自考综合英语二Lesson教案

LessonTwoIconsPartOneObjectives:Studentswillbeableto:1.graspthemainideaandstructureofthetext;2.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructureinthetext;3.conductaseriousofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeofthelesson.KeyPoints:Keywords¶phraseDifficultPoints:Writeanessaybasedonthetext.PartTwoTeachingSteps:Step1LanguageStudy1.culturaladj.★culturen.文化2.heroinen.★heron.英雄3.glamourn.★glamorousadj.迷人的4.achievementn.★achievev.实现；完成5.fashionn.★fashionableadj.时髦的6.distinguishv.★distinguishedadj.杰出的；著名的7.consciousnessn.★consciousadj.有意识的8.unheroicadj.★heroicadj.英雄的；英勇的9.economyn.★economicadj.经济的；经济学的economicaladj.经济的；节约的；经济学的10.consequentlyadv.★consequentadj.作为结果的；结局的consequencen.结果11.legendaryadj.★legendn.传奇12.mythicadj.★mythn.神话13.indefinableadj.★definableadj.可限定的definev.限定14.accomplishmentnj.★accomplishv.完成辨析：accomplishment与achievementachievement：1.达成；完成[U]achievementofanambition抱负的实现2.成就，成绩[C]Theinventionofthecomputerisagreatachievement.发明电脑是一大成就。accomplishment:1.成就；成绩[C]Thefirstwalkonthemoonwasquiteanaccomplishment.第一次在月球上行走是一项了不起的成就。2.才艺,教养;造诣;技能[P1]Thatclassincreasedheraccomplishmentsasapianist.那个培训班增长了她作为钢琴师的技艺。3.完成;实现[U]Thisplanisdifficultofaccomplishment.可见：前者强调“成功”，后者强调“实现，过程”。15.evidentadj.★evidencen.证据；迹象v.证明16.inspirev.★inspirationn.鼓舞17.proofn.★provev.证明provableadj.可证实的18.recognitionn.★recognizev.承认；认出19.eloquencen.★eloquentadj.雄辩的20.brilliancen.★brilliantadj.有才气的；显赫的21.coordinatorn.★coordinatev.协调22.originaln.★originn.起源23.disastrousadj.★disastern.灾难24.insincereadj.★sincereadj.真诚的sincerityn.诚实；真挚25.hesitancyn.(hesitance)★hesitantadj.迟疑的；犹豫的hesitatev.犹豫；踌躇26.Ifyouwereaskedtolist…，youwould…虚拟语气，表示与当前情况的假设。Example:IfIhadenoughmoney,Iwouldbuythatcar.27.Ifnextyouwere…,whosomehowseembiggerthanlife,youmightcomeupwithanentiredifferentlist.bigger/largerthanlife超群的；夸大的Example:Hissadnesswasbiggerthanlife.他伤心极了。comeupwithbringforwardwith提出；想出Example:Somenewissueswerecomeupwithatthemeeting.在这个会上提出了一些新问题。28.Youmight,infact,namepeoplewhoarecelebratedfortheirwealthandglamour,ratherthantheirachievements…becelebratedfor因......而受到颂扬、赞美Example:MostdoctorsandnurseswerecelebratedfortheirbraveryinthebattleagainstSARS.大多数医务人员由于在抗击“非典”战役中的勇敢表现而受到了人们的赞扬。ratherthaninsteadof不是......（而是）Example:Hewascriticizedbytheteacherforhisabsencefromclassratherthanhisfailureintheexam.他因缺课而受到了老师的批评，而不是因为他这次考试的失败。29.Andyouwouldnotbealone,becausepollstershavefoundthatpeopletodaydonotchoosepoliticalleaderswhoshapehistoryfortheir“MostAdmired”……benotaloneinthinking/believingothersagreewithyou在......方面别人也有同感Examples:We'renotaloneinbelievingthatXiaoJiangisthebestpersonforthejob.我们相信小江是这项任务的最佳人选，别人也有同感。Professorsaredisappointedaboutwhathashappenedinthepresidentialelection,andtheyarenotaloneinthat.教授们对总统选举中所发生的一切感到失望，同感者大有人在。shapeformortakeshape,givesignsoffuturedevelopment塑造；影响；决定Example:Ourplanisshapingwell.我们的计划进展顺利。shapehistory（thecourseorevents）决定历史的进程（事件的发展）Example:Greatmencanshapehistorybuttheycan'tmakehistory.