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

e.g. I usually have a snack of a hamburger and a glass of coke at lunchtime 3. corrupt 4. ban: forbid(sth officially (used in the pattern: ban sth, ban sb. from sth. doing e.g. The local government will ban smoking in all offices later this year. Scientists from many countries called on the international community to create an international convention to ban human cloning as soon as possible 5. Invent (1)make or design(sth. that has not existed before); create(sth e.g. James Watt invented the steam engine Alexander graham Bell invented the telephone 6. fascinating: of great interest or attraction e.g. The story of his adventures in the arctic was fascinating to listen to I found the discussion about cloning absolutely fascinating 7. strictly speaking: if one uses words, applies rules, etc in their exact sense e.g. He's not strictly speaking an artist; he is more of a performer 8. tolerance. (1)the quality of allowing other people to say and do as they like, even if you dont agree or approve of it(followed by of/for) (2)the ability to bear sth. painful or unpleasant (followed by of/for) 9. to a(very real, certain, etc. )extent: to the degree specified e.g. I agree with him to some extent but there are still some areas of sharp 10. necessity (1)sth you must have in order to live properly or do sth e.g.: Water is a basic necessity of life 11. arouse: provoke( a particular feeling or attitude) e.g. These educational toys give children a feeling of self-worth by arousing their interest in challenging tasks 12. surrender: give in(followed by to) e.g. After several weeks of severe attacks, Afghanistans Taliban forces surrendered to the northern alliance 13. virtually: for the most part, almost e.g. It's virtually impossible to tell the imitation from the real thing It has been raining virtually non-stop for the several days 14. invade enter with armed forces e.g. In July 1937 the Japanese army invaded China 15. mystery: sth that people cant, or have not been able to understand or explain e.g. The politicians sudden death remains a mystery to STEP FIVE Consolidation a Summary b. Practice STEP SIX Homework

e.g. I usually have a snack of a hamburger and a glass of coke at lunchtime. 3. corrupt: 4. ban: forbid (sth.) officially (used in the pattern: ban sth.; ban sb. from sth./doing sth.) e.g. The local government will ban smoking in all offices later this year. Scientists from many countries called on the international community to create an international convention to ban human cloning as soon as possible. 5. invent: (1) make or design (sth. that has not existed before); create (sth.) e.g. James Watt invented the steam engine Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. 6. fascinating: of great interest or attraction e.g. The story of his adventures in the Arctic was fascinating to listen to. I found the discussion about cloning absolutely fascinating. 7. strictly speaking: if one uses words, applies rules, etc. in their exact sense e.g. He’s not strictly speaking an artist; he is more of a performer. 8. tolerance: (1) the quality of allowing other people to say and do as they like, even if you don’t agree or approve of it (followed by of/for) (2) the ability to bear sth. painful or unpleasant (followed by of/for) 9. to a (very real, certain, etc.) extent: to the degree specified e.g. I agree with him to some extent but there are still some areas of sharp disagreement between us. 10. necessity: (1) sth. you must have in order to live properly or do sth. e.g.: Water is a basic necessity of life. 11. arouse: provoke ( a particular feeling or attitude) e.g. These educational toys give children a feeling of self-worth by arousing their interest in challenging tasks. 12. surrender: give in (followed by to) e.g. After several weeks of severe attacks, Afghanistan’s Taliban forces surrendered to the Northern Alliance. 13. virtually: for the most part, almost e.g. It’s virtually impossible to tell the imitation from the real thing. It has been raining virtually non-stop for the several days. 14. invade: enter with armed forces e.g. In July 1937 the Japanese army invaded China. 15. mystery: sth. that people can’t ,or have not been able to understand or explain e.g. The politician’s sudden death remains a mystery to us all. STEP FIVE: Consolidation ( 7’ ) a. Summary b. Practice STEP SIX: Homework ( 1’ )

e.g. They are rapidly es themselves as the market leaders 20 drift: move or go somewhere in a slow way e.g. Jimmy spent the year drifting around Europe As rural factories shed labor, people drift towards the cities The football match was over, and the crowds drifted away from the stad ium 21. climate: (an area or region with) a regular pattern of weather cond itions climax p in the south of China, she wouldn t enjoy living in such a cold e. g. Brought Due to the greenhouse effect, changes in the earth's climate have taken 22. pass(sth )on to(sth ) hand or give(sth )to(sb. e.g. When you have finished reading the novel, please pass it to Laura The King passed on much of his fortune to the princess 23 addition: a person or thing added ( followed by to e.g. The baby is a welcome addition to the Smith family The young professor will be a most valuable addition to our board 24 conquer: take possession and control of( country, city, etc. )by force, defeat e.g. Afghanistan's Northern Alliance conquered Kabul a month ago She has conquered the hearts of many man The Spanish once conquered most of South America 25. royal: of a king or queen, or other members of their family, and things relating to em e.g. The newborn baby was welcomed not only by the Japanese royal family but by the country at large The royal wedd ing drew large crowds from across the country 26. alternative: one of two or more possibilities(followed by to e.g. Check out the alternatives before decid ing whether to go to a nearby What was the alternative to going home? ange e.g. The school authorities plan to mod ify the school regulations The computer programmers tried to modify the design of the software to make it suitable for commercial production 28. enrich (1)make rich or richer e.g. That once poor coastal village has been enriched by the profits from tourism The development of oil fields enriched many Arabian countries (2)improve e.g. It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting Travel enriches people's lives 29. classic: a work of art recognized as having lasting value e.g. Both Tom Jones and Wuthering Heights are classics

