1、Unit 2: Part A,The Gratitude We Need,21st Century College English: Book 4,gratitude n.,thankfulness / gratefulness / appreciation,express ones gratitude to sb. for sth.,I can hardly express my gratitude to you for your help.,对于你的帮助， 我几乎难以表达我的谢意。,Her eyes were immediately filled with gratitude.,她的眼里立
2、刻充满了感激之情。,to slam sth. vt.&vi. shut, put, push,throe or knock with great force. The act of slamming always involves great force and usually a loud noise.,Examples: I was so annoyed that I just slammed the phone down. The door slammed.,slam the door (in sbs face)关门；摈弃；拒绝,I heard someone slam the door
3、 .,He closed the door with a slam.,vi.,vt.,n.,gears n. (pl) set of toothed wheels which fit into another set to transmit power from a vehicles engine to its road wheels. （机动车辆）传动装置，排挡,Examples: The car has four forward gears（前进挡）and one reverse gear（倒挡）.,in gear 机器开得动灵活; 搭上齿轮 处于正常状态; 健康全的, 合拍的,My wa
4、tch got out of gear and would not run.,The machinery had rusted and gone out of gear.,(机器)开不动, 出毛病 (事情)脱节,sore a. 1) painful or aching from a wound, infection or (of muscles) hard use 疼痛的 2) (AmE) angry, esp, from feeling unjustly treated.愤愤不平的；气恼的,Examples: My feet are sore from all that running ye
5、sterday. Dont joke about his weight; its rather a sore point with him.,buck n. (Am sl.) = U. S. dollar Other informal American expressions for money include dough,bread,moola(h) and greenback.,Examples: The drinks cost me four bucks. How the hell could we scrape up enough dough to pay him off.,have
6、(every) good reason to do sth. be fully justified to do sth. 有充分/足够理由做某事,Examples: I have good reason to suspect him. The police have very good reason to believe he is guilty.,More to learn,trace v.& n.,他们找不到他。,微量元素,He disappeared without a trace.,他消失得无影无踪。,我们找不到他的踪迹。,We have lost all trace of him.,
7、trace elements,The custom traces (back) to the time of the Warring States.,这个风俗可追溯到战国时期。,They could not trace him.,without a word without saying anything. Here it refers to word of gratitude. 一句话也没说；一声不响地；一言不发地,Examples: He left without a word. He took away the book without a word, which made me rat
8、her angry.,glare at to look in an angry way.,Examples: They didnt fight, but stood there glaring at one another. He didnt shout or swear, but just glared silently at me.,glare at 表示“凶狠而且带有威胁性的瞪眼睛” She advanced a step or two and glared hate at the enemy.她向前走了一两步, 以仇恨的目光瞪着敌人 gaze at 目不转睛地看，(“惊叹”、“羡慕”或
9、“入迷”) She gazed at me for a long time before she recognized who I was.她注视着我好久, 才认出我是谁。 stare at 特别表示“睁大眼睛凝视”，(“惊奇”、“傲慢”或“茫然”) The little child stared at the toys in the shop-window. 那小孩盯着商店橱窗里的玩具。,glance 指看一下或瞥一眼(有意识的)。 His glance silenced the audience, and he began to speak. 他环视了一下，听众都不说话了，他便开始讲话。
10、glimpse 一般指看一眼或一瞥(无意识的)。 She caught a glimpse of her friend in the supermarket. 她在超级市场里瞥见了她的朋友。,take a glance at .(看一看) get a glimpse of .(瞥见了),offensive n.,= offense, offence 进攻, 攻势,和平攻势,adj.,a peace offensive,The government has launched a new offensive against crime.,政府发起了新的打击犯罪攻势。,offensive behav
11、iour/remarks,攻击性武器,an offensive weapon,冒犯性的行为/言论,an offensive smell,刺鼻的气味,an offensive sight,令人生厌的景色,appreciate v.,I appreciate your help very much.,我非常感谢你的帮助。,You cant appreciate English poetry unless you understand its rhythm.,你若不懂英文诗韵律, 就无法欣赏/鉴赏英文诗。,I really appreciate the danger of this job.,我真的
12、认识/察觉/意识到了这份工作的危险。,appreciation n.,to poison (an occasion, a situation, relationship, etc.) v. to spoil it in an unpleasant and nasty way so that you no longer feel happy and optimistic about it.,Examples: Dont trust the words which poison the friendship of ours. The long dispute has poisoned relati
13、ons between the two countries.,More to learn,to think twice (again) before (about) doing sth. to think carefully before deciding to do sth.,Examples: Youve got to think twice before you spend 100 yuan on a book. You should think twice about employ someone youve never met.,More to learn,render vt. 1)
14、 give (esp. sth. abstract, such as help, service, thanks, etc.) 2) cause (sb. or sth.) to be in a certain condition,Examples: We would never have succeeded without the aid you rendered . The shock of the discovery rendered him speechless.这一发现使他吃惊得一句话也说不出来。,More to learn,service n. something one does
