1、Language points,Unit 3 Reading,1. scene n. 1) 一场, 一镜头 He added a new scene at the beginning. 在开头他又加了一场戏。 We missed the first few scenes of the film. 我们错过了这场电影开始的几个镜头。 2) 景色, 风景, 场面 The night scene in Shanghai is quite beautiful. 上海的夜景非常美。 3) (发生事件的) 现场, 地点 They rushed to the scene of the traffic acc
2、ident.他们火速赶到车祸的现场。,比较: scene , scenery 和view scene 指都市景观或室内陈设, 还可以指 舞台场面或部分布景, 可数名词。 scenery 指山河湖海等自然景观, 也可以 指舞台全部, 是不可数名词。 view 指从远处或高处看到的风景。 The view from the top of the hill is wonderful. 从山顶上眺望, 风景很美。,2. permit 1) vt. 许可, 允许, 容许 permit doing / n./ pron. 准许做某事 permit sb. to do sth. 准许sb.做某事 We do
3、nt permit making noise here. 我们不允许在这里吵闹。 The teacher didnt permit us to swim in this river. 老师不允许我们在这条河里游泳。 Her mother would not permit her to come back late. 她的妈妈是不会允许她晚归的。 容我解释一下。Permit me to explain it.,2) vi. (事物)允许, 成为可能 I will go to meet you if time permits. 如果时间允许的话, 我们会去见你。 Well start tomorr
4、ow, weather permitting. 天气允许的话, 我们明天出发。 3) n. 许可证, 通行证 Please show your drive permit. 请出示你的驾照。 Ex: The teacher doesnt permit _ in class. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. to have a smoke,C,3. spot n.&v. n. 斑点 豹和虎哪一个身上有斑点? Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? n. drop 滴 下了几滴雨, 你感觉到了吗? Did you feel
5、 a few spots of rain?n. 地点, 场所 这就是事故发生的地点。 This is the very spot where the accident happened. v. 找出, 认出, 发觉杰克最终找到了他想要的衬衫。 Jack finally spotted just the shirt he wanted.我看不出两者的区别。 I cant spot the difference between them.,spotless adj. 没有污点的,纯洁的 spotted adj. 有斑点的,玷污的,on the spot 当场, 当下 put sb on the s
6、pot 使某人尴尬/为难 hit the spot 满足要求, 合口味 a scenic/historic spot 风景名胜/古迹,4. seek (sought, sought) vt.& vi. 1) 寻找, 追求 They sought shelter from the rain. 他们找地方躲雨。 He found it worthless to seek fame. 他发现追求名声是不值钱的。 2)请求, 征求, 求教 You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter. 在这件事上你应征求你律师的意见。,3) 企图, 试图
7、 They sought to punish him for his crime but he escaped. 他们试图惩罚他的罪行, 但他却逃跑了。 phrase: seek ones / a fortune 追求财富, 碰运气 seek for /after 寻找, 追求 She sought for a solution to the problem. seek ones advice 征求某人的意见,5.account,keep accounts 记账open/close an account wit a bank 在银行开立/结束帐户account for 说明(原因等),作出解释
8、,(指数量) 占, 杀死,击落on account of 因为, 由于 take into account=take account of 考虑,重视on all accounts 无论如何on no account 绝不,(accountant n. 会计),n. 说明,理由,计算, 账目 V. 认为,说明,总计有,2) account for : 对做出解释, 说明原因 他因病缺席。 His illness accounts for his absence. 请你对自己的行为作出解释。 Please account for your own conduct. 导致 Bad weather
9、accounted for the long delay. 长期的延缓是由坏天气导致的。,He could not account for his foolish mistake.Give us an account for what happened.She retired early on account of illhealth.The company takes account of environmental issues wherever possible.,Id _ his reputation with other farmers and business people in
10、the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan. take into account B. account for C. make up for D. make out,考虑 说明的原因弥补 理解,辨认出,A,表示 “因为,由于”的短语:on account of owing tobecause of due toas a result of thanks to,6. Patience, Mr. Adams. 耐心点, 亚当斯先生。 patience n. 忍耐, 耐心 lose on
11、es / be out of patience with 对失去耐心 adj. patient 耐心的, 能容忍的 be patient with sb./sth. 对有耐心 You should be more patient with other. 你应该多容忍他人一些。,in patience 耐心地have no patience with 不能容忍的 be out of patience with 对耐不住be patient with 对有耐心,impatience n. (反)patient adj. / impatient adj.,We should have been mo
12、re patient _those who have different opinions. A. of B. with C. for D. at,B,7. go head 1) 进行; 发生 The building of the new bridge will go ahead as planned. 新桥的建设将会按照计划进行。 2) 前进; 继续做 Despite the bad weather, they still went ahead with their plans. 尽管天气不好, 他们仍按计划继续前进。,3) 取得进展, 取得进步 He is always going ah
13、ead. 他一直在进步。 4) (祈使句) 做吧, 请吧 May I start now? 我可以开始了吗? Yes, go ahead. 好, 开始吧。,8. by accident/chance 偶然地on purpose 故意地without accident 安全地。无恙地 meet with an accident 出事,遇到意外的事,by accident =by chance 偶然地, 意外地 I only found it by accident.我只是碰巧找到的。 I found him in the airport by accident.我在机场里偶然发现了他。 on p
14、urpose 故意的 I think she lost the key on purpose. 我 认为她是故意遗失钥匙。,I met her purely by accident. The trip was a success, but more by accident than design., How do you know that Ive moved there? I didnt tell anybody. _.Only by accident. B. Someone told me aboutit. C. Quite by accident. D. Its none of you
