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CONTEMPORARY. COLLEGE ENGLISH. 现代大学英语. 主讲 : 庄玉芳. LESSON ONE HALF A DAY. LESSON ONE HALF A DAY. Naguib Mahfouz (1911 -) "Balzac of Egypt" The Nobel Prize Winner for Literature in 1988 纳吉布 . 马福兹. Words to Be Explained through Context. LESSON ONE HALF A DAY.
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CONTEMPORARY COLLEGE ENGLISH 现代大学英语 主讲: 庄玉芳
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY Naguib Mahfouz (1911-) "Balzac of Egypt" The Nobel Prize Winner for Literature in 1988纳吉布.马福兹
Words to Be Explained through Context LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • to clutch: hold tightly • progress: advance, forward movement in space • give rise to: (fml) cause sth to happen or exist; lead to (esp. bad thing.) --- Poor living conditions give rise to many disease. • resort to: turn to sth. (esp. sth. bad) as solution --- They had to resort threats when they failed to persuade them to leave. • on one’s own: alone • to invade: to enter a place in large numbers, esp. in a way that causes confusion. • to take over: take control of or responsibility for . --- Our firm took over two fruit packing company. • to show off: draw one’s attention to --- She was showing off her new necklace at the party. • to let up: (infml.) (of unpleasant situation) to stop or to become less serious. --- We mustn’t let up, even though we’re winning.
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY Glossary Study
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • across: a-表示加强+cross横穿 • beneficial (adj.) benefit (n.) • circus: 来自拉丁语 circus 圆。因为马戏团表演场地是圆形的。--- Run a circus演马戏[杂技] (Cf) circle; circumstance • clown (n) clownish (adj.) • conjurer: (v) conjure (syn)magician • creator:(n.of person) create (v.) creation (n.) creative (adj.)
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • daze (n.) dazed (adj) --- in a daze 茫然, 恍惚; 眼花缭乱 • glance (n.) (v.) glancing (adj.) • globe (n.) global (adj.) --- To travel around the globe 环球旅行 • hesitate (v.) hesitation (n.) hesitant (adj.) • perseverance (n) persevere (v.): per- [极,完全] +[severe] [严格的,剧烈的] • revolve(v.): re- [再] +-volvere [卷] revolving (adj.) (Cf) involve
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • single (adj.) only one; not married singleness (n.)一心一意 singly (adv.)一个一个大;个别地 • startled (adj.) startle (v.) --- His horse was startled with the sudden noise in the bushes.灌木丛中突如其来的响声把她的马吓惊. • surface: sur- [在…上面] +face [表面] • trick (n.)戏法,诡计 • uniform : uni-+ -form形式=被统一在一种形式里的东西--- in full uniform穿着一套军礼服--- out of uniform穿着便 (Cf) union; universe (uni- + verse 旋转,变成,原义是被弄成一个东西) university (uni + versity=将很多学院、学系组成一所综合大学)
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY Use of New Words Translation
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • convince (vt.): to make sb believe. [syn.] persuade [ant.] dissuade 1. ---他劝我应该学法律。2. ---花费了许多个小时法庭才相信他有罪。 • curiosity (n.) curious (adj.) • A desire to know about people or things that do not concern one; nosiness.好奇心;爱管闲事3. --- He gave in to curiosity and opened the letter addressed to his sister. 4. --- 在好奇心驱使下,… • An object that arouses interest, as by being novel or extraordinary珍品, 古董; 奇人[事、物] 5. --- He kept the carved bone and displayed it as a curiosity. • exertion (n.) exert (v.) • great effort 全力以赴的努力,尽力6. --- 尽管他使尽全身力气,.也没搬起那块石头。 • action of applyng influence, etc行使, 运用7. --- Exertion of authority over others is not always wise; persuasion may be better.
