现代大学英语第二版精读PPT单词,背景,课文讲解完整版

HalfaDayBorderv.ifonearea~sanotherarea,itisnexttoitandsharesa~withitn.theofficiallinethatseparatestwocountries,states,orareas.国界，边境，边界The~betweentheU.S.andCanadaChina’s~withVietnamCrossthe~Askirtwithared~带红边的裙子~on:tobeveryclosetoreachinganextremefeelingorqualityShewas~ingonmadness.Cling1.toholdtightly,esp.becauseyoudonotfeelsafeHeclungtothelifeboat.2.tosticktoMywetshirtclungtomybody.3.~to:tocontinuetobelieveordosth.,eventhoughitmaynotbetrueorusefulanymore坚信，忠于Theoldmanstillclungtotheoldtradition.clutch

holdtightly,usu.infear,anxiety,orpain,ordonotwanttolosesomething

Clutchingthemoneyinhishand,hehurriedtothebank.Silentandpale,thegirlclutched(to/onto)hermother’schest. Adrowningmanwillclutch

atastraw.

Lesson1–HalfaDay

I’vebeenwanderingaroundinadazeallday.Ifsomeonegaveyouaheavyblowonthehead,youwouldprobablyfeeldazed.

daze

n.aconfusedstateofmind

v.tomake(sb.)feelstupidorunabletothinkclearlyAdj.~d:unabletothinkclearlyhaltn.astoporpausecometoa~:Thetraincametoa~.Studentscalledfora~toexaminations.v.tostopormakesth.stopThetaxi~edatthefrontdoor.Therain~edrailroadlinesinChina.~！站住！invadeV.1.togointoaplaceinlargenumberswhenthisisnotwantedAvirus~dhiscomputer.2.toenterbyusingmilitaryforce,inordertotakecontrolofit.Hitler~dPlandin1939.3.toaffectsb.inanannoyingorunwantedway~one’sprivacyLiftV.1.tomovewithyourhandsCanyouhelpme~thebigbox?2.raiseI’msotiredIcan’t~upmyarms.~upyourvoice3.tomoveyourheadoreyesupHe~edhisheadtoseewhowasthere.4.Ifcloudorfog~s,itdisappears.5.not~afinger:todonothingtohelpHenever~edafingertohelpmewiththekids.~one’sspirit:tomakesb.feelmorecheerfulandhopeful6.tocopywords,ideas,etc.Themovie’sendingwas~edfromthatbook.这部电影的结局是从那本书照搬过来的。observance1acelebrationofareligiousornationalevent[C/U]2.thepracticeofobeyingalaworaruleThe~ofhumanrightsobservation1.theprocessofwatchingcarefullyforaperiodoftimeTheboywasunder~throughoutthenight.2.observanceDatepalm—atypicalArabicplantopponent,

competitor,

enemy,

foe,

rivalopponent:最常用词，通常指在争论、辩论、竞选或竞赛以及其它各种矛盾冲突中站在对立面的“对手”或“敌手”competitor:指为同一目标或目的竞争者，一般无感情色彩。enemy:多指充满敌意的仇敌。foe:语气较强，多用于书面文字和诗歌中。指不仅敌对，而且很危险，怀有很深的敌意。rival:指与某人目标一致而想赶上或超过他的人。Sortout:toorganizesth.thatismixedupormessyWemustsort

outthegoodapplesfromthebadones.Sortthrough:tolookforsth.amongalotofsimilarthingsShesortedthroughthemailuntilshefoundthatletter.Sosth.Theletterswillbesortedinto3categories.Lesson1–HalfaDay9.trace(1)

n.

a.asmallsignthatshowsthatsb.orsth.waspresentorexisted

b.verysmallamount

Itvanished/disappeared/withouttrace. HelostalltraceofherGermanaccent. Agehasleftitstracesonhisface.Therearetracesofpoisonintheman’sblood.Ameretraceofsmilepassedoverherface.aabbaLesson1–HalfaDay

trace(2)

v.

a.tofollowthemarkstofindsb.orsth.

b.tofindtheoriginofsth.

c.tostudyordescribethehistory,developmentorprogressofsth.

Examples:Shegaveupallhopeoftracinghermissingdaughter.ThestyleofthesepaintingscanbetracedbacktoMingDynasty.Hisbooktracesthenatureoftherelationshipbetweenmenandwomen.Questions:1.Wasithardforyoutoleavehomeforthefirsttimeinyourlife?Whosawyouoffattherailwaystation/airport?Whocametoschoolwithyou?Whatdidhe/shesaytoyouontheway?2.Whatdoyouthinkisthebusinessofuniversity?Whatdoyouexpecttolearnhere?3.Didyoufindtheuniversityjustasyouhadimagined?4.Doyoufindlifeatcollegerichandcolorfulortediousandboring?5.Doyouhavetroubleadjustingtolifehere?6.Whatdoyouthinkyoushoulddotogetthemostoutofcollege?

