y have been tamed,can _ attack their trainer.,a.unexpectedly b.deliberately,c.reluctantly d.subsequently,Answer:a.,deliberately adv.,故意地,2.,bare(a.)1),不铺地毯的;赤裸的;光秃的,e.g.He is so shy that he dare not look at her bare shoulders.,After years of efforts,those originally bare hills are now covered with y
3、oung trees.,Note:bare:,光秃的,无遮盖的,cf.,empty a.,空的,未装东西的;空虚的,vacant a.,空的,空缺的(指无人占用),hollow a.,空心的,中间空的,blank a.,空白的,无字的,茫然的,Ex.5 P 26,2),no more than;mere,刚刚够的,勉强的,e.g.His income can only buy,the bare necessities of life,.,The candidate won the election by,a bare majority,.,Note:barely adv.,仅仅,只不过,几乎不
4、v.)reveal,露出,暴露,e.g.The lady screamed as the snake bared its teeth.,He bared his body to the waist.,3.,crisis(n.),危机,危急关头,e.g.In the 1929,economic crisis,many Americans lost their jobs.,The leader was praised for being clear-headed during,crises,.,Note:,复数形式,crises,critical a.,危急的;关键的,决定性的;批评的,批判
5、的,4.,argu,ment,(n.)(1),dispute,争论;辩论,e.g.The two countries held a lengthy argument about/over the control of a tiny island.,That the sun,not the earth,is the center of the solar system is beyond argument.,(2),理由,论据,论点;说理,论证,e.g.Excuse me,but I,didn,t follow your argument.,Before you judge,you must l
6、isten to the arguments of both sides.,5.,contract (vi)(1),收缩,缩小,缩短,e.g.Metal contracted as it cools.,The word“Madam”contracts to“Mm.”,Note:compress v.,压缩,condense v.,浓缩,shrink v.,减少,减小,尤指布的缩水,(2),make or become tighter or narrower,缩紧;缩窄,e.g.Frown contracted his brow when he was deep in thought.,Her
7、stomach contracted at the sight of a dead rat.,cf.contract:,合约,合同,契约;订合同,6.,wid,en,(v.),加宽;变宽,e.g.Too much television watching,widens the generation gap,.,Books,widen our scope of knowledge,.,7.,impulse(n.),冲动,一时的念头,e.g.The goods are arranged in such an attractive way that customers feel an impulse
8、to buy them.,Dont act,on impulse,.You will regret later.,Note:on impulse:,一时冲动,一时心血来潮,cf.impulse:,脉冲;推动,驱使,8.,tone(n.),语气;音调,e.g.We can hear the clear tone of the bell in the distance.,We usually end a question with,a rising tone,.,Note:voice;sound;volume,9.,image(n.)(1),雕像,e.g.Your child is the ver
9、y image of you.,The image of Venus,without arms has long been regarded as a symbol of beauty.,(2),mental picture or idea,形象,意象,e.g.The politician tries to improve his image by kissing babies.,Note:imagine v.,imagination n.,imaginative a.,imaginary a.,10.,slam(,vt,.)shut loudly and with force,砰地关上,e.
10、g.He slammed the window and the glasses smashed onto the floor.,How dare you,slam the door in your mothers face,?,Note:slam n.,with a slam:,砰的一声,11.,host(n.)(1),男主人;,东道主,;节目主持人,e.g.Mr.,McMast,is a very good host.He offers good food and always finds pleasant topics for conversation.,I know this man.H
11、e is host of the TV program“Local News.”,(2),great number(of),许多,e.g.He has,hosts of,enemies.,You will be faced with,a host of,problems.,Note:a host of:,许多,一大群,hosts of:,12.,heat,ed(a.)lively;spirited,热烈的;激烈的,e.g.The two professors started,a,heated debate,on whether intellectuals should go into busi
12、ness.,It was,a very heated argument,and people were shouting at each other.,Note:,debate n.,指经过组织的在被选出的小组或个人之间进行。,argument n.,通常指发生在个人之间的争论或辩论。,dispute n.,争论,辩论;可指争执,争端,Word building,suffix ed:having the characteristics of,有特征的 (,n.+=adj.),Ex.10 P28,13.,colonial a.spacious a.,Suffixes:,-al:of ,的 (,n
13、adj.),-,ous,:having the qualities of,具有性质的(,n.+=adj.),Ex.9 P27,II.Language Points(Reference,背景知识),1.,shortly(ad.)soon,不久,马上,e.g.He died,shortly after,the car crash.,He sent me his address in Boston,shortly before,I left for the US.,2.,track down:,追捕到;追查到,e.g.She spent weeks in the library,trackin
14、g down reference information,in almost all the books on the subject.,Did the hunter manage to,track down the wounded deer,?,Note:track n.,踪迹,3.,spring up:,突然,开始;迅速生长,e.g.It was rather warm all day.But towards evening a cold wind sprang up.,Suspicion sprang up in her mind.,4.,outgrow (,vt,.),长大得使不再适用
15、成长得不再要,e.g.to outgrow boyhood friends,to outgrow a childish habits,to outgrow this suit,5.,at(the)sight of:on seeing,一看见,e.g.I always faint at the sight of blood.,The old man,flew into a rage,at the sight of,her daughter dancing with that young man.,Note:at the thought of;at the sound of;at the men
16、tion of;at the touch of;,6.,feel like:,意欲,想要,e.g.What lovely weather!I do feel like,a swim,.,He is so sick today that he does not feel like,having,anything to eat.,Note:like prep.,介词,7.,count(vi.)be of value or importance,重要,有价值,e.g.It is not how much you read but what you read that really counts.,I
