大学英语4第一单元讲义
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新视野大学英语（4）第一单元
一、agent ['eɪdʒənt]
N.
1. [C] 经纪人sb. whose job is to help an actor, artist, etc. find work
例句：1.A best-selling writer needs a good agent.
畅销书作家需要好的经纪人。
2.My agent has a new script for me to look at.
我的经纪人有一个新剧本要我看一看。
2.[C]作用者,原动力,动因; 作用剂 a person or thing that works to produce a result
例句：1.Soap is a cleansing agent.
肥皂是一种清洁剂。
2.Rain and sun are the agents which help plants to grow.
雨水和阳光是促进植物生长的原动力。
短语：travel agent
1.旅行社；旅行代理人，旅行代办人someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers
例句：1.You can do it from the comfort of your home office when you opt to become a travel agent.
如果你选择成为旅行社代理人的时候，你就可以在家里舒服的完成这些工作。
2.TravelAgent: All right. Well, letme checkwhatflightsare available that are goingout this afternoon.
旅行社代理人：好吧，噢，我先来看看今天下午出发的航班都有哪些。
二、hasten ['heɪsn]
Vt.
1.加快；加速make sth. happen sooner or more quickly
例句：1.An electric typewriter would hasten the work .
电动打字机会加速这项工作。
2. The girls had to hasten their steps to keep pace with his.
女孩子们得加快步子才能赶得上他。
3.Please hasten them to send the sample.
不要告别得那样匆忙。
2.act or move at high speed催促；使赶快，使赶紧
例句：1.Father hastened our going.
父亲催促我们快去。
同义词：hurry匆忙
rush冲
speed速
三、elevator ['elɪveɪtə(r)]
N.
[C] a machine that carries people or goods up and down in a building 电梯
例句：1.I go up by the elevator.
我搭电梯上去。
2.Her job is to operate an elevator.
她的工作是开电梯。
3.Could we get an elevator to the moon?
能不能造一个通往月球的电梯？
同义词：lift、moving
短语：take the elevator 乘电梯
例句：Whether you take the elevator to the top of the Hancock Tower or whether you walk up the stairs, the change in gravitational potential is identical.
不管你是乘电梯,去大厦的顶层,或者是步行，重力势能的变化是相同的。
同义词in an elevator
四、blur [blɜː(r)]
N.
1.[C] sth. that one cannot remember or see clearly 、sth whose shape is not clearly seen 模糊的记忆；模糊不清的事物
例句：1.The events of that day were just a blur.
那天所发生的事情简直就是一片模糊，记不清楚。
2.My memory of my childhood days is only a blur.
我对童年只有些模糊的记忆。
3.The events of that day were just a blur.
那天发生的事只剩一片模糊的记忆。
V.
1.vt. & vi. (使)变得模糊不清(cause to) become unclear or indistinct
例句：1.Do drunkards blur reality, or come closer to it?
酒醉之后是使现实模糊不清，还是更加接近现实了呢?
2.The damp paper caused the ink to blur.
潮纸因墨水弄上污渍。
3.Dust blurred my vision.
灰尘模糊了我的视线。
短语：Blur the line of sight模糊了视线
例句：1.The line between good and evilis beginning to blur.
善恶间的分界线已经变得模糊了。
2.My tears will blur the line of sight, the happy girl should beme, but we just missed.
我的眼泪一下就模糊了视线，那个幸福的女孩应该是我啊，可是我们就这样错过了。
五、idle ['aɪdl]
Adj.
1.not working or producing anything 、If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work.不工作的；闲着的
例句：1.The workers have been idle for the last six months.
在过去的六个月，这些工人们都闲着没事干。
2.No matter how rich, one shall not live an idle life.
不管一个人多么富有,都不应该过着闲散的生活。
2. (机器、工厂等)闲置的If machines or factories are idle, they are not working or being used.
例句：1.The machine stood idle for two months.
机器闲置了两个月
2.Now the machine is lying idle.
如今机器闲置着。
3.懒散的,无所事事的lazy, wasting time
例句：1.Idle folks have the least leisure.
