新視野大學(xué)英語第三冊教案

Unit1,book3TheExpensiveFantasyofLordWilliamsTeachingObjectives:Arousestudents’interestinthetopictobediscussedandpreparestudentsforfurtherunderstandingofthetextglobalunderstandingofthetextandactiveacquisitionofthelanguagepointsTeachingProcedures:Stage1:Warming-upActivities(1hour)Groupwork:Gooverthepreview,thepre-readingquestionsandthetitleofthetextbeforelisteningtothesummaryofthestoryandanticipatewhatwearegoingtoread.Questionsforthoughtanddiscussion:Listentoashortpassagecarefullyandthenanswerthefollowingquestions(seethetextbookonp.2).Togetsomeideasaboutthebackgroundinformationofthetextbyansweringthefollowingquestions.Youmaydiscussthemingroupsorrefertothedictionarytoanswerthem:1.Tomintoul(DoyouknowTomintoul?WhatisTomintoul?Ok,itisapropername.Isitaperson’snameoranameofaplace?Canyouguess?Ok,it’sanameofaplace.)

TomintoulisavillagewhichisthebasecampforclimbersandwalkersinthearearoundtheriversAvonandLivet.Nearby,CromdaleandtheLadderHillsforeshadowtheCairngormMountains.Pleasevisitthewebsiteformoreinformation.2.Scotland

(DoyouknowScotland?WhereisScotland?)

Ok,Scotlandisoneoffourconstituent（有選舉權(quán)的）nationswhichformtheUnitedKingdom(theotherthreeareEngland,WalesandNorthernIreland).FormingthenorthernpartoftheislandofGreatBritain,Scotlandis31,510squaremilesinarea,274mileslongfromNorthtoSouth,andvariesinbreadthbetween24and154miles.TheofficiallanguageisEnglish,althoughGaelicisspoken,primarilyintheNorthandWestofScotland.

Scotlandisdividedintothreemainregions:theHighlands,theMidlandValleyandtheSouthernUplands.MostofthepopulationandthemajorityofScotland’sindustryislocatedwithintheMidlandValley.

Scotlandincludes787islands,ofwhichmostbelongtogroupsknownastheHebrides,OrkneyandShetland.Only62exceedthreesquaremilesinarea.

Scotlandiswellknownforitsmountainousandbeautifulscenery.MuchoftheuplandwithintheUKiscontainedwithinthebordersofScotland,alongwiththehighestpeaks.

GovernmentinScotlandisinfourtiers（等級）.AnewScottishParliamentwaselectedin1999,followingdevolution（轉(zhuǎn)移）ofpowersfromtheUnitedKingdomParliamentinLondon.

TheScottishParliamentissupportedbytheScottishExecutivebasedinEdinburgh.TheScottishGovernmentisledbyaFirstMinister.

Scotlandalsohasitsownbankingsystemanditsownbanknotes.EdinburghisthesecondfinancialcenteroftheUKandoneofthemajorfinancialcentersoftheworld.

Scotlandhasgivenrisetomanymorefamouspeople,notableinthearts,literature,thesciencesandasinventors,philosophers,architectsandsoon,thanwouldbeexpectedforacountryofsuchmodestsizeandpopulation.

Pleasesee3.ScotlandYard(WhatisScotlandYard?)

TheheadquartersoftheLondonMetropolitanPolice.Thetermisoftenused,popularly,torefertoonebranch,theCriminalInvestigationDepartment(CID).NamedafterashortstreetinLondon,thesiteofapalaceusedinthe12thcenturyasaresidenceofvisitingScottishkings,itbecameLondon’spolicecenterin1829.NewandseparateheadquartersfortheMetropolitanPolicewerebuiltin1890alongtheThamesembankmentandwerereferredtoasNewScotlandYard.In1967,NewScotlandYardmovedtonewheadquarters,alsointheWestminsterarea.

