1、,College English BOOK One,Revision Unit Four,1,revision,gift-apartment-special time-satisfied-earlier, first-additional-sudden, sharp pain-unwillingly-on other occasion-,血浓与水 作出更大的努力 难得，偶而 由于而获奖章 引以为自豪 在附近 满面生辉 一束花 撕成碎片,present,flat,occasion,content,primary,pang,reluctantly,at other times,extra,Bloo
2、d is thicker than water,make bigger effort,on rare occasion,get a medal for,be proud of,Round the corner,Brighten ones cheeks,A bunch of flowers,tear something into little bits,2,Many people in the Unite Stated spend their free time watching television.Certainly, there are many worthwhile programs o
3、n television, including news, educational programs for children, programs on current social problems, plays, movies, concerts, and so on. Nevertheless, perhaps people should not be spending so much of their time in front of the TV. Mr Mayer imagines what we might do if we were forced to find other a
4、ctivities. 3,Turning Off TV A QUite Hour,Target Wordswarm-up questionsIntroductory RemarksCultural BackgroundLanguage PointsTranslation 4,Target Words(1),worthwhile: adj. good enough for the time or effort needed; valuable e.g . The pleasure from success made worthwhile all our hard work over the pa
5、st years.5,这是值得一做的实验。,Its worthwhile doing the experiment.,Target Words (2),current a.1) of the present time e.g. The woman in blue over there is the current chairperson of our department2) generally accepted or in fashion流行的，通用的6,美元的现价比率是多少?,What is the current exchange rate for US dollars?,Target
6、Words (3),e.g. In writing, do not use words that are no longer current.7,这种观点在年轻人中很流行。,This view is current among the young people.,Target Words (4),n.1) stream of flowing water, air, gas etc.激流、气流 e.g. The cold currents of air from Siberia influence the climate of China.8,Target Words (5),2)flow of
7、 electricity through a wire or cable电流 e.g. alternate current; direct current 3) general course; tendency（事件、意见、思想等）过程、倾向 e.g. Newspapers influence the current of public opinions.9,Target Words (6),program: n. 1) performance on radio or television e.g .Whats the next item on the theater program? The
8、re is an interesting program on TV tomorrow evening.10,Target Words (9),2) plan;strategy方案，计划大纲 e.g. They have changed their teaching program. 3) set of instruction for computers程序 e.g. Bill Gates built his company by designing software programs. Vt.编程 e.g. The robot is programmed to do dangerous jo
9、bs in place of men.11,Target Words (10),communicate vt/vi 1) share or exchange opinions , ideas, information etc交流，联系等 e.g. Marriage fails when man and wife do not communicate with each other.12,他们无法与指挥部取得联系。,They had no way to communicate with their headquarters.,Target Words (11),2) pass on inform
10、ation, news;convey表达；传达 e.g. Ancient Indian tribes communicated by sign language. 3) understand 理解 e.g. She is not very good at communicating with young people.13,Target Words (12),rate n.1)率 e.g. inflation/birth/death/interest/exchange/rate 2) speed 速度 e.g. Camels travel at a rate of 10 miles an ho
11、ur. 3）price 价格 e.g. be sold at a high rate14,Target Words (13),v. set a value on评价，估价，对.估价 e.g. We rate your services highly.估价 phrases: at an easy rate廉价地；很容易地； at any rate 无论如何； rate with sb.受某人好评;15,Target Words (14),involve vt.1) have as a part or result（必须）包括 e.g. Taking the job involves workin
12、g on Sundays.16,申请去大学学习必须参加入学考试。,To apply for university study involves taking the college examination.,Target Words (15),2) cause to be mixed up ( in sth.) 牵连进去 e.g. He was involved in the murder.17,据说许多政客都卷进了这起贩毒案中。,It is said that many politicians were involved in the drug traffic.,Target Words (
13、16),glance n./v.quick glance e.g. Father used to take a glance at/over the newspaper headlines at breakfast. He glanced (v. )at the envelope and recognized his fathers writing.18,Target Words (17),phases:1) at a glance一眼e.g. The doctor saw a glance that the man had got pneumonia(肺炎）. 2) at first gla
14、nce乍一看 e.g. At first glance the problem seemed quite easy.19,Target Words (18),nevertheless conj. but; however e.g. He is quite handsome; nevertheless no girls like him:he is too arrogant.20,母亲很疲倦，然而，直到把所有的缝纫活干完才休息。,Mum was tired; nevertheless, she did not rest until all the sewing was done.,Target
15、Words (19),social a.1) of or in society社会的 e.g. These problems are social rather than economic. 2) relation to activities with friends社交的，交际的 e.g. Her reasons for visiting were purely social.21,Target Words (20),typical a. representative or characteristic e.g. Zhuozheng Garden is a typical Suzhou ga
16、rden.It is typical of him to be so rude.22,Target Words (21),barely ad. hardly ,only, just, almost not e.g. In the orphanage, Oliver Twist had barely enough to eat. Barely did he remember what had happened a week before.23,Target Words (22),barelywhen: as soon as一就e.g. propose: vt.1) (followed by an
17、 object clause in the subjunctive form) suggeste.g. He proposed that we( should) go there on foot.24,他刚到，她就又得走了。,He had barely arrived when she had to leave again.,Target Words (23),2). ask sb. to marry 求婚 e.g. Has he proposed to her? n. 1). suggestion, plan,scheme提议,建议 e.g. The two warring countrie
