Unit 2 all the cabbie had was a letter65269上课讲义.ppt

1、Welcome To My Class,Unit Two Text A,All The Cabbie Had Was A Letter,Warm-up Activities,In this unit we will learn something about friendship. So first of all, can you give a definition of the term “friend”? Or in other words, what kind of people you will call friends? Friend: In dictionary it says f

2、riend is person one likes and chooses to spend with.,proverbs about friends and friendship,A friend is need is a friend indeed. Everything is good when new, but friend when old. Friendship multiplies joys and divides grieves. Friendship is to be bought only by friendship. A friend to all is a friend

3、 to none. Company in distress makes the sorrow less. Friends are the nearest relatives.,Have you ever heard about a fair weather friend?,Fair weather means fine weather; it is a good day with sunshine. It is breezing. There are no dark clouds, no flashlight, and no thunder. Then, a fair weather frie

4、nd is one who is happy to stay with you when things are going well but leaves as soon as trouble arrives.,Think Carefully,Then what is a true friend? What is the difference between a fair weather friend and a true friend?,True Friend,A true friend is one who will still stay with you when you find yo

5、urself in difficulty. And the American pop singer Dionne Warwick told us what friends are for in one of her songs titled thats what friends are for. Lets turn to page 275 to appreciate her song and think it over what friends are really for.,Do you Know Dionne Warwick,A Song For You,Questions,How oft

6、en do you write to your friends? Can you give some reasons for writing or not writing to your friends? (frequently, sometimes, seldom, rarely, never),Sometimes we put off writing letters because we think letters can wait until other matters are dealt with, or because we think a phone call will do in

7、stead. But sometimes, as you are to find in this text, we may leave it too late to write, and letters are the best in expressing our innermost feelings.,Cultural Notes,Halloween万圣节前夕万圣节：All Saints Day Halloween is celebrated annually. It is on the night of oct.31st, when people once believed that gh

8、osts could be seen. Now, in Britain and America, it is a time when children have parties, dress up as witches, make lanterns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been removed, and play “trick or treat”.,Trick or treat is a traditional activity at Halloween. Children dress in costumes and visit

9、houses. At each house they say “trick or treat”. This means that they will play a “trick”, or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a “treat”, e.g. sweets or money. Most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks played on them.,Halloween,New words and expressions,availa

10、ble adj.可用的，有效的 (Syn. usable, obtainable) eg. We have already used up all the available space. I am available in the afternoon.,New words and expressions,available 既可以做前置定语，又可做后置定 语： eg. all the available data 或 all the data available 一切可得到的数据,New words and expressions,apologetically adv.道歉地 apologe

11、tic adj. apology n. apologize/-ise vi. make an apology to sb for sth 向某人为某 事道歉 express ones apology to sb 向某人表示 歉意 apologize to sb for sth,New words and expressions,estimate n.v. 估计，评价 Overestimate 高估 Underestimate 低估 eg.Bills personal riches were estimated at $10 million. 比尔的个人资产估计约一千万美圆。,New words

12、 and expressions,“estimate”和“evaluate” estimate 是对事物的数量或价值作一个粗略的计算， evaluate 是对事物的价值的整体好坏作细致具体的评价。 eg. They estimated the tree to be thirty feet high. We cannot evaluate people by their clothes.,New words and expressions,correspondence n. 对应，信件 eg. Any further correspondence should be sent to my new

13、 address. There is not much correspondence between his ideals and mine.,correspond (to) vi. 对应，一致 eg. The contents of the box must correspond to the description on the label.,New words and expressions,bring into correspondence with 使 与相符合 eg. we must bring our ideas into correspondence with the laws

14、 of the objective external world. 我们必须使自己的思想符合外界的客观规律,New words and expressions,practically adv.几乎，简直 (Syn. almost, very nearly ) eg. I know people who find it practically impossible to give up smoking. 实际上 (Syn. in practice) eg. There was practically one room in it, and the room was practically ful

15、l. 里面实际上只有一个房间，而且这个房间几乎满了。 Practice, practise, practical, practicable,New words and expressions,tough adj. 1坚强的 strong 2困难的 difficult 3强硬的hard get tough with sb. 对某人强硬起来 eg. Its time to get tough with football hooligans. 现在该对足球流氓采取强硬措施了。,New words and expressions,shrug v./n 耸肩 Shrug off 耸肩表示对不屑理睬 eg

