《英语精读》（英文版） Book Two Unit Six.doc_大学文库

1. bulletin: a short printed newspaper or leaflet, esp. one produced regularly by a group or organization e.g. The company published an annual staff bulletin I read in the church bulletin that our friends baby would be baptized 1. it (1)a single piece of news e.g. There is a fascinating news item in today's China daily While Jennie scanned the newspaper, a strange item of news attracted her attention 3. draft: a rough outline or version e.g. My student emailed the first draft of his thesis to me yesterday This is only the first draft of my speech. But what do you think of it (1)(fml)disturb or upset greatly e.g. My daughter's idea wealth undid me The sight of the animals suffering undid me 5. hit/strike home:(of remarks, etc. have the intended effect e.g. His criticism hit home. I was really selfish could see from her expression that his comments had hit home 6. incredible, that can't be believed e.g. It seemed incredible that people would still want to play soccer during war 7. skeptical: (in the habit of) doubting that sth is true, right, etc. (followed by about/of spelled sceptical in British English) e.g. Some scientists think average global temperature have been risen due to the greenhouse effect. Others are skeptical of global warming 8. consume (1) eat or drink e.g. Michael consumes nearly a pound of cheese per day The children consumes lots of chocolate ice-creams at birthday party (2)use up e.g. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electric ity than traditional models 9. care fo (1)take care of 1o .g. The old man had a stroke a month ago. His son hired a nurse to care for him 0 corporation: a large business or company e.g. Several multi-national corporations are located in the new district of Pudong rarely; not happening often 12 g. Rarely have I seen a student who is so absorbed in history decorate: add(ths. )in order to make more attractive to look at e.g. The boy decorated his room with pictures of his favorite sports figures They are going to decorate the classroom for Christma 13. client: a person who buys goods or service

Text A 1. bulletin: a short printed newspaper or leaflet, esp. one produced regularly by a group or organization e.g. The company published an annual staff bulletin. I read in the church bulletin that our friend’s baby would be baptized. 1. item: (1) a single piece of news e.g. There is a fascinating news item in today’s China Daily. While Jennie scanned the newspaper, a strange item of news attracted her attention. 3. draft: a rough outline or version e.g. My student emailed the first draft of his thesis to me yesterday. This is only the first draft of my speech. But what do you think of it? 4. undo: (1) (fml) disturb or upset greatly e.g. My daughter’s idea wealth undid me. The sight of the animal’s suffering undid me. 5. hit/strike home: (of remarks, etc.) have the intended effect e.g. His criticism hit home. I was really selfish. I could see from her expression that his comments had hit home. 6. incredible: that can’t be believed e.g. It seemed incredible that people would still want to play soccer during war. 7. skeptical: (in the habit of) doubting that sth. is true, right, etc. (followed by about/of; spelled sceptical in British English) e.g. Some scientists think average global temperature have been risen due to the greenhouse effect. Others are skeptical of global warming. 8. consume: (1) eat or drink e.g. Michael consumes nearly a pound of cheese per day. The children consumes lots of chocolate ice-creams at birthday party. (2) use up e.g. Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models. 9. care for: (1) take care of e.g. The old man had a stroke a month ago. His son hired a nurse to care for him. 10. corporation: a large business or company e.g. Several multi-national corporations are located in the new district of Pudong. 11. rarely: not happening often e.g. Rarely have I seen a student who is so absorbed in history. 12. decorate: add (ths.) in order to make more attractive to look at e.g. The boy decorated his room with pictures of his favorite sports figures. They are going to decorate the classroom for Christmas. 13. client: a person who buys goods or service

