英语综合教程 何兆熊 课件

1、,Unit 8 Fun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from It,Words and Expressions 1. puritan: 1)Puritan (清教徒, 基督教新教的一派): member of the party of English Protestants(新教徒)in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted simpler forms of church ceremony; 2) (usu. Derog) person who is extremely strict in morals and who ten

2、ds to regard pleasure as sinful.,Ref. Protestant n. adj. (member of ) any of the Christian bodies that separated from the Church of Rome in the 16th century, or of their branches formed later,Christianity (基督教) Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Church (Rome) (Constantinople ) (395AD, Roman Empire Separat

3、ed, formal separation in 1054 AD) Catholicism Protestantism (16th century, Martin Luther, 14831546; John Calvin,15091564, about 10 sects） Anglicanism Calvinism Puritanism (Opposed to religious persecution and fled to north America),马丁路德 Martin Luther （14831546) :16世纪欧洲宗教改革倡导者，新教路德宗创始人。,约翰加尔文（法语：Jean

4、 Chauvin，德语：Johannes Calvin，英语：John Calvin，1509年7月10日1564年5月27日）,2.overshadow: v. 大橡树遮盖着园子。 Large oak trees overshadow the garden. 他最近辞世给家里蒙上阴影。 His recent death overshadowed the family. 尽管她事业上成功，却总在丈夫的阴影里。 Despite her professional success, she was always overshadowed by her husband.,3. fetish n. 1)

5、 object that is worshipped, esp because a spirit is believed to live in it. 2) thing to which more respect or attention is given than is normal or sensible: e.g.: 他把旧的浣熊皮衣当成心肝宝贝。 He makes a fetish of the old raccoon coat. He makes a fetish of his new car. fun fetish: obsession with fun, crazy pursui

6、t of fun.,4. flunk: (infml esp US) fail ( an exam, academic course, etc): 他的数学挂了。 He flunked maths. He is flunked in maths. 4. Bumper bump v. hit, collide,5. traipse v. 1) (Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary: ) walk wearily 2) (Websters New World Dictionary:) to walk aimlessly, with stork-like 鹳 ga

7、it. 3) (A New English-Chinese Dictionary:) = trapes: ( 尤指妇女)闲荡 整个下午我们都在商店东逛西逛的。 We spent the whole afternoon traipsing from one shop to another.,6. epitome: 她是仁慈的典型/化身。 She is the epitome of kindness. 她是慈母的典型。 She epitomizes the loving mother.,6. damper: damp: n. moisture v. ; to check or reduce (en

8、ergy or action) damper: n. Anything that deadens or depresses 令人扫兴的人（或事物） 他们的争吵有点让聚会煞风景。 Their argument put a bit of a damper on the party.,7. reverent a. ; 经济学家受到毕恭毕敬的对待。 The economist was treated reverently. Ref. Page 100, paragraph 39. reverence n. feeling of deep respect or (esp religious) vener

9、ation. reverend a. deserving to be treated with respect the reverend Mother Teresa the reverend Master Hongyi.,8. mirth: 她滑稽的礼服颇让客人见笑。 Her funny costume caused much mirth among the guests. 9. blaspheme: v. swear or curse using the name of God; speak in an irreverent way about (God or sacred things),

10、 n. blasphemy,10.scan v. 1) look at every part of (sth) carefully; examine with great attention. 3) glance at quickly but not very thoroughly: 她边吃早饭边浏览了该报。 She scanned the newspaper over breakfast.,Text Rereading Questions A happy life is a journey toward simplicity and a triumph over confusion.,P1.

11、 somewhere, etc along the line: at a certain stage during a process. 他颇有兴致地开始了，可是做着做着开始无聊了。 He started off enthusiastically but at some point along the line boredom set in.,p.4 overshadow Here it means “make sth less important than the aforesaid one”; outweigh v. What does “overshadow” imply here? “

12、Fun” seems to be the predominating factor that determines the “value” of an action or activity. Egoism, hedonism, materialism, consumerism vs. spiritual high-mindedness,P.4 beneficial a) a beneficial result, influence, etc. b) 新鲜空气有益健康。 Fresh air is beneficial to ones health.,Parg.4 generous: a) giv

13、ing or ready to give freely: 你真慷慨啊，把自己吃的都匀给我。 It was generous of you to share your food with me. b) given freely; plentiful: a generous gift, offer, increase. a generous harvest a dress cut generously, ie using plenty of material. c) free from meanness or prejudice: 思想开明/开通 a generous mind (开通，开明),