e.g. They are rapidly es themselves as the market leaders. She established her fame as an actress. 20. drift: move or go somewhere in a slow way e.g. Jimmy spent the year drifting around Europe. As rural factories shed labor, people drift towards the cities. The football match was over, and the crowds drifted away from the stadium. 21. climate: (an area or region with) a regular pattern of weather conditions e.g. Brought up in the south of China, she wouldn’t enjoy living in such a cold climate. Due to the greenhouse effect, changes in the earth’s climate have taken place. 22. pass (sth.) on to (sth.): hand or give (sth.) to (sb.) e.g. When you have finished reading the novel, please pass it to Laura. The King passed on much of his fortune to the princess. 23. addition: a person or thing added (followed by to ) e.g. The baby is a welcome addition to the Smith family. The young professor will be a most valuable addition to our board. 24. conquer: take possession and control of (country, city, etc.) by force; defeat e.g. Afghanistan’s Northern Alliance conquered Kabul a month ago. She has conquered the hearts of many man. The Spanish once conquered most of South America. 25.royal: of a king or queen, or other members of their family, and things relating to them e.g. The newborn baby was welcomed not only by the Japanese royal family but by the country at large. The royal wedding drew large crowds from across the country. 26. alternative: one of two or more possibilities (followed by to ) e.g. Check out the alternatives before deciding whether to go to a nearby college. What was the alternative to going home? 27. modify: change slightly e.g. The school authorities plan to modify the school regulations The computer programmers tried to modify the design of the software to make it suitable for commercial production. 28. enrich: (1) make rich or richer e.g. That once poor coastal village has been enriched by the profits from tourism. The development of oil fields enriched many Arabian countries. (2) improve e.g. It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting. Travel enriches people’s lives. 29. classic: a work of art recognized as having lasting value e.g. Both Tom Jones and Wuthering Heights are classics

Mandy hates walking home alone at night but it doesnt bother me (2)bother about, bother sb. that e.g. I don't think his feelings are worth bothering It really bothered me that he'd forgotten my birthday (3)(not) bother to do sth.介意,(努力)做事情 e.g. Don t bother to take this heavy case with you. Lets mail it hor bother sb about/with sth e.g. Don't bother me with those stupid questions can t/couldnt be bothered to do sth e.g. I can t be bothered to go to the movie not bothered about sth 6..g Don' t bother about tidying up the room b. Difficult sentences in Text A 1. The government tries to ban words from English and declares that walkman is not desirable; so they invent a word, balladeur, which French kids are supposed to say instead---but they dont (The government wants to forbid the use of English words, so it announces that it is not proper to say"", and they make up a word, balladeur, hoping that the french children could use it. But the children do no use it at all) 2. The happy tolerance, that willingness to accept words from anywhere, explains that richness of English and why it has become, to a very real extent, the first truly global language (The English people are very willing to accept foreign words, that is why English has such a large vocabulary and why it has indeed become an international 3. Over three centuries English gradually swallowed French, and by the end of the 15th century what was developed was a mod ified, greatly enriched language---Middle English---with about 10,000"borrowed "French words More than three centuries later, English successfully made French a part of it and by the end of 15 h century, English was improved and developed into Middle English which had a large vocabulary and borrowed 10,000 French words. 4. The English language would have been what it is if the English had not been for centuries great respecters of the liberties of each individual and if everybody had not been free to strike out new paths for himself. (Because in the past the English people showed great respect for freedom and others'rights, and because they could work independently for themselves, English was developed into today's English) 5. Consider that the same cultural soil producing the English language also nourished that great principles of freedom and right of man in the modern world (Let us think about the fact that the same culture not only produced the English language, but also produced great rules fro freedom and human rights in today world.)

Mandy hates walking home alone at night but it doesn’t bother me. (2) bother about, bother sb. that e.g. I don’t think his feelings are worth bothering about. It really bothered me that he’d forgotten my birthday. (3) (not) bother to do sth. 介意，（努力）做事情 e.g. Don’t bother to take this heavy case with you. Let’s mail it home. bother sb. about/with sth. e.g. Don’t bother me with those stupid questions. can’t/couldn’t be bothered to do sth. e.g. I can’t be bothered to go to the movie. not bothered about sth. e.g. Don’t bother about tidying up the room. b. Difficult sentences in Text A 1. The government tries to ban words from English and declares that walkman is not desirable; so they invent a word, balladeur, which French kids are supposed to say instead---but they don’t. (The government wants to forbid the use of English words, so it announces that it is not proper to say “walkman”, and they make up a word, balladeur, hoping that the French children could use it. But the children do no use it at all.) 2. The happy tolerance, that willingness to accept words from anywhere, explains that richness of English and why it has become, to a very real extent, the first truly global language. (The English people are very willing to accept foreign words, that is why English has such a large vocabulary and why it has indeed become an international language.) 3. Over three centuries English gradually swallowed French, and by the end of the 15th century what was developed was a modified, greatly enriched language---Middle English---with about 10,000 “borrowed” French words. (More than three centuries later, English successfully made French a part of it and by the end of 15th century, English was improved and developed into Middle English which had a large vocabulary and borrowed 10,000 French words.) 4. The English language would have been what it is if the English had not been for centuries great respecters of the liberties of each individual and if everybody had not been free to strike out new paths for himself. (Because in the past the English people showed great respect for freedom and others’ rights, and because they could work independently for themselves, English was developed into today’s English.) 5. Consider that the same cultural soil producing the English language also nourished that great principles of freedom and right of man in the modern world. (Let us think about the fact that the same culture not only produced the English language, but also produced great rules fro freedom and human rights in today’s world.)