大學(xué)英語教案 Unit49

Unit9SectionA

I.BackgroundKnowledge

1.Themepark

Alsoknownasamusementpark,itisanoutdoorareacontainingamusements,suchas

gamesofskillandbigmachinestoride

on,whicharesometimesallbasedonasinglesubject,forexample,spacetravel.Thefirst

themeparkwasDisneyland,atAnaheim,California,whichopenedin1955andbasedon

WaltDisney'scartooncharacters.

2.TGV

Thename“TrainaGrandeVitesse(TGV)“translatedintoEnglishmeanshighspeed

train.TheTGVisasystemwhichcomprisestrain,track,andsignalingtechnologiesthat

whencombinedmakehighspeeds(typically300km/h,or186mph)possible.TheTGV

systemisownedandoperatedbySNCF,theFrenchnationalrailways,andisanintegralpart

ofFrenchrailtravel.

3.SnowWhite(A)

SnowWhite:themaincharacterinanoldfairytale.Snowwhiteisabeautifulprincess

whohasajealousstepmother.Thestepmotherownsamagicmirrorwhichwhenasked

“Mirror,mirror,onthewall,whoisthefairestofusall?”alwaysanswersthatsheisthemost

beautiful,untilonedayitsays“SnowWhite”.

4.SnowWhite(B)

ThestepmotherisveryangryandsendsSnowWhiteintotheforesttobekilled.Snow

Whitedoesnotdie,butfindsandliveswithsevenDwarfs.Herstepmothertriestokillher

withapoisonedapple,butinsteadofdyingshegoestosleepuntilaprincekissesherand

wakesher,andtheylivehappilyeverafter.

5.PeterPan(A)

PeterPan:themaincharacterinastoryentitledPeterandWendybyJamesM.Barrie

(Scottishplaywrightandnovelist,1860—1937),aboutayoungboywhonevergrowsupbut

livesinamagiclandcalledNever-neverLand.Inthestory,threechildren,Michael,John,

andWendy,gowithPeterPanandTinkerbelltostayintheNever-NeverLand,wherethey

havemanyadventures.

6.PeterPan(B)

PeterPan'senemyinthestoryisCaptainHook,anevilpiratewhohasametalhookin

theplaceofoneofhishands.CaptainHooklosthishandinafightwithPeterPan,andPeter

Panthrewthehandintosomewater.Itwaseatenbyacrocodile,wholikedthetastesomuch

thatitthenfollowedCaptainHookaroundtryingtocatchandeattherestofhim.

7.WaltDisneyWorldinFlorida

WaltDisneyWorldinFlorida:averylargeamusementparkopenedin1971,featuring

manyofthecharactersfromDisneyfilms.BothDisneylandandDisneyworldarevery

popularholidayplacesfortourists,especiallythosewithchildren.

8.MonaLisa

MonaLisa,byLeonardodaVinci,isperhapsthemostfamouspaintingintheworld,

goingsofarastobeiconicofpainting,art,andevenvisualimagesingeneral.Nootherwork

ofartissoromanticized,celebrated,orreproduced.Thework,whichwasaccomplished

between1503and1506,measures77x53cmandisanoilpaintingonwood.Itwasbrought

toFrancebyLeonardowhenKingFrancoisIinvitedthegreatpaintertoworkattheClos

Luceneartheking'schateauinAmboise.Asaresult,theMonaLisatodayhangsinthe

LouvreinParis,andisthemuseum'sstarattraction.

II.TextAnalysis

MainIdeaandStructure

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

ThecaseofDisney'sdressandappearancecodeprovokedculturalissuesonthenewly-built

themepark.FrenchintellectualsviewedtheEuroDisneyasapainfulclashofcultures;theFrench

governmentwasmoreconcernedaboutitssocialeffect;andthekidsprobablynevernoticedit.To

makeitsEuroDisneyasuccess,theDisneyorganizationwouldbuilditintoapleasantblendof

cultures;inotherwords,theywouldmakeitmoreEuropeanbutcharacteristicofabasically

Americanexperience.