14、spirit, etc.,Parg.5. get a) reach the point at which one feels, knows, etc sth: Youll like her once you get to know her. How did you get to know that I was here? Shes getting to be an old lady now. get to know sth., get to like sth. (know sth gradually, like sth gradually) b) get to doing sth: reach

15、 the point where one does sth; begin to do sth: He got to thinking that she perhaps wouldnt come. c) arrive, reach: get to the station, get home.,P.5 by Jove (dated infml) (used to express surprise or to emphasize a statement): By Jove, I think youre right! p.5 or else (idm) a) otherwise; if not: 快跑

16、，不然你要迟到的。 Run or else youll be late. 他肯定是开玩笑，否则就是疯了。 He must be joking or else hes mad. b) (infml) (used to express a threat or warning): Give me the money or else! 投降吧，不然的话，哼！ He threatened: “Submit or else!”,Parg6. Staying fit? eg. 健身操？ 太极拳？ 气功？,p.7. make sure that, make sure of sth., ( see to it

17、that) 我想门锁了吧，不过最好去看个实在。 I think the doors locked, but Id better go and make sure (it is). 这些部署是为了确保访问顺利进行。 The arrangements to make sure that the visit goes well. 我们必须确保及时送货，因为是第一笔交易。 We have to make sure of a punctual delivery of the commodities because this is our first transaction.,Parg. 7 How do

18、 you understand “dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator”?,Parag. Disney World,p.9 step up step sth up: increase sth; improve sth: 加速生产 step up production 加强核裁军的努力。 step up (ie put more effort into) the campaign for nuclear disarmament.,p.9 licentious: adj. (fml) disregarding the rules of behavior, esp i

19、n sexual matters. P.10 Polariod,p10 snapshot snap v. a) (cause sth to) break suddenly with a sharp noise: 他扯橡皮筋，直到它断了。 He stretched the rubber band till it snapped. b) open or close (sth) with a sudden sharp noise: 盒子啪地打开了。 The box snapped open.,p10 locker-room: (esp US) room at a sports club, etc f

20、or changing in, with lockers for clothes, etc. (Thus “rough-and-ready guys” refer to the masculine athletes who are well prepared for the match) rough: flex ones muscles, full of go, ready: geared up,p10. around: a) prep. to many places within (a larger area): running around the playground travel ar

21、ound the world b) at many points within (a particular area): Chairs were left untidily around the room. Traces of paint were dotted around the canvas. c) near (a place) I saw him around the place this morning.,P10 flick v. 他用鞭子抽马。 He flicked his horse with his whip. He flicked the knife open. 牛尾巴扫来扫

22、去。 The cows tail flicked from side to side.,p.11 Thanksgiving (Day) vs. Puritans, May Flower, holiday in the USA (on the fourth Thursday in November 2008.11.27) and Canada (on the second Monday in October).,Easter 复活节: annual Christian festival, that occurs on a Sunday in March or April(每年春分the Spri

23、ng Equinox月圆后第一个星期日）, and celebrates the resurrection of Christ after the crucifixion. Easter egg: egg made of chocolate or a hens egg with a painted or dyed shell, eaten at Easter. Any Chinese festivals that are related to religion? 盂兰节，腊八,p11. fundom a coinage here.,p.11. end up reach or come to a

24、 certain place, state, or action, esp by a lengthy route or process: 你要还是偷，会坐进监狱的。 If you continue to steal youll end up in prison. 开始他不认账，最后还是道歉了。 At first he refused to accept any responsibility but he ended up apologizing. 他要还是那样开车，会丢命的。 If he carries on driving like that, hell end up dead. 以损人开始

25、，以害己告终 Start with the aim of dong harm to others only to end up by ruining oneself.,P.11 go through sth: a) discuss, study or review sth in detail: 我们再梳理一下这些论点吧。 Lets go through the arguments again. 再排练一下第二幕好吗？ Could we go through (rehears) Act 2 once more? b) study or examine sth closely or systema

26、tically, esp in order to find sth: 我每天总是一开始就浏览电子邮件。 I always start the day by going through my e-mails. c) take part in sth; perform sth: 必须办理一些手续才能移民国外。 Certain formalities have to be gone through before one can emigrate.,go through a) of a law, bill, etc) be officially approved or accepted: As soo

27、n as my divorce goes through, well get married. b) be successfully completed: The deal did not go through.,p.12 occur to sb come into ( a persons mind): An idea has occurred to me. Did you ever occur to you that you were actually talking to a VIP? It never occurred to her to ask anyone.,p.12 (just)

