新视野《大学英语》读写教程 第二册

1、新视野大学英语读写教程 第二册Unit 5（Book II）Section A Weeping for My Smoking Daughter 我为女儿抽烟哭泣（精读）Section B Stop Spoiling Your Children 别再宠坏孩子 （快读）Section C What Is in Larrys Mind?拉里在想什么 （自学）Section A Weeping for My Smoking Daughter 我为女儿抽烟哭泣（精读） 练习：在课文中找出对应的英文：在手边close at hand炯炯有神的眼睛glowing eyes一包抽了一半的香烟 a half-e

2、mpty package of cigarettes对感激be grateful for制作得（卷得）非常精致be precisely rolled硬起心肠不做to harden oneself against 机（器）制（造）香烟cigarettes made by manufacturers鲜红的烟丝罐头bright-red tobacco tin穿着黑色燕尾服 (be) dressed in a black dress coat到40年代末、50年代初by the late forties and early fifties烟草业tobacco industry把和联系在一起to cou

3、ple with男女主角 male and female heroes抽烟上瘾be hooked by cigarettes把争取过来to win over每走三、四级楼梯every third or fourth step使某人虚弱不堪to leave sb. low全家团聚 a family reunion生命行将结束前near the end of ones life戒烟to quit smoking第三世界国家 Third World countries针对to direct at连续不断地抽烟drag away巨大广告牌large advertisement signs在市中心区 i

4、n inner cities在（印地安人）居留地 on reservations久而久之over time大大削弱了孩子们的体质to effectively weaken the children缺乏to starve of烟蒂the end of cigarettes怀孕 to be pregnant深感痛苦to feel a deep hurt园艺杂志gardening magazine一种无能为力的感觉a feeling of uselessness有气无力挣扎着呼吸 to struggle to breathe feeling half the strength受伤害妇女收容所a ba

5、ttered womens shelter一种自我毁灭a form of self-battering禁烟区 a no smoking zone坐在一边;袖手旁观to sit byText Structure Analysis: Part One: Para. 1: - I feel severely hurt at my daughters smoking.Part Two: Para. 2-5:- I recall how my father was hooked and eventually killed by cigarettesPart Three: Para. 6-8:- I ga

6、in a better understanding of the harm of smoking in the Third World countries and appeal to all people to stop smoking at families.*Detailed Study of the Text：(15 key points) 1Weeping for My Smoking Daughter (Title)l weep for/over: 为哭泣如：听题- The girl wept over her sad fate. 听题- The optimistic never w

7、eep over their failure or misfortune. Instead, they hold a positive attitude towards anything in life.译文：乐观的人从不为自己的失败或厄运而哀叹，而是以积极的态度对待生活中的一切。2. tossed carelessly close at hand. (Line 3)l (close) at hand: 在手边；在附近；即将到来如：听题- Fortunately there was someone at hand, so we asked him to deliver the message

8、at once.听题- The mid-term examination is close at hand.3. theyre filtered, for which I am grateful. (Line 4)l 语法学习： which 关系代词：引导非限制性定语从句，指代前面的整句话产生的结果，可与介词连用。如：听题 - He went through a red light, for which he was fined $50.听题 - The police arrived, after which the situation became calmer. 译文：警察来了，这以后的局

9、势比先前平静了一些。l be grateful to sb. for sth.: 为某事对某人表示感谢如：听题- The old man was most grateful to his neighbors for sending for a doctor for him.4. I hardened myself against feeling so bad; (Line 7)l harden vt. 使硬；使坚强l harden oneself against：对硬起心肠如：听题- For her own good, Lisa hardened her heart against her a

10、unt. 译文：为了自己的利益，莉萨对她姨妈变得冷酷无情。听题- Rough living in the desert hardened the young men a lot.译文：沙漠中的艰苦生活把这些年轻人锻炼得更加坚强。5. coupled with Hollywood movies (Line 17) l to couple with: 把和联系在一起如：听题- The writer wrote with plain words coupled with humor.译文：那位作家的写作风格于质朴中见幽默。 听题- Good natural environment, coupled

11、with convenient water transportation, makes the area a hot spot for investment.译文：良好的自然环境，加上便利的水上交通运输使这个地区成为投资的热点。l CET-4 : l 同义词：together with 连同一起along with ( 同 )associate with ( 同 )6. who were hopelessly hooked by cigarettes. (Line 21)l be hooked by/on: 上瘾，沉溺于l 同义词： be indulged in be addicted to

12、如：听题- Some college students are hooked on computer games.听题- Some public clinics are being established in order that people hooked on drugs can receive care. 译文：为了让染上毒瘾的人能得到治疗，人们正在建立一些公共诊所。 7. his lung illnesses had left him low. (Line 32)l to leave sb. low: 使虚弱不堪如：听题- Overworking day and night left