ToreadmoreabouthowLondon’sScotlandYardgetsitsname,pleasevisit/ask/20001122.htmlor/police_european.htm.TheofficialwebsiteforScotlandYardislocatedathttp://www.met.police.uk.4.IrishRepublicanArmy(IRA)（DoyouknowIrishRepublicanArmy?）

Anationalistorganizationdevotedtotheintegration（綜合）ofIrelandasacompleteandindependentunit.OrganizedbyMichaelCollinsfromremnants（殘余）ofrebel（叛亂的）unitsdispersed（被驅(qū)散的）aftertheEasterRebellion（叛亂）in1916,itwascomposedofthemoremilitantmembersoftheIrishVolunteers,anditbecamethemilitarywingoftheSinnFéinparty.

In1969theIRAsplitintotwogroups,themajority,or“officials”,advocatingaunitedsocialistIrelandbutdisavowing（反對）terroristactivities,andthe“provisionals”（臨時政府）,claimingterrorismasanecessarycatalyst（催化劑）forunification（統(tǒng)一）.The“provisionals”thenbeganasystematicterroristcampaigninNorthernIreland.

Pleasevisit/html/i/irishr1ep.aspformoreinformation.Thewebpageat/groups/videsdetailedinformationaboutitshistoryandpolitics.5.Chirnside

AvillageofBerwickshireintheScottishBorders,ChirnsideliestothenorthoftheWhiteadderWater,9miles(15km)westofBerwick-upon-Tweed.Ithasa12thcenturychurchandapapermillestablishedin1842.FormoreinformationaboutChirnsideandtheScottishBordersingeneral,pleasevisitthewebsiteathttp://www.armatura.connectfree.co.uk/chirn.htm.Enrichingyourvocabularyonthetopic:Readthesentencescarefullyandguessthemeaningoftheitalicisedtermineachsentenceaccordingtothecontextandyourownexperiences.Youmaydiscussitwithyourpartnerorrefertothedictionaryattheendoftheexercise.Herfavoritefantasywasaboutowningabighouseandacar.她最喜歡幻想的是擁有一座大房子和一輛車。Heretreatedintoaworldoffantasywherehecouldbeanythinghewanted.他退避到一個幻想世界里，在那里他可以想成為什么就成為什么。Ihaveasuspicionthatsheisnottellingmethetruth.我懷疑她告訴我的不是實情。Hisstrangebehaviorraisedhisneighbor'ssuspicions.他的奇怪舉動引起了鄰居的懷疑。Hewascaughtonsuspicionofhavingstolenthemoney.他因涉嫌盜竊那筆錢而被捕。Thefirmwouldbebroughtbacktolifebyaninjectionofnewfunds.投入新資金會使這家公司恢復(fù)生氣。Acashinjectionof$10millionwillbeusedtoimproveoneofAmerica'sdirtiestresidentplaces.一千萬美元的現(xiàn)金投入將用來改善美國一個最污穢的住宅區(qū)。Onemethodofgivingapatientmedicineisbyinjection.給病人用藥的方法之一是注射。She'sthedeputyheadofaschoolintheEastEndofLondon.她是倫敦東區(qū)一所學(xué)校的副校長。Whilethemanagerwasill,hisdeputyrantheofficeverysuccessfully.經(jīng)理患病期間，他的代理人很成功地履行了職責。She'sthreateningtotakemetocourtfornotpayingthebillontime.我沒有按時支付賬款，因此她威脅說要送我上法庭。They'rebuildingthenewlawcourtdownbytheriver.他們正在河邊建一所新法院。Tennisplayershittheballoverthenetwhichdividesthecourtintwo.球網(wǎng)將球場一分為二，打網(wǎng)球的人將球從網(wǎng)上擊過。Aclearerintroductionisneededtopreventconsumersfrombeingmisledintoeatingthingsthatarebadforthem.需要有更清楚的介紹以防止顧客誤食對他們有害的食品。Hemisledmeintothinkinghewasrich.他使我誤以為他很有錢。Weweremisledbytheguideandcouldn'tfindthewayhome.向?qū)ьI(lǐng)錯了道，我們找不到回家的路了。Iwasmisledbymyelderbrotherintoalifeofdrinkingandstealing.我被我的哥哥引入歧途，生活中除了喝酒就是偷竊。Thefactorywasrestoredtofullworkingorder.工廠已修復(fù)并完全恢復(fù)正常工作秩序。Hebuysoldcarsandrestoresthemtotheiroriginalcondition.

