泛读教程2 Unit 4课件

UnitFour英语专业教研室张燕华[e-mail]DiscussionNewlessons1.ReadingSkills2.TheLadyonPembertonStreet3.ExercisesSummary&assignmentsAbstractfromMichelle’sSpeechStudyingabroadisaboutsomuchmorethanimprovingyourownfuture.It'salsoaboutshapingthefutureofyourcountriesandoftheworldweallshare.出国留学绝不仅是改善你们自己的未来，也关乎塑造你们的国家、关乎我们共有的世界的未来。•Andthat'swhyitissoimportantforinformationandideastoflowfreelyovertheinternetandthroughthemedia.•同时，这也是为什么信息和思想在互联网上、以及通过媒体自由流动是如此重要。•Becausethat'showwediscoverthetruth.that'showwelearnwhat'sreallyhappeninginourcommunities,ourcountryandourworld.•因为那是我们如何得以发现真相......那是我们如何得以了解我们的社群、国家和世界到底在发生着什么。•Andthat'showwedecidewhichvaluesandideaswethinkarebest一byquestioninganddebatingthemvigorously...bylisteningtoallsidesofeveryargumentandbyjudgingforourselves.•那也是我们如何解决我们认为那些价值观和思想是最好的—通过有力地对它们提出疑问，进行辩论......通过每次倾听争论中的所有各方，也通过我们自己进行判断。•Becausetimeandagain,wehaveseenthatcountriesarestrongerandmoreprosperouswhenthevoicesandopinionsofalltheircitizenscanbeheard.•因为我们一次又一次地看到，当所有公民的声音和观点都能得到倾听的时候，国家会变得更加强大和繁荣。•Butwhenitcomestoexpressingyourselffreely,andworshippingasyouchoose，andhavingopenaccesstoinformation-webelievethoseareuniversalrightsthatarethebirthrightofeverypersononthisplanet.•然而，就自由地表达自我、选择自己所崇拜，以及享有信息公开而言—我们相信那些是这个星球上的每个人与生俱来的普世权利。HomonymHomonymsarewordsthatarebothalikeanddifferent.Theysoundalikewhenyousaythem,buttheyhavedifferentspellingsanddifferentmeanings.Often,thedifferencesinspellingarequitesmall—oneortwolettersmaybedifferent.1.counsel/councilHerefusedtolistentotheoldman’scounsel.theStateCouncil2.complement/complimentThetwosuggestionscomplementeachother.Theygaveusacomplimentonourbeautifullysettable.3.elicit/illicitInonehourhehadelicitedthetruth.anillicitassociationwithhissecretary4.principal/principleDrinkingisaprincipalcauseofhighwaydeaths.Eachsidedeclaredthatitwouldneverabandonitsprinciple.5.stationary/stationeryNothingisstationary.Iwalktobuyarulerinthestationeryshop.6.discrete/discreetagovernmentwiththreediscretedivisionsYouneedtobediscreetingivingadvice,humbleinacceptingit.AlbertDiBartolomeoAlbertDiBartolomeoistheauthorofthenovelsTheVespersTapesandFool’sGold.HehaswrittenforReader’sDigestMagazine,PhiladelphiaMagazine,ThePhiladelphiaInquirerandsoon.HehasbeenanthologizedintheChickenSoupfortheSoulseriesandHumanEcology.BlockCaptainThekeypersoninanyNeighborhoodWatchgroupistheBlockCaptain.Thispersonisanessentialcomponenttokeepingtheblockactivelyinvolvedincrimepreventioneffortsaswellastheimportantprocessofinformationexchangebetweenneighbors.ManyNeighborhoodWatchgroupsflourish,butsomedwindlewhileothersdisappeartotally.HowsuccessfultheyaredependsontheBlockCaptainandthesupportheorshereceivesfromneighbors.arowhouse（联排式住宅）:oneofaseriesofidenticalhousessituatedsidebysideandjoinedbycommonwalls.ComprehendingQuestions1.WhowasMableHoward?2.Whatwasablockcaptain’sfunction?3.Whydidtheauthorusecapitalizedletter“BLOCKCAPTAIN”inPara.7?4.Whycan’tweputanytrashoutbefore7o’clock?5.WhatmadeuswakeonourfirstmorningonPembertonStreet?6.Towhomdidthe3dollarsbelongintheend?7.WhydidMableaskmetorepairtheAlleyGate?8.Whatdidtheneighborsdoaftertheblockcleaning?9.DoesMablesweepeverydaythisyear?Why?10.HowdidMableHowardperformherduties?11.DidMableinfluencetheauthor?How?1.TheonlyplacewithinourmeanswasarowhouseonalittlestreetcalledPemberton.means:incomeorresourcetolivewithinone’smeans:tobaseone’sexpenditureuponone’sincome:量入为出地生活tolivebeyondone’smeans:过着超过自已收入的生活LanguagePointsExpressions1.means:incomeorresourcetolivewithinone’smeans:tobaseone’sexpenditureuponone’sincome:量入为出地生活tolivebeyondone’smeans:过着超过自已收入的生活2.Onthesidereferstoworkdoneormoneyearnedapartfromthatcomingfromone’smainoccupation（工作或收入）额外地e.g.Hisnominalwageisfifteenpoundsaweek,buthemakesafewpoundsmoreontheside.3.scrawl:scribble;writecarelesslyDon’tscrawlonthewall.不要在墙上乱涂。4.abreast:alongsideeachother,facinginthesamedirectionWeshouldkeepabreastwiththepresentstateofscience.我们应当赶上现代科学的发展。5.Twoweeksbefore,Mableaffixedplacardstoutilitypoles,admonishingustomoveourcarsontheSaturdayspecified.提前两个星期，梅布尔就在告示杆上张贴了一张布告，敦促我们在指定的星期六把各自的汽车开走。affix:attachaffixalabeltoabottleadmonish:adviseorwarnAdmonishyourfriendsinprivate,praisetheminpublic.在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。6.Therewasacertaincombativenessinhervoice,asifthosewhodidnothelphadsidedwiththedarkforcesresponsibleforlitter,decayanddilapidation.她的声音带有某种好战情绪，似乎那些不供帮助的人都站到了黑暗势力一边，要对垃圾、腐败、倾颓负责。Tosidewith:toputoneselfonthesamesideassomebody.e.g.Weshallsidewiththepeople.我们应该站在人民一边。7.Thatincongruoussightwassooneclipsedbyagushingfirehydrantandphalanxesofneighborspushingbroomstoworkthewateranddirtdownthestreet.在消防水龙头冲洗和邻居们组成的大扫除方阵的努力下，街道上的污水和灰尘被清扫干净了，原先那种不协调的景象很快就消失了。Afirehydrantisapipefromawatermainforstreet-cleaning,puttingoutfiresetc.消防栓Phalanxesisabodyofsoldiersincloseformationforfighting(方阵).•Theseremarksdon'thaveanyrelationshiptotheproblemathand;theyareincongruousandshouldbedeletedfromtherecord.•这些话与眼下的问题无关,它们是不恰当的,应从记录中删除。8.Mableseemedtobeeverywhereatonce,callingdirectives.•梅布尔好像总能突然出现在任何地方进行指导。directive:aninstruction;order