伟人可以决定历史的进程，但他们不能创造历史。30.Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourageachievements,andself-sacrificemademostoftenforthebenefitofothers…★Paraphrase:…heroesandheroinesarepeoplewhoaredifferentfromotherpeoplebecauseoftheirunusualcourage,achievementsandthesacrificestheymakeintheinterestsofothers.bydefinitionbydefining通过定义，界定Example:Bydefinition,heroesarethosewhoaredistinguishedbytheiraccomplishment.根据定义，英雄以其所取得的成就而出名。bedistinguished(from…)by…tobenoticeablydifferentfromorbetterthanothersofthesametypebecauseofanunusualquality以......而著称；有别于；不同于Examples:XiaoYangisdistinguishedfromotheryoungmenbyhisunusualmaturity.小杨的老练程度超过了其他年轻人。Chinesepeoplearedistinguishedbytheirdiligenceandcourage.中国人民以勤劳勇敢而著称。Cf.distinguishbetween…/sth.fromsth.elestonoticeorunderstandthedifferencebetween…/totellonethingfromanother.区别Examples:Colour-blindpeoplefindithardtodistinguishbetweenredandgreen.色盲的人很难分清红、绿两色。Citypeopleoftencan'tdistinguishyoungwheatfromweeds.城里人往往分不清麦苗和野草。distinguishedguests贵宾forthebenefitofforone'sbenefit;ortheprofitof为……，为……的利益Examples:Themoneyistobeusedforthebenefitofthepoorintheruralarea.这笔钱要用来帮助农村地区的穷人。forthebenefitofthepeople/country为了人民/国家利益31.…theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.他们是我们评价别人的标准。★Paraphrase:Wejudgepeoplebycomparingthemwithheroes,andfindoutabouttheirvalue.measuresth.against…tojudgethevalueofsb./sth.usingsth.elseasastandard;tocomparesth.withacertainstandard对照……来评价……Examples:Ourproductioncostsarehigh,whentheyaremeasuredagainsttheworld'sadvancedlevel.对照世界先进水平，我们的生产成本过高。Yourperformanceispoorwhenmeasuredagainstthesuccessoftheothersalespersonnel.与其他销售人员的业绩相比，你的业绩相当差。32.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryidealofheroismissomethingbeyondus--anartifactofthepast.可是，有人说，我们的时代是很难出现真正英雄的时代，英雄主义这一概念本身我们就难以理解——它已经成为历史。★Paraphrase:Yet,somepeoplesaythatwearelivinginanewage.Inthisageheroesandheroinesarerare,andheroismisonlysomethingpeopleadmirebutdonotpractice.Heroicandnobleconductisathingoftheeby找到，遇到Example:Howdidyoucomebythissecond-handbook？你是怎样找到这本旧书的。heroismissomethingbeyonduswehavenoideawhatheroismis我们不知道英雄行为是何物anartifactofthepast历史文物，这个短语是对heroism的补充说明。bebeyondsb.为某人所不能理解；对某人来说太难与beyond搭配的词有：beyondpower越权beyondbelief不可相信beyondrecognition难以认出beyondcontrol无法控制beyonddoubt/question毫无疑问beyondimagination难以想象beyondone'smeans（经济上）难以承受beyonddescription难以描述33.Consequently,bereftofculturalheroes,wehavelatchedontoculturalicons…因此，缺少了民族英雄，我们就迷上了通俗文化偶像。★Paraphrase:Asaresult,sincetherewerenoculturalheroesforustoadmire,wehavebegantoadmireculturalicons.consequentlyasaresult因此，于是bereftof（正式）失去；缺少bereft（bereave的过去式、过去分词）Example:Theboyisbereftofhope.这孩子失去了希望。latchonto/ontosb./sth.（informal）tobecomeveryinterestedinsb./sth.，oftenfindingthemsousefulthatwedon'twanttoletthemgo对某人或某事产生极大的兴趣，往往不愿意放弃（这里作者的意思是：人们开始迷上了文化偶像之后，就一发不可收拾，对他们的崇拜愈来愈狂热。）34.…whoaresimplyfamousforbeingfamous.