新一代大学英语（第二版）综合教程1（智慧版） Unit 2课件 B1U2 The magic of rds iExplore 2

外语教学与研究出版社江南大学CONTENTS1Reading3Sharingyourideas2BuildingyourlanguageUNIT2StructureTextreadingTextunderstandingReadingUNIT2ReadingStructureUNIT2Readthetextandsummarizethemainideaofeachpartbyfillinginblanks1-10withthecorrespondingparagraphnumber(s)orwithNOMORETHANTHREEwordsfromthetext.Part1: IntroductionPara.1)______:Englishisthe2)____________________language,andperhapsthe3)______________ofalllanguages.Part2: ExamplesofLanguageInconsistenciesPara.4)______:Somequick,simpleexamplestoillustratethe“craziness”Para.5)______:Expandedexamplesof6)______________1mostwidelyspokenmostcrazy23paradoxesReadingStructureUNIT2Para.7)______:Ajokingconclusionbasedontheexamples:Englishspeakers mightbe8)__________Para(s).9)_______:ExamplesofconfusingwordpairsandcontradictoryphrasesPart3: ConclusionPara.8:Aphilosophicalperspectiveonthenatureoflanguage:languageis10)____________,notdiscovered.invented5-74insaneReadingTextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingEnglishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet,usedinsomewaybyatleastoneoutofeverysixhumanbeingsaroundtheworld.Englishhasacquiredthelargestvocabularyofalltheworld’slanguages,perhapsasmanyasonemillionwords.However,itisnowtimetofacethefactthatEnglishisacrazylanguage–perhapsthemostcrazyofalllanguages.1TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingInwhatotherlanguagedopeopledriveinaparkwayandparkinadriveway?Whyisitthatwhenwetransportsomethingbycar,it’scalledashipment,butwhenwetransportitbyship,it’scalledcargo?Why–inourcrazylanguage–canyournoserunandyourfeetsmell?2TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingLanguageisliketheairwebreathe.It’sinvisible,inescapable,andindispensabletoourdailylives,yetweoftentakeitspresenceandimportanceforgranted.But,whenwetakethetimetostepback,listentothesoundsthatescapefromtheholesinpeople’sfaces,andexploretheparadoxesofEnglish,wefindthathotdogscanbecold,darkroomscanbelit,homeworkcanbedoneinschool,nightmarescantakeplaceinbroaddaylightwhiledaydreamingcantakeplaceatnight,tomboysaregirlsandmidwivescanbemen,anhour–especiallyhappyhourandrushhour–oftenseemstolastlongerthan60minutes,quicksandworksveryslowly,boxingringsaresquare,glassescanbemadeofplasticandtableclothsofpaper,andmostbathroomsdon’thaveanybathsinthem.Infact,thereisnoegginaneggplant,nohaminahamburger,andneitherapplenorpineinapineapple.Sweetmeatsarecandieswhilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.3TextreadingUNIT2ReadingReadingSometimesyouhavetobelievethatallEnglishspeakersshouldbecommittedtoanasylumfortheverballyinsane.4TextreadingUNIT2Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,butawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcansharpspeechandbluntspeechbethesameandquitealotandquiteafewbethesame,whileoverlookandoverseeareopposites?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?5ReadingReadingWhyisitthatwhenthesunorthemoonorthestarsareout,theyarevisible,butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible,andthatwhenIwindupmywatch,Istartit,butwhenIwindupthisessay,Ishallendit?6TextreadingUNIT2Still,youhavetomarvelattheuniquelunacyoftheEnglishlanguage,inwhichthesuncomesupandgoesdown,butpricesgoupandcomedown,inwhichyourhousecanbothburnupandburndownandyourcarcanslowupandslowdown,inwhichyoufillinaformbyfillingoutaform,inwhichyouralarmclockgoesoffbygoingon,andinwhichyouaddupacolumnoffiguresbyaddingthemdown.7ReadingReadingIfthetruthbetold,alllanguagesarealittlecrazy.AsWaltWhitmanmightproclaim,theycontradictthemselves.That’sbecauselanguageisinvented,notdiscovered,byboysandgirlsandmenandwomen,notcomputers.Asaresult,languagereflectsthecreativeandfearfulasymmetryofthehumanrace,which,ofcourse,isn’treallyaraceatall.8TextreadingUNIT2ReadingTextunderstandingThetextprovidesinterestingyet“crazy”examplesofEnglishvocabularyanditsuse.Readthetextandcategorizethembyselectingsuitableexpressionsfromthosegiven.