2.Howisthetextorganized?

Thepassageisarrangedintothreeparts.Thefirstpartservesasalead-inofthetopicwhether

EuroDisneyisapleasantblendofculturesorapainfulculturalclash.Thesecondpartisa

transition,directingthereader'sattentiontowardhowpeopleandorganizationsrespondtothe

EuroDisney.Thethirdpartdealswiththedifferentresponsesfrom,say,Frenchgovernment,

ordinarypeopleandtheDisneyorganization.

Part1(Paras.1-7)

AlawcaseontheDisney'sdressandappearancecodebroughtouttheculturalissues

onopeningEuroDisneynearParis.

Part2(Para.8)

Atransitionalparagraph:whetherEuropeanswouldliketheAmericanrecreation.

Part3(Paras.9-18)

Frenchgovernment,ordinarypeopleincludingintellectualsandkidsandtheDisney

organizationhavedifferentresponses.

3.Structureofeachpart

Partl(Paras.1-7)

(1)Mainidea:TheDisneyorganizationwastakentocourtforitsdressand

appearancecodebeforeitopeneditsthemeparknearParis.Yet,faced

withsuchculturalissues,theDisneymanagementheldthatallthe

employeeshadtoobeyrulesaboutappearance.

(2)Devicesfordevelopingit?Citation(弓|證法)

Throughthecitationofatypicalcase,theauthorgivesavividdescriptionofhow

theculturalissueswerefocusedonthenewly-builtEuroDisney.

Specificdetailsofthecase:

1.DoesMickeyMousehaveabeard?

2.DoesthismeanthatFrenchmenseekingworkwiththeDisneyorganizationmust

shaveofftheirmoustachestoo?

3.AlaborinspectortookthetheDisneyorganizationtocourtthisweek...

Maintopic:Thecaseisanillustrationofsomeofthedelicateculturalissuesthe

companyfacesasitgetsreadytoopenitsthemepart20mileseastofParisinfive

months'time.

Part2(Para.8)

(1)Mainidea:Thisisatransitionalparagraph,whichaskswhatthepeoplethinkofEuro

Disney.

(2)Devicesfordevelopingit?Explanation(解釋法)

Question:ButwhatthepeoplethinkofEuroDisney?

Explanation:PeopleeverywherearewonderingwhetherEuropeanswouldlikethe

Americanrecreation.

Part3(Paras.9-18)

(1)Mainidea:TheFrenchgovernmentwelcomedEuroDisneywhiletheintellectualswere

notpleasedwiththeproject.TheDisneyorganizationtriedallmeanstomaketheEuro

DisneymoreEuropeanbutprovideabasicallyAmericanexperienceforthosewhoseek

it.

(2)Devicesfordevelopingit?General-specific(總分法)

Generalstatement:Ontheotherhand,thiseffortisnotbeingtakentoofarbymaking

EuroDisneyhaveafewAmericantouches.

Specifics:1.Provide.

Dealwith—andperhapsevenoffendingmustaches.

Paras.(15-16)

III.LanguagePoints

Expressions

1.toseekworkwith(anorganization)(L.3)在(某單位)求職

e.g.Toseekworkwithafamouscompany,youmustgetreadytomeetwithfierce

competitionandchallengesfromallsides.

在有聲望的大公司求職，你必須做好準(zhǔn)備迎接激烈的競爭以及來自各方面的挑戰(zhàn)。

2.toshaveoff(L.3)剃去；削去

e.gShesaidtomeonthephone,“Mybiggestwishisgetafacelifttoshavetenyearsoff

myage.”

她在電話上對我說：“我的最大愿望就是整一次容，使自己年輕十歲J

3.totakesb.tocourt(L.6)對某人提起訴訟

e.g.Itisanindicationofincreasedlegalawarenessamongthepublicthatordinarypeople

begintotakesomegovernmentagenciestocourt.

