现代大学英语精读l2.ppt

优秀精品课件文档资料,Lesson Eight My Personal Manager,Introduction to the Text,One problem that often troubles young students is a lack of confidence or self-esteem. It may come from what they consider as physical defects or their poor academic performance, or other causes. And often young students have trouble handling the situation. The language is typical of young students in the U.S.,Plot: the regaining of the heroines self-confidence with Carlos help Setting: at school Protagonists: “I” (Karen) and Carlo Herrera,Theme of the text,Young people should have confidence and be themselves.,Structure of the text,Part 1 (paras. 14 ) about:suspense of the story Part 2 (paras. 26 ) about: the first day I met Carlos Part 3 (paras.78 ) about:Carlos became my personal manager. Part 4 (paras. 914 ) about: the success of us,author,Margaret Goff Clark is a prolific author. She wrote stories about teenagers. The books she wrote cover the following themes: mysteries, science fiction, human relationship and wild animals.,Her works,Theme One: mysteries Who Stole Kathy Young? Theme Two: science fiction Barney and UFO Barney on Mars,Her works,Theme Three: human relationship Freedom Crossing The book is a historical fiction about a family helping slaves escape to Canada. Theme Four: wild animals The Endangered Florida Panther The Threatened Florida Black Bear,Language Study,1. Tear (vi.): to move quickly, especially in a careless way e.g. Many children are ing about in the playground. The teenagers were ing at a suicidal speed. The groom tore off after the bus, for his beloved bride was on it.,2.to run into:,1) to bump into; hit e.g. This car got out of control and ran into a tree. 2) to meet (someone) by chance (infml) e.g. Guess who I ran into in the street? 3) to get into a difficult or unpleasant situation e.g. The climbers ran into a snowstorm half-way up. Our project ran into unexpected opposition. (oneself) into debt/trouble sb. into despair,3.“a good”,rather more than eg. She is a good ten years younger than he is. The nearest station was a good five miles away.,4. brush,brush (by/past/through). : to touch against lightly or carelessly in passing e.g. He ed past/by me in a rude way. The star ed past/by the fans without uttering a single word. The wind blew lightly, ing through my hair.,5.to have sth. in common:,to be similar or the same in some way. E.g: They have one thing in common. They are both mad about music. She is everything her husband is not. They have nothing in common.,6. point blank:,If you say or refuse something point-blank, you do it directly and without trying to explain your reasons. Eg: He told me point-blank that he would not go. I thought she would at least consider my offer. I did not expect her to refuse point-blank.,7. to make the best of it:,to make an unsatisfactory situation as pleasant as possible (BrE: make the best of a bad job/situation) to use an opportunity as successfully as possible eg. Japan is poor in natural resources. Therefore it tries to make the best of its human resources. Well have to spend the night in this awful place, so we might as well make the best of it.,8. to go through with it:,to do it as I promised although I really do not want to do it eg. I begged her to do me a favor and pretend to be my girlfriend. She agreed but said that she wasnt sure she could go through with it.,9. to tell:,to be able to recognize sth. according to the signs eg I could tell there was somebody in the house. He cant tell blank from white.,10. Let loose,Let someone loose on: to allow someone to deal with in their own way e.g. Mother let me on the apple pie. Let him for a week to reorganize the office. Stay/keep loose (AmE): to keep or stay in a calm unworried way e.g. Stay . The fire has been brought under control.,Vocabulary,exaggerate v. 1) to make larger, better or worse eg: Youre exaggerating the difficulties. He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.自视过高、清高 2）exaggerated adj. : false, unatural虚假的、不自然的 eg: an laugh矫揉造作的笑声,Vocabulary,flea n. flea-bag: n. dirty or unpleasant person or animal.令人讨厌的人或动物 idiom: with a flea in ones ear: humiliated after an attempt at sth(做某事后)受到责难、羞辱等。 Eg: He burst into out meeting and got sent away with .闯进会议被轰了出来,Vocabulary,Promote v. 1) to help sth or sb to develop or be successful eg: She made