新視野大學(xué)英語（第三版）讀寫教程3（思政智慧版）課件 B3U3 Text B 課文詳解

DetailedStudyoftheTextTextReadingSectionBLanguageFocusAlifeinfilmTextReadingSectionBStevenhadtofacerejectionsandobstaclesinhisfilm-creating

efforts,buthispersistenceanddedicationtransformedthe

obstaclesintoanalternativeroutetosuccess.AlifeinfilmSectionB1At12yearsold,StevenSpielbergwasalreadyvisiting

filmshootingsatUniversalStudiosinhisofficesuit,a

packedlunchtuckedintohisbriefcase.Theyoungboy

triedtoimmersehimselfinfilminanywaypossible.

HehadbeengivenanadministrativejobatUniversal

Studiosfromafriendofhisfather’s,andeveryday,

eventhoughhedidn’thavealegitimate

securitypass,

hewouldtrytomanipulatehiswaypasttheguards

andintohispersonalparadise.AlifeinfilmSectionBSuchpersistenceis

hardlysurprisingfromaboywhoselifelongconviction

wasto“Makesureyouarerightandgoon!”(adopted

froma1954Disneyfilm).AlifeinfilmSectionB2

WhenStevenwaseightyearsold,hisfathergavehimaBrownie8mmfilmcameraas

hisbirthdaypresent.Stevenimmediatelybegancollectingfootageoffamilyevents,

andhesimulatedactionsceneswithhisminiaturetoyspacecraft,populatinghis

filmswithhisneighborhoodfriendsasactors.AlifeinfilmSectionBPeoplequicklybegantorecognizehis

terrifictalent,andhewonaprizeforcinematographyforhisearlywesternTheLast

Gunfight;yearslater,hewonanationalcontestforhisfilmEscapetoNowhere.Hisfilm

Firelightwastwiceanalyzedbyanationalnewspaperandwaspresentedinthecity

theaterasifitwerea

Hollywoodpremiere.Bythetimehewas17yearsold,Stevenhad

establishedhimselfasadirectorwiththeartisticintuitionofamantwicehisage.AlifeinfilmSectionB3Hisachievementsarecertainlyrelatedtothepersonalobstaclesandsetbackshefaced

fromanearlyage.Steven’sfamilymovedoften,sothathewasconstantlytryingtofind

hisplaceinaturbulentenvironmentwithnewpeople.Despitehisnaturalintelligence,

Stevenhadacarefreeattitudeandputlittleeffortintoschool.Heconsistently

earnedonlyaCaverage,orlower.AlifeinfilmSectionBSocially,hewasn’tathleticorpopular,andsincehisconspicuousinterestinfilmmadehimseemeccentric,classmatesshunnedand

mockedhim.

AlifeinfilmSectionB4Hishomelifewasnotidealeither,ashisfather’srigidengineeringtemperament

couldnot

understandhisorhismother’sartistic

personalities.Stevenwouldmisshis

fatherwhenhewasgoneforlongworktrips,andthen

revertedtofuriouslyarguing

withhimassoonashereturned.Finally,whenhewasinhighschool,hisparents

endedtheirunhappymarriagewithadivorce.ThethemeofthelackofafatherfigureconsistentlyinfectedSteven’sfilms.AlifeinfilmSectionB5UnfriendlysurroundingsathomeandschoolmadeStevenstriveevenharderto

achieveinthefilmworld.Heappliedtotwoofthebestfilmschoolsinthecountry:

theUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaandtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.

Butevenwithaformidable10yearsofexperiencesinfilmmakingandhisfriendsat

UniversalStudiosendorsinghim,hisgradesweretoopoor,andhewasflatlyturned

downatbothinstitutions.AlifeinfilmSectionB6

Unwillingtogiveup,StevenenteredtheCaliforniaStateUniversity,wherehehopedtheprograminTVandradiomightopenhiswaytoHollywood.Unfortunately,theuniversitywasnotsuitedtohisexperience,andoneacademicianrecalled,“Stevenknewmoreaboutcameras,mounts,andlensesthananyoneelseinthedepartment.Hecouldteachthere.”Despitehismanifesttalent,hislowgradessabotagedtransferattempts,forcingrealfilmschoolstowithholdacceptance.AlifeinfilmSectionB7Stevencontrivedtorectifythesituationonhisownbydivertinghisattentionaway