仅仅因为有名而成名的人★Paraphrase:…whoarewell-knownjustbecausetheyarefrequentlyseeninpublic,sothatalotofpeopleknowthemorknowaboutthem(notbecausetheypossessunusuallyfinequalitiesorbecausetheyhavemadegreatcontributionstosociety).befamousforbeknownforTheyarepeoplewhomanagetotranscendcelebrity,whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic.他们超越了名流，成为传奇式人物，甚至在某种程度上已是神话式的人物。★Paraphrase:Culturaliconsmakethemselvesmorefamousthancelebrities;theyinspiregreatadmiration;andtoacertaindegree,theybecomeimportantpeople.注意：此句用三个由who引导出的并列的定语从句来修饰people，界定"文化偶像"的三个特点：比名流名气更大，受到崇拜，成为重要人物。Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastory.部分的原因是由于他们的生平带有传奇故事的色彩。★Paraphrase:Partofthereasonisthattheirlivesareunusual,fullofupsanddownslikepeopleinlegendsormyths.inpartpartly;toacertainextent在一定程度上，部分地Example:Hefailedintheexamsinpartbecausehewascareless.他没通过考试在一定程度上是由于他粗心。37.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.漂亮的长相当然有用。★Paraphrase:Attractiveappearanceissurelyveryusefulinthemakingofanicon.helptoimproveasituationortomakesth.happen起作用Examples:Wisdom,notstrengthhelpsinthematter.在这方面智慧起作用，力量无济无事。Tobeyoungandsingledefinitelyhelpwhenyou'relookingforajob.年轻又单身在找工作时是有利的条件。Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharisma,withthehelpofthemedia.在媒体的炒作下某种难以描述的、特殊的个人魅力也起作用。★Paraphrase:Aparticulargreatcharmthatishardtodefinealsoprovesuseful.Themediahelptoimpresspeoplewithit.withthehelpof在……的帮助下这是个倒装句，Aspecialindefinablecharisma是主语，does是谓语，代表helps，介词短语withthehelpofthemedia作状语。39.Butnothingbecomesaniconmorethanatragicandearlydeath.然而悲剧性地过早离开这个世界，却是造成偶像最重要的因素。become适合；与......相称Examples:Purplebecomesher.紫色很适合她。Don'tberude.Itdoesn'tbecomeyou.别动粗，这同你的身份不相称。40.BeingSomebody《当名人》somebodyanimportantperson名人；重要人物Examples:Itissaidthathisfatherissomebodyintheshowbusiness.据说他的父亲是演艺界的大腕人物。Hespokeasifhewassomebodyinthedepartment.他说话的样子好像他是系里了不起的人物似的。Cf.somethingathingorapersonthatthoughttobeimportantorworthnoting有见地；有道理；了不起Examples:There'ssomethinginwhattheboysays.那男孩子的话还真有道理。Christyhaslearnedtowritewithhisleftfoot.It'sreallysomething.克里斯蒂学会用左脚写字了，真了不起。You'vedoneit,Chris.You'rereallysomething.克里斯，你成功了。你可真了不起。41.Theiraccomplishmentsarestillevidentinourownday.★Paraphrase:Todaywestillseeorfeelwhattheyachievedinthepast.42.Today'scelebrities,however,oftendonotbecomeknownforanyenduringachievement.然而，当今的名人往往并不是由于他们所取得的成就而闻名。★Paraphrase:But,today,peopleoftendonotbecomefamousbecausethey'veachievedsomething(agreatbook,aninvention,adiscovery,awayofthinking,etc.)thatwilllastorinfluencepeopleforalongtime.be/becomeknownfortobe/becomefamousbecauseofExamples:Suzhouisknownforitsbeautifulgardens.苏州因其美丽的园林而闻名。Hebecameknownforabookhewrotewhenhewas17.他因17岁时写的一本书而出名。Cf.beknownastobecalled,regardedas,lookeduponas以......而著称Examples:InChina,SuzhouandHangzhouareknownas“paradisesonearth”.在中国，苏州和杭州被称为“人间天堂”。Thegirlhasanunusuallylargevocabularyandisknownasa"walkingdictionary".那女孩知道的词真多，被称为“活字典”。Singaporeisknownasagardencity.新加坡以花园城而闻名。