懒惰的人最没空闲。
V.
1.vt. & vi. 虚度,闲逛waste time doing nothing
例句：1.I hate you to idle about.
我不喜欢你游手好闲。
短语：idle away 荒废，浪费，虚掷光阴
例句：1.Don't just idleaway your precioustime; settledown to some reading or something.
不要把大好时光浪费掉, 坐下来读点书或做点别的什么事儿.。
新视野大学英语4：Unit1TextA（课文+译文）
新视野⼤学英语4：Unit1TextA（课⽂+译⽂）新视野⼤学英语4：Unit1 Text A (课⽂+译⽂) 你知道新视野⼤学英语4：Unit1 Text A都讲哪些内容吗?下⾯是yjbys⼩编为⼤家带来的新视野⼤学英语4：Unit1 Text A，欢迎阅读。
Love and logic : the story of a fallacy 爱情与逻辑：谬误的故事 1.I had my first date with Polly after I mad the trade with my roommate Rob .That year every guy on campus had a leather jacket, and Rob couldn’t stand the idea of being the only football player who didn’t ,so he made a pact that he’d give me his girl in exchange for my jacket.He wasn’t the brightest guy.Polly wasn’t too shrewd,either. 1.在我和室友罗伯的交易成功之后，我和波莉有了第⼀次约会。
那⼀年校园⾥每个⼈都有件⽪夹克，⽽罗伯是校⾜球队员中唯⼀⼀个没有⽪夹克的，他⼀想到这个就受不了，于是他和我达成了⼀项协议，⽤他的⼥友换取我的夹克;他可不那么聪明，⽽他的⼥友波莉也不太精明。
2.But she was pretty,well-off,didn’t dye her hair strange colors or wear too much makeup. She had the right background to be the girlfriend of a dogged,brilliant lawyer.IF I could show the elite law firms I applied to that I had a radiant,well-spoken counterpart by my side,I just might edge past the competition. 2.但她漂亮⽽且富有，也没有把头发染成奇怪的颜⾊或是化很浓的妆。
新视野大学英语第三版第四册Unit 1单词讲解
N
the bottom part of a tree left in the ground after the rest has fallen or been cut down
树墩；树桩
5. conversion
N 1.[ UC] ~ (from sth) (into/to sth)the act or process of
•ingenious ways of saving energy
节约能源的巧妙方法
2.( of a person 人 ) having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things
心灵手巧的；机敏的；善于创造发明的
•an ingenious cook 心灵手巧的厨师
2.[ VN] to see or hear sth, but not very clearly （依稀）看出，分辨出，听出 SYN make out •We could just discern the house in the distance. 我们只能勉强分辨出远处的房子。
8. crumble
为……定日期 短语逆译 set a date for
短语应用
她尚未定下她结婚的日期。
意群提示
(marriage) She hasn’t yet set a date for her marriage.
唤起；吸引
短语逆译
appeal to
短语应用
这所大学拥有许多世界知名的专家、教授以及世界 上最好的研究图书馆，因此吸引了来自世界各地的 学子和研究人员。
N
2. ( formal ) a statement that expresses an opinion
新视野大学英语第四册第一单元Section A课件
Listen to a short passage on logic, and fill in the missing information. Logic was studied in several ancient civilizations , including India, China, Persia and Greece. In the West, logic was established as a formal discipline by Aristotle, who gave it a fundamental place in philosophy. The study of logic was part of the classical trivium ( 三学科 ), which also included grammar and rhetoric.
Logic and Fallacy
1. What is a fallacy? And how is it used?
• An error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid; • By accident or design, logical fallacies are often used in debate or propaganda; • To mislead people; • To distract people from the real issue for the purpose of winning an argument.
Pre-reading Activities
True or False
The following are some statements to test your
新视野大学英语4读写教程Unit1单词和词组ppt课件
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2. Pessimistic a. 悲观（主义）的
E.g.: The experts are pessimistic about our
chances of success.
