新起航大学英语第3单元

TimeLesson Unit 5 Stay at home Mum vs Bradwinner Mum Teaching Objectives 1 Improve Ss listening and speaking ability 2 Enlarge Ss word power 3 Practice the reading skill of skimming Main Points 1 Information related to text A 2 New words and expressions 3 Understanding Bradwinner Mum Difficult Points 1 New words and expressions 2 Understanding Stay at home Mum Teaching Methods 1 interactive communication 2 explanation 3 presentation 4 group discussion Type of lesson Public lesson Teaching Aids Blackboard Multiple media One teaching plan is supposed to cover the content of one unit or 2 4 periods Unit 5 Stay at home Mum vs Bradwinner Mum Text A Pre reading ThoughtLead in Questions Text ATranslationLanguage Points New Words and ExpressionsNotes Text StructureReading Comprehension Pre reading Thought You will find something more in woods than in books Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters Saint Bernard Lead in Questions 1 There is a proverb saying that a knowledgeable man without social practice is a honeybee never making honey Do you think that social practice is as important as school education 2 What do you expect from your years of college education Knowledge friendship independence character or ability Why Language Points I wish I had learned this earlier in my college career Para 1 我真希望在大学里早点学到这个 wish to do something I wish to make a complaint If you wish to discuss this matter further please do not hesitate to contact me You may leave now if you wish just as you wish used in formal situations to tell someone you will do what they want e g I d like it to be ready by six Just as you wish sir wish subjunctive clause 虚拟语气的从句 e g I wish I didn t have to go to work today I wish that I could afford a new car He wished Emily were with him Where on earth have they gone I wish I knew wish somebody something e g We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year We wish them every happiness in their new home He shook my hand and wished me luck wish somebody well say that you hope that good things will happen to someone e g My friends wished me well in my new job I couldn t wish for a nicer better the nicest best I could wish for e g I couldn t wish for a better husband It s the best birthday present I could have wished for I wish that somebody would do something e g I wish you d stop treating me like a child wish for e g It was no use wishing for the impossible She was like the sister I never had but always wished for One day she found a magic ring that brought her whatever she wished for I wish e g I think he really likes you I wish you wish I m going to be famous one day You wish wouldn t wish something on upon somebody Having your house broken into is terrible I wouldn t wish it on anybody I don t wish to interfere be nosy I don t wish to seem ungrateful but it s not quite what I expected wish something away You can t just wish your problems away you know 近义词 wish hope want would like Wish is always used to talk about things that are not true not possible or very unlikely I wish I knew more about science She wished she hadn t said anything I wish I could win the lottery Hope is used to talk about things that could happen could have happened or could be true I hope you have a happy birthday I hope they got there in time If you want something to happen in the future don t use wish that use hope instead I hope NOT wish that we ll all meet again soon I hope you have a great time But you can use wish somebody something in polite expressions meaning that you want someone to have something as shown above We wish you a safe journey Wish you lots of luck If you want anything to happen use want to or would like to Don t use wish to because it is very formal I want to write to him but I don t know his address I would like to run my own restaurant 2 Yes I am blessed to have obtained an MBA but the actionable and repeatable ideas I have gained over time have come from making mistakes and trying to figure out how to fix them Para 2 Paraphrase I am lucky to have got an MBA yet I didn t get the practicable and repeatable thoughts from my school education but from my difficult experience of making mistakes and fixing mistakes 拿到工商管理学硕士学位我很幸运 但是从犯错误以及弄清楚如何纠正错误的 努力之中 我获得了那些可行的 可重复运用的知识 1 blessed adj You use blessed to describe something that you think is wonderful and that you are grateful for or relieved about 幸运的 The rain brought blessed relief from the heat He spent his weekend in blessed freedom bless v Bless is used in expressions such as God bless or bless you to express affection thanks or good wishes 保佑 e g May God bless you bless you You always say Bless you when someone sneezes or you want to thank someone for doing something for you bless him her He s always willing to help Bless him Jess made this card for me Bless be blessed with something e g We re both blessed with good health 2 obtain vt To obtain something means to get it or achieve it 得到 We obtained a copy of the original letter The information may be difficult to obtain obtain something from somebody something Further information can be obtained from head office You will need to obtain permission from the principal obtain something through something e g We obtained the results through these surveys obtainable adj