Explanation of the text Part 1 (Paral-4) Comprehensive questions 1. What were these people talking about?Who were they? The members of the club were talking about the international situation. What's Jorken's opinion about the situation of the world? In his opinion,it was hard to find out what any country could do or would do next. Language points and sentence structures 1. in the old days:in the past. People in the old days seemed to be more polite. have a rough idea of:not in detail I have a rough idea where it is. 3.Analyze "Now that.do next"and find out what's the implication of the sentence. Difficulties:a.“abob”is the object of“carry'”.To avoid discontinue modifiers,we can't say "carry a bomb in a bag that:To abide by the principle of end-weight and to avoid ambiguity,we'd better not say "carry a bomb that. in a bag”, b.“it”is an introductory word. Imlication:When the technology for producing these terrible weapons is so easily available,the threat to the safety of the people in the world is only too real and no longer science fiction. Par 2 (Para.5-45) (Para 5) Language points and sentence structures 1.put into (of a ship):to enter (a port) 2.go ashore:go to the shore. is to form an adjective or an adverb. E.g.:asleep,awake,alive,aboard 3.decent: socially acceptable:not causing shame or shock to others Those tight pants of yours aren't decent.decent behavior b.infml.quite good You can get a decent meal there without spending too much money. c.infml.nice:kind. The policeman was really very decent to us. 4.turn out: a (T)to stop (a light,etc.) (I)to come out or gather as for a meeting,public event,etc. Crowds turned out for the procession. (T)to produce.This factory can turn out a hundred cars a day. d (I to -v.)to happen to be in the end. Explanation of the text Part 1 (Para1-4) Comprehensive questions 1. What were these people talking about? Who were they? The members of the club were talking about the international situation. 2. What’s Jorken’s opinion about the situation of the world? In his opinion, it was hard to find out what any country could do or would do next. Language points and sentence structures 1. in the old days: in the past. People in the old days seemed to be more polite. 2. have a rough idea of : not in detail. I have a rough idea where it is. 3. Analyze “Now that . do next” and find out what’s the implication of the sentence. Difficulties: a. “a bomb” is the object of “carry”. To avoid discontinued modifiers, we can’t say “carry a bomb in a bag that .; To abide by the principle of end-weight and to avoid ambiguity, we’d better not say “carry a bomb that . in a bag”. b. “it” is an introductory word. Implication: When the technology for producing these terrible weapons is so easily available, the threat to the safety of the people in the world is only too real and no longer science fiction. Par 2 (Para. 5-45) (Para 5) Language points and sentence structures 1. put into (of a ship): to enter (a port) The boat had to put into Sydney for supplies. 2. go ashore: go to the shore. “a-” is to form an adjective or an adverb. E.g.: asleep, awake, alive, aboard 3. decent: a. socially acceptable; not causing shame or shock to others. Those tight pants of yours aren’t decent. decent behavior b. infml. quite good You can get a decent meal there without spending too much money. c. infml. nice; kind. The policeman was really very decent to us. 4. turn out: a. (T)to stop (a light, etc.) b. (I) to come out or gather as for a meeting, public event, etc. Crowds turned out for the procession. c. (T) to produce. This factory can turn out a hundred cars a day. d. (I + to – v.) to happen to be in the end