他購買舊汽車，并將它們修復(fù)到原來的狀態(tài)。Theformerleaderwastodayrestoredtopowerinthefirstfreeelectionsfortwentyyears.今天，在20年來首次舉行的自由選舉中，前領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人重掌大權(quán)。Hefeelscompletelyrestoredtohealthafteraperiodofrest.休息了一段時間后，他感到自己已完全恢復(fù)了健康。Christ!We'rerunningoutofcoffee.天哪！我們沒有咖啡了。Christ:int.(infml)alsoJesusChrist,Jesus(usedbeforeawholephraseorsentencetoshowunwelcomesurprise,orusedbeforenooryestoaddforce)theteachingsofChrist基督的教義It'satypicalcountryestatewithalargehousefortheowner,farmbuildingsandestateworkers'houses.這是典型的鄉(xiāng)村莊園，有莊園主的大住房、農(nóng)舍及莊園工人的住房。Heleftbehindhimaconsiderableestate.他死后留下一筆可觀的遺產(chǎn)。They'reholdinganauctionofjewelryonThursday.他們在星期四將舉行一次珠寶拍賣會。Theysoldtheirhousebyauction.他們拍賣了自己的房子。TheArmyisauctioningalotofoldequipments.軍隊正在拍賣大批舊裝備。Thefieldsaredividedfromeachotherbyhedges.田野被樹籬分隔開。（土地周圍的）樹籬Theyboughtgoldasahedgeagainstfuturedifficulties.

他們購買黃金以防日后的困難。保護手段，防護措施She'safantasticswimmer.她是一個極出色的游泳高手。verygood;excellentTheseplansofyoursarequitefantastic－theycanneverwork.你們的這些計劃太荒唐了，永遠都不會實現(xiàn)的。unpractical;unreasonable;absurdHedrewfantasticanimalswithtwoheadsandlargewings.他畫了一些奇形怪狀的動物：長著兩個頭和巨大的翅膀。odd,strangeThesettingsundisappearedbelowthehorizon.落日消失在地平線以下。ThevisittotheFarEastcertainlybroadenedourhorizons.這次遠東之行確實開闊了我們的眼界。Therewasamultiplecrashonamotorwaythismorning.今天早上高速公路上發(fā)生了一起多輛汽車的相撞事故。30isacommonmultipleof2,3,5,6,10and15.30是2，3，5，6，10和15的公倍數(shù)。IalwaysmakeamesswhenItrytocookanything.我做飯時總是弄得一團糟。I'vegotmyselfintoabitofamessbytellingalie.我因為撒了一個謊而使自己處于尷尬的境地。They'rerentingafurnishedhouse.他們要租一間有家具的房子。Thetravelcompanyhasfurnisheduswithallthedetailsofourjourney.旅游公司為我們提供了旅行的所有細節(jié)。Thisroomispaneledwithpolishedwood.這個房間鑲嵌著磨光木料。Thecar'sleftsidepanelhadtobereplacedafterthecrash.撞車后汽車左邊的面板不得不重新?lián)Q一塊。Thecompetitionwasjudgedbyapanelofexperts.這次競賽由一個專家小組來評判。Weweredeceivedintobelievingthathecouldhelpus.我們受了騙，竟相信他能幫助我們。Sheinheritedalittlemoneyfromhergrandfather.她從祖父那兒繼承了一點錢。Shemadetwodepositsof$500lastmonth.上個月她存了兩筆錢，各為500美元。"Ifyouleaveadepositof$10,we'llkeepthedressforyou,"saidtheshopassistant."要是您能留下10美元作定金，我們就為您保留這條裙子。"商店營業(yè)員說。Wehavenotifiedthepolicethatthebicyclehadbeenstolen.我們把自行車失竊的事報告了警察。I'vebeencommissionedtowriteanewplay.我被委派寫一部新劇本。Theministerestablishedacommissiontosuggestimprovementsineducation.部長成立了一個委員會，以便對教育制度提出改進的建議。She'sjustgotacommissiontopaintSirEllisPike'swife.她剛剛受委托為埃利斯·派克爵士夫人畫像。ThereisacommissionerinchargeoftheLondonpoliceforce.有一名專員主管倫敦的警察部隊。Hernewjobistosupervisethecompany'soperationsinJapan.她的新工作是管理公司在日本的經(jīng)營業(yè)務(wù)。Infact,thebulkofthebookistakenupwithcriticizingotherworks.事實上，該書大部分都是對其他作品的評論。themainpart(ofsth.)It'snottheirweightthatmakestheboxeshardtocarry,it'stheirbulk.這些箱子不易搬運，不是因為它們重而是因為它們的體積太大。Twoarrestsweremade,butthemenwerelatersetfreewithoutcharge.有兩個人被逮捕了，但他們后來被宣告無罪釋放。Afterthematchthreeyouthswerearrested.比賽結(jié)束后有三名年青人被逮捕。Ithinkyoushouldquestiontheirmotivesinofferingtolendyouthemoney.我認為你應(yīng)該質(zhì)疑他們主動借錢給你的用心。Nothingisperfectinlifeanditwouldbebloodyboringifitwas.生活中沒有十全十美的事，即使有，那也將會是特別乏味的。extremelyIt'sabloodyshamethatIfailedtopassthetest.考試沒過，真丟臉！extremeItwasalongandbloodywarandmanymenwerekilled.那是一場漫長而血腥的戰(zhàn)爭，死了許多人。Theresultsofthestudyhavecertainlyjustifiedthemoneythatwasspentonit.研究的結(jié)果確實證明了投入的資金是合理的。ComparingthefollowingwordsArouse（喚起，鼓勵）awaken（喚醒，醒來）disturb（打亂，擾亂）excite（激起，使激動）stir（激起，攪和）kindle（點燃，激起）move（感動，鼓動）provoke（煽動，惹起）stimulate（刺激，激勵）deputyagentdelegaterepresentativeconsiderateconsiderablesubstantialbarberbarber'shairdresser(barber:n.aperson(usuallyaman)whocutsmen'shairandshavesthem;hairdresser:apersonwhoshapesthehair(especiallyofwomen)intoastylebycutting,setting,etc.,andwhousu.worksinashop)splendidmagnificentglorioushonorabledeputy:deputydirectordeputysecretarydeputymayorcommanderinchiefdeputychairman(deputy:a.actingasanassistanttocertainpublicofficials)vice:vice–presidentvice-chairmanvice-premiervice-minister(vice-:(prefix)thepersonnextinofficialrankbelowthestatedperson,whohasthepowertorepresenthim/heroractinplaceofhim/her)assistant:assistantmanagerassistantengineerassociate:associateprofessorassociateeditorsub:sub-editorsub-deanmotivemotivation(motive:n.acauseorreasonforaction