15、business.,C,9. on the contrary contrary adj. 相反的, 相对的, 逆向的, 对抗的 They walked in contrary directions. 他们各往相反的方向走去。 on the contrary 正相反, 反之 You didnt bother me. On the contrary, I like your company. 你没有打扰我, 相反的是, 我喜欢由你做伴。 be contrary to 与相反 My opinion is contrary to yours. 我的看法与你相反。,10. Well, towards n
16、ightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. 到黄昏时, 我发现自己被一阵大风卷到了大海里。 found myself carried out to sea 反身代词 myself 作found 的宾语; 过去分词carried 作宾语补足语。属于 find + sb. / sth. + done 的结构。 find + 复合宾语结构: 1) find + 宾语 + adj. + to do The boy found the novel difficult to read.这个男孩发现这本小说很难读懂。,11. I
17、earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which accounts for my appearance. 我靠做义工来顶替船费, 这就是我为什么 衣冠不整的原因了。 1) earn ones passage 挣取旅费 e.g. He couldnt afford the fare, and so he had to earn his passage by doing jobs on the ship. passage n. 船费(包括食宿) 她的祖父一路在船上打工支付船费来到美国。 Her grandfather had worked
18、his passage to America.,2) find + it + adj.+ to do 在此句型中it 代替 其后的不定式作形式宾语。 I found it hard to get along with his brother. 我发现很难同他的兄弟相处。 3) find + 宾语+adj./adv./过去分词/ 现在分词 /介词短语 I found the job boring. 我发现这项工作令人厌烦。 I found him in his own room. 我发现他在自己的房间里。 He hurried to the store, only to find the doo
19、r closed. 他匆忙赶到商店, 发现门关着。,4) find oneself doing sth./ at / in 意识到 自己非本意地干某事或处于某种境地 Peter, who was usually shy, found himself talking to the girls. 彼得一向腼腆, 突然意识到自己在跟女孩们说话。 After wandering around, we found ourselves back at the hotel. 四处闲逛之后, 我们不自觉地回到旅馆。,5) appearance n.arrival 出现, 来到警察突然出现, 小偷就逃跑了。 T
20、he sudden appearance of a policeman caused the thief to run away.外貌, 外表勿以貌取人外貌不可靠。 Dont judge by appearances- appearances can be misleading.,11. The next morning Id just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship. 第二天早上我正感到绝望的时候一艘船发现了我。 1) about 为副词, 同almost。这里just about =almost 如:
21、The apples are just about ripe now. 苹果差不多都熟了。 2) give oneself up 放弃,绝望 give oneself up for 因绝望 3) lost 前省去了being 4) when 此句中的when为并列连词, 译为“正在这时(突然)”, 常用于以下句型:,be just to do when / be on the point of doing sthwhen / be doingwhen / be about to do . when I was watching TV when a boy rushed into the doo
22、r. 我正在看电视的时候 ( 突然 ) 有个孩子冲进来。,I was just about to leave when it began to rain. 我正要离开的时候, 这时(突然)下起雨来。 She was on the point of leaving when I arrived. 她正要离开, 这时我来了。 had donewhen已经这时/突然 I had gone to bed when somebody knocked at my door. 我已经上睡觉, 这时有人敲门。,9. fault 1) n. 过错, 缺点, 故障, 毛病 Her greatest fault i
23、s that she talks too much. 她最大的的缺点是话太多。 2) find fault with 挑剔 He is always finding fault with me. 他总是对我百般挑剔。 3) vt. 对挑毛病 It was impossible to fault her performance. 她的演出无懈可击。 faultless adj. 无错的, 完美的 faulty adj. 有缺点的, 不完整的,补充,1. as a matter of fact 实际上, 事实上 As a matter of fact, he was blamed for his
24、not handing in the homework. 实际上, 他因未交作业而受到责骂。 Many people think that he is an honest man. As a matter of fact, he is a cheat.许多人认为他是个诚实的人, 而实际上, 他是个骗子。,matter n. 情况 我不和同事谈私事。 I dont discuss private matters with my colleagues. 下次会议我们有几件重要的事情要处理。 We have several important matters to deal with at our
25、next meeting.,2) n. u 物质, 材料, 物品宇宙是由物质构成的。3) v. be important 关系重大, 要紧他来也好去也好, 那有什么关系呢?你做什么我都无所谓。,It doesnt matter to me what you do.,What does it matter whether he comes or goes?,The universe is composed of matter.,2. bet n. 1) 赌博 make a bet 打赌咱们赌下次大选好吗? Lets make a bet on the next election.have a b
26、et 打赌win/lose a bet 打赌赢/输了accept/take up a bet A few of us had a bet on whod get married first. If he scores now, Ill win my bet.,2) I bet=(informal) Im certain我肯定 我敢肯定他去游泳了, 他喜爱这项运动。 I bet hes gone swimminghe loves it.,3. stare v. 1) 瞪着眼睛凝视盯着人看是没有礼貌的 Its rude to stare.他们都惊讶得瞪大了眼睛。 They all stared i
27、n amazement. 2) 睁大眼睛注视他瞪着眼睛注视着这场面。 He gazed at the scene with staring eyes.,3) 她把他瞪得不吭声了。 She stared him into silence.她凝视着远方。She is staring into the distance.,1. 他妈妈是不会允许他晚归的。His mother wouldnt permit him to come back late. 2. 他登上飞往巴黎的飞机时偶然被警方认出。He was spotted by the police by accident boarding a pl
28、ane for Paris.,Translation,3. 你曾和你朋友打过赌吗?Have you made a bet with your friends? 4. 他对他的愚蠢的行为做出的解释实在是难以置信。What accounts for his silly behavior is really unbelievable.,Homework,1. Review the new words and the key sentences in this part. Preview the words in the second period. 2. Finish the exercises in “Learning about Language”.,