1、Unit 2 King LearLanguage points,Romeo and Juliet,Hamlet,His famous plays: tragedies,(悲剧),King Lear,Macbeth,1. Is it important to show love and respect for your parents? respect: n. 尊敬重; 敬意, 关心; 着眼点, 方面show respect for/ to 向 表示尊敬give ones respects to 向. 致候with respect to(=concerning) 关于;至于 in all res
2、pects (=in every respect)无论在哪方面来看；在各方面 v. respect sb. for sth. adj. respectful 与 respectablerespectful指人的态度，意思是“尊敬的，恭敬的”。respectable指“令人尊敬的，正派的，正直的”；也有“相当的，恰当”之意。 E.x.: 1). It is not _ to spit in public in this country.,respectable,2). Are these clothes _ enough for Mrs. Smiths party?3). They stood
3、at a _ distance from the president.4). The neighbors are _ to our parents.2. The play that you are going to read in this unit is based on William Shakespeares King Lear.baseon 把建立在基础之上be based on 以为基础/根据Dont base your own happiness on others sorrows.Based on this novel, the movie Harry Potter achiev
4、ed great success.,respectable,respectful,respectful,3. oppose vt. 反对, 使对立, 抗争 vi. 反对( to/ against )How dare you oppose me. (Page 13)vt. oppose sb./ sth. 反对某人（物） oppose doing sth. 反对做某事 oppose oneself to 反对The president opposed giving aid to the country.He opposed himself to the plan.You should oppos
5、e reason to/ against superstition.adj. opposedbe opposed to 反对；不赞成I had no idea why your father was opposed to my going to your home. My father was violently opposed to my going abroad.,4. The burden of government sits heavily on my shoulders.burden n. c 负担，担子 (多指过重的思想负担)。 load 多指装载的东西或负担。Too much p
6、raise is a burden.太多的赞扬是一种负担。The truck carried a load of furniture.v. I dont want to burden you with my problems. 我不想让我的问题给你增加负担。I dont like being burdened with someone elses problems. 我不喜欢背上别人问题的负担。Burdened with all the worries, he felt upset all the day.,5. I have decided to retire and hand over t
7、he heavy load of responsibility to you three.hand over 交给; 提交，移交hand back 归还hand down (to) 把(东西)往下递; 传给(后代) hand in 交上; 提交(辞职申请书) hand on 依次传递; 传给后代hand out 交出; 分发hand up 交给上级, 呈交The secretary handed over the file to his boss.Please hand in your homework on time.The stories have been handed down fro
8、m generation to generation.The boy handed back the money he picked up to the old woman.,6. , and allocated one part to each of you.vt. 拨给, 分配, 配置, 部署; 按计划分配; 配给, 配置allocate shares 分配股份He will allocate the benefit fairly.The government allocated the donation to the refugees.He allocated the apples am
9、ong the three persons.n. u allocation 分配；配给；配置7. I love you more than (I love) all the riches in the world, more than (I love) my freedom, more even than (I love) my own eyesight. In fact, I love you more than life itself.我爱您胜于爱世上所有的财富，胜于爱我的自由，甚至还胜于爱我的眼睛。事实上，我爱您胜于爱我的生命。这个句子是省略句，省略了I love。,rich是形容词，它
10、的名词形式为richness。而riches是名词，意为“财富；财宝；金钱”等，它只有复数形式。Riches have wings. 谚 钱财易散。She gave away all her riches. 她把自己的全部财产都送给了别人。近义词有：possessions, fortune, gold, money, property, treasure, wealth等。 even在句中起强调作用，通常放在实义动词之前。如果有助动词或情态动词，则一般放在他们之后。In order to watch the soccer game, they even closed the store.The
11、 task might be difficult, impossible even.,8. In expressing her love for you, my sister has also expressed mine.in是介词，表示“在某行动或过程中” =during the act or process of 或 while。In racing for the bus, she fell and hurt her knees.In helping you with the competition, I have also learned a lot.9. I adore you mo
12、re than anything else in the world.adore vt. 爱慕; 敬重; 敬爱;极为喜爱All of them adored their teacher.He adored her as a goddess.He adores listening to music after class.,n. adorer 崇拜者；敬爱者；热爱者 adoration 崇拜；爱慕；敬爱（for）His adoration for Jay Chou is obvious.adj. adoring 崇拜的；敬慕的 adorable 可崇拜的；可敬爱的10. This part is
13、 equal in value to what I give to Goneril.be equal in sth. 在（某方面）相等你我力气相当，但智力有高下之分。You and I are equal in strength, but not in intelligence.be equal to 与 相等Let X be equal to Y. 设X等于Y。,11. You are no longer my daughter but a stranger to my heart.be a stranger to 对陌生；对没有经验；对不习惯反义短语：be no stranger to M
14、any of the foreigners are strangers to our country.He is no stranger to hardship. 他曾历尽沧桑。12. I shall distribute my kingdom between the two of you. distribute vt.1)分配; 分给; 分送 2)区分; 分类 3)分布; 散布 distribute.over . 把.配给到分配到, 散布于. distribute sth. to 把某物分配, 发给. distribute sth. between/ among 把某物分配, 发给. The
15、 teacher distributed books among the students. The boy distributed the leaflets to the passers-by. These plants were distributed into three classes. The farmers distribute seeds over the field every spring.,13. Do not contradict me.contradict vt. / vi. 反驳;反对;否认;与.矛盾,与.抵触,与.相反 The Chinese government
16、severely contradicted the so-called civil right report of America.contradict oneself 自相矛盾他的行为违背了他宣称的道德准则。His actions contradict his declared moral principles.What you said contradicts with the facts.adj. contradictable 可反驳的n. contradictor 反驳者； 相矛盾的人； 抵触者n. contradiction 反驳；矛盾contradiction in terms 自
17、相矛盾的说法in contradiction to 反之， 与.相反， 同.矛盾in contradiction with 与.相抵触 Your statements today are in contradiction with what you said yesterday.,14. I speak on behalf of Cordelia.on behalf of 代表；为了 = on sbs behalf(1)代替某人；代表某人=as the representative ofThe monitor accepted the prize on behalf of the class.
