Reading(4)：Homealone.ppt

1、Language points,1. Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected. (Page22, line 2) vacation“假期”,指正式规定的较长的假期,不指假日或节日。,the summer/winter vacation暑/寒假 take a vacation休假on vacation (在)度假 three weeks of vacation 三周的假期,辨析holiday与leave (1)holiday既可以指假期(也可用复数),也可指节假日。e.g.: on holiday (在)

2、度假holiday dress 节日盛装 (2)leave休假,准假,多指政府部门机关,尤指部队的休假。e.g.: ask for leave请假,2. Yes, I cant wait to surprise the boys! (line 5) cant wait to do sth. 迫不及待地要做某事 e.g. I cant wait to meet you and your friend. 我迫不及待的想见到你和你的朋友。,3. You werent supposed to come home until tomorrow! (lines 9-10) be supposed to应该

3、，应当 e.g. The sports meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we had to postpone it due to the bad weather. 运动会应该该周二举行，但因为坏天 气我们不得不推迟。,4. The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and . (lines 18-19) in a mess 混乱；杂乱；肮脏 e.g. Your room is in a mess. Please tidy it. 你的房间杂乱不堪，请把它打扫干净

4、。 Your books and magazines are almost in a mess; go and put them in order. 你的书和杂志简直是乱七八糟，去把 它们整理一下。,5. We thought you could act like an adult, but look at the mess! (lines 23-24) adult C/n. 成年人 an adult e.g. The adults teach them these skills. 大人们教他们这些技术。 adj. 成年的，成熟的 e.g. We should do our best to d

5、evelop the adult education. 我们应当努力发展成人教育。,6. We wont tolerate such behavior in our house! (lines 27-28) tolerate v. 容许，容忍 e.g. There is a limit to what one person can tolerate. 人的容忍是有限度的。,7. Im still a teenager! (line 29) teenager n. 青少年 e.g. He is managing a club for teenagers. 他在经营一家青少年俱乐部。 拓展：tee

6、nage adj. 青少年的 e.g. He gave a talk on the theme of teenage unemployment. 他就青少年失业的主题作了一次报告。,8. Why is everything always my fault? (lines 29-30) fault n. 过错，过失 e.g. I dont know whose fault it is. 我不知道这是谁的过失。,1. Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected. (Page22, line 2) vacatio

7、n“假期”,指正式规定的较长的假期,不指假日或节日。,fault 作名词还能表示“缺点，故障” e.g. There is a fault in this machine. 这台机器出了故障。 His greatest fault is that he talks too much. 他最大的缺点是说得太多。,9. Act two, Scene one (line 34) scene n. 有以下几种含义： (戏剧)场景，布景 e.g. This play is divided into three acts, and each act has three scenes. 这个剧分为三幕，每一

8、幕有三个场 景。,景色，风景 e.g. The scene is a perfect dream when you see the sun rising slowly in the east. 观看太阳从东方慢慢升起，这种 景色确实太美了。,the summer/winter vacation暑/寒假 take a vacation休假on vacation (在)度假 three weeks of vacation 三周的假期,区分： scenery 自然景物，天然风光，舞台布景 e.g. The grassland scenery of Tibet is unrivalled. 西藏的草原

9、风景是无与伦比的。 The scenery for the play must have cost too much. 那出戏的舞台布景一定很费钱。,sight 既可以指眼前看到的景观，又可以指名胜、风景。在表达后者的含义是必须用复数。 view 常指从远处或高处看到的景色，有时可与scene互换。,(1)The first time I toured the Great Wall, I was deeply impressed with the beautiful _. A. view B. sign C. scene D. scenery (2)The _ of the story is

10、Russia during World War . A. view B. sign C. scene D. scenery,10. They never even gave me a chance to defend myself. (line 37) defend v. 辩解，辩护 常用结构： defend sb./ oneself/ sth.( from/against sb./sth.) e.g. How can you defend such behavior? 你怎么能为这种行为辩解呢? She defended herself successfully in court. 她在法庭

11、上成功地为自己进行了辩护。,11. Anyhow, they didnt trust me. (line 41) anyhow adv. 反正，不管怎样 e.g. He told me not to buy it, but I bought it anyhow. 他告诉我不要买它，但不管怎样，我 还是买了。,12. They dont deserve an explanation. (line 42) deserve v. 值得，应得，应受 e.g. He deserves a reward for his efforts. 他积极努力，值得奖赏。 What have I done to de

12、serve this? 我做了什么事让我应该得到这呢？,Do you think these proposals deserve _? to be considered considering consideration all the above,13. Do you think we were too hard on Daniel? (line 51) be hard on 对苛刻/严厉 =be strict with sb. / in sth. e.g. She was very hard on me. 她对我很苛刻。,辨析holiday与leave (1)holiday既可以指假期(也

13、可用复数),也可指节假日。e.g.: on holiday (在)度假holiday dress 节日盛装 (2)leave休假,准假,多指政府部门机关,尤指部队的休假。e.g.: ask for leave请假,14. Maybe, but now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he wont respect us. (lines 54-55) now that 既然 e.g. Now that you have known the matter, I think it unneces

14、sary to discuss it again. 既然你知道这件事，就没必要再讨论了。,Complete the following sentences,No one goes to the school during the v_. 2. Youre in a nice m_ now because youve been caught stealing. 3. The hotel c_ me $50 for a room for the night the other day.,acation,ess,harged,Practice,4. I dont mean to praise mys

15、elf because I have my f_. 5. His feet left dirty m_ all over the floor. 6. I was very u_ to see how hurt she was. 7. The first s_ in the second act contains a very long speech.,aults,arks,pset,cene,8. How many points did he s_ in that basketball game? 9. The books title sounded s_ but it was really

16、a serious study. 10. I paid him $ 60 for the painting but its real v_ must be about $ 600.,core,illy,alue,11. He was nearly driven m_ by the terrible noise near the airport. 12. We got into an a_ about whether to go by sea or by air. 13. A s_ person puts his own interests first. 14. Martin won a pri

17、ze for good _ (行为) at school.,ad,elfish,rgument,behavior,Translate the following sentences. 1. 这些计划预计很快将被实施。(expect) 2. 一群学生跟在老师身后进来了。 (follow),These plans are expected to be put into practice soon. A group of students came in following the teacher.,3. 人们指望他当一名科学家，他却选择当了医生。 (be supposed to) 4. 中国人用洋

18、油的日子一去不复返了。(gone),He was supposed to become a scientist but he chose to be a doctor. Gone are the days when the Chinese people used foreign oil.,5. 这些货物不能不包装。（go） 6. 你最好请医生给你女儿检查一下。(have sb. done),These goods cant go unpacked. (go without being packed.) Youd better have your daughter examined.,7. 这问题值得进一步讨论。(deserve) 8. 既然你长大了，你必须停止这样幼 稚的行为。 (now that),This question deserves a further discussion= deserves t