Theyearbefore,thatdistinctionwenttoPresidentCarter'swife,Rosalynn.前一年，这个称号又送给了卡特总统夫人，罗萨琳。★Paraphrase:Theyearbefore,thetitle/honourwasgiventoPresidentCarter'swife,Rosalynn./Theyearbefore,PresidentCarter'swife,Rosalynn,wonthehonour.(prize,title,honour,property,etc.)gotosb./sth.tobegivento,awardedto,orinheritedbysb.赠送给，授予Examples:Themoneytheyraisedfromtheconcertallwenttothefloodedarea.举办音乐会所得款项全部捐赠给水灾地区。Thehousewaslefttohisson,andallthepaintingswenttohisdaughter.房子留给了他的儿子，女儿继承了所有绘画。44.Theherowasdistinguishedbyhisaccomplishment;thecelebritybyhisimageortrademark.英雄因其成就而出众，而名流则因其形象或其特征而出名。★Paraphrase:Theherowasdifferentfromordinarypeoplebecauseofwhathehadachieved;thecelebritydiffersfromordinarypeoplemerelybecauseheiswell-known.45.Theherocreatedhimself;thecelebrityiscreatedbythemedia.英雄因其成就而名，而名流则因媒体的宣传而出名。（英雄造就自己，媒体造就名流。）★Paraphrase:Theherowasadmiredforwhathehadhoneforsociety;thecelebrityburstsontothescenethroughtheworkofthemedia.Theherowasabigman;thecelebrityisabigname.英雄是了不起的人物，名流是了不起的名声。★Paraphrase:Theherowasanoutstandingmanwithexcellentqualities;thecelebrityisanaveragepersonwithanenviablereputation.(Heroesaremenandwomenofgreatmoralstrength;celebritiesarefamouspeople.)47.Thereisanotherdistinction:heroesinspirerespect,celebritiesinspireenvy.★Paraphrase:Anotherwaytodistinguishheroesandcelebritiesisthatpeoplerespectheroesandenvycelebrities.Exceptfortheattentiontheygetfromthemedia,thesepeopleareexactlylikeus.要不是媒体的关注，这些人和我们没什么两样。★Paraphrase:Ifthemediadidn'tgivethemsomuchattention,theywouldn'tbeanydifferentfromordinarypeople.注意except和exceptfor的区别：exceptforwiththeexceptionof(usedtointroducetheonlythingorapersonthatpreventastatementfrombeingcompletelytrue)1）从一个表示整体的单数名词中除掉一部分Theessayisexcellentexceptfortheconclusion.这篇文章除结尾之外总体不错。Cf.AlltheessaysaregoodexceptyoursandJohn's.除了你和约翰的文章之外，其他人的都不错。ThewholeclasspassedthetestexceptforJohn.全班除了约翰之外都通过了测试。Cf.WeallpassedthetestexceptJohn.除约翰之外我们都通过了测试。2）所谈与的名词和除外的名词代表不同的类别时Thecountryisnotworthseeing,exceptforitstemples.那个国家除了寺庙之外没有什么值得游览的。Theroadwasdesertedexceptforafewcars.路上除了几辆轿车之外杳无人绝迹。Cf.Alltheroadsaredesertedexceptone.除了一条路之外，其他路上行人绝迹49.Previously,menlikeGouldandHarriman,whosenameseveryoneknew,couldeasilyhavepassedthroughacrowdwithoutbeingrecognized.★Paraphrase:Inthepast,whenfamousmenlikeGouldandHarrimanwalkedthroughacrowd,itwasquitepossiblethatpeopledon'trecognizethem,thougheveryoneknewofthem.此句的意思是：这两个人要是在人群里走走的话，人们完全可能不知他们为何许人。（但他们极少出现在人群之中。）couldhavedonesth.（情态助动词could与完成时形式的动词不定式havedonesth.连用）表示过去可能会发生但实际上没有发生的事情：Examples:Youcouldhavegotajoblastyear.你本来去年就可能会找到工作的。Tenpeoplewerekilledintheaccident.Theycouldhavebeensaved.事故中有10人死亡，他们的生命本来是可以挽救过来的。passthroughtogothroughatown,etc.,stoppingthereforashorttimebutnotstaying50.Thereproductionofphotosinnewspapersturnedfamouspeopleintocelebritieswhosedress,appearance,andpersonalhabitswerewidelycommentedupon.现在报纸上能刊登照片，这使名人成为名流，他们的衣着、外貌和体态举止都成为人们评论的对象。