《新视野英语教程(第三版)》教学资源book2U8ppt课件

.,LifeandSuccess,Unit8,NEWHORIZONENGLISHCOURSES,BookTwo,.,Unit8,LifeandSuccess,1AroundtheTopic,2SectionA,3SectionB,4SectionC,Leadingin,ExploringtheTopic,PlusActivities,Warming-up,TextA,Exercises,BackgroundInformation,ReadingThrough,Exercises,RelatedKnowledge,SampleReading,Exercises,UsefulTerms,Whatisgenius?Manytestshavebeencreatedtoanswerthisquestion.Butatestmuchlikeacomputercannottellperhapsthemostimportantqualityofgenius.Itisapersonscharacter.Historyhasproducedmanygeniuseswhosecharacters,whileoftenconsideredtobeodd,haveinfluencedourdailylife.Entrepreneursarebusinessgeniuses.Regardedashighlysuccessful,theyenjoythegreatestrespectinAmericanandmanyothersocieties.Theyhavesomespecialqualitiesincommon.,Directions:Inthissectionyoulllistentosomeonetalkingaboutlifeandsuccess.Whilelistening,choosethebestonetocompleteeachofthefollowingstatementsaccordingtowhatyouhearfromtherecording.,1.Manypeoplewantto_.,A.maketheirlifesuccessfulB.maketheirfamilyhappyC.maketheirlifehappyD.maketheircareersuccessful,2.Is“_”NOTlistedasoneofthequalitiesofgeniusesinGeniusCharacters?,A.becuriousB.bebraveC.beintelligentD.bepreparedtoworklongandhard,3.Entrepreneursareregardedashighlysuccessfulandareamong_peopleinAmericanandmanyothersocieties.,A.therichestB.thecleverestC.thebestknownD.themostrespected,4.Entrepreneurshavetwoqualitiesincommon:Theyhavevisionandtheyare_.,A.noteasytopleaseB.notafraidtotakerisksC.notlikelytogiveupD.notrespectedbyall,A.Directions:Youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.,1.Whatisyourunderstandingofgenius?,2.Whatqualitiesdoyouthinkmanygeniusesgenerallyshare?,key,key,Suggestedanswer:Geniusisapersonofverygreatabilityorofveryhighintelligence.IfwetakeacarefullookatthegreathumangeniusessuchasThomasEdisonandAlbeitEinstein,wewillfindtheyallhavesomethingspecialintheircharacter.Thesespecialqualitiesenablethemtoachievemorethanwhattheyhadbeenachievedbefore.Besides,theirlivesincludemanyofthesecretswhichhelppeoplenotonlytohavegreatideas,butalsotorealizethem.,Return,Return,Suggestedanswer:Geniuses,thoughperhapsdifferentinpersonalities,sharesomecommonqualities.First,theyshowgreatcuriosityabouttheworldaroundthemthroughouttheirlives.Second,theyarealwaysreadytoworkhardandovercomegreatdifficulties.Third,theyareabletocomeupwithnewideasfromwhattheysee.Finally,theytendtousetheirmindtothefullestandthendoevenbetterthanthat.Anyway,asThomasEdisonsays,“Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration”,B.Questionsitcanalsodealwithlargeamountsofinformationinstantly,butunlikehumanbeings,itcantthinkabouttheinformation.,Meaning:Eventheworldsgreatestcomputercantbeageniusbecauseithasnospecialqualities.,Eventhemostpowerfulcomputerintheworldcantbeageniusbecauseithasnocharacter.,Itcanrememberandcalculatequicklyandaccurately,andhandlegreatamountsofinformationbutitcantthinkabouttheinformationlikewecan.,Meaning:Ifyoutakeacarefullookatthegreathumangeniuses,youwillfindthattheyallhavesomethingspecialintheircharacter.Thesespecialqualitiesenablethemtoachievemorethanwhathasbeenachievedbefore.,Studythegreathumangeniusesandyoullseethattheyallhavespecialpartstotheircharacter,qualitiesthatallowthemtogobeyondeverythingpreviouslyachieved.,Meaning:LeonardodaVinciwaswidelyknownbecauseofhisjokesandinterestingstories.GalileolivedabusySociallifeandwasalsoapersongoodattellingjokes.,Meaning:Theirlivesincludemanyofthesecretswhichenablethemnotonlytohavegreatideas,butalsotorealizethem.,Theirlivesholdmanyofthesecretstohavinggreatideasandputtingthemintopractice.,LeonardodaVinciwaswellknownforhisjokesandfunnystories.Galileohadabusysociallifeandwasanothergreatjoker.,Meaning:HeoncesaidthatoneofthethingsthatheEnjoyeddoingmostinhissparetimewastoplaywithThemachinethatwasusedtomovethesoilinplaceswherepeopleareputtingupbuildings.,Meaning:BillGates,theworldsrichestman,andtheGeniuswhofoundedMicrosoft,hasbeensaidtobe“abigboy”,apersonwhoissupposedtolikehavingfun.,BillGates,theworldsrichestman,andthegeniusbehindMicrosoft,hasbeendescribedas“abigteenager.”,Heoncesaidthatoneofhisfavoritehobbieswasplayingwithearthmovingequipmentonbuildingsites!,Meaning:LeonardodaVincioftennoteddownalotofquestionsthathewantedtoanswerinmanybooksofplainpaper.,Meaning:Geniuseshavebeenaskingquestionsabouttheworldaroundthemthroughouttheirlives.,Geniusesspendtheirlivesaskingquestionsabouttheworldaroundthem.,LeonardodaVincifilledmanynotebookswithhisquestionsthathewantedtoanswer.,Meaning:howcouldtherebeshellsatthehighestpartsofmountains,Meaning:Iwalkedslowlyaboutinthecountryside,tryingtofindanswerstothethingsIdidnotunderstand.,IwanderedaboutthecountrysidesearchingforanswerstothingsIdidnotunderstand,whyshellsexistedonthetopsofmountains,Meaning:howthevariouscirclesofwaterareformedaroundtheplacethathasbeenhitbyastone,Meaning:whytheloudnoisecausedbylightninglastslongerthantheflashofit,whythunderlastslongerthanthatwhichcausesit,howthevariouscirclesofwaterformaroundthespotthathasbeenstruckbyastone,Meaning:InventorThomasEdisonfailedthousandsoftimesbeforehesuccessfullyturnedelectricpowerintolight.,Meaning:TheWrightbrothers,OrvilleandWilbur,fellfromtheskyintheirplanesmanytimesanddamagedmanyplanesbeforetheyfinallygottheirmachinetoflyofftheground.,OrvilleandWilburWrighthadmanycrashesandruinedmanyplanesbeforetheyfinallygotofftheground.,InventorThomasEdisonfailedthousandsoftimesbeforehemanagedtoturnelectricityintolight.,Meaning:Thenewideasofgeniusescanappearstrangeandcanevencausefeartootherpeople.thosewhoareabletohavegreatideasareoftensaidtobestrangeandsilly.,Meaning:Geniusesmustalsobereadytoacceptthefactthatpeoplemaybeextremelysurprisedattheirstrangeideas(andthusmaystronglyobjecttotheirideas.),Geniusesmustalsobepreparedtoshockpeople.,Newideascanseemstrangeandevenfrighteningtoothers,andgreatthinkersareoftendescribedasbeingoddandfoolish.,Meaning:Inordertobecomeagenius,youmustbereadytoworklongandhard,andyouwilloftenhavetofaceandovercomegreatdifficulties.,Meaning:ThomasEdisononcesaidthatgeniusismadeupofonepercentofgiftedtalentandninety-ninepercentofhardwork.,ThomasEdisononcesaidthatgeniuswas“onepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.”,Tobecomeageniusyoumustbepreparedtoworklongandhard,ofteninthefaceofgreatdifficulties.,Meaning:Theanswersyouretryingtofindmaybenearathand.Theproblemisyouhavetoknowwheretofindthem.,Meaning:Beabletocomeupwithnewideasfromwhatyousee.,Beinspired.,Theanswersyourelookingformaybeclosebyyoujusthavetoknowwheretolook.,Meaning:Mozartcameupwith/gotalotofgoodideasaboutmusicbychanceduringhistrips.,Meaning:Travelisanothergoodwayforyoutoformnewandgreatideas.,Travelisanothergoodsourceofinspiration.,Mozartpickedupmanygoodmusicalideasduringhistravels.,Meaning:Keepyourselfphysicallyhealthy.,Meaning:Whilehewasstillateenager,AlbertEinsteinmanagedtotalkhisparentsintoallowinghimtovisitthemaincitiesofItaly.,Whilestillateenager,AlbertEinsteinpersuadedhisparentstolethimtourthemaincitiesofItaly.,Stayfit.,Meaning:LeonardodaVinciwasverywellknownforhisphysicalstrengthandspecialskillsinridinghorses.,Meaning:Therefore,itsveryimportantforyoutokeepyourbodyrunninginitsbeststate.Onlyinthiswaycanyourmindworkmostefficiently.,Soitsveryimportantforyourbodytobeoperatingatitsbestsothatyourmindcanalsofunctionpowerfully.,LeonardodaVinciwasfamousforhisstrengthandspecialabilityinridinghorses.,Meaning:So,clearly,beingageniusrequiresyoutouseyourmindtothefullestandthendoevenbetterthanthat.,Soitisclearthen,thattobeageniusistopushthelimits,inyourmind,andbeyond.,Newwords,powerfulcalculateaccuratelyhandledescribehobbyearthmovingequipmentnotebookpassagewander,searchshellexistthunderspotstrikecrashinventorelectricityshockodd,inspirationperspirationinspiresourcemusicalpersuadeexcitingfunctionphilosopherpoetlimit,Phrasesandexpressions,opracticebewellknownforwanderaboutsearchforonthetopofgetoffthegroundinthefaceoflookforatonesbestbefamousfor,adj.greatindegreeoreffect强大的；强效的e.g.Sometimesideasaremorepowerfulthananyamountofmoney.有时候思想比任何数目的一笔钱都更强大。,powerful,Hisarmsarepowerful.Hecanliftthatbigboxalone.,他的手臂很有力，能独自将那只大箱子举起来。,Practice:,1)findoutormakeafirmguessabout(esp.anamount),esp.byusingnumbers计算；估算e.g.Icalculatedthatafterbuyingallthesethings,Iwouldonlyhaveafewdollarsleft.我算了算，买完这些东西后，我就只剩下几块钱了。2)beplannedwiththeintentionof(producingaparticularresult)打算e.g.Thebuildingwascalculatedforsuchuse.该大楼本来设计作这种用途。,calculate,Practice,vt.,Hiswordswerenotcalculatedtohurther.,2.他的话并非是有意伤害她。,Wemustmeasureandcalculatetodeterminehowmuchsteelwillbeneeded.,1.我们必须测量计算以决定需要多少钢材。,calculate,Practice:,adv.inanexactlycorrectway准确地；精确地e.g.Theincidentwasnotaccuratelyreported.该事件没有得到准确的报道。,accurately,Theplansshouldbedrawnasaccuratelyaspossible,showingallthemeasurements.,图纸要尽可能绘制得精确，标出所有的大小尺寸。,Practice:,1)dealwith处理；应付；对付e.g.Thegovernmentofthatcountrywascriticizedforthewayithandledthecrisis.该国政府处理危机的方式受到了批评。2)touchorholdsomething触；摸；拿e.g.Visitorsareaskednottohandletheexhibitsinthemuseum.参观者请不要触摸博物馆里的展品。,handle,v.,Practice,Shesanexperiencedteacherandknowshowtohandlenaughtychildren.,1.