Inacaseofmurder,thepolicequestionedeveryonewhomighthaveamotive.在謀殺案里，警察審問了每一個可能有謀殺動機的人。

Hisloveofmoneyistheonlymotivethatdriveshimtoworksohard.愛錢是促使他拼命工作的惟一動機。

Thepolicehaveruledoutrobberyasamotiveforthekilling.警察排除了為搶劫而殺人的動機。

Thedoctor'smotivewastobringanendtohispatient'ssuffering.醫(yī)生的目的是結(jié)束病人的痛苦。

motivation:theactorstateofbeingmotivated;needorpurpose

Thestrongerthemotivation,themorequicklyapersonwilllearnaforeignlanguage.動機越強，外語就學(xué)得越快。

Moneyismymotivation.金錢是我的動力。

Thetimingoftheattack,anditsmotivations,areunknown.進攻的時間安排和動機都不知道。)Homework:a.Learnthenewwordsandexpressionsofthetextbyheart.b.Gooverthetextandtrytogetthemainideaofthetext.c.Analyzethestructureofthetext.Stage2:Reading-CentredActivities(2hours)GlobalReadingTask:Talkaboutthemainideaofthetextingroupsandanswerthefollowingquestions(seeexercise2).Textstructureanalysis:Thestoryismadeupof4parts.