专家们对我们成功的可能性持悲观态度。
Extended：pessimism 悲观，悲观主义
pessimist 悲观的人，悲观主义者
opposite： optimistic 乐观（主义）的
optimism 乐观，乐观主义
optimist 乐观的人，乐观主义者
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3. Conquest n. (1) [u]征服，占领the act of taking control of a
E.g.: The water supply was contaminated by the chemicals.
水源受到了化学物质的污染。
E.g.: The violent movies will contaminate the minds of young people.
暴力电影会沾染青少年的思想。
E.g.: We went to Paris on the spur of the moment. 我们一时兴起就到巴黎去了。
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7. Drown v.沉浸于,使淹死
E.g.: The country is drowning in debt. 这个国家债台高筑。
E.g.: We were drowning in data but starved of information.
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大学英语精读4第三版unit1ppt课件
1. Do you think man lives in harmony with nature now? 2. Do you thiห้องสมุดไป่ตู้k that man has been destroying nature?
Could you give some examples? 3. What do you think we should do to preserve nature?
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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
— William Hazlitt
Interpretation: As a writer, Hazlitt urges us to love and appreciate nature heart and soul.
If the world warms by 6 degrees, from a distance
the _oc_e_a_n_s may appear bright blue, but they are marine wastelands. Deserts _m_a_r_ch_ across continents like conquering armies. _N_a_tu_ra_l_d_is_a_s_te_rs_ become common events. Some of the world’s great cities are _flo_o_d_e_d and
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新视野大学英语第四册第一单元课件
however, does not often last long. They fall back to reality as fast as they had _o_r_ig_i_n_a_lly_ risen above it all.
Supporting Details
Conclusion
Para. 1 Para. 2 ~ 8 Para. 9
4 Su1 pporting Details (Para. 2 ~ 8)
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Text Study—Summary
III. Summary
Have you ever known anyone famous? If so, you may have
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Understanding -- Questions to Comprehension
5. Why does the author adopt the example of Oscar
Wilde’s uncompromising behavior?
Reference Words: pay a heavy price for remaining
financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those
who are happy to be back on the ground with the rest of us.
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Active Expressions Focus Study
be hard-pressed to do sth. 做某事有困难
大学英语第四册第一单元
uncompromising:
unwilling to change one’s opinions or behavior adj.不妥协的；不让步的 eg. She often takes a hard, uncompromising attitude. 她常采取强硬的不妥协的态度。
Phrase:uncompromising Integrity 坚 持原则；诚信经营
sue:
make a legal claim against sb.，esp. for money vt.起诉；控告 同近义词：law, accuse sb. of sth. Phrases：sue for 控告 sue out 向法院请求得到 eg. Are you really going to sue them? 你真的要控告他们吗?
You would have difficulty listing many names of artists who have not given up their principles in order to please their audiences How we and still succeeded in their careers.
New words
Phrases and expressions
Explaining
difficult sentences
New words
contaminate:
make sth. dirty or poisonous vt.污染； 弄脏 同近义词:
poison, pollute,soil,mud,dirty,spot eg. All over the world, oil spill regularly contaminate coasts. 在世界各地，油溢出物经常污染着海岸。
新编大学实用英语教程第四册Unit 1课文讲解
He was from England and I was from America. We started chatting about things like common interests, weather and things like that. One night he asked me for a picture, so I sent one to him. Later he started to call me on the telephone and we talked almost every night about everything under the sun. Finally he got a picture of himself online and sent it to me. He was beautiful beyond words.
What do you think of online love? We can’t be more prudent/cautious/careful.
He Is the Best Thing in Life that Happened to Me 遇到他是我一生中最美妙的事情
Our story started out about two and a half years ago. I had just bought my computer and was messing around on it one night, when out of the blue I received an instant message from Matt. I didn’t recognize the name so I didn’t answer. A few nights later the same thing happened. I didn’t know who this person was, so I wouldn’t respond. Well, after the 5th time of this happening finally I answered, never in a million years knowing things would eventually turn out like they are now.