她是个有经验的老师，知道如何应对顽皮的孩子。,Glasshandlewithcare!,2.玻璃制品小心轻放！,handle,Practice:,carryout将付诸实践；使生效e.g.Onegoodwaytolearnistoputtheoryintopractice.将理论付诸实践是一个学习的好方法。,putintopractice,Bothhisparentsareordinaryworkers.Howcanhehavethemoneytoputhisplanintopractice?,他父母都是普通的工人,他哪有钱来实施他的计划呢？,Practice:,beknownbymanypeopleforsomethingorforsomereason因而闻名e.g.Shechosetovisitthatcountryasitisverywellknownforitssummerbeauty.她选择去那个国家旅游是因为那里以夏日风光而闻名。,bewellknownfor,Sheisadirectorwellknownforseriousfilms.,她是一个以拍严肃电影而闻名的导演。,Practice:,vt.saywhatsomethingislike;giveapictureofsomethinginwords描述；描写e.g.Howdoyoudescribeyourlifeinthecollege?你怎样描述你的大学生活呢？,describe,Itshardtodescribesuchabigcountryinjustafewparagraphs.,这么大的国家用几段文字是很难描述的。,Expression,Practice:,describesomebody/somethinginaparticularway将描述为e.g.Heoftendescribeshimselfasbeinghealthyandenergetic.他常说自己健康、有活力。,describesomebody/somethingas,ThepublicationofthisnovelisdescribedasamilestoneinAmericanliteraryhistory.,这部小说的出版被形容为美国文学史上的一座里程碑。,Practice:,n.Canactivitywhichoneenjoysdoinginonesfreetime业余爱好e.g.ListeningtomusichasbeenahobbyofmineeversinceIwasachild.从小时候开始，听音乐就一直是我的业余爱好。,hobby,Readingfashionmagazinesisahobbywithmanyyounggirls.,看时装杂志是很多年轻女孩的一个业余爱好。,Practice:,adj.(ofavehicleormachine)diggingormovinglargequantitiesofsoil大量掘土（运土）的e.g.earthmovingmachines挖掘机,earthmoving,Myfatherisintheearthmovingbusiness.,我父亲从事的是推土行业。,Practice:,n.Uthesetofthingsneededforaparticularactivity,esp.anactivityofapracticalortechnicalkind（尤指实用或技术性的）设备；装备；装置e.g.Thestoresellsvariouskindsofkitchenequipment.这家商店出售各种各样的厨房设备。,equipment,Thefactoryneedsmoneytobuysomemodernequipment.,工厂需要资金购买一些现代化设备。,Practice:,花时间或钱做某事，后接动名词。e.g.Hespentawholeyearwritingthepaper.他花了整整一年写这篇论文。,spendtime/moneydoingsomething,Manychildrenspendtheirweekendstakingextralessons.,许多小孩周末都在上额外的课程。,Practice:,在方面花时间或钱，后接名词。e.g.Hespentallhismoneyonthenewhouse.他把所有的钱都花在了新房子上。,spendtime/moneyonsomething,Youshouldspendmoretimeonsports.,你应多花些时间进行体育锻炼。,Practice:,n.Cabookofplainpaperinwhichnotescanbewritten笔记本e.g.Ididntattendclassyesterday.MayIborrowyournotebook?我昨天没去上课。能借一下你的笔记本吗？,notebook,Eachweek,beforeIgoshopping,Itearoutonepagefrommynotebookandmakeashoppinglist.,每周去购物之前，我总是从笔记本上撕下一页纸写一个购物单。,Practice:,1)Cashortpartofaspeechorapieceofwritingormusic（文章、讲话、乐曲的）一段；一节e.g.Whatwardoesthispassagedescribe?这段文章描述的是哪场战争？2)Cusuallyanarrowwaythrough;anopening通道；通路e.g.Atrainusuallyhasalongpassageinit.火车车厢里通常有一条长长的通道。,passage,n.,Practice,Whatdoyoulearnaboutthediseasefromthepassage?,1.看了这一段，你对这种疾病有什么认识？,Thepassagethroughtheforestisdangerous.,2.森林里的那条路很危险。,passage,Practice:,1)moveaboutorawayfrom(anarea),usuallyonfoot,withoutafixedcourse,aim,orpurpose漫步；闲逛e.g.Heenjoyswanderinginthegiftshops.他喜欢逛礼品店。2)(ofapersonorthoughts)beorbecomeconfusedandunabletomakeorfollowordinaryconversation走神；开小差e.g.Hermindseemedtobewandering,andshedidntrecognizeme.她好像精神恍惚，没认出我来。,wander,Practice,vi.,Whilelisteningtotherecording,youshouldbeconcentrating.Dontletyourthoughtswander.,2.