28、in case ()because of the possibility of sth happening: It may rainyoud better take an umbrella (just) in case (it does). (compare: He ran away lest he (should/might) be seen. She was afraid lest he might drown.) in case of sth: In case of fire, ring the alarm bell. a case in point in no case: in no

29、circumstances. In no case should we abandon our principle. in that case: if that happens or has happened; if that is the state of affairs. You dont like your job? In that case why dont you leave?,P.13. pay sb back (sth) a) return (money) to sb that one has borrowed from him: Have you paid back the m

30、oney you owe me yet? b) pay sb back (for sth) punish sb or get ones revenge: Ill pay him back for the trick he played on me. for all those years of thinking (that) fun was for all: despite; in spite of: For all his talk about sports cars and swimming-pools hes just an ordinary bank-clerk. For all yo

31、u say, I think shes the best teacher weve got. He has great power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that.,Parg 13. How do you understand: a) “by refusing to come to our party”, Fun is compared to a goddess who doesnt descend easily to us despite our fanfare and funfair. Her failure to show up

32、 is actually a blessing in disguise, for a cheap fun will not be cherished. b) and “I dont want to blaspheme fun anymore”? Again “fun” is regarded as a sacred deity, and I would no longer curse and complain about her absence, otherwise its an irreverence to godly lady.,Parg 13. c) comes in on little

33、 dancing feet? Fun-a fairy, flying apsara, walks elegantly towards us Fun or happiness comes to unprepared mind, in other words, intentional or affected efforts to gain fun is often satisfyingly rewarded. Follow the natural course of things, and you will see the Way and be greeted with happiness. Ha

34、ppiness can be encountered, but not created.,Parg.14 drug store: a store where medical prescriptions are filled and drugs and medical supplies are sold: most drugstores now also sell a wide variety of merchandise. Parg. 14. a) You should have been there. b) It was fun.,p113 I. 1. be morally too stri

35、ct with ourselves to enjoy life. 2. that made all other questions less significant. 3. counting fun as the most important quality in life. 4. the best example of your fun world 5. like sth negative that you can hardly get rid of but might undermine the happiness. 6. inflicting pain upon us as a mean

36、s of revenge. Page 114 II. 2. wont n. sing custom; habit: 她早饭后去散了步, 和往常一样. She went for a walk after breakfast, as was her wont. Adj. wont to do sth (dated or rhet): in the habit of doing sth; accustomed to doing sth: 他习惯长篇大论地讲话 He was wont to give lengthy speeches.,P.114. II. 6. Deserve: 该文章值得仔细研究.

37、 The article deserves careful study. 他们该送到监狱. They deserve to be sent to prison. deserve well/ill of sb: (fml) be worthy of good/bad treatment by sb: She deserves well of her employers. Much deserved praise (c.f. IV. 4: undeserved honor),P.114. IV. 4. learn learn (of/about) sth.: become aware of (st

38、h) through information or observation; realize: Im sorry to learn of/about your illness. I never learned his name. learn what it means to be poor,P115. V. 2. speak for itself/themselves: need no explaining; be self-evident: The events of the evening speak for themselves. Speak for oneself: Express o

39、nes opinion, etc in ones own way: Im quite capable of speaking for myself. Thank you! Fed up: Im fed up with waiting for her to telephone.,P115. I. 1. Since everybody says Woody Allens latest film is good, I think Ill go and see it. 2. All of us were very excited because the departure was approachin

40、g. 3. The excitement will be so great that nobody will be able to sleep. 4. As Mr. Jordan liked Morocco very much when he first went there, he wants to go there again. 5. This album of Bruce Springsteen sounds exciting, so we are thinking of buying it. 6. My wife coughed a lot last night. As a resul

41、t, she is thinking of giving up for a while.,Because: for the reason that: I did it because he told me to. Since: because; as: Since weve no money, we cant buy a new car. As: (usu placed at the beginning of the sentence) since; because: As you werent there I left a message. For: (dated or fml) (not

42、used at the beginning of a sentence) because: We listened eagerly, for he brought news of our families.,P115. II. 1. New investment has been made in order that roads can be improved. 2. Being late, she took a taxi so as not to lose time. 3. Audiovisual equipment is often used for language learning.

43、4. She never walked through the park for fear that she might meet him again. 5. She decided to move to London so that she could be near her child. 6. Shell be at the airport in order to meet the new tourist group. 7. Take your passport in case they ask for identification. 8. She goes to work by bus to avoid using the car.,P.116. III 1. So quickly did it all happen that I never got a