1、Unit 10 American literatureI.Words1.furnish v. 为。 。配备家具，装家具于。 。=supply with furniture, put furniture in a house / room; 提供（所需的东西）furniture u.n 家具 a piece of furniture a set of furniture这间房子家具齐备。The house is well furnished. We furnished our house with new curtains.We are renting a furnished house.The
2、 publishing house furnished new books to a library.=The publishing house furnished a library with new books.2rare adj 稀有的，罕见的， 冷僻的； 珍奇的，出类拔萃的；（空气等）稀薄的； （肉） 煎的嫩的 rarely advrare species 珍惜动物a rare disease 罕见的病 rare air 稀薄的空气a rare steak 鲜嫩的牛排我极少到饭馆吃饭。Only rarely do I eat in restaurants. 他很少迟到。It is ra
3、re for him to be late. 2.worthy adj. (做表语)值得的，配得上的；（做定语）有价值的，可敬的,优秀的He did a worthy job.=He did an excellent job.The park is worthy of a visit.of being visited.to be visited.Cf: The park is worth a visit.visiting.The book is worth 10 yuan.3.burden vt.使挑重担；使负重n.重担；负荷burden sb with sth.be burdened wit
4、h sth.He is only twenty-two, but he has to be burdened with a family.4.approve vi.赞成 approve of sth.vt.批准approval n.They dont quite approve of the plan.The minister approved the building plan.II.Phrases1.attend to 注意，专心=pay attention to ；照料,照顾 =look after；处理，对付=deal with ；接待=serveI wish I had attend
5、ed to what she said.She has a great deal to attend to today.He was called in to attend to a wounded boy.Are you being attended to, sir? 先生，有人接待你吗？Cf: attend （ on/upon）伺候The queen was attended on by a number of servants .2.go far (货币) 值钱，耐花；大有帮助，起很大作用；大有前途/成就He has an income of 500 yuan per month. It
6、 doesnt go far for his family.Your suggestion will go far towards solving the problem.A man with courage and confidence will go far.3.take pride in= be proud of He takes pride in his furnished house.=He is proud of his furnished house.4.do up 把（头发）向上盘；梳妆，打扮= make up；cf: dress up扎，捆，扣=fasten/tie ；收拾，
7、整理 tidy up/clean up；包起来， 扎起来=wrap；整修， 装饰（房屋等）= repair /decorate a housedo yourself up: make up 梳妆， 打扮do up the buttons 系纽扣do up the furniture 整修家具do up the rooms 粉刷房间do up presents 包礼物玛丽已打扮好， 准备参加舞会。 Mary has done herself up for the party. 这条裙子是从后面扣的。 This skirt does up at the back. After she hesita
8、ted for a minute , she quickly did up her hair.The little girl did up the buttons the wrong way.Can you do me the favor to do up the room?5.let down 使失望 disappoint；使丢脸shame；不支持；放下 put downIm depending/relying/accounting on you to support me. Dont let me down.Let down a rope so that I can climb up.6.
9、 fix sth on/upon sth/sb.=stare at sb/sth. 全神贯注于He sat on the couch , with his eyes fixed on the set of combs.He fixed /focused/ concentrated /centered his attention on listening to the news.7at length 最后，终于 =at last；详尽地=in detail; 长久地=for a long time他终于回来了。At length he returned.他详细地给我讲了很久He spoke to
10、 me at (great ) lengthIII.Sentence patters1. In the hall below was a mailbox into which no letter would go.Down flowed the brown cascade.Many happy hours had she spent , planning for something nice for him.2.Tomorrow would be Christmas Day and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a present.= she
11、 had only $1.87 with which she could buy Jim a present.Please give me a knife with which to cut the apple.= .a knife with which I can cut the apple .3.It was not anger, nor surprise, nor a look showing that he did not approve, nor horror, nor any of the feelings that she had been prepared for.not no
12、r不。 。 。也不。 。 。 （连接并列成分或句子）I will not do it, nor consider it.I dont know where he has gone, nor do I care.4.The dull precious metal seemed to flash, as if (it was) reflecting her bright spirit.as if /as thoughShe stood as if (she was) rooted to the ground.She stared at the girl as if (she was) seeing
13、 her for the first time.She opened her mouth as if (she was) to speak.5.Lets forget about it now and have our dinner, shall we?Let us have dinner, will you?V. Practice(A)Fill in the blank with proper words.1.My uncle spends almost all of his income collecting rare stamps.2.A red light will start fla
14、shing/ to flash when the batteries are getting low.3.Mother doesnt approve of her smoking.4.How much baggage do you have for this trip? Five pieces.5.The apartment is well furnished.6.He looks very shabby wearing a worn-out overcoat.7.Some people throw away household garbage at will, making environm
15、ent polluted.8.The outcome of their discussion is still unknown.9.Your hair is so long. Go and get a haircut.(B) Fill in the blank with proper phrases.1.She wont go with you because she is attending to /will attend to / must attend to / has to attend to the baby.2.Im sorry to let you down, but I rea
16、lly cant do anything now. 3.They take/ took pride in their daughters success. 4.They spoke at length _about the situation before making the decision. 5.Alex tried to fix his mind on/upon the job at hand. 6.The present was done up in yellow wrapping paper when it arrived. 7.Burdened with a large fami
17、ly, the man had to work hard.(C)Multiple choices 1. He is a patient needing _.A. attending B. attending to C. attending on D. all of the above2. She was carrying a parcel of books _ in brown paper.A. doing up B. done up C. doing with D. done with3. The question facing business is whether such resear
18、ch is _ the costs.A. valuable B. worth of C. worthy of D. worthwhile4. On the door was pinned a note, which _ “Thank you for your help.”A. read B. say C. wrote D. was read5. When the famous scientist was making a speech, many eyes were _ on him.A. set B. centered C. fixed D. aimed6. I cant save more
19、 money because 1000 Yuan a month doesnt _ far.A. go B. walk C. last D. spread7. Our school is a beautiful and famous one. I took _ in being a member of it.A. glory B. honor C. pride D. pleasure8. She is a girl who likes to show her beauty .Look, she is _ herself up again.A. making B. doing C. pickin
20、g D. taking9. She is a very promising girl; I think she will never _ us down.A. get B. set C. let D. put10._ production up by 60 percent/As the production has risen /increased by 60 percent, the company has had another excellent year.(NMET2000)A. As B. For C. With D. Through(D)Writing根据下面提示和所给的词, 写一
21、篇短文。李华： 家庭富有， 独立，勤奋； 学习上从不让人失望； 很少上网， 不爱打扮， 是个好学生；大学期间在外租房； 不顾父母反对，找了份照顾老太太的零工。Let down rare do up be worthy furnish approve attend toThough Li Hua is a college student from a wealthy family, she is diligent and independent. She has never let her parents or teachers down in her studies ever since he
22、r childhood. Compared with other students, she is a rare visitor to a cyber cafe, but a frequent visitor to the library or a bookstore. She never wastes time doing herself up, but occupies herself with courses. She is worthy of the honor as a good student.She lives in a furnished flat. Though her parents dont approve of her taking part-time jobs, she has got one recently. She is attending to an old lady not far from her flat. She thinks this experience will be useful for her future work.