from

academics.HecleanedhisoldsuitandbriefcaseandreturnedtovisitingUniversal

Studioswherehehadworkedasaboy.Hediscreetlysneakedintoanydepartment

hecould,suchasshootingrooms,editingandsound-mixingstudios,andhequietly

watcheduntilhewasdiscoveredandorderedtoleave.AlifeinfilmSectionBIntroducinghimselfunderthe

pretextofbeingeitheranactor,director,orproducer,hewouldinvitepeopletodinnertomakeconnectionsandlearnasmuchashecould.Eventhoughhewascaughtandexpelledatleastonceaday,healwaysreturnedtosmugglehimselfbackinagain.AlifeinfilmSectionB8StevenrepeatedlytriedtoprovehimselftotheUniversalexecutives,whileworkinginacafeteriatosaveupmoneyforequipment.Hewoulddiscretelycreatescenesandthenshootandre-shoothismovies.Hekeptupgradingfrom8to16andfinally35mmfilmbeforehewasallowedascreening.Finally,hisfilmAmblinwasgivenachanceinfrontoftheexecutives.AlifeinfilmSectionBItwasashort,silentfilmandtheplotdifferedgreatlyfromthesci-fi

andcombatfilmsthatwouldlaterpredominateSteven’scareer.Still,theshortfilmwasawesomeenoughtowinSteven,only21yearsold,aseven-yearcontractwithUniversalStudios.AlifeinfilmSectionB9

AfterdirectingsmallerTVdramasandlow-budgetprojects,StevenearnedthechancetodirecthisbigHollywooddebut:athrillerfilmstarringashark!Jawswasaboxoffice

hitanditmadeStevenfamous.HecontinuedhisrelationshipwithUniversalStudiostoproducethenotablemoviesE.T.,JurassicPark,andSchindler’sList.AlifeinfilmSectionB10

Ashisfirstproducersaid,“ItisnotbyanycoincidencethatStevenisinhispresentposition.”Instead,itisSteven’scommittedspiritthathasstrengthenedhiminstandingfastagainstallrejections,prejudiceandskepticismanddrivenhimtokeepmovingonward.

AlifeinfilmSectionBDetailedStudyoftheTexttuck:vt.putsth.intoasmallspace,esp.inordertoprotect,hide,carry,orholdit把…藏起來詞匯應(yīng)用AlifeinfilmShetuckedherhairunderhercap.她把頭發(fā)攏起來塞進(jìn)帽子里。SectionBimmerse:vt.(~oneselfinsth.)becomecompletelyinvolvedinanactivity潛心于某事；專心于某事詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm離婚以后，我一直一個(gè)人生活，全身心投入我的事業(yè)當(dāng)中。Sincedivorce,I’velivedaloneandimmersedmyselfinmycareer.SectionBimmerse:vt.putsb.orsth.deepintoaliquidsothattheyarecompletelycovered使浸沒（于液體中）詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他可以把頭埋在水中超過一分鐘不呼吸。

Hecanimmersehisheadinthewaterwithoutbreathingmorethanoneminute.SectionBlegitimate:a.

acceptableorallowedbylaw合法的；法律許可的；依法的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm選擇營養(yǎng)師時(shí)應(yīng)當(dāng)慎重，因?yàn)椴皇撬械臓I養(yǎng)師都是合法的。Oneshouldbecarefulinchoosingadietitianbecausenotallofthemarelegitimate.SectionBlegitimate:a.