obtainability n 3 MBA Master of Business Administration 工商管理学硕士 4 make a mistake to do a thing wrongly 犯错 e g We tend to make mistakes when we do things in a hurry 5 fix a mistake to deal with a mistake in a proper way 纠错 Correa is trying to fix a mistake with another mistake Where we found mistakes we ve worked hard to fix them 6 figure out v If you figure out a solution to a problem or the reason for something you succeed in solving it or understanding it 想出 弄明白 I can t figure out what he s trying to say He is trying to figure out what they re going to do next 3 more often than not Para 2 adv as often as not always 通常 e g More often than not these divisions have very little to do with one another 近义词 as often as not by and large generally mostly 4 fervently Para 3 adv with passionate fervor 热诚地 e g He fervently believes he s doing the right thing I fervently opposed the change fervent adj fervent admirer believer e g He was an a fervent supporter of the party 5 blame Para 4 vt If you blame a person or thing for something bad or if you blame something bad on somebody you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it 责备 Don t blame me it s not my fault I blame his mother She does everything for him blame somebody something for something Marie still blames herself for Patrick s death The report blames poor safety standards for the accident blame something on somebody something One of the computers is broken and she s blaming it on me The crash was blamed on pilot error My father always blames everything on me I blame the poor harvest on the weather somebody something is to blame for something e g Officials believe that more than one person may be to blame for the fire partly largely entirely to blame e g Television is partly to blame I don t blame you you can hardly blame him She s left her husband I don t blame her after the way he treated her You can hardly blame him for not waiting don t blame me e g Buy it then but don t blame me when it breaks down somebody only has himself herself to blame e g If he fails his exams he ll only have himself to blame 6 focus on Para 4 to give special attention to one particular person or thing or to make people do this 关注 He needs to focus more on his career focus one s attention mind efforts on something She tried to focus her mind on her work focus one s mind attention on something make people give their attention to something We need to focus public attention on this issue 7 pend minimal time on those things that are completely out of your control Instead of blaming and finger pointing figure out what you can do to make a difference Para 4 Paraphrase Don t waste your time on the things that are totally uncontrollable to you 译文 在那些你完全控制不了的事情上尽量少花时间 想想怎么做才能让情 况有所改变 而不是一味地抱怨指责 1 Spend MONEY spend money on somebody something Mum never spends any money on herself More money should be spent on education TIME spend time with somebody I want to spend more time with my family spend time in at something We ll have to spend the night in a hotel His childhood was spent in Brazil spend time doing something Stacey spends all her free time painting FORCE EFFORT I love to cook but I don t feel like spending the energy every evening 2 minimal adj Something that is minimal is very small in quantity value or degree 最低限度的 The storm caused only minimal damage The cost to taxpayers would be minimal This is a practical course with only a minimal amount of theory 3 be out of one s control be uncontrollable by someone 失去控制 But as your company grows more people and circumstances will be out of your control These terrorist organizations operating in Kashmir have become out of control 4 instead of as a substitute or alternative to in place of Force yourself outside for walks instead of holing up in your hotel room to watch television A teacher may use it when she walks into a room where the students are playing and talking instead of studying 8 in other words Para 5 that is to say in another word 换句话说 In other words one person might like something very much while another person might hate the same thing In other words only one result is no better than no result especially where the marketplace is concerned 9 Stuck in a rut Many people are at some point in their lives Not sure what to do next or how to get somewhere It s a common occurrence Para 6 Paraphrase Aren t you making any progress Many people experience the same situation somewhere in their life time Don t know what you should do next or how you can make some achievement It is a common thing happening to many people 止步不前了吗 很多人在一生中的某个阶段都会这样 不确定接下来做什么或 者怎样做才能有所进展吗 这是常有的事情 get somewhere to make progress The work has been very slow but I feel like we re finally getting somewhere Jack shows promise and I m sure he ll get somewhere in the end 10 The question is whether you spend your time lamenting how stuck you are or you devote your attention to finding a new creative way out of your problem Para 6 Paraphrase The question is whether you keep regretting how frustrated you are or you pay efforts to find an effective solution to your problem 译文 问题在于你是花大量的时间去哀叹你的境况有多难 还是努力去找个新 的 独创 的办法以走出困境 1 lament v If you lament something you express your sadness regret or disappointment about it 感到悲痛 感到遗憾 感到失望 She lamented over the loss of her best