普通百姓開始把某些政府部門告上法庭，這是公眾法制觀念增強(qiáng)的體現(xiàn)。

4.acastof12,000(L.11)一支由12000人組成的演員隊(duì)伍

e.g.Thisfilmiswellworthseeing,foritscast,amongothers,iscrowdedwithstarsand

superior.

這部電影很值得一看，單演員陣容就明星云集，很是強(qiáng)大。

5.toputsth.before/aheadofsth.else(L.14)認(rèn)為....比......更重要

e.g.Anationshouldputthepeople'sinterestbeforeeverythingelse,andinturnthepeople

shouldputthenation'sinterestaheadofanythingelse.

國家應(yīng)以人民利益為重，而人民要以國家利益為先。

6.tobeuntroubledabout...(L.25)對....不擔(dān)憂

e.g.Betroubledaboutaffairsofthestatebeforeothers;

Beindulgedinthecomfortoflifeafterothers.

先天下之憂而憂;后天下之樂而樂。

7.tomakeaseriesofconcessions(L.27)做出一系列的讓步

e.g.ApermanentcurefortheproblemoftheMiddleEastconflictdependsonwhetherboth

sidesarewillingtomakeheavyconcessionstothesensitiveissues.

中東沖突問題的徹底解決取決于雙方是否肯就敏感問題作出重大讓步。

8.tocomeintoservice(use,effect,force,power)(L.34)交付使用(生效、執(zhí)政)

e.g.Everyofficialmustkeepitinmindthathe/shecomesintoofficetoservethepeople

withheartandsoulratherthanprofitfromthem.

每個官員必須牢記：當(dāng)官是要全心全意為人民服務(wù)，而不是從他們身上牟利。

9.tobehitby/with...(L.39)遭遇到....打擊/受到.....影響

e.g.Hitbytheincreasedenrollmentinsuccessiveyears,collegegraduatesfinditharderto

seekworkwithtraditionallygoodorganizations.

受到連年擴(kuò)招的影響，大學(xué)畢業(yè)生發(fā)現(xiàn)要到傳統(tǒng)意義上的好單位就職越來越難。

10.nottofindmanykindthingstosayaboutsth./sb.(L.41)對....沒有好感

e.g.Oneisoldindeedwhenheorshealwaysfindsnokindthingstosayaboutwhatmost

youthsareseekingafter.

當(dāng)一個人對多數(shù)青年人追求的東西總是沒有好感時，那他/她真的老了。

11.inresponsetosth./inanswertosth.(L.46)響應(yīng)某事；回應(yīng)某事

e.g.Quiteafewteenagersoftengotoextremesinresponsetotheirparents'suggestions

thattheyshouldnotdosomething,thusdoingmorehurttotheirparents.

為數(shù)不少的青少年常常采取過激行為，作為對父母建議他們不要做某事的回應(yīng),

從而給父母造成了更大的傷害。

12.tofigureprominently/largelyin(L.50/L.72)在.....中占突出地位/

起突出作用

e.g.Accordingtotheexperts,thebitterestlessonlearnedfromthecurrenteducationisthat

intellectualtrainingfigurestoolargelyintheschoolworktoleaveroomformoral

culture.

據(jù)專家們講，現(xiàn)行教育最慘痛的教訓(xùn)是，學(xué)校工作中過于突出了智育而忽視了德育。

13.tobetakentoofar(L.60)(某事)做得過分

e.g.Thedevelopmentofchildren'spotentialsshouldnotbetakentoofar;otherwise,itmay

becomeaburdenanddragonthem.

對兒童潛能的開發(fā)不能過分。否則，這種開發(fā)就會變成孩子們的負(fù)擔(dān)與拖累。

14.asaconcessiontosth.(L.68)是對某事的讓步

e.g.Ifyouhaveyourearsshuttowhatisgoingonoutsidethewindowasapainful

concessiontothechangeableworld,youwillfailtofeelthepleasantsurprisefromthe

outsideworld.