13、 him low.译文：夜以继日地超负荷工作使他极度虚弱。CET-4 : leave to sb. 把留给某人leave sth. aside 不考虑某事，忽视leave sb./sth. behind忘了带，遗留leave sth. over 推迟某事leave sb./sth. alone 不打扰某人8. he was always leaning on something. (Line 33)l 语法学习：always通常与一般时态连用，和现在进行时连用时表示 again and again (especially in an annoying way)。如：听题 - The boy i

14、s always asking for money. 译文： 这孩子总在要钱。听题 - Why are you always biting your nails? 译文：你为什么总在咬指甲？9. but by then he was so slim no one noticed. (Line 37)l slim adj. 苗条的；薄的；渺茫的如：听题- Shes got a lovely slim figure.听题- Its quite a slim book so its not too heavy to carry around in your bag.听题- They have onl

15、y a slim chance of winning.10. both dragging away. (Line 40)l away adv. 一直；不停地如：听题- They worked away all day.听题- She was singing away to herself in the bath. 11. money that should be spent for food goes instead to the tobacco companies; (Line 41)l go to: 给予如：听题- Money raised from the concert will go

16、 to organizations that help people in need. 译文：音乐会募捐到的钱将捐赠给那些向有困难的人提供帮助的机构。听题- All our sympathy went to the old man after we knew his experience. 译文：我们了解了老人的经历后，对他深感同情。12. people starve themselves of both food and air(Line 42)l starve (sb.) of : 缺乏；（使）丧失如：听题- People in this region are starved of dri

17、nking water.听题- People there refused to pay taxes in order to starve the government of funds. 13. that if a baby swallows one, it is likely to die, l swallow vt. 吞咽；轻易接受如：听题- If you dont chew your food properly, its difficult to swallow it. 译文：事物不经适当咀嚼是很难下咽的。听题- He swallowed her story whole. 译文： 他对她

18、的故事深信不疑。l 其它搭配：swallow ones words食言swallow ones pride放下骄傲swallow an insult忍受侮辱14. when I was pregnant, (Line 48)l be pregnant: 怀孕如：听题- Her daughter-in-law was six months pregnant then.l 其它说法：be in the family way 怀孕be going to give birth to a child 怀孕 be expecting a baby 怀孕15. There is a quotation fr

19、om a battered womens shelter (Line 52)l batter vt. 接连重击如：听题- The heavy waves battered the ship to pieces. 听题- Your car looks rather battered.译文：你的汽车看上去相当破了。Section B Stop Spoiling Your Children 别再宠坏孩子 （快读） 练习：看看汉语怎么说？to stay overnight过夜be assigned to sth.把分派给（某人）be tightly packed with clothes塞满了衣服to

20、 make a point表明一种观点to take for granted把视作理所当然to spoil their children out of a sense of guilt出于内疚感而溺爱孩子to hold down full-time job全日上班to shower sb. with material possessions给大量物质的东西to pine for 渴望for fear that 惟恐to make fun of取笑to stand up to勇敢面对to fluctuate between and 在和之间动摇不定a wave of regret一阵后悔to s

21、our the parent-child relationship使父母与子女间的关系变味to push hard逼得凶一些be challenged to be受到激发而on demand一经要求delay in satisfaction一时得不到满足的情况to uncover the reason找出原因a prompt definite manner迅速、果断的方式to turn over a new leaf改过自新；改变以往的做法gradual improvement逐渐的进步occasional slips偶尔失误to apply the old pressures施加老一套的压力

22、Text Structure AnalysiPart One: Para. 1-2- Spoiling children is quite common in American families.Part Two: Para. 3-6- Why do parents give their children things they cant afford?Part Three:Para. 7-8- The effects of providing too much can be harmful.Part Four:Para. 9-11- The author gives some suggest

23、ions to those parents who do not know how to stop spoiling their children.*Detailed Study of the Text （15 key points）1. I frequently stay overnight in the home of a family (Line 1)l overnight: adv. & adj. 一夜；突然如：听题- We stayed overnight with my mother.听题- The book was an overnight success. 译文：这本书

24、一下子获得了成功。2. Im not complaining, only making a point. (Line 5)l make a point: 表明看法如：听题- You made an original point in your speech. 译文：你的发言中有个新颖的观点听题-All right, youve made your point. Now keep quiet and let the others say what they think.3. parents spoil their children out of a sense of guilt. (Line 1

25、1)l out of: 出于如：听题- Children often ask silly questions out of curiosity.听题- I attended the lecture out of interest.4. as accommodation for being away so much, (Line 13)l accommodation: (1)膳食，食宿 (2)和解如：听题- Can we find accommodations at the hotel for the night? 译文：我们能在这家旅馆找到房间过夜吗？听题-The two sides fail