16、. He shrugged off their criticism. 他对他们的批评不屑一顾。,New words and expressions,urge vt. 催促，力劝 N. 强烈愿望，激励， 冲劲 urge sb to do sth, =urge sb into doing sth eg. I urged my sister to take a year off to study drawing. 我力劝我妹妹抽出一年时间来学画画。 urge意为“敦促，请求”，后接从句时，从句用虚拟语气。 eg. Bush urged America (should) fight against t

17、errorism. urgent adj. an urgent call/letter urgency n. Call me in a matter of urgency.,New words and expressions,postpone vt 推迟，延期=put off postpone doing sth eg. The couple had postponed having children to establish their careers. *delay 指因为遇到阻碍致使某事无定期的“延迟”。 或因为疏忽而耽误，拖延做某事。,New words and expressions

18、,reference n.参考书目，推荐信（refer， referential， referee） refer 和reference 的共同用法是后面通常跟介词to， 意为“提到，谈到” eg. It was strange that he made no reference to any work experience in his resume. His recent book makes references to the political events of those days. With reference to 关于，就而论 eg. With reference to you

19、r recent letter, Im instructed to inform you that we cannot accept the offer. 关于你最近来信提及的报价，我谨向你奉告我们无法接受。,New words and expressions,absolutely adv. 完全地，绝对地，(Syn. totally and completely) absolute-absolutely 绝对的 relative - relatively 相对的 eg. It is absolutely necessary to preview the text before class.,

20、New words and expressions,union n.1联邦，联盟 (Syn. association) 2工会，协会 eg. trade union工会, student union 学生会,New words and expressions,reunion n. 重聚，联欢会 eg. Before she went abroad for further study, the whole family had a big family reunion. The golf club holds an annual reunion。高尔夫俱乐部每年举行年会.,New words a

21、nd expressions,mostly adv.几乎全部地，大体 (Syn. mainly, nearly) eg. The guests at the wedding party are mostly friends of the bride. The words in the English tests are mostly new to me.,New words and expressions,awful adj.1令人畏惧的，可怕的 2极大的，非常的 eg. I cant bear the awful smell of cigarette smoke. awfully adv.

22、extremely very eg. This summer was awfully hot.,New words and expressions,destination n. 目的地，目标 (Syn. goal, aim, objective) destine v. 命定-destiny 命运 指定-destination 目的 eg. Singapore is still our most popular holiday destination. The enemys attempt is destined to fail. These tourists are destined for

23、Beijing. reach ones destination 到达目的地 leave for ones destination 动身去目的地,New words and expressions,skip vi. 跳跃， vt. 略过，跳过 eg. We will skip text B and go on with the exercises. Skipping breakfast will do damage to your health.,New words and expressions,unpack v. 打开 pack包装-unpack 打开（包装） say说出-unsay 收回（

24、说过的话） fold折叠-unfold 展开 load装货-unload 卸货 tie打结-untie开结,New words and expressions,be lost in =lose oneself in: be absorbed in , be fully occupied with 专心致志于 eg. Tom has lost himself in thought.= Tom has been lost in thought. 汤姆陷入了沉思。,New words and expressions,Be lost in 是lose oneself in 的被动式。在英语中，有许多“

25、动词+反身代词+介词”的形式，在“人”做主语是都可以转变为“be+过去分词+介词”的形式: addict oneself to=be addicted to 沉溺于 adjust oneself to=be adjusted to 适应于 charge oneself with=be charged with承担，负起 责任 engage oneself in=be engaged in 从事于 indulge oneself in=be indulged in 沉迷于 dedicate oneself to=be dedicated in献身于,New words and expressio

26、ns,or something 诸如此类的事 eg. Her name is Julia or Juliet of something. 她的名字是朱莉娅或朱莉叶或类似的什么。,New words and expressions,go ahead: continue begin 继续，开始 eg. I had no confidence to go ahead.我没有足够的信心开始。 Go ahead 后经常跟“with+名词”的形式。 eg. The manager will be absent, but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway 经理

27、将缺席，但我们还是继续开会。,New words and expressions,know/learn by heart: memorize, remember exactly 记住，能背出 eg. The girl learned the poem by heart.小女孩背会了那首诗。 Know/learn by heart=keep/bear in mind eg. I will bear your advice in mind=I will learn your advice by heart. 我将记住你的忠告。,New words and expressions,at heart

28、内心里，本质上 by heart 用心记 in heart 心情好的 out of heart垂头丧气的,New words and expressions,not much of a不太好的 eg. I dont think they have much of a future. 我认为他们没有多大的前途。,New words and expressions,keep up: continue without stopping 保 持，维持 eg. He keep up a correspondence with one of his old classmates. 他和一个老同学保持通信联