15、 that helps or benefits another or others,Examples: You did me a great service by showing me the truth.,do a service (为)效劳帮忙;作出贡献;予人方便;提供服务施惠于, In a sense he did do a service to British journalists.,你把实情告诉我了, 这对我很有好处,denial of sth. n. a refusal to give or allow 拒绝；否认,Examples: They protested against
16、 the denial of basic human freedoms. Sex discrimination is the most basic denial of equal opportunities.,deny v. deny + n.deney + doing sth.,He denied the signature. 他否认这是他的签名。 He denied knowing anything about their plans. 他否认知悉他们的计划。,to locate (some place) to learn the position of,Examples: They de
17、cided to locate a new school in the suburbs . I am trying to locate MrGreen. Do you know where he is?,More to learn,他们决定在郊区设置一所新学校。,refer to to mention, speak of.,Examples: When I said somebody is stupid, I wasnt referring to you. Which one did you refer to when you mentioned “you”.,press (into, on,
18、 upon,etc) giving in a very forceful way, allowing no refusal to accept,Examples: Mary pressed money into Johns hand to express her gratitude. His aunt pressed upon him cups of tea and chocolate cookies.,something of to a degree but not complete,Examples: George found himself something of a celebrit
19、y（小有名气）. He is something of an expert on linguistics.,More to learn,legend a very old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories that people tell about a famous event or person.,Examples: Elvis Presley （猫王）is one of the great legends of pop music. The legend springs from ancient chin
20、a.,adj.,legendary,拿破仑的胜利带有传奇色彩。,The victories of Napoleon are legendary.,an art an activity of a high level of skill or a special ability,Examples: Threading a needle is an art in itself. Driving a car in Central London needs quite an art!,在伦敦市中心开车可真需要点技术.,穿针引线本身就是一种技巧。,take / catch ones fancy pleas
21、e or attract sb.,Examples: Many foreigners take a fancy to Cloisonne vases. She saw a suit in the shop window and it caught her fancy immediately.,Computer games always take my fancy.,电脑游戏总是让我着迷,Isnt there any way to do sth.(that) Is it possible that?,Examples: Isnt there any way (that) I can talk t
22、o him in person? Isnt there any way (that) the murderer has already escaped to another place?,有没有办法改变您的决定呢？,Isnt there any way to change your decision?,not merely emphasize how important and surprising something is by comparing it with something else what is less important or surprising.,Examples: H
23、e is not merely a good artist, but a great one. Much of the new industry is not merely in China, it is Chinese-owned.,on sb.s part / on the part of sb. made or done by sb.,Examples: Sorry, it was an error on my part. The agreement has been kept on my part but not on his, ie(that is to say/ in other
24、words) by me but not by him.,我一直遵守协议, 但他并不遵守.,open ones eyes make one aware for the first time that something is different from the way that you thought it was,Examples: Travel to the island country opened his eyes to the poverty for the first time. Johns eyes were opened up to the world of nature w
25、hen he had visited that museum.,That tribute opened my eyes and taught me to show gratitude for my wifes day-to-day heroism.,Translate the sentence:?,Key: 那句赞美的话打开了我的眼睛，它教会我要感谢妻子日复一日的，而一直被我习以为常的英雄行为。,More to learn,(in) one way or another by some means, methods, etc. anyway,Examples: One way or anoth
26、er, Im going to leave this town. We must finish the job this week one way or another.,to oblige someone means to be helpful to them by doing what they have asked you to do.,Examples: Please oblige me by closing the door. Could you oblige me with ten yuan?,More to learn,We are much obliged to you for
27、 your help.,非常感激你给我们的帮助。,贫困迫使她过艰苦的生活。,Poverty obliged her to live a hard life.,confide sth. to sb. tell sth. (esp. a secret) to sb. confidentially,Examples: He confided his trouble to his friend. Mary confided to me that she had applied for another job.,Youre the only person I can confide in.,你是唯一我信