如果你兩耳不聞窗外事是給變幻莫測的世界作出痛苦的讓步，那你就感受不到來

自外界的驚喜。

15.inaflash(L.71)轉(zhuǎn)眼間；一眨眼

e.g.Believeitornot,ideascreategreatfiguresthatoccurtotheirmindsinaflash.Acase

inpointisthestoryofWatt.

信不信由你，閃念造就偉人。瓦特的故事就是最好的例證。

16.tobeanotherprizeforsb.(L.74)對某人來說是又一收獲

e.g.Behonestwithothersandyouwillfindyourreward.Oneprizeforyouisyour

freedomfromguilt;andalargecircleoffriendsisanotherprizeforyou.

為人誠信會使你收益多多。收益之一是沒有負(fù)疚感；而朋友多則是收益之二。

17.toputsth.atthetopofalistofthingstodo(L.75)把某事作為要處理事務(wù)的

首選

e.g.Whenonehasmanythingstomind,itiswiseofhimtoputthemostpressingatthe

topofalistofmatterstodealwith.

當(dāng)一個人有許多事情要專注時?，明智的做法是把最緊迫的事作為要處置事務(wù)的首

選。

Patternsforyoutouseasmodels

l.Typicalpatternsforfurnishinganillustrationofsth.:

原句：Thecaseisanilluslralionofsomeofthedelicateculturalissuesihecompanyfacesas

itgetsreadytoopenitsthemepark20miles(32kilometers)eastofParisinfive

monthsHime.(L.9)

迪斯尼公司正準(zhǔn)備五個月后在巴黎以東20英里(32公里)的地方修建一個主題

公園，而這一案子正說明了公司面臨的一些文化方面的棘手問題。

句型提煉：

Thecase(of...)isanillustrationofsth.delicate/sticky/difficultsb.facesashe/

she…

正當(dāng)某人.....，而這一(.......)案子正說明了某人面臨的某一棘手問題/難題。

應(yīng)用：a.Thecaseoffakemilkpowderisanillustrationoftheimperfectnessofourlegal

systemwefaceasourcountryisexperiencinganoverallconversionoftheplanned

economyintothemarket-basedeconomy.

我國正經(jīng)歷著從計(jì)劃經(jīng)濟(jì)向市場經(jīng)濟(jì)全面轉(zhuǎn)軌，而假奶粉案正說明了我們所面

臨的法制不健全的問題。

應(yīng)用：b.Theanti-dumpingcaseisanillustrationofsomeofthedelicatetradeproblemsour

enterprisesfaceastheygetreadytoenlargetheirshareoftheinternational

commerce.

我國企業(yè)正準(zhǔn)備擴(kuò)大在世界貿(mào)易中所占的份額，而這一反傾銷案正說明了它們

所面臨的一些貿(mào)易方面的棘手問題。

2.Typicalpatternsforrevealingthefocusofsb.'smindonsth.:

原句：Forallitsconcernaboutanditsdefenseagainst???,France'sSocialist

governmenthasbeenuntroubledabout…andhasbeenmoreconcernedabout…

(L.22)

盡管對......感到不安，盡管要保護(hù).....不受.......，法國的社會黨政府

對.....并不擔(dān)憂，而是更多地關(guān)心......

句型提煉：

Forallhis/her+anounphrase,sb.is(more)adj./v-ed+prep,phrase.

盡管.....,某人卻(更多地)......

應(yīng)用：a.Foralltheirstrongresentmentatsocialmalpractices,somepeopleinoursocietyare

perfectlycontent/satisfiedwiththeirgainsatotherpeople'sexpenseandtheir

commissionsforimproperdeals.

社會上有些人，盡管對社會的不正之風(fēng)很不滿，卻對自己占的小便宜和吃的不

正當(dāng)回扣心滿意足。

應(yīng)用：b.盡管貪官顯得很關(guān)心人民的冷暖，而他們一直更關(guān)心自己仕途的升遷和個人財

富的積累。

Foralltheirapparentconcernwiththewell-beingofthepeople,thecorruptofficials

havebeenmoreconcernedabouttheiradvancementincareerandtheirbuildupof

personalwealth.

