新编英语教程A Man from Stratford义.doc

A Man from Stratford- William Shakespeare莎士比亚（W. William Shakespeare；15641616）英国文艺复兴时期伟大的剧作家.诗人，欧洲文艺复兴时期人文主义文学的集大成者，公元1564年4月23日生于英格兰沃里克郡斯特拉福镇，代表作有四大悲剧 ，四大喜剧，历史剧 ，还写过154首十四行诗，及长诗。他是“英国戏剧之父”，他的大部分作品都已被译成多种文字，其剧作也在许多国家上演。1616年4月23日病逝。 Great WorksShakespeares works can be divided into four groups:1) historical plays:Henry (1590-1591)Richard (1592)Henry (1596-1597)2) comedies: A Midsummer Nights Dream (1595)The Merchant of Venice (1596)As you Like it (1599)Twelfth Night (?)3) tragediesRomeo and Juliet (1595)Hamlet(1601)Othello (1604)King Lear (1605)Macbeth (1605)4) romancesCymbeline (1609)The Tempest (1611)Text Analysis1.will1) make a will2) at will, against someones will3) where there is a will there is a way2.literaryliterary criticism/ theory/mancf. literal, literate3. supposition:an idea you think may be true eg. My thesis is based on the supposition that activities can facilitate English learning.4.playwrightsynonym: dramatistcf. screenwriter, scriptwriter 5. legacy1) money or property given to someone when someone else diesHe receives a legacy of $5000.2) a situation exists now because of events took place in the past.A series of legacies appeared after the war, such as famine, disease, orphan.6. estate1) all the money and property that a person owns He left all his estate to his wife2) a large of land own by someoneestate agent 房地产经纪人estate tax 遗产税real estate 不动产7. awen. feeling of respect and a slight fear 敬畏他提起祖父时肃然起敬。He mentioned his grandfather with awe.He is in awe of his grandfather.v. soldiers were awed by the appearance of the general.adj. The building is awe-inspiring. 令人惊叹的People were awestruck when they saw the picture of the moon.惊叹8. registern. an official list or record of names, or items.Could you sign the hotel register please?V. to make official recordto register a birth/ marriage/ deathto register a companyto register at a hotelregistered letter 挂号信 registered trademark 注册商标registration number 车牌号9. second best bed and furnitureGrammatical point: Before an adjective of the superlative degree, we can often use second or third or by far to modify it. Hainan Island is the second largest island in China.The Amazon is by far the longest river in the world. 10.a comfortably off man- a man who has enough money to live in comfort富裕的人eg.After becoming a famous movie star, she lives a comfortably off life.11. It was the will of a comfortably off man, for the income from the estate probably amounted to about 200 a year, which was a lot of money over three hundred and sixty years ago.Paraphrase: This was the will of a rich man since his income form the land probably reached 200 pounds every year. More than 360 years ago, that was a lot of money. 12. Distinguish the meaning of the synonyms:fascinating, enchanting, charming, entrancing1)fascinating: having great attraction or charm 销魂夺魄的，形容人、事物和想法，说明能将人的注意力全部吸引，强调无论观者的抵抗力有多强，该事物都能加以征服和吸引。eg.China, a fascinating country, draws thousands and millions of tourists every year.2)enchanting: delightful 醉人的，说明令观者全神贯注，如被催眠般的倾倒，常用来形容女子和景物。eg.The enchanting scene brought her to tears.3)charming：delightful 有魅力的，形容女子在社交场所举止风度高雅，如有魔力般地吸引人，指男子时强调文雅有老练世故的eg.She had a charming smile on her face.4) entrancing: filling with great emotion and delight as if by magic 令人入迷的，形容能令人不由自主地受到吸引eg.She listened to the entrancing music.13. Historically speaking, Shakespeare lived only yesterday but introducing compound sentence his activities, like those of nearly playwright of his day, parenthesis are so vague that he could have been born in Roman times subjunctive mood Paraphrase: Seen in history, Shakespeare lived near modern time, but his activities, just like those of his contemporary playwright, were very vague that it seemed as if he had been born in Roman times.Difficult Sentences1. There is no country where Shakespeares work is not read with something very like awe because there is something fascinating about a man whose work was so much better than that of anyone else.2. Historically speaking, Shakespeare lived only yesterday but his activities, like those of nearly playwright of his day, are so vague that he could have been born in Roman times.