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公共英语3级精讲班第2讲讲义Dialogue1-4Dialogue 1A notable actor, is talking with Susan Grant, a reporter, about one aspect of his personality that appeals to his fans.Famous actors attracted many young people. The personality of stars can influence fans a lot. Movie stars should play an active role in influencing the young people. In this dialogue, John Travolta gives us an example.Background knowledge:1. Broadway star百老汇明星Broadway is the center of American dancing and singing. It is located in Manhattan, New York. It has become the symbol of American Entertainment. 2. Make- A -Wish program.Make a wish program is a kind of Charity program founded by some Charity Association. The people who need help make wishes and the association can help people to make their dreams come true.Language points:1.One aspect of his personality that appeals to his fans.appeal to 吸引If you want child to work hare you must appeal to their interests instead of their sense of duty.One reason why Hamlet is such a successful play is that it appeals to many different people.2.I dont ever want to have the effect on a person that this person had on me.have the effect on sth 对-产生影响What he learns in school has an important effect on his future work.The new rulings gives effect to the special committee.3. I was blown away by disappointment.blow away 拒绝He pretended not to see me and blow me away.4. I took a few years to get over it.get over 1）克服They have got over their shortcomings and mistakes in their work.2） 从-中恢复过来Have you got over your cold yet?5. If you get too attached, youre just setting yourself up for loss1) be attached.依恋、爱慕、留恋某人某事w物She was so attached to her home.Ive never seen two people so attached to each other.2) set oneself up for loss 使某人不知如何是好、茫然、困惑.be at a loss 不知如何是好、茫然、困惑It left him at a complete loss.6. Thank you for giving me the inspiration to stick around.give me the inspiration to stick around 给我坚持下去的灵感7. You have to feel youre contributing to something.contribute to1) 捐助They contribute aid to the refugees.2) 促成某事物Does smoking contribute to lung cancer?3) 投稿He contributes to many magazines.Dialogue 2David Andrews, a successful business and an amateur pilot, is talking with Barbara Johnson from a news magazine, about his family.He love his children and family very much. He thinks that every generation gets to proves on the dream of the last generation. In this dialogue he gives us some information about what gives him the greatest personal happiness in his life.Background knowledgeDairy QueenIt is a chain shop in Western country that sells different kinds of ice-cream and cakes. It is very popular among the western kids.Language Points:1. amateur pilot 业余飞行员2. Theyre everything to us, and we are secondary to them.be secondary to sb 对某人来说是次要的Such considerations are secondary to our main aim of improving efficiency.3. We also do the regular staff.the regular staff 最普通的事、最寻常的事4. In other words, every generation gets to improve on the dream of the last generation.in other words 换句话说，也就是说You say you took the book without his permission. In other words, you stole it.Dialogue 3Tom Lee, an established lawyer, is talking with Kate Jones, a reporter, about the impact of his childhood on his growth.Tom Lee had a traumatic childhood. He has a loving mother and a alcoholic father. His mother and father influenced him a lot.Language Points:1. Tom Lee is talking with Kate Jones about the impact of his childhood on his growth.impact on (n) 对-产生巨大的影响 Her speech made a tremendous impact on everyone. (n.)impact on (v) 对-产生巨大的影响His alcoholic father impacted a lot on him.2. A lot of what I ultimately defined myself to be was a reaction against that.define sb to do sth 限定某人做某事3. He was never abusive with me or my sisters.be abusive with sb 辱骂某人He was abusive with the person who wasted the water.4. a tool pusher 工具推销员5. drill bits 钻头6. all of a sudden 突然7. He was admitted to the University of Oklahoma.be admitted to do sth 被-所接纳He was admitted to the school this year.admit sb to do sthWe admitted him to go into our room.8. I did, but it came with a e with a price 为某事付出代价Dialogue 4Phillip McGraw, a famous talk-show host, is talking with Laura Yorke, a reporter, about his work and family.In this dialogue McGraw gives us some information about how to have a good family.Background Knowledge1. talk show host脱口秀节目主持人talk show; a kind of very popular conversation program. Language Points:1. What do you mean by that?What do you mean by - ? 你这么说什么意思？