3.Typicalpatternsforshowingsb?'sarguments：

原句：Officialspointout,forexample,ihatSleepingBeauty'scaslle,ihecentralfeatureofthe

themepark,isbasednotonHollywood,assomemightthink,butontheillustrationsina

medievalEuropeanbook.(L.51)

公司的行政人員指出，例如,睡美人的城堡這個主題公園的中心建筑不是像一些人

所想的那樣根據(jù)好萊塢的作品創(chuàng)造的，而是根據(jù)一本歐洲中世紀(jì)的書中的插圖建造

的。

句型提煉：

Sb.pointsout/arguesthatsth.,anoun(phrase),isv-ed+not+prep,phrase(or:adj.+

not+prep,phrase),assomemightthink,butprep,phrase.

某人指出/堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，某事，即....?，不是像一些人所想的那樣......，而是......

應(yīng)用：a.Thetopachieverpointsoutthatsuccess,thefocusofeveryone?sconcern,is

dependentnotonluckandpowerfulconnections,assomemightthink,butonprofound

knowledgeandunusualwillpower.

這位頂尖成功人士指出，成功這個人人關(guān)注的焦點(diǎn)，不是像一些人所想的那樣依

靠運(yùn)氣和背景，而是依靠淵博的知識和非凡的毅力。

應(yīng)用：b.Thebestmindpointsoutthathappiness,thedreamofone'sdreams,isderivednot

frommoneyorpower,assomemightthink,butfromone'soutlookonitortheprocess

ofone'sstruggleforit.

這位智者指出，幸福這個人們的夢想之最，不是像一些人所想的那樣源于金錢或

權(quán)勢，而是源于人的幸福觀或?yàn)橹畩^斗的過程。

IV.Writing

Topic:InspirationfromSomething

1.某事物給人們帶來了益處

2.通過對比說明該事物帶給我們的啟迪

寫作模式(對比說明文)

1)Withthequickeningpaceofsth.enablespeopletobenefitalotfromeachother.2)The

storyofforexample,teaches...howto...whilethesuccessin...provesthat...3)Sothe

wisestcourseofactionopentousis...4)TheotherdayIhappenedtointimeto??,(故事的

起因)5)—6)(故事的發(fā)展)7)(故事的結(jié)果和作者的結(jié)論)8)Asacontrast,wemay

considermysimilarbutearlierexperiencewith???9)(故事的起因)10)—11)(故事的發(fā)展)12)

(故事的結(jié)果和作者的結(jié)論)

Topic:InspirationfromExchangesacrossCultures

1)跨文化交流給各國人民帶來了益處；

2)通過對比說明異國文化給我們的啟示。

參考范文：

1)Withthequickeningpaceofglobalization,exchangesacrossculturesenablepeoplesto

benefitalotfromeachother.2)ThestoryofLeiFeng,forexample,teachestheforeignershowto

integrateone'saspirationsintotheprosperityofhis/hernationwhilethesuccessinBillGates'

lifeprovesthatthegenuinecoreofone'scompetenceservesasthekeytolaughinglastinthe

worldofcompetition.3)Sothewisestcourseofactionopentousistoabsorbfromsuch

exchangesasmuchenlightenmentaspossible.

4)TheotherdayIhappenedtodineinarestaurantintimetoseealittleboyfalloffachair

andstartcryingonend.5)Hismothertriedtocoaxhimtostopcrying,butwithoutsuccess.6)So

sheresortedtohertrumpcard,asmanyotherChinesewomendo,askingherhusbandtotakepart

inhereffortswhilesayingtoherson,“Oh,myhoney,donotcry.It'sthechairthatismuchto

blame.Look,yourdadiskickingit."7)Eventually,shesucceededinstoppingtheboyfrom

crying;butalsomadeitrootedinhislittlemindthatone'sfailureisduelargelytoothersrather

thanone'sself.