1UNIT2actualmeaningsseeminglysimilarconstructionsoppositemeaningsthesamemeaningsEnglishisacrazylanguage.1___________________ofwordsandphrasesoftendifferfromtheirliteralmeanings.ActualmeaningsReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2actualmeaningsseeminglysimilarconstructionsoppositemeaningsthesamemeaningsEnglishisacrazylanguage.Examples:·Hotdogscanbecold.·Darkroomscanbelit.Somewordsandphraseshave____________________despitetheirliteraldifferences.Examples:·Aslimchanceandafatchancearethesame.·Sharpspeechandbluntspeecharethesame.thesamemeanings2ReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2actualmeaningsseeminglysimilarconstructionsoppositemeaningsthesamemeaningsEnglishisacrazylanguage.3Somewordsandphraseshave___________________despitetheir_______________________________.Examples:·Awisemanandawiseguyareopposites.·Overlookandoverseeareopposites.oppositemeaningsseeminglysimilarconstructionsReadingTextunderstandingCheckyourunderstandingofthetextbychoosingthebestanswertoeachofthequestions.2UNIT2

1WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheEnglishlanguage?A.Itisthemostlogicalandconsistentlanguage.B.Itisspokenbythemostpeopleintheworld.C.Ithasatotalofabouthalfamillionwords.D.Itistheeasiestlanguagetolearn.√ReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2

2Whatisonereasonthatlanguageissimilarto“theairwebreathe”?A.Itissomethingimportanttoourhealth.B.Itisalwayspresentandistakenforgranted.C.Itisinvisibleandcanbepolluted.D.Itissomethingwecannotlivewithout.√ReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2

3Whydoestheauthorsaythat“allEnglishspeakersshouldbecommittedtoanasylumfortheverballyinsane”(Para.4)?A.TopointoutproblemswithhowEnglishisspoken.B.TostressthecrazyandillogicalaspectofEnglish.C.ToencouragepeopletolearnlanguagesotherthanEnglish.D.Todiscussmentalhealthissuesrelatedtolanguagelearning.√ReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2

4WhatdoestheauthorsuggestaboutlanguagebymentioningWaltWhitman?A.Languageshavetheirowncontradictions.B.Languagesareunderstoodwithincontext.C.Whitmanappreciatedlanguagecontradictions.D.Whitmanstudiedhowalanguagecontradictsitself.√ReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2

5Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.ToshowdifficultlanguagerulestoEnglishlearners.B.TopushformakingEnglishrulesthesameeverywhere.C.Toprovethathumoristhebestwaytotalkaboutlanguage.D.TohelppeopleunderstandandappreciatehowcrazyEnglishcanbe.√CulturenotesUNIT2WaltWhitman(1819-1892)HewasanAmericanpoet,essayist,andjournalist.WhitmanwasamongthemostinfluentialAmericanpoets,oftencalled“thefatheroffreeverse(自由诗).”HispoetrycollectionLeavesofGrass(《草叶集》)isalandmarkinthehistoryofAmericanliterature.ReadingReading

Englishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet,usedinsomewaybyatleastoneoutofeverysixhumanbeingsaroundtheworld.(Para.1)1)atleast

•notlessthanaparticularamountornumber,andpossiblymore（数量或数目上）

至少，起码

e.g.Atleast100studentsparticipatedintheEnglish-speakingcontest.

•evenifnothingelsehappensoristrue无论如何；不管怎样；至少

e.g.Evenifshedidn’twanttosendabirthdaypresent,shecouldatleasthavesentacard.1LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2Reading2)oneoutofsix/nineoutof10,etc.

usedtosayhowcommonsth.isorhowlargeapartofagroupyouaretalkingabout6个中有1个/10个中有9个等

LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2UsageNOTEinsomeway,insomeways1insomeway在某个方面；以某种方式e.g.Imaybeabletohelpyouinsomeway.2insomeways在某种程度上；不完全地e.g.Insomewaysyouareright.ReadingReading

Englishhasacquiredthelargestvocabularyofalltheworld’slanguages,perhapsasmanyasonemillionwords.(Para.1)1)acquire

vt.