新视野大学英语第四册第一单元教案
课堂设计主要内容拟用表达方式Unit1 TheFirstTwoPeriodsStep 1: Warm-up 20m Questioning & DiscussingStep2: Structure 10m LecturingStep 3: Language points and Difficult Sentences 30mLecturing, Questioning &Giving Examples Step 4: Comprehension of the Text 15m Questioning & DiscussingStep 5: Text Structure Analysis (Writing WaysMentioned in the Passage in Section A)10m LecturingStep 6: Summarize the passage orally 10m Questioning & DiscussingStep 7: Homework 5m LecturingTheSecondPeriodsStep 1: Revision of the key words and phrases inSection A10mLecturing, Questioning &Giving Examples Step 2: Exercises (V ocabulary, Translation, EssaySummary in Section A)35m Questioning & Discussing Step 3: Reading Skills (The Passage in Section B) 50mLecturing, Questioning &Giving Examples Step 4: Homework Assignment 5m LecturingTheThirdTwoPeriodsStep 1: Revision of the reading skills, key wordsand phrases in Section B10mLecturing, Questioning &Giving Examples Step 2: Test One (自主测试)15m Questioning & DiscussingStep 3: Listening 40m Listening & QuestioningStep 4: Speaking 30m Questioning & DiscussingStep 5: Homework Assignment 5m Lecturing教学过程The First Two PeriodsStep 1: Warm-up (20m)1. What is temptation? Do you have the experience of being tempted?2. If you were a married man or woman, you find a man or a woman who is very attractive to you, what would you do?3. How do you deal with a quiet stranger? Are you a sensible person or an emotional person? What is your moral standard?Step2: Structure (10m)Part I (Para 1): The general situation of the story, also the starting point of the story. Mrs. Baroda was a little annoyed that her husband’s friend--- Gouvernail, was to spend a week or two on their plantation.Part II (Paras2—10): What happened and Mrs. Baroda’s impressions of her guest.Part III (Para 11--19): What happened that night and some sort of emotional change in Mrs. Baroda but all this came along with a succession of actions.Part IV (Par20): What happened the day after “that night”. Next morning, Mrs. Baroda took an early train without even saying farewell. She did not return until Gouvernail was gonePart V (Par21): What happened during the time after “that night”. Durin g the summer that followed, Mr. Baroda greatly desired that his friend come to visit them again but this was vigorously opposed by Mrs. Baroda.Part VI (Par22--24): Before the year ended, Mr. Baroda was surprised and delighted to hear that Mrs. Baroda proposed to have Gouvernail visit them again as she had overcome everything--- the temptation.Step 3: Language points and Difficult Sentences (30m)Part I: Difficult Words and Phrases1. temptation :un. the action of tempting sb. or the state of being temptede.g. If you can’t resist buying things, shop by telephone to avoid temptation.cn. a thing that tempts or attracts sb.e.g. The bag of sweets on the table was too strong a temptation for the child to resist.e.g. Clever advertisements are just temptations to spend money.tempt : v. 1) persuade or try to persuade sb to do sth wrong or foolishe.g. He was tempted into making a false step.2) attract sb to have or do sthe.g. The warm weather tempted us to go for a swim.2. for the most part : in most cases; mostly (Para.2)e.g. For the most part the children are very healthy.e.g. The people of this town are , for the most part , quiet and well-behaved.3. Then she imposed her company upon him … (Para.2)impose one’s company/ones elf upon sb: force one’s company or oneself on sbe.g. Don’t impose your company on people who don’t want you .4. idle : adj. (Para.2)1) having no particular purposee.g. I don’t know why I asked – just idle curiosity .2) lazy; wasting time The First Two PeriodsStep 3: Language points and Difficult SentencesPart I: Difficult Words and Phrases 18. …of the days of keen ambitions and large intentions… (Para.16)keen :adj.1) extreme; strong; activee.g. He took a keen interest in domestic affairs.e.g. The children watched the clowns with keen delight. 