8)Asacontrast,wemayconsidermysimilarbutearlierexperiencewithalittleforeigngirl

inthesamerestaurant.9)Whilediningwithherparentsatthetablenexttomine,thelittlegirl,

perhapsseizedwiththeattractionoftheChinesebean-curdwithhotpepper,tookabigswallowof

itjustassoonasitwasserved.10)Butnosoonerhadsheeatenthecurdthanshestartedgasping

hard,withherlittlehandspullingtheburningtonguealloutofherwide-openedmouthandbig

teardropsrunningdownherredcheeks.11)Muchtomyshock,herparentswentonwiththeir

deliciousmealsasifnothinghadhappened.12)WhenIwentovertocomfortthepoorgirl,

however,theysmilinglydeclinedmykindnessforthesimplereasonthatthediverseflavorsoflife

hadtobetriedinperson.

SectionB

I.ReadingSkills

1.DenotationandConnotation(Review)

WetalkedaboutdenotationandconnotationinUnit10,Band3.Bothdenotationand

connotationconcerntheunderstandingofwordmeanings.Denotationistheliteralmeaningofa

word-whatyoufindinadictionary.Connotation,ontheotherhand,istheimpliedmeaningofa

word—whatawordsuggeststoyou,orwhatitmakesyoufeel,whatitmakesyouthinkof.

Fortheword"die”,forexample,thedenotationis“stopliving”.Butinthesentence”Some

dieat30butarenotburieduntilthey're70”,theword"die"connotes"stoplivingspiritually^^or

“stopgrowingintellectually."Anotherexampleistheword“black”,whichmeans“thedarkest

color"or"thelackoflight”.Whatwehavebeenstudyinguptothispointthen,arethedenotation

ofthisword—thatis,whatthewordliterallymeans.Goingbeyonddenotation,wecan

understandthat"blackisbeautifuF,andthathavingabusiness“intheblack“isalsoagoodthing.

Ontheotherhand,youwouldn'twanttobeknownas“theblacksheep“ofyourfamilyorto

havepeoplethinkyourheartwas"black”.Aswesee,evenasimplewordnamingacolorcanhave

awiderangeofpossiblemeanings,dependingonhowweuseit.Thisiswhatismeantby

connotation,theimpliedorsuggestedmeaningofaword.

Awriterhasmanyoptionsinchoosingwordstomakeapoint,andwehavetobeawarethat

thewriter'schoiceofonewordoverasimilaronecaninfluenceuswhenweread.Infact,writers

canmakeusfeelthewaytheywantustofeelthroughconnotationsofwords.Dictionariesdonot

usuallyincludeintheirdefinitionsalltheconnotationsofaword.Thafswhereourknowledgeof

awordcomes.Themorewecandevelopasenseofconnotation,themorewewillunderstandhow

awritercaninlluenceouremotionalreactionstowords.

ReadcarefullythefollowingsentencestakenfromPassageA,payingcloseattentiontothe

underlinedwordsinthem.Theyallhavecleardenotations,buteachhasanumberofconnotations.

Findoutthedenotationofthewordandatleastoneofitsconnotations.

Example1

Thecaseisanillustrationofsomeofthedelicateculturalissuesthecompanyfacesas...

