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Unit6SectionAAsHisNameIs,SoIsHe!DetailedstudyoftheText1.AsHisNameIs,SoIsHe!(Title)Meaning:Aman’snamesuggestssomethingabouthisnatureormanner.→The“as…so…”structurehereisusedtoexpressparallelismorproportionality.()Moreexamples:Asthedesertislikeasea,soisthecamellikeaship.沙漠似海，骆驼似舟。Asistheteacher,soisthepupil.有其师必有其徒。Intheabovetwoexamples,thereisinversioninthesecondclause,butitisalsoOKtousethenormalorder.Forexample:Asyoutreatme,soIshalltreatyou.你怎样对待我，我也将怎样对待你。Astimewenton,sotheirhopesbegantodecrease.随着时间的推移，他们的希望开始变得越来越小。2.Ijustdon’tfeellikeaDebbie.(Para.1)Meaning:Ijustdon’tthinkthenameDebbiecanshowmycharacter.→InEnglish-speakingcountries,thename“Debbie”oftenmakespeoplethinkofprofessionofcook.Thatiswhythewriterdoesnotlikehername.feellikesth./doingsth.Weallfeellikecelebrating.我们都想庆祝一番。3.Oneday,whilefillingoutanapplicationformforapublishingjob,theyoungwomanimpulsivelysubstitutedhermiddlename,Lynne,forherfirstnameDebbie.(Para.2)Meaning:Oneday,whenshewasfillingoutanapplicationformforapublishingjob,theyoungwomanreplacedherfirstnameDebbiewithhermiddlenameLynnewithoutthinkingmuch.→Notethatmiddlenamesarechosenbyparentsatthesametimeasthefirstname.Popularmiddlenamesareidenticaltothoseoffirstnames,suchasJohn,James,David,etc.,withanemphasisonbiblicalfigures(again,likefirstnames).IntheUSandUK,amale’smiddlenameissometimeshisfather’sfirstname.Alternatively,amale’sfirstnamemaybethesameashisfather’s,inwhichcasethemiddlenamemaybeusedasafirstnamesoastodistinguishhimformhisfather.★fillout:addinformationsuchasyournameoraddressonandocument;fillinIttookmeanhourtofillouttheapplicationform.填写申请表花了我一个小时。★impulsively:ad.withoutthinkingaboutthepossibleresultsofwhatoneisdoingOnhearingthissuggestionthedaughterreactedimpulsivelytowardherfather.一听到这个建议，女儿就冲动地对父亲做出反应。Anyhumanbeing,whateverhisorhercharacter,maysometimesbehaveimpulsively.任何人，不管其性格如何，都会有冲动的时候。★substitute:vt.usesomethingnewordifferentinsteadofsomethingelseTheyweresubstitutingviolencefordialogue.他们正以暴力取代对话。TheteachersuggestedthatIsubstitutetheword“demand”for“request”.老师建议我用demand一词代替request。n.[C]apersonorthingthatreplacessomeoneorsomethingelseThereisnosubstituteforgoodfoodandexercise.没有什么能够带良好的饮食和锻炼。Tenminutesintothesecondhalf,JohnwasbroughtonasasubstituteforBeckham.下半场开始十分钟，约翰上场替换贝克汉姆。4.Naturally,thenamechangedidn’tcauseDebbie/Lynne’sprofessionalachievement…(Para.3)Meaning:Ofcourse,thenamechangewasnotthereasonforDebbie/Lynne’ssuccessatwork…5.…butitsurelyhelpedifonlybyaddingabitofself-confidencetohertalents.(Para.3)Meaning:…butwithoutdoubtithelped,evenifitonlymadeherfeelalittlemoreconfidentinherablities.★ifonly:usedtosaythatsomethingisgoodonlyforalimitedpurposeortimeIwishyouwouldcomeandseeussometime,ifonlyjusttosayhello.我真希望你什么时候能过来看看我们，哪怕只是打个招呼也行。6.Throughouthistory,nameshavenotmerelyidentifiedpeoplebutalsodescribedthem.(Para.1)→Notethat“notmerely…butalso…”simplymeans“notonly…butalso…”★merely:ad.only;simplyWearenotblaminganyindividual;wearemerelytryingtofindouthowtheaccidenthappened.我们不是在责怪任何个人；我们仅仅是想查出事故是怎么发生的。Todaypeoplewantmorefromworkinglifethanmerelyapaycheck.今天人们想从职业生涯中获得的并不仅仅是一张工资支票。7.…somequalityconsideredcharacteristicordescriptiveofapersonorathing,oftenexpressingapprovalordisapproval.(Para.3)Meaning:…somequalitybelievedtobetypicalofapersonorthing,oftenshowingthattheyapproveordisapprovesomething.★characteristic:a.(of)typicalofaparticularthingorofsomeone’scharacterRainydaysarecharacteristicofJune.六月的特点是雨天多。Itischaracteristicofherthatshenevercomplains.她的特点是从不发牢骚。★descriptive:a.givingadescriptionofsomethingThebookcontainsmanydescriptivepassagesabouteverydaylifeinChina.书中有很多对中国日常生活的描写片断。Whenyouwriteyourparagraph,includeasmanydescriptivedetailsaspossible.写一段话时，你要尽可能多地进行细节描写。8.“Forbetterorworse…”(Para.3)Meaning:Whethertheresultisgoodorbad…→Notethatthisexpressionhasbecomewidelyknownbecauseitappearsinthemarriageservice:“…forricherorpoorer,insicknessandinhealth,forbetterorworse,tilldeathdouspart”.(……无论贫穷还是富有，疾病还是健康，相爱相敬，不离不弃。)Onemoreexample:HeandAnnhavenowresolvedtotakeoneanotherforbetterorworse.不管是祸是福，他和安妮决定结为夫妇。9.…qualitiessuchasfriendlinessorreserve…(Para.3)★reserve:n.1)[U]thequalityofself-controlorrestraintHelosthisreservewhiletalking.他在谈话时不再拘谨。2)[C](usu.pl.)somethingkeptorsavedforlateruseforeigncurrencyreserves外汇储备Theysoldhalfthewoodandkepttherestinreserveforwinter.他们卖了一半木材，其余的储备下来过冬。vt.1)keepsomethingforaparticularpurposeTheseseatsarereservedforoldpeople.这些座位是留给老年人的。Thesmallerroomisreservedforsmokers.这间较小的屋子是专门留给吸烟者使用的。2)arrangeforaplaceinahotel,restaurant,plane,etc.tobekeptforsomeonetouselaterIsthetableovertherereserved?那边那张桌子已经被预定了吗？Haveyoureservedourseatsontheplane?你预定我们的机票了吗？10.…andconveyedtootherpeoplebeforetheyevenmeetyou.(Para.3)★convey:vt.communicateorexpresssomething,withorwithoutusingwordsGesturescanconveythemessagetothosewholosttheirhearing.手势可以为那些丧失听力的人传达消息。Pleaseconveymythankstoyourparents.请向你的父母转达我的谢意。11.Thelatternameparticularlybothersme…(Para.4)Meaning:Thesecondnamementionedespeciallydisturbsme…★latter:a.beingthesecondoftwopeopleorthingsIfofferedredorwhite,I’