18、As the boss was very busy, his secretary received us on his behalf.(2) = in behalf of 为（某人）的利益(in the interest of)The soldiers worked in behalf of the refugees.,15. Cordelias devotion to Your Majesty is beyond question.beyond question = out of question; without question 毫无疑问；的确His honesty is beyond
19、question.拓展：out of the question 不可能的；不值得考虑的Her success is out of the question.in question 正被讨论的，议论中的beside the question 离题；不切题There is no question of 不可能 There is no question of escape.,16. I forecast that such actions will cause great conflict throughout your kingdom.forecast n.先见, 预见, 预测, 预报 (of)
20、The weather forecast said it would be rainy tomorrow. The forecast that they would fail proved true.vt.预想, 预测, 预报, 预兆(forecast, forecasted)We cant forecast what the future will be.Rain has been forecast for tomorrow.These developments forecast disaster.17. Shakespeare wrote about such things as good
21、 and evil, love and hate, greed and sacrifice. (page16)sacrifice: (1) n.牺牲, 牺牲品; 祭品, 献祭; 损失; 舍身, 献身kill a sheep as a sacrifice 宰羊作为供品sell sth. at a sacrifice 亏本出售某物我决没想到要你做出这样的牺牲。 I would never dream of asking you to make such a sacrifice.,(2) vt. 牺牲; 把.奉献给.(for; to) ; 廉价卖出He sacrificed his life to
22、save the drowning child.他为拯救落水的孩子而献出自已的生命。He was forced to sacrifice his house.他被迫廉价出售他的房子。(3) vi. 牺牲; 献祭We know how to work, to sacrifice, and to fight.我们懂得如何去工作, 去战斗, 去作出牺牲。习惯用语：at a sacrifice 亏本, 蚀本(出售)at by the sacrifice of 靠牺牲.; 以.为代价fall a sacrifice to 成为.的牺牲品; 成为.的受害者make all sacrifices 不惜一切牺
23、牲make sacrifices a sacrifice to 为.作出牺牲； 忍痛出售sacrifice.for to 为.而牺牲, 牺牲.而换得.,18. Once the flight is confirmed, you can pay for it.confirm v. 证实，肯定；批准，同意The experiment confirmed his theory.实验证明了他的理论。When do you think the president will confirm you?你认为总统何时批准你？ confirm sth. 证明（确认，批准）某事confirm that 确认con
24、firm sb. as/in sth. 批准/任命It is confirmed that 人们确信,19. Ok, Caius, Ill give you a trial. And if you prove to be good at your job, Ill keep you on as my servant.give sb. a trial 试用（某人）I did well in the job interview and they decided to give me a trial.He is a capable man. It would be a mistake not to
25、give him a trial.keep sb. on 继续留用(continue to employ someone)Youre not fit for the job. We cant keep you on.Shes a smart girl. Its a pity that they dont keep her on.,20. I suspected the same, but I kept telling myself it was my imagination.(page18)suspect vt. sth./ sb. of sth. / 从句本句中的I suspected th
26、e same相当于I suspected that my daughter was behaving very coldly towards me.He seems poor, but I suspect that he has quite a lot of money.Dont suspect my loyalty.21. Shell scratch out your eyes when she hears how youve treated me.（page18）scratch 抓；挠，搔；抠；刮擦，划,相关短语：scratch ones head 挠头（形容无法理解或不知所措的样子） T
27、he test has left many students scratching their heads.scratch to a living 勉强糊口The farmer somehow managed to scratch a living from the poor land.农夫凭着这片贫瘠的土地勉强度日。scratch the surface 浮光掠影；浅尝辄止They had only scratched the surface of the problem.他们对这个问题仅做了一下简单处理。,22. But the eldest daughter demanded that he reduce the number of his soldiers to fifty. demand v. / n. 要求 demand + n. / to do sth. /从句（虚拟语气） 一般不接不定式的复合结构，即不用于demand sb. to do sth. 遇此情况可改用从句或在sb.之前加介词of.He demanded of us to tell him everything.He demanded that we (should) tell him everything. in demand 有需要 make demands on (of) 对指示要求,