togetsth.取得；获得

e.g.Wehaveacquiredtheknowledgethroughexperience.2)asmanyasusedbeforeanumberforshowinghowlargeandsurprisingitis多达e.g.Asmanyas100,000peoplemayhavebecomeinfectedwiththevirus.2LanguagepointsUNIT2Reading

However,itisnowtimetofacethefactthatEnglishisacrazylanguage–perhapsthemostcrazyofalllanguages.(Para.1)1)itistime后面常接todosth.，表示“是做某事的时候了”。

2)句中that引导的是同位语从句，先行词是fact。3LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2Reading

Why–inourcrazylanguage–canyournoserunandyourfeetsmell?(Para.2)1)run

vi.ifsb.’snoseisrunning,itmeansthereisliquidflowingoutofit流鼻涕

e.g.Tom’snoseisrunning.Hemusthavecaughtacold.

2)smell

vi.tohaveanunpleasantsmell有臭味；散发臭味

e.g.Yourfeetreallysmell.Pleasegoandwashthem.4LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2Reading

It’sinvisible,inescapable,andindispensabletoourdailylives,yetweoftentakeitspresenceandimportanceforgranted.(Para.3)1)invisible

a.thatcannotbeseen看不见的；隐形的

e.g.Bacteriaareinvisibletothenakedeye.2)invisible，inescapable和indispensable这三个词都包含否定前缀in-。英语中的否

定前缀有in-，im-，il-，ir-，un-，non-，dis-，a-等，如independent，impossible，

illegal，irresponsible，unpleasant，non-stop，dishonest，asymmetry。

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3)takesth.forgranted

toexpectsth.alwaystohappenorexistinaparticularway,andnotthinkaboutanypossibleproblemsordifficulties视某事为理所当然

e.g.Wetakehavinganendlesssupplyofcleanwaterforgranted.

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But,whenwetakethetimetostepback,listentothesoundsthatescapefromtheholesinpeople’sfaces,andexploretheparadoxesofEnglish…(Para.3)1)stepbacktostopforamomentinordertoconsidersth.退一步考虑

e.g.Ifyoustepbackandseethewholeissue,youmayfindabettersolution.

2)escape

•v.tocomeoutofyourmouth,althoughyoudidnotintenditto（不自觉地）发出，

说出

e.g.Asmalllaughescapedfromhismouth.

6LanguagepointsUNIT2Reading•vi.togetawayfromaplacewhereyouareindanger逃离，逃脱（危险）

e.g.Heescapedwithminorinjuries.

3)句中theholesinpeople’sfaces是借代（metonymy）的修辞手法，借指嘴巴。LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2ReadingReading

SometimesyouhavetobelievethatallEnglishspeakersshouldbecommittedtoanasylumfortheverballyinsane.(Para.4)1)commit

vt.•toordersb.tobeputinahospitalorprison把…关进医院（或监狱）；监禁e.g.Thejudgecommittedhimtoprisonforfiveyears.

•todosth.wrongorillegal犯（错误或罪行）e.g.Thestudyaimstofindoutwhatmakespeoplecommitcrimes.•todecidetousemoney,time,people,etc.foraparticularpurpose投入（钱、时

间、人力等）

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e.g.Alotofmoneyandtimehasbeencommittedtothisproject.

2)ThisisahumorousorsarcasticremarkabouthowcrazyEnglishcanbe.Duetothelanguage’squirks,Englishspeakersbehavelikepeoplewhoare“insane”intheirworduse,asiftheybelonginamentalhospitalforlanguagemadness.LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingReading

Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,butawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?(Para.5)1)aslim/small/slightchance

极小/很少/些微的可能性e.g.Shehasonlyaslimchanceofpassingtheexam.There’saslightchancethatwe’llcatchthelasttrain.

2)fatchance

(veryinfml.)usedtosaythatsth.isextremelyunlikely极不可能的；机会极小的

e.g.-Youcangotobednowandhaveagoodrest.-Fatchanceofthat!

8LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingLanguagepointsReadingUNIT2UsageNOTEwiseman,wiseguy1awiseman:amanwhomakesgooddecisions,givesgoodadvice,etc.esp.becausetheyhavealotofexperienceoflife（因阅历丰富而）英明的人，有

智慧的人2awiseguy:(infml.)(esp.AmE)anannoyingpersonwhothinkstheyknowmorethantheyreallydo自作聪明的人Reading3)TheauthorlistssomecrazyusagesofEnglishinParas.5-7tosupporthisargumentinPara.4.WhathewantstoconveyisthatweshouldnottakeEnglishexpressionsliterally.Sometimestheirrealmeaningscanbetotallydifferentfromtheirliteralmeanings.