(Paragraph6,PassageA,Unit9)

Denotation:easilymadeill;needingcarefulhandling

Connotation(s):sensitive;difficultorhardtodealwith

Example2

Forallitsconcernaboutforeignculturalinvasionanditsdefenseagainstthepollutionof

theFrenchlanguagebyEnglishwords,...(Paragraph8,passageA,Unit9)

Denotation:

invasion:anattackinwarwhentheenemyspreadsintoandtriestocontrolacountry

pollution:theactionofpollutingorthestateofbeingpolluted

Connotation(s):

invasion:intrusion;stronginfluence

pollution:makingsomethingbecomenotpure;makingsomethingamixtureof

Example3

TheopeningofEasternEuropeisanotherprizeforthecompany,whichthinksthat

millionsofpeoplewillputDisneylandatthetopofalistofplacestovisitontheirfirsttripto

WesternEurope.(Paragraph17,passageA,Unit9)

Denotation:areward

Connotation(s):anadvantage

2.Practice

ReadcarefullythefollowingsentencesfromPassageB,payingcloseattentiontothe

underlinedwordsinthem.Theyallhavecleardenotations,buteachhasanumberofconnotations.

Writethedenotationofthewordanditsconnotations.Notethatthesourcesaremarkedoutin

bracketssothatyoumaybeawareofthecontexts.

(1)TheEuroDisneyCorporation,acknowledgingthatitselaboratethemeparkhadnotperformed

asstronglyasexpected,...(Para.1)

Denotation:___________________________

Connotation(s):_______________

Answers:

carryoutaduty;actorshow

work,oroperate

(2)Butsincethentheparkhasbeenhitbyanumberofproblems.(Para.3)

Denotation:____________________________

Connotation(s):______________

Answers:

strike;comeagainstwithforce

meet;facewith

(3)TheannouncementamountedtoanextraordinaryreversalforEuroDisney,...(Para.6)

Denotation:________________

Connotation(s):_________________________

Answers:

cometo,reachto

beequalto;bethesameas

(4)Thelong-termacceptanceisstrong,therestisjustdetails.(Para.7)

Denotation:_____________________________

Connotation(s):_______________________

Answers:

pointsorfactsaboutsomething

unimportantsmallpoints

(5)ThemainproblemconfrontingEuroDisneyappearstobemanagingitscostsandfindingan

appropriatepricelevelforitsover5,000hotelrooms.(Para.10)

Denotation:___________________________________

Connotation(s):

Answers:

succeedindoing;runortakechargeof

control

ILLanguagePoints

1.elaborate:a.containingalotofcarefuldetailormanydetailedparts精巧的;詳盡的

e.g.l.Thebeautyofthiskindofpatterningisthatyoucanproducereallyexcitingandelaborate

designswiththesimplestmachines.

這種圖案結(jié)構(gòu)的美就在于你可以用最簡單的機(jī)器制造出令人激動的、復(fù)雜的設(shè)計(jì)。

e.g.2.Shemadeelaboratepreparationsfortheparty,butnooneshowedup.

她為了聚會精心準(zhǔn)備，但是一個人也沒來。

2.sustain:v.1.sufferorexperience(esp.damageorloss)忍受,經(jīng)得起

2.keep(sth.)inexistence維持

e.g.l.Viciouslybeaten,hesustainedseriousinjuryleadingtomajorbrainsurgeryand

permanentdisability.

這場毒打讓他受了重傷，做了很大的腦外科手術(shù)并留下了永久性的殘疾。

e.g.2.Theboatstrandedontherocksandtheboatmanhadtosustainhimselfwithlivefish

beforerescuecame.

船在巖石上擱淺，船夫在遇救前只好靠活魚維持生命。

3.gearup:prepare(sth.orsb.)foraction(使)準(zhǔn)備好，作好安排

e.g.l.Nomatterwhattheproject,we'regeareduptohelpyouachieveyourobjectives.

不管這是什么項(xiàng)目，我們已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好幫助你實(shí)現(xiàn)你的目標(biāo)。

e.g.2.Iftheindustryhadtakentheadvicethatweputforwardthreeorfouryearsago,itwould

havebeenwellgeareduptomeetthepresentchallenge.

如果這行業(yè)在三、四年前就采納我們提出的建議,它就完全能準(zhǔn)備好應(yīng)付目前的挑戰(zhàn)。

4.warnsb.againststh.:advise(sb.)toavoid告誡，提醒(某人)以防備(……的危險等)

e.g.l.Themotherwarnedherdaughteragainstgoingoutsidealoneatnight.