★Paraphrase:Whenfamouspeople'sphotosappearedinnewspapers,theiroutwardfeatures—theirappearance,theirclothes,andthewaytheycarriedthemselves—begantoattractpublicattentionandgettalkedabout.Inthiswaythesefamouspeoplegraduallybecamecelebrities.turn…into…tocausesth./sb.tobecome…使……成为；把……变成Examples:Herbitterexperiencehasturnedherintoastrongwoman.痛苦的经历使她成了一个坚强的女人。Themobilemedicalteamturnedanoldtempleintoafirst-aidstation.流动医疗队把一座古庙改造成了急救站。personalhabits指人的举手投足，外在形象commenton/upontogive/expressopinionsabout评论；议论Examples:TheU.S.2000presidentialelectionhasbeenmuchcommentedupon.2000年美国的总统选举招致了不少的议论。Idon'tthinkitrighttocommentonpeople'sprivateaffairs.我觉得议论别人的私事是不对的。51.Slowly,thefocusofpublicattentionbegantoshiftawayfromknowingwhatsuchpeopledidtoknowingwhattheylookedlike.公众的注意力逐渐由了解这些人做了些什么转移到了了解他们长得是什么样子。shift(away)from…to…tochangeinemphasis,directionorfocus转移Examples:Whenthewindshiftedfromsouthtonorth,itbegantogetcold.风向由南转北，天气变冷了。Intheearly1960s,theemphasisofourcountry'seconomyshiftedfromheavyindustrytolightindustryandagriculture.20世纪60年代初期，我国经济的重点工业转向轻工业和农业。lookliketohavetheappearanceof看起来像Examples:Therestaurantlookslikeaship.这家餐馆的外形像条船。Fromthewaytheytreateachothertheylooklikesisters.她们亲昵的样子看起来像是姐儿俩。like常与其他表示感官功能（如视觉、触觉、味觉、听觉等looklike;feellike;smelllike;soundlike）的动词连用。Examples:Inthemiddleofthenightwewerewokenupbysomenoise.Itsoundedlikeafight.半夜里我们被吵醒了，听起来像是吵架的声音。Thedishsellslikefish,buttasteslikebeef.这道菜闻起来像鱼，尝起来像牛肉。Thematerialfeelslikesilk.这块料子摸起来像丝绸。52.Withthearrivaloftelevision…由于电视的出现★Paraphrase:Becausewenowhavetelevision…withbecauseofhavingExamples:Withalargefamilytosupport,hecannotaffordanewcoatthisyear由于有一大家人要养活，他今年不能给自己买新大衣了。WithJohnaway,we'vegotmoreroom.由于约翰不在，我们的地方显得更宽敞。Withallthehomeworktodo,Icannotgooutthisweekend.有这么多作业要做，这个周末我不能出去了.53.…thanwedidaboutmostofthepeopleweknowpersonally.★Paraphrase:…thanweknowaboutmostofthepeopleweactuallyknow.54.Lessthanseventyyearsaftertheappearanceofthefirstmovingpictures,theshiftfromhero-worshiptocelebrity-worshipwascomplete.第一部电影问世后不到70年，英雄崇拜就彻底转变成名人崇拜了。电影起源于19世纪末，人们传统上认为1899年是电影诞生之年，此句的意思是在20世纪60年代末人们崇拜对象的转变就完成了。movingpicture的其他名称为：picture,motionpicture,film,movie等。55.Todayanappearanceonatelevisiontalkshowistheultimateproofof“makingit”;inAmerica.今天在电视台的一个脱口秀节目上一露脸就绝对能证明你在美国“一举成名了”。★Paraphrase:Today,ifyouareinvitedasaguestonaTVtalkshow,youdefinitelyhaveprovedyourselfsuccessfulinAmerica.makeit(informal)tobesuccessfulinone'scareer;tosucceed,towinacceptance达到预定目标，顺利度过一段困难时期；成功；与时到达。Examples:Ibelievehe’sgotthetalenttomakeit.我相信他有把事办成的才能。Hedreamedofgoingtocollegeallhislife,butnevermadeit.他一辈子都梦想上大学，可始终没有上成。56.Celebritiesdonotappearonsuchaprogrambecauseofanactualdesire—orability—totalk,butsimplytogainrecognition,andprove,merelybyshowingup,thattheyare“somebody.”名流在这样的节目中出场，并不是因为他们真想说什么，或是口才很棒，而纯属为了出名，并通过在荧屏上露面，证明他们是“重要人物”。★Paraphrase:Celebritiesoftenappearontalkshows,notbecausetheyreallywanttotalk,orbecausetheyhavesomethingtosay,butsimplybecausetheywanttobecomefamousandtoshowthattheyareimportant.