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • lift • to raise sth./sb. To a higher level or position 抬,举1. --- 三个人被直升飞机从着火的船上吊起。 • to remove or abolish (restriction) 解除或撤销(限制)2. --- 美国已经宣布解除对日本禁运. • observant (adj.) observe (v.) observation (n.) • careful to observe (rules) 遵守规则3. --- 他是个遵守交通规则的人. • good and quick at noticing things 十分机警的,善于观察的4. --- 有个机警的店员准确记得那个男子的穿着. • overlook • to see a place from a building or window 俯视5. --- 从我的房间可俯瞰大海. • to fail to see or notice sth; to miss 未看到,未注意到6. --- We can afford to overlook minor offences.
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • rank • a line (of people) 行,列,排1. --- Take the taxi at the head of the rank. • position in a scale of responsibility, quality, social status, etc. (职务,身分,社会地位等的)等级2. --- 他是一流的画家。 • stretch (v. n.) stretcher (n.) 担架 • to extend or thrust out 伸展,伸长 stretch out 伸出3. --- 他一觉醒来,打着哈欠伸着懒腰.4. --- He stretched the sweater out of shape. • to spread out over an area or a period of time 绵延;延续5. --- The road stretched out across the desert into distance. 6. --- His memory stretches back to his early childhood.
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • trace • a sign that sth. is there 迹象;痕迹 [syn.] mark1. --- The police have been unable to find any trace of the gang. • very small amount 极微量的2. --- He spoke without a trace of emotion. • unclouded • without any cloud, clear 晴朗的 [syn.] sunny3. --- It is unclouded today. • untroubled 没烦恼的,心情好的4. --- It was strange that her face was still unclounded when she heard the bad news..
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY Homework 1.Recite the words in the glossary 2.Preview the text
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY Thank you See you
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • on the surface表面上, 外表上 • below the surface深入, 实际上 • surface mail 平信 • trickery(n.) 欺骗,欺诈 • trickster (n.) 耍花招的人,骗子 • tricky (adj.) 诡计多端的;欺骗的
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • Adv. : from one side to the other side --- Will you row me across? 你划船把我送过去行吗? --- The river is 50 metres across. 河宽50米。 • Prep. : On, at, or from the other side of --- across the street 街的对面--- the house across the street街道对面的房子 • (Cf) cross: used as noun, verb and adj. --- a cross street交叉路段 --- to cross the road.过马路。--- to sit with one’s legs crossed 盘腿而坐
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • --- He convinced me that I should study law. • --- It took many hours to convince the court of his guilt. • ---他抑制不住好奇心,拆开了别人写给他妹妹的信. • --- …from curiosity (=out of curiosity) 在好奇心驱使下,… • ---他保留那块雕刻过的骨头并把它作为珍品展出 • --- He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions. • ---. 利用权力压服别人并非永远是上策,运用说服方法或许更为可取
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • ---Three men were lifted by helicopter from the burning ship. • --- The U.S. has announced to lift the ban of the transportation/ the embargo of Japan. 美国已经宣布解除对日本禁运. • --- He is man who is observant of the traffic rules. 他是个遵守交通规则的人. • --- An observant shop assistant had remembered exactly what the man was wearing .有个机警的店员准确记得那个男子的穿着 • --- My room overlooks the sea. 从我的房间可俯瞰大海. • --- We can afford to overlook minor offences. 我们可以不计较小过
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • --- Take the taxi at the head of the rank. 乘坐排在前头的那辆出租车. • --- He is a painter of the top rank. 他是一流的画家。 • ---He woke up, yawned and stretched. 他一觉醒来,打着哈欠伸着懒腰. • --- He stretched the sweater out of shape. 他使毛衣伸长变形 • --- The road stretched out across the desert into distance. 这条路穿过沙漠伸向远方. • --- His memory stretches back to his early childhood.他回想起自己的童年。
LESSON ONE HALF A DAY • --- The police have been unable to find any trace of the gang. 警方一直未能找到那个团伙的任何踪迹. • --- He spoke without a trace of emotion. 他说话时毫不动感情 • --- It is unclouded today. 今天天气很好. • --- It was strange that her face was still unclounded when she heard the bad news. 听到这个坏消息时她仍然很平静,真奇怪.