听录音时，你要全神贯注，思想不要开小差。,Shewaswanderingaimlesslyupanddownthestreet.,1.她漫无目的地在街上来回溜达。,Expression,wander,Practice:,moveaboutorawayfrom(anarea),usuallyonfoot,withoutafixedcourse,aim,orpurpose漫步；徘徊e.g.Wehavewanderedaboutinthisneighborhoodforhourslookingforhisoldhouse.我们已在这一带转悠了几个小时找寻他的老房子。,wanderabout,Hewanderedaboutinthestreet,hopingtofindanicegiftforhisdaughter.,他在街上转悠着，希望能给女儿买到一件好礼物。,Practice:,vi.trytofindsomethingbylookingorseekingcarefullyandthoroughly搜寻；探求（常作searchfor）e.g.Heisstillsearchingforthebestsolutiontothemathproblem.他还在寻找一种解这道数学题的最佳方法。vt.lookat,through,into,etc.,orexamine(aplaceorperson)carefullyandthoroughlytotrytofindsomething在中搜寻；搜查e.g.Hesearchedeverycorneroftheroom,butdidntfindthebook.他找遍了房间的每个角落也没找到那本书。n.anactofsearching搜寻；寻求e.g.YoucanusethesearchenginetofindoutwhatyouwantfromtheInternet.你可以利用搜索引擎从互联网上查找你所要的信息。,search,Practice,Allhislife,hesbeensearchingforacausethatwouldgivemeaningtohislife.,1.他一生都在追求一种会给自己生活带来意义的事业。,Haveyousearchedthepocketsofyourcoat?Yourkeysmaybethere.,2.你找过大衣口袋吗？你的钥匙可能在那儿。,Thepolicemaderepeatedsearchesforevidenceofthiscase.,3.警察反复寻找此案的证据。,search,Expression,searchingfor寻找e.g.ShemovedtoLondoninsearchoffameandfortune.为了追求名誉和金钱，她移居到了伦敦。,insearchof,ScientistsarestillinsearchofacureforSARS.,科学家仍在寻找治疗“非典”的方法。,Practice:,1)C;Uthehard,protectiveoutercoveringofashellfish,egg,nutetc.（贝、蛋、坚果等的）壳e.g.Thekidswerecollectingshellsonthebeach.孩子们在海滩上拾贝壳。acrabshell螃蟹壳theshellofawalnut胡桃壳piecesofeggshell碎蛋壳2)ametalcasefilledwithexplosivestobefiredfromalargegun炮弹e.g.Ashellexplodedrightbesidehisoffice.一颗炮弹就在他的办公室旁边爆炸了。,shell,n.,Practice,Tortoises,snailsandcrabsallhaveshellstoprotectthem.,1.乌龟、蜗牛和螃蟹都有硬壳保护它们。,Shellswereburstingallaround.,2.炮弹四处爆炸。,shell,Practice:,1)bepresentintheworldasarealthing存在；有e.g.Thecustomofarrangedmarriagestillexistsinmanycountries.包办婚姻的习俗在许多国家依然存在。2)beabletomaintainlife;continuetolive,esp.withdifficulty生存；（尤指艰难地）生活e.g.Wecannotexistwithoutfoodandwater.没有食物和水我们就无法生存。,exist,DoeslifeexistonMars?,1.火星上有生命吗？,Theyrepaidhardlyenoughtoexiston.,2.他们收入微薄，几乎无法维持生活。,vi.,Practice:,atthehighestoruppermostpoint,surfaceorpartofsomething在顶上e.g.Therewasalarge,ball-likestructureonthetopofthehouse.这座房子顶上有一个很大的球形结构。,onthetopof,Pleasewriteyournameonthetopofthefirstpage.,请将姓名写在第一页顶端。,Practice:,n.Utheloudexplosivenoisethatfollowsaflashoflightning雷；雷声e.g.Afterahugenoiselikethunder,allthelightswentout.一阵如雷般的巨响后，所有的灯都灭了。ducethunderorlouddeepsoundslikethis打雷；发出隆隆声e.g.Iwasawakenedbyatrainthunderingpast.一列火车隆隆驶过，把我吵醒了。,thunder,Practice,Icouldnthearwhathesaidoverthethunder.,1.由于雷声轰鸣，我听不见他说什么。,Itisthunderingandlightning.Iguessitwillsoonberaining.,2.现在电闪雷鸣，我猜想马上要下雨了。,thunder,Practice:,1)Caparticularplace;location地点；场所；位置e.g.Wefoundacoolspotintheshade.我们在树阴下找到一处凉爽的地方。2)Casmall,usuallyround,markorstain点；斑点e.g.Theleopardscoatiscoveredwithspots.豹子的毛皮上都是斑点。,spot,ItwasthemanIhadseenonthesamespottwodaysbefore.,Thereisagreasyspotonyourcoat.,2.你的外套上有一点油渍。,1.两天前我在同一个地方看到的正是那个人。,n.,Practice:,vt.1)hitsharplyorforcefully打；击；撞击e.g.Strikewhentheironishot.