公正的；正當(dāng)?shù)?；合理的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm晚起不是遲到的正當(dāng)理由。Gettinguplateisnotalegitimatereasonforbeinglate.SectionBfootage:

n.[U]cinemafilmshowingaparticularevent（展示某一事件的）影片，影片片段詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm你平時(shí)拍攝的時(shí)候用什么樣的照相機(jī)，然后用什么軟件編輯視頻呢？Whatcameradoyouuseforyourfootage,andwhataboutthesoftwareforyourediting?SectionBsimulate:vt.makeorproducesth.thatisnotrealbuthastheappearanceorfeelingofbeingreal模擬；模仿詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm科學(xué)家研制了一個(gè)模型來模擬地球全年的氣候。Thescientistdevelopedonemodeltosimulateafullyearoftheglobe’sclimate.SectionBminiature:

a.(onlybeforenoun)muchsmallerthannormal很小的；微型的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm這個(gè)鐵路模型包括了所有建筑物、橋梁和樹木的縮微景觀。Themodelrailwayhasallthebuildings,bridges,andtreesinminiature.SectionBpopulate:vt.thepeopleorcharacterswhopopulateanareaofpubliclifeorapieceofentertainmentarethepeopleorcharactersinit在…中占有位置；占據(jù)詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm占據(jù)法國政權(quán)上層的是勤勉、審慎的技術(shù)官僚。ItisdiligentanddiscreettechnocratwhopopulatetheupperreachesofFrenchpower.SectionBpopulate:vt.formthepopulationof(atown,area,orcountry)構(gòu)成（某地）的人口詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm這個(gè)城市到處都是藍(lán)領(lǐng)工人，他們總是投票支持民主黨。Thecityispopulatedwithblue-collarunionworkerswhoalwaysvoteforDemocrats.SectionBterrific:a.verylargeinsizeordegree（尺寸或程度）極其巨大的，大得驚人的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm我們以極快的速度驅(qū)車行駛。Wedrovealongataterrificspeed.SectionBterrific:a.(infml.)

verygood,esp.inawaythatmakesyoufeelhappyandexcited極好的；極棒的；非常愉快的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他是個(gè)出色的運(yùn)動(dòng)員，彈跳力非常好。Heisaterrificathleteandabrilliantjumper.SectionBpremiere:n.[C]thefirstpublicperformanceofafilm,play,orpieceofmusic（電影的）首映；（戲劇、樂曲等的）首演詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm她選擇在小石城市區(qū)的一個(gè)舊舞廳進(jìn)行首演，而不是在傳統(tǒng)的大禮堂里。ShechoseanoldballroomindowntownLittleRockforthepremiereratherthanaformalauditorium.SectionBestablishoneself(as/in):makepeopleacceptthatyoucandosth.orthatyouhaveaparticularquality使被接受；使得到承認(rèn)短語應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他已經(jīng)確立了競選中主要候選人的地位。Hehasestablishedhimselfastheleadingcandidateintheelection.SectionBintuition:n.[U]theabilitytounderstandorknowsth.becauseofafeelingratherthanbyconsideringthefacts直覺力詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm菲爾，你不能憑直覺來作出解釋。Youcan’tmakeacaseonyourintuitions,Phil.SectionBberelatedtosth./sb.:beconnectedwithsth.orsb.insomeway與…相關(guān)；與…有聯(lián)系詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm這次心臟病發(fā)作可能和他工作過勞有關(guān)。Thisheartattackmayberelatedtohisoverwork.SectionBsetback:n.[C]aproblemthatdelaysorpreventsprogress,ormakesthingsworsethantheywere阻礙；挫折詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他們搬進(jìn)了一個(gè)公寓，這是他們唯一能負(fù)擔(dān)得起的地方，盡管遇到了一些嚴(yán)重的挫折，他們還是開始過上幸福的生活。Theymoveintoatenement,theonlyplacetheycanafford,andsetaboutmakingagoodlifedespitesomeserioussetbacks.SectionBturbulent:a.aturbulentsituation,place,orperiodisoneinwhichthereisalotofuncontrolledchanges騷亂的；動(dòng)蕩的；混亂的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm當(dāng)前中東局勢依然緊張動(dòng)蕩，人們生活在戰(zhàn)爭與恐慌中。ThepresentsituationinMiddleEastremainstenseandturbulentwithpeoplelivinginwarandpanic.SectionBcarefree:a.havingnoworriesorproblems無憂無慮的；無牽掛的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm這將是一個(gè)無憂無慮的生活，充滿笑聲和幸福。Itwillbeacarefreelifefulloflaughterandhappiness.SectionBputeffortinto(doing)sth.:tryhardtodosth.努力做…短語應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm爸爸希望我多花些心力在課業(yè)上。Dadwantsmetoputmoreeffortintomyschoolwork.SectionBconspicuous:

