試點本科英語2課件-unit_3-text_A

1、 Reading ten thousand books is like traveling ten thousand miles. 讀萬卷書，行萬里路。 After you have read more than ten thousand volumes, you will find it easy to write as if God were there helping you. 讀書破萬卷，下筆如有神。 Reading make a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. 閱讀使人充實，交談使人機智，寫作使

2、人精確。 Within books, one can find houses of gold. Within books, one can find ladies as fair as jade. 書中自有黃金屋，書中自有顏如玉。 作者：趙恒 年代：宋 富家不用買良田，書中自有千鐘粟。 安居不用架高樓，書中自有黃金屋。 娶妻莫恨無良媒，書中自有顏如玉。 出門莫恨無人隨，書中車馬多如簇。 男兒欲遂平生志，五經(jīng)勤向窗前讀。 1. Knowledge may be acquired through conversation, watching television or traveling, but

3、 the deepest and most consistent way is through reading. If we consider the literate population of the world, we may conclude that a few spend their whole lives on academic reading; many read something light for pleasure, a few dip into something more serious now and then; while very many men, women

4、 and children never advance beyond the sports page of a newspaper, a fashion article or a comic. Nextup home 2. If you have learnt to love books as a child, the reading habit will never desert you. But if this has not been your good fortune, you tend to think of reading as a bore. A few, but very fe

5、w, come to the habit late in life. The circumstances which help to set a child on the path to the literary adventure are: a life even barely above real poverty, so that there is scope in the family for thoughts and activities not wholly devoted to the struggle for making a living; the availability o

6、f free books either at home or in a public library; and the possession of a character both curious and independent. home Nextup 3. In order to desire to read one must be curious. A few children are able to keep this curiosity and their mental independence alive despite the educational system of thei

7、r country. But many fail to do so either because of an overstrict system where what is most important is memory work; or because of a careless and lazy one where even the basic disciplines of literacy are ignored in the sacred name of free expression. It is a wonder that at least a few children surv

8、ive their schooling and emerge as people who can think, people who are open-minded and knowledgeable. home Nextup 4. Thus ,various circumstances are not favorable for the reading habit. And we may add to this the worldwide atmosphere of violence and anarchy, the New Dark Age in which we live today.

9、Many of us no longer have the peace of mind necessary to a quite hour with a book. But it is precisely because of our present troubles that we should read. How otherwise, are we to understand the nature of hatred, of cruelty, of power politics? How, otherwise, are we to take a stand on the serious q

10、uestion of individual freedom and authority? How, otherwise, are we to comprehend and perhaps solve these urgent problems that face us? home Nextup 5. Ideally then, a school system should be one in which the love of learning, rather than the acquisition of facts, is cultivated; one in which the spir

11、it of enquiry is enouraged. Ideally, family and governmental policy should be to see that we have a great number of books any books. A person with a book is a real personal alive on the earth; without a book he is a fool. home up home Back consistent: a.一貫的，一致的；符合的，同一 致的 e.g. What youre saying now i

12、s not consistent with what you said last week. 你現(xiàn)在說的話與上星期你說的不相符。 a few: 幾個，一些(用于肯定句) a few +n復數(shù)：復數(shù)：a few students(幾個學幾個學 生生) a few birds a few boys a few =some 1.There are _(一些一些) girls in the classroom. 2.My father only knows _(幾個幾個 ) English words. a few a few a little:一點兒（用于肯定句） a little+n不可數(shù)：a l

13、ittle water a little paper a little meat 1.There is _ (一點兒)milk.I will drink some. 2.Tom can speak _(一點兒) Chinese. a little a little few:幾乎沒有，表否定 few+n復數(shù)復數(shù) 1.My father hasnt learned English.He knows _English words. A. few B.a few C.little D. a little 2.He has _friends. So he often stays alone. few f

14、ew little:幾乎沒有（表否定） little+n 不可數(shù)不可數(shù) 1.There is _ milk in the bottle.I will buy some. A.little B.a little C.few D. a few 2.John has _money.So he cant buy the things he wants. little littl e home Back light: a. 輕松的，消遣性的 e.g. light reading for the beach a concert of light classical music 海灘消遣讀物 古典輕音樂會

15、T T home Back dip into sth: 把手伸進（里取東西） 2）瀏覽，略微過目，涉獵 3）提取（款項），動用（存款） e.g. She dipped into her purse and took out some coins. 她從錢包里掏出一些硬幣。 e.g. I have only had time to dip into the report. 這份報告我來不及細看，只是草草瀏覽了一遍。 e.g. We took out a loan for the car because we didnt want to dip into our savings. 因為不想動用存款

16、，我們申請了一筆貸款買 車。 T T T home Back advance: vi.前進，增進 vt.提高，提升 n.前進，進展 e.g. The Allied troops are advancing on the camp of the enemy. 盟軍正在向敵軍營地挺進。 e.g. The publisher didnt advance the prices of books because of the high price of paper. 出版商并沒有因為紙張漲價而提高書的價格。 e.g. Next T T The strength and success of the Ge