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Howcansharpspeechandbluntspeechbethesameandquitealotandquiteafewbethesame,whileoverlookandoverseeareopposites?(Para.5)1)quitealot/abit/afewalargenumberoramount许多；大量e.g.Ihavemadequitealotoffriendshereincollege.

2)句中while用作连词，用于对比两件事物，意思是“……而”“……然而”。e.g.…nightmarescantakeplaceinbroaddaylightwhiledaydreamingcantakeplaceatnight…(Para.3)9LanguagepointsUNIT2Reading

Dormsinthesouthtendtobebetterequipped,whilethoseinthenortharerelativelyuncomfortable.

3)overlook

vt.

tonotnoticesth.,ornotseehowimportantitis忽视；忽略

e.g.Thisreportseemstohaveoverlookedoneimportantfact.

4)oversee

vt.(oversaw,overseen)towatchsb.orsth.andmakesurethatajoboranactivityisdonecorrectly监督；监视e.g.It’snotmyresponsibilitytooverseenewstaff.

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Whyisitthatwhenthesunorthemoonorthestarsareout,theyarevisible,butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible,andthatwhenIwindupmywatch,Istartit,butwhenIwindupthisessay,Ishallendit?(Para.6)1)windup

•toturnpartofamachinearoundseveraltimes,inordertomakeitmoveorstartworking（为使机器运转或启动而）摇动（或转动把手等）；给（机械）上发条

e.g.Hewounduphisoldwatchandsetthetimebeforesettingoffonhistravels.

•tobringanactivity,meeting,etc.toanend使（活动、会议等）结束e.g.AssoonasIwindupmyvisitwithmyfriend,Iwillgobackhome.10LanguagepointsUNIT2Reading2)本句中it作形式主语，真正的主语是并列的两个由that引导的从句：thatwhenthesunorthemoonorthestarsareout,theyarevisible,butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible和thatwhenIwindupmywatch,Istartit,butwhenIwindupthisessay,Ishallendit。分别举例说明在不同语境中“out”可以理解为“出现”和“熄灭”，“windup”可以理解为“上紧发条”和“结束”。

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Still,youhavetomarvelattheuniquelunacyoftheEnglishlanguage,inwhichthesuncomesupandgoesdown,butpricesgoupandcomedown,inwhichyourhousecanbothburnupandburndownandyourcarcanslowupandslowdown,inwhichyoufillinaformbyfillingoutaform,inwhichyouralarmclockgoesoffbygoingon,andinwhichyouaddupacolumnoffiguresbyaddingthemdown.(Para.7)1)marvel

v.

toshoworexpressgreatsurpriseoradmiration（对…）感到惊讶，钦佩e.g.Peoplemarveledathowwelltheseanimalsadaptedtotheirnewenvironment.11LanguagepointsUNIT2Reading

2)lunacy

n.[U]asituationorbehaviorthatiscompletelycrazy疯狂；疯狂的行为

e.g.Itispurelunacytoturndownagreatofferlikethat.3)burnupifsth.burnsup,orifitisburnedup,firecompletelydestroysit烧毁；烧尽

e.g.Thefireburnedup100acresoffarmland.

4)burndowntobedestroyed,ortodestroysth.,byfire（被）焚毁

e.g.Thehouseburneddowninthebigfire.LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2Reading

5)slowup/down

tobecomeslowerortomakesth.slower（使）慢下来；（使）减速

e.g.Slowup,oryou’regoingtohitthattree!6)fillin/outtowriteallthenecessaryinformationonanofficialdocument,form,etc.填写

（正式文件﹑表格等）e.g.Fillouttheformcarefully,andkeepcopiesofit.7)goofftostartmakinganoiseasasignalorwarning（警报等）响起来

e.g.Iwasjustlyinginbedwaitingforthealarmtogooff.LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2Reading8)adduptocalculatethetotalofseveralnumbersoramounts（把…）加起来

e.g.Whenyouaddupthenumbersinthecolumn,you’llseehowbigourprofitreallyis.9)本句主干是youhavetomarvelattheuniquelunacyoftheEnglishlanguage，句中inwhich引导的5个非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词theEnglishlanguage。