26、ed to agree on every point but came to an accommodation. 双方未能在每一点上都取得一致，但达成了和解。听题- If labor and management dont reach an accommodation, there will be a strike.5. by showering them with material possessions. (Line 14)l shower sb. with sth.: 给许多如：听题-The new arrival was showered with questions. 译文：人们向新

27、来的人提了很多问题。听题- On her 100th birthday, the city showered her with gifts and good wished. 译文：她100岁生日那天，礼物和祝愿像雪片一样从全城飞来。6. for fear that their children will infer they are unloved(Line 20)l for fear that: 惟恐，以免如：听题- They tiptoed upstairs for fear of waking their parents. 听题- Shut the window for fear tha

28、t it may rain.7. when parents are unable to stand up to their childrens unreasonable demands. (Line 20)l stand up to 勇敢面对; 经得起如：听题- Why dont you stand up to your boss when you know you are right?听题- A soldier must stand up to danger.听题- Their reasoning wont stand up to detailed criticism. 译文：他们的推敲经不

29、起仔细推敲。CET-4: stand up 站起来；（论点等）站得住脚stand out 引人注目，杰出 stand by 和站在一起，支持 stand for 代表8. it also sours the parent-child relationship (Line 25)l sour: 使酸；使变味；恶化如：听题- The hot weather soured the milk.听题- Relations between the two governments were soured by boundary fighting. 两国关系由于边境冲突而恶化。听题- Many friends

30、hips have soured over borrowed money. 译文：许多友谊都是因为金钱的借还而恶化的。9. and insensitive to the needs and feelings of others, (Line 32)l be insensitive to sth.: 对不敏感如：听题- Doctors found him insensitive to pain.听题- The police have been criticized for being insensitive to complaints from the public. 译文：警方因对公众的意见麻

31、木不仁而受到批评。10. it undermines their respect for their parents. (Lint 33)l undermine: 使逐渐削弱，暗中损坏; 使从基础破坏 如：听题- Every mistake that she makes further undermines her authority. 她犯的每一次错误都进一步降低了她的威望。 听题- Rivers undermine their banks. 河水冲刷堤基。l 构词法： under-: 在下面；不够地underage adj. 未成年的 underdeveloped adj. 发展不全的un

32、deremployment n. 就业率过低 underestimate v. 低估 undergo v. 遭受 undergraduate n./adj. 在校大学生(的) underground adj. 地下的 11. Also, spoiled children are not as challenged to be(Lint 37)l be challenged to be : 受到激发而如：听题- Children of boarding schools are more challenged to be independent than those at day schools.

33、 译文：寄宿学校的孩子比走读的孩子更要学会管理自己。12. when every requested object is given on demand. (Line 40)l on demand: 一经要求如：听题- Passengers must show their tickets on demand.听题- This will be paid on demand. 索款即付。13. Rather, my intention is to help (Line 44)l (or) rather: 更确切地说如：听题- He seemed pleased to hear the critic

34、ism. Or rather, he pretended to be pleased.听题- The Presidents secretary, or rather, his daughter, arranged all his engagement.14. determine what makes you submit or feel guilty. (Line 46)l submit: 屈服，让步；提交如： 听题- She decided to submit to the new rules. 译文：她决定接受新的规则。听题-You must submit your application

35、 at the end of this week.15. Once you turn over a new leaf, (Line )l turn over a new leaf: 改过自新如：听题- He decided to turn over a new leaf after that. 译文：自那以后，他决定洗心革面，重新做人。听题-George turned over a new leaf and stopped disturbing the class. 乔治已改好了，不再在课堂上捣乱了。 Key to Exercises Section AVocabulary III1. har

36、den 2. largely 3. slim 4. weaken5. poisonous 6. swallow 7. bunch8. dragVocabulary IV1. leaned on2. close at hand3. die of 4. are starved of5. coupled with6. directed at7. dressed in8. very grateful toWord BuildingV1.harden2.weakened the governments position3.broaden the childs mind 4.lengthening5.wa

37、s heightening6.lightened his workload 7.darkened 8. reddened the cloudsWord BuildingVI1. arrival 2.expectations 3.understandable4.Visitors5.freedom 6.professional 7.lucky 8.gatheringStructureVII1. John went to the cinema with his brother, which surprised me.2. The boy broke the window, for which he

38、was criticized by the teacher.3. He tore up my photo, by which I was much annoyed.4. It was raining hard, due to which the team stayed indoors.5. Connie changed her mind for the second time, which came as no surprise to us.Translation IX1. My father is so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.2. Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was still alive.3. It is not unusual for the scientist to go to bed at two or three in the morning. 4. The man bent down and picked up the book from the floor.5. Leaning her head on her husbands shoulder