28、任的人。,be (get) fed up with (about) sb.(sth.) (infml) be or become unhappy, bored or tired of sb. or sth., esp. what one has been experiencing for a long time,Examples: I am fed up with her complaints. I wont wait any longer; I am fed up.,be weary of,be sick of,be tired of,get bored with,synonym,boast
29、 (about / of / that) talk (about sth., esp. sth. one has done or one owns) in a way that shows excessive pride and pleasure,Examples: John is always boasting about his childrens success at school. Mike boasted that he was the best player in the team.,take pains with / over / to do sth. make a great
30、effort to do sth. or to do it properly努力，下苦功尽心竭力；煞费苦心,Examples: She always takes great pains with her hair-style. You should take more pains with your work.,endeavor to,exert oneself to,refrain from sth./ doing sth. deliberately avoid to do something,Examples: I carefully refrained from looking at h
31、er. Please refrain from smoking during the performance.,on the contrary expressing strong opposition to what had just been said,Examples: I dont like my job; on the contrary, I think its very dull. It doesnt seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think its rather beautiful.,philosophy of life ones appr
32、oach to life and his way of dealing with it,Examples: Live now, pay later thats my philosophy of life .,My philosophy of life is work.,我的人生哲学就是工作。,-Thomas Alva Edison , American inventor,读写教程 IV: Ex. III, p. 39,Exercises Vocabulary,1. The authors son was studying medicine at McGill University with t
33、he _ of becoming a surgeon.,Exercises Vocabulary,2. I took his criticism as a _ desire to see improvement in my work.,III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.,intention,sincere,generous tribute denial intention sincere gratitude slam sore trace glare conve
34、ntional render proof agreeable,3. They didnt fight, but stood there _ at one another.,generous tribute denial intention sincere gratitude slam sore trace glare conventional render proof agreeable,Exercises Vocabulary,4. Dont get _ at me because you got low marks in your exams.,III. Fill in the blank
35、s with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.,glaring,sore,5. Though the poem is well-known, no one has yet been able to _ its author.,Exercises Vocabulary,6. The new club strives to educate its member to _ service to the community.,III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below
36、. Change the form where necessary.,trace,render,generous tribute denial intention sincere gratitude slam sore trace glare conventional render proof agreeable,7. Mary likes to go dancing on weekends because she does not believe that the _ of pleasure is a virtue.,Exercises Vocabulary,8. People place
37、stamps on letters or packages as _ that they have paid for mailing.,III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.,denial,proof,generous tribute denial intention sincere gratitude slam sore trace glare conventional render proof agreeable,9. The major praised the
38、 Lei Feng Spirit that could be found every where in the city and paid particular_ to youngsters who helped the elderly.,Exercises Vocabulary,10. These disks hold more than 400 times as much information as a _ floppy disk.,III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where nece
39、ssary.,tribute,conventional,generous tribute denial intention sincere gratitude slam sore trace glare conventional render proof agreeable,11. Though he didnt have much to give, he was _ with his money.,Exercises Vocabulary,12. Fathers Day is a day on which the people of many countries express their
40、_ and appreciation for their fathers by giving them gifts or greeting cards .,III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.,generous,gratitude,generous tribute denial intention sincere gratitude slam sore trace glare conventional render proof agreeable,13. She
41、_ on the brakes and the car came to a sudden stop.,Exercises Vocabulary,14. You might be more successful in your job if you could take the trouble to make yourself more _ to your colleagues as well as your employer.,III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.,slammed,agreeable,generous tribute denial intention sincere gratitude slam sore trace glare conventional render proof agreeable,