What do you mean by slamming the door?2. Everybody at some point is going to have misfortune.at some point : sometimes有时候He at some point writes to me.At some time I go by bus.3. But I think that 50 percent of the solution to any problem lies in defining it first.lie in 在于The problem lies in that we can not understand what they want to know.4. I can be emotional compass that points them down the path.1) emotional compass 感情上的指南针2) point - down 给某人指路5. The real work will start when they walk off the stage.walk off the stage走下台、离开屏幕6. I understand you and Robin and your two sons are an incredibly tight-knit family. incredibly tight-knit family难得的/不常见的关系紧密的家庭7. They dont wind up living in a divorce situation.wind up 终于到达某处， We eventually wound up staying in a little hotel by the sea.We always said he would wind up in jail.8. If Robin and I fell off the world tomorrow, would our boys be equipped to manage their lives?1) fall off the world 离开这个世界，去世2) be equipped to do sth 装备The solders were well equipped with weapons.PassagePassage:Background knowledge:1. Annan, the former U.N Secretary-GeneralAfrican born; European and American educated; with decades of services in the U.N. system; Married to a European; possessing a quiet charisma and calm authority as chaos arises. He is really an extraordinary person. The passage is about his experience and his personalities.1. U.N. Secretary General 联合国秘书长2. career international civil servant 职业国际公务员Language points 1. Annan, the career international civil servant who had participated in these disasters yet somehow survived and learned from them.participate in 参加How many countries will be participating in the Olympic Games?2. Given the constraints the U.N. system place on them, one can not use the word power.Given: （prep）taking sth into account 考虑到某事物Given the governments record on unemployment, their chances of winning the election look poor.Given her interest in children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her.Given that she is interested in children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her. 3.His task id not finished, and the U.N. is still far from what it should be.far from sth远非、几乎与之相反、毫不The problem is far from easy, it is in fact very difficult.Your account is far from true.4. When Annan takes positions in public that are displeasing to the Bush Administration, it unleashes its attack dogs.take position 就职5. Some observers told Annan that he should not help the U.S. out of its jam.help - out of its jam 帮助-摆脱困境be/get in a jam 陷入困境6. The U.S. will hand over control to Iraqi authorities.hand over：transfer( a position of authority or power) to sb 把（权力）移交给某人I am resigning as chairman and handing over to my deputy.They will hand over power to an elected government.7. Whether Annan, or anyone else, can succeed in Iraq will be determined by factors way beyond his or anyone elses, ability to control.succeed in sth/ doing sth 成功做某事8. Anyone who knows him knows he wades into such problems with his usual blend of courage, self-control, modesty and optimism.wade into: attack sb/sth vigorously 猛烈抨击某人/某物She waded straight into her critics with her opening remarks.Exercises:Exercises:Passage 1:1. 第一段最后一句 “The house take second place while I put the studying first”.2.第二段最后一句 “I was enjoying the money and the freedom so I turned it down.”3. 第三段“ Im feeling tired more often - one credit a year, so itll take six years.4.第四段“I know I havent got the facility for essay construction - I feel more emotionally than I do mentally. 5. 第五段第一句“Whiling claiming to be ordinary and lazy”.Passage 2:6.最后一段第一句“Mandela seems destined to become the president”.7.第二段“His tireless campaigning - multi-racial South Africa.8.A.第三段第一句“in the four years since he emerged from prison”. B. 最后一段第一句“Tall and dignified” C. 第二段“win him a Nobel Peace prize” D 是说treated like a pop star而并非一个真正的“star”.9. 文章第三段A、B、C的内容都能找到出处。10. 最后一段最后一句“since tge 1940s, when he emerged as an energetic young -and social scenes.”.虚拟语气虚拟语气概念 虚拟语气用来表示说话人的主观愿望或假想，所说的是一个条件，不一定是事实，或与事实相反。在条件句中的应用 条件句可分为两类，一类为真实条件句，一类为非真实条件句。非真实条件句表示的是假设的或实际可能性不大的情况，故采用虚拟语气。1. 真实条件句真实条件句用于陈述语气，假设的情况可能发生，其中 if 是如果的意思。 时态关系句型： 条件从句 主句 一般现在时 shall/will + 动词原形If he comes, he will bring his violin.典型例题The volleyball match will be put off if it _.A.will rain B. rains C. rained D. is rained答案B。真实条件句主句为将来时，从句用一般现在时。2. 非真实条件句1）时态：可以表示过去，现在和将来的情况。它的基本特点是时态退后。a. 同现在事实相反的假设。句型 ： 条件从句主句 一般过去时should( would) +动词原形 If they were here, they would help you.b. 表示于过去事实相反的假设。句型： 条件从句 主句过去完成时 should(would) have+ 过去分词 If she had worked harder, she would have succeeded. The rice would not have been burnt if you had been more careful. If my lawyer had been here last Saturday, he would have prevented me from going. If he had come yesterday, I should / would have told him about it. 含义：He did not come yesterday, so I did not tell him about it. If he had not been ill and missed many classes, he would have made greater progress. 含义： He was ill and missed many lessons, so he did not make greater progress.c. 表示对将来的假想句型： 条件从句 主句 一般过去时 should+ 动词原形 were+ 不定式 would + 动词原形 should+ 动词原形If you succeeded, everything would be all right.If you should succe