29、系。,New words and expressions,keep back 隐瞒，保留 eg. You must not keep back anything you know. 你不应该隐瞒你所知道的任何事,New words and expressions,Keep down 压缩，压制 eg. She couldnt keep down her anger at the sight of her husband dancing with a pretty young lady. 看见她的丈夫正在和一位年轻漂亮的女士跳舞，她再也无法压制心中的怒火。,New words and expre

30、ssions,keep off（使）不接近，（使）让开 eg. Fire will keep off wild animals. 火会把野兽赶走。,New words and expressions,keep on 继续，反复做 eg. Dont keep on asking such silly questions. 不要总是问些愚蠢的问题。,New words and expressions,keep to 遵守，坚持 eg. Keep to every promise you have made to others. 一定要遵守对他人许下的诺言。,New words and expres

31、sions,kind of/ sort of: a little, in some way or degree 有几分，有点儿 eg. Its kind of late to begin now.现在开始有点晚。 a kind of 一种，一类 kind of 有几分，有点儿 of a kind 相同种类的 eg. Rose is a kind of flower. I kind of like him. They are two of a kindboth unreliable.,New words and expressions,lose touch with 和keep in touch

32、 with eg. I lost touch with my former classmates after graduation. The pop singer still kept in touch with his fans while staying in the hospital.,New words and expressions,on ones mind惦记，挂记在心 eg. This travel plan has been on my mind all week. The failure in the English examination was still on his

33、mind.,New words and expressions,come up（尤指意想不到的）发生，出现 eg. A light breeze came up. 突然吹起了一阵微风。 “Sorry, I am late-something came up at home.”,New words and expressions,go by (时间)过去 eg. Her daughter was becoming more and more beautiful as the years went by. As time goes by, things will be better.,New wo

34、rds and expressions,hang out1闲荡，徘徊 2挂出，伸出 eg. He often hung out in coffee bars while he was unemployed. It rained the moment I hung out my washing.,New words and expressions,every now and then有时，时常，不时 eg. John comes to visit me every now and then. Every now and then I have a desire to quit my tediou

35、s job.,New words and expressions,choke up1哽咽地说不出话来 2堵塞 eg. He choked up and couldnt finish his speech. During the rush hour roads are usually choked up with traffic.,New words and expressions,in the distance 在远处 eg. A ship could be seen in the distance. at a distance 以一定的距离，在稍远处 eg. The picture look

36、s better at a distance.这幅画远看比较好看。,New words and expressions,right away 立即，马上 eg. I will find you a hotel right away. He has got a high fever and should go to see a doctor right away.,Difficult sentences,He sounded as if he had a cold or something. 听上去他象是得了感冒似的。 本句暗含的意思为： 老人很是伤感。 类似的例子: She unfolded

37、the letter from her husband and began to read. The writing suddenly became blurred (模糊的)。 (暗示她流泪了）,Difficult sentences,At least they do with me because Im on the road so much. At least letters from home mean a lot to me because I travel a lot in a car for long distances. 至少对我来说是这样，因为我老是在外旅 行。,Diffic

38、ult sentences,“There isnt family,” he replied. “Although,” he went on, “come to think of it, it might just as well have been family.”(想起来，也可以算是一家人。) There isnt family- there isnt a letter from my family.,Difficult sentences,Come to think of it (口语)想起来，的确,真 的 eg. Come to think of it, I should write h

39、ome today. 想起来了，我今天该给家里写信。,Difficult sentences,Im not much of a hand at writing. Im not good at writing.我这人就是不大会写 东西。,Difficult sentences,But I take it hes someone -But I expect that he is someone 但是我期望他是,Went to school together? -You went to school together? (*a rising tone serve as a question in c

40、olloquial English),Difficult sentences,But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me. -but I realized that the taxi driver was still thinking of Old Ed when he spoke again. It seemed that he spike more to himself than to me. 可我知道他还在想着老埃德。他又开口

41、时， 与其说是跟我说话，还不如说是自言自语。,Difficult sentences,“Like it says there,” “about all we had to spend in those days was time.” - “as the letter says there,” “though we didnt have much money we had a lot of free time.”,Difficult sentences,there are fewer and fewer still around - fewer and fewer of us are left

42、alive.,Difficult sentences,Difficult sentences,But for the last 20 or 30 years its been mostly just Christmas cards. - but generally speaking we have sent only Christmas cards to keep in touch with each other for the last 20 or 30 years. 可最近这二三十年来，主要就是寄圣诞卡 了。,Difficult sentences,Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me, more than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that. -your friendship over the years has been very important to me, more important than I can say bec