a.veryeasytonotice顯著的；顯眼的；引人注目的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm瑪麗的紅頭發(fā)在學(xué)校里總是很顯眼。Mary’sredhairalwaysmadeherconspicuousatschool.SectionBeccentric:

a.behavinginawaythatisunusualanddifferentfrommostpeople（行為）怪異的，古怪的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm如果你穿著拖鞋出席舞會的話，人們會認(rèn)為你有些古怪。Ifyougotothepartyinslippers,youwillbeconsideredrathereccentric.SectionBshun:vt.deliberatelyavoidsb.orsth.（故意）避開，躲開（某人或某物）詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm她再婚后家里人都躲著她。Shewasshunnedbyherfamilywhensheremarried.SectionBmock:

v.(fml.)laughatsb.orsth.andtrytomakethemlookstupidbysaying

unkindthingsaboutthemorbycopyingthem嘲笑；譏笑；嘲弄；（模仿）取笑詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他總是嘲笑我的法國口音。

He’salwaysmockingmyFrenchaccent.SectionBtemperament:

n.[C,U]theemotionalpartofsb.’scharacter,esp.howlikelytheyaretobe

happy,angry,etc.氣質(zhì)；性情；性格；稟性詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他性格沖動(dòng)，經(jīng)常因此惹麻煩。

Hisimpulsivetemperamentregularlygothimintodifficulties.SectionBrevert:v.(~to)changebacktoasituationthatexistedinthepast恢復(fù)；回復(fù)詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm如果你恢復(fù)原來的飲食習(xí)慣，你又會長胖。Ifyoureverttoyouroldeatinghabits,you’llgainweightagain.SectionBfurious:

a.veryangry狂怒的；暴怒的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm一位憤怒的球員將他的球拍踢向了看臺。Afuriousplayerkickedhisracketintothegrandstand.SectionBfuriously:

a.veryangry狂怒的；暴怒的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm等待了3個(gè)小時(shí)，他失去了信心，憤怒地離開了。Beingkeptwaitingfor3hours,helosthistemperandleftfuriously.SectionBend(sth.)withsth:haveoraddsth.asthefinalpart以…作為結(jié)束短語應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm我只記得這個(gè)單詞是以A開頭，以son結(jié)尾的。I

canonlyrecallthatthewordbeginswith“A”andendwith“son”.SectionBinfect:vt.makeotherpeoplehavethefeelingorideathatyouhave（在感情或思想上）感染，影響（他人）詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm她的樂觀情緒似乎感染了周圍所有的人。Heroptimismseemedtoinfectallthosearoundher.SectionBinfect:vt.makesb.getadisease,thatcanbespreadfromonepersontoanother

使傳染；使感染詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm這種病毒在短短幾天內(nèi)感染了數(shù)千臺計(jì)算機(jī)。Thisvirusinfectedthousandsofcomputerswithindays.SectionBstrive:vi.(strove,striven)(fml.)makeagreatefforttoachievesth.努力；奮斗詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他努力地保持身體健康。Hestriveshardtokeephimselfveryfit.SectionBformidable:a.verypowerfulorimpressive,andoftenfrightening令人敬畏的；可怕詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm在辯論中，他是位難應(yīng)付的對手。Indebate,hewasaformidableopponent.SectionBendorse:vt.expressformalsupportorapprovalforsb.orsth.（正式）贊同，認(rèn)可，支持詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm我贊同他，并盡我所能在背后支持他。Iendorsehim,andthrowmyfullsupportbehindhim.SectionBflatlyrefuse/deny/oppose,etc.sth.:vt.expressformalsupportorapprovalforsb.orsth.（正式）贊同，認(rèn)可，支持短語應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm如果直接拒絕回答這個(gè)問題，你可能給面試官留下一個(gè)糟糕的印象。Ifyouflatlyrefusetoanswerthequestion,youmightgiveyourinterviewerabadimpression.SectionBUsageNote