這位母親提醒女兒晚上不要單獨(dú)出去。

e.g.2.Butatthesametimethepresidentwarnedagainstmassmovementsofpeoplewhichwill

createpressuresandcouldbringinstability.

但總統(tǒng)同時告誡要防備會造成壓力、帶來不穩(wěn)定的大規(guī)模人群遷移。

5.amountto:1.seemtobeinfact;beequalto等于,相當(dāng)于

2.makeatotalof(afigure)合計(jì),共計(jì)

e.g.l.Wastingyourowntimeamountstocommittingsuicide.

浪費(fèi)自己的時間就等于自殺。

e.g.2.Thelossamountedtotenmilliondollars.

損失總計(jì)1,000萬美元。

6.reactto:feelandexpresstheeffectof;respondto(sth.orsb.);actina

particularwayasadirectresultofsth.else(對...)作出反應(yīng)

e.g.l.Ifcompanieshadreactedtoearlysignsofslowdownwithlargecutsinproductionand

investment,thesituationwouldhavebeendifferent.

要是公司對經(jīng)濟(jì)放緩的早期跡象作出大幅度削減生產(chǎn)和投資的反應(yīng)，形勢就會不一

樣了。

e.g.2.Heistheonewhohasreactedtosuccessbybecomingobsessiveaboutpeaceandquiet,

abouttakingmoretimetoreadandwrite.

他就是這樣一個人，面對成功時他的反應(yīng)就是，著迷于平靜與安寧，用更多的時間

閱讀和寫作。

7.besuperiorto:bebetterthan優(yōu)于

e.g.l.Hehastheunshakeablefaithinwomen'sabilitytoorganize,tobecaringandtobe,justin

somanyways,superiortomen.

他堅(jiān)信婦女的組織能力、關(guān)心別人的能力等許許多多方面都優(yōu)于男人。

e.g.2.Despitetheriskoflossofface,theJapanesesoonrealizedthatPerry9sshipswerefar

superiortotheirown.

盡管他們要冒丟臉的風(fēng)險，日本人不久意識到佩里的船遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)要比他們自己的好。

8.ona/an...basis:inawayinwhichsth.isarrangedororganized以.方式

e.g.l.Youmayfindyouhavearoomorroomsinyourownhousewhichcaneasilybeconverted

onatemporarybasisforanexhibition.

你會發(fā)現(xiàn)你家中的某個或某些房間可以很容易地改成暫時的展覽廳。

e.g.2.Doyouhavetotravelonaregularbasisoronlyoccasionally?

你是經(jīng)常旅行呢，還是偶爾去旅行？

9.inthelongterm:overalongperiodoftime從長遠(yuǎn)來說，長期來說

e.g.l.Inthelongterm,toomuchdrinkcancausehighbloodpressureandstomachdisorders.

從長遠(yuǎn)來說，喝酒過多會導(dǎo)致高血壓和胃病。

e.g.2.Butinthelongtermheopenedthewaytothegreatrevolutioninindustrythatcamewith

theadvancesonhisoriginalidea.

但從長遠(yuǎn)來說，他打開了通向這場工業(yè)上的偉大革命的道路。這場革命隨著他的獨(dú)

創(chuàng)性思想的發(fā)展而來到了。

10.hangover:threatenorbethefateof(sth.orsb.);belikelysoontohavean

effecton(sb.);surround(sth.),aswithfear,doubt,etc.

(威脅、危險等)臨頭，籠罩，迫近

e.g.l.Thethreatofwarhungoverthiscountryforalmostoneyear.

戰(zhàn)爭的威脅在這個國家持續(xù)了近一年。

e.g.2.Theheavycloudofdisappointmentseemedtohangoverthewholeproceedings.

失望的陰云似乎籠罩著整個訴訟。

11.accountfor:X.formthetotalof;be(指數(shù)量等)占

2.explain解釋，說明(原因等)

e.g.l.Overseasear