Hewasbornonthe11thDec.1911inasuburbofCairo,theyoungestsonofamerchant.HestudiedphilosophyatCairoUniversity,graduatingin1934.Hehasbeendescribedas"aDickensofCairo"and"theBalzacofEgypt".HalfofhisnovelshavebeenmadeintofilmswhichhavecirculatedthroughouttheArabic-speakingworld.Authorandhisworks

TheCairoTrilogy(¥222.20)(1957)madehimfamousthroughouttheArabworldasadepicteroftraditionalurbanlife.Thebooks'ArabictitlesaretakenfromactualstreetsinCairo,thecityofMahfouz'schildhoodandyouth.Thefirstnovelisnamedafterastreetwheretheprotagonist,andhisfamilylive,thesecond,isnamedafterastreetwherehiseldestsonandhisfamilylive,whereasthethirdisnamedafterastreetwherehisdaughterandherfamilylive.(Thefirst,PalaceWalkThesecond,PalaceofDesire;Thethirdbook,SugarStreet).Thetrilogyfollowsthelifeoftheprotagonistandhisfamilyacrossthreegenerations,from1919–theEgyptianRevolutionagainsttheBritishcolonizers–totheendoftheWWIIin1944.

QUESTIONS1.What’sthepurposeofschool,accordingtothefather?Doyouagreewithhim?2.Doyouagreewiththeladythataschoolisahometothechildren?3.Doyouthinktheoutsideworldhadchangedforthebetterorfortheworse?4.Whichsentenceinthetextdoyouthinkcanbeusedasamottoforyourcollegeyears?o/outofaplace:toforcesbtostayorleaveaplaceeg:They’llthrowmeoutofschoolifIfailedtheexamtomake…(out)ofsb./sth.:tomakesb./sth.become…e.g.Thearmymadeamanofhisson.Hardshipshelpmakeaman(out)ofaboy.Itisnogood/usedoingsth=Thereisnogoodtobehadindoingsth.:Itisnotusefultodosth.It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk.It’snousetalkingtohim---he’scrazy!totearoneself/sbawayfrom…:tomakesb.leaveaplaceorapersonunwillinglybecauseonehasto.e.g:Can’tyoutearyourselfawayfromtheTVfordinner?Theyoungartistcouldn’ttearhimselfawayfromDaVinci’sMonaLisa.beaman:bestrongandbravebemanenough(todosth./forsth.):tobestrongorbraveenoughe.g.Heintoviewtobegintobeseene.g:Assoonasweturnedthecorner,thegrandpalacecameintoview.amatterofsth/ofdoingsthsth,.thatresultsorrequiressth.elseeg:Wisdomisamatterofknowingwhentospeakyourmindandwhentomindyourspeech.(Wisdomrequires…)Somepeoplelikepopmusicwhileotherspreferseriousmusic.It’samatteroftaste.rivalryn.:competitioneg:Moneyproblemistheusual~betweenbrotherandsister.Rival

n.rival(for/insth):personorthingcompetingwithanother.Eg:businessrivals/rivalsinloveShehasno~inthefieldofromanticfiction.Rivalv.(-ll-)rivalsb/sth(for/insth):becomparabletosb/sthEg:Forhim,basketballcannotrivalfootballfor/inexcitement.tobringaboutsthtomakesthhappen.e.g:Sciencehasbroughtaboutmanychangesinourlives.Thewarbroughtaboutgreathumansufferings.togiveriseto(fml)tocausesth.tohappenorexist.e.g:Poorlivingconditionsgiverisetomanydiseases.Would(p.15)Andwhiletheladywouldsmile,shewouldoftenyellandscold.(para.15)

frequentactionsinthepastIhadneverimaginedschoolwouldhavethisvarietyofexperiences.(para.13)

possibilityIwouldfindtheanswerathomewithmyfather.(para.18)

pastfuturetense…butthestreamofcarswouldnotletup.(para.18)

willingnesstoresorttosthtomakeuseofsth;toturntosth(espbad)asasolution.Eg:Trynottoresorttoviolence.nothingbut:onlye.g:Sheatenothingbutanappleforlunch.Rightnowhethinksaboutnothingbuthisresearch.exertv.

exertoneself:makeaneffort.Eg:You’llhavetoexertyourselfmoreifyouwanttopasstheexam.Exertionn.Hefailedtolifttherockinspiteofallhisexertions.NowthatI’m90,Ifindtheexertionsoftravelingtoogreat.(我年届90岁，出远门已力不从心。)totakeadvantageofsthtomakeuseofsthwell.e.g:Thefarmertookadvantageofthegoodweatherandgotallthewheat.totakeadvantageofsb:tomakeuseofsbunfairlyordeceitfullytogetwhatonewants;exploitsb.Eg:Shetookadvantageofmeandgoteverythingforherpromotion.onone’sownalone,withouthelp.e.g:Thefirstthingyou’etoahalt:tostope.g:Thecarcametoahaltbeforeithitanoldman.Workcametoahaltwhenpower