Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express

1、Lesson 37The Westhaven Express,Warm -up,What kind of transportation is always punctual than others ? Q: Why have we developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables ? 2. On what occasions might railway services be dislocated ? 3. How long was the journey from the writers village to Westhaven supp

2、osed to take by express train ?,Warm -up,4. How did the writer explain the fact that many local people boarded the train at the same time as he did? 5. When did the writer realize that the express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour ? 6. What did I do then ? 7. What happened at las

3、t ?,II New words 直达车，快车（如火车） eg. the No. 12 special express to Beijing 开往北京的12 次特快 air express特快空运; 空运邮件,II New words 扰乱 大雾将飞机的航班搅乱了。 在足球比赛中他的肩胛脱臼了。 暴风雪使交通陷入混乱状态。 他的话使她心烦意乱。,Flights have been dislocated by the fog. He dislocated his shoulder in the football game. Traffic was dislocated by the snowst

4、orm. What he said dislocated her mind.,consult vt. To seek advice or information of sb. Phrase: consult sb. (about/on sth.) (就)向请教/咨询 eg.我向乔治请教购买小汽车的事。 他没征求父亲的意见就决定学理科了。,I consulted George about buying a car. He chose science as his major without consulting his father.,consult vt. (2) To refer to st

5、h. Phrase: consult sth.(usu. a book, map, etc.) (for sth.) (就)翻阅， 查考（书籍， 地图等） 我在电话簿上查找号码。 备课时我经常翻阅参考书。 你可以在字典上查到这个新单词的用法。 他看看手表以知道什么时间了。,I consulted a telephone directory for the number. I often consult reference books in preparing the lectures. You can consult the dictionary for this new word. You

6、can look this word up in the dictionary. He consulted his watch for the time.,consult vt. To work or serve as a consultant Phrase: consult for sth. 担任顾问 The retired executive consults for several large companies. 退休后的经理为几个大公司担任顾问。 他在一家证券交易所当顾问。 He consults for a stock exchange. consultant n. 顾问, 咨询者

7、 She works as a consultant.,reflect vt. 反射；映出; 反映, 表明 当你照镜子时，镜子映出你的形象。 这封信是否表达了你真实的想法？ 考虑重大问题不要操之过急。 当我回想起我读书的日子，我感到对今天的孩子来说条件变得舒服多了。 n. reflection:反射, 倒影, 反省, 沉思,A mirror reflects a picture of you when you look in it. Does this letter reflect how you really think? Take time to reflect on important

8、things. When I reflect on my schooldays, I realize how much easier things become for todays children.,lodge vt.正式提出(报告、抗议等) Phrases: lodge sth. against sb. eg. They lodge a charge against the mayor with the authorities concerned. 他们向有关当局对市长提出控诉。 提出上诉， 抗议， 反对意见等lodge an appeal, a protest, an objectio

9、n, etc.,After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. After years of conditioning: 多年的等待/ 战斗/ 抗争： Years of waiting/ fighting/ struggling Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services. exceptionally: unusually tem

10、porarily dislocate: disrupt for a short time,It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong. Phrase: all too adj. 实在太 The weather is all too hot. The exam is all too difficult. It is all too hard for me to write a composition in half an hour. It is all too easy to b

11、lame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.,At the time, this did not strike me as odd. Paraphrase: At the time, this did not occur to me as odd. At the time, this did not make me feel strange. strike vt. 使想起; 打动; 感动; 给以印象 Sth. strike sb. (as adj.) eg.我忽然想到一个主意。 An idea suddenly struc

12、k me. How does the plan strike you? 你感觉这项计划怎么样？ The plan strikes me as ridiculous. 我觉得这项计划可笑。,Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. hold up: delay the progress of sb/sth 阻碍或延误某人/物 Our flight was held up by fog / strike.,It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down

13、 the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty. Paraphrase: I suddenly realized that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but that it was barely chugging along at thirty miles an hour.,Phrases: sth. dawn on/upon sb.: 逐渐被了解；开始被察觉或理解 eg. Realizati

14、on of the danger soon dawned on us. 我们很快意识到危险的存在。 (3) Phrases: it dawn on/upon sb. that: 逐渐被了解；开始被察觉或理解 eg.我刚刚才明白我乘错了火车。 我突然想起第二天是她的生日。,It has just dawned on me that Ive caught the wrong train. It suddenly dawned on me that the following day was her birthday.,There was a note of triumph in my voice

15、when I told him that it was there in black and white.,note n. 语调，口气，表达某种特质或情感的声调 eg. a note of triumph 胜利的口气 a note of self-satisfaction 自满的口气 她做事有点漫不经心的样子。 There was a note of carelessness in the way she acted.,in black and white白纸黑字， 书 面的， 印刷的； 黑白分明，是非分明 eg. I want the contract in black and white.

16、 我要这项合同见诸文字 You should view the issue in black and white. 你应该是非分明的看待这一问题。 This is making black white, and white black. 这是颠倒黑白。,III Text Study Listen carefully and answer the question: What was the “happy discovery”?,The “happy discovery” was a miniature painting by Correggio worth hundreds of thousa

17、nds of pounds.,Background Knowledge Correggio (1518). 科勒乔，安东尼奥阿莱格林达1494-1534文艺复兴高潮期意大利画家， 以其运用阴暗对照法著名。他的作品包括有宗教画， 如： 平安夜；壁画，如帕尔马市圣保罗修道院的壁画（1518年） 柯勒乔Correggio(Antonio Allegri) (c. 1489-1534) 年轻时十分崇拜莱奥纳多达芬奇和曼特尼亚的作品。他自己的早期 作品一般格调纯朴，富有人间抒情意味。在他的创作生涯中，前半生 完成的作品多半是想象力丰富的天顶画，构图奇特，色彩强烈，给人 以目不暇接的繁丽感。 柯勒乔的一些

18、小型油画则具有另一种情味。 这些画不仅造型精确、细腻，而且敢于省略细节或远景，突出主要形象。 具有近代油画趣味，有一幅朱庇特与伊俄，是他晚年描绘的许多妩媚 的女性神话形象中最杰出的一幅（在他去世以前的年所完成的油画， 宗教题材的大抵有年间作的圣母与哲罗姆， 年间作的基督诞生和圣母与圣徒格奥尔基等；神话题材 的有现藏卢浮宫的朱庇特与安特洛斯，现藏维也纳的甘尼美德， 现藏柏林的丽达和现藏罗马波尔葛塞的丹娜埃等）。,A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize

19、the worth of something when he sees it. above all 首先；尤其；最重要的是 我想租一栋房子，要求设备现代化、舒适、尤其是地段要清静。 最重要的是，我们要学到东西，而不只是为了通过考试。,I should like to rent a house modern, comfortable and above all in a quiet place.,Above all, we should learn something from the lessons, not just pass the exams.,Like a scientist bent

20、 on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded. bent adj. 决心的，决心做某事的 be bent on (doing) sth 决心要做某事, 专心于 我一心要去剧院。 他决心不惜一切去争取胜利。,I was bent on going to the theater.,He is bent on winning at all costs.,He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece

21、for a mere 50 pounds. Phrase: pick up: discover by chance 偶然发 eg. Her bicycle was picked up in a small village 20 years later.,Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken. Structure: “much of it broken” is an absolute past participle used as adverbial of accompanying state. n/pron. + past participle: often used as adverbial This done, we went home. (time) 做完此事，我们就回家了。 All our savings gone, we started looking for jobs. (reason) 积蓄全