LanguagepointsReadingUNIT2ReadingReading

Ifthetruthbetold,alllanguagesarealittlecrazy.(Para.8)

if(the)truthbetold/knownusedtotellsb.thetruefactsaboutasituation,esp.whenthesearenotknownbyotherpeople（用于说出真相）说实话，说真的，老实说e.g.Iftruthbetold,theworldisbutastage.12LanguagepointsUNIT2ReadingReading

AsWaltWhitmanmightproclaim,theycontradictthemselves.(Para.8)1)proclaim

vt.(fml.)tosaypubliclyorofficiallythatsth.importantistrueorexists宣布；声明

e.g.Theleaderproclaimedtheprojectagreatsuccess.2)contradict

vt.ifonestatement,pieceofevidence,story,etc.contradictsanother,theydisagreeandcannotbothbetrue与…相矛盾；与…抵触；违背

e.g.Smithgaveanaccountthatcontradictedtheevidencewehadcollected.13LanguagepointsUNIT2Reading

3)contradictyourself

tosaysth.thatistheoppositeofwhatyousaidbefore自相矛盾

e.g.Inhisconfusion,hekeptcontradictinghimself.4)as是连词，表示“正如……”，引导状语从句WaltWhitmanmightproclaimLanguagepointsReadingUNIT2ReadingReading

That’sbecauselanguageisinvented,notdiscovered,byboysandgirlsandmenandwomen,notcomputers.(Para.8)14LanguagepointsUNIT2UsageNOTEinvent,discover,create1invent意为“发明”，是指发明以前不存在的东西，其对象往往是物质性的，

尤指科技上的发明创造。e.g.Whoinventedthetelephone?2discover意为“发现”，指发现或找到隐藏的东西或以前不知道的事物，如元素、

星系或科学真理等。ReadingLanguagepointsReadingUNIT2e.g.ColumbusdiscoveredAmerica.3create意为“创造”“创作”，指创造以前不存在的东西，其对象往往是精神

上的或抽象的，如艺术、文学作品中的人物等。e.g.Shakespearecreatedmanyfamouscharacters.Thephrase“boysandgirlsandwomenandmen”isintentionallyusedinsteadof“humanbeings”tomakeadeeperpointaboutthenatureoflanguage.Itshowsthatlanguageabsorbstheweird,confusing,andpersonalwaysrealpeopleacrossagesandidentitiesactuallyspeak.That’swhylanguagesometimesdoesn’tmakesense.

ReadingReading

Asaresult,languagereflectsthecreativeandfearfulasymmetryofthehumanrace,which,ofcourse,isn’treallyaraceatall.(Para.8)1)asaresultdueto因此；作为结果

e.g.Hemadeonebigmistake,and,asaresult,losthisjob.

2)reflect•vt.toshoworbeasignofaparticularsituationorfeeling显示；反映

e.g.Thedropinspendingreflectsconcernabouttheeconomy.•v.tothinkcarefullyaboutsth.,ortosaysth.thatyouhavebeenthinkingabout

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仔细思考；表达（意见）e.g.Hedidn’treflectonhisfailures,andthat’swhyhefailedagainandagain.3)句中asymmetry一词由“否定前缀a-+symmetry”构成。其他常见的由a-或变体

ab-构成的单词还有asocial（不合群的）、abnormal（不正常的）、atypical

（非典型的）等。4)Inthesentence,“thehumanrace”referstoallpeople,consideredtogetherasagroup,while“isn’treallyarace”playfullyremindsusthatlanguageisshapedbycountlessuniqueindividualsacrossculturesandtimeandthusmanywonderfulcontradictionsarise.

