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Unit Nime Text B By Luo Zhongming 1 Unit Nine Text B Searching for a Uniform Language
Unit Nime Text B Unit Nine Text B ●l.Pre- reading task ●|!. Detailed Stud e lll. Outline& Summary eIV Home Assignment By luo zhongming 2
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Unit Nime Text B 1. Pre-reading Task 1.Suppose you travel around the us for the first time, and you know little English, how do you know the way to a specific place you want to go to? 2. Where can you find such signs as shown in the following picture, and what does each of them mean? 3. Can you give us any other signs and explain their meanings? By luo zhongming
Unit Nime Text B By Luo Zhongming 4 I. Pre-reading Task 1.Suppose you travel around the US for the first time, and you know little English, how do you know the way to a specific place you want to go to? 2. Where can you find such signs as shown in the following picture, and what does each of them mean? 3. Can you give us any other signs and explain their meanings ?
Unit Nime Text B I. Detailed study 1. A picture can be worth far more than a thousand words, at least when it comes to guiding travelers far: much; considerably, to a great extent e.g. The novel is far more interesting than we had expected When it comes to talking with native English speakers, I am almost at sea 2. That was the reason behind an experimental project by the US Department of Transportation That was why the US Department of Transportation performed an experimental project By luo zhongming
Unit Nime Text B By Luo Zhongming 5 II. Detailed Study 1. A picture can be worth far more than a thousand words, at least when it comes to guiding travelers. far: much; considerably; to a great extent e.g. The novel is far more interesting than we had expected. When it comes to talking with native English speakers, I am almost at sea. 2. That was the reason behind an experimental project by the US Department of Transportation. That was why the US Department of Transportation performed an experimental project
Unit Nime Text B 3.as an aid to americans and their guests from abroad as a means of help to americans and their foreign guests 4.William R Meyers, who directs the project, requires that signs be clear, uniform, and easy to comprehend require"所接的宾语从句中谓语动词应用 should+动词原 形,或只用动词原形 e.g. Our teacher requires that we(should )practice speaking as much as possible My parents required that i get rid of drinking By luo zhongming
Unit Nime Text B By Luo Zhongming 6 3.…as an aid to Americans and their guests from abroad. … as a means of help to Americans and their foreign guests. 4.William R. Meyers, who directs the project, requires that signs be clear, uniform, and easy to comprehend. “require”所接的宾语从句中谓语动词应用should+动词原 形，或只用动词原形。 e.g. Our teacher requires that we (should ) practice speaking as much as possible. My parents required that I get rid of drinking
Unit Nime Text B 5. This means above all, signs would overcome the language barrier,” above all to emphasize that a particular thing is more important than other things )most important of all e.g. I' d like to rent a house----modern comfortable and above all in a quite location Relax, and do not above all panic 6. Far too many foreign visitors find themselves in strange find oneself in/at etc. to realize that one is in a particular situation, especially a bad one, that he did not expect e.g. After wondering around, we found ourselves back at the hotel When she came to, she found herself in the hospital and surrounded by a few doctors and nurses surroundings: the place and conditions of life By luo zhongming 7
Unit Nime Text B By Luo Zhongming 7 5.“This means, above all, signs would overcome the language barrier,”… above all : (to emphasize that a particular thing is more important than other things)most important of all e.g. I’d like to rent a house----modern, comfortable, and above all in a quite location. Relax, and do not above all panic. 6.Far too many foreign visitors find themselves in strange find oneself in / at etc.: to realize that one is in a particular situation, especially a bad one, that he did not expect e.g. After wondering around, we found ourselves back at the hotel. When she came to, she found herself in the hospital and surrounded by a few doctors and nurses. surroundings: the place and conditions of life
Unit Nime Text B 7.widely varying signs for guiding the public vary: cause to become, different e.g. You should vary your diet cf. various: adj. of a number of different sorts e.g. There where various questions he wanted to ask cf variety: n. quality of nit being the same e. g. Reptiles survived and increased in numbers and variety 8.their instant communication value the meanings of the symbols can be understood immediately instant: coming or happening at once; ( of food)which can bemade up easily for use The play was an instant success By luo zhongming
Unit Nime Text B By Luo Zhongming 8 7.…widely varying signs for guiding the public. vary: cause to become, different e.g. You should vary your diet. cf. various: adj. of a number of different sorts e.g. T6here where various questions he wanted to ask. cf. variety: n. quality of nit being the same e.g. Reptiles survived and increased in numbers and variety. 8. …their instant communication value the meanings of the symbols can be understood immediately instant: coming or happening at once; (of food ) which can bemade up easily for use The play was an instant success
Unit Nime Text B 9.. a stylized telephone handset a telephone handset drawn in an artificial style that does not include natural detail 10.. not because the martini was judged the most popular cocktail but because the shape of the glass is distinctive, and other cocktail glasses can be easily confused with a water glass. not because.but because, meaning the reason is not but e.g. I decided to be a teacher, not because i wanted to earn money but because I was interested in teaching distinctive: different, separate e.g. There is a distinctive smell of beer in this room be confused with: get one thing mistaken for another By luo zhongming
Unit Nime Text B By Luo Zhongming 9 9. …a stylized telephone handset a telephone handset drawn in an artificial style that does not include natural detail 10. …not because the martini was judged the most popular cocktail but because the shape of the glass is distinctive, and other cocktail glasses can be easily confused with a water glass. “not because…but because, meaning ”the reason is not… but… e.g. I decided to be a teacher, not because I wanted to earn money but because I was interested in teaching. distinctive: different, separate e.g. There is a distinctive smell of beer in this room. be confused with: get one thing mistaken for another
Unit Nime Text B 11. to agree upon a uniform code of highway markings agree upon/on: to decide on something or doing something have the same opinion about e.g. Musicians rarely agreed on the way a piece of music should be played cf I agreed with your father it's a foolish risk Only a few people agreed to the proposal 12. In the future, the uniform highway signs from Europe may appear along major roads in many other countries as well in the future: in time yet to come e.g. who can tell what will happen in the future? cf. in future: from now on for the future in the distant future at a very much later time in the near future: soon e.g. In future be more careful with your money as well; also, too e.g. I understood from her that you undertook other important work as well By luo zhongming
Unit Nime Text B By Luo Zhongming 10 11. …to agree upon a uniform code of highway markings. agree upon/on: to decide on something or doing something; have the same opinion about e.g. Musicians rarely agreed on the way a piece of music should be played. cf . I agreed with your father; it’s a foolish risk. Only a few people agreed to the proposal. 12.In the future, the uniform highway signs from Europe may appear along major roads in many other countries as well.. in the future: in time yet to come e.g. who can tell what will happen in the future? cf. .in future: from now on; for the future .in the distant future: at a very much later time .in the near future: soon e.g. In future, be more careful with your money. as well: also, too e.g. I understood from her that you undertook other important work as well