friend The nation lamented the death of its great war leader The women wept and lamented over his death 11 Become curious about yourself about other people and about the world around you Don t take things at face value or believe everything you hear Para 7 译文 要有好奇心 对自己 对别人以及对周围的世界都要心存好奇 不 要仅从表面 看问题或者相信你听到的一切 take things at face value to accept what things superficially look like 12 engage Para 8 v If you engage with something or with a group of people you get involved with that thing or group and feel that you are connected with it or have real contact with it 使 融入 搭配 engage with somebody something Are you so tired that you don t have the energy to engage with your kids engage in on upon Only 10 of American adults engage in regular exercise The two parties engaged upon an escalating 逐步上升的 political struggle Mr Armstrong was engaged in prayer engage oneself in doing something e g Despite her illness she remains actively engaged in shaping policy engage somebody s interest attention e g The toy didn t engage her interest for long engage somebody in conversation start talking to them engage somebody to do something e g Her father engaged a tutor to improve her maths engage somebody as something e g We d be able to engage local people as volunteers 13 be stay keep get in touch with somebody Para 8 talking or writing to someone 保持联系 We ll get in touch as soon as we know the results of the test Can I have your phone number in case I need to get in touch with you Bye I ll be in touch Are you still in touch with John Are you talking to him regularly I m in close touch with Anna Anyway we must stay in touch I met him when I worked in Madrid and I ve kept in touch with him ever since I can put you in touch with a local photography club give you their address or phone number so you can talk to them 搭配 lose be out of touch with to not have the latest information about I lost touch with stopped writing or talking to Julie after we moved I m out of touch with modern medicine be keep stay in touch with something to have the latest information or knowledge about something A regular newsletter keeps people in touch with local events The speech was good and you felt he was in touch with people s needs Rescuers were kept in touch through radio links A head teacher needs to remain in close touch with teachers everyday concerns 14 There are numerous newspapers and websites to tell you how dire circumstances are and to encourage you to just give up Para 10 Paraphrase A lot of newspapers and websites will tell you how terrible the surroundings are and encourage you to give up instead of going on 译文 很多报纸和网站会告诉你环境有多糟糕 鼓励你放弃算了 numerous adj many 15 negative Para 10 adj A fact situation or experience that is negative is unpleasant 消极的 My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work They have a uniformly negative image of the police Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother He gave a negative answer reply response without any explanation 16 participate Para 10 vi If you participate in an activity you take part in it 参加 e g Some members refused to participate 搭配 participate in Everyone in the class is expected to participate actively in these discussions They welcomed the opportunity to participate fully in the life of the village Participate is never followed directly by a noun Say that you participate in something 17 otherwise Para 10 adv You use otherwise to mention something that is not the thing just referred to or is the opposite of that thing 与其相反 The government claims that the economy is improving but this survey suggests otherwise A lot of people think otherwise New Words and Expressions 1 refrain r fre n n 1 star A refrain is a comment or saying that people often repeat 一再重复的话 2 disturbing d st b adj 2 stars Something that is disturbing makes you feel worried or upset 令人不安的 3 blessed blest adj 1 star You use blessed to describe something that you think is wonderful and that you are grateful for or relieved about 幸运的 4 obtain b te n v 3 stars To obtain something means to get it or achieve it 得到 5 mentor men t r n a wise and trusted guide and advisor 导师 6 utter t v 2 stars If someone utters sounds or words they say them 说 7 minimal m n m l adj 2 stars Something that is minimal is very small in quantity value or degree 最低限度的 8 reflective r flekt v adj 1 star If you are reflective you are thinking deeply about something 沉思的 9 occurrence k r ns n 1 star An occurrence is something that happens 发生 的事情 10 lament l ment v 1 star If you lament something you express your sadness regret or disappointment about it 感到悲痛 感到遗憾 感到失望 11 scarcity ske s ti n 1 star 缺乏 稀少 If there is a scarcity of something there is not enough of it for the people who need it or want it 12 underneath nd ni prep 2 stars 在 下面 If one thing is underneath another it is directly under it and may be covered or hidden by it 13 paranoid p r n d adj 1 star If you say that someone is paranoid you mean that they are extremely suspicious and afraid of other people 多疑的 14 schoolhouse sku lha s n A schoolhouse is a small building used as a school 小型 校舍 15 explore k spl v 3 stars If you explore or explore a place you travel around it to find out what it is like 考察 work netw k v 4 stars If you network you try to meet new people who might be useful