17、n business,a strong personality often counts for more than formal training.,8.,join in:,参加,加入,同一起,e.g.I was invited to,join(in)the exciting game,.,We are going to sing the song again.Would you like to,join in,?,cf.join(in)a game;,join the party or the Youth League,9.,motion (v.),打手势;点(或摇)头示意,e.g.The
18、 policeman,motioned the driver over to have,his name and license number.,He,motioned me to sit down,while talking into the phone.,Note:motion to,sb,.,motion,sb,.to do,sth,.,(,n.)(1),signal by hand or head,手势,眼色,动作,e.g.He,made a motion,with his hand to make me sit down.,Note:make a motion:,打手势;提议,(2)
19、moving(,物体的)运动,e.g.The expression“,motion picture,”is used mainly in American English.,The clock is still,in motion,after twenty years.,Note:motion picture:,电影,in motion:,在运转之中,(3),提议,动议,e.g.The motion put forward by Mr.Howard was adopted/carried.,On the motion of,Mr.Howard,a purchasing committee w
20、as set up.,Note:on the motion of,sb,.:,经的提议,10.,come,to,:return to consciousness,苏醒,e.g.The old woman fainted on the street and found herself in the first aid room when she came to.,Note:come to:amount to,总计,达到,come to a conclusion/decision,come to no good end:,没有好下场,When it comes to :,谈到,说到,11.,lik
21、ely(a.),probable,可能的,有希望的,e.g.Ms.,Whits,is a likely candidate for the job.,It is likely to rain,.,It is likely that,they will lose the election.,Note:be likely to do,sth,.,It is likely that,(,ad.)probably,可能地,e.g.The weather will very/most likely change.,Very likely he will forget all about it.,Note
22、unlikely a.&adv.,likelihood n.,可能性,12.,warn (v.),警告,e.g.We had,warned him of,the danger but he turned a deaf ear to our warning.,The children,were warned not to open,the door to a stranger.,The whistle,warned visitors that,the ship was ready to sail.,Note:warn,sb,.of;warn,sb,.that,warn,sb,.not to d
23、o,sth,.;,13.,frighten,sb,.into(out of)doing,sth,.:,使某人吓得做(不做)某事,e.g.A snake emerged from behind the rock.This,frightened the little girl into screaming,.,They tried every possible means to,frighten the old man into signing,the paper.,Ex.12 P28,14.,e,merge(vi.),出现,浮现;(问题等)发生,(事实等)暴露,e.g.The moon,emer
24、ged from,behind clouds.,If the economy goes on like this,another crisis will emerge soon.,15.,make for:,走向,e.g.It was getting dark;they turned and,made for home,.,When the class was over,everyone,made for the dining-room,.,考题:,When he realized the police had spotted him,the man _ the exit as quickly
25、 as possible.a.made off b.made outc.made for d.made up,Answer:c.,make off:,匆忙离开,逃走,偷走,make out:,书写,填写;列出;说明;理解,make up:,虚构;组成;化妆,16.,ring out:sound loudly and clearly,突然响起,e.g.Cheers rang out from the group waiting in front of the building.,17.,faint(a.)weak or slight,微弱的;不明显的;模糊的,不清楚的,e.g.The sound
26、s of the music,grew fainter,in the distance.,He called for help,in a faint voice,.,There is,a faint resemblance,between the two sisters.,18.,light up:,照亮,变亮,e.g.The candles on the Christmas tree,lit up the room,.,The room lights up when she walks in.,The girls face,lit up,when she saw her mother.,cf
27、lighted,较常用做置于名词前的形容词,例如:,a lighted candle,19.,crawl(vi.),爬行,e.g.The old man crawls on the floor to amuse his grandson.,The wounded soldier crawled into a cave to hide himself.,Chinese-English Translation,1.,Their,argument,ended when she,slammed,the door and left without a word.,2.The guests at the
28、 dinner party were,slightly,surprised at the commanding tone of the American.,Chinese-English Translation,3.,Johnny has,outgrown,the fear of staying at home alone.,4.While all the other passengers,made for,the exit,he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the place.,Chinese-English Tra
29、nslation,5.The letter is,to be handed,to Dr.Wilson himself.,6.While she felt like,joining in,the argument,Nancy was too shy to open her mouth.,Chinese-English Translation,7.What do you think is the,likeliest,time to find him at home?,8.The hunters face,(was)lit up,with excitement as soon as he saw a
30、 fox,emerge,from among the bushes and run,in the direction of,/,make for,the trap he had laid.,English-Chinese Translation,1.那是9月初的一天,天气凉爽而又晴朗,正是赛跑的好日子。我参加了一项10.5英里越野赛跑,才跑了最初几英里;整个赛程要穿越若干陡峭、耗人体力的山坡。,English-Chinese Translation,2.这种步速我跑起来觉得很轻松,所以我决定保持在原有的位置上。既然她在前面领跑对我很合适,我又何必费心考虑步速呢?,3.她步幅很大,脚下的弹性仍显而易见,而我曾一度有过的那么一点弹性,早已离开了我脚下。,English-Chinese Translation,4.我们离终点线只有1英里了,因此在这一斜坡上无论发生什么情况,几乎可以肯定都会决定谁率先冲过终点线。,5.然而,正如佩吉,米姆诺所清楚表明的,男女赛跑选手之间的相同之处要比他们之间的不同之处更重要。,






