ReadingSkillsTextStudyNotestotheTextWordsandExpressionsIdeaSharingExercisesUnderstandingIdiomaticExpressions16I.UnderstandingIdiomaticExpressionsThemeaningofidiomaticexpressionscanbeveryhard—evenimpossibletoguess.Wordformationsindictionariesdon’talwayshelp,andcanevenfoolusentirely!However,contextclues,suchasexamples,oppositesexplanations,orsimilarphrasescanbehelpfultofigureoutthemeaningofthem.ReadingSkill161.Thenewcomerwasascomfortableasanoldshoeandwesoonbecamefriends.Guessthemeaningofthefollowingidiomaticexpressions.easytotalkandworkwithII.ExercisesKeyReadingSkill162.Amotorwouldbeawhiteelephanttohim,becausehecan’tdrive.abigbutuselessobjecttoitsownerKey3.Itoldhertoreadoverhercompositionandweedouteverysentencethatwasnotaboutthesubject.KeytoremovewhatisunwantedReadingSkill164.Somestudentsarelazy,butothersbeattheirbrainsandsucceed.tothinkoutsth.difficultKeyReadingSkill165.Thewaymostpeoplelookatyou,you’dthinkatrashmanwasamonster.Sayhelloandtheystareatyouinsurprise.Theydon’trealizewe’rehuman.Atrashmanissomeonethateveryonewantstogetawayfrom.KeyReadingSkill16TrueorFalseStatementMainIdeawiththeNumbers16Givecompleteinformationwiththenumbersbelow:e.g.•at3:00A.M.•Thecompanymanworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3:00A.M.Sundaymorning.I.MainIdeawiththeNumbersTextStudy16•at3:00A.M.•18years•51yearsold•oneofthree•sixdays•monthly•60•48yearsoldGivecompleteinformationwiththenumbersbelowwithoutlookingatthetextbook:•theeldest•24•20•overthelasttwoyears•thesixty-year-oldcompanypresident•by5:00P.M.•oneofthreemenTextStudy16TextStudyII.TrueorFalseStatement1.Philwasadevotedexecutive.2.Philcouldhavebeenpromotedtothetoppositionifhehadworkedhardenough.3.VeryoftenPhilhadhismealsathome.4.WhenHelensaid“Ialreadyhave,”weknowherhusbandhadneglectedher.TFTF166.Philworriedabouthisyoungestchildmost.7.Philgotmorethanhelost.8.Thewritertellsthisstoryinanironicmanner.5.Phil’syoungestchildseemstobefollowingPhil’sstepsworkingasacompanyman.FTTFTextStudyFocusStudyActiveExpressions16I.ActiveExpressions1.…andoneofthreethatmightconceivably…havebeenpromotedtothetopspot.2.Acompanyfriendsaid,“Iknowhowmuchyouwillmisshim.”“Missinghimalltheseyears,”……thatthefifty-one-year-olddeceased…andwouldbemissedandhardtoreplace.3.Heisanaturalchoiceforaheartattack.PracticeFindtheactiveexpressionsinthefollowing:NotestotheText—ActiveExpressions16•spot•aparticularplaceorarea•pickout,catchsightof•miss•feelsadwithout•failtoreach/notice/understand/bepresent…•natural•expected;normal•bornwithacertainskill•notpretendingNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions16Whatdotheymeanhere?•Thisistheveryspotwherehewasmurdered.•Thepolicewereonthespotwithinafewminutesofmytelephonecall.•Shespottedherfriendinthecrowd.aparticularplaceorareaattheplacewhereaneventhappenedpickout,catchsightofNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions16Whatdotheymeanhere?•Wereallymissedbeingabletogotothebeachwheneverwewanted.•Thegoalkeeperjustmissedtheball.•Thehouseisonthecorner,youcan’tmissit.feelsadwithoutfailtohit,catch,reachnotnoticeNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions16•Bythetimewegottherewe’dmissedthebeginningofthemovie.•I’lltakeyourluggagetoyourroom,Miss.failtobepresentat,toolateforWhatdotheymeanhere?apoliteformofaddresstoayounglady•SherealizedshehadmissedanopportunitytospeaktoMary.failtotakeadvantageofdoingsth.NotestotheText—ActiveExpressions16Whatdotheymeanhere?•Hiskeennessonmusicindicatesheisanaturalmusician.•It’snaturalthatsheshouldbeupsetbytheinsult.•Heisnotournaturalson—weadoptedhimwhenhewasthree.bornwithacertainskillexpected;normalrelatedbyblood•It’sdifficulttobenaturalwhenoneistense.notpretendingNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions16Translation1.像他这个年纪的孩子这么安静实属少见。2.她生来具有舞蹈家的优雅风度。3.在照片里她显得放松自然。4.麦克是被收养的,他从不知道他的亲生父母是谁。KeysNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions16•It’snotnaturalforachildofhisagetobesoquiet.•Shehasthenaturalgraceofaborndancer.•Sheappearedrelaxedandnaturalinherphotograph.•Michelwasadopted;heneverknewhisnaturalparents.KeysNotestotheText—ActiveExpressions16understandingpersonalpronounbycontextualclues1.Itsaidhediedofaheartattack,buteveryoneofhisfriendsandacquaintancesknewitinstantly.II.FocusStudyNotestotheText—FocusStudyWhatdoes“it”referto?•itsaid=thearticlesaid•…knewit=knewthetruththatheworkedhimselftodeathPractice161)ToPhil,itwaswork.NotestotheText—FocusStudyWhatdoes“it”refertointhefollowingsentences?2)Butitdidlisthis“survivors”quiteaccurately.Monthlygameofgolf.Thearticleabouthisdeath.162.Heworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3:00A.M.Sundaymorning.PracticeRepetitionemphasizessomekeyideaorwritingstyle.NotestotheText—FocusStudyWhyisthesentencerepeatedthreetime?•Toemphasizetheironicwritingstyle.EnglishtoChineseWordUsingOldtoNew161.afford:v.①haveenoughtime,money,etcforspecifiedpurpose花费得起金钱、时间做某事I’dlovetogoonholidaybutIcan’taffordthetimeandmoney.I.WordUsinge.g.WordsandExpressions—WordUsingNote:Thiswordoftenfollows‘can’,‘could’,or‘beableto’.161.afford:v.②beabletodosth.withoutrisktooneself能不冒风险而做某事物Whatcan’tyouaffordtodoinyourcollegecareer?Imustn’tannoymybossbecauseIcan’taffordtolosemyjob.e.g.UseItWordsan