Part1:Generalbackgroundofthestory.Thispartismadeupof5paragraphs,fromParagraph1toParagraph5.Ittellsuswherethestorytookplaceandwhowastheheroofthestory.Italsotellsusroughlyaboutwhattheherodidandthetruthbehindwhathedid.Thenitcontinuestotellusthatthehero,Mr.Williams,wasbroughtintocourtforwhathehaddone.Part2:WhataretheresponsesfromthevillagerstoMr.Williams’case?ThepartfromParagraph6toParagraph8tellsusthatthevillagers’responsestoMr.Williamsvaried:somestillsupportedhim;somefelthardtounderstandhowacleverpersonlikehimcouldmisleadpeople;stillotherswonderedwherethemoneyhadcomefrom.Part3:WhatarethemajorcrimesthatMr.Williamscommittedandhowdidhespendthemoney?Part3ismadeupof6paragraphs,fromParagraph9toParagraph14.ThispartrevealsthatMr.Williamsstolemorethan￡8millionovereightyears.Andhespentthemoneybuyinganestateandnobletitles,finestonecottages,apubandahotel,andalsothemostexpensivecrystalglassesforhisrestaurant.Part4:WhatwastheresultofMr.Williams,spendingsuchalargeamountofmoney?Part4isfromParagraph15toParagraph17.IttellsushowMr.WilliamswascaughtbythebankandwhatthepolicedidaftertheyfoundMr.Williams’crime.Andattheendofthestory,Mr.Williamswasfeelingregretfulforthecrime.Accordingtohim,therewasnowaytojustifyit.

DetailedReadingTask:LanguagepointsandsomeexpressionstobeexplainedTheclassmaybeginwiththestudents’questionsaboutthetext.Thestudentsmayputforwardsomedifficultpointsaboutthetextandasksomeotherstudentstoanswerthembyanalyzing,paraphrasingandtranslating.Ifthestudents’answerarenotsatisfactorytheteachermayaddhis/heropinionWhenthestudentshavenoquestionstheteachermayleadtheattentionuptothepointsthestudentsmayignoreormaynotunderstandbyaskingsomeotherquestionsaboutthetext.Pointsthatshouldbesolvedinclass:Tomintoul,Scotland—OnSaturdaynightatTheGrouse'sNest…(Para.1)Atthebeginningofanewsreportweusuallyhavethenameoftheplacewheretheeventtookplace.Forexample:

NewYork––OnTuesdayafternoon,September11,2001,…Noticethesentencesinthetextarerelativelylong,whichistypicalofnewsreport.…they'restillwillingtoraiseaglassortwoto“LordWilliams”,thoughnowhistitlepromptslaughter.(Para.1)Meaning:Thevillagersarestillwillingtodrinkatoastto“LordWilliams”althoughheisnolonger“LordWilliams”andpeoplewouldburstintolaughteruponhearingthetitle.raiseaglassto:expressgoodwishesto

:Hetoldushehadjuststartedanewcompanyandweraisedourglassestohim.

他告訴我們他剛創(chuàng)辦了一家公司，我們舉杯向他祝福。

Ithinkweshouldraiseaglasstoourhostess.我想我們應(yīng)該舉杯向女主人祝福。Therearethose……thesoft-spoken,wealthynoblewhoarrivedin1986withhiswell-dressedwife.(Para.2)Noticethatthesentencesuggestssomevillagersweredoubtfulabouttheidentityof

AnthonyWilliamsalthoughmanywerehappywithhim.Andthereareotherswhosaytheirsuspicionswerearousedovertime,…(Para.3)Meaning:(Besidethosewhoweredoubtfulabouthisidentity,)therearestillotherswhobegantobesuspiciousofhiswealthlongago.…Mr.Williams,whoappearedonweekendsturnedoutinfinesuits,boughtuppropertyafterproperty,…(Para.3)Meaning:…whoappearedonweekendsdressedinfinesuits,boughtallthepropertythatwasavailableoverandagain…turnout:dress(someoneoroneself)well

—Mrs.Greenwoodturnshergirlsoutwell,doesn'tshe?格林伍德夫人將女兒們打扮得很好，是不是？

—Yes,theyalwayslookwellturnedout.是的，她們總是看上去漂漂亮亮的。buyup:buyallthatisavailable

Allthenewricetransplanterswerequicklyboughtupthedaytheywereofferedforsale.所有的新型水稻插秧機在出售的當天就很快被買光了。