flatlyrefuse/deny/oppose,etc.sth.表示“斷然拒絕/否認(rèn)/反對某事”。例如：Alexandercouldseenopointatallindoingthisandflatlyrefusedtheproposal.亞歷山大認(rèn)為這樣做毫無道理，就斷然拒絕了這項(xiàng)提議。AlifeinfilmSectionBmount:n.[C]abaseonwhichsth.suchasalargeheavygunisfixed底座；底架；炮架詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm這個(gè)盒子由一個(gè)餐具底座和一個(gè)透明盒蓋組成。Theboxiscomposedofatablewaremountandatransparentboxcover.SectionBmount:vt.plan,organize,andbeginaneventoracourseofaction準(zhǔn)備；安排；組織；開展詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm畫廊舉辦了一場愛爾蘭女畫家的作品展。ThegalleryhasmountedanexhibitionofartbyIrishwomenpainters.SectionBmanifest:

a.(fml.)plainandeasytosee顯而易見的；明顯的vt.(fml.)showafeeling,attitude,etc.顯示，表明，表露（感情、態(tài)度等詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm盡管自行車有許多明顯的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但是它也存在它的問題。Despitemanymanifestadvantagesofbicycle,itisnotwithoutitsproblem.SectionBsabotage:vt.deliberatelyspoilsb.’splansbecauseyoudonotwantthemtosucceed

故意破壞（某人的計(jì)劃）詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm我前妻蓄意阻撓我見孩子們。Myex-wifedeliberatelysabotagesmyaccesstothechildren.SectionBsabotage:vt.secretlydamageordestroyequipment,vehicles,etc.thatbelongtoan

enemyoropponent,sothattheycannotbeused暗中破壞（敵人或?qū)κ值脑O(shè)備、車輛等）詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm你做了手腳破壞了供電系統(tǒng)。Youdidsomethingtosabotagetheelectricalsystem.SectionBwithhold:vt.(withheld,withheld)refusetogivesb.sth.拒絕給予；扣留詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm雇主將在你拿到工資之前從中扣除稅金。Theemployerswillwithholdthetaxfromyourpaybeforeyoureceiveit.SectionBcontrive:vt.(~todosth.)succeedindoingsth.,esp.sth.difficult設(shè)法做到（尤其是困難的事）詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm盡管家里很窮，這位母親還是設(shè)法每天讓孩子都吃一個(gè)雞蛋。Despitethepoorsituation,themothercontrivestofeedherchildrenaneggeveryday.SectionBcontrive:vt.arrangeaneventorsituationsecretlyorbydeceivingpeople謀劃詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他們精心策劃要欺詐那家公司。Theycontrivedaplantodefraudthecompany.SectionBrectify:vt.(fml.)correctsth.thatiswrong糾正；矯正詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm那個(gè)錯(cuò)誤原本可以在28天內(nèi)得以糾正。Thatmistakecouldhavebeenrectifiedwithin28days.SectionB(all)onone’sown:withoutanyone’shelp無援地；獨(dú)立地短語應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他從不和我們在一起，他總是自己單獨(dú)玩。Heneverjoinswithus;andhealwaysplaysonhisown.SectionBdivert:vt.dosth.totakepeople’sattentionawayfromsth.thatyoudonotwantthemtoconcentrateonornotice轉(zhuǎn)移…的注意力詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他們想把人民的注意力從真正的問題上轉(zhuǎn)移開。Theywanttodiverttheattentionofthepeoplefromtherealissues.SectionBdivert:vt.makesth.moveortravelinadifferentdirection使轉(zhuǎn)向詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm卡車被迫改道而行。Thetruckswereforcedtodiverttoanotherroad.SectionBdiscreet:a.unlikelytoattractattention不引人注意的；覺察不出的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm她戴著素凈的首飾。Sheworediscreetjewelry.SectionBdiscreet:a.carefulnottosayanythingthatissecretorthatcouldupsetsb.謹(jǐn)慎的；慎重的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm你應(yīng)該審慎地詢問清楚再簽字。Yououghttomakeafewdiscreetenquiriesbeforeyousignanything.SectionBdiscreetly:ad.不引人注意地；覺察不出地詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他悄悄地跟著那個(gè)人進(jìn)了旅館。Hefollowedthemandiscreetlyintothehotel.SectionBpretext:n.[C]afalsereasongivenforanaction,inordertohidetherealreason借口詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他借口有事要處理，早早離開了聚會。Heleftthepartyearlyonthepretextofhavingworktodo.SectionBsmuggle:vt.(infml.)takesth.orsb.secretlytoaplacewheretheyarenotallowedtobe偷偷攜帶；夾帶詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm真的找不到一個(gè)能把信偷偷地帶出去的人嗎？Haditreallybeenimpossibletofindsomeonewhocouldsmuggleoutaletter?SectionBsmuggle:vt.takesth.orsb.illegallyfromonecountrytoanother走私；偷運(yùn)詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm相比之下，那些走私假冒藥品的人，則常常面對寬松執(zhí)法和從輕處罰。Thosewhosmugglecounterfeitmedicines,bycontrast,haveoftenfacedlaxenforcementandlightpunishment.SectionBdiscrete:a.clearlyseparate分開的；分離的；離散的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm這幅畫由許多不相連的色點(diǎn)組成。Thepictureconsistsofalotofdiscretespotsofcolor.SectionBdiscretely:ad.分開地；分離地；離散地詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm我們要把網(wǎng)絡(luò)的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)分開來看。WeshouldlookattheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheInternetdiscretely.SectionBUsageNote