2) eager; anxious to do things (on)e.g. He wasn’t keen on buying a car, but we talked him into it.e.g. He is very keen on the girl next door. syn : eager, anxious 3) (of points and edges) sharpe.g. The knife was old, but the blade had a keen edge. 4) active ; sensitive; sharpe.g. He had always kept a keen eye on what was happening around.syn: acute, aware, sensitive19. His words became ae.g. He is an idle, useless student .3) not working or operating productivelye.g. Owing to the electricity strike, a lot of factory workers were left idle .e.g. During the business depression half the machines in the factory were idle .5. …to press her atte mpt to penetrate the silence …(Para.2)penetrate : v. move into or throughe.g. Our eyes could not penetrate the darkness .e.g. Not many people managed to penetrate my disguise .penetration : n. the act or process of penetratinge.g. The company has had a successful first year at home but penetration of the international market has been slow .e.g. The heavier the arrow, the greater its penetration into the target.penetrative : adj. able to penetrate easily; intelligente.g. This is a penetrative analysis.compare:penetrating: a. (of the eye, sight, a question, etc)sharp and searching; (of a person, the mind, etc.) able to understand clearly and deeply; (of a sound) sharp and loude.g. He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze.e.g. I was trying to think up another penetrating question.e.g. Her voice is so harsh and penetrating.6. for my part : as far as I am concerned; speaking for myself (Para.3)e.g. For my part, I don’t care who wins.e.g. I for my part still distrust you.7. …gathered h is arms around her waist and looked merrily into her troubled eyes . (Para.6)merrily : adv. in a cheerful way; cheerfullye.g. The children are playing in the garden merrily.merry : adj. happy; cheerful; bright and gaye.g. He wished them all a merry Christmas.e.g. We had a merry time at the party.8. “ Even I can never count upon how you are going to act under given conditions …”(Para.7)count upon / on : expect ; depend one.g. I didn’t count on John arriving so early.e.g. She can always be counted on for support.9. “ taking poor Gouvernail seriously and making a fuss about him …”(Para.7)make a fuss about : complain stronglye.g. I’m going to have to make a fuss about the service in this restaurant .e.g. There’s no point making a fuss about i t.10.But the poor fellow is run down by too much work now.(Para.9)run down : tire ; (cause to) be in an increasingly worse conditione.g. He is run down from working too hard.e.g. British manufacturing industry has been running down for years.11.“ You used to say he was a man of wit,” (Para.10)meaningless succession of verbs , nouns , adverbs … (Para.17)a succession of :a series ofe.g. A succession of one-man stalls offered soft drinks.e.g. The worst misfortune that befell her was to bear a succession of girls.20. …she only drank in the tones of his voice. (Para.17)drink in : be eager to accept (words or ideas) ; listen with attention toe.g. They drank in the sights and sounds of the city. e.g. The boy drank in every word of the sailor’s story of his adventures.21. But she did not yield to the temptation.yield to : give way ; cease opposition e.g. We will never yield to force.e.g. The government has not yielded to public opinion. 22. Besides being an upright and respectable woman she was also a very sensible one.wit : 1) un. clever and humorous expression of idease.g. Our teacher’s conversation is full of wit.e.g.His writings sparkle with wit.2) cn. a person who is skilled in using words in a clever and humorous waye.g. Oscar Wilde was a famous wit.3) n. intelligencee.g. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit .e.g. When she heard the explosion, she had the wit to telephone the police immediately.12. …that she might object to his presence. (Para.12)object to: opposee.g. I object to the plan on the grounds that it is too expensive.e.g. I strongly object to being treated like a child.13. …handing her a length of sheer white fabric …(Para.13)sheer:adj. 1) finely woven and almost transparente.g. sheer silk / sheer stockings2) complete ; thoroughe.g. He won his position by sheer ability.e.g. Such behavior was sheer foolishness.syn: absolute , complete , perfect , pure3) very steep ; almost verticale.g. The cliff is absolutely sheer.syn : steep, vertical14. He made some routine observations…(Para.14)observation:cn. remark or commente.g. She made some interesting observations on the current political scene.e.g. I wish to make a few general observations about your work so far.n. action of noticing or watchinge.g. This telescope is used for the observation of distant stars.e.g. The experiment is complicated and requires careful observation.observe : v. 1) watch carefullye.g. She observed a man walking on the opposite side of the way.syn : spy , note , notice , see , view2) pay attention to (rules)e.g. This law has been faithfully observed by the Italian government.3) remarke.g. The speaker observed that times had changed.15. Then as his gaze reached out into the darkness …(Para.14)gaze : n. long , steady looke.g. She turned her worried gaze from one person to the other.e.g. He turned his head away , feeling too ashamed to meet her gaze.v. look steadilye.g. She sat gazing out of the window.16. Gouvernail was in no sense a shy man . (Para.15)in no sense :not…at all (Para.19)upright : adj.1) honest , responsible and morale.g. An upright person is one who completely honest and fair.e.g. Beneath their upright dignity, the people were , at heart , warm and kindly.syn : honest , honourable2) in a vertical position ; erecte.g. There is only an upright piano in the room.e.g. I cannot stand upright any more. syn: erect , upstandingadv. straight up ; not bente.g. He placed the books upright in the bookcase.23. …but this desire yielded to his honorable wife’s vigorous opposition . (Para.21) honorable :adj. deserving , bringing or showing honor and respecte.g. The soldier received an honorable discharge at the end of the war.e.g. All work ise.g. They have in no sense been elected to represent the nation.compare :in a sense : partlye.g. You are right in a sense , but you don’t know all the facts.in one’s senses :in one’s normal state of min d ; sensiblee.g. No one in their right senses would let a small child go out alone.17. …his silence melted for the time .(Para.15)melt : v. 1) slowly go away or disappeare.g. The ship melted into the darkness.e.g. I don’t know where my money goes – it just seems to melt away.2) cause to become liquide.g. The snow soon melted away when the sun come out.e.g. The ice will melt when the sun shines on it.syn : dissolvePart II: Difficult Sentences1. Mrs. Baroda was a little annoyed to learn that her husband expected his friend, Gouvernail, up to spend a week or two on the plantation. (Para.1)--------Mrs. Baroda felt a bit angry when she knew that her husband wanted his friend Gouvernail to spend a week or two on the farm.2. After a few days with him, she could understand him no batter than at first. (Para.2)--------After a few days with him on her plantation, she knew no more about Gouvernail than at the very beginning.3. She imposed her company upon him, accompanying him in his idle walks to the mill. (Para.2)--------She forced him to accept her company no matter whether he likes it or not, talking aimless walks with him to the mill.4. to press her attempt to penetrate the silence in which he had unconsciously covered himself.(Para 2)--------and she tried to understand the reserve in which he had enveloped himself unintentionally.5. For my part, I find him a terrible nuisance. (Para.3)--------As far as I’m concerned, he annoys me a lot.6. he went on, “ taking poor Gouvernail seriously and m aking a fuss about him, the last thing he would desire or expect. (Para.7)--------He continued saying that she was paying too much attention to Gouvernail and showing too much anxiety about him. That was what Gouvernail dislike.7. She could gather nothing from them but the feeling of a distinct necessity to leave her home the next morning ( Para.11)--------She could only feel that it was definitely necessary for her to leave her home the next morning.8. He made some routine observations upon the unhealthy effect of the night breeze at that season. ( Para. 14)--------He made some regular comments on the negative effect of the night breeze of that season on people’s health.honorable. compare : honorary :adj. given as an honour e.g. The Prince came to receive an honorary fellowship from the college. 24. …truly he did not deserve it. (Para.23)deserve : be worthy of ; be fit fore.g. He felt that her praise of him was deserved .e.g. I have devoted four weekends to writing papers and now I feel I deserve a rest.syn : merit , rate25. …after pressinga long , tender kiss upon his lips …(Para.24) tender: adj. 1) gentle and loving e.g. Be tender towards the children .e.g. She sent her lover a tender glance which was caught by her husband . syn: fond , gentle , loving , mild , soft 2) easy to bite through ; softe.g. a piece of tender meat / tender colours3) painful ; sore ; sensitive to the9. Then as his gaze reached out into the darkness, he began to talk. ( Para.14)--------Then as he looked into the dark, he