综合英语Book-III-Unit-8

Unit08UsefulInformationThefutureisamysteryandbookshelpusbuildourownfuture.Theoldsaying:“Toopenabookisalwayshelpful”clearlyshowsushowgooditistoreadabook.Readingisagoodthing,butwemustpaygreatattentiontothechoiceofbooks.It’struethatwecanderivebenefitsfromgoodbooks.Asamatteroffact,booksarealwaysenclosedwithprofits,showingyouthegreatwisdomofhuman.L.M.---Thatisagoodbookwhichisopenwithexpectationandclosewithprofits.UsefulinformationThefutureisamysteryandbookshelpusbuildourownfuture.Yourfatemaybechangedbybooks.“Knowledgechangesfate.”Booksteachustolearnlife,truth,scienceandmanyotherusefulthings.Theyincreaseourknowledge,broadenourmindsandstrengthenourcharacter,enlargeourexperienceanddomanyotherthingsthatwecan’tdowithoutthem.Inotherwords,booksareourgoodteachersandwisefriends.Thisisthereasonwhyourparentsalwaysencourageustoreadmorebooks.FrancisBacononcewroteafamousessay“OfStudies”TypeofthetextKeyfeaturesofargumentativewritings:Agoodandeffectiveargumenthasthefollowingbasicfeatures:1)Itclearlydefinestheissueandhasaclearposition.2)Theargumentiswellreasonedandwelldeveloped.3)Ithasanappropriatetoneandcrediblepersona.OnBuyingBooksisashort,simpleandstraightforwardpieceofpersuasivewriting.WritingstyleOnBuyingBooksisapieceofargumentation.Thestyleisinformalanditsuggestseverydaytalk.Genericyouisusedagreatdealtoshowtheinformaltone.Thewriteraddressesthereaderdirectlyanddoesnotmisstheopportunitytogivethereaderhispersonaladvice.WritingstyleThefirstpersonpronounisusedtoexpressthewriter’spersonalopinionandtomakehissubjectiveassertions.Asubjectivepointofviewisadopted.Thepassageiswrittenfromthepointofviewofthebook-loverwhohasalimitedpursewithunlimitedinterestsratherthanthebooksellerwho,ofcourse,wishestosellasmanybooksinasshortatimeaspossible.Questions1.Doyouvisitbookshopoften?Whatkindsofbooksattractyoumost?2.Whatisusuallyyourpurposeofvisitingabookshop,tobuybooksorjusttobrowseamongbooks?3.Whichdoyouprefertovisit,abookshopwithopenshelvesoronewithclosedshelves?4.Howmuchhelpdoyouwanttogetfromabookshopassistant?StructureofthetextThethemeorthesubject(Namely,itishowtimespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable.)isdirectlyestablishedatthebeginningofthepassagetodrawthereaderintotheessay.Thewholepassagecanbedividedintofourparts.Topicsentenceineachparagraphisthefirstsentence.Themainideaofeachparagraphisthefollowing.StructureofthetextPara.1—describinghoweasyitistobecomeabsorbedinevenanunplannedvisittoabookshop.Para.2---givingreasonsforsuchabsorptionandsuggestinghowtheassistantsshouldbehave.Para.3---warningagainstthedangersofbuyingonimpulse---thatis,anunplannedpurchaseofsomethingthathasjusthappenedtocatchyoureye.Para.4---tellingananecdotethatillustrateshowaperfectbooksellershouldbehave.Languagepointsfind/takesheltertoprotectyourselffrombadweather,dangerorattack:Wetookshelterforthenightinanabandonedhouse.abus~公共汽车站旁的候车棚abomb~防空洞seek~forthenight找个过夜的地方Inthestormwetook(found)~underatree.Thebasicnecessitiesoflifearefood,clothingand~.~sb.forthenight收容某人过夜Adustjacketisasheetofstiffpaper,oftenincolor,wrappedaroundthecoverofabooktoprotectandadvertiseit.Thedesiretopickupabookwithanattractivedust-jacketisirresistible,althoughthismethodofselectionoughtnottobefollowed,...Yourwishtoobtainabookwithalovelycoverissostrongandpowerfulthatyouareincapableofresistingit,althoughthismethodofselectingabookisnotrecommended...dulla~student笨学生be~atmathematics对数学不开窍Hisearshavebecome~.他的听觉不灵了。I’mrather~aboutfood.我吃东西味觉不灵。a~ache隐痛a~speaker干巴巴的演说者engrossvtabsorbtheattentionoftobe~edinsthYousoonbecomeengrossedinsomebookorother,...Youaresoonabsorbedinabook…/Soonyougiveallyourattentiontoabookandforgeteverythingelse...toyourheart'scontentifyoudosomethingenjoyabletoyourheart'scontent,youdoitasmuchasyouwanttoThepoolisopenalldaysoyoucanswimtoyourheart'scontent.Youcanwanderroundsuchplacestoyourheart’scontent.Youcanmoveaboutfromoneplacetoanotheruntilyouarecompletelysatisfied./Youcanmoveaboutinashoplikethisforaslongasyouwant.approachThemonumentis~edbysteps.有台阶通往纪念碑。Fewactors~himinability.在才华方面很少有演员可与他媲美。asthequantityx~eszero当x数值接近于零时Hisworkis~ingperfection.他的工作日臻完美。inevitableinevitableadjectivecertaintohappenandunabletobeavoidedorprevented:Theaccidentwastheinevitableconsequence/result/outcomeofcarelessness.inevitablyadverbinawaythatcannotbeavoided:Theirargumentsinevitablyendintears.inevitabilitynoun[U]theinevitabilityofchangeInabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedbrowsing.Anassistantshouldremainrelativelyinconspicuousuntilyouhavefinishedlookingatthebooksdiscreetdiscreetadjectivecarefulnottocauseembarrassmentorattracttoomuchattention,especiallybykeepingsomethingsecretCanItrustyoutobediscreet?Oppositeindiscreetdiscreetlyadverbbrass-rubbingrubbingn.摹拓,摹拓品noun[CorU]theactivityofputtingasheetofpaperontopofabrassinachurch,andrubbingitwithaspecialpenciltomakeapicture,orapicturethatismadeinthisway…somethingwhichhadonlyvaguelyinterestedyouuptillthen.…somethinginwhichyouhadpreviouslyonlyhadslightinterest.illustrateTheseg