Thementionofpricerisessentcitizensouttotheshopstobuyupasmuchastheycould.聽人說要漲價，市民們走出家門，到商店大量搶購商品。

Theticketswillbeonsalefromsomewhereelsebecausetheagencieshaveboughtthemup.票將在別的地方出售，因為在這里代理人把它買空了。…providingsuchalargeinjectionofcashintothevillagethathesingle-handedlybroughtthecommunitybacktolife.(Para.3)Meaning:…investingsomuchmoneyinthevillagethathealonebroughtpleasureandhappinesstothevillagethatwasoncelifeless.bring…tolife:givelivelinessto…

Hislecturesonthesubjectreallybroughtittolife.他確實把這個題目講活了。

Agreatactorcanbringafictionalcharactertolife.一個優(yōu)秀的演員能把虛構(gòu)的人物演得有聲有色。Butnoonecouldhavepossiblyguessedthetruth—thatthemanwithendlessmoneyandafriendlymannerwasnotalordatallbutagovernmentemployeelivingoutafantasythathewasaScottishnobleandpayingforitbystealingfundsfromScotlandYard.(Para.4)Meaning:ButnoneofthevillagerswereabletoguessthetruththatMr.Williams,whowasveryrichandfriendly,wasnotalordatallbutapoliceofficerfromScotlandYard.HedreamedofbecomingaScottishnobleandpaidforhisdreambystealingmoneyfromhisdepartment.

Noticethesubjunctivemoodinthesentence.…livingoutafantasythat…(Para.4)Meaning:…h(huán)avinghisdreamthat…

liveout:doorexperience

Ifyouliveoutadream,fantasy,oridea,youdothethingsthatyouhavethoughtabout.如果你實踐一種夢想、幻想或想法，那你是在做你想過的事。

Hebeganlivingouthisrock‘n'rollfantasyduringhislastyearinlawschool.在法學(xué)院的最后一年里，他就開始實踐他的搖滾夢了。

Isupposesomepeoplecreateanideaofwhotheywanttobe,andthentheyliveitout.我以為，有些人是先想像自己是什么人，然后實現(xiàn)這一想法?！璸ayingforitbystealingthefundsfromScotlandYard.(Para.4)payingforit:payingforthefantasy.Here“it”refersto“afantasy”.…aregretfulMr.Williams,…(Para.5)Meaning:NowMr.Williams,whowasnolonger“LordWilliams”,feltregretfulaboutwhathehaddone.…wasbroughtintocourtand…(Para.5)bring…intocourt:makeachargeagainstsb.

Hewasbroughtintocourtformurder.

他因謀殺而被控告。

Theprisonerwasbroughttocourtfortrial.囚犯被帶到法庭受審。Andnowthathehasfallenupondarkdaysatleastsomevillagersarestickingbyhim.(Para.6)Meaning:Seeingthatheisnowexperiencingadifficultperiod,somevillagersarestillgivinghimtheirsupport.nowthat:conj.seeingthat;inasmuchas;since

Nowthatyouareolder,youshouldknowbetter.你長大了，該更懂事了。

Nowyoumentionit,Idoremember.你提起它，我就想起來了。

Now(that)I'veheardthemusicIunderstandwhyyoulikeit.聽過之后，我知道你為何喜歡這音樂了。

Pleasenotethattheword“that”maybeomitted.fallon/upondarkdays:experienceadifficultperiod;beunluckyorunsuccessful

Weareverysorrytohearthatthefamouspoethasfallenondarkdays.聽說那位著名詩人處境困難，我們很難過。

(Note:Therearetwoexpressionssimilarinformandmeaningtothisone:“fallonhardtimes”and“fallonevildays”.)…atleastsomevillagersarestickingbyhim.(Para.6)stickby:continuetogivehelporsupport;beloyalto(someone)

I'dliketothankmyfriendswhostuckbymeduringthedifficulttimes.我想感謝我的朋友，他們在我困難的時候支持了我。