(1) pleasant combination of different notes of music played at the same time e.g. We apprec iated very much the composer's beautiful harmonies in the last movement The kids are singing in harmony 18. by nature: as a result of inborn or inherent qualities; innately e.g. He is by nature rather an aggressive person I am not by nature a violent man, but these insults were more than I could 19. get one's act together:(infml) organize oneself and one's activities so that one does thongs in an effective way 20. military: relating the armed forces of a countr e.g. The president has not ruled out possibility of military action Your working day will need to be organized military precision 21. put pencil to paper: start to write e.g. The instant he put pencil to paper, his four-year-old son would sit beside him quietly 22 remainder: the remaining time, people or things e.g. Having finished the work, I spent the remainder of the day read ing novels and listening to music 23. at intervals 24. set aside: put(time or money)away for a special purpose e.g. I have a little money set aside for emergencies My husband set aside half an hour every morning to do sports 25. race the clock: do sth quickly in order to finish it in the available time e.g. The semester is coming to an end. We have to race the clock every day to prepare for our final exams The dead line will be due tomorrow We have to race the clock 26 possess: (fml) have or own e.g. It is said that Michael possesses a fortune of more than two billion dollars 27 bide one's time: wait patiently for a chance e.g. His political rivals are bid ing their time until after the election for a chance to attack his policies 28 charm: attract: give pleasure to e.g. I was charmed by her slim figure and soft voice That handsome young man charms everyone he meets 29. take in:(usu. Passive) cheat g. She was so smart that she couldnt be taken in by her colleagues 30. despite: in spite of g. Despite the fact that she fell mid way through the race, she won 31 have sth /ittle/nothing to do with: have some/little/much connection witl e.g. I dont know what's the matter with Billy----he says it's nothing to do with chool 32 achieve/have one's heart's desire(s): get sb /sth. you want very much e.g. He was making great efforts to achieve his hearts desires

(1) pleasant combination of different notes of music played at the same time e.g. We appreciated very much the composer’s beautiful harmonies in the last movement. The kids are singing in harmony. 18. by nature: as a result of inborn or inherent qualities; innately e.g. He is by nature rather an aggressive person. I am not by nature a violent man, but these insults were more than I could bear. 19. get one’s act together: (infml) organize oneself and one’s activities so that one does thongs in an effective way 20. military: relating the armed forces of a country e.g. The president has not ruled out possibility of military action Your working day will need to be organized military precision. 21. put pencil to paper: start to write e.g. The instant he put pencil to paper, his four-year-old son would sit beside him quietly. 22. remainder: the remaining time, people or things e.g. Having finished the work, I spent the remainder of the day reading novels and listening to music. 23. at intervals: 24. set aside: put (time or money) away for a special purpose e.g. I have a little money set aside for emergencies. My husband set aside half an hour every morning to do sports. 25. race the clock: do sth. quickly in order to finish it in the available time e.g. The semester is coming to an end. We have to race the clock every day to prepare for our final exams. The deadline will be due tomorrow. We have to race the clock. 26. possess: (fml) have or own e.g. It is said that Michael possesses a fortune of more than two billion dollars. 27. bide one’s time: wait patiently for a chance e.g. His political rivals are biding their time until after the election for a chance to attack his policies. 28. charm: attract: give pleasure to e.g. I was charmed by her slim figure and soft voice. That handsome young man charms everyone he meets. 29. take in: (usu. Passive) cheat e.g. She was so smart that she couldn’t be taken in by her colleagues. 30. despite: in spite of e.g. Despite the fact that she fell midway through the race, she won. 31. have sth./little/nothing to do with: have some/little/much connection with e.g. I don’t know what’s the matter with Billy----he says it’s nothing to do with school. 32. achieve/have one’s heart’s desire(s): get sb./sth. you want very much e.g. He was making great efforts to achieve his heart’s desires

with some important structures and difficult sentences in Text A and check the exercises of Part II. STEP FOUR: New Lesson ( 80＇ ) a. Important structures in Text A 1. I should have known better than to ask… 2. Other women, …,not only during office hours, but in their spare time as well. *as well 也，还 e.g. I’m going to London and my sister’s coming as well. He is a versatile writer. He writes poems, novels and plays as well. With the changes in their social role, women’s position in the family has been improved as well. 3. I imagine how lovely life would be if only I possessed… *if only 要是，与事实相反的虚拟式，表示对某一行为的渴望或希望。 4. We working women are too sophisticated for that…. *too…+adj.+ for…表示“（量或程度）太…以至于不能接受或不称心，不合意等”，或表示“太…不合适”。 e.g. He is too old for the job. b. Difficult sentences in Text A 1. In weak moments, I’d comb the pages of newspaper and magazines and consume success stories by the pound. (When my will is not strong enough to resist that temptation of success stories of women, I will search for success stories in the newspaper and magazines, and read a lot of them.) 2. On a shelf behind her desk that day were at least a hundred jars of strawberry jam, gaily tied with red-checked ribbons. (There were at least a hundred jars of strawberry jam on the shelf behind her that day, and the jars were gaily tied with red-checked ribbons. ) 3. Mostly I sink into a chair and stare into space while I imagine how lovely life would be if only I possessed the organizational skills and the energy of my super heroines. (Most of the time, I sit in a chair, and daydream the kind of life that I could lead if I have read organizational skills and energy.) 4. When my faith in myself falters, it is they who urge me on, whispering, “go for it, lady!” (When I’m not so confident, my heroines---those successful women---urge me on. They are whispering to me, “go on and make it.” c. Exercises of Part II STEP FIVE: Consolidation ( 10ˊ ) a.Summary Part II. Text A 1. Comprehension 2. Language items