趁热打铁。2)haveaparticular(strong)effecton;impress给以感受e.g.Hisideastruckmeasridiculous.我觉得他的想法荒唐可笑。n.Catimewhennoworkisdonebecauseofdisagreement,e.g.overpayorworkingconditions罢工；罢课；罢市e.g.Theworkersarecallingforastrikeastheirrequestforapayraisewasrefused.由于加薪的要求遭到拒绝，工人们正号召罢工。,strike,Practice,Workerswhojointhestrikemayriskbeingattacked.,3.参加罢工的工人也许会有遭到攻击的危险。,Thestonestruckhimonthebackofthehead.,1.石头打中了他的后脑勺。,Shestruckmeasmorethanfifty.,2.我觉得她有五十多岁。,strike,Practice:,1)Canaccidentinwhichavehicleorplanehitssomethingviolentlyandisdamagedordestroyed（飞机）坠毁；（车辆）猛撞e.g.Whatcausedtheplanecrashisstillunclear.导致飞机坠毁的原因目前尚不清楚。2)Casuddenseverebusinessfailure失败；破产e.g.Luckilyenough,Isoldmysharesjustbeforethecrash.很幸运，我在股市暴跌之前抛出了股票。,crash,n.,Practice,Aseatbeltcanprotectyoufrombeingknockedoutofthecarinacrash.,1.汽车一旦发生碰撞，安全带可以防止你被甩出车外。,Thecurrentfinancialcrisismayresultinacrashonthestockmarket.,2.目前的经济危机可能会造成股市的暴跌。,crash,Practice:,besuccessfullystarted飞离地面；取得进展e.g.HedidntgethisEnglishoffthegrounduntiltheteacherhelpedhimafterclass.在老师对他进行课后辅导后，他的英语才取得了进步。Noticethat“getofftheground”servesasapun.Ithastwomeanings:1)Theplanetookoffthegroundandflewintothesky,and2)Theresearchofplane-makinghadasuccessfulstart,thatis,theresearchofplane-makinggotofftheground.,getofftheground,TheeconomyofChinahasgotoffthegroundgreatlysincethestartofreformingandopeninguptotheoutsideworld.,改革开放以来，中国经济取得了很大的进展。,Practice:,n.Csomeonewhohasinventedsomethingorwhosejobistoinventthings发明者；发明家；创造者e.g.AlexanderGrahamBellwastheinventorofthetelephone.亚历山大格雷厄姆贝尔是电话的发明者。,inventor,n.Uthepowerwhichisproducedbyvariousmeans(e.g.byabatteryorgenerator),andwhichiscarriedusuallybywires,andwhichprovidesheatandlight,drivesmachinesetc.电e.g.Fast-movingwaterisoftenusedtogenerateelectricity.湍急的水流常用来发电。,electricity,Everysummerthecityhasaseriousshortageofelectricity.,每年夏天，这座城市都严重缺电。,Practice:,1)causeusuallyunpleasantorangrysurpriseto使震惊e.g.Shewasshockedtoseehowillhermotherwas.看见她妈妈病得那么厉害，她感到震惊。2)giveanelectricshockto使触电e.g.Hewasshockedtodeathwhileworkinginanelectricpowerplant.他在电厂工作时触电死了。,shock,vt.,Practice,Becarefulnottohavethechildrenplaywiththepowerpanel.Theyllgetshocked.,2.小心不要让小孩玩电源板，会触电的。,Thebankrobberyshockedthesmalltown;manypeopleshowedtheirworriesaboutpublicsafety.,1.银行抢劫案使这个小镇感到震惊，许多人对公共安全表示担忧。,shock,Practice:,1)differentfromwhatisordinaryorexpected;unusual;peculiar奇特的；古怪的e.g.Hegetsodderashegrowsolder.他越老越怪。2)notregular;occasional不固定的；临时的；额外的e.g.Idoanoddbitofwalking,butnothingregular.我偶尔散散步，但不成习惯。,odd,adj.,Practice,Itwasoddthathedidntshowupattheparty.,1.他没在聚会上露面，这很奇怪。,Wespentthewholedaydecoratingtheclassroomwithjustsomeoddbreaksforcoffee.,2.我们花了一整天装饰教室，中间只歇了几次，喝些咖啡。,odd,Practice:,n.C;Usomethingorsomeonethatgivesapersontheurgeortheabilitytodosomething,esp.toproduceworksoftheimagination灵感；妙计e.g.Manymusicianshavedrawntheirinspirationfromnature.许多音乐家从大自然中汲取灵感。,inspiration,Ihaveasuddeninspiration:Whydontwerentacaranddrivetherebyourselves?,我突然有了一个好主意：我们为什么不租辆车，自己开车去呢？