ShestuckbyBobwhenhewasintrouble.鮑勃遇上麻煩時她支持了他。

Hisfamilycanbetrustedtostickbyhimwhateverhappens.無論發(fā)生什么事，都可相信他家里人會支持他。

Notethatthephraseisnotusedinpassivevoice.…misleadpeoplelikethat.(Para.7)Meaning:…causepeopletothinkmistakenlyofhiminsuchaway.

likethat:insuchaway

DotheyalwaysdancelikethatinFrance?他們在法國一向這樣跳舞嗎？Alotofthepropertieswerebeautifullyrestored.(Para.7)Meaning:Alotofbuildingsheboughtweremarvelouslybroughtbacktotheiroriginalconditions.Mostofitcamefromasecretfundthathadbeenplacedunderhissoleauthority…(Para.9)Meaning:Mostofthe￡8millionwasfromasecretfundthatonlyhewasinchargeof.Instead,itwenttocreateonemoreBritishlord.(Para.10)Meaning:YetthemoneywasspentonthecreationofanotherBritishlord.Mr.WilliamsboughtanestatewithafinebrickhouseinEngland.(Para.11)Meaning:Mr.WilliamsboughtalargepieceoflandwithabeautifulhousebuiltofbricksinthecountryinEngland.…andthenaddingon10moreScottishtitles.(Para.11)Meaning:…andthengoingontobuy10moreScottishtitles.addon:add(sth.),usuallyattheendofacalculationorlist

Addtheotheritemsonatthebottomofthepage.把另外幾項加到這一頁的末尾處。

We'veaddedonthefivepercentservicecharge.我們已把百分之五的手續(xù)費加進去了。Butmostofall,hesunkhisdishonestgainsintothisvillagethatcapturedhisheartwithitsfinestonecottages,…(Para.12)Meaning:Toagreaterextent,hepouredthemoneyhehadstolenintothevillagethatfascinatedhimwithitsfinestonecottages,sink…into:

1)putmoney,labour,o;invest

I'vesunkallmymoneyintobuyinganewhouse:IhopeIwon'tbesorry.我已經(jīng)將我所有的錢買了新房，但愿我不會后悔才好。

2)put,force,orgointo

I'mhungry.I'dliketosinkmyteethintoahotmealrightnow!我餓極了，恨不得現(xiàn)在就吃一頓熱飯。

Youcansinkyourhandintothepileoffeathersandfeelhowsoftitis.你不妨把手伸進羽毛里，摸摸它有多柔軟。

Hesankhisforkintothemeattoseeifitwaswellcooked.他將叉子插進肉里，看看是否煮熟了?！璽hatcapturedhisheartwithitsfinestonecottages,…(Para.12)captureone'sheartwithsth.:fascinatesomeonewithsth.

Thebookcapturedthelittleboy'sheartwithitsbeautifulillustrations.這本書因有漂亮的插圖使小男孩著了迷。

Thecampuscapturesmyheartwithitsfantasticscenery.校園因其美妙風景而使我著迷。Heboughtmultiplecottagesandfixedthemup.(Para.13)Meaning:Heboughtdifferenttypesofcottagesandrepairedthemtomakethemmoresuitableandattractive.fixup:repairorimprove

Themechanicsoonfixedupthemotor.機修工人很快就把發(fā)動機修好了。

I'vefixedupmyuncle'soldroom.我已經(jīng)修整了我叔叔的舊房間。

Allthedormitoriesonthecampusarebeingfixedup.校園里所有的學(xué)生宿舍都在修繕。HepurchasedthepubandmadeitintoafineplacetohaveaglassofGlenlivetScotchwhiskey,producedonly10miles(16kilometers)tothenorth.(Para.13)Meaning:HeboughtthepubandchangeditintoafineplacefordrinkingGlenlivetScotchwhiskeywhichwasproducedonly10milestothenorthofthepub.make…into:change…into

Wasteproductsfromfactoriescanbemadeintoroad-buildingmaterial.工廠的廢品可改造成筑路材料。

Allkindsofstrangethingscanbemadeupintojewellery.所有的稀奇之物都可改造成首飾。Thepreposition“to”heremeans“inthepositionof”.