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英语堪称地球历史上使用最广泛的语言。全世界每六个人中就至少有一个人在以某种方式使用英语。在全世界所有的语言中，英语拥有的词汇最多，大概有一百万个。然而，是时候面对这样一个事实：英语是一门疯狂的语言，也许是所有语言中最疯狂的。1Translationofthetexts英语是一门疯狂的语言UNIT2

在其他哪种语言中，人们会在parkway（林荫大道）上drive（驾驶），却在driveway（私家车道）上park（停车）？为什么我们把用car（车）运输的货物叫作shipment，而把用ship（船）运输的货物叫作cargo呢？为什么在这门疯狂的语言中，鼻子会“跑”（run），双脚能“闻”（smell）？2ReadingReading

语言就像我们呼吸的空气。它看不见，躲不掉，是我们日常生活不可或缺的，但我们常常觉得它的存在是理所当然的。但是，当我们花点时间退一步想想，听听人们唇齿间发出的声响，探究英语自相矛盾的表达，我们就会发现：热狗（hotdog）可以是冷的，暗房（darkroom）能开灯照亮，家庭作业（homework）可以在学校完成，噩梦（nightmare）能发生在光天化日之下，而白日梦（daydreaming）能在夜里造访；假小子（tomboy）本是女孩子，助产妇可能是男子；一小时，尤其是欢乐时光（happyhour）和交通高峰（rushhour），通常比60分钟漫长；流沙（quicksand）流动缓慢，拳击台（boxingring）是方形的；眼镜（glasses）可以是塑料做的，桌布（tablecloth）可以是纸做的；多数浴室（bathroom）里面都没有浴缸（bath）。事实上，eggplant（茄子）里没有鸡蛋，hamburger（汉堡包）里没有火腿，pineapple（菠萝）里既没有松树也没有苹果。Sweetmeat是糖果，而sweetbread并不甜，实际上是肉类。3TranslationofthetextsUNIT2ReadingReading

有时候真觉得，所有说英语的人都应该被送进“语言精神病院”。4TranslationofthetextsUNIT2

为什么slimchance（机会渺茫）和fatchance（希望渺茫）意思相同，但wiseman（智者）与wiseguy（自作聪明者）却截然相反？为什么sharpspeech（尖锐言辞）和bluntspeech（直言不讳）意思相同，quitealot（很多）与quiteafew（不少）意思相同，而overlook（忽视）和oversee（监督）竟截然相反？天气怎能前一日“热得像地狱”（hotashell），次日又“冷得像地狱”（coldashell）？5ReadingReading

为什么日月星辰“out”（出现）时清晰可见，但是灯光“out”（熄灭）后却遁入黑暗？为什么我给手表windup（上发条）时是启动它，而我给文章windup（收尾）时却意味着结束？6TranslationofthetextsUNIT2

还有，你不得不惊叹英语独有的荒谬：太阳升起（comesup）又落下（goesdown），物价却上涨（goup）又回落（comedown）；房屋既可烧毁（burnup）也能烧塌（burndown）；汽车能减速（slowup）也会慢行（slowdown）；填写表格既说fillin也说fillout；闹钟gooff（响起）其实是在goingon（运转）；把一列数字addup（加起来）是通过addingdown（一个个加下来）完成的。7ReadingReading

说实话，所有的语言都会有点疯狂。正如美国诗人沃尔特·惠特曼所言，语言充满自相矛盾。因为，语言不是被发现的，而是由形形色色的人——而非计算机——创造的。因此，语言反映出人类既富有创造性又令人生畏的不对称特性。当然了，人类（humanrace）本身根本不是同宗（arace）。8TranslationofthetextsUNIT2BuildingyourlanguageWordsandexpressionsCompletethesentenceswiththewordsbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.1contradictexplorefearfulindispensableoverlookoverseeproclaimslim1Let’s________thepossiblesolutionstoaddressthisissuebeforemakingadecision.2Consideringitsimportancetocommunication,culturecanneverbe___________inlearningaforeignlanguage.3Withoutputtinginenoughtimeandenergy,yourchancesofsuccessinlearningasecondlanguageare________.exploreoverlookedslimUNIT2BuildingyourlanguageWordsandexpressions4Agooddictionaryis______________forbuildingvocabularyandimprovingcomprehensionwhenlearningalanguage.5Themoviereceived________reviewsfromcritics,andfewpeoplewenttoseeit.6Bodylanguagesometimes____________themessagesofspokenlanguageandrevealsaspeaker’struethoughtsandfeelings.7Asthemanager,hewasresponsiblefor___________thedevelopmentofthenewlanguagecenterproject.8Facingthechargeofplagiarism(抄袭),thestudentrepeatedly___________hisinnocence.indispensableUNIT2fearfulcontradictscontradictexplorefearfulindispensableoverlookoverseeproclaimslimoverseeingproclaimedBuildingyourlanguageWordsandexpressionsCompletethesentenceswiththeexpressionsbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.2

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