(2)Summarize Text Organization Part One(Paras 1-3)The author hates her job and her life, and wants to change her life Part Two: (Paras 4-8) The beginn ing of the author's new life is not only full of ope but also full of hardship Part Three:(Para 9) The author realizes her dream and began to love her new career and life again ()Summarize General idea The article narrates the author's experience of changing her life course at the age of 29. She hates her job and her life, so she quits her job without her husbands agreement and returns back to school for her undergraduate degree Though she suffers from a lot of hardship, yet she doesnt feel sorry about it and she enjoys her new job and new career 3. Long sentences ( 1)The thought of answering other peoples telephones, typing other peoples work and watching other people take credit for my ideas and opinions would throw me into weeklong bouts of depression (2)How long could I live like this? Certainly not until I retired ()I steeled myself to travel the road that would lead me to a better understanding of who i was and of what i wanted out of life (4)And it's not so much the results of the action that have reshaped me(although thats important, too) as it is the realization that I have within myself what it takes to do what i set out to do b the theme-related language learning tasks (Part IV 1. Group discussion (1)What do you think of Mao Zedong's famous saying that women hold up half the sk (2)Why is it more difficult for women to move up in society? What are their ()Do you think society still discriminates against women? Give facts to support your conclusion (4)In your view, how could we achieve the goal that men and women become true equals? 2. Essay Writin (2)P202 Coherence When you write, be sure to make all the ideas and sentences in your paper fit together around its thesis, the central idea, and the writing flow smoothly from one sentence to another. This is what we call coherence, a qual ity indispensable for effective writing. If an essay is coherent, each part will grow naturally and logically from those parts that come before it, and the reader is carried along easily from start to finish The main devices used in achieving coherence include transitional word and phrases like however; but, therefore, thus, first(ly), what 's more, as to, and in

(2) Summarize Text Organization Part One (Paras 1-3) The author hates her job and her life, and wants to change her life course. Part Two: (Paras 4-8) The beginning of the author’s new life is not only full of hope, but also full of hardship. Part Three: (Para 9) The author realizes her dream and began to love her new career and life again. (3) Summarize General idea The article narrates the author’s experience of changing her life course at the age of 29. She hates her job and her life, so she quits her job without her husband’s agreement and returns back to school for her undergraduate degree. Though she suffers from a lot of hardship, yet she doesn’t feel sorry about it, and she enjoys her new job and new career. 3. Long sentences (1) The thought of answering other people’s telephones, typing other people’s work and watching other people take credit for my ideas and opinions would throw me into weeklong bouts of depression. (2) How long could I live like this? Certainly not until I retired. (3) I steeled myself to travel the road that would lead me to a better understanding of who I was and of what I wanted out of life. (4) And it’s not so much the results of the action that have reshaped me (although that’s important, too) as it is the realization that I have within myself what it takes to do what I set out to do. b. the theme-related language learning tasks (Part IV) 1. Group Discussion (1) What do you think of Mao Zedong’s famous saying that women hold up half the sky? (2) Why is it more difficult for women to move up in society? What are their problems? (3) Do you think society still discriminates against women? Give facts to support your conclusion. (4) In your view, how could we achieve the goal that men and women become true equals? 2. Essay Writing (2) P202 Coherence When you write, be sure to make all the ideas and sentences in your paper fit together around its thesis, the central idea, and the writing flow smoothly from one sentence to another. This is what we call coherence, a quality indispensable for effective writing. If an essay is coherent, each part will grow naturally and logically from those parts that come before it, and the reader is carried along easily from start to finish. The main devices used in achieving coherence include transitional words and phrases like however, but, therefore, thus, first(ly), what’s more, as to, and in