ScotlandistothenorthofEngland.蘇格蘭在英格蘭之北。

TianjinistothesoutheastofBeijing.天津在北京的東南方。

Hisschoolistenkilometerstothestation.他的學(xué)校距車站有10公里之遙?！璽herun-downGordonArmsHotel…(Para.13)Meaning:…theoldandbrokenGordonArmsHotel…

run-down:a.oldandbrokenorinbadcondition

arun-downblockofflats一棟破舊不堪的公寓

Theylivedinanoldrun-downhotelbytherailwaybridge.他們住在鐵路橋旁邊一家又破又舊的旅館里。

Theyhaveputsubstantialfundsintorebuildingoneofthemostrun-downareasinScotland.他們動用了大量資金來重建蘇格蘭最破舊的一個地區(qū)?！璽ransformingitfromamessintoagloriousfirst-classhotel…(Para.13)Meaning:…makingtheoldandbrokenhotelintoabeautifulfirst-classone……h(huán)andsomelyfurnishedrooms…(Para.13)Meaning:…roomswithbeautifulfurniture……wood-paneledstairs…(Para.13)Meaning:…stairsornamentedwithflatpiecesofwood…

paneled(BrEpanelled):a.decoratedwithpanels

…falsebookshelveswithfakeleatherbooksandanoutstandingrestaurant.(Para.13)fakeleather:artificialleather

Iwouldofferhimthreechoicesofglassesfortherestaurant…(Para.14)Meaning:Iwouldofferthreekindsofglassesforhimtochoosefortherestaurant…Mr.Williamsdeceivedeveryone…tellingthemthatheinheritedthemoneyfromarichuncle.(Para.15)Meaning:Mr.Williamsfooledeveryonewithhistricks…tellingthemthathegotthemoneyfromarichuncle.Thebanknotifiedthepolice,whodiscovered,totheirterribleembarrassment,thatthecriminalwasoneoftheirown.(Para.15)Meaning:Thebankinformedthepoliceofthefact,andwhenthepolicediscoveredthatthecriminalwasfromtheirowndepartment,theyweregreatlyembarrassed.TheLondonpolicecommissionerpubliclyapologizedforpoorlysupervisinghisdepartment.(Para.16)Meaning:TheheadofLondonpoliceapologizedtothepublicforthefactthathedidn'tkeepagoodwatchoverhisdepartment.Underahastilymadearrangement,thepolicewillselltheproperties,butatasubstantialfinancialloss.(Para.16)Meaning:Whenthepolicehavemadeahastyarrangement,theywillselltheproperties,butalargeamountofmoneywillbelost.sellsth.ataloss:sellsth.atlessthanitcosts

Thefirmsolditssummerstockatalosstobereadyforthewintergoods.這家公司虧本出售夏季存貨，以便為冬季新品上市做準備。

Outoftheneedformoney,hesoldhisnewhouseatagreatloss.因為需要錢，他虧大本賣了自己的新房。Mr.Abdy…acquiredthebulkofthepropertiesforabouthalfamillionpounds…(Para.16)Meaning:Mr.Abdy…paidabouthalfamillionpoundsandgotmostoftheproperties...…strikingdealswithvariouspeople…(Para.16)Meaning:…tryingtomakearrangementsinbusinesswithdifferentkindsofpeople…Idiscoveredthisbloodyhugeamountofmoney.Iwentfromtheneedtopayoffafewdebtstowhatcanonlybedescribedasgreed.Thereisnowaytojustifyit.(Para.17)Meaning:Idiscoveredthisveryhugeamountofmoney.AttheverybeginningIjustwantedtopayoffsomeofthemoneyIowedtoothers,butbyandbyIbecamemoreandmoregreedy.IcannotgiveagoodreasonforwhatIhavedone.Iwentfromtheneedtopayoffafewdebtstowhatcanonlybedescribedasgreed.(Para.17)payoff:paythewholeof(adebt);settleaccountswithsomeone

It'sagoodfeelingtopayoffthehouseafteralltheseyears.經(jīng)過這些年后終于償還了房子欠款，感覺很不錯。

Oncewehavepaidoffthestore,weshallowemoneytonoone.一旦償還了商店債務(wù)，我們就不欠任何人的錢了。

Itwouldtakehimtherestofhislifetopayoffthatloan.還清那筆貸款需要用盡他的余生。3.Si