shoot:v.takephotographsormakeafilmofsth.拍攝（電影、照片等）；攝制IfIhadHollywoodmoney,I’dshootafilmthatwouldgotoHollywoodortotheCannesFilmFestivalandwin.如果我有好萊塢那么多投資，我也會拍出能到好萊塢或戛納電影節(jié)去獲大獎(jiǎng)的電影。AlifeinfilmSectionBupgrade:v.makeacomputer,machine,orpieceofsoftwarebetterandabletodomorethings（使）（計(jì)算機(jī)、機(jī)器或軟件）升級詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm直升機(jī)已經(jīng)更新?lián)Q代，裝配了現(xiàn)代化設(shè)備。Helicoptershavebeenupgradedandmodernized.SectionB

UsageNoteGenerally,a35mmfilmcanhavemoredetailthanan8mmor16mmframesizesinceitisbigger,andthusbetterresolution.Itisthefilmgaugemostcommonlyusedformotionpictures.AlifeinfilmSectionBplot:n.[C]theeventsthatformthemainstoryofabook,film,orplay（書、電影、戲劇的）情節(jié)詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm對許多人來說，傳奇必須是一個(gè)有人物有情節(jié)的故事。Tomany,alegendmustbeastory,withcharactersandsomesortofplot.SectionBplot:n.[C]asecretplanbyagroupofpeopletodosth.harmfulorillegal密謀；陰謀；秘密計(jì)劃詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm政府否認(rèn)曾有人密謀暗殺總統(tǒng)。Thegovernmenthasdeniedthattherewasaplottoassassinatethepresident.SectionBUsageNote

sci-fi:

n.[U](infml.)sciencefiction科幻小說...atwo-and-a-halfhoursci-fifilm一部兩個(gè)半小時(shí)的科幻片AlifeinfilmSectionBawesome:a.extremelyimpressive,serious,ordifficultsothatyoufeelgreatrespect,worry,orfear令人贊嘆的；令人畏懼的；可怕的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm擺在他們面前的是一項(xiàng)艱巨的任務(wù)。Anawesometaskliesaheadofthem.SectionBdebut:n.[C]thefirstpublicappearanceofanentertainer,sportsplayer,etc.orofsth.newandimportant（演員或運(yùn)動(dòng)員等的）首次登臺，初次亮相；（新事物的）問世詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm首次出鏡時(shí)，她剛滿18歲。Shewasscarcely18whenshemadeherdebut.SectionBUsageNoteboxoffice:n.1)[sing.]usedtodescribehowsuccessfulafilm,play,oractoris,bythenumberofpeoplewhopaytoseethem票房（指電影、戲劇、演員等能吸引多少人來觀看）ThePhantomoftheOpera,anovelpublishedin1911,laterbecameanenormousboxofficesuccessasamusicalplay.《歌劇魅影》是1911年出版的一本小說，后來其音樂劇票房獲得了巨大成功。2)[C]theplaceinatheater,cinema,etc.whereticketsaresold（戲院、電影院等的）售票處Let’smeetattheboxoffice,andthenwecangointothetheatertogether.我們在售票處見面吧，然后一起進(jìn)電影院。AlifeinfilmSectionBUsageNote

