大学英语综合教程3 Unit 1

1、Language work: distinct Distinct clearly seen, heard, felt, understood, etc.; noticeable, different E.g., The children have distinct memories of their grandfather in his last days. E.g., Now that the boss was no longer present, there was a distinct change in her attitude. be distinct from/indistinct

2、 & distinctive Distinctive a thing or quality that is so special E.g., Beer has a very distinctive smell; its quite distinct from the smell of wine. Distinctly ：adv. Distinction ：n.- 本书特点之一就是具有清楚明了的图解。 One of the distinctive features of this book is its distinct illustrations.Language work. Rese

3、rve 我保留持不同意见的权利 I reserve the right to disagree. retain, to keep for oneself 自然森林保护区 a forest reserve/ wildlife reserve a reservation of public land 保留地 终于Mary放下矜持，承认她爱John. Later Mary drops her reserve and confesses that she loves John. n. self-restraint in expression; the habit of not showing ones

4、 feelingsLanguage work: air affected manners meant to impress others 架子; 装腔作势 Hes always putting on airs. a concerned air 关切的神情 His official airs offended her. 他以饱学而自傲。 He put on high airs with his learning. 他似乎很神秘。 He has an air of mystery.Language work: crisp crisp adj: paper or clothes that are s

5、tiff and fresh with no creases I lay down on the freshly made bed with its crisp white sheets. ruled: ruled paper has thin, straight lines printed across it.Translation 停电了，我们要摸黑上楼。 Light is out, and we need to grope our way upstairs. 他们碰见的时候很尴尬，似乎需要努力找词打破沉默。 They were so embarrassed when they met e

6、ach other, trying to grope for words to break the silence. 事先听到有关此事风声的新闻记者争先恐后赶赴现场。 Journalists who were tipped off about the incident raced to the scene. 没有任何迹象向我显示什么地方出了差错。 There is nothing to tip me off that something was wrong.Language work: flail To wave ,swing or move vigorously; thrash: 用力地挥动

7、或摆动；鞭打- flailed my arms to get their attention- flailed our horses with the reins 大家看着他在水中无助乱摆的手臂，却无人伸出援助之手。 People were standing there, watching his arms flailing helplessly in the water, not willing to lend a helping hand.Translation 他把脏衣服浸泡在冷水里。 He soaked the dirty clothes in the cold water. 他偷偷地

8、溜出了课室。 He sneaked out of the classroom. 风渐渐平息了。 The wind died down. 各种不同年龄和各种不同家境的男女互相接触并交换意见。 Men and woman of assorted ages and degrees of prosperity rub shoulders and exchange opinions.Language work: ones heart. ones heart / sympathy goes out to sb: v. The strong sympathy you have for someone in

9、a difficult situation. 我真为史密斯太太和她那些没有父亲的孩子感到可怜. My heart goes out to Mrs. Smith and her fatherless children.Language work Preoccupation :n. Things that you think about all the time. (have) preoccupation with sth/sb In his preoccupation with his sick wife, he neglected his young children. 他那时想的是如何填饱肚

10、子。 His main preoccupation then was to get enough to eat. Be preoccupied with : adj. She is too preoccupied with family problems to focus on her work.Translation 恶毒的女巫把王子变成了石头。 The malicious witch turned the little prince into a stone. 我力求达到学校的高标准要求。 I try to live up to the high standard of the schoo

11、l. 他还太年轻，不能用家庭责任来束缚自己。 Hes too young to shackle himself with the responsibilities of a family.EXERCISEExercise Text comprehensionIV.1. I planned to keep silent while be cautious so that nobody would notice that I was a newcomer in college.2. For three days, I stayed in my dorm and ate various junk f

12、ood from a machine which was in just the right place outside my dorm, feeling humiliated & ashamed.3. It is not so important whether you are popular or not. There is no need to follow the majority to survive in college.II - Fill in the blanks1. Distress 2. Clutch 抓住;掌握3. Pose 4. Sneak 偷偷逃走5. Pre

13、occupation 全神贯注6. Shackle 7. Curse 8. Deliberation 深思熟虑III Appropriate forms1. Assure 2. Discretion3. Relaxation 4. Humiliate 羞辱5. Strategy 6. Embarrassment 7. Maneuverable 8. Immaturity 1. Assurance 保证,担保2. Discreet 谨慎小心的3. Relax 4. Humiliation 5. Strategically 6. Embarrass 7. Maneuver 熟练的动作8. Matu

14、re IV Choose the phrasesTip off Break out Go out to Try on Grope for Seek out Live up to Head for Reference translation1. It distressed me a great deal to hear that he failed again and again.I was in distress when I heard the news that he had suffered repeated failures.2. He still assumed a happy lo

15、ok even though his boss no longer liked him.He assumed an air of cheerfulness, even though he lost favor with his boss.3.He had experienced many extraordinary adventures and had met an assortment of people.4. If you commit the same mistake again, he will be very furious about you.He will be furious about you, if you repeat the same mistake.Reference translation5. We were drawn to his humorous words. （be drawn to 被所吸引）6. After the thunderous applause died dow