17、rman advance surprised everybody. 德軍前進的勢頭和順利讓人人驚恐失色。 home up Back T home Back desert: n.沙漠，荒原 v.1）拋棄，離棄，遺棄（某人） 2）舍棄，遺棄某地方 （同義詞）abandon 3）擅離（部隊），逃走 The guard deserted his post. e.g. T The babys mother deserted him soon after giving birth. 那個母親生下他后不久就把他遺棄了。 衛(wèi)兵擅自離開了他的崗位。 e.g. T home Back bore: n. 令人討厭的

18、人令人討厭的人 v. 使煩擾，鉆孔使煩擾，鉆孔 e.g. 她自從和他結婚后，就變得令人厭煩透了。 He bored us all by talking for hours about his new house. Worms have bored into the wood. She has become an awful bore since she got married to him. 他連續(xù)幾個小時大談他的新房子，使我們大家都厭煩透了。 T T T 蟲子已經(jīng)蛀穿了木料。 home Back come to: 達到（某種狀況，尤指壞的結局）；總數(shù) 為；蘇醒；談到 e.g. T The d

19、octors will operate if it proves necessary but it may not come to that. 必要時醫(yī)生會施行手術 - 但也許還不致如此。 home Back barely: 僅僅，剛剛，勉強可能 e.g. T He could barely read and write. We barely had time to catch the train. 他勉強能讀寫。 T 我們差點沒趕上汽車。 home Back scope: n.(for sth) / (for sb)(to do sth) （做 或實現(xiàn)某事的）機會，能力 （同義詞）poten

20、tial e.g. Theres still plenty of scope for improvement. Her job offers very little scope for promotion. First try to do something that is within your scope. T T T 還有很大的改進余地。 干著那樣的工作，她幾乎沒有機會得到提拔。 你先試著做一件自己力所能及的事。 home Back devote: yourself to sb / sth 獻身，致力于，專 心 devote sth to sth 把用于 e.g. She devoted

21、 herself to her career. T 她全力傾注于自己的事業(yè)。 e.g. I could only devote two hours a day to work on the project. T 我一天只能在這個項目上花兩個小時。 home Back desire (to do sth) = desire (for sth) 愿望，渴望， 欲望 e.g. She felt an overwhelming desire to return home. a strong desire for power 她想回家的愿望無法遏制。 T 強烈的權利欲 T home Back alive

22、: a. 1）活著，在世 2）繼續(xù)存在 e.g. We dont know whether hes alive or dead. T 我們不知道他是死是活。 e.g. T to keep a tradition / memory / hope alive 繼承傳統(tǒng)，使記憶猶新，使希望永不破滅 home Back survive: vt. 幸免，從中逃走 ；比活得長 vi. 幸存，活下來 e.g. He survived the air crash. She survived her husband by ten years. 他從這次空難中活了下來。 她比她丈夫多活了十年。 T T e.g.

23、These players have to survive on their abilities. T 這些運動員得靠自己的實力才能不被淘汰。 home Back knowledgeable: a. (about sth) 博學的，有見識 的，知識淵博的 e.g. She is very knowledgeable about plants. T 她對植物學很在行。 home Back favorable: 1)給人好印象的 2）肯定的，贊同的，支持的 3) (to / for sb / sth) 有利于，有助于 e.g. She made a favorable impression on

24、his parents. T 她給他的父母留下了好的印象。 e.g. favorable comments 好評 e.g. The terms of the agreement are favorable to both sides. T 協(xié)議條款對雙方都有利。 Next home Back up favorable economic conditions 有利的經(jīng)濟環(huán)境 T 4）好而不貴，優(yōu)惠 e.g. They offered me a loan on very favorable terms. T 他們提出以十分優(yōu)惠的條件貸款給我。 home Back atmosphere: 1) th

25、e atmosphere 大氣層，大氣 2）氣氛，氛圍 e.g. Pollution of the atmosphere 大氣污染 T e.g. The children grew up in an atmosphere of violence and insecurity. T 這些孩子在暴力和無安全感的環(huán)境中長大。 home Back anarchy: 無政府狀態(tài)，混亂，無法無天 e.g. The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy. There was complete anarchy

26、in the classroom when their usual teacher was away. 軍事統(tǒng)治政權被推翻后，接著是一段時期的無政府狀態(tài)。 T T 任課教師不在時，班上一片混亂。 home Back precisely: 1)準確地，恰好地 2）準確的地，細心地，仔細地 3）（強調(diào)真實或明顯）正是，確實 e.g. The look precisely the same to me. T 依我看他們的長相一模一樣。 home Back hatred: n.憎恨，敵意，仇恨 (for / of sb / sth) ; (towards sb) e.g. He looked at m

27、e with intense hatred. There was fear and hatred in his voice. a profound hatred of war T 他滿懷敵意地看著我。 他聲音里透露著恐懼和仇恨。 T 對戰(zhàn)爭的深惡痛絕 T home Back ideally: ad. 空想地,理想地,完美地. e.g. Shes ideally suited for this job. Ideally, Id like to live in New York, but thats not possible. T T 她最適合這項工作。 按理想來說，我希望住在紐約，但那是不可能的。 home Back acquisition: n. 1)（知識，技能等的）獲得，得到 2) （多指貴重的）購得物 3）(business 商) 購置物，收購的公司，購置的產(chǎn) 業(yè)，購置，收購 e.g. theories of child language acquisition 幼兒語言習得的理論 T e.g. His latest acquisition is a racehorse. 他最近購得一匹賽馬。 T e.g. Next home Back up T They have made acquisitions in several E