hit:n.[C]sth.suchasamovie,song,play,etc.thatisextremelypopularorsuccessful風(fēng)行一時(shí)（熱門）的事物（如電影、歌曲、戲劇等）Therewasnowayofknowingwhichfilmwouldbeasuccess,whichsongwouldbeahit.很難預(yù)料哪部電影將大獲成功，哪首歌曲將風(fēng)行一時(shí)。AlifeinfilmSectionBnotable:a.(usu.beforenoun)important,interesting,excellent,orunusualenoughtobenoticedormentioned顯要的；顯著的；值得注意的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm給我們印象最深的，不是他所取得的顯著成就，而是他的創(chuàng)業(yè)精神。Whathasimpressedmemostisnotthenotablesuccesshehasachievedbuthispioneeringspirit.SectionBcoincidence:n.[C,U]whentwothingshappenatthesametime,inthesameplace,ortothesamepeopleinawaythatseemssurprisingorunusual巧合；巧事；同時(shí)發(fā)生詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm真巧！我沒料到會在這里見到你。Whatacoincidence!Iwasn’texpectingtoseeyouhere.SectionBstandfast:refusetochangeyouropinions,intentions,orbehavior堅(jiān)持立場；拒不讓步短語應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm他終于醒悟，不再命令他的部隊(duì)死守待俘。Hehadlearnedatlastnottoorderhistroopstostandfastandbecaptured.SectionBskeptical:a.(BrEsceptical)tendingtodisagreewithwhatotherpeopletellyou持懷疑態(tài)度的；不相信的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm想想幾百年前當(dāng)被告知地球是圓的而不是平的時(shí),多少人對此表示過懷疑。Thinkhowskepticalmanypeoplewerewhenbeingtoldtheworldisround,notflathundredsofyearsago.SectionBskepticism:n.[U](BrEscepticism)anattitudeofdoubtingthatparticularclaimsorstatementsaretrueorthatsth.willhappen懷疑態(tài)度；懷疑論詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm我們應(yīng)該有科學(xué)的懷疑態(tài)度。Weshouldhavethescientificskepticism.SectionBdrivesb.todosth.:stronglyinfluencesb.todosth.迫使，促使（某人做某事）短語應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm失敗并沒使他絕望。Failuredidn’tdrivehimtodespair.SectionBonward:ad.(AmE)(fml.)forward往前；向前詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm小船輕捷地在水面向前滑行著。Theboatglidedswiftlyonwardovertheriver.SectionBonward:a.(onlybeforenoun)movingforwardorcontinuing向前的；前進(jìn)的；繼續(xù)的詞匯應(yīng)用Alifeinfilm如果你要轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)繼續(xù)飛行，你的行李也會自動(dòng)轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)。Ifyouarecontinuingonanonwardflight,yourbagswillbetransferredautomatically.SectionBUsageNote

平行結(jié)構(gòu)是指在一個(gè)句子或段落中重復(fù)相同的單詞或短語模式，以強(qiáng)調(diào)所說的要點(diǎn)同等重要。此處使用“itisnot…that…;itis…that…”這樣的平行結(jié)構(gòu)可以起到連接相鄰句子的作用，有助于更好地組織要點(diǎn)，促進(jìn)對課文的理解，同時(shí)也產(chǎn)生一種語言上的韻律美。例如：ItisnotbecauseIamstrivingtocult