注意not…because(of)todosth.的结构中，否定的部分是because(of)，而不是appear。Examples:Ididn'tseethefilmbecauseyourecommendedit.IwantedtoseeHenryFonda.我看了这部电影可不是因为你的推荐，我是想看亨利·方达的表演。Thechildrendidn'tdoittopleasetheirparents,butsimplytoenjoythemselves.孩子们做这件事可不是为了父母高兴，而是自己想玩一玩。showup（informal）toappear；toarrive,oftenafteradelay到场；露面Examples:Hedidn'tshowupathissister'swedding.他居然没有在他妹妹的婚礼上露面。Iwonderifhewillshowupatall.真不知道他还会不会来。Weallthoughthehadbeenkilledintheplanecrash,butthreedayslaterheshowedupsafeandsound.我们都以为他在飞机失事中丧生，但三天以后，他却安然无恙地出现了。Onlythreeofpeoplewehadinviteddidn'tshowupattheparty.邀请的人当中，只有三人末出席这次聚会。57.Mosthostsaregratefuljusttogetsomeonewhowillfilltheroomwithsound.多数主持人只要有人说话，让演播室老有声音就很满意了。★Paraphrase:MostTVhostsfeelgoodtogetsomeonewhokeepstalkingintheroom.(2000.10)fill…with…tomake…fullof…用……装满Examples:Wouldyoufillthesebottleswithwater,please？请把这些瓶子灌满水好吗？EachtimeIwenttoseeher,mygrandmawouldfillmypocketswithsweets.每次我去看奶奶，她总是在我的衣兜塞满糖果。此句型常用于被动结构：Examples:Theroomisfilledwithanunpleasantsmell.这屋子里有股难闻的味。Thesupermarketisfilledwithshoppersatweekends.每逢周末这家超市总是挤满了购物的人。此句型有引申的意思：Examples:Shefilledherdayswithtrivialtasks.她整天忙于处理琐碎的事务。Thethoughtfilledmewithpleasure.这个想法使我感到高兴。I'mfilledwithgratitudetoallthosewhohavehelpedme.我对帮助过我的人充满感激之情。Herheartwasfilledwithhappinessatthepartyherstudentsorganizedinherhonor.在学生们为她举行的聚会上，她沉浸在幸福之中。Hewasfilledwithpityforthepoorgirl.他对那个可怜的女孩子充满怜悯之情。Thesoundofthemusicfilledmewithmemories.音乐声使我沉浸在回忆之中。fill也可作不与物动词：Example:Themarketfilledrapidly.市场很快挤满了人。fill表示tobecomefullofExamples:Laughterfilledthehall.笑声响彻整个大厅。Whentheyoungladyrefusedtopayfortheshoesshehadordered,unhappinessfilledthepoorshoemaker'shouse.那位年轻的女士不肯付款来付她定做的那双鞋，此时，穷鞋匠的家里人人愁眉不展。58.Welookfortheguestwhoissuretotalknomatterwhat.besureto一定要；肯定会Examples:Withyourtalent,youaresuretomakeit.凭着你的才能你一定会成功。Don'tworry.Heissuretocomeback.别着急，他一定会回来的。59.…aratingsnightmare.对收视率来说是可怕的事★Paraphrase:…aterriblethingfortheshow,foritwouldn'tattractmany.ratingsthepopularityofatelevisionorradioprogrammeasmeasuredbythenumberofpeopleviewingorlistening60.Thiskindofattituderewardssmooth,insinceretalk,andmakeshesitancylooklikestupidity.这种看法结果是鼓励了口若悬河的空话，而把迟疑看作是愚笨。★Paraphrase:Talkshowcoordinatorsareconcernedaboutwhethertheguesttalksfluently.Theydon'tcarewhetherhe/shetalkssensiblyandintelligently.Bydoingso,theyactuallyencourageandpraisetalkshowguestswhospeakfluentlybutinsincerelyandmakeviewersbelievethosewhodon'tspeakfluentlyarestupidpeople.reward酬谢；奖赏Example:Hewasrewardedwithathree-week-holidayforhisachievements.由于他的成就，他被奖励了三个星期的假期。其引申意思，表示“得出……的结果，得到回报”Example:Iamsurethatallyourhardworkwillberewarded.我相信你的辛苦工作一定会得到丰硕的结果。61.he'dbedragginghisbottomintheratings.★Paraphrase:Today,ifhewereinvitedtospeakonatalkshow,hewouldn'tbeabletoattractalargenumberofviewers.dragone'sbottom可能是由习语dragone'sheels/feet（故意拖延，磨洋工）而来。Step2WorkontheTextParaphrase:1.…whoappeardistinguishedbysomemeansoranother2.Atragicandearlydeathisthemostimportantfactorinturninganord