语法词汇练习：1.Therewasalargecrowdofdemonstrators_againstthewar. A)protectingB)preservingC)protestingD)prosecuting2.ImafraidIwillhaveto_herinvitationtotheparty.A)refuseB)refuteC)ignoreD)decline3.ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwould gladlyhavepaid_forit.A)asmuchtwiceB)muchastwiceC)astwicemuchD)twiceasmuch4.Hecantstartthecarbecausethebatteryhas_.A)runupB)rundownC)runoverD)runoff5.Withoutfacts,wecannotformaworthwhileopinion,forweneedtohavefactualknowledge_ourthinking.A)uponwhichtobaseB)whichtobaseuponC)whichtobebasedonD)tobase onwhich6. Thisdesignis_thatone.A)moresuperiorto B)farsuperiorthanC)moresuperiorthanD)farsuperiorto7. Iwonderedwhather_tothenewswouldbe.A)impressionB)reactionC)commentD)opinion8.8. Sheshouldnthavestoodinaqueue;she_herundergroundticketfromthemachine.A)hasgotB)musthavegot C)couldhavegotD)got9. Dontworry. _thatyouwillbetreatedequally.A)IlllookforwardtoitB)IlltrymyutmostC)Illbeonthealert D)Illseetoit10. Theworkersagreedto_thestrikeifthecompanywouldsatisfytheirdemand.A)calloffB)calloutC)calltoD)callon11. Idratheryou_sorudelytoher.A)dontspeakB)wontspeakC)shouldnotspeakD)didntspeak12. Todaymanykindsofelectrical_areavailable,whichhasmadehouseworkmucheasierthanbefore. A)facilitiesB)appliancesC)instrumentsD)equipment13. Theauthorisgoingto_hisplayfortelevision.A)addB)adoptC)adaptD)adjust14._foryourhelp,Idneverhavebeenabletoachievesuchasuccess.A)IfIhadnotbeen B)HaditnotbeenC)Ifitwerenot D)Haditnot15. Withallitsadvantages,thecomputerisbynomeanswithoutits_.A)boundariesB)limitationsC)confinementsD)restraints16. ImafraidIcant_you_;youllhavetogotoahotel.A)put.upB)pick.upC)pull.upD)wake.Up17.Theguestssaidthattheywouldntmind_.A)tohavealittlelightmusicB)havingalittlelightmusicC)havealittlelightmusic D)iftheyhavealittlelightmusic18.Althoughthisareaisverypoorjustnow,its_wealthisgreat.A)previousB)profoundC)potentialD)primary19.Heranquicklytotheclassroom,twobooks_underhisarm.A)tobeholdB)heldC)wereheldD)holding20. Wemusttryourbesttolowerthecostofourproducts.Otherwisethehighcostwill_ourprofit.A)cutoffB)cutin C)cutshortD)cutinto21. Tomisnotveryclever,butheisthemost_pupilintheclass.A)industriousB)indulgentC)industrialD)indifferent22. Nosoonerhadhearrivedhome_hewasaskedtostartanotherjourney.A)whenB)thanC)thenD)until23. Youngchildreneasily_wordsthattheirparentsfrequently use.A)putupB)turnupC)bringupD)pickup24.Onlywhenyouhaveobtainedalltheinformationaboutit_cometoasound judgment.A)youcanB)youwillC)wouldyouD)canyou25.Americanwomenwere_therighttovoteuntil1920aftermanyyearsof hardstruggle.A)ignoredB)neglectedC)deniedD)refused26.All_isacontinuoussupplyofthebasicnecessitiesoflife. A)whatisneeded B)thethingneededC)whichisneededD)thatisneeded27. Thefactoryhas_severalworkersbecauseofthedropinsales.A)laidoffB)laidout C)laidasideD)laiddown28. Therewerenotickets_forFridaysperformance.A)applicableB)approachableC)attainableD)available29. Therewasatrafficjam;otherwiseI_hereontime.A)wouldbeB)hadbeenC)shouldbeD)wouldhavebeen30. Ifyoudontworkhard,youareboundtofallbehindothers, _smartyoumightbe.A)whateverB)thoughC)whatsoeverD)however31.Whataniceday!Howaboutthethreeofus_awalkintheparknearby?A.totakeB.takeC.takingD.tobetaking32.Iftherewerenosubjunctivemood,English_mucheasiertolearn.A.couldhavebeenB.wouldbeC.willbeD.wouldhavebeen33.She_fiftyorsowhenIfirstmetherataconference.A.hadbeenB.mustbeC.hasbeenD.musthavebeen34._thebosssays,itisunreasonabletoaskmetoworkovertimewithoutpay.A.WhateverB.WheneverC.WhicheverD.However35.Anewlaptopcostsabout_ofasecond-handone.A.thepriceofthreetimesB.threetimesthepriceC.asmuchasthethreetimespriceD.threetimesmorethantheprice36.Iwasveryinterestedin_shetoldme.A.allthatB.allwhichC.allwhatD.that37.Weconsider_heshouldhaveleftwithouttellinganyonebeforehand.A.strangewhyB.itstrangewhatC.itstrangethatD.thatstrange38.Itisgoingtobefinetomorrow. _.A.Soisit.B.Soitis.C.Soitdoes.D.Sodoesit.39.Little_aboutherownsafety,thoughsheherselfwasingreatdanger.A.shecaredB.shemaycareC.mayshecareD.didshecare40.Thecouplehadnosoonergottothestation_thecoachleft.A.whenB.asC.untilD.than41.Arentyoutired?I_youhaddoneenoughfortoday.A.shouldhavethoughtB.musthavethoughtC.mighthavethoughtD.couldhavethought42.Itseemsthatshewasthereattheconference.ThesentencemeansthatA.sh