began to talk.10. Now, all there was left with him was a desire to be permitted to exist, with now and then a little breath of genuine life, such as he was breathing now. ( Para. 16)--------Now, he only hoped to be allowed to live, enjoying the genuine life as he was doing just then from time to time.Step 4: Comprehension of the Text (15m)Exercise II: Answer the following questions.Step 5: Text Structure Analysis (Writing Ways Mentioned in this Passage) (10m) Step 6: Summarize the passage orally (10m)Step 7: Homework (5m)Finish the exercises in Section A and preview the passage in Section BThe Second Two PeriodsStep 1:Revision of the key words and phrases in Section A (10m)Step 2: Exercises (Vocabulary, Word Building, Essay Summary in Section A) (35m)1. Vocabulary (Exercise III & Exercise IV in this unit)2.Word Building (Exercise VI & Exercise VII in this unit)3.Essay Summary (Exercise XII in this unit)Step 3: Reading Skills (The Passage in Section B) (50m)1. Talking about the reading skills in this unit.2. Doing the Exercise about reading skills.3. Language points and Difficult SentencesPart I: Difficult Words:1.be subjected to = make somebody experience or undergoe.g. He was subjected to severe criticism.2.take offense = feel upset or insultede.g. I hope you must not take offense at my frankness.3.look back on = remember what has happened in the paste.g. I like to look back on my high- school days, which were among the happiest in my life.4.obligation = a duty; a law, a promise, an influence, etc.e.g. We are under an obligation to help.5.get out of hand = become uncontrollablee.g. The situation is get out of hand.6.guarantee = promise to do sth.e.g. Many shopkeepers guarantee satisfaction to customers.7.in conjunction with = together withe.g. The moon is in conjunction with the sun.8.at will = as one wishese.g. Because our army was weak, the enemy attached at will.9.elastic = able to be changed; not fixede.g. The rules are elastic. (喻)10.passion = a strong feeling of hate, love, or angere.g. He's been known to fly into a passion without warning. touche.g. The wound is still very tender . e.g. Don’t mention his divorce –it’s a very tender subject .4. Comprehension of the TextExercise XVI: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.Step 4:Homework Assignment (5m)Finish Test One (自主测试)The Third Two PeriodsStep 1: Revision of the reading skills, key words and phrases in Section B (10m) Step 2: Test One (自主测试) (15m)Part I V ocabulary and StructureSection B & Section CStep 3: Listening (40m)Listening Exercises in Unit One in Listening And Speaking BookStep 4: Speaking (30m)Speaking Tasks in Unit One in Listening And Speaking BookStep 5: Homework Assignment (5m)Preview the words and phrases in Section A in Unit 2.。
大学英语第四册新视野第一单元要点归纳
Unit 1 Man in the Realm of Nature1. Difficult Sentences1) (LL5~6) We are connected with nature by “blood ties” and we cannot live outside nature. What does “blood ties” refer to?(=It refers to such very close relationship as kinship.)Translate this sentence into Chinese.(我们与大自然血肉相连，离开大自然，我们将无法生存。
)2) (LL8~9) Humanity converts nature’s wealth into the means of the cultural, historical life ofsociety.Translate this sentence into Chinese. (人类把自然资源转变为各种文化和社会历史的财富。
)3) (LL11~14) Not only has man transferred various species of plants and animals to differentclimatic conditions, he has also changed the shape and climate of his environmentand transformed plants and animals.Analyze the structure of this sentence.(=This is a compound sentence led by “not only…(but) also”. Th e firsthalf led by “not only” is the inverted structure.More examples:*Not only is Tom very clever, he is also very diligent.*Not only did he lose his bag, but he himself got lost.*Not only does he write the lyrics to the songs, but he also composes the music.Paraphrase this sentence.(=Man has shifted different kinds of plants and animals to areas with different climates from those of their original habitats. Moreover, man has transformed the shape and climate of his own environment and accordingly the plants and animals have also adapted themselves to the changes. )4) (LL 23~24) Nature with its elemental forces was regarded as somethinghostile to man.What can we learn from this sentence?(=We can learn that the power of nature is out of man’s c ontrol so that it is believed to be unfavorable to humanity.)Translate this sentence into Chinese. (大自然及其威力被看成是和人类敌对的东西。