18、s agreed to the peace proposal.25,Target Words (24),辨析disturb, bother, trouble, worry These words imply a situation in which a person is annoying another or being annoyed.这些词表示使别人烦恼或让别人弄得烦恼不安的境地。 disturb is weak in intensity and usually suggests unintentional action to other people. 程度较低, 通常表示对人无意行为
19、。26,e.g. Did my whistling disturb you? Bother is stronger in intensity than disturb and suggests intentional action. 程度强于disturb，表示故意行为。 e.g. Just give me the money and Ill stop bothering you. Trouble is slightly more formal than worry and suggests a definite cause for alarm. 比worry略为正式,表示导致紧张的明确原因。
20、27,e.g. Might I trouble you to give me a lift to the airport? Worry suggests less clear-cut reasons for uneasiness, specifically implying suspense over the outcome of something.表示导致不安的不太明确的原因, 特别暗示对某事结果的悬念。 e.g. His disease worries me. 辨析discover, invent28,Discover means to find something that exist
21、ed before but was not known to people, such as a place or a fact. e.g. Columbus discovered America. Invent means to create sth. that did not exist before, such as machine or method. e.g. Bell invented telephone. 辨析prohibit, forbid , ban29,These words all refer to a declaration that something must no
22、t be done or to an action which prevents something from being done.均指宣布某事不许进行或阻止某事进行的行为。 Prohibit means to forbid something by law, rules or regulations. 指用法律、制度或规章对某事予以禁止。 e.g. Smoking in this theatre is prohibited.30,Forbid refers to an order to something not to do sth.指命令某人不得做某事。 e.g. I cant forb
23、id you seeing that man. Ban means to state officially that something must not be done指官方禁止不得做某事。 e.g. The treaty bans all nuclear tests 辨析proposal, suggestion Both these words refer to an action of putting forward something for consideration.指提出某事供考虑。31,Proposal refers to a plan that is formally put
24、 forwards for discussion or consideration.指正式提出来供考虑，采纳或执行的建议。 e.g.Ld like to make a proposal. suggestion is a plan for the improvement of work or the settlement of problems. 指为改进工作、解决问题而提出的建议。 e.g.Our teacher made some useful suggestions to help us prepare for the CET Band Four.32,Warm-up Questions,
25、1. Do you remember when you watch TV? 2. What are your favorite TV programs? Why? 3. How do you spend your spare times besides watching TV?33,Introductory Remarks,There is no doubt that people enjoy watching television. It has become part of our modern life. But why is it suggested that we turn off
26、TV for an hour? And what are we supposed to do in that hour without TV? Lets find it out in the text. 34,Cultural background,US television-yesterday and todayIt was in the 1950s that television started to take the place of radio in the United States, and in the early 1960s over 750 TV stations were
27、telecasting to about 52 million sets with the result that the American TV audience included almost every family.Today there are a thousands stations all over the country, and in many places there is a choice of five or six channels, not counting in the cable programs one can buy.The Big Three of the
28、 networks -the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBC), and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) 35,The generation gap The term is used to mean differences in ideas , life styles and attitudes between older and younger people ,differences which result in a lack
29、 of understanding between then and frequently lead to confrontation.,High divorce rate in the USDivorce is a major problem in the US. At present, about one quarter to one third of all American marriage end in divorce. The immediate result that arises from the high divorced rate is an increasing numb
30、er of single home, i.e. , homes where children are being raised by only one parent.,Language Points,1. I would like to propose that(p.1)would like to do:wish to do想，愿意，语气较want to委婉，would like在口语中说成ld like to ; like 想要（常和should和would连用）36,We would like to hear your view about it. 我们想听听你对这个问题的看法。,They
31、 would like to wait for the bus.他们想等公共汽车。,propose:put for consideration建议，提议;here the objective clause after propose should be in subjective mood and the verb in the clause must follow”should”in British English, while in American English”should” can be omitted.37,He proposed that a doctor (should)be
32、 sent for.,I propose that we(should)set a dead line for handing in the plans.,像此类的词还有order, suggest, advise, advice, agree, agreement, demand, insist, insistence,agree, agreement, require, requirement, stipulate, stipulation 2. Let us take a serious, reasonable look at what(P2)take a look at : to ex
33、amine38,He took a look at a new idea for selling dictionaries.,3. Without the distraction of TV(P2): If there was no the distraction of TV The prepositional phrases headed by “with” or “without” sometimes functions as a conditional clause led by “if” or “If not”. Without可用来指条件或假定，引导的短语相当于一个非真实条件句。因此
34、句子的谓语动词常用于虚拟语气。39,e.g. Without air(=If there were no air,) there would be no wind or rain.Without plants(=If there were no plants,) animals could not live on the earth.40,4. It is well known that many of our problems(P2) It is well known that众所周知 “It is +past participial+that clause” structure e.g.
35、It is well -known that the earth is always turning round the sun.It is well-known that the moon has no light of its own.41,similar structure:It is said that据说.It is reported that据报道.It is estimated that据估计.It is thought that人们认为. It is believed that人们相信. It is decided that已决定.42,It is expected that(
36、人们)预计. It is arranged that已安排 5. The result is emotional difficulty of one kind or one kind or another.(P.2)It means: Because people failed in communication they could not understand each other well in some way.43,problems relating to ones feeling or emotional,6. we might get to know each other bett
37、er, and to like each other better.(P.2) get to (do sth.): do sth. gradually or without the passing of time(逐渐）做到44,She is getting to be a middle-aged woman.,v.followed by infinitive means: reach the stage,I get to know him in 1990.,7. On evenings when such talk is unnecessary, families could redisco
38、ver more active pastimes. “prep+n” construction 指一天的一段时间，通常用in 或at。) 但是如果指一个特定的上午、下午时要用介词on。45,I propose to leave London on the evening of the 19th.,in the morning/ afternoon/evening; at night,8. Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might take a ride together to watch the set set
39、. (P.3)free from: relieve from46,Only the unity of the people in the world can the earth free from war.,After working through the whole night, he freed himself from the difficulties he had faced.,take a ride (in or on): take a journey (in a car or on an animal,etc)47,All his family took a ride in a
40、car after the dinner.,Being without money, the poor couple had to take a ride in a bus home.,9. ( remember feet?) and see the neighborhood with fresh eyes?( P.3) Do they remember they have got feet?48,a small area near or round house.,A factory had an accident yesterday in our neighborhood.,用新奇的目光观察
41、住处的周围地区。,It is rhetorical question in a parenthesis which implies that people dont have sit around in front of the TV set, instead, they might go for a walk. On the other hand, he could imply that Americans are so used to traveling by car rather than on food that many people possible are unable to f
42、eet their feet.49,10. With free time and no TV, children and adults might rediscover reading. (P. 4) In the free time, without the influence of T.V. Programs, all the people, from children to adults might read and find the good influence of the books on them. （过去阅读的习惯已被遗忘，现代人需要重新培养这种习惯。）50,重新发现阅读,11
43、. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour. (P.4) If we had a quiet hour from TV each evening and spent it reading good books, we would produce a more literate new generation. 51,12. A different form of reading might also be done, as it was in the past. (P. 5) People might
44、 do another kind of reading, as people used to do in the past: reading aloud.“as” in this sentence is used as a conjunction expressing a comparison or similarity. “it was” in the as-clause can be omitted. （句中的as是连词， 表示比较或类似。 As从句中的it was可以省略。）52,read: to understand sth. printed or written,As a stude
45、nt of English learner, he must be able to read and speak English well.,We ate turkey for Christmas dinner, as we had before the war.,Oliver oil is used in cooking in Greek as ( it is) in Italy.,13. Few pastimes bring a family close together than gathering around and listening to mother or father rea
46、d a story. (P.5)Gathering around and listening to mother or father closer together than other pastimes .bring together: cause to meet 相聚 e.g. The common struggle has brought them together . 53,Listen to: followed by noun (pronoun)+present participle or infinitive without “to” 14. the TV networks mig
47、ht even be forced to come up with better shows(P.5)come up with: think of, produce, (idea, etc) in response to challenge 54,He listened to me repeat what he said.,She is listening to someone singing.,Scientists will have come up with new methods of increasing the worlds food supply.,15. electronic b
48、aby-sitter (P.6) This is a metaphor to refer to a TV. Here the author refers to T.V. in a humorous way. 16. It has been only twenty-five years since television came to control American free time.(P6) It has been/isyears/months/weeks since55,It is a week since we arrived here.,Its a long time since I met you last.,come to do sth: begin as s result of time or experience（come+infinitive：变得，经过某一过程发生某一情况）e.g. Living here for years, she has